Disboutiquers Part 17 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[Sapper383]

We are about to run out to cheer practice. I will snag a pic when we get home and post it. I did rosetta btw.

Thank you so much

 

[Rymer]

well ladies...here is my 2nd attempt at making a patchwork twirl skirt. this one was going much easier until my machine started acting up on the last tier. I was using the tension gathering technique but the thread kept breaking!! I have no idea what was going on....any ideas? it was working fine then all of a sudden not working. I had to gather the last tier by hand which really slowed me down and upset me. I don't want to keep sewing if I have to do this by hand and my machine can't support a ruffler foot. ugh....anyway here's the skirt. (I didn't show her face due to the incident a few days ago...)

 

[Rymer]

don't know whats up w/ the 2nd posting thing but I deleted the pics at least. we don't need 2 sets of pics of my bad sewing!! ha ha

 

[ibesue]

Here is a skirt I have been working on for Nikki's 10th bday at WDW. We are going to CRT for Breakfast. I still need to make the shirt but I wanted to show you all the skirt.
The embroidery designs are Heather's I LOVE them! Nikki actually sat watching the machine stitch out all 17 of them! She loved seeing them be created. They stitched out perfect! Heather you ROCK!!!!!
There are 3 castles all in different colors, 3 coaches in different color combos, 2 wands, 6 hearts with different sayings and 3 crowns all different. I think that is it...

Once I finish the top I will have her try the whole thing on...

So very cute! I can't wait to see the whole outfit modeled!!

Why or why is it so difficult to find a simple 'Ariel' sea foam or 'Belle' yellow?

I want to make a sun dress for the girls...I have my idea...just can't find any fabric suitable for a sun dress! Everything is either too scratchy or too warm. And of course I only have 17 days to make it!

I'm going to go cry quietly in my room for a while...and then go shopping again!

Nini

Awww, just find something similar? I have found a few at Joanns.

Liam's outfit

In other news my sil is in the hospital right now being induced. So we will see our new little niece very soon!! Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers today. They told her she might have to have a c-section due to issues with her hips. So excited for the new little princess!

All so cute! How exciting, a new little one!!

Arrgghhh.....

My little princess 4, wants a fairies outfit for when we go to disney in less than 3 weeks....so...I purchased the simplicity faries pattern and it arrived today.............I'm starting to have a melt down, it looks so hard, I've only previously made the carla c stripwork dress and only started sewing about a month ago!!!!!

Has anyone made one of the fairies dresses using this pattern??? If so could you please let me know how hard you found it

And to top it all off she keeps changing her mind on which fairy she wants to be...aarrrggghhh

Thanks

Sam

Commercial patterns can be difficult. As a PP said, break it down into areas and just work that way! Can't wait to see what you make! Another idea is to get a tutu and attach silk flowers to it. I saw someone on another board do this and it was beautiful!

Yay! I did the pumpkin "by hand" before Heather had hers digitized but she did come out with the cute Boo! design before I stitched up the bodice and it was perfect! I have Mickey pumpkins cut out to put on black tee shirts for the rest of us. Jayden will probably get a skirt out of the black with orange scroll-type fabric. I need to get busy!

I did it this way because I wanted my patches to line up vertically. I enjoyed controlling which blocks would be touching each other! So each tier was 8 blocks. All blocks were cut 5 1/2" tall, (I used 1/4" ish seam allowance) the ruffle was just folded over. First tier blocks were cut 7" wide, second tier were 13" wide (I don't remember now why I didn't do 14" but it all worked out in the end), 3rd tier were 26 1/2" and ruffle were 53" (2 26 1/2 stitched together.) That way each blocked lined up with one block. I used 4 prints so each vertical section had one of each and each tier had 2 of each. clear as mud?

OMGosh that turned out so cute!! I love your fabric combo's, you always are so talented that way!! And Lily makes the outfit sing!!!

Thanks for the directions to lining things up. I always forget and from outfit to outfit I do things differently! I have copied your directions! Maybe I can actually do 2 outfits the same?

Thank you so much, this sewing is still all new to me and you have explained that sooo well, I might even have a go at making one

Here is a Chip and Dale dress I made for our dinner at the Garden Grill, I love this pattern ( my 3rd dress now) and I am getting faster and better each time...thanks guys

So cute!! Is it a pillow case?? I would love that for Storybook Cafe too! My favorite restaurant in Disneyland!!

I love the Halloween dress and the Chip and Dale. These are great! I've been MIA since my trip in July because a) it's a let down to me coming back home with nothing new planned and b) I've discovered facebook.

That being as it may, I've booked a girls only trip for DD and I from 12/3 - 12/8 and I am looking for ideas for holiday outfits to make her. School is starting back next week so I should have plenty of time to sew. I will post a few pictures in a few days of some of the outfits I made for our July trip if anyone wants to see them!

Welcome back and can't wait to see your pictures!

Well, I have to say its really creepy outside. Looks like its a cold, windy, wintery overcast day, but its actually over 100 and the smoke from the fires in So Cal have made it look like winter. The helicopters fighting the fires come our way for water (from the miller brewing company) and they are refueling at a local airport. And the ash is falling. I pray that they can contain and save the homes that are in the way. Oh and the TV transmitters that bring communication to Los Angeles!

And I have some really good news.... my DH finally got tired of me mopping around the house complaining about the heat. I felt bad abandoning my DH to go to San Diego to get out of the heat, but man I am too old for no a/c in this long heat wave. So he called this morning as I was getting ready to load up my sewing stuff heading south and said, DON'T GO!! He bought me an air conditioner!! So now, at least my downstairs is cool!! I have no idea why we didn't do that sooner. I may sleep on the couch tonight!!

 

[emcreative]

I finished Hannah's ballet themed outfit! We didn't do a "photoshoot" like the other day, just grabbed a few pictures in the back yard. This was that $2 panel I posted up the other day, I just made the outfit up as I went along! It doesn't show up too well in these pictures, but the purple section has small white dots.

 

[ibesue]

well ladies...here is my 2nd attempt at making a patchwork twirl skirt. this one was going much easier until my machine started acting up on the last tier. I was using the tension gathering technique but the thread kept breaking!! I have no idea what was going on....any ideas? it was working fine then all of a sudden not working. I had to gather the last tier by hand which really slowed me down and upset me. I don't want to keep sewing if I have to do this by hand and my machine can't support a ruffler foot. ugh....anyway here's the skirt. (I didn't show her face due to the incident a few days ago...)

So cute, but no idea why the thread kept breaking. Did you check for lint in the bobbin case? So when I have issues, I first rethread my machine, both the top thread and the bobbin, then replace my needle. Then I do the lint in the bobbin case. HTH!

ETA: what happened the other day that you don't want to show her face?

 

[billwendy]

Once I finish the top I will have her try the whole thing on...

Can I just say this is totally AMAZING!! You did an awesome job - Nik will LOVE it!!!!

Yay! I finally made something for our rapidly approaching trip! It's a little big but hopefully it will fit next year too. I did the pumpkin "by hand" before Heather had hers digitized but she did come out with the cute Boo! design before I stitched up the bodice and it was perfect! I have Mickey pumpkins cut out to put on black tee shirts for the rest of us. Jayden will probably get a skirt out of the black with orange scroll-type fabric. I need to get busy!

What a twirl factor!!! I love it!! Lily is adorable as usual!!!! Cant wait to see Jayden's outfit!!

I finished Hannah's ballet themed outfit! We didn't do a "photoshoot" like the other day, just grabbed a few pictures in the back yard. This was that $2 panel I posted up the other day, I just made the outfit up as I went along! It doesn't show up too well in these pictures, but the purple section has small white dots.

Came out GREAT Marah!!! Hannah looks beautiful in it!!


SUE - for AC!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!

 

[karebear1]

Yay! I finally made something for our rapidly approaching trip! It's a little big but hopefully it will fit next year too. I did the pumpkin "by hand" before Heather had hers digitized but she did come out with the cute Boo! design before I stitched up the bodice and it was perfect! I have Mickey pumpkins cut out to put on black tee shirts for the rest of us. Jayden will probably get a skirt out of the black with orange scroll-type fabric. I need to get busy!

Adorable..... the dress too!!

I finished Hannah's ballet themed outfit! We didn't do a "photoshoot" like the other day, just grabbed a few pictures in the back yard. This was that $2 panel I posted up the other day, I just made the outfit up as I went along! It doesn't show up too well in these pictures, but the purple section has small white dots.

She has the most beautiful smile.

 

[Sapper383]

Commercial patterns can be difficult. As a PP said, break it down into areas and just work that way! Can't wait to see what you make! Another idea is to get a tutu and attach silk flowers to it. I saw someone on another board do this and it was beautiful!


So cute!! Is it a pillow case?? I would love that for Storybook Cafe too! My favorite restaurant in Disneyland!!

Thanks for the advice, i love this thread, as there are do many helpful people

No, it's not a pillow case, I got the material from ebay. The pattern on the fabric was bigger that I expected it to be but I think it turned out ok and my DD is pleased. She thinks she is so special because mammy is making her dresses.
Here is a link
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-YARDS-3-PAN...c?hash=item51805655c3&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177

Glad you got the AC. I wish I needed one here............but hay, another day of downpours....we even had hailstones today and this is our summer!!!!! I'm so glad we will be in sunny florida in just over 2 weeks....I'm missing the sun.

 

[Sapper383]

I finished Hannah's ballet themed outfit! We didn't do a "photoshoot" like the other day, just grabbed a few pictures in the back yard. This was that $2 panel I posted up the other day, I just made the outfit up as I went along! It doesn't show up too well in these pictures, but the purple section has small white dots.

Lovely outfit and bargin on the fabric. Would love to see a close up of the top, did you applique the shoes onto the top?

Your DD looks like she loves this outfit

 

[Rymer]

ETA: what happened the other day that you don't want to show her face?

livindisney posted about how people's pics of their kids were getting posted on some gossip board and being talked about so I decided not to show her face...who knows what those crazies will do. it's sad because I love posting her picture and she's so thrilled w/ the clothes I make! I see some people are still posting pics of their kids, I'm just too much of a worry wart!!
thanks for the info about cleaning the bobbin case...I'll certainly try that!

 

[emcreative]

****for those of you who go to mlb games****

Other than the teams website, do you have a ticketing site you like to use and trust?

Thanks!

 

[jenb1023]

Here is a skirt I have been working on for Nikki's 10th bday at WDW. We are going to CRT for Breakfast. I still need to make the shirt but I wanted to show you all the skirt.
The embroidery designs are Heather's I LOVE them! Nikki actually sat watching the machine stitch out all 17 of them! She loved seeing them be created. They stitched out perfect! Heather you ROCK!!!!!
There are 3 castles all in different colors, 3 coaches in different color combos, 2 wands, 6 hearts with different sayings and 3 crowns all different. I think that is it...

Once I finish the top I will have her try the whole thing on...

Love the skirt and Heather's designs look great! I am glad to hear your 10 year old will wear princessy stuff. My almost 6 year old told me princesses are kinda of babyish.

Liam's outfit

Back of the shirt

Front of the shirts

Aidan's outfit

I am sure the boys will love them!

Yay! I finally made something for our rapidly approaching trip! It's a little big but hopefully it will fit next year too. I did the pumpkin "by hand" before Heather had hers digitized but she did come out with the cute Boo! design before I stitched up the bodice and it was perfect! I have Mickey pumpkins cut out to put on black tee shirts for the rest of us. Jayden will probably get a skirt out of the black with orange scroll-type fabric. I need to get busy!

Gorgeous! Both the model and the dress!

Thank you so much, this sewing is still all new to me and you have explained that sooo well, I might even have a go at making one

Here is a Chip and Dale dress I made for our dinner at the Garden Grill, I love this pattern ( my 3rd dress now) and I am getting faster and better each time...thanks guys

I am new sewing too and I hope my next one goes faster than my first one. Good job!

well ladies...here is my 2nd attempt at making a patchwork twirl skirt. this one was going much easier until my machine started acting up on the last tier. I was using the tension gathering technique but the thread kept breaking!! I have no idea what was going on....any ideas? it was working fine then all of a sudden not working. I had to gather the last tier by hand which really slowed me down and upset me. I don't want to keep sewing if I have to do this by hand and my machine can't support a ruffler foot. ugh....anyway here's the skirt. (I didn't show her face due to the incident a few days ago...)

It looks great! I love patchwork twirls and know DD would love them but I am afraid!

 

[ireland_nicole]

Thank you so much, this sewing is still all new to me and you have explained that sooo well, I might even have a go at making one

Here is a Chip and Dale dress I made for our dinner at the Garden Grill, I love this pattern ( my 3rd dress now) and I am getting faster and better each time...thanks guys

Cute!

well ladies...here is my 2nd attempt at making a patchwork twirl skirt. this one was going much easier until my machine started acting up on the last tier. I was using the tension gathering technique but the thread kept breaking!! I have no idea what was going on....any ideas? it was working fine then all of a sudden not working. I had to gather the last tier by hand which really slowed me down and upset me. I don't want to keep sewing if I have to do this by hand and my machine can't support a ruffler foot. ugh....anyway here's the skirt. (I didn't show her face due to the incident a few days ago...)

great job!

I finished Hannah's ballet themed outfit! We didn't do a "photoshoot" like the other day, just grabbed a few pictures in the back yard. This was that $2 panel I posted up the other day, I just made the outfit up as I went along! It doesn't show up too well in these pictures, but the purple section has small white dots.

It's lovely; I really love the fabric!!

 

[VBAndrea]

Yay! I finally made something for our rapidly approaching trip! It's a little big but hopefully it will fit next year too. I did the pumpkin "by hand" before Heather had hers digitized but she did come out with the cute Boo! design before I stitched up the bodice and it was perfect! I have Mickey pumpkins cut out to put on black tee shirts for the rest of us. Jayden will probably get a skirt out of the black with orange scroll-type fabric. I need to get busy!

WOW!
That is AWESOME! I copied and pasted your instructions. I made dd a twirl layered BTS dress but I want to do a patchwork one for our trip and yours is beyond impressive!

Here is a Chip and Dale dress I made for our dinner at the Garden Grill, I love this pattern ( my 3rd dress now) and I am getting faster and better each time...thanks guys

So cute!

I love the Halloween dress and the Chip and Dale. These are great! I've been MIA since my trip in July because a) it's a let down to me coming back home with nothing new planned and b) I've discovered facebook.

That being as it may, I've booked a girls only trip for DD and I from 12/3 - 12/8 and I am looking for ideas for holiday outfits to make her. School is starting back next week so I should have plenty of time to sew. I will post a few pictures in a few days of some of the outfits I made for our July trip if anyone wants to see them!

Can't wait to see your pics! And I second the need for some holiday ideas. I have a couple of things in mind, but nothing set in stone.

well ladies...here is my 2nd attempt at making a patchwork twirl skirt. this one was going much easier until my machine started acting up on the last tier. I was using the tension gathering technique but the thread kept breaking!! I have no idea what was going on....any ideas? it was working fine then all of a sudden not working. I had to gather the last tier by hand which really slowed me down and upset me. I don't want to keep sewing if I have to do this by hand and my machine can't support a ruffler foot. ugh....anyway here's the skirt. (I didn't show her face due to the incident a few days ago...)

Looks great!

I finished Hannah's ballet themed outfit! We didn't do a "photoshoot" like the other day, just grabbed a few pictures in the back yard. This was that $2 panel I posted up the other day, I just made the outfit up as I went along! It doesn't show up too well in these pictures, but the purple section has small white dots.

That is really pretty! For not having sewn in the past you do a fabulous job. I just made a halloween skirt with double layers and made the inner layer longer as well (though just a we bit). I like that look and seeing the length difference between your layers makes me want to try something more exaggerated like that as well.

Also love the Cinderella appliqued skirt (so jealous of all you with embroidery machines!) and great work with the big give outfits.

 

[mirandag819]

Yay! I finally made something for our rapidly approaching trip! It's a little big but hopefully it will fit next year too. I did the pumpkin "by hand" before Heather had hers digitized but she did come out with the cute Boo! design before I stitched up the bodice and it was perfect! I have Mickey pumpkins cut out to put on black tee shirts for the rest of us. Jayden will probably get a skirt out of the black with orange scroll-type fabric. I need to get busy!

Love this! Great Twirl shot too! Hope you don't mind being cased. I had been cutting halloween prints this week to make a patchwork twirl dress very similar with Heather's designs. I was going to put a store bought shirt underneath, but if it is okay with you I love the peasant top in orange with white dots.

 

[Sapper383]

sorry more questions and then I must go to bed...its 1.50am here!!!!

My DS10 wants me to make him a super sluth Tshirt like poohs, for our breakfast at CP.

I just have a very basic sewing machine....well it's not even mine....my mother in law has kindly lent me hers.

So I'm not sure how to do this...any help would be much apriciated.

thanks again

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Liam's outfit

Back of the shirt

Front of the shirts

Aidan's outfit

In other news my sil is in the hospital right now being induced. So we will see our new little niece very soon!! Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers today. They told her she might have to have a c-section due to issues with her hips. So excited for the new little princess!

This is just beautiful and i hope you have a new princess soon.

Yay! I finally made something for our rapidly approaching trip! It's a little big but hopefully it will fit next year too. I did the pumpkin "by hand" before Heather had hers digitized but she did come out with the cute Boo! design before I stitched up the bodice and it was perfect! I have Mickey pumpkins cut out to put on black tee shirts for the rest of us. Jayden will probably get a skirt out of the black with orange scroll-type fabric. I need to get busy!

Wow, this is amazing and you are so nice to share how you did it.

Very very good. You have natural talent.

I finished Hannah's ballet themed outfit! We didn't do a "photoshoot" like the other day, just grabbed a few pictures in the back yard. This was that $2 panel I posted up the other day, I just made the outfit up as I went along! It doesn't show up too well in these pictures, but the purple section has small white dots.

She is so pretty and the outift is perfect.

 

[*Toadstool*]

sorry more questions and then I must go to bed...its 1.50am here!!!!

My DS10 wants me to make him a super sluth Tshirt like poohs, for our breakfast at CP.

I just have a very basic sewing machine....well it's not even mine....my mother in law has kindly lent me hers.

So I'm not sure how to do this...any help would be much apriciated.

thanks again

Is it an embroidery machine or regular sewing machine?
If you want to applique by regular sewing machine there is a link on the first page to HeatherSue's applique tutorial. If it is an embroidery machine pm me.

 

[Sapper383]

Is it an embroidery machine or regular sewing machine?
If you want to applique by regular sewing machine there is a link on the first page to HeatherSue's applique tutorial. If it is an embroidery machine pm me.

Thanks for the quick reply, unfortunatly it is a bog standard sewing machine.....i'm working on DH to get me an embroidery machine.

I've had a look at heatherSue's applique tutorial and I had a do at putting a mickey head on a tshirt......it didn't go well.......looks pretty bad...i'm realy a novice to this sewing thing and I don't think I have the skills for this yet.....

thanks