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

[Stephres]

Hey guys. I have a question. I am making Violette a Minnie outfit and I am using Carla's easyfit to make some bloomers out of eyelet material. Can anyone tell me how to add the elastic to the bottom to create a ruffled hem? They have a scalloped edge on the bottom, so I can't just fold them like I normally would for bloomers. Thanks

I think it might be easier to use bias tape. Get double fold bias tape the same color as the bloomers and stitch around the top and bottom to make a casing (on the inside of the pants), leaving an opening. Thread the elastic and stitch closed. Hope this helps!

Heather, that outfit is stunning! Megan said, ohhhhhhh!

Marlo, I made Megan an outfit with that butterfly fabric, it is a favorite of mine. I love how you did the bow, my bows always turn out wonky.

Megan also loved the pink poodle party and the pink poodle baby. Too cute!

 

[kidneygirl]

I am about 25-30 minutes away and do plan to go there around 10 tomorrow morning before going to moms to work on applique. Hopefully they have what I need....

The last time I was at Mary Jo's (a couple of weeks ago), they had the black with white dots.

 

[revrob]

Hey guys. I have a question. I am making Violette a Minnie outfit and I am using Carla's easyfit to make some bloomers out of eyelet material. Can anyone tell me how to add the elastic to the bottom to create a ruffled hem? They have a scalloped edge on the bottom, so I can't just fold them like I normally would for bloomers. Thanks

I think it might be easier to use bias tape. Get double fold bias tape the same color as the bloomers and stitch around the top and bottom to make a casing (on the inside of the pants), leaving an opening. Thread the elastic and stitch closed. Hope this helps!

Heather, that outfit is stunning! Megan said, ohhhhhhh!

Marlo, I made Megan an outfit with that butterfly fabric, it is a favorite of mine. I love how you did the bow, my bows always turn out wonky.

Megan also loved the pink poodle party and the pink poodle baby. Too cute!

I was gonna say the same thing as Steph, except I think you can use single fold bias tape? It's not quite as bulky, so that's what I would probably try. Like Steph said, just stitch on either side & insert the elastic and finish stitching.

 

[Adi12982]

Well, I have been trying to get some things accomplished but I have not been very successful. I have been reading a blog perhaps you have read it before? It is nieniedialogues.com

Anyways, I love all the latest creations. Very beautiful all of them.

I need some help from Karen, The Queen of the Cricut!

KAREN!

Sorry to summons you so loudly, but I am having difficulty with my Cricut and I need to finish this project and get it cleaned off my Kitchen Table

I was trying to make this

I was using the Cricut and everything was going along quite well I cut out all of the items you see there.

Then it started doing this.

I have tried cutting other numbers, I have changed the blade, I turned the pressure down.

Can you offer me any suggestions?

I would reduce the pressure, that was happening on a project I did for my baby shower invites (I borrowed someone's machine) and I played around with the pressure adjustments until I got it right.

 

[*Wish*Upon*A*Star*]

Thanks, all, for the suggestion re: the Brother PE700ii rather than the PE350. (I was going to multi-quote but don't know how to do it?)

So, I'm almost ready to buy the PE700ii but wanted to get your opinions... Is it really complicated to learn how to use it? I'm a complete newbie to embroidery machines and a bit of a newbie at sewing altogether so I want to make sure it's something I can figure out and not get frustrated! In all honesty - my sewing machine sat in my basement for three years 'til I just brought it up a couple of weeks ago. I was too scared to figure out how to use it! LOL

And since I don't know how to multi-quote, just wanted to say - I LOVE the Ariel outfit! That fabric is awesome for the skirt - so pretty!

And the steamboat willy - that's so cool! Love it!

 

[kathyell]

Hey guys. I have a question. I am making Violette a Minnie outfit and I am using Carla's easyfit to make some bloomers out of eyelet material. Can anyone tell me how to add the elastic to the bottom to create a ruffled hem? They have a scalloped edge on the bottom, so I can't just fold them like I normally would for bloomers. Thanks

I made some Minnie bloomers about a week ago. I used elastic to make the ruffled hem. Here's what they looked like finished:

And here's what I did.

Finished the lengthened shorts. (I measured my daughter from waistband to where I wanted the elastic to sit on her leg, then added about two inches to the length for the ruffle and the hem. You wouldn't worry about leaving length on the ruffle for a hem since the edge of your eyelet is scalloped.)

Then I measured the finished circumference of the legs of the bloomers and then added a half inch to that length. I cut about an inch and a half wide piece of the eyelet scraps to use as a casing for the elastic (cut one for each leg). Each piece was the length of the finished circumference of the leg plus the half inch. I probably should have used a lightweight white cotton for it, but I didn't have any and I wanted to finish them without another trip to the store.

I turned the top and bottom edges under to finish them off (to the wrong side). I used the width of the elastic to determine how much of the top and bottom of the casing to turn under. I wanted it to be just a little larger in height than the elastic I'd picked. I also turned a quarter inch of the ends of each casing to the back and sewed them down to finish the ends.

Then measured up the same distance on each leg and sewed the casings to the inside of the legs of the shorts. I sewed very close to the edges of the casings to leave room to insert the elastic. I aligned the ends of the casing fairly closely and along the inside leg hem.

Then I held the elastic around my daughter's leg where I wanted the elastic to sit once the bloomers were finished and then tightened it until it felt firm but comfy. I cut two lengths of it and then threaded it through the casings, being careful not to twist it, and swearing under my breath many, many times. Once it was successfully threaded through, I sewed the two ends of the elastic together.

(If you want to close off the open ends of the casing after you've finished off your elastic, you should be able to sew a nearly unnoticeable line down each of the openings if you aligned them with the inside leg hem. I don't think anyone will ever see mine.)

That might not be the *best* way to do it, but it's the way I did it and they came out just fine. Good luck!

 

[ireland_nicole]

Here is a dress I made for my niece who is 3. Petunia in modeling it for me.

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Love it! Especially the sash; perfect

Thank you Leslie, Carla C., and Heather.

The skirt is from Leslie's stripwork tutorial. The only thing I did different was to leave the under layer longer b/c I wanted some black to show. I am thrilled with it! Only minor problem was I didn't make the eleastic tight enough so after photos I tightened it up and sewed it back shut. After I hand sewed it shut I realized I tightened it with a twist in the elastic -- grrrrrr!!!! Now I have to undo it and fix it again. My dd is just too skinny. I used size 4 elastic measurements as she's almost 6 years old. Oh well.

The top is the portrait peasant and gosh was it easy to sew up -- do love Carla's patterns! I can't wait to make some dresses or more shirts since it was so easy.

And Heather gets credit for teaching me applique -- though by the looks of it I obviously need lots more practice. I am also having problems with some threads loosening even though I backstitched

I also attempted matching ruffled socks --didn't work so the poor girl gets to be barefoot.

And sorry for the crappy photos -- I'm hating this camera more and more and it was really overcast out as well (and nearing dusk). DD would also only try the outfit on providing I would not comb her hair

Guess she didn't like my hairbow and decided to create one of her own:

And with dear brother -- poor kid hasn't gotten a thing made for him yet and he keeps asking.

Love it! I have so got to make one of those skirts!

Yes ma'am, The Husband gave the go-ahead this morning! Igor is scheduled to arrive before Sept 14th!

Tessa looks adorable in her outfit, those colors are GREAT on her and that fabric is perfect.

Need some help!! I'm up north at my MIL's and she has an embroidery machine that she is playing around with. She's having some trouble appliqueing (just an initial) on a tee because of the extra bulk outside the hoop. It's causing the hoop to not lay as flat as it should. Is there any other way to fix that besides opening a side seam? Her designs are puckering a bit too, what kind of stabilizer should she be using? (She's just using adhesive and cut away right now.) Any help would be appreciated!!

I turn the shirt inside out to hoop it and just push the excess around the edges, then all the bulk is on top of the hoop. I just have to babysit it really closely. So I put the top part of the hoop between the front and back of the shirt with the top part on the tabletop. I have to lift the back part out of the way to see it. (Does that make any sense at all?) I make sure to mark the shirt first so that I don't really need to see much of it at all, just my cross for the center of the design.
Also, I just started using two stabilizers on my t-s.
I use the sulky iron on first, then a thicker tear away under that. Since I started doing that (and the ball point needle the girls talked about) I haven't seen the puckering. Hmmm, guess the $35 on the class last week was worth it. FWIW, the instructor in my stabilizer class recommended poly mesh stabilizer for t's. I think it might be Floriani; but it's pricey

 

[Jennia]

Oh gosh, I love what you did; just perfect! The chocolate and those fabulous bracelets are my faves.



Love the outfit; perfect for the party

Thanks so much! I actually had one mom come to the party, look around and say in this snotty tone, "Fine, whatever, you win." Umm, were we competing with who did the most slave labor for their kid's birthday??

Heather that is adorable!!!!!!!! I may have to get that pattern!

She is my headless other child

And let me guess, she's also your most well behaved child? At least you know she'll never back talk you.

I love it with the jeans! I hope she decides to wear it!



That is a perfect outfit for the party!!



OMGosh that is so perfect and cute. And when did she get so grown up??? Love the hugging picture!



I bet you are so happy!!!

Thanks! It was super cheap, too, about $16.

Thank you Leslie, Carla C., and Heather.

The skirt is from Leslie's stripwork tutorial. The only thing I did different was to leave the under layer longer b/c I wanted some black to show. I am thrilled with it! Only minor problem was I didn't make the eleastic tight enough so after photos I tightened it up and sewed it back shut. After I hand sewed it shut I realized I tightened it with a twist in the elastic -- grrrrrr!!!! Now I have to undo it and fix it again. My dd is just too skinny. I used size 4 elastic measurements as she's almost 6 years old. Oh well.

The top is the portrait peasant and gosh was it easy to sew up -- do love Carla's patterns! I can't wait to make some dresses or more shirts since it was so easy.

And Heather gets credit for teaching me applique -- though by the looks of it I obviously need lots more practice. I am also having problems with some threads loosening even though I backstitched

I also attempted matching ruffled socks --didn't work so the poor girl gets to be barefoot.

And sorry for the crappy photos -- I'm hating this camera more and more and it was really overcast out as well (and nearing dusk). DD would also only try the outfit on providing I would not comb her hair

Guess she didn't like my hairbow and decided to create one of her own:

And with dear brother -- poor kid hasn't gotten a thing made for him yet and he keeps asking.

SO cute, love Halloween stuff!

Awesome party items! Love the bracelets. I bought some clay to make some jewelry but have yet to get around to trying it. I was thinking of baking on a wire to avoid drilling. And what a neat idea for the cake with the paper cutouts and the added bow on the poodle! Looks yummy too! And very lovely nightgown -- my dd will be getting on in the near future.

Thanks! It's not paper, though, that was first attempt at making/using fondant lol!

 

[anggye]

Very cute, did you just happen to have such perfectly matching leggings

I found these at Target during the planning stage of the outfit, hoping they would work. I'm glad they do cause I really love them.

 

[danicaw]

I have been lurking the last few weeks, just wait for school to start so I have time to sew We start next Tuesday, so I am excited
Anyway! I love all the fun stuff you guys are posting and I am see a ton of patterns I need to add to my wish list.
My question tonight is... anyone have a good (easy) pattern for a fleece jumper? In the last JoAnn flyer I got I saw a pic of a New Look pattern (6639)

its a cute, basic looking fleece jumper and I want to make something along those lines. I was wondering if you think I could get close with the A-line? Would that work in fleece and what modifications would I want to make? I love the e-patterns and am a bit afraid of trying a traditional pattern, but maybe I am ready. I love the idea of some fleece dress jumpers for DD.
Thanks.

 

[anggye]

I used the tween flare skirt pattern (bought it on etsy, but you can get it on youcanmakethis) to make Tessa an Ariel skirt. She wanted an actual tail, but I was hoping to make something that she could wear outside of Disney! I found this fabric a while back on clearance at JoAnn and immediately knew I would be making something Ariel-ish with it.

Here's what I came up with.

I found the sparkly tank top that matched it perfectly at KMart!

I thought the flare at the bottom made it look tail-like.

Just because, here she is hugging her brother.

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It was nice to do something easier and straight forward after the last 2 outfits.

I really love this outfit. How pretty your daughter looks. I am in awe of your talent.

 

[anggye]

Jennia--I love your daughter's birthday outfit!!

I am sorry, but I lost who did the tye-die with the resist---I am in awe!! I was thinking about making some mickey head tye-dye shirts for our trip, but now I am rethinking...I want the ones you did!!

 

[CindyBeth]

I was wondering if you could help me! I have a 11 week old dd and am looking to make her a princess outfit for Halloween. It's been awhile since I have sewed any clothes and don't know really where to start! Is there somewhere where I could get a pattern? Does anyone have any pics that they have done? I always love to get ideas!!! If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate it!

 

[t-beri]

Hey guys. I have a question. I am making Violette a Minnie outfit and I am using Carla's easyfit to make some bloomers out of eyelet material. Can anyone tell me how to add the elastic to the bottom to create a ruffled hem? They have a scalloped edge on the bottom, so I can't just fold them like I normally would for bloomers. Thanks

Danielle, this is directly from Carla.

"Basically, you run 2 lines of stitching instead of 1. Run the first line in the position you would for regular easy fits, but leave an opening flanking the inseam. Run the second line of stitching about 3/8" below the first line (don't leave an opening). Insert the elastic (1/4" wide), close up the opening, and you've got bloomers ."

Hope that helps! It's really super easy and they make the cutest bloomers!
...t.

 

[kmbyoung94]

I have learned that floating the object to be stitched on helps me out. I very seldom hoop anything now. Just remember when floating or hooping not to stretch the fabric. Just lay if flat and smooth out any wrinkles. I hope this helps.
Hugs, kristi

Need some help!! I'm up north at my MIL's and she has an embroidery machine that she is playing around with. She's having some trouble appliqueing (just an initial) on a tee because of the extra bulk outside the hoop. It's causing the hoop to not lay as flat as it should. Is there any other way to fix that besides opening a side seam? Her designs are puckering a bit too, what kind of stabilizer should she be using? (She's just using adhesive and cut away right now.) Any help would be appreciated!!

 

[smwf71]

Because I love you guys, check this thread everyday and thought of you when I found these cute fabrics online. http://www.chezami.com/exp.ja6?file...=fabricshop&subgroup=&sessionid=2QL0E77ZK1576

Hope that cmes through. My g-ma sewed me all my dresses for high school and college stuff 20 years ago. I've always been envious, but never enjoyed sewing. Maybe I should try now. Anyhow, these fabrics are so cute!

Have a great day!

 

[smwf71]

It did nothing when I clicked it

I guess just go to www.chezami.com and click on sale fabric.

 

[Stephres]

I was gonna say the same thing as Steph, except I think you can use single fold bias tape? It's not quite as bulky, so that's what I would probably try. Like Steph said, just stitch on either side & insert the elastic and finish stitching.

You're right, single fold! Where is my brain?

I have been lurking the last few weeks, just wait for school to start so I have time to sew We start next Tuesday, so I am excited
Anyway! I love all the fun stuff you guys are posting and I am see a ton of patterns I need to add to my wish list.
My question tonight is... anyone have a good (easy) pattern for a fleece jumper? In the last JoAnn flyer I got I saw a pic of a New Look pattern (6639)

its a cute, basic looking fleece jumper and I want to make something along those lines. I was wondering if you think I could get close with the A-line? Would that work in fleece and what modifications would I want to make? I love the e-patterns and am a bit afraid of trying a traditional pattern, but maybe I am ready. I love the idea of some fleece dress jumpers for DD.
Thanks.

I don't think there is a reason you couldn't use Carla's A-line pattern with fleece. You might want to get a stronger needle, when I made my daughter a fleece jacket I used a denim needle (or wished I had, I can't remember).

So we leave in a month and asked Megan if there is anything she wanted me to make her. She said no. I don't really "need" to make her anything, eveything still fits, but I feel like I should. Now I really want to make her a mermaid outfit like Tessa's, the fabric was on clearance? Shoot!

Ack, I just remembered I am going this weekend! No new customs for Megan, I think!

 

[VBAndrea]

Yes ma'am, The Husband gave the go-ahead this morning! Igor is scheduled to arrive before Sept 14th!

Congratulations on another new addition to your family! Trying to even out the boy/girl ratio as well, I see.

Thanks! It's not paper, though, that was first attempt at making/using fondant lol!

Oh, even better! I only worked with fondant once and did the store bought. For what I used it for it worked fine, but I think next time I'll try making my own. I wonder if my dd would go for a poodle party -- yours looked so cute. We have Shih Tzus though so I'd kind of feel lke a traitor doing poodles (or plutos as my dd calls them).

 

[Sweet Pea UK]

Can't believe I have found this thread - only now just learning to sew and it's all so I can make my DD look as cute as can be on our next Disney trip (August 2010). Reading all the info on here is going to help soooo much - thanks guys. Feel free to PM me if anybody knows anyone I can contact about shipping items to the UK. I have never found anything like this over here.