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

[2cutekidz]

Here are some questions I have for everyone.....feel free to answer!


1. I am looking for some The Nightmare Before Christmas hairbows..........anyone know where I can find them?

2. For those of you who buy jewelry to match your customs, who are your favorite sellers?

3. I know someone did the "blinged" out converse tennis shoes....how did you do them? Does anyone know how to put the designs on the toes that say Boo, or Ho Ho Ho?

Thanks for all of the help!

My Fav accessory makers happen to be DISers. Tinkerbells*Tiny*treasures (The1EvliQueen on the DIS) makes AWESOME bling. Waughzee makes fab bows with polymer centers (she's made some adorable NBC bows) and Little*Lady*Bowtique (JennWDW on DIS) makes TDF boutique bows.

I made these blinged converse. They're pretty easy to do.

I used e6000 glue and rhinestones from Hobby Lobby. (You could use genuine swarvoskir crystals, but I didn't)

Use sandpaper and scuff of the toes of your shoes (the stones will stick better) I learned alot on this pair and figured out what to do the next time. Try using a toothpick to apply the glue to the back of each rhinestone and place them with a pair of tweezers. You can either work your way down in straight lines or follow the curve of the toe when placing the stones. I think you could just write Boo on your shoe and cover it with your stones and then fill in around it. I'll write up a tute next tmie I make a pair.

Here they are "in action"

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

Thanks for the help, it was a Felize pattern. I found and ordered it off Ebay tonight. Funny thing is, I have a dress already in that pattern that came as a custom set off ebay last year. It was too big, so I put it away until next Valentine's day. It's still big, but she really liked it, so I know once I make something to fit it will work

 

[VBAndrea]

OK let me try this again! Grrrr my computer keeps freezing and I have to hit control-alt-delete which make me lose everything! Good news though is I finally finished organizing pics on photobucket! I had to go thru pics from 2006 upto 2009! I also went pro! No ads!

Anyways, I have been lurking and watching all of the great outfits posted...even if I can't comment. I have been sewing a little bit lately. I hope I can finish everything before our trip! 54 more sewing days left!!

OK if you're on FB you've seen these already...I took way to many pics. Sorry!
(This is the Feliz pattern and I used Trillium's tutorial to make it.)

I tried to get a good twirling pic but the apron overskirt kept flying up!

Here's close-ups of the ruffles and fabric...I used Jennifer Paganelli fabrics mostly except for two princess ruffles. It was so easy to work with!

Oh in case someone wants to know...the embroidery designs were from a set I bought from Diva Duds on etsy. (am I allowed to say that?). Anyways they stitched out perfectly!

Ok I better stop cause I have a million more pics...lol

Lets see...here is a recycled Tinkerbelle...I still have to make a peasant top and capris for under the dress...we hope to meet the faries in Toon town in these...(These are all Carla's patterns)

And here are our DHS outfits for meeting Buzz and Woody! Both girls have matching outfits and DD11 and I just have the tees to match!( I used Carla's stripwork jumper and modified it to a skirt)

Lets see what else...oh I made tees for DD11 and I for Epcot. DD is going to wear leggins with her tee since it is really long. I am going to wear these capris....hopefully I wont be too dorky! We will match the little girls...(the girls are in Carla's Simply Sweet dresses)

Oh and two more things...I won a great totebag from Trillium's Blog and its so awesome and well made and pretty!

And here is DD4 trying on her pre-school 1st day outfit....(this was the Molly Peasant from Carla and Jennifer!)

Oh yeah....and I made three more kindermats for the pre-school! I think she ordered one more!( I got this pattern from ycmt)

OK I think that is it!!! Sorry I posted so much but I wanted to catch up.

Hope you are all having a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend!!!

Fabulous collection of outfits! The Belle is amazing with all those appliques. All of you folks on here had better stop posting all these neat embroidered appliques b/c you are ever so increasing my desire to get a machine and it's not in the budget

And I don't you think you look dorky at all in your capris. I plan on making a few coordinating outfits to match my dd as well.

I really like my new a-line pattern. This is what I made today.

Now, I want to make something for Abbie, my eleven year old. She likes the round neck. Is this pattern as easy as the other ones?

That's darling -- the black rick rack on the capris really ties the outfit together.

SERGER HELP PLEASE!

I just bought a Brother 1034D and signed up for a serger class. Got to class, got my machine threaded, tried to serge a chain... lower looper thread snapped. Tried again, same thing. Tried again, same thing. I literally threaded, unthreaded, and rethreaded this stupid machine 40 times in two hours. The instructor tried too, no dice.

Did I just get a lemon?? So many glowing reviews online for this machine, and I know some of you DISer ladies have the same machine... help! Should I just return it and get another? Or is there some little tip or trick I don't know that would make it work correctly? Or should I just acknowledge that I'm hopeless and give up completely????

One small silver lining... if this one is just a lemon and I replace it with one that works, I will no longer be intimidated by the prospect of threading it... I've now threaded the darn thing so many times I could do it blindfolded!

How is the thread that came with the machine? My thread that I got with mine was cheap and when it got toward the ends of the spools it was very frayed and kept breaking. I also changed my needle as Toadstool suggested, but changing the needle alone didn't do the trick -- had to get new thread as well. Then on my last project same thing happened with thread snapping on my needle and one of the other threads as well. Changed the needle and voila, no more problems. Also, I had to loosen the tension a wee bit.

I would think the instructor could figure out the problem though. Did she try adjusting the tension or having you change the needle?


All right everyone, wish me luck as tomorrow is ADR day. I came up with one backup plan for every meal except Tusker Breakfast and then tonight I read that's one of the hardest ADRs to get -- UGH! I have tried to get my mind off of it by starting my first Simply Sweet -- and that might take a while as I'm appliqueing a horse on it. Good thing I have lots of extra fabric!

 

[lovesdumbo]

Thanks for all the compliments on my doggie Vida. My best friend HATES when I combine more than 1 fabric-she just doesn't get "coordinating prints". It's nice to hear compliments from people who get it.

My dd does not like pink. I can get her to wear a dress if it is blue. Our last trip, I managed to convince her to wear an Aurora dress (there may have been some tears involved on my side and hers ) and Tinkerbell. I took as many pics as I could of her in that Aurora dress. She wanted to take it off as soon as our CRT breakfast was over. Same with Tink. As soon as we got a pic with her, she wanted to take the dress off.

There is no way I am strong enough to have ever put DD in an Aurora dress-she'd have one arm out before I get the next in. She did however wear Tink more than once and seemed to enjoy it! She still at age 6 won't go near any "face" characters.

All of our ADR's are done, yay! We upgraded a couple of weeks ago to club level at the Poly, and I'm starting to think it's worth it just to have someone else make all of your ressies for you! Otherwise, I'd have to be up at something like 3 am and who knows how long it would all take. I'm going to update my Pre Trip Report right now with what we got and when.

You'll love Poly CL!!!!

OT, but could use a little hug...

So, as y'all know, we had to cancel our trip that we should be on now due to my DH getting a pay cut and both DD and DH having hospitalizations this year. So we rebooked for Dec., but I still haven't gotten a job, and going over the finances last night we really can't possibly justify a trip so no Disney at Christmas. The silver lining on that is that the kids didn't know about it anyway, I have a wedding that I can book the cake for, and hey, they're already excited it's Christmas kwim?

So we're looking at our usual time next fall; I'm ok, although not thrilled, but then DH reminds me of the other part of the silver lining when he says, "hey, won't harry potter be open at Universal by then? We can just add a day and stay there for a night first." After I get my breath back after him mentioning the park which must not be named, I start thinking, yeah, actually, that's not so bad.

But, and I know this is stupid, I'm really sorry to have to cancel- again. Anyway, I'm done whining now. Thanks for being sooooooo patient with me.

So sorry you had to postpone your trip again.

WOW!!!! LOVE everything!!!! I really love your capris!

De-lurking for a minute..FWIW, living in Central Florida and dealing with the heat isn't like dealing with the heat in the rest of the world. We're equipped for it, you live in AC, drive a car with AC and shop/work/school in AC. It's only hot when you're outside...and we don't do alot of that unless it involves a pool in the warmest months, lol! I've got AP's, but rarely make it to WDW in the summer, it's too hot and crowded...so here's your bonus...FL discounts and the ability to go whenever you like, even late some afternoon just because you want to (or because you've got a craving for a Dole Whip!) I moved here 20 years ago from Maine, and I will admit my first summer was the warmest, but I got used to it. Now the cold bothers me more than the heat. It was fun to call my northern friends on New Years day and tell them I went to the beach.

My girl friend (we grew up together in MA) now lives in FL and comes to see us when we go to WDW. She was the one who got heat stroke one August not us. We were more used to the heat than she was.

I really like my new a-line pattern. This is what I made today.

Now, I want to make something for Abbie, my eleven year old. She likes the round neck. Is this pattern as easy as the other ones?

SO cute!!!! I haven't tried the round neck so I don't know if its easy but Carla's tunic is really cute.

 

[AQW]

Serger issue: I was using Gutermann thread and had my tension dials set to 0 for threading, then after threading I tried 4 (manual suggested default), as well as 3 (instructor's suggestion). I also tried leaving the tension up at 4 and using the white tension release lever while threading. I tried with both the needles that came with the machine, as well as two brand new needles.

It doesn't serge AT ALL. I try to make a chain, and it gives me about an inch of jumbled mess before the lower looper thread (blue) breaks. The same thing happened every single time. We tried at least 40 times.

I'm so annoyed and disappointed.

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

My girl friend (we grew up together in MA) now lives in FL and comes to see us when we go to WDW. She was the one who got heat stroke one August not us. We were more used to the heat than she was.

QUOTE]

See, I told you, we stay in the AC, so the heat doesn't matter, we still melt when we go outside, lol! My SIL is a FL native, and she can't take the heat at all. My father, who still lives in Maine, laughed when DD visited them one summer, they were hot at 80, and she didn't even break a sweat.

 

[sohappy]

Hi guys! We are here now having a blast. Can't wait to share pics of Jackson at Jedi training academy and Cooper clowning it up with the characters. I just wanted to give an update before I forget----

mom2rtk the penguin was w Mary at dhs at the animation building at 5pm. So was the snow witch- your costume looks much better. and oddly enough, she wouldn't spin around and let me get good pics!! There was a brief showing of costuming (or a staged area that looked lik that) on the backlot tour. I couldn't get my camera out fast enough.

 

[mom2rtk]

Hi guys! We are here now having a blast. Can't wait to share pics of Jackson at Jedi training academy and Cooper clowning it up with the characters. I just wanted to give an update before I forget----

mom2rtk the penguin was w Mary at dhs at the animation building at 5pm. So was the snow witch- your costume looks much better. and oddly enough, she wouldn't spin around and let me get good pics!! There was a brief showing of costuming (or a staged area that looked lik that) on the backlot tour. I couldn't get my camera out fast enough.

Thank you for the report from the field!

I'll be sure to have my daughter's Mary Poppins in the bag with us that day. I don't think they'll let me dig out the Snow Queen until the Halloween party though. And you can bet I'll have my camera at the ready when we hit the backlot tour!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

OK let me try this again! Grrrr my computer keeps freezing and I have to hit control-alt-delete which make me lose everything! Good news though is I finally finished organizing pics on photobucket! I had to go thru pics from 2006 upto 2009! I also went pro! No ads!

Anyways, I have been lurking and watching all of the great outfits posted...even if I can't comment. I have been sewing a little bit lately. I hope I can finish everything before our trip! 54 more sewing days left!!

OK if you're on FB you've seen these already...I took way to many pics. Sorry!
(This is the Feliz pattern and I used Trillium's tutorial to make it.)

I tried to get a good twirling pic but the apron overskirt kept flying up!

Here's close-ups of the ruffles and fabric...I used Jennifer Paganelli fabrics mostly except for two princess ruffles. It was so easy to work with!

Oh in case someone wants to know...the embroidery designs were from a set I bought from Diva Duds on etsy. (am I allowed to say that?). Anyways they stitched out perfectly!

Ok I better stop cause I have a million more pics...lol

Lets see...here is a recycled Tinkerbelle...I still have to make a peasant top and capris for under the dress...we hope to meet the faries in Toon town in these...(These are all Carla's patterns)

And here are our DHS outfits for meeting Buzz and Woody! Both girls have matching outfits and DD11 and I just have the tees to match!( I used Carla's stripwork jumper and modified it to a skirt)

Lets see what else...oh I made tees for DD11 and I for Epcot. DD is going to wear leggins with her tee since it is really long. I am going to wear these capris....hopefully I wont be too dorky! We will match the little girls...(the girls are in Carla's Simply Sweet dresses)

Oh and two more things...I won a great totebag from Trillium's Blog and its so awesome and well made and pretty!

And here is DD4 trying on her pre-school 1st day outfit....(this was the Molly Peasant from Carla and Jennifer!)

Oh yeah....and I made three more kindermats for the pre-school! I think she ordered one more!( I got this pattern from ycmt)

OK I think that is it!!! Sorry I posted so much but I wanted to catch up.

Hope you are all having a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend!!!

Wow, you can send your mojo over here! I love everything and am so happy you got so much done.

 

[karamat]

I am trying to remember a test track outfit that someone posted. It was skirt with the black and white squares going across the chest and then I thought a mickey head in the middle. It may have been an iron on or a combination.

Does anyone remember that shirt and who made it?

I believe Stitch On Time has an embroidery file for the Test Track Mickey Head (I know I've seen it somewhere!)

My girl friend (we grew up together in MA) now lives in FL and comes to see us when we go to WDW. She was the one who got heat stroke one August not us. We were more used to the heat than she was.

QUOTE]

See, I told you, we stay in the AC, so the heat doesn't matter, we still melt when we go outside, lol! My SIL is a FL native, and she can't take the heat at all. My father, who still lives in Maine, laughed when DD visited them one summer, they were hot at 80, and she didn't even break a sweat.

I've lived in the south all my life (South Texas) and completly agree about the A/C! We live in the A/C year round... dropping the A/C at night when we go to bed, having the A/C on in the car, having the A/C blasting at work... I've made a couple trips up North in the summer that were so uncomfortable without A/C! DH and I are talking about moving to NH and I know we'll have to make sure any house we look at has A/C!

 

[*Toadstool*]

HALP! Posted this on facebook, but didn't get a response. If anyone here knows let me know please! HALP!

Has anyone shortened the length of the Patricia Tunic past what the cutting lines she has on the pattern? I am making a women's size medium and it needs to be 22 inches finished length. Should I try to shorten it in the waist instead of chopping it all off on the hem?

 

[MinnieVanMom]

April, where did you order your notions/accessories from?

I got some from radianthreads and the other from house_of_fashion. Today I got serger thread from hancocks for half off. No pirate fabric at all and the fabric department at the Wal-mart was reduced to nothing!

 

[jham]

Enabler Alert!!

I was just in JoAnn Fabrics, they have a new collection of belt webbing, ribbon, trims and a new trim with cutouts hanging from it, in the Disney designs. I'd love to come up with something to use the trims on.

They also have some great new appliques!!

Sally

They had some really cute stuff! I bought a little bit of Ariel trim. Not sure what I'll do with it yet.

Well, the girls did a half decent job cleaning their room yesterday, and since we had to go out today to do school shopping I surprised them with this:

Yes, she finally got to see the movie! I told her I was just having her wear the tunic because it was new and she hadn't gotten to wear it yet. They were all surprised when we pulled up and it was "Ponyo!" finally showing in our town. They did really like the movie. It was adorable, though "Spirited Away" is still my favorite!

A few more random shots...thought y'all might get a kick out of how my diva dressed herself today, complete with matching purse, clip in pink and black hair streak and and sparkling shoes:

In case you missed it before, here's almost a shot of the back (and I just think it's cute how Emmy and Hannah were walking):

So cute! I'm glad you liked the movie. I may be taking my girls tomorrow.

I finally decided to buy the Carla C a-line. I felt guilty doing it, because I have another a-line pattern that is supposed to be so easy. I am so glad I did. Cutting out the pattern and making the dress took me about two hours. The other one would take me all day. Here is Maddie in her new dress. Sleeping beauty is her favorite princess.

I need to go to bed soon. I have to wake up at 5:00 for ADR's. For those of you who have used the website to make ADR's, is it easy?

That is adorable!!

I love the CarlaC peasant shirt. Can a beginner make that? I've heard that sleeves are difficult. One of the sewing shops has a class that teaches you how to set sleeves. Should I take that class first?

Also - Anyone know what the difference between the Brother 700ii and the 750D? I know the D has Disney - just wondering why so many have opted for the 700ii over that one. I'm looking at embroidery machines now.

Like everyone else said, easiest sleeves I have ever done. Don't bother with a class.

Here are some questions I have for everyone.....feel free to answer!


1. I am looking for some The Nightmare Before Christmas hairbows..........anyone know where I can find them?

2. For those of you who buy jewelry to match your customs, who are your favorite sellers?

3. I know someone did the "blinged" out converse tennis shoes....how did you do them? Does anyone know how to put the designs on the toes that say Boo, or Ho Ho Ho?

Thanks for all of the help!

I got some cute NBC hair bows on etsy or ebay, probably ebay but I don't remember who the seller was. I love those bows!

SERGER HELP PLEASE!

I just bought a Brother 1034D and signed up for a serger class. Got to class, got my machine threaded, tried to serge a chain... lower looper thread snapped. Tried again, same thing. Tried again, same thing. I literally threaded, unthreaded, and rethreaded this stupid machine 40 times in two hours. The instructor tried too, no dice.

Did I just get a lemon?? So many glowing reviews online for this machine, and I know some of you DISer ladies have the same machine... help! Should I just return it and get another? Or is there some little tip or trick I don't know that would make it work correctly? Or should I just acknowledge that I'm hopeless and give up completely????

One small silver lining... if this one is just a lemon and I replace it with one that works, I will no longer be intimidated by the prospect of threading it... I've now threaded the darn thing so many times I could do it blindfolded!

I have a lot of trouble with the lower looper (blue) thread. I think I have the same machine anyway. Mine usually breaks the first time or two every time I change thread. I always leave my tensions around 5 or 6 I think on this and the two needles and closer to 7-8 on the upper looper. I never change settings if I can help it. It messes everything up. My issues with threading are when you have to pull that metal thing with the blue arrow out and wrap the thread around it and push it back in. Make sure it is just barely wrapped around the little prong thing and not tucked under. After you get it threaded but before you stitch, pull on that thread and make sure it is pulling through smoothly. If it isn't try again. Sometimes it gets caught on something mysterious in there that I can't see. I hate threading the lower looper! Also make sure all 4 threads are nicely tucked under the presser foot. I've found that helps a bit.

Darn it! I was just about to make my eyelet bloomers for Violette's Minnie dress I finished today, and I ran out of the part I needed! I cut out one leg and then I went to cut the other but ran out I only need like 2 more inches! Sigh...I hate when that happens. I was getting all excited to finally finish an outfit! Guess I gotta make a trip to Joann's tomorrow.

UGH! I can't wait to see photos! Lily has decided (or agreed) to be Minnie Mouse for Halloween this year.

 

[sahm1000]

My Fav accessory makers happen to be DISers. Tinkerbells*Tiny*treasures (The1EvliQueen on the DIS) makes AWESOME bling. Waughzee makes fab bows with polymer centers (she's made some adorable NBC bows) and Little*Lady*Bowtique (JennWDW on DIS) makes TDF boutique bows.

I made these blinged converse. They're pretty easy to do.

I used e6000 glue and rhinestones from Hobby Lobby. (You could use genuine swarvoskir crystals, but I didn't)

Use sandpaper and scuff of the toes of your shoes (the stones will stick better) I learned alot on this pair and figured out what to do the next time. Try using a toothpick to apply the glue to the back of each rhinestone and place them with a pair of tweezers. You can either work your way down in straight lines or follow the curve of the toe when placing the stones. I think you could just write Boo on your shoe and cover it with your stones and then fill in around it. I'll write up a tute next tmie I make a pair.

Here they are "in action"

Thanks Leslie! I was just going to try and "wing" it with the shoes but I hadn't thought of scuffing up the toes with the sandpaper. I'm sure that really helps. I love the ones I see on etsy but they want $$$ for them. I wish I could, but I can't afford them. I was able to get the Converse shoes from Target for $15 and I wanted to "bling" them up for my girls.

Where did you find the striped socks? I have been looking and I thought last year people found them at Target but I haven't seen any there this year. Any suggestions or sources?

Hi guys! We are here now having a blast. Can't wait to share pics of Jackson at Jedi training academy and Cooper clowning it up with the characters. I just wanted to give an update before I forget----

mom2rtk the penguin was w Mary at dhs at the animation building at 5pm. So was the snow witch- your costume looks much better. and oddly enough, she wouldn't spin around and let me get good pics!! There was a brief showing of costuming (or a staged area that looked lik that) on the backlot tour. I couldn't get my camera out fast enough.

Have a great time Stacy!

I got some from radianthreads and the other from house_of_fashion. Today I got serger thread from hancocks for half off. No pirate fabric at all and the fabric department at the Wal-mart was reduced to nothing!

Thanks April!

 

[sahm1000]

All of this talk of the Disney trim makes me want to run to Joann's tomorrow!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Ireland, I am so sorry you had to cancel your trip but I do like how you think about the positive and keep your head up. I know it is difficult when life gets so hard to keep going at it. I truly believe there is a reason for all things and that your new trip is the one that will be the best.

NiNiMorris, I feel the pressure too. 16 days and I am just ordering fabric for a dress

 

[Jennia]

OK let me try this again! Grrrr my computer keeps freezing and I have to hit control-alt-delete which make me lose everything! Good news though is I finally finished organizing pics on photobucket! I had to go thru pics from 2006 upto 2009! I also went pro! No ads!

Anyways, I have been lurking and watching all of the great outfits posted...even if I can't comment. I have been sewing a little bit lately. I hope I can finish everything before our trip! 54 more sewing days left!!

OK if you're on FB you've seen these already...I took way to many pics. Sorry!
(This is the Feliz pattern and I used Trillium's tutorial to make it.)

I tried to get a good twirling pic but the apron overskirt kept flying up!

Here's close-ups of the ruffles and fabric...I used Jennifer Paganelli fabrics mostly except for two princess ruffles. It was so easy to work with!

Oh in case someone wants to know...the embroidery designs were from a set I bought from Diva Duds on etsy. (am I allowed to say that?). Anyways they stitched out perfectly!

Ok I better stop cause I have a million more pics...lol

Lets see...here is a recycled Tinkerbelle...I still have to make a peasant top and capris for under the dress...we hope to meet the faries in Toon town in these...(These are all Carla's patterns)

And here are our DHS outfits for meeting Buzz and Woody! Both girls have matching outfits and DD11 and I just have the tees to match!( I used Carla's stripwork jumper and modified it to a skirt)

Lets see what else...oh I made tees for DD11 and I for Epcot. DD is going to wear leggins with her tee since it is really long. I am going to wear these capris....hopefully I wont be too dorky! We will match the little girls...(the girls are in Carla's Simply Sweet dresses)

Oh and two more things...I won a great totebag from Trillium's Blog and its so awesome and well made and pretty!

And here is DD4 trying on her pre-school 1st day outfit....(this was the Molly Peasant from Carla and Jennifer!)

Oh yeah....and I made three more kindermats for the pre-school! I think she ordered one more!( I got this pattern from ycmt)

OK I think that is it!!! Sorry I posted so much but I wanted to catch up.

Hope you are all having a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend!!!

Everything looks great, but LOVE the Feliz! The nap mats also look cute, how were they to make? I'm going to start teaching Violet's Sunday school at Temple, and they're supposed to have a nap/rest time-I'm tempted to get this pattern now and sew some cute, religious themed mats for all of them. =D

I really like my new a-line pattern. This is what I made today.

Now, I want to make something for Abbie, my eleven year old. She likes the round neck. Is this pattern as easy as the other ones?

What a sweet outfit!

 

[teresajoy]

Theresa: My son turned 20 in May. My daughter turned 6 in June.

They are so adorable together!

If it makes you feel any better, DD is on the negative 5th percentile.

Arminda was too up until she was about 5! I use to tell people she was off the charts, off the bottom, but still, off the charts!

Love them all!!! Cathy, that Belle dress is gorgeous!! So pretty!!!

So my hubby's birthday was on friday. He came home from work and said he wanted to go to Mimi's for dinner. Yummy, but he didn't get his bottom in gear. And then I remembered, he needed to go to Disneyland to get his birthday gift from Disney! So we jumped in the car, drove down to Disneyland, parked in downtown disney parking for free, (bad I know) went to get his gift card, renewed my pass with his birthday gift, went in to have dinner at his favorite resturant in Disneyland, watched fire works and came home! Now he keeps teasing me that his birthday card bought my ticket! So its Disney season again in our house!!

Sounds like a great day!!

I really like my new a-line pattern. This is what I made today.

Now, I want to make something for Abbie, my eleven year old. She likes the round neck. Is this pattern as easy as the other ones?

Aww, that's so cute!!! I love the new peasant top by Carla and Sis Boom for an older girl. I should know this for sure, but I think it's called the Molly?

Darn it! I was just about to make my eyelet bloomers for Violette's Minnie dress I finished today, and I ran out of the part I needed! I cut out one leg and then I went to cut the other but ran out I only need like 2 more inches! Sigh...I hate when that happens. I was getting all excited to finally finish an outfit! Guess I gotta make a trip to Joann's tomorrow.

Uggh!!

Thanks for the help, it was a Felize pattern. I found and ordered it off Ebay tonight. Funny thing is, I have a dress already in that pattern that came as a custom set off ebay last year. It was too big, so I put it away until next Valentine's day. It's still big, but she really liked it, so I know once I make something to fit it will work

I'm glad you were able to find it!

All of this talk of the Disney trim makes me want to run to Joann's tomorrow!

I just wanted to quote you because I'm so happy you have an avatar now!

 

[fairygoodmother]

I've been sewing...a little bit of this, a little bit of that...
First, this is for Mikaela's big give...for her to wear to Sea World

Then, I made these for the girls to wear to Whispering Canyon:

and I just completed this 1st trip t-shirt:

The picture isn't really clear. It just says "My 1st Trip to the World" in the Disney font.

and this story book panel skirt:

Little sister's skirt will be different - all the princesses, and lots more PINK.

My husband was in the room while I was doing the math for the skirt bottom ruffle. I said something about 120" - he said incredulously and loudly, "That's TEN FEET!" I said, "no, honey. we're sewing here...it's 3 and 1/3 yards". Thank God for the gathering foot, right?

 

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...but just wanted everyone to know we got all our ADRs! The only one that was off in time was 1900 Park Fare ~ I wanted 5pm on our arrival night and instead got 7:50pm. I was just hoping to get the kids in bed a little earlier.

All other times were within 15 minutes of what I wanted.

Here is what we have:

Sun Dec 6 1900 PF 7:50pm (wanted 5pm)
Mon Dec 7 Coral Reef 11:45am (wanted 12pm)
Tues Dec 8 Akershus 5pm (exact!)
Thurs Dec 10 Tusker 8:10am (wanted 8am)
Fri Dec 11 Crystal Palace 8:05am (wanted 8am)
Fri Dec 11 Boma 9pm (exact)

I may change Boma. It's our last park night so didn't want to do an early dinner, but 9pm might be too late. I'd really like to try it though. Wed I just planned on doing CS (DHS in am and AK in evening). Hmmm, maybe I should change to Picnic in the Park at AK and cancel Boma. I'll have to think about that.

On Sat we might do breakfast at the Swan (features two characters and is cheap) and then we'll do Downtown Disney and leave in the afternoon.

Now must come up with some customs -- Crystal Palace wan't chosen until yesterday when dd decided she wanted to do it after all (never mind I asked her a few times before that and it was an immediate "no").