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

[emcreative]

Kate (my dd) tells me that sister outfits shouldn't always match, but should COORIDINATE. She's 20 - what does she know?

At any rate, I coordinated these AK outfits. The pants set you've already seen. Here it is again, with little sister's dress:

This is KINDA a Simply Sweet, and KINDA a stripwork jumper. Once again, love ya' Carla!

They are cute!

And my youngest two girls (only 1.5 years apart) are now having MAJOR issues with "matching", so yeah, I hear ya!

 

[Sapper383]

AARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH..........not sure if you remember but my DD4 asked for a Disney Faries Dress for our Trip. Well i got the Simplicity pattern and I thought it looked hard but I had lots of encouragement from lots of you dissers....well, material arrived, pre washed it all and then cut out my pieces.....then it all went to pot.....

Had to aske Mother inlaw for help and i think this is where it got worse.......it's now 12.40am here and I have decided to call it a night....MIL went about an hour ago and we only compleated the bodice, well twice, the first one was compleatly wrong

Why oh why did I prommise DD that I would make her a dress for the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

I'm sticking with CarlaC in the future

 

[poohnpigletCA]

Kate (my dd) tells me that sister outfits shouldn't always match, but should COORIDINATE. She's 20 - what does she know?

At any rate, I coordinated these AK outfits. The pants set you've already seen. Here it is again, with little sister's dress:

This is KINDA a Simply Sweet, and KINDA a stripwork jumper. Once again, love ya' Carla!

Sierra said,
"I love it I can't wait to wear it. That shirt will go good to Jadyn's rock star party. Could you call my Mom and tell her what to put with it?
Yeah you! "

Olivia said
"I like it!"

 

[100AcrePrincess]

What a tease! Man, I wish I lived closer and could do a road trip...... But here in Missouri, we're about as far from BOTH coasts as you can get..... Not so bad in generall, but not so great when Disney is involved!

I hear you. I'm in Arkansas.

Kate (my dd) tells me that sister outfits shouldn't always match, but should COORIDINATE. She's 20 - what does she know?

At any rate, I coordinated these AK outfits. The pants set you've already seen. Here it is again, with little sister's dress:

This is KINDA a Simply Sweet, and KINDA a stripwork jumper. Once again, love ya' Carla!

Very cute!

 

[lovesdumbo]

Kate (my dd) tells me that sister outfits shouldn't always match, but should COORIDINATE. She's 20 - what does she know?

At any rate, I coordinated these AK outfits. The pants set you've already seen. Here it is again, with little sister's dress:

This is KINDA a Simply Sweet, and KINDA a stripwork jumper. Once again, love ya' Carla!

Love the Simply Sweet! The girls will look adorable together in those!!!!

AARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH..........not sure if you remember but my DD4 asked for a Disney Faries Dress for our Trip. Well i got the Simplicity pattern and I thought it looked hard but I had lots of encouragement from lots of you dissers....well, material arrived, pre washed it all and then cut out my pieces.....then it all went to pot.....

Had to aske Mother inlaw for help and i think this is where it got worse.......it's now 12.40am here and I have decided to call it a night....MIL went about an hour ago and we only compleated the bodice, well twice, the first one was compleatly wrong

Why oh why did I prommise DD that I would make her a dress for the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

I'm sticking with CarlaC in the future

Hope the rest of it isn't too bad!!!

 

[MermaidTales]

In regards to Lisa Zoe and the Winnie the Pooh twirly designer
apparently I don't have enough posts here yet to post links! LOL... but I think you will know that I am referring to the new Vida applique'd dresses by Lisa Zoe and the Winnie the Pooh twirl designer!
Hugz!
_________________
Lisa Zoe! You know I've always LOVED your applique and designs! I love how you bring in actual prints to add to the further contrast the art of your applique as opposed to using solids or calicos! I love how original you are. You rock my socks off! I am trying to figure out how to post your pics under my little blurb here... but you know, I am still lost at how this whole DisBoard thing works! LOL... well, I am getting back to my customs I have on hand. I just wanted to let you know... I love seeing you on FB... thanks for being my friend!
~ Angela
Ollie Girl!

Ps.... I also love the Winnie the Pooh twirl and applique set by the other designer too! Truly a bunch of creative gals here!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Kate (my dd) tells me that sister outfits shouldn't always match, but should COORIDINATE. She's 20 - what does she know?

At any rate, I coordinated these AK outfits. The pants set you've already seen. Here it is again, with little sister's dress:

This is KINDA a Simply Sweet, and KINDA a stripwork jumper. Once again, love ya' Carla!

This is true, coordinate is good. Because I sew for the boy and myself we can't match but we coordinate. I must use that from now on.

Love the great outfits.

 

[billwendy]

Hi Everyone,

Happy Weekend!!

AMAZING Things posted today!!!

Marah - Ryker is adorable and I bet Ryker island is a fun place!! Can I come and visit???? any island sounds good to me!!

Lisa - AMAZING!!! that is all I can say!!!

Can you guys tell me more about the freezer paper? what do you use it for? how do you use it? where do you buy it???? Im confused!!!

I will post more later, but my mom had a GREAT trip to Brazil - the women all LOVED their wristlets (thanks again Steph and Lydia)! Im going to get some pictures to share soon.

 

[MermaidTales]

Oooh and I love the pink black zebra Minnie sets... didn't see those .... Great job!!!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

AARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH..........not sure if you remember but my DD4 asked for a Disney Faries Dress for our Trip. Well i got the Simplicity pattern and I thought it looked hard but I had lots of encouragement from lots of you dissers....well, material arrived, pre washed it all and then cut out my pieces.....then it all went to pot.....

Had to aske Mother inlaw for help and i think this is where it got worse.......it's now 12.40am here and I have decided to call it a night....MIL went about an hour ago and we only compleated the bodice, well twice, the first one was compleatly wrong

Why oh why did I prommise DD that I would make her a dress for the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

I'm sticking with CarlaC in the future

I am truly sorry you are having a bad sewing day and empathize with you. Just go to bed and wake up refreshed and ready to try again. Relax, you can do it.

 

[Astro Orbiter]

OK...I have 8 and a half days until we leave...5 doll dresses and three t shirts to finish. So what do I do? I come up with another project of course!!

We always get the autographs of the characters and they just sit there in that stupid book. We never look at them again, and we generally loose them after a few years. (sad I know) I thought about making one of those nice home made autograph books, but was afraid it would suffer the same fate!

I had a small flash of brilliance. Very small.

I'm going to make an autograph quilt. I first saw this idea on the Dis Boards a few months ago and quickly forgot about it. After an hour of searching, I found the original post, and have now firmed up my plans.

I'm getting 4 or 5 different tone on tone white prints. (I figure I will need about 2 yards per kid) I will cut 8 or 10 inch squares and iron them to freezer paper to stabilize them. Get some fabric markers and have the characters sign them.

After we get home, I'll take the freezer paper off, trim to my final size plus seam allowance, and make a quilt. For the girls I think I might use some of the scraps from their dresses. For the boys, maybe a cute Cars fabric thrown in. (they both have Cars in their bedrooms)

At this point, the possibilities are endless.

I figure I can do the prep work in just a few hours. A good iron and a new sharp rotary cutting blade should make this part go fast. I'll just pop all the fabrics into a plastic zip loc bag (and have another one for the ones that are signed) and maybe find a small clipboard to aid in the signing.

I'm actually getting excited about this little project!

Nini

That's going to be so cool! And keeps the magic going after you go home!

I have some advice for you - DON'T go for the tone-on-tone whites for signatures unless you've tested it with your fabric markers and are happy. The ink may very well 'skip' on the white printing. I've just tested three fabric markers for you - Crayola, Marvy, and Fabric Mate - on a JoAnn's white TOT and they all 'skipped' on the white printing.

Every time I've done an autograph quilt/pillowcase I've just gotten a plain, sturdy cotton and it's been great.

I think the clipboard idea is good - what I'd also do is cut the squares just smaller than the size of the clipboard, and use small or medium binder clips to hold the edges and bottom tight. Freezer paper is great, but it's still a harder thing to sign than plain paper in a book. If you want to conserve on fabric a bit, you can cut the pieces 8 1/2 x 11, then draw a line down the middle of the page and tell them to write at the top or bottom.

Have fun! Deb

 

[woodkins]

ps- Can you see the huge playyard we use to keep him safe when we aren't staring at him every second? Our living room and kitchen are open to each other but I didn't feel comfortable "leaving" him in the living room while sewing, even though I can see in there just fine- I guess something about looking at the machine a lot so I don't sew my fingers together. The Husband and I have started to call it "Ryker's Island." The kids can't understand why we laugh whenever we call it that. "Put your brother in Ryker's Island" "Get your brother out of Ryker's Island!!!' Yes, we're easily amused.

I had to laugh when I read that you call it Ryker's Island...I'm not sure if you know it, but the large prison in New York City is RIkers Island!!
-Krysta

 

[woodkins]

For those of you that have made the removable fur cuffs to be worn with long sleeve tees...how did you do it. I've been looking at ycmt.com and there are a few different ebooks. I am leaning toward the crocheted ones with elastic. I can do simple crochet. Any help is appreciated!!

Thanks!!

Here is a link to a free pattern for how to make them. It gives instructions how to crochet the base (instead of doing this you can just use the elastic) and then follow how to make the furry part. They are really really easy to do if you know basic crochet. My dd personally thought they were sooo annoying to wear LOL, so I don't make them anymore.

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cff-cuffs.html?noImages=

 

[2cutekidz]

Angela!!! WELCOME!! I LOVE your calico princess dresses, you're the creator of the original. (I think Alice is my current FAV!) Do some countdown posts so we can see your lovely creations!!

 

[princessmom29]

AARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH..........not sure if you remember but my DD4 asked for a Disney Faries Dress for our Trip. Well i got the Simplicity pattern and I thought it looked hard but I had lots of encouragement from lots of you dissers....well, material arrived, pre washed it all and then cut out my pieces.....then it all went to pot.....

Had to aske Mother inlaw for help and i think this is where it got worse.......it's now 12.40am here and I have decided to call it a night....MIL went about an hour ago and we only compleated the bodice, well twice, the first one was compleatly wrong

Why oh why did I prommise DD that I would make her a dress for the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

I'm sticking with CarlaC in the future

Which one are you doing?? Mabye if you tell me what you are having trouble with I can help. I can't guarntee I'll be of any use, but mine came out wearable.

 

[revrob]

ROAD TRIP!!!! Our minivan has been to the west coast 3 times and the east coast twice in the past 4 years, so maybe I could just circle around the midwest and load everybody up!

Sounds like a plan to me! I'll be waiting on the curb with my suitcase!

Angela!!! WELCOME!! I LOVE your calico princess dresses, you're the creator of the original. (I think Alice is my current FAV!) Do some countdown posts so we can see your lovely creations!!

Angela, as in Ollie Girl, Angela? I must have missed her post? What is her ID?

Welcome!

 

[MouseTriper]

Who here has issues with their young children riding school buses on field trips due to the fact that most buses do NOT have seatbelts of any kind????

 

[VBAndrea]

Another drive-by post by Kristine....sorry ladies and Tom!

Has anyone been successful in finding white ankle socks (not athletic ones...pretty ones) at any national chains??? I need to pick some up for Aisling and I always have problems finding them.

I have the best luck at Kohls.

hehe! Love it!

Mental note don't sew when you are sick! ACK oh well
here are some pants I made for my nephew..Mickey isn't exactly placed where I want him.

completed Cindy outfit for my niece. I already am not happy with the applique but I couldn't find a toddler plane shirt to redo it. I posted Cindy a few days ago.

Cute -- I really like the fabric choice for the pants to match the Cindy t-

So here is what Claire and I did yesterday. She is still missing her BFF and best playmate since Grace is in kindergarden and goes to school 5 days a week as opposed to Claire's 3 days a week in Pre-K so we are trying to find things to do. She loves to "help" me with my sewing so this worked for us yesterday!

Grace is trying to show you how loose her teeth are so that is why her mouth is open like that. Claire, of course, is just copying her big sister!

We made shirts with their names on them. Claire pushed all of the buttons on my embroidery machine so that helped amuse her.

Looking for opinions.....I have been making these same t-shirts (well I change the name) for the girls to give as gifts when they go to b-day parties as well as a toy too. Do you think that is okay? I've been able to find the shirts for really cheap (although I haven't been able to find any short sleeve anymore so I am switching to long sleeve now) and thought they turned out cute but I didn't want anyone to think I was crazy for making them or the girls to be embarassed by a homemade gift.


One more questions! I almost forgot! I bought the applique font and the embroidery font online. Since it's not a pre-loaded font I have to do each letter individually. What software program would allow me to do the whole name at once without costing me a fortune?

I really like the shirts and would love for my child to recieve one as a gift. In all honesty though, I don't think my dd would be as excited as she's all about toys for gifts, but since you include a toy I think you have all your bases covered. For the last birthday party dd went to I made the recipient 3 bracelets in addition to giving her a nice toy.

And tell Grace I can see those loose teeth! DS was so upset tonight -- he lost one in the grass at soccer practice tonight and was so worried that the tooth fairy wouldn't come since he wouldn't be able to put it under his pillow. He swallowed the first tooth he lost -- that made for trauma as well.

Kate (my dd) tells me that sister outfits shouldn't always match, but should COORIDINATE. She's 20 - what does she know?

At any rate, I coordinated these AK outfits. The pants set you've already seen. Here it is again, with little sister's dress:

This is KINDA a Simply Sweet, and KINDA a stripwork jumper. Once again, love ya' Carla!

Looks fabulous and I too really like things to coordinate. That's why I thought it was so perfect when Disneygirlsandrew made her AK Vidas with MM on the front of one and back of the other with Daisy the opposite. I do like matching as well though. My kids will just get coordinating since I don't think my 7 y/o ds is interested in wearing twirly skirts and Vidas.

 

[woodkins]

Who here has issues with their young children riding school buses on field trips due to the fact that most buses do NOT have seatbelts of any kind????

My dd 7 has ridden the bus to school every day since age 5 and our buses do have seat belts, but I can tell you they are never used. The driver is not allowed to get out of his seat (unless it is a true emergency) and parents are not permitted to board the buses to buckle their kids. Our bus has kids K-6 and they sit 3 to a seat. Our only other option is to drive our kids to school ourselves. I don't love the situation, but there is not too much I can do with it at this point.

 

[teresajoy]

Ok so i had this whole other post 7 then my internet hiccuped & I lost it

Anyway I appreciate any HELP you guys can give me on this. I've been wanting petties for my girls but cant afford to break the bank right now with our upoming trip & wanting to do it in cash so...i checked out Macy's sale today & found these lovlies for just $2.50 each after the take 50% off all clearance items deal.

SO I know they aren't as full or long as most I have seen here but I was wondering if I could fill them out with more nylon chiffon adding ruffles on or would that not work or be difficult to do? i need your honest input here cause even if ya'all say its not worth my time I know my girls will still adore them as is & that price just couldn't be beat.

Thanks for any suggestions or help you can give!

I'm not sure how to poof them up, but WOW!! Great deal!!!

Hmm, maybe this is one of the reasons it takes me so long to complete any sewing...

Aww, he's a cutie!

Is it me, or is this particular thread moving slower than usual?

Anyway I once again have some questions for everyone!

I have the Brother 750D and the store where I bought it from gave me a large tube of fabric stabilizer. I still have a lot left but I am wondering if anyone has a good source for stabilizer? I know some machines are particular about thread and bobbins but I didnt know if that was the case with stabilizer. Any help would be appreciated!




And just to complain a little....the air conditioning unit that cools my bedroom and Lilly's went out Tuesday. Thankfully it was just BARELY under warranty. It had a 5 year warranty and it was installed August 25, 2004 but it comes with a 30 day grace period so we barely squeaked by with it. They came yesterday and fixed it so I am cool again. And in case you were wondering, here in TX it's still pretty hot, both days when it was out it was around 95-96 degrees. So that all ended well! Yeah! But then last night I started my dishwasher and when the cycle ended there was a lot of standing water in the bottom. My DH and I tried to get it to empty but it wouldn't. We ended up emptying it as much as possible with a glass. Then he took the dishwasher out to see if the hose was clogged and it wasn't. So we called this morning to have it fixed. They will be here on Monday. Just that everything goes wrong at once! And I was hot. And now I have to do the dishes by hand (actually I will pobably make everyone eat off of paper plates!). And I wanted to share my annoyance with everyone!

I feel your pain! We went without a furnace for two years (I suspect that's similar to the AC in Texas!) and our dishwasher hasn't worked in over a year. I HATE doing dishes and I HATE freezing my patootie off!

So here is what Claire and I did yesterday. She is still missing her BFF and best playmate since Grace is in kindergarden and goes to school 5 days a week as opposed to Claire's 3 days a week in Pre-K so we are trying to find things to do. She loves to "help" me with my sewing so this worked for us yesterday!

One more questions! I almost forgot! I bought the applique font and the embroidery font online. Since it's not a pre-loaded font I have to do each letter individually. What software program would allow me to do the whole name at once without costing me a fortune?

Grace and Claire are just too cute!! They just make me smile!

I love the tops and would be thrilled if someone gave them to my girls as a gift!

Oh, and I posted before, but I got a digitizing program for $15 that let's you do the lettering. It lets you do other digitzing too, but when your sister is Heathersue, WHY would I try that???

Here's the link for you:

http://www.lorileedesigns.com/seu.html

I am just blown away by these creations. I was wondering about the opinions out there for the brother-disney embroidery machines? I have always wanted one but haved mixed reviews about brother machines.

I have the older Brother 250D, and I really like it. It stitches out very well and is extremely user friendly. It only has a 4X4 stitching area, but that's not too bad really. Heather has made quite a few neat designs for the 4X4.

ROAD TRIP!!!! Our minivan has been to the west coast 3 times and the east coast twice in the past 4 years, so maybe I could just circle around the midwest and load everybody up!

OOH, pick me up in Michigan please!

Kate (my dd) tells me that sister outfits shouldn't always match, but should COORIDINATE. She's 20 - what does she know?

At any rate, I coordinated these AK outfits. The pants set you've already seen. Here it is again, with little sister's dress:

This is KINDA a Simply Sweet, and KINDA a stripwork jumper. Once again, love ya' Carla!

Love it!!! That is just adorable!

In regards to Lisa Zoe and the Winnie the Pooh twirly designer
apparently I don't have enough posts here yet to post links! LOL... but I think you will know that I am referring to the new Vida applique'd dresses by Lisa Zoe and the Winnie the Pooh twirl designer!
Hugz!
_________________
Lisa Zoe! You know I've always LOVED your applique and designs! I love how you bring in actual prints to add to the further contrast the art of your applique as opposed to using solids or calicos! I love how original you are. You rock my socks off! I am trying to figure out how to post your pics under my little blurb here... but you know, I am still lost at how this whole DisBoard thing works! LOL... well, I am getting back to my customs I have on hand. I just wanted to let you know... I love seeing you on FB... thanks for being my friend!
~ Angela
Ollie Girl!

Ps.... I also love the Winnie the Pooh twirl and applique set by the other designer too! Truly a bunch of creative gals here!

I'm a little confused by the post, I'm sorry!!!

You are Ollie Girl?? You already had an account on the Dis. I remember you posting way back when! I wondered where you went!

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=20420176&postcount=3045

Who here has issues with their young children riding school buses on field trips due to the fact that most buses do NOT have seatbelts of any kind????

ME!!! I HATE it!