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

[ireland_nicole]

Here's something I made for Hannah (thanks Nicole for letting me CAS(almost)E)! I had asked her before school if she wanted one, and she told me "But MOM! I don't know if 3rd grade rocks yet!"

Thought y'all might also get a kick out of this one: it looks like my girls have switched personalities! Lizzie is dressed Girlie and Hannah is in a tee!

Don't worry too much though, Hannah has fancy hair in the back from the adopt a 'do site!

Oh! And they DID end up using one of my pictures on CNN:

Here are the nine pictures they selected for the gallery:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/15/wall.emotions.irpt/index.html

Lizzie is right in the middle, hanging off her slide!

Love the shirt, love the pic w/ the girls even more, and am totally stoked that I know someone FAMOUS!!!!

I have so much to photograph and show on here, plus I'm trying to finish everything for Disneyland (three weeks, ack!!). Go figure I'd get sick and be miserable and weak with no motivation right now, bleh.

Hope you feel better soon!

Help me brainstorm a bit here, if you will.

I'm unpacking my sewing stuff and slowly getting things set up, and I'll be going into the city on Thursday so I'd like to pick up supplies to get a couple-few things started for our trip. In emptying boxes, I came across a Mickey fabric I'd forgotten I had, so I'm thinking up ways to use it. What would y'all do with about 3.25 yards of this fabric?:

You totally need to send it to Nicole, she really, really, really needs it, she has dreams about it...

barring that: I think it would also be an awesome overdress on a feliz. or the main fabric panels on a vida, or an emma top and embellishment on jeans a la lisa zoe, or - hey wait, you could do all of that with about half and then just send me the rest!!

I have a question for those of you who does machine embroidery... when you do machine applique/embroidery on cotton material, what kind of stabilizer do you use? Do you use use tear-away stabilizer with spray on adhesive? Or do you use the sticky back stabilizer? I started using the spray adhesive because I had trouble peeling off the sticky stabilizer. They appear to be permanently glued to the fabric. With the spray adhesive, I hate that it leaves the back of my fabric all sticky until I wash them. Also, do you leave the stabilizer inside the design or do you tear those away as well?


Thanks!!!!

I also try desperately to avoid spray adhesive, and even the brother machines have a basting stitch; I'm not sure what machine you have, just wanted to let ya know even the little machines can have it. I also spray startch my cotton fabric, that way it's not going to move or stretch really anyway.

 

[snubie]

I am trying to get as much done as possible now before the baby gets here. I finished Lauren's Halloween costume. She chose (with some strong suggestions from Mommy) to be Fancy Nancy:
Front

Back

Top: CarlaC Portait Peasant
Sash: CarlaC
Skirt: CarlaC flouncy skirt
Petti: Disney store

And I got a Christmas gift done too for my little niece in CA:

Dress: CarlaC Simply Sweet
Applique design on bodice: Heather Sue and Sis Boom
Pants: CarlaC Easy Fits

 

[eeyore3847]

And I got a Christmas gift done too for my little niece in CA:

Dress: CarlaC Simply Sweet
Applique design on bodice: Heather Sue and Sis Boom
Pants: CarlaC Easy Fits

Those are super sweet looking..

Lori

 

[Sapper383]

Help me brainstorm a bit here, if you will.

I'm unpacking my sewing stuff and slowly getting things set up, and I'll be going into the city on Thursday so I'd like to pick up supplies to get a couple-few things started for our trip. In emptying boxes, I came across a Mickey fabric I'd forgotten I had, so I'm thinking up ways to use it. What would y'all do with about 3.25 yards of this fabric?:

Send it to Sam.....please, pretty please

I just love this fabric and sooo jealous

 

[billwendy]

Coming out of lurkdom to say thank you! I must have an older model but similar to the two of yours, I think. The button is in a slightly different place for me (I have to hit the SEWING button first to get to the outline-dashes around a box and basting button-straight line around a box w/ needle). I did not know that was there before. I had been using the outline button but had never used that one before. THANK YOU!! !

Does anyone know if the Brother Disney 270D can do this??????

I finished something this morning and thought I'd share! This is for a friends daughter - She LOVES Cars!

Shannon - I LOVE THIS!!! Its soooooooo cute!!!

Marah - the girls look adorable!! I cant believe they "switched places today" - they both are so cute either way!! Did you decide on Halloween yet?

Jeanne - how is Jayden doing?

Cindee - what are you and Morgan up to these days?

Steph - Is this football season for Jacob?

T - how is baby Violette doing?

Everyone else - GREAT JOB on all the outfits!!!

 

[revrob]

Do all tear-away wash away, or do I have to find a washable tear-away? I put my tear-away in water, and it doesn't dissolve?

Ok, I think I phrased that wrong. I don't mean that it dissolves (like a water soluable stabilizer does). It more just kinda pulls away from where it is stitched. If it doesn't pull away, it just stays, and it's ok. If it does pull away, it washes away and it's ok. Either way, it's not a huge deal. I just sent off some designs, or I would take a picture of the back so that I could should you. I'll be stitching some more this evening and tomorrow - I'll try to remember to take some pics and show you what I mean.

 

[GlassSlippers]

Hi!

I'm brand new here and I've been admiring everyone's work. My machine is a Brother XL5130. It has that satin stitch that you'd use to make button holes. Is that what I need for applique work?

My daughter (17) is quite creative and would like a machine that embroiders. Is the Brother SE350 a good choice? It's quite a bit less expensive than some machines I've checked out, but that's not always a good thing. It seems to get great reviews though. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Lori in East Podunk, WI

 

[ireland_nicole]

I am trying to get as much done as possible now before the baby gets here. I finished Lauren's Halloween costume. She chose (with some strong suggestions from Mommy) to be Fancy Nancy:
Front

Back

Top: CarlaC Portait Peasant
Sash: CarlaC
Skirt: CarlaC flouncy skirt
Petti: Disney store

And I got a Christmas gift done too for my little niece in CA:

Dress: CarlaC Simply Sweet
Applique design on bodice: Heather Sue and Sis Boom
Pants: CarlaC Easy Fits

Those are so cute!!

Does anyone know if the Brother Disney 270D can do this??????

I don't know about the 270D, I know the 700ii and the 750D can; you go into the built in frames, select the rectange, choose stitch option 10 which is a basting stitch, then go to layout and size it so it's bigger than your design and placed over where your design will be.

Does that make any sense at all?

 

[ireland_nicole]

Hi!

I'm brand new here and I've been admiring everyone's work. My machine is a Brother XL5130. It has that satin stitch that you'd use to make button holes. Is that what I need for applique work?

My daughter (17) is quite creative and would like a machine that embroiders. Is the Brother SE350 a good choice? It's quite a bit less expensive than some machines I've checked out, but that's not always a good thing. It seems to get great reviews though. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Lori in East Podunk, WI

I don't know your machine, but my zig zag for the buttonholes is too long a stitch length and leaves gaps. What I have to do with mine is to choose the zig zag and then shorten the stitch length and choosing what width I want; usually a 4 for the outside of a design and 3 inside. On page one is an Awesome, Amazing tute from Heather Sue that tells you everything you need to know. As far as the machine for your DD, one factor that really influences pricing is hoop size. the SE350 has a 4x4 hoop, which isn't huge. Most of us, especially if we do any appliques with the machine, want at least 5x7; unless we're really smart like Shannon and find screamin deals for the mother of all embroidery machines . That being said; your DD is only 17, and the SE350 would be a good ooportunity to see if she really enjoys it and will stick with it. The PES format that brother uses is readily available, and there are a lot of designs out there if you look. One thing is that I don't think the SE350 has a computer connection, so to get any designs from online, etc. you'd need to get PED basic, which runs roughly $100 (look around, the price can vary.) The other advantage for your DD is that it's also a sewing machine, so you're really getting a 2 for 1. On the whole, for her, I think it's probably a good buy. And you can always continue to use it as a sewing machine if you ever decide to upgrade to a stand alone embroidery machine.

 

[disneylovinfamily]

Ok here are some more sets for the trip. Jessica did the shirts for me and the haunted mansion embroidery (I sewed it on and made the easy fits) JESSICA HAS BEEN A LIFE SAVER this week for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to change the pants. DH informed me that it needs to say arr not arg (great like I need one more thing to do!) I also want to get a skull button if I can for the flag and add buttons for cannon holes on the side of teh ship

I made the shirt and Jessica matched teh minnie perfectly for me!

 

[Stephres]

Steph - Is this football season for Jacob?

Ha! No, Jacob is a soccer boy. When soccer season is over in February we try to get him to try something else in the spring. Last spring it was flag football. He said at the end of the season, right after the coach awarded him MVP of the team, please don't make me play football ever again! Poor coach!

I think this spring I am going to have him play tennis. For some reason he doesn't hate it as much as the other sports.

 

[emcreative]

Ok here are some more sets for the trip. Jessica did the shirts for me and the haunted mansion embroidery (I sewed it on and made the easy fits) JESSICA HAS BEEN A LIFE SAVER this week for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to change the pants. DH informed me that it needs to say arr not arg (great like I need one more thing to do!) I also want to get a skull button if I can for the flag and add buttons for cannon holes on the side of teh ship

I made the shirt and Jessica matched teh minnie perfectly for me!

I love everything!!!

I hope I can be half that creative with my boys when it's our turn. I may need to "pick your brain"!!!

 

[revrob]

Ok here are some more sets for the trip. Jessica did the shirts for me and the haunted mansion embroidery (I sewed it on and made the easy fits) JESSICA HAS BEEN A LIFE SAVER this week for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to change the pants. DH informed me that it needs to say arr not arg (great like I need one more thing to do!) I also want to get a skull button if I can for the flag and add buttons for cannon holes on the side of teh ship

I made the shirt and Jessica matched teh minnie perfectly for me!

Those are SO CUTE!

 

[NiniMorris]

Please remember my daughter and her husband. She was involved in a small accident this afternoon, totaled her vehicle, but she is fine. The problem is ...she works for the city, the city policeman caused the accident, and she hit the city police car. The accident report says she caused the accident (even though 10 witnesses said otherwise)and now it is putting her job in an awkward position. (she is the city payroll clerk, and police officer causing the accident is the police department payroll clerk)

To make it worse, it happened right before the processional bringing home a local man killed in Iraq. The accident caused the procession to have to go around them. This is bothering her so much she can't stop crying.

Thanks...

Nini

 

[ireland_nicole]

Ok here are some more sets for the trip. Jessica did the shirts for me and the haunted mansion embroidery (I sewed it on and made the easy fits) JESSICA HAS BEEN A LIFE SAVER this week for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to change the pants. DH informed me that it needs to say arr not arg (great like I need one more thing to do!) I also want to get a skull button if I can for the flag and add buttons for cannon holes on the side of teh ship

I made the shirt and Jessica matched teh minnie perfectly for me!

These are sooooooooooo awesome!!!!!!!!! Great job, both of you!!!!

Please remember my daughter and her husband. She was involved in a small accident this afternoon, totaled her vehicle, but she is fine. The problem is ...she works for the city, the city policeman caused the accident, and she hit the city police car. The accident report says she caused the accident (even though 10 witnesses said otherwise)and now it is putting her job in an awkward position. (she is the city payroll clerk, and police officer causing the accident is the police department payroll clerk)

To make it worse, it happened right before the processional bringing home a local man killed in Iraq. The accident caused the procession to have to go around them. This is bothering her so much she can't stop crying.

Thanks...

Nini

Oh no, what an incredibly difficult situation. I'm praying for your daughter and your family.

 

[billwendy]

Ha! No, Jacob is a soccer boy. When soccer season is over in February we try to get him to try something else in the spring. Last spring it was flag football. He said at the end of the season, right after the coach awarded him MVP of the team, please don't make me play football ever again! Poor coach!

I think this spring I am going to have him play tennis. For some reason he doesn't hate it as much as the other sports.

Lol - i knew I remembered some type of football!!! Tennis sounds fun! In florida, I always think of swimming! Around here baseball is big in the spring. Does Megan play any sports?

Nini - so glad your daughter is okay - how awkward though -will pray it all smooths out!

 

[rie'smom]

Please remember my daughter and her husband. She was involved in a small accident this afternoon, totaled her vehicle, but she is fine. The problem is ...she works for the city, the city policeman caused the accident, and she hit the city police car. The accident report says she caused the accident (even though 10 witnesses said otherwise)and now it is putting her job in an awkward position. (she is the city payroll clerk, and police officer causing the accident is the police department payroll clerk)

To make it worse, it happened right before the processional bringing home a local man killed in Iraq. The accident caused the procession to have to go around them. This is bothering her so much she can't stop crying.

Thanks...

Nini

Prayers said. I hope everything turns out ok for her.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Please remember my daughter and her husband. She was involved in a small accident this afternoon, totaled her vehicle, but she is fine. The problem is ...she works for the city, the city policeman caused the accident, and she hit the city police car. The accident report says she caused the accident (even though 10 witnesses said otherwise)and now it is putting her job in an awkward position. (she is the city payroll clerk, and police officer causing the accident is the police department payroll clerk)

To make it worse, it happened right before the processional bringing home a local man killed in Iraq. The accident caused the procession to have to go around them. This is bothering her so much she can't stop crying.

Thanks...

Nini

Oh my, your poor DD. I would be crying too. Praying for her anxiety to ease and for her job to be safe.

 

[minnie2]

Once again I stopped getting updates! ACK!
Love those pirate outfits!

Please remember my daughter and her husband. She was involved in a small accident this afternoon, totaled her vehicle, but she is fine. The problem is ...she works for the city, the city policeman caused the accident, and she hit the city police car. The accident report says she caused the accident (even though 10 witnesses said otherwise)and now it is putting her job in an awkward position. (she is the city payroll clerk, and police officer causing the accident is the police department payroll clerk)

To make it worse, it happened right before the processional bringing home a local man killed in Iraq. The accident caused the procession to have to go around them. This is bothering her so much she can't stop crying.

Thanks...

Nini

(HUG)

Ha! No, Jacob is a soccer boy. When soccer season is over in February we try to get him to try something else in the spring. Last spring it was flag football. He said at the end of the season, right after the coach awarded him MVP of the team, please don't make me play football ever again! Poor coach!

I think this spring I am going to have him play tennis. For some reason he doesn't hate it as much as the other sports.

I loved Tennis as a kid! I hope Jacob likes it better.

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

I also try desperately to avoid spray adhesive, and even the brother machines have a basting stitch; I'm not sure what machine you have, just wanted to let ya know even the little machines can have it. I also spray startch my cotton fabric, that way it's not going to move or stretch really anyway.

I have yet to figure out where (if I do have it) the basting stitch is on my machine. From the description that others gave on here, it is the button with the square with a needle..when I push that, it just starts sewing.

I am trying to get as much done as possible now before the baby gets here. I finished Lauren's Halloween costume. She chose (with some strong suggestions from Mommy) to be Fancy Nancy:
Front

Very cute outfit..I love the fancy nancy costume, and the other two outfits are adorable, and love the fabric, too!

So cute!

Please remember my daughter and her husband. She was involved in a small accident this afternoon, totaled her vehicle, but she is fine. The problem is ...she works for the city, the city policeman caused the accident, and she hit the city police car. The accident report says she caused the accident (even though 10 witnesses said otherwise)and now it is putting her job in an awkward position. (she is the city payroll clerk, and police officer causing the accident is the police department payroll clerk)

To make it worse, it happened right before the processional bringing home a local man killed in Iraq. The accident caused the procession to have to go around them. This is bothering her so much she can't stop crying.

Thanks...

Nini

Your dd and her husbnad are in my prayers. Glad that they are OK.