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

[GoofyG]

I lost the quote...but I am also praying for that little girl who has been so sick!! Does anyone know how she is doing??

She is doing ok, they are moving her out of ICU tomorrow. They still don't know what is causing this. She can't get hit in the tummy or head, he blood won't clot. When she went to the hospital her platelets were 2,000. Today they were 480,000. That is the problem, they don't know why they are doing this! She finally had a good nights sleep. The other night she cried and screamed for 8hrs. Her poor family, they still have 2 other kids they have to take care of also.

 

[NiniMorris]

Hi Nini:

I've been doing some pettis. They are really easy, just look tough because of all the gathering. I started with this direction and then just sort of modified it to my liking.

http://www.marthastewart.com/articl...03d370a0aRCRD&rsc=comments_tv&comments_page=1

This is for 18 months. But take the waist, times 2. That would be your satin (or whatever you wish to use), then double that measurement for the first layer, double that for the second. The fluff is double that.

PM me and I can you cutting sizes. I ended up making a chart.

Thanks...that is actually the site that started this train of thought!

Hey, all! You guys have been really busy! I just wanted to drive by and show you all my latest skirt. I had seen someone post a long while ago that they had made a skirt from a charm pack of fabrics. When I saw this charm pack in a quilt store, I knew I had to make one! Of course, now I need more fabric to make a top. Didn't think that all the way through! ANYWAY, i love the skirt - and once I get the top made up, I'll be anxious for AbbyGrace to wear it this fall!

LOVE those fabrics!

Nini

 

[emcreative]

**Disclaimer*** I DID NOT MAKE THIS DRESS ***Disclaimer***

One day Hannah was peering over my shoulder when another member posted her daughter wearing this dress that her mother had made. Hannah totally fell in love with it. Of course then I had to break her heart and tell her Momma was NO WHERE NEAR the skill level required to make a Feliz.

A few days after that, we stumbled on it again elsewhere on the internet, and Hannah had to have it (it was fate, right?). After a few days of bugging she finally got me to take her out for some pictures of it. I thought the original creator/owner might get a kick out of seeing the dress again, and the happy little girl who loves wearing it!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Could you all please pray for a friend of mine......

About 5 weeks ago I posted on here about a friend of mine that had a heart attack -- she is 34! (if you are FB friend you have seen it there as well)...well her body is overcome with infection now and they have called in her family and friends to tell them that she may not make it much longer. I am still praying that she pulls through this but please pray for her family. Keri has a little boy 5 years old and a 9 month old baby girl. I have no idea how her husband is handling this but please pray for all of them. Thanks!

This is so very scary. I hope and pray for her recovery. Her husband and family must be worried (you too) Someone I know recently was this ill and she has made a complete recovery.

 

[Mirb1214]

You need to get ball point needles for the t-shirts and a mulitpack of regular point needles for other fabrics. They come in sizes.

Size 9 is for very sheer fabrics, like batiste or chiffon
Size 11 is for lightweight woven fabrics like broadcloth or taffeta
Size 14 is for medium weight fabrics like linen or heavier quilting cottons I also use this one for Denim that feels thin.
Size 16 is recommended for heavy weight fabrics like denim or canvas


Good Luck with your next project!

Try using some compressed air to clean your machine until you can get that screw off. Definately use a ball point neede on knits! It makes a difference. You can use your regular needle on regular quilters cotton. Not sure why your machine ate your tee.

That may explain A LOT. I use the needle that came w/ my machine. My needle does great w/ the materials that I've worked w/ but when I applique on a tshirt w/ stablizer it "pulls". Would the needle have anything to do with it??

Just go to JoAnn and when you get to the cutting table say "I'd like 1 1/2 pounds, please." I'm sure they'll know just how much that is! I know the "friendly" ladies at our JoAnn would be more than happy if you did that (most of them are SO not friendly)!

I'll let you know how that works for me after I go to Joann's this next weekend.

I decided to find my measurements. It wasn't too hard to do:


The pettis have two tiers of chiffon attached to a yoke that is about 3" long. The skirts are double layered, and the one I'm holding, which is 15" long measures:

Yoke- 3 1/2" finished length
Tiers- 5.5 " long

fluff-1" long, but it is doubled on each layer, so there are 4 layers of fluff total.

Maybe you can use that to figure out how much yardage you need.

Thanks! Now we'll see if I'm still ready to tacklet it after doing the math!

 

[VBAndrea]

Trying to catch up....

I really love a lot of the outfits posted but currently don't have the time to go back and multiquote.

Shannon -- that skirt is gorgeous!

LOVED the Minnie outfits on the three girls. I remember the dresses posted when made but "in action" they look even better!

Janet -- adore your SW and Evil Queen. How about contacts for the night? That way you can sign plenty of autographs!

Leslie and others thanks for the help on my applique. DH was able to get my screw undone (with vice grips and a strong screw head) and it wasn't overly linty inside. I think it was the needle that caused the problems. I switched to the ballpoint and decided to finish some of it to make sure it now works, and it is fine. I am a little weak on small curves and small areas, but otherwise I hope to master the appliques.

And Leslie, the shirt is to match a double layer stripwork skirt I made following your tute -- and the skirt turned out beautiful (never mind that dd doesn't like the spider fabric and refuses to wear it). Once I get a shirt made I will post pics (likely not until the end of the week -- haven't even printed the pattern yet).

My thoughts are with Keri and her family -- how sad to be going through something like this at such a young age. I so feel for her dh and children as well. I pray for a positive outcome.

And likewise, to the poor girl with the low platelet count -- I so hope they can figure out what is causing this so she can be properly treated. Stories like this will for sure make my give my children extra hugs tonight.

And Adi, you are so young at 26! I had my first at 37 and my second at 39. We tried for more and had one m/c and then never could get pg again, even with fertility treatment. I would have loved to have started a a much younger age, but didn't get married until I was 35. It took that long to find the perfect man (well, ok, he's not quite perfect as I know I won't be able to get him to wear red and black the day the kids are in their Mickey and Minnie customs).

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

**Disclaimer*** I DID NOT MAKE THIS DRESS ***Disclaimer***

One day Hannah was peering over my shoulder when another member posted her daughter wearing this dress that her mother had made. Hannah totally fell in love with it. Of course then I had to break her heart and tell her Momma was NO WHERE NEAR the skill level required to make a Feliz.

A few days after that, we stumbled on it again elsewhere on the internet, and Hannah had to have it (it was fate, right?). After a few days of bugging she finally got me to take her out for some pictures of it. I thought the original creator/owner might get a kick out of seeing the dress again, and the happy little girl who loves wearing it!

Gorgeous! Hannah looks adorable in that dress!

 

[VBAndrea]

**Disclaimer*** I DID NOT MAKE THIS DRESS ***Disclaimer***

One day Hannah was peering over my shoulder when another member posted her daughter wearing this dress that her mother had made. Hannah totally fell in love with it. Of course then I had to break her heart and tell her Momma was NO WHERE NEAR the skill level required to make a Feliz.

A few days after that, we stumbled on it again elsewhere on the internet, and Hannah had to have it (it was fate, right?). After a few days of bugging she finally got me to take her out for some pictures of it. I thought the original creator/owner might get a kick out of seeing the dress again, and the happy little girl who loves wearing it!

She looks sooo happy in the dress and she is so very pretty -- she's drop dead gorgeous in the second photo where she's on the slide.

That may explain A LOT. I use the needle that came w/ my machine. My needle does great w/ the materials that I've worked w/ but when I applique on a tshirt w/ stablizer it "pulls". Would the needle have anything to do with it??

I switched to a ball point and now it works fine, so I would highly suggest using that for knits. I decided to practice a bit more though before tackling another t-shirt. I am going to applique on a peasant top instead -- less costly to ruin a small piece of fabric than a shirt. I only have one other black t- and it's brand new. And my next project after that is a Simply Sweet so I'll applique on cotton with that as well.

 

[angel23321]

I need to go back and read but I was so excited, I had to post...FINALLY got to finish a project.
I started Emma's back to school outfit on Friday but got really sick that night. So I didn't think I'd get to do the pants but she begged and like a good mommy, I finished it. I wanted the solid fabric for the pants but didn't have enough (my fault, I cut it wrong). Emma loves it even though I think the pants might be too clowny. LOL.

I re-learned so much doing this outfit. There are so many mistakes but she doesn't care. LOL

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[angel23321]

Could you all please pray for a friend of mine......

About 5 weeks ago I posted on here about a friend of mine that had a heart attack -- she is 34! (if you are FB friend you have seen it there as well)...well her body is overcome with infection now and they have called in her family and friends to tell them that she may not make it much longer. I am still praying that she pulls through this but please pray for her family. Keri has a little boy 5 years old and a 9 month old baby girl. I have no idea how her husband is handling this but please pray for all of them. Thanks!

So sad..prayers are being said.

 

[angel23321]

Opps...sorry the pictures are so small..you can click on them though.
I wanted the shirt shorter so it didn't look so dress like. And the capris should've been a little longer...but what can you do.
This is my first outfit in forever...only halloween costumes in the last few years. LOL.

 

[kathyell]

Sending out the best thoughts possible for the young girl with the platelet issue, the 34 year old mom struggling post-heart attack.

Lovely, lovely, lovely things posted.

And also: in the original Grimm's version of Snow White, there is no stepmother and it is Snow White's biological mother who sentences her to death out of jealousy of her daughter's beauty.

Beginning with the edition of 1819, the Grimms add the statement that Snow-White's mother died during childbirth, and that her father remarried. Note that in the first edition, presumably the version closest to its oral sources, Snow-White's jealous antagonist is her own mother, not a stepmother.

You can read several versions of the tale, many of them translated into English from other languages (so they may have lost a little something in the translation) right here.

If you poke around that site a little you can read all sorts of fairy tales that have been passed down through the ages, many of which led to the classic Disney features we love today.

People say things about the violent stuff that happens in the classic Disney animated features, but those things are NOTHING compared to the Grimm's original versions of most of those tales.

 

[ireland_nicole]

Back to sewing...has anyone here tackled a pettiskirt? I've been looking at the instructions. They seem to be involved, but not too difficult. I'm thinking of making a couple for the girls holiday dresses.

Right now, it seems the hardest part will be finding the material....

Ideas or suggestion?

Nini

ok; you need nylon chiffon, not regular chiffon, it's a completely different fabric that doesn't fray (and trust me, that's reaaaaaaalllllllllly important.)
the only place I've seen it at reasonable prices is afc-express.com they do costuming fabrics. The nylon chiffon comes in loads of colors and is only $1.54 / yd although shipping ran me about $10. fwiw, I'm making 16" pettis and they take 10 yards each.

Could you all please pray for a friend of mine......

About 5 weeks ago I posted on here about a friend of mine that had a heart attack -- she is 34! (if you are FB friend you have seen it there as well)...well her body is overcome with infection now and they have called in her family and friends to tell them that she may not make it much longer. I am still praying that she pulls through this but please pray for her family. Keri has a little boy 5 years old and a 9 month old baby girl. I have no idea how her husband is handling this but please pray for all of them. Thanks!

oh gosh, how awful. I'm praying for all of them, especially that she receives healing.

Hey, all! You guys have been really busy! I just wanted to drive by and show you all my latest skirt. I had seen someone post a long while ago that they had made a skirt from a charm pack of fabrics. When I saw this charm pack in a quilt store, I knew I had to make one! Of course, now I need more fabric to make a top. Didn't think that all the way through! ANYWAY, i love the skirt - and once I get the top made up, I'll be anxious for AbbyGrace to wear it this fall!

Gorgeous!

She is doing ok, they are moving her out of ICU tomorrow. They still don't know what is causing this. She can't get hit in the tummy or head, he blood won't clot. When she went to the hospital her platelets were 2,000. Today they were 480,000. That is the problem, they don't know why they are doing this! She finally had a good nights sleep. The other night she cried and screamed for 8hrs. Her poor family, they still have 2 other kids they have to take care of also.

Continuing to pray that she would continue improving and that the doctors would have wisdom in finding the cause.

**Disclaimer*** I DID NOT MAKE THIS DRESS ***Disclaimer***

One day Hannah was peering over my shoulder when another member posted her daughter wearing this dress that her mother had made. Hannah totally fell in love with it. Of course then I had to break her heart and tell her Momma was NO WHERE NEAR the skill level required to make a Feliz.

A few days after that, we stumbled on it again elsewhere on the internet, and Hannah had to have it (it was fate, right?). After a few days of bugging she finally got me to take her out for some pictures of it. I thought the original creator/owner might get a kick out of seeing the dress again, and the happy little girl who loves wearing it!

Love it! Hannah looks beautiful in it!

I need to go back and read but I was so excited, I had to post...FINALLY got to finish a project.
I started Emma's back to school outfit on Friday but got really sick that night. So I didn't think I'd get to do the pants but she begged and like a good mommy, I finished it. I wanted the solid fabric for the pants but didn't have enough (my fault, I cut it wrong). Emma loves it even though I think the pants might be too clowny. LOL.

I re-learned so much doing this outfit. There are so many mistakes but she doesn't care. LOL

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I don't think it's too clowny at all, I think it's adorable.

 

[ireland_nicole]

OT, but if y'all could send prayers and pixie dust tomorrow morning I'd appreciate it. I know it doesn't seem like a big need, but I really, really need to get a job, and having been home for 9 years has made it harder than I anticipated. Because of all the medical bills even with insurance we've blown through all our savings and are pretty deep in debt. My DH has been awesome, and so supportive, but I know he's stressed, and the tests that they just did on his heart didn't come back well, so I know I need to do what I can to relieve his stress.

Anyway, I have an interview in the morning. I'm scared to death.

Also:
Thanks ladies for all the grimms and snow white info. I really love learning new stuff, and that is fascinating. I feel the need to go research now...

 

[PrincessKell]

HELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Hi everyone. I have been MIA on the dis for soooooooooo long. I actually haven't been sewing but some of you know that. haha BUT I did cut fabric today! Its a start, right??? Some cute brown Punk pants the Peach wants.

I have missed you all so! I will try to catch up soon. Hopefully get some sewing done tomorrow while the princess is at school.

 

[ireland_nicole]

Hi Kell! Glad to see you back!!

I don't know if anyone is interested, but I found this national geographic link about the grimm brothers and it has I think 12 of the stories from an early 20th century printing of the stories.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html

 

[NaeNae]

OT, but if y'all could send prayers and pixie dust tomorrow morning I'd appreciate it. I know it doesn't seem like a big need, but I really, really need to get a job, and having been home for 9 years has made it harder than I anticipated. Because of all the medical bills even with insurance we've blown through all our savings and are pretty deep in debt. My DH has been awesome, and so supportive, but I know he's stressed, and the tests that they just did on his heart didn't come back well, so I know I need to do what I can to relieve his stress.

Anyway, I have an interview in the morning. I'm scared to death.

Also:
Thanks ladies for all the grimms and snow white info. I really love learning new stuff, and that is fascinating. I feel the need to go research now...

I'll pray for peace and guidance for you. I know God has a plan, not always what we think it should be, we just have to have patience and he will provide what he sees best.

 

[PolyndianPrincessJes]

OT, but if y'all could send prayers and pixie dust tomorrow morning I'd appreciate it. I know it doesn't seem like a big need, but I really, really need to get a job, and having been home for 9 years has made it harder than I anticipated. Because of all the medical bills even with insurance we've blown through all our savings and are pretty deep in debt. My DH has been awesome, and so supportive, but I know he's stressed, and the tests that they just did on his heart didn't come back well, so I know I need to do what I can to relieve his stress.

Anyway, I have an interview in the morning. I'm scared to death.

Also:
Thanks ladies for all the grimms and snow white info. I really love learning new stuff, and that is fascinating. I feel the need to go research now...

You got it! It can definitely be scary to take on something big like this. Just try to relax, and eat a good breakfast. Am I sounding too much like a mom? Good luck!

 

[emcreative]

She looks sooo happy in the dress and she is so very pretty -- she's drop dead gorgeous in the second photo where she's on the slide.

Aww shucks, thanks! She sure didn't get it from me! Hannah has my hands...and that's the ONLY thing about us that looks alike! My BFF keeps saying she thinks Hannah looks like a young Jennifer Garner. Sometimes I think I see it, sometimes I don't.

I need to go back and read but I was so excited, I had to post...FINALLY got to finish a project.
I started Emma's back to school outfit on Friday but got really sick that night. So I didn't think I'd get to do the pants but she begged and like a good mommy, I finished it. I wanted the solid fabric for the pants but didn't have enough (my fault, I cut it wrong). Emma loves it even though I think the pants might be too clowny. LOL.

I re-learned so much doing this outfit. There are so many mistakes but she doesn't care. LOL

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I don't think it looks clowny at all! SOOOO cute!

Sending out the best thoughts possible for the young girl with the platelet issue, the 34 year old mom struggling post-heart attack.

Lovely, lovely, lovely things posted.

And also: in the original Grimm's version of Snow White, there is no stepmother and it is Snow White's biological mother who sentences her to death out of jealousy of her daughter's beauty.



You can read several versions of the tale, many of them translated into English from other languages (so they may have lost a little something in the translation) right here.

If you poke around that site a little you can read all sorts of fairy tales that have been passed down through the ages, many of which led to the classic Disney features we love today.

People say things about the violent stuff that happens in the classic Disney animated features, but those things are NOTHING compared to the Grimm's original versions of most of those tales.

Wasn't the whole point of fairy tales to scare you into a certain behavior, belief or philosophy?

OT, but if y'all could send prayers and pixie dust tomorrow morning I'd appreciate it. I know it doesn't seem like a big need, but I really, really need to get a job, and having been home for 9 years has made it harder than I anticipated. Because of all the medical bills even with insurance we've blown through all our savings and are pretty deep in debt. My DH has been awesome, and so supportive, but I know he's stressed, and the tests that they just did on his heart didn't come back well, so I know I need to do what I can to relieve his stress.

Anyway, I have an interview in the morning. I'm scared to death.

Also:
Thanks ladies for all the grimms and snow white info. I really love learning new stuff, and that is fascinating. I feel the need to go research now...

Good luck! You've got my prayers!

HELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Hi everyone. I have been MIA on the dis for soooooooooo long. I actually haven't been sewing but some of you know that. haha BUT I did cut fabric today! Its a start, right??? Some cute brown Punk pants the Peach wants.

I have missed you all so! I will try to catch up soon. Hopefully get some sewing done tomorrow while the princess is at school.

Welcome back!

So I was so excited because I thought I was gonna finish Hannah's ballet skirt...and then I find out I'm about a yard short of a trim I need. GAH! I'm trying to tell myself it's way too late to drive the 30 minutes to Walmart for some more....but I just want to finish it soooo bad! The only place I have to sew is at the kitchen table, and I HATE having it all out in the kitchen. That's like asking someone to spill ketchup on it!!

 

[Tweevil]

I think my wallymart had it... if I am remebering correctly.
Is the background black or is it embossed with another design? I can't tell because my PC is old...

I will keep on the lookout for you and let you know. 3 yards right?

I found it! The one on the left in your pic with the knife in his mouth. I would say maybe 1 and a smidge yard on one bolt and one bolt with maybe the other 2 - do you still need it?

(I copied and pasted this because I don't know how to quote right...ugh)
Heather "I haven't made it to the end of the thread, so this might have been answered already. But, I've had several people tell me that DST works best for the Futura. If you need me to resend any of the designs you've bought in DST, just let me know!"

I might need them in DST. I thought they looked pretty good them I looked at the other ones I saw on here and I noticed that mine weren't as defined...
If it isn't too much trouble I would love ya for it And, I want to get some more - halloweenie ones - do they come in DST?

Thanks!