Disboutiquers Part 18 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[ibesue]

Well - I took the plunge today! DH came with me to the sewing store & we ordered a Babylock Ellageo! It will be ordered Monday and come in on Tuesday! So I should be able to pick it up either Tuesday on my way to work if I leave early enough or it will have to wait til Wednesday. I am so excited!

Yay!!! You won't be disappointed!! I love my baby lock and my baby lock dealer!! I don't know if they have the "gold standard" warranty, but if they do, its the best deal ever!!

Hi Friends,
We ask for prayer for our family this Monday and for peace over the weekend.

Prayers being sent. I hope all will be okay.

I know many of you are on facebook and have seen these pics already - sorry
This is what I've been working on. I've been wanting to make a dress with a machine smocked insert since I learned this technique at market in June. I've finally gotten around to it, and have the motivation to make a dress for my daughter for Thanksgiving.
I pleated the fabric myself (which involved learning how to use a pleater and resulted in a few broken needles and hours of frustration trying to figure out how to get the needles in the stupid thing)
It is machine smocked

Once I got that far, I was scared to death to cut the thing! After I cut it and had to stitch it together, my hands were literally shaking stitching the bodice together. But now my first bodice with this technique is done. The rest of the dress should be a breeze!

This will end up as a precious dress with an orange collar & sleeve bands and maybe sash if I have enough fabric.
I can't wait to get it finished!

Shannon, as I said on Facebook, that is BEAUTIFUL!!! Makes me want to think about a smocking machine....

I know how excited everyone is about the Princess & The Frog movie coming out, so I thought I'd show you the tiara I just finished for a customer!

Very cute!

Whew! I made it out to take Halloween photos today BEFORE the pretty leaves fell! I was worried with my heavy sewing load and the early fall that I might not make it. Thankfully they hung on just long enough!

OMGosh, your daughter and the outfit are gorgeous!!! Love the outfit! And it looks like the leaves are perfect for a nice fall shot! We don't get leaves like that until January!

 

[desparatelydisney]

the best halloween pictures i have ever seen They could be in a catalog. The colors are perfect and the costume is amazing!!

 

[desparatelydisney]

the best halloween pictures i have ever seen

 

[birdie757]

Just checking in after the jump. You all have been so busy this weekend! I am just sitting here baby sitting my embroidery machine. Doing some simple matching t-shirts for our trip. I needed some mindless projects after my Halloween costume sewing. The one time I left my machine my thread broke and it ate my shirt. I *think* it might be ok but I might redo it. It just is a little wobbly in a spot where it got pulled into the machine. It is for my dad though and I honestly doubt he will wear the shirt after the trip so I might just let it be. If it had been one of my family's I would for sure do it again cause we will wear them all the time. Good thing t-shirts are cheap at AC Moore this week.

Happy sewing everyone!

 

[mom2rtk]

the best halloween pictures i have ever seen

Thank you! This was our 6th Halloween using this spot. I live in an old area of town, and this is out in front of an historic mansion. Between the low maple trees and the black iron fence, it's just perfect! And I'm relieved to have these done. I was really afraid the leaves would drop before I could come up for air and go take the pictures!

 

[mom2rtk]

I've been so busy with work since returning from our trip, I totaly missed the new thread....boy, I've got alot of catching up to do.

All the oufits I've seen are fab

I tought I would join in with the castle photos. Heres our from our september trip....it seems soooo long ago.

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ABsolutely priceless! And I'm so glad you were able to get the photo with Cruella!

 

[mom2rtk]

Once I got that far, I was scared to death to cut the thing! After I cut it and had to stitch it together, my hands were literally shaking stitching the bodice together. But now my first bodice with this technique is done. The rest of the dress should be a breeze!

Shannon, this is SO pretty!

And that's exactly how I felt when I had to cut the tops from the gorgeous appliques you did for me!

 

[mom2rtk]

I love this outfit and even DH said he loves it too.

That's VERY high praise! Thank you!

 

[billwendy]

Hi -

Thanks to everyone for their help and patience with me today!! I finally did the sticky back, not actually hooping the shirt, to do this pumkin (by HeatherSue!!). Its pretty straight and centered I think.....

Please dont look at my wild hair- its 1000% humidity here today!! lol

The orange looks funny because I had washed off some stabilizer and its still wet...

DH actually loves it (he is a fun lovin guy) and wants one too - do you think I would put it on the side like a logo? How do you measure for that?

Also, I wanted to do 1 more, and my thoughts were to put HeatherSUe's Happy Halloween in the center, with a Mickey candy corn and a minnie candy corn on either side(from Claire at stitchontime)....do you think this is beyond me at this point? How would I ever figure out where they all went so I could line it all up???

Thanks FriendS!!
Wendy

 

[revrob]

Whew! I made it out to take Halloween photos today BEFORE the pretty leaves fell! I was worried with my heavy sewing load and the early fall that I might not make it. Thankfully they hung on just long enough!

Thank you! I'm just thankful she's such a willing model. If I catch her in a bad mood, sometimes it costs me a buck or two....... but it's SO worth it!

And just because I couldn't resist.... Here's a close up of the witch shoes. I need another photo to show the sides. The pointy toes point up a bit, and the heels are wider at the bottom like a witch. I saw them in a catalog and wouldn't rest until we had a pair!

AMAZING, AMAZING PICTURES! The custome is stunning, the surroundings are perfect and your model couldn't be even remotely more photogenic! Just amazing!

Shannon, this is SO pretty!

And that's exactly how I felt when I had to cut the tops from the gorgeous appliques you did for me!

thanks so much! I'm pretty psyched about this dress. I don't know why I was so nervous, it's just fabric and I could always just start over. BUT, it was so much work, and it came out just the way I wanted, so I didn't wanna ruin it! I'm hoping now I can do this without fear in the future!

Hi -

Thanks to everyone for their help and patience with me today!! I finally did the sticky back, not actually hooping the shirt, to do this pumkin (by HeatherSue!!). Its pretty straight and centered I think.....

Please dont look at my wild hair- its 1000% humidity here today!! lol

The orange looks funny because I had washed off some stabilizer and its still wet...

DH actually loves it (he is a fun lovin guy) and wants one too - do you think I would put it on the side like a logo? How do you measure for that?

Also, I wanted to do 1 more, and my thoughts were to put HeatherSUe's Happy Halloween in the center, with a Mickey candy corn and a minnie candy corn on either side(from Claire at stitchontime)....do you think this is beyond me at this point? How would I ever figure out where they all went so I could line it all up???

Thanks FriendS!!
Wendy

CUTE! You did a great job!

 

[mom2rtk]

AMAZING, AMAZING PICTURES! The custome is stunning, the surroundings are perfect and your model couldn't be even remotely more photogenic! Just amazing!



thanks so much! I'm pretty psyched about this dress. I don't know why I was so nervous, it's just fabric and I could always just start over. BUT, it was so much work, and it came out just the way I wanted, so I didn't wanna ruin it! I'm hoping now I can do this without fear in the future!

Thanks Shannon!

And I completely understand on the dress. I frequently get psyched out about one costume project or another, but then talk myself down with the "It's just fabric and I can buy more" line.... I am WAY more comfortable just jumping in feet first if I know there's more fabric waiting if I need it..... I guess you couldn't exactly just run out and buy another smocked pumpkin panel, could you!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I love all the pictures posted from the parks. I have had a busy day sewing and taking care of Abby who has been sick since Wednesday. Today was the first day she didn't have a fever. Poor thing.

I love the pumpkin smocking! It turned out perfect. I can't believe that was your first attempt, amazing work. So beautiful.

And the beautiful purple witch costume with the gorgeous fall leaves. Great work, I love the costume, the setting and your DD is adorable.

Dawn.....do you have any suggestions were I can find some clip art of Colonel Reb? I looked last night on the internet and couldn't find anything. My last ditch resort will be to buy a Ole Miss flag and trace Colonel Reb.

thanks for the help!!!

And PS.....I was kind of hoping my daughter would have been a War Eagle instead, but we can't win them all!

I was looking around at Pegasus Embroidery and they have a couple machine appliques available, one said Ole Miss and the other said Rebels.
www.pegasusembroidery.com

I get my name files there and they stitch out very well, I have to order a new name for my new nephew his name is Asher and I need to make him a blanket.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Hi -

Thanks to everyone for their help and patience with me today!! I finally did the sticky back, not actually hooping the shirt, to do this pumkin (by HeatherSue!!). Its pretty straight and centered I think.....

Please dont look at my wild hair- its 1000% humidity here today!! lol

The orange looks funny because I had washed off some stabilizer and its still wet...

DH actually loves it (he is a fun lovin guy) and wants one too - do you think I would put it on the side like a logo? How do you measure for that?

Also, I wanted to do 1 more, and my thoughts were to put HeatherSUe's Happy Halloween in the center, with a Mickey candy corn and a minnie candy corn on either side(from Claire at stitchontime)....do you think this is beyond me at this point? How would I ever figure out where they all went so I could line it all up???

Thanks FriendS!!
Wendy

That turned out so cute! I love it. I don't know how you would line the three designs up but that sounds like it would look really good. I hope someone else can help you out. For my machine and hoop size I would have to rehoop the shirt each time. Good Luck!

 

[ivo004]

Whew! I made it out to take Halloween photos today BEFORE the pretty leaves fell! I was worried with my heavy sewing load and the early fall that I might not make it. Thankfully they hung on just long enough!

This is my first time on this thread and I just saw your Halloween pics, they are gorgeous and that costume is beautiful!!!!

 

[LauraP22]

I know many of you are on facebook and have seen these pics already - sorry
This is what I've been working on. I've been wanting to make a dress with a machine smocked insert since I learned this technique at market in June. I've finally gotten around to it, and have the motivation to make a dress for my daughter for Thanksgiving.
I pleated the fabric myself (which involved learning how to use a pleater and resulted in a few broken needles and hours of frustration trying to figure out how to get the needles in the stupid thing)
It is machine smocked

Once I got that far, I was scared to death to cut the thing! After I cut it and had to stitch it together, my hands were literally shaking stitching the bodice together. But now my first bodice with this technique is done. The rest of the dress should be a breeze!

This will end up as a precious dress with an orange collar & sleeve bands and maybe sash if I have enough fabric.
I can't wait to get it finished!

Wow, I'd have been scared to cut it too

Whew! I made it out to take Halloween photos today BEFORE the pretty leaves fell! I was worried with my heavy sewing load and the early fall that I might not make it. Thankfully they hung on just long enough!

Gorgeous costume and photos Lovely work! No fall leaves here yet. Or at least not many. It's one of those areas where kids can wear the more summery costumes and not be cold on Halloween usually

 

[mom2rtk]

Gorgeous costume and photos Lovely work! No fall leaves here yet. Or at least not many. It's one of those areas where kids can wear the more summery costumes and not be cold on Halloween usually

Thanks! The gorgeous fall leaves are partly responsible for me living in this drafty 85 year old house! LOTS of stunning trees around here right now. Halloween is really hit or miss here. I have seen it bitter cold in the 20's and balmy in the 70's. It makes it really hard to plan ahead for costumes. I've really decided custom matched costume cloaks are the way to go. My daughter still wants one to match the witch costume. I told her maybe when I ship my last order off in a few days I'll do one........ Too bad it wasn't done for the photos, but I guarantee those trees will be bare by the end of the week, and all those lovely yellow leaves will be brown.......

 

[eyor44]

Absolutely adorable!

 

[teresajoy]

Hey no fair moving while I am riding TSM with Kristine!

Talk about no fair!!!

We're big George fans here too.... Thought I'd share one of my first dresses offered for sale. You can tell by the age of my daughter that it's been a while.... I bought TONS and TONS of that fabric at Wal-Mart for $4 a yard. Now it goes for a premium price on resale.....

Lydia and I both love this!!! SOOOOOOO very cute!

Thanks Shannon.... I think it was 2003.... What a great model she has been right from the start....... and what priceless photos have I accumulated!

Before I get back to the costume sewing, I thought I'd post my belated castle pics:

This was from our second night at the Halloween party.... the one my husband and teenage son refused to attend with us..... hmmmm..... can't imagine WHY!!!!!!

Great pictures and dresses!!! I love that you dressed as Cinderella!

....I will post pics pics of my Cars outfits (finally!).

I've had a hectic time the last couple of weeks. DH is out of the country so I have to all the yard work (which I guess I usually do anyway) and housework and everything kid related. I have kidney stones (so we hope b/c if it's not stones it's bladder cancer -- have some very intermittent back pain though so hopefully kidney stones). And yesterday I had to fork over $4,400 for a new furnace for our lower level -- yes, this was the same day I had to make our final payment to Disney. And why oh why does Halloween have to come along and interrupt my regular scheduled Disney sewing?

Anyhoo, here are the Cars oufits for DHS -- and sorry for the crappy photos. I really should try to do them with the clothes layed out on the floor so you can see the skirt portion of the dress better and the bow is impossible to make look decent without being tied around a real waist (it's Carla's bow pattern and it makes the prettiest bow -- just bad photos and tieing without a model).

Front of dress (Simply Sweet bodice with my own made up stripwork skirt) and Bowling Shirt:

These are really great!!!

Hi Everyone!!

Does anyone know of a good PED basic tutorial? I cant find one!!

Also, this is dumb, but how do you get the fabric behind the embroidery stitches? Im not really sure what to do!!!

Thanks, Wendy

PED basic is really easy to use, I don't think you'll need a tutorial for it. You just open up the file in PED Basic that you want to put on the card, then click the little arrow, then you click the other one that says to put it on the card.

Thank you for the welcome and encouragement. I actually had a conversation like that with my mother. I told her I wanted to learn to sew so I could make the kids clothes. Her reply, no you don't. I tried when you all were little to make you clothes and it is not worth it. I then said I thought it would be neat to learn and teach my daughter. Her reply, you don't have time. When would you? You don't even have a sewing machine. She made some legitimate points, but I would live to be able to make clothes like these. I wouldn't even know where to start though.

You really can do it!!! Don't let your mom discourage you!

Kipperdog I'm with you - I want to sew (I even have a sewing machine - just havent used it!)

question about material - is it hard to sew with fleece? (does the needle break? does the material clog?)

are there any tricks to sewing with satiny, silky, shiny material? We got a cute Tinkerbelle fabric - and thought to try the PJ bottoms (dd is 13) -

I think the material is likely to "bunch"?

any hints would be appreciated!!

even tho dd is older - this thread is so very inspiring!! Thank you all for sharing!

I don't mind sewing with satiny material, just use plenty of pins.

Here are a few castle pics from our last trip. Most of them are on our photo pass CD which I just ordered!

Great pictures!!! It's great seeing you!

I'm so excited I just had to share and I knew you guys would understand my excitement. I was browsing the Anita Goodesign site that was posted yesterday and decided I wanted an emboidery machine. I had all these comebacks for why I needed one when I told DH but I didn't nee any of them. He aactually told me that I never get myseslf anything and this would be an investment because I would be able to use it for years to come. He asked me to tell him a little bit about them so I was telling him about the different sizes and he told me I could get the biggest size hoop and best machine I could find So now I get to have fun researching to see what I want. Any suggestions from you guys. The only thing is that I can't actually buy anything until our house back in PA sells so hopefully it sells soon.

Hi Friends,
We ask for prayer for our family this Monday and for peace over the weekend.

What's going on April? Are you ok?

This will end up as a precious dress with an orange collar & sleeve bands and maybe sash if I have enough fabric.
I can't wait to get it finished!

Shannon, that is GORGEOUS!!!

I know how excited everyone is about the Princess & The Frog movie coming out, so I thought I'd show you the tiara I just finished for a customer!

Laura, that is so cute! I love your work!

I've been so busy with work since returning from our trip, I totaly missed the new thread....boy, I've got alot of catching up to do.

All the oufits I've seen are fab

I tought I would join in with the castle photos. Heres our from our september trip....it seems soooo long ago.

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Cute!!!

 

[emcreative]

Heads up for the AG Mommies:

Some of the items from the show tomorrow are already up on the website...you just have to type in the code to "find" them:

T29172 American Girl Kit
T29174 American Girl Ruthie
T29175 American Girl Kaya
T29176 American Girl Bitty Baby
T29170 American Girl Girl of the Year Chrissa
T28665 American Girl Felicity

Okay now they are at the link:

http://www.qvc.com/cgen/render.aspx?qp=class|l506&term=american girl

 

[MouseTriper]

Wow...I am sooo behind. I still have over 50 pages I think on the last thread to read. Yikes...maybe I will just start from here! I know you have all been busy, I have scanned a little and EVERYTHING looks ADORABLE!!!!