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

[McDuck]

i did it i finally finished mia's outfit for her christmas sing done

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sorry the second ones so big

Oh wow...love this. The petticoat is so poofy! She looks like she loves it.

 

[kimmylaj]

oh and i forgot to post the tooth fairy pillows

[/IMG] i finished and wrapped 28 of them for ryans classmates. thanks for the idea heathersue

 

[ireland_nicole]

i did it i finally finished mia's outfit for her christmas sing done

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sorry the second ones so big

Great job! I love the outfit, the petti is awesome!

 

[squirrel]

Sounds like the children down there still have more days of school before Christmas break.

The children here finished on Friday.

I can't believe you made 28 Tooth pillows!

 

[sweetstitches]

Mary Ann, gorgeous sewing room!

Thank you!

Wow.. I need to do that. Wish I had such a nice space to sew in! Good job!

Thanks!

Hi MaryAnn - his tumor was right on his cerebellum which helps with our motor control and balance - so his walking is not really stable and a year later, he still has a walker, mainly for safety if he goes out into the community. Evidently kids who have tumors removed from this area can get something called Posterior Fossa Syndrome, and Daniel definately has that. In my work with kids who have had radiation/chemo is that some seem to be okay, and others definately have learning issues afterwards. So Im sure its a combination of things - thanks so much for your prayers and support!

I think it's got to be even harder to deal with since it's from the tumor/chemo; grieving the boy he was before, and looking to a different future, possibly, from the one she expected for him. I just can't get her off my mind and everything she is dealing with right now.

I missed the pictures of the sewing room somehow! I LOVE how nice, neat and tidy it is and your new machine!! I love seeing pictures of the sewing rooms!

Thanks!

Sometimes you guys just plain ol' surprise me that you remmeber me even when I don't post. Thanks for thinking about me.

The hard part of the quilt is done- the easy part not, but I have been thinking about finishing it before I start my next one - which is a step in the right drection- right? I did want to get it done for Christmas, but it's not there yet.

Did I tell you that my son Josh got engaged this week??

Congratulations to your son!

I have been in a whirlwind since we arrived home. I haven't had time to catch up here, but I am sure some beautiful things have been posted. I am going to try to catch up soon. I thought I would post a few pictures from our trip. I have a bunch, so I will try to control myelf

First of all, this beautiful dress wasn't made by me. Thank you Lori. Maddie LOVES her chipmunk dress.

My beautiful girls met the fairies. Gray didn't want to stand in line for 45 minutes.

The famous sewing machine

I had to add this one. Gray needed a haircut, so he got one at Disneyworld. He received lots of attention on this day.

This was at the backyard bbq. Goofy kept coming up to Maddie wanting to dance. She danced all night. This may have been her favorite time.

two of my favorite pictures.
I have a few more that I want to share. I will post some more in a few minutes.

Your kids are adorable and the customs turned out great. I LOVE that Chipmunk fabric!!!!

We had a wonderful time at Universal. It seemed like we were the only ones there, so we had a great time with all of the characters. I got the best pictures there, so here are too many universal pictures.

They were making a plan of attack!

Maddie has squeaky shoes. Curious George played with her and her shoes for about 10 minutes. He was great.

Maddie wanted to see "that girl and her flowers." She probably would have watered those flowers all day.

Thanks for letting me share my pictures. I hope to catch up with everything soon. I am fixing to buy material for my next project. Maddie needs a birthday outfit. She is about to be three. Where did my baby go?

Great pictures, especially the "plan of attack" one. Someday I NEED to get to Universal Studios.

Oh, OT, but I'm excited, so had to share: My dad moved in with us last week, so we are now a family of six. We looked into changing our ressie to two rooms, but even at a mod, it was over $4000 for the 8 nights Many thanks to fellow disboutiquer Kathy(I think, I can't find the TR right now to confirm) who has been sharing her TR. I remembered that she stayed in a house at Windsor Hills and loved it. We just booked a three bed, three bath house w/ small pool for $875 for the 8 nights- Thanks for the tip!

That is a GREAT deal! I really want to hear how you like it. I could convince Mark to go back if we could get away with something that cheap for the 6 of us.

 

[billwendy]

Hi Everyone!

Here are a few shirts I have done lately using Heather's disigns - they come out GREAT!!! They are done in a 4x4 hoop! If you havent gotten any of her awesome designs yet - you dont know what you are missing!!!

 

[emcreative]

Quick question- does anyone have any experience working with "heavy" velvets?

Also- this isn't really a "crafted" picture but I did want to share one of Teresa's gorgeous petti's. Even surrounded by all the little girls in their Christmas dresses, Hannah got SO much attention tonight at Santa and dinner with her pretty petti on! It sure made her feel like a princess. Thanks Teresa for arranging this!! ((hugs))

 

[Stephres]

I don't Marah, but my mom made this dress for Megan out of velveteen. She said I can't wash it! Of course, Megan wanted hot chocolate after the church Christmas program last night. I was freaking out and finally told her I would make her hot chocolate at home (when she was in her pjs) if she would please, please let me throw it away. My mom said she hand washed the velveteen many times and it bled every time so I am supposed to be really careful when I clean it.

Anyway, this dress is soooo pretty, but really heavy. It is lined in cotton because she added a little crinoline and didn't want it to be itchy. I think she bought the smocked part, not sure. She also embroidered the holly, which Megan prefers to think of as mistletoe (she wants to be kissed?). It is really gorgeous and she got lots of compliments when we went to see the Nutcracker yesterday.

I am so jealous of the little ones in Christmas outfits. They are so cute! I didn't get a chance to sew anything for Megan this year. Maybe I should try for a new year's even outfit like Lori did? I hope to finish my shopping today and then I can sew!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Did I tell you that my son Josh got engaged this week??

Congrats Karen! Best wishes to the happy couple!

Love all of your outfits! The kids look so cute...what pattern did you use on your oldest DD's shirt in this pic?

Oh, OT, but I'm excited, so had to share: My dad moved in with us last week, so we are now a family of six. We looked into changing our ressie to two rooms, but even at a mod, it was over $4000 for the 8 nights Many thanks to fellow disboutiquer Kathy(I think, I can't find the TR right now to confirm) who has been sharing her TR. I remembered that she stayed in a house at Windsor Hills and loved it. We just booked a three bed, three bath house w/ small pool for $875 for the 8 nights- Thanks for the tip!

Yipee for saving money even with more people...you are my kind of person! How are things going with everybody in one house?

CUTE! Love matchy outfits for Chirstmas the most!

Enjoying all of the pics and creations!!! We got snow today!!! I can't remember the last time we got snow before Christmas~ had a fabulous day.....

I wish we had that kind of snow...we got mostly sleet...not enough to do anything with!

And Marie:

Everything is so cute...but my DD was jealous...she really wants to see Marie!

Looks like a great trip!

I snuck this candid shot...can you tell she's excited to dance?!?!

I am not sure which one I like the best...the FP pic or the excitement on her face in the dance pic! So sweet!

that is all I can say...that is a lot of snow!

That dress is so cute too!

Look what Heather and I did this week!

How much fun was that?!?!?! Color me jealous....who wants to be my sister so i can go to WDW family free? (I have a sis...but that would be more like torture than fun these days! I laugh becuase it is less painful than crying!)

 

[mom2rtk]

Quick question- does anyone have any experience working with "heavy" velvets?

Also- this isn't really a "crafted" picture but I did want to share one of Teresa's gorgeous petti's. Even surrounded by all the little girls in their Christmas dresses, Hannah got SO much attention tonight at Santa and dinner with her pretty petti on! It sure made her feel like a princess. Thanks Teresa for arranging this!! ((hugs))

First, Hannah looks so pretty in her red petti! I bought Katie a super full black petti for her witch costume this year. We had never had one that full! It takes a LOT of nylon to make one for our older girls!

As for the velvet, can you tell me more about what you are making and what kind of velvet it is? I work with velveteen all the time. The Snow White and Sleeping Beauty costumes I make have a velveteen bodice, and I even make piping from the velveteen to edge it in.

I have found velveteen to be awesome to work with, not hard at all. Of course you need to watch the nap closely when you cut. The one problem it has is its desire to "creep" a bit when placed right sides together with another piece of fabric. Just pin, pin, pin, and go very slowly, constantly adjusting the fabric. The worst is when you place satin against velveteen to stitch together. It kind of slides down the nap of the velveteen. It can be done though.

The worst to sew is traditional velvet. It's the nap that will drive you nuts. It's the problem I described above, but times TEN. I did make velvet britches (OK...pants.... but I love calling them velvet britches!) when they were little and still remember how much "fun that velvet was.....

 

[Stephres]

Did you have trouble with it bleeding, or did it not matter because the whole dress was made out of the same material? Just wondering...

 

[busy mommy]

Love all of your outfits! The kids look so cute...what pattern did you use on your oldest DD's shirt in this pic?

Thanks for the complliment. I used Carla C's aline. I didn't know the correct way to enlarge it, and she measured just a little bigger than an 8. So I just added an inch to the entire pattern. She said it was very comfy.



I am jealous of everyone's snow. It snowed here right before our trip. The kids were so excited to play in the snow. I think we may have gotten 1/2 inch

 

[mom2rtk]

Did you have trouble with it bleeding, or did it not matter because the whole dress was made out of the same material? Just wondering...

I have not had trouble with it bleeding, but then I didn't put it with white. Did you prewash the fabric? I have had trouble with OTHER red fabrics bleeding onto lighter fabrics. I now have a jug of chemical dye fixative I use on most of my solid reds before sewing. You wash it in hot water with the dye fixative, then dry prior to cutting. It seems to do the trick. And I'm not sure how velveteen would do in hot water for the prewash , but I would certainly try it on a sample. I know the velveteen I have used IS washable. I have washed and dried many of the pieces I work with.

To be honest, if it's a special dress, I would probably just dry clean it.

 

[tvgirlmin]

i did it i finally finished mia's outfit for her christmas sing done

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sorry the second ones so big

Mia looks so happy in her dress! What a gorgeous outfit for her sing!

Quick question- does anyone have any experience working with "heavy" velvets?

Also- this isn't really a "crafted" picture but I did want to share one of Teresa's gorgeous petti's. Even surrounded by all the little girls in their Christmas dresses, Hannah got SO much attention tonight at Santa and dinner with her pretty petti on! It sure made her feel like a princess. Thanks Teresa for arranging this!! ((hugs))

Lovin' that red petti! Soooo cute!

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

How much fun was that?!?!?! Color me jealous....who wants to be my sister so i can go to WDW family free? (I have a sis...but that would be more like torture than fun these days! I laugh becuase it is less painful than crying!)

I volunteer!!! I've got a sister I'd love to trade in. The last trip to the World with her was torture.

 

[tricia]

Got the Teacher gifts done and off to the School this morning.

The first runner:



I thought it was a tad too busy, so I did this one:




Then, I had a ton of fabric left, cause I got it buy 1, get 2 free, so I decided to try my first Vida. I bought some black and white and red fabric for a Vida too, but it is much more expensive cotton, so I was afraid to cut into it. I shouldn't have worried, the Vida is not a very difficult pattern. Especially with Stephs tutorial. Lots of talk just to introduce 1 little dress isn't it? Well, here it is. I don't know who it will be for (it was just a tester), maybe I will find a little girl the right size next Christmas, as it is a little late this Christmas.

 

[AlternateEgo]

Got the Teacher gifts done and off to the School this morning.

The first runner:



I thought it was a tad too busy, so I did this one:




Then, I had a ton of fabric left, cause I got it buy 1, get 2 free, so I decided to try my first Vida. I bought some black and white and red fabric for a Vida too, but it is much more expensive cotton, so I was afraid to cut into it. I shouldn't have worried, the Vida is not a very difficult pattern. Especially with Stephs tutorial. Lots of talk just to introduce 1 little dress isn't it? Well, here it is. I don't know who it will be for (it was just a tester), maybe I will find a little girl the right size next Christmas, as it is a little late this Christmas.

I love your table runners!

And the Vida looks so cute with those colors!

 

[Granna4679]

Quick question- does anyone have any experience working with "heavy" velvets?

Also- this isn't really a "crafted" picture but I did want to share one of Teresa's gorgeous petti's. Even surrounded by all the little girls in their Christmas dresses, Hannah got SO much attention tonight at Santa and dinner with her pretty petti on! It sure made her feel like a princess. Thanks Teresa for arranging this!! ((hugs))

Love this picture. She is a doll. And I love how HAPPY she looks. Isn't it great when they feel special and their face shows it?

Got the Teacher gifts done and off to the School this morning.

The first runner:



I thought it was a tad too busy, so I did this one:




Then, I had a ton of fabric left, cause I got it buy 1, get 2 free, so I decided to try my first Vida. I bought some black and white and red fabric for a Vida too, but it is much more expensive cotton, so I was afraid to cut into it. I shouldn't have worried, the Vida is not a very difficult pattern. Especially with Stephs tutorial. Lots of talk just to introduce 1 little dress isn't it? Well, here it is. I don't know who it will be for (it was just a tester), maybe I will find a little girl the right size next Christmas, as it is a little late this Christmas.

I love the table runners. The fabrics are great. I think I may have to do some of those next year for gifts. I already have orders for 4 quilts after Christmas. I may as well just get in the swing of it and do a bunch of table runners from all of my Christmas scraps. What a great idea.

 

[Stephres]

Love the dress and table runners. Were the runners hard to do? They look so neat and I love that fabric, it reminds me of scrpabooking paper. I'm glad the tutorial was helpful. The dress isn't a size 7, is it?

 

[Shannalee724]

GORGEOUS as always ladies!!! I love the Chrismtas outfits and the pettiskirts!!