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

[SallyfromDE]

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))

Not in many years. But more with velveteen. I remember when it needed to have the seams pressed, you put it face down on a towel, so you don't crush the fabric. That probably does it for my memory. Did you try to do a Google search with your question?

The kids Xmas picture looks wonderful!

 

[Jenjulia]

Look what Heather and I did this week!

We took a last minute, 2 night, trip to Disney World! A sisters only trip! We were both missing our kids terribly by the end of the 2nd day, but we had such a fabulous time! I feel so blessed to have a sister that wants to spend 3 whole days with me!!!

There are more pictures up on Facebook.

Hey! I'm glad the two of you had a great time!! It was really neat meeting you and Heather Sue at the entrace of DHS on Monday! I was a little star struck meeting two famous disser's! I used several of Heather Sue's embroidery designs on the customs that I was able to finish before our trip and I would recommend them to everyone because they stitch out so quick, easy, and look fantastic when finished. The Cinderella designs I used on a patchwork twirl jumper top and a pair of double ruffled cuffed jeans and had so many compliments on them!

I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow of the customs that my daughter wore. We didn't get to do half of the table service meals that we had planned, or the parks. We arrived on Saturday night and on Tuesday morning, one at a time, we started getting sick with the stomach flu. We ended up having to stay an extra night and didn't get to go to most of our ADR's and didn't get to spend much time in the parks. It was kind of a rough first trip to Disney World. I've been so worried that we might have gotten Teresa and Heather sick. I really hope that the two of you didn't end up sick after meeting us!

I didn't see a lot of customs in the park but the ones that I saw were all really cute! My daughter, eldest son and I went to 1900 Park Fare on Wednesday night around 5-6:30pm. There was a family there with a blond girl with a Tinkerbell custom that was really cute. I have to say that 1900 Park Fare was excellent and we will definately go there again!

 

[ireland_nicole]

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!!!

Love these! Great family pic, too!

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))

Wow! I so neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed some of those pettis- it's absolutely perfect!!!! I really love how your family pic came out too!

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!

I'd be skeered of washing the dress too, but it is absolutely beautiful!

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.

Awesome!

 

[2cutekidz]

So much cute stuff has been posted lately!! I'm starting a sewing marathon!! I have ALOT to get done before Thursday. I'm hoping to get it all done by Wednesday though. I'm even bring the machine upstairs so I can sew while the kids are home.

 

[jessica52877]

So much cute stuff has been posted lately!! I'm starting a sewing marathon!! I have ALOT to get done before Thursday. I'm hoping to get it all done by Wednesday though. I'm even bring the machine upstairs so I can sew while the kids are home.

I figured you were probably done after today! I was so happy to get my last package in the mail!

Guess I could sew us some stuff. I had planned on easy fits for Christmas morning!

 

[tricia]

I love your table runners!

And the Vida looks so cute with those colors!

thank you.

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.

Thanks. And talk about planning ahead if you start some now you will be way ahead of the game for next year.

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?

Thank you. The runners weren't hard. Just the paper Piecing tutorial from YCMT (blown up on the copier, cause theirs is really small) Then 2 plain blocks of the same size, strip in the middle and then border all the way around. I cheated and just quilted it to the batting, then sewed right sides together, top stitched and walla. About 2 hours total for one.

 

[glorib]

You know how they say necessity is the mother of invention? Well, I just experienced it first-hand! I was sewing Ella's Christmas dress when I got a little carried away with the serger! Some of the fabric from the main body (on the front of course) got caught up in the blade - I caught it before it got really bad, but there was about a 1/2 inch long slit about 1/2 inch from the seam or so. Not terribly noticeable, but I could see it.

So I fused some extra fabric to the back of the slit, fray-checked the front. I could see it. GRRRRR. I was going to do a rick rack trim anyway, but it didn't quite cover the boo-boo. I had some cute Merry Christmas ribbon in my scrapbooking stash, so I put them both together and voila! No one but me (well, and now all of you ) is the wiser. I should be able to finish it tonight, I hope. So pics coming tomorrow! Hopefully!

 

[NiniMorris]

Quick drive by....

Just had our mini family Christmas with my kids and their spouses. It was great. They went in together to have professional photos made. They turned out FANTASTIC! I can't wait to get them on my CD so I can post a couple.

...and I got an Ott light! Woo Hoo! I almost bought one for myself at Joanne's on Black Friday. They had 5 left when I was there...my wonderful DIL got one for me. How she managed to hide it from me while we were shopping I'll never know!

Nini

 

[emcreative]

Quick drive by....

Just had our mini family Christmas with my kids and their spouses. It was great. They went in together to have professional photos made. They turned out FANTASTIC! I can't wait to get them on my CD so I can post a couple.

...and I got an Ott light! Woo Hoo! I almost bought one for myself at Joanne's on Black Friday. They had 5 left when I was there...my wonderful DIL got one for me. How she managed to hide it from me while we were shopping I'll never know!

Nini

Nini can I ask you a question about your Ott Light? Is it an incandescent bulb, or one of those new energy efficient ones? Or just a regular bulb?

 

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

Babylock Ellageo question ------ for some reason my machine is not picking up the bobbin thread all the time when I am trying to zigzag, I cleaned out the bobbin area, it started after I hit a pin that actually bent into the bobbin area and bent my needle. I changed the needle - obviously and it will sew straight wondefully still and will still sew zigzag sometimes. If I try to make the ZZ wider it won't pick up the bobbin thread. Any ideas? I have not tried the embroidery unit on it since this happened either. I still have a P&F shirt to make & a sweatshirt with a bunch of grandkids names on it too. That is in addition to the dresses that need to be finished.

 

[NiniMorris]

Nini can I ask you a question about your Ott Light? Is it an incandescent bulb, or one of those new energy efficient ones? Or just a regular bulb?

Hmmmm. Good question!

I just READ all the accompanying literature (at least all that was in English!) and I don't have a clue!

Here is what I can tell you about the bulb..." OttLite 508 Illumination" "Last up to 10,000 hours" "HD bulb included"; warranty does not include bulb/tube. It is shaped sort of like a fluorescent tube, but rounded into a kind of 'U'.

It is 'instant on'...not like those wonderful energy efficient bulbs that take a bit of time to warm up and be bright (HATE those kind...hubby loves them!) The tube does not screw in...goes in more like a fluorescent tube..slides in.

OK..now that I have taken so much room to NOT answer your question...no where in any of the literature or on box does it say any of the 'normal' things I look for like watts, amps, or anything familiar...maybe the website will have more info.

Since I did not get to bed until 1 am and had to get up at 6 am...I won't be able to research further until after a pot or two of coffee (and a doctor's appointment at the rhumatologist)(sp)...but now you have got me wondering.

Nini

 

[tricia]

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?

Forgot to mention, yes, the tutorial was very helpful. I also plan to use your Patricia Tunic to a dress Tutorial this spring. I bought some fabric to to it this past summer, but then as time marched on, and it got colder I lost my motivation. I will get it back in the spring, when things start melting, and flowers start blooming.

and the dress is a size 2. When I decide to make a test dress I usually use the littlest size so I don't waste as much fabric if it turns out to be a dud.

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

Look what Heather and I did this week!

We took a last minute, 2 night, trip to Disney World! A sisters only trip! We were both missing our kids terribly by the end of the 2nd day, but we had such a fabulous time! I feel so blessed to have a sister that wants to spend 3 whole days with me!!!

There are more pictures up on Facebook.

I wondered where you guys had been! Congrats on the trip! It looks like youguys had a lot of fun!

We've been home a week and I finally feel like we're back to our usual routine. I hope to get a little trip report up on my blog... maybe after the holidays! In the meantime here are some pictures from our trip:



Then a quick wardrobe change before dinner with the princesses:

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Your outfits are great! My daughter would go crazy for the minnie snow white one. I love it! Great job!


I finally got all of my Christmas Eve pj's done. I'm so sick of sewing with that fabric so I was glad to have them done. I made some easy fits and 4 long nightgowns (for my dd's and the AG dolls). They turned out really cute! I can't wait to take pics of everyone in them and show you all.

 

[HeatherSue]

I'm amazed at how slow this thread moves these days! I like being able to keep up. But, it makes me miss the "good 'ol days" when we chatted up a storm on here.

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sorry the second ones so big

That is SO cute! I love Christmas outfits in non-traditional colors!
Don't apologize for the big picture! I wish you would have made the 1st one bigger!

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

Yay!! I was useful!! Those turned out so cute! You are so brave to make 28 of anything!!

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!!!

Wendy, these turned out SO cute! I love how you did the tree in pink with the sparkly thread!! You have the cutest family!

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))

I love the fluffy goodness of that petti!! Hannah looks SO pretty! I'm also impressed that Lizzy wore a shirt with sparkles!! Your kids are all so cute, Marah!

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!

Yikes! You can't wash it?? It's gorgeous, so it's worth it! I even love the back with the buttons all the way down. So pretty! I'm glad Tessa doesn't have anything with "mistletoe" on it. I can just imagine what she would do.

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!)

It was SOOOOO much fun!!! I'm sorry you and your sister don't get along. I'm sure you could find some Disboutiquer sisters to go to Disney with you! I think my husband may leave me if go without him AGAIN anytime soon! This was my 3rd trip to Disney without him this year. He didn't want to go anyway, but I don't think he likes me leaving him all the time!

My sister is such a blessing to me. I can't imagine not having a blast with her at Disney- or anywhere else, for that matter. We see each other all the time, but we can't seem to stop talking when we get together!

OOOH! These are all so pretty!!! I love them!!

Hey! I'm glad the two of you had a great time!! It was really neat meeting you and Heather Sue at the entrace of DHS on Monday! I was a little star struck meeting two famous disser's! I used several of Heather Sue's embroidery designs on the customs that I was able to finish before our trip and I would recommend them to everyone because they stitch out so quick, easy, and look fantastic when finished. The Cinderella designs I used on a patchwork twirl jumper top and a pair of double ruffled cuffed jeans and had so many compliments on them!

I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow of the customs that my daughter wore. We didn't get to do half of the table service meals that we had planned, or the parks. We arrived on Saturday night and on Tuesday morning, one at a time, we started getting sick with the stomach flu. We ended up having to stay an extra night and didn't get to go to most of our ADR's and didn't get to spend much time in the parks. It was kind of a rough first trip to Disney World. I've been so worried that we might have gotten Teresa and Heather sick. I really hope that the two of you didn't end up sick after meeting us!

I didn't see a lot of customs in the park but the ones that I saw were all really cute! My daughter, eldest son and I went to 1900 Park Fare on Wednesday night around 5-6:30pm. There was a family there with a blond girl with a Tinkerbell custom that was really cute. I have to say that 1900 Park Fare was excellent and we will definately go there again!

Oh no!! I'm sorry you got sick after you saw us. Was it something we said? Neither one of us has gotten sick. So, don't worry about that. That just stinks that the rest of your vacation was ruined! We saw very few customs on this trip! So, when we saw your son in the Jedi Mickey shirt, we had to go up and say something! I'm so glad we did! I put the picture of us up on my facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=30739360&id=1532147504

 

[CastleCreations]

We went to see Santa yesterday and finished up our shopping. Sorry for the bad photo. It's a picture of a picture thing..My scanner is in the other room..LOL
The girls had fun shopping and today we made Christmas cookies already. In an hour or two, we are headed to the grocery to pick up last minute things for Christmas dinner. Boy I picked the wrong time of year to be on a diet. I've lost 13 pounds in the last two weeks, and hopefully won't gain any this week...

 

[HeatherSue]

We went to see Santa yesterday and finished up our shopping. Sorry for the bad photo. It's a picture of a picture thing..My scanner is in the other room..LOL
The girls had fun shopping and today we made Christmas cookies already. In an hour or two, we are headed to the grocery to pick up last minute things for Christmas dinner. Boy I picked the wrong time of year to be on a diet. I've lost 13 pounds in the last two weeks, and hopefully won't gain any this week...

The girls look beautiful! I love those dresses!! This picture makes Lexie look older than Ireland! I've missed seeing their pictures around here!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

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.

Thanks...I didn't have the pattern...but I do now. I don't remember seeing it on a more grwon girl before and now I can show Katie and she should like it. It looks like it would be nice and cool in June. What size does your daughter normally wear in a top?

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

Yipee...already have an offer...now if I could just get DH to finance a trip for me! I was looking at going in Feb, but with the cost of the flight and then the tickets...WOW! (I was hopeful his meeting was going to be moved to Orlando...but they are still going to Vegas...darn!)


Look Heather! Already getting offers!!!!

I've lost 13 pounds in the last two weeks, and hopefully won't gain any this week...

The girls look so cute!

Wow! 13 pounds in two weeks...what am I doing wrong?!?!?! It is a hard time of year to not eat...I hate it..until I look in the mirror at my "pudgy belly" (as Timmy calls it ) and it is slowly going away...so I resist the sweets and the junk.

 

[Jenjulia]

Babylock Ellageo question ------ for some reason my machine is not picking up the bobbin thread all the time when I am trying to zigzag, I cleaned out the bobbin area, it started after I hit a pin that actually bent into the bobbin area and bent my needle. I changed the needle - obviously and it will sew straight wondefully still and will still sew zigzag sometimes. If I try to make the ZZ wider it won't pick up the bobbin thread. Any ideas? I have not tried the embroidery unit on it since this happened either. I still have a P&F shirt to make & a sweatshirt with a bunch of grandkids names on it too. That is in addition to the dresses that need to be finished.

It's possible that you might have knocked the machine out of wack (alignment) when you hit the pin. I had the exact same thing happen to me in October. I have a Brother 4000D, which is similar, I think to the Babylock sewing/embroidery machines.

Here's the things I tried: I turned the machine off and then on again. I changed the needle. I rethread the upper thread. I took the bobbin out and rethread that. I changed the thread I was using. I changed the needle again. Finally, I called the sewing machine store that I bought the machine at. They told me I could bring it in and have someone to look at it. After the phone call I tried the things above again and then all of a sudden it worked. A couple days before we left for our trip I was having some problems again and so I called the shop and after I hung up, the machine all of a sudden started working. I'm starting to think my machine is possessed, lol. It responds as soon as I call the shop.

I had my machine serviced while we were on the trip and found out that it was out of alingment, so probably from when I hit that first pin, I think.

I hope you figure things out soon. It's frustrating to be without a machine that's working good!!

 

[2cutekidz]

I figured you were probably done after today! I was so happy to get my last package in the mail!

Guess I could sew us some stuff. I had planned on easy fits for Christmas morning!

Ha!! I still have all my sewing to do. Luckily it's all easy fits, so hopefully I'll be able to whip them up in no time

 

[livndisney]

Drive by post

Just got back from a quick NON disney trip to the AG Place, so I have no chance of catching up on this thread! I still have so much sewing to do and my serger is in the shop (yikes). I fell while I was gone so I am bruised and broken. And I still have to wrap EVERYTHING.

Who needs sleep right?