Disboutiquers Part 19 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[teresajoy]

Ha, ha, I got sick of looking at them and my friend sent me a video of Cary Grant knitting which was just too awesome!
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It's a pretty cool picture too!

 

[teresajoy]

Hey guys! I need some help!

My dear sweet niece, Tessa (you know, Heathersue's daughter) wants me to make her a dress for the Father Daughter Dance that is this Friday.

She wants this dress:McCalls 5570

The only problem is my Walmart doesn't have McCalls, and the other fabric shop in town doesn't have this pattern. We are getting hit with a snowstorm so I can't drive up to the Joann's or Hobby Lobby (both about 30+ minutes away). I am pretty sure someone on here has made this dress, right? Or one with a similar gathering technique? PLEASE give me a clue how to do this myself without having the pattern! I figure I can use the Precious Dress for the top, but I'm not sure how to do the gathery things on the skirt and have the skirt come out even (or how much longer I would need to make it).

 

[fairygoodmother]

Teresa, I think you're on the right track with the Precious Dress, and of course, Carla's sash. As for the "pick-ups" in the skirt, figure that you'll "pinch" about 1.5" per pickup, so however many rows of pickups you want, multiply that by 1.5 to figure your length. Place your pickups kinda in a pattern, like this:
.....X..........X

X..........X..........X

.....X..........X

As long as you have the same measurement between them, you'll be fine. Does that make sense?

The pickups are just that...you pick up the fabric, pinch it, then hand stitch it to hold in place. Oftentimes they're then covered up with roses, buttons, jewels. Obviously I spent waaaaayyy too much time studying my daughter's wedding gown

 

[teresajoy]

Teresa, I think you're on the right track with the Precious Dress, and of course, Carla's sash. As for the "pick-ups" in the skirt, figure that you'll "pinch" about 1.5" per pickup, so however many rows of pickups you want, multiply that by 1.5 to figure your length. Place your pickups kinda in a pattern, like this:
.....X..........X

X..........X..........X

.....X..........X

As long as you have the same measurement between them, you'll be fine. Does that make sense?

The pickups are just that...you pick up the fabric, pinch it, then hand stitch it to hold in place. Oftentimes they're then covered up with roses, buttons, jewels. Obviously I spent waaaaayyy too much time studying my daughter's wedding gown

I think I get that! So, you would pinch it from the inside and sew it?

 

[2cutekidz]

I think I get that! So, you would pinch it from the inside and sew it?

Yep, I think they are even called pinch pleats. Easy peasy!

 

[fairygoodmother]

I think I get that! So, you would pinch it from the inside and sew it?

no - you pinch it on the outside and stitch it.

You actually COULD do it from the inside but the look is a bit different.
Play with it; see what look you prefer.

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

OT...So who else is thinking they are going to get slammed with snow tomorrow? I live on Long Island NY (1hr east of NYC) and so far we are hearing 18-24" of snow tomorrow with 30-40 mph winds.
The worst part for me is that we will surely have a snow day tomorrow & school is closed all next week. Doesn't mother nature know mom's don't need a snow day right before a long school break!!

me! forecast for 11"-15" here....

and it's totally messing with my schedule!!
Megan's preschool party is on thursday, which they are anticipating will be a 90 minute delay- so the earliest she could be there is 9:30. meanwhile, Hannah's eye appointment with the children's eye surgeon is that morning too- it's at 10am and a solid hour from the house.
My husband scheduled to take the day off so we could take Hannah together. Now the plan is he will stay behind to bring Megan to her school so she wont miss the party (and wear her dress) and I will go alone with Hannah.

Ugh!

 

[revrob]

Hey guys! I need some help!

My dear sweet niece, Tessa (you know, Heathersue's daughter) wants me to make her a dress for the Father Daughter Dance that is this Friday.

She wants this dress:McCalls 5570

The only problem is my Walmart doesn't have McCalls, and the other fabric shop in town doesn't have this pattern. We are getting hit with a snowstorm so I can't drive up to the Joann's or Hobby Lobby (both about 30+ minutes away). I am pretty sure someone on here has made this dress, right? Or one with a similar gathering technique? PLEASE give me a clue how to do this myself without having the pattern! I figure I can use the Precious Dress for the top, but I'm not sure how to do the gathery things on the skirt and have the skirt come out even (or how much longer I would need to make it).

Teresa, I think you're on the right track with the Precious Dress, and of course, Carla's sash. As for the "pick-ups" in the skirt, figure that you'll "pinch" about 1.5" per pickup, so however many rows of pickups you want, multiply that by 1.5 to figure your length. Place your pickups kinda in a pattern, like this:
.....X..........X

X..........X..........X

.....X..........X

As long as you have the same measurement between them, you'll be fine. Does that make sense?

The pickups are just that...you pick up the fabric, pinch it, then hand stitch it to hold in place. Oftentimes they're then covered up with roses, buttons, jewels. Obviously I spent waaaaayyy too much time studying my daughter's wedding gown

I think I get that! So, you would pinch it from the inside and sew it?

Yep, I think they are even called pinch pleats. Easy peasy!

I've been wondering how to do this for a while! I SURE HOPE you're putting this info in the bookmarks - I'm fairly sure I'll be hunting for it in the future.

 

[Tweevil]

I gave the office off tomorrow - and maybe Thursday - because of the snow... Non essential is what they called us. I was A - OK with that! lol

Wish me luck, I am doing easy fits and a pirate shirt tomorrow... Actually I am CASING someone from here but can't find the post....

Blessings being sent to all who asked and keep me in your thoughts - I live in the trees by the water and they are calling for major winds and snow here. Cross your fingers I don't lose power/heat/water again!

 

[fairygoodmother]

Here's a picture of Mary-Kate's wedding dress - we were having alterations done...I wasn't allowed to TOUCH her dress!
Maybe it will give you a better look at how the pickups work.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I gave the office off tomorrow - and maybe Thursday - because of the snow... Non essential is what they called us. I was A - OK with that! lol

Wish me luck, I am doing easy fits and a pirate shirt tomorrow... Actually I am CASING someone from here but can't find the post....

Blessings being sent to all who asked and keep me in your thoughts - I live in the trees by the water and they are calling for major winds and snow here. Cross your fingers I don't lose power/heat/water again!

Stay safe my friend, stay safe. I love the pirate shirts and they will be fun to make. Do you have a compressor? It can keep a few things powered. We just don't loose our power very often. Yet we have snow and sub zero more than any place else.

 

[mgmsmommy]

last week when the snow was melting too much to have fun in but the kids still had off of school one of my sweet girls handed me a hand written invitation asking me to come to their fashion show. they totally trashed the playroom coming up with their outfits from the dressup box but since it saved me from hearing "I'm bored" for the zillionth time I didn't care. Their only request of me was that I sit in the chair & be the photographer.

Anyway here are just a few glimpses of their show:
Sierra in her valentine set

Morgan in hers (notice how she added the petti 7 hat to it LOL )
I never would have thought of that but she looked adorable

Sierra in her Pinkalicious outfit 2 different ways

Morgan's winter princess

Sierra's Belle

Sorry if that was too many pics but it was hard to just choose a few though that is only about 1/5 of the outfits they went through. Morgan really showed her flair for changing up an outfit by using different accesories. she says she wants to be a fashion designer & when looking at photobucket for the pics in this post I came across this old pic of her

She had turned a plastic donations bag into an outfit (no worries she was supervised at all times).
I must admit I'm a little sad that all we are getting here right now is rain & hope those of you in the snow zones stay safe & warm

 

[livndisney]

last week when the snow was melting too much to have fun in but the kids still had off of school one of my sweet girls handed me a hand written invitation asking me to come to their fashion show. they totally trashed the playroom coming up with their outfits from the dressup box but since it saved me from hearing "I'm bored" for the zillionth time I didn't care. Their only request of me was that I sit in the chair & be the photographer.
Sorry if that was too many pics but it was hard to just choose a few though that is only about 1/5 of the outfits they went through. Morgan really showed her flair for changing up an outfit by using different accesories. she says she wants to be a fashion designer & when looking at photobucket for the pics in this post I came across this old pic of her

She had turned a plastic donations bag into an outfit (no worries she was supervised at all times).
I must admit I'm a little sad that all we are getting here right now is rain & hope those of you in the snow zones stay safe & warm

I just had to smile-I have an 8 year old Morgan who is into fashion as well LOL.

 

[kimmylaj]

my snow is starting, nyc schools are closed tomorrow woohoo.

 

[RMAMom]

The reason I can't get much done: Hunter's Kitten.

Don't cha just love it when they "help"

I've been wondering how to do this for a while! I SURE HOPE you're putting this info in the bookmarks - I'm fairly sure I'll be hunting for it in the future.

Me too, my DGD is only 18 months old and we have many dresses in our future!

I gave the office off tomorrow - and maybe Thursday - because of the snow... Non essential is what they called us. I was A - OK with that! lol

Wish me luck, I am doing easy fits and a pirate shirt tomorrow... Actually I am CASING someone from here but can't find the post....

Blessings being sent to all who asked and keep me in your thoughts - I live in the trees by the water and they are calling for major winds and snow here. Cross your fingers I don't lose power/heat/water again!

Good luck tomorrow, my office is off tomorrow too and I am hoping to get the cars shirt together that I cut out last weekend! Happy sewing day err um Happy snow day!

Here's a picture of Mary-Kate's wedding dress - we were having alterations done...I wasn't allowed to TOUCH her dress!
Maybe it will give you a better look at how the pickups work.

Beautiful!

last week when the snow was melting too much to have fun in but the kids still had off of school one of my sweet girls handed me a hand written invitation asking me to come to their fashion show. they totally trashed the playroom coming up with their outfits from the dressup box but since it saved me from hearing "I'm bored" for the zillionth time I didn't care. Their only request of me was that I sit in the chair & be the photographer.

Sorry if that was too many pics but it was hard to just choose a few though that is only about 1/5 of the outfits they went through. Morgan really showed her flair for changing up an outfit by using different accesories. she says she wants to be a fashion designer & when looking at photobucket for the pics in this post I came across this old pic of her

She had turned a plastic donations bag into an outfit (no worries she was supervised at all times).
I must admit I'm a little sad that all we are getting here right now is rain & hope those of you in the snow zones stay safe & warm

I think this is adorable!!!! I used to get so impatient with my kids when they would do "shows" and of course now, I would love for my kids to be little and doing a show for me!!!

 

[billwendy]

In a couple of weeks, my GD2 will be having her surgery. Afterwards, she will have a cast on her left foot from her toes to her butt cheeks. It is still a little chilly here, and she will need some sort of pants to wear. If I make her some easy fits with a really large leg (to go over the cast) and one regular leg...do you think that would work? The doctor suggested we split the leg of a pair of pants and add velcro to the seam to fit around her leg.

Either way, the pants won't be able to be worn afterwards, so I'm thinking just make her some easy fits...

Opinions or thoughts?

Nini

Awwwww- hmm - how about upping the size but staying with elastic for her regular size/length ? I hope all goes very very well for you little one! Saying a prayer! My Hannah had a cast like that when she was 1 - we found that adult knee socks worked very well over the cast too!!

OT...So who else is thinking they are going to get slammed with snow tomorrow? I live on Long Island NY (1hr east of NYC) and so far we are hearing 18-24" of snow tomorrow with 30-40 mph winds.
The worst part for me is that we will surely have a snow day tomorrow & school is closed all next week. Doesn't mother nature know mom's don't need a snow day right before a long school break!!

Its snowing like crazy here in philly!!!!!!! Where are they going to put all the snow!! I cant remember such big storms so close together!!!

The reason I can't get much done: Hunter's Kitten.

Awww - how cute is that!! What is her name?

Loads of cute stuff! I really miss being able to be on here to chat. Prayers for all of you who asked for them.

I haven't been making clothes lately - I've been making dolls. It's been so much fun. After the one I dd3 for Christmas, I had all these ideas in my head & they wouldn't let go. So I've made 3 more now & I still have plans for a couple more. Once I get a few pics taken, I'll share.

OOOOhhh, Id love to see some pictures!!! That is waaaay cool!!!

 

[woodkins]

my snow is starting, nyc schools are closed tomorrow woohoo.

We just got the phone call that our schools will be closed tomorrow too...and now the totals are down to 6-12" with sleet mixed in...that will be fun to shovel

Saturday they said we were getting a bunch of snow & didn't even see a flake so it will be fun to see how inaccurate they are this time.

 

[h518may]

Hey guys! I need some help!

My dear sweet niece, Tessa (you know, Heathersue's daughter) wants me to make her a dress for the Father Daughter Dance that is this Friday.

She wants this dress:McCalls 5570

The only problem is my Walmart doesn't have McCalls, and the other fabric shop in town doesn't have this pattern. We are getting hit with a snowstorm so I can't drive up to the Joann's or Hobby Lobby (both about 30+ minutes away). I am pretty sure someone on here has made this dress, right? Or one with a similar gathering technique? PLEASE give me a clue how to do this myself without having the pattern! I figure I can use the Precious Dress for the top, but I'm not sure how to do the gathery things on the skirt and have the skirt come out even (or how much longer I would need to make it).

I know you have gotten great advice on making this pattern, but I came across this web site http://www.sewingpatterns.com/subpage.php?brand=McCalls

If you would like the actual pattern you can download it. I was surprised to find this many pattern available to download.

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

I know you have gotten great advice on making this pattern, but I came across this web site http://www.sewingpatterns.com/subpage.php?brand=McCalls

If you would like the actual pattern you can download it. I was surprised to find this many pattern available to download.

This is a cool site...thanks for sharing. I like the immediate convienence (sp?) of YCMT, this is great! But I can only imagine how many pages it will take to print out an adult dress!

 

[teresajoy]

no - you pinch it on the outside and stitch it.

You actually COULD do it from the inside but the look is a bit different.
Play with it; see what look you prefer.

Ok, I think I really do get it now!

I've been wondering how to do this for a while! I SURE HOPE you're putting this info in the bookmarks - I'm fairly sure I'll be hunting for it in the future.

I will add it!

Here's a picture of Mary-Kate's wedding dress - we were having alterations done...I wasn't allowed to TOUCH her dress!
Maybe it will give you a better look at how the pickups work.

OOOHHOOOOHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Beautiful!

last week when the snow was melting too much to have fun in but the kids still had off of school one of my sweet girls handed me a hand written invitation asking me to come to their fashion show. they totally trashed the playroom coming up with their outfits from the dressup box but since it saved me from hearing "I'm bored" for the zillionth time I didn't care. Their only request of me was that I sit in the chair & be the photographer.

Anyway here are just a few glimpses of their show:
Sierra in her valentine set

Morgan's winter princess

How adorable are they!!! That is just so cute and sweet! And how nice of you to play along! Your daughter's are cuties!

I know you have gotten great advice on making this pattern, but I came across this web site http://www.sewingpatterns.com/subpage.php?brand=McCalls

If you would like the actual pattern you can download it. I was surprised to find this many pattern available to download.

OOOH, thanks! That might be a very good back up plan!