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

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HeatherSue- Love the "whipped up" outfit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I am just jumping in here real quick! (My parents are stopping here tonight on their way to florida and I need to CLEAN everything before they get here!!!!)

Hannah had her 2 eye appointments this week.
(refresher- she had appt with first Dr (not surgeon) who said she felt she has Esotropia and required surgery)
Appt #2- met with surgeon (local) and he said nope, she has Duane's syndrome, a congenital birth defect, can not be fixed with surgery, her head will tilt some, have poor depth perception on left side, and favor right side, approach her from right, maybe glasses with prism when she is older- nothing else they can do)
Appt #3- With Surgeon at different practice- over hour from my house, he is with the Children's Medical Center, and the office is geared specifically towards children- I like that. Turns out he has written papers, medical journals, etc on both subjects.
She doesn NOT have duane's syndrome (and he proved it to me by showing her eye is capable of going past the midway point) she DOES have esotropia and she will need surgery in about 2 months.

So its been a roller coaster the last 3 weeks- first I hated the idea of surgery, but then I hated the idea of a child with a permenant birth defect that would make it difficult for her to drive, function on her left, etc. So, now, while surgery is always scary, I am hopeful that we can assist her eyes so that this will not be lasting.

I would have LOVED to finish a patricia tunic for my Mom in time for Valentine's Day- but I haven't cut the fabric- almost done taping pattern. It needed to be done today. Hannah has been cranky with all the eye drops, so it's been impossible.

Her valentine's dress I'm told was a hit (I missed it because Dad had to take her to Pre-K) Imagine a Father in the parking lot at school, making sure her dress and petti are all perfect before going in to school- YUP- he took on that role without a single complaint! God Bless him.
:hug: Nicole. I just wanted to say good luck with Hannah's surgery. I am sure she will be fine! Youa re doing the right thing.
When I was a baby I had 2 lazy eyes and my vision was SO bad I was legaly blind. My mom took me to dr after dr from the time I was 6 months old and everyone thought my mom was a cared young (she was only 20) new mom who was worrying about nothing. She finally found a great dr who listened to her and he saved my sight. I went through countless therapies, medicine and surgery to help my vision and correct my lazy eyes. Well in my early 20's that same dr actually told my my vision had progressed so much I didn't need glasses/contacts. I did keep wearing the contacts for the lazy eye.
Recently my dad had brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and my mom noticed his left eye swaying. So his OT gave him some Therapy and it is now fine. My mom and the OT talked for a a long time about all the new treatments for lazy eyes etc and my mom was amazed at the things they can do now and frankly she thinks if I was a baby now I wouldn't even have to worry about a lazy eye.

My point I am trying to she is from a little kids stand point. She will be fine you are a good mom and the fact you are being SO proactive means she will be just fine. :hug:


An update for those of you who remember me mentioning my dad being dx'd with brain cancer around New years. Thank GOD his is doing amazing! There are only small effects from the actual surgery he even went back to work for a few hours one day last week. He started the chemo and radiation about a week and a half ago. So far he has only had 1 day where he is nauseous. He is tired but that is to be expect. They are being very aggressive in his treatment because for the most part besides the cancer he is in great health. I just pray with all my heart he can fight this and we can get an all clear in a few months and put this nightmare behind us.
 
I have a Sewing TO DO LIST-
scallopini skirt for gift
tshirt to match
Patricia Tunic for my Mother
4 shirts for big give

I have a sewing wish list of projects too--reversible hooded jackets for both girls, heirloom style daygowns for summer for Hannah,etc.. Im thrilled to announce my St Patrick's simply sweet from last year fits Megan perfectly this year!!

One more story- When Megan heard BOTH grandparents were coming for a "sleepover" (usually its just Mom) she said she and Hannah needed to wear dresses- she chose her St Patrick's day simply sweet (sparkly green) and Hannah had a smocked dress.....to greet Grampy in..
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still need to fix red eye, and you can tell, Hannah was in a very quiet mood all afternoon- she is such a smiler, wished she would have here...

What a VERY sweet picture. And I love their outfits too!

Snow Snow and MORE SNOW! I have never seen so much snow! Couldnt leave the house so I caught up on a few things I have been wanting to do! Here are the results!!!

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Have a few more that are uploading now! Thanks for letting me share! More snow tomorrow...... What to make What to make!!!!!!

All of the pictures are so cute! You did a great job. My favorite is the Alice outfit.

Hi All!
I've pretty much been lurking the past few years on and off, posted a few times asking for suggestions for patterns and I *FINALLY* did my first costume dress. She still needs some work - the belt is a bit wonky, but I'm overall pretty pleased. It's Simplicity 2872, my own rendition of it at least... lol. I did some mods, stitched some leaf veins into the skirt petals and what not. Any suggestions for shoes? She of course wants the poof-ball tink shoes but I can't find any green ones to put balls on. I also can't find those pompom balls that big. Thanks for looking!!!!

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Oh my!! How cute is she!? ;) Love the Tink outfit too.

I have spent the weekend doing more quilting....seems like these baby quilts are taking me sooooo long but I am having to be extra careful since I am working with someone elses vintage quilts. They are turning out really pretty though. Can't wait to finish them and show them off.

Beside that, I actually made a purse this weekend (the free Debut pattern from YCMT). I just wanted to try it out and see if I could do it. It turned out sooooo cute. I am going to try and squeeze in a couple more this week and I will post a picture of all of them together.

I also started my BIG GIVE outfits but will have to finish those up next weekend.

All of the outfits posted have been adorable.
 
Coldwater use to have a nice selection, I wonder if they still do? I think I will write a letter of complaint about the BC store!
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Please do! I contacted headquarters about it but who knows if they will even care. Maybe if more of us contact them, they will! I am just so disappointed. I got a lot of my ribbon, ric rac, thread, notions, supplies, etc there!
 
AHHHH! Can I take a minute to vent....first...I am SICK...some nasty stomach bug...lost 4 pounds last night if that tells you anything!

Next...my dearest DH calls me this morning to let me know that either we have to change our vacation or he has to fly back for one day for a meeting:headache:...leaving me alone at WDW with our kids! First and foremost....neither of us want to change the dates because we were already going the last weekend for SWW (a real must ofr our kids) and then I don't want him to miss a moment of anything at Disney with the kids! It makes me very sad to think about being there without him...(I'm not married to a Disney hater!)

I guess if he has to fly back I will just spend part of the day at DTD and then the pool...maybe go over to the boardwalk...

but the plus side...he said if he has to fly back we will extend our vacation by two days...so I guess there are some pluses!

Oh...and he now informed my also that he really wants to stay at the suite at ASM instead of the room with the trundle at POR...so I get to change that too!:lmao: I feel so tired now!
 

Piper-I'm sure you have found someone to send a Mickey postcard. How about another character? I would think it would be fun for her to get a whole slew of different characters! I'ld be happy to send one on May.


She does want to eat in the castle one day. She would probably be tickled to get something from the princesses! I'll pm you and give you her address!
 
Heather - Tessa looks beautiful...you may be married to a Disney hater...but he is a GREAT Dad and you can't trade that for anything!

Nicole - Continued prayers for you! What a difficult time for you.

LOVE all of the outfits posted...you guys are so busy! I wish I felt better becuase I would so be sewing right now!


I hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day. My family knows how to pamper me...the went shopping at the Disney Store! I got a new cool water bottle, a coffee mug, a Tinkerbell snowglobe (she is sitting on spools of thread) and about 5 new t-shirts...all of which I am happy to say I get to take back for a smaller size!!!! :banana::banana::banana: DH was worried I was mad he got them too big, but I was thrilled because I get to go buy a smaller size than I have been in in YEARS!:thumbsup2
 
OKay Ladies I have a question for you all!!!

I am 27 weeks prego (Finally a little boy Yipee) On the routine blood work they found some issues with my blood so I had to go have more done.

I got a phone call yesterday and they told me that I needed to come in Wed. to talk about the results. I begged her to tell me what was wrong and I finally got it out of her but now I feel worse because I can not find anything explained in plain english (Its all Medical hoopla) They said I have MRTF Mutation but wouldnt go into details with me about it because she was just a nurse and a doctor has to do that.

So my question is has anyone ever heard of it? I am already on High Risk, I see the Dr every 2 weeks, sono every 2 weeks, because of having my girls early and starting labor early with them. Now I am worried that the problem could have been caused by something else and I cant find any info on it that I can understand!

Any help would be great. You ladies (And Guy) are wonderful!
 
Hi, my name is Ellen, and I have been lurking and trying to read this thread (only part 19) for the past couple of weeks and I think I have now read most of it.

I am trying to come up with ideas for an upcoming baby shower and was also thinking of the Carly bubble pattern. The expecting couple have elected not to learn the gender of the baby, so I was thinking it might be cute to make the reversible bubble with a girl side and a boy side. I thought that the sleeveless version with the right fabrics might work for a boy.

Last night I started cutting, and I after looking at the shape of it, I thought that if I took in the bottom sides a little it might not be so "bubbly" and look a little less feminine, so I modified the pattern a bit. I cut it out and started the appliques last night. I will post a picture when it's done, but I don't have a baby to try it on so I won't know how my modifications affect the fit. Anyway, thoguht I would share my thoughts and see what others think.
:wave2: Hi!

I've never made the Carly but your idea sounds adorable! Can't wait to see photos!


An update for those of you who remember me mentioning my dad being dx'd with brain cancer around New years. Thank GOD his is doing amazing! There are only small effects from the actual surgery he even went back to work for a few hours one day last week. He started the chemo and radiation about a week and a half ago. So far he has only had 1 day where he is nauseous. He is tired but that is to be expect. They are being very aggressive in his treatment because for the most part besides the cancer he is in great health. I just pray with all my heart he can fight this and we can get an all clear in a few months and put this nightmare behind us.
:hug:Continued prayers for your Dad. Nice to hear he's doing so well!

AHHHH! Can I take a minute to vent....first...I am SICK...some nasty stomach bug...lost 4 pounds last night if that tells you anything!

Next...my dearest DH calls me this morning to let me know that either we have to change our vacation or he has to fly back for one day for a meeting:headache:...leaving me alone at WDW with our kids! First and foremost....neither of us want to change the dates because we were already going the last weekend for SWW (a real must ofr our kids) and then I don't want him to miss a moment of anything at Disney with the kids! It makes me very sad to think about being there without him...(I'm not married to a Disney hater!)

I guess if he has to fly back I will just spend part of the day at DTD and then the pool...maybe go over to the boardwalk...

but the plus side...he said if he has to fly back we will extend our vacation by two days...so I guess there are some pluses!

Oh...and he now informed my also that he really wants to stay at the suite at ASM instead of the room with the trundle at POR...so I get to change that too!:lmao: I feel so tired now!
:wizard:Hope you're feeling better!

Have to say I really LOVED the layout of the family suite!

She does want to eat in the castle one day. She would probably be tickled to get something from the princesses! I'll pm you and give you her address!
I'd love to send her a postcard but I don't think DS(9) and I will be seeing any pricesses.:laughing: We have breakfast ADR's for Crystal Palace and Cape May. How about any of the Pooh characters or Minnie, Goofy or Donald. We will probably go see the Up characters if they are still around too.

OKay Ladies I have a question for you all!!!

I am 27 weeks prego (Finally a little boy Yipee) On the routine blood work they found some issues with my blood so I had to go have more done.

I got a phone call yesterday and they told me that I needed to come in Wed. to talk about the results. I begged her to tell me what was wrong and I finally got it out of her but now I feel worse because I can not find anything explained in plain english (Its all Medical hoopla) They said I have MRTF Mutation but wouldnt go into details with me about it because she was just a nurse and a doctor has to do that.

So my question is has anyone ever heard of it? I am already on High Risk, I see the Dr every 2 weeks, sono every 2 weeks, because of having my girls early and starting labor early with them. Now I am worried that the problem could have been caused by something else and I cant find any info on it that I can understand!

Any help would be great. You ladies (And Guy) are wonderful!
:hug:I'm sorry to say I don't know anything about that but I wanted to give you a :hug: I cannot imagine how scared you are.:hug: Praying for you and your little boy.:wizard:
 
Hi everyone, it's been awhile since I've been on here, alot going on the last couple of months hope everyone is doing well, I was able to catch up a little bit :hug: and prayers to all who need it right now.


I have a question I hope someone is on here to answer quickly--my DH gave me a serger for Christmas and I am now just getting around to using it, are you supposed to "lock" the stitches at the beginning and end like you do on a reg. machine? or do something to keep them from unraveling if pulled on. Hope this makes sense. Thanks :)
 
For all of those who are on here complaining about Wal Mart getting rid of fabric. One of our local stores is getting rid of theirs and of course nobody is happy, I used to work there and still talk to alot of the managers, the dept. manager suggested calling the home office and complaining so me and my SIL did and were told that eventually all Wal Mart stores that currently carry fabric would be no longer,:headache: they would have pre-packaged stuff :confused3 so basically no matter how much we complain, they don't care and will continue with their plan. As told by another manager, they (wal mart) are taking their business model from Target and will eventually be rid of all outlying service departments, hence less employees to pay. And I know alot of you are in the same boat as us Wal Mart is inexpensive and convenient and the next closest fabric store for me is 30 min. away, I know alot further for some of you. This is a total bummer for most of us. Ok my venting is over.
 
Hi everyone, it's been awhile since I've been on here, alot going on the last couple of months hope everyone is doing well, I was able to catch up a little bit :hug: and prayers to all who need it right now.


I have a question I hope someone is on here to answer quickly--my DH gave me a serger for Christmas and I am now just getting around to using it, are you supposed to "lock" the stitches at the beginning and end like you do on a reg. machine? or do something to keep them from unraveling if pulled on. Hope this makes sense. Thanks :)



I leave a bit of a tail (inch or two) and use a small crochet hook or this other thing I think is supposed to be for turning thin tube right side out, and pull the serger threads back under the serged area. It sounds confusing but it's really easy. I can take a pic if you'd like.
 
Hey everyone! I've been trying to keep up, but keep falling behind as usual! As always, everyone is so talented and I've loved everything posted!

Nicole and Candice - hugs and prayers for both of you. :hug::hug: (and Candice, all those customs you posted were awesome - Alice was my favorite!)

Teresa and Heather - Teresa, you did a beautiful job on Tessa's dress - she's just gorgeous in it! And Heather, that photo of Tessa and Henry was just too precious!

Oh, and I love the little Tink that was posted, too! As for the shoes - does she have any crocs? When Ella dressed up as Fancy Nancy for her bday a couple years ago, I made a little pom-pom jibbit with a bought pom-pom and a button that was the same size as real jibbit. I just sewed the pom-pom onto the button, but left a little slack on the thread so that the button would easily go through. I hope that makes sense. That was long ago and the crocs and pom-poms are long gone, or I'd take a picture for you. . .

I have a couple of new projects. Two finally for Caleb. I was feeling bad that I hadn't made anything yet for him for our trip!

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Now I just have to figure out what to sew next. . . I have too many ideas floating around in my head!
 
I'm posting pics of what I do with my serger threads because when I read what I just posted, it didn't even make sense to me! :rotfl:

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Step 2...grab the tail with whatever hook you're using.
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Step 3...pull tail under stitches and trim as needed.
 
I'm posting pics of what I do with my serger threads because when I read what I just posted, it didn't even make sense to me! :rotfl:

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Step one...slide hook under stitches.
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Step 2...grab the tail with whatever hook you're using.
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Step 3...pull tail under stitches and trim as needed.

Nanci,
Thank you very much that helps alot, and I did know what you meant in your first post, but I appreciate you taking the time to post pictures. Now off to try and do some sewing. ;)
 
I have a couple of new projects. Two finally for Caleb. I was feeling bad that I hadn't made anything yet for him for our trip!

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Now I just have to figure out what to sew next. . . I have too many ideas floating around in my head!

Cute, cute, cute! I love the shirt for Caleb. The fabrics are so cute. Great choice to put the "starry night" fabric with that. And how original is that Shamrock shirt. I bet he loves it.
And my goodness, what a cute cupcake outfit. The shirt is PERFECTLY adorable. What a great idea. I may have to CASE that saying. I don't have an embroidery machine so it will have to be done another way. But my DGDs absolutely love sprinkles on everything. LOVE IT!!
 
OKay Ladies I have a question for you all!!!

I am 27 weeks prego (Finally a little boy Yipee) On the routine blood work they found some issues with my blood so I had to go have more done.

I got a phone call yesterday and they told me that I needed to come in Wed. to talk about the results. I begged her to tell me what was wrong and I finally got it out of her but now I feel worse because I can not find anything explained in plain english (Its all Medical hoopla) They said I have MRTF Mutation but wouldnt go into details with me about it because she was just a nurse and a doctor has to do that.

So my question is has anyone ever heard of it? I am already on High Risk, I see the Dr every 2 weeks, sono every 2 weeks, because of having my girls early and starting labor early with them. Now I am worried that the problem could have been caused by something else and I cant find any info on it that I can understand!

Any help would be great. You ladies (And Guy) are wonderful!

I don't know anything about MRTF but I can offer support and prayers. I also had a high risk pregnancy and I know the stress that you are under. The best advice I can offer is Don't Google it!! You will make yourself crazy. Please try to relax and know that we are all praying for you and your baby.
 
oh, HELP!!!! Finally 2 of my 4 DC are asleep and I'm trying to figure out my Embroidery part of my machine....silly question.... how do you hoop a tshirt? Do you have to take the shirt apart so you have a flat area....I have it hooped right now(as is) and what do I do with the arms and back of shirt? Everything looks like it will be in the way of the embroidery area? Hope that question made sense!!!! I've been looking everywhere online and can't find an answer.
 
oh, HELP!!!! Finally 2 of my 4 DC are asleep and I'm trying to figure out my Embroidery part of my machine....silly question.... how do you hoop a tshirt? Do you have to take the shirt apart so you have a flat area....I have it hooped right now(as is) and what do I do with the arms and back of shirt? Everything looks like it will be in the way of the embroidery area? Hope that question made sense!!!! I've been looking everywhere online and can't find an answer.

It's not easy to explain, pics would be better but that would take me all day with dial up LOL.:rotfl2: Turn the T inside out. Lay the bottom part of the hoop down place T on top (make sure it is centered and straight)--so that the back of the front of the T is on the hoop. Now slide the top of the hoop inside the T and put the hoop together, put it on the machine and 'roll' the shirt out of the way so that you can see the hooped part of the shirt. Some people use binder clips to help keep the extra out of the way. The only time I take a shirt apart is if it is infant size. Hope this helps some and maybe someone has pics. they can post for you. Good Luck!
 
T-shirts are tough, especially the smaller sizes and any size in a big hoop. I don't hoop my shirt, I hoop the stabilizer only, and use spray adhesive to hold my shirt in place...it's hard to hoop knits without making a distortion. Then you pretty much just have to keep an eye on it until the job is done, gently holding the excess out of the way as needed. There is a blog about this on swakembroidery dot com, but I think they might be having server issues because I tried to link it for you, and I can't get onto the sister site YCMT either.
 
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