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

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I'm really behind. Love the sewing room posted above. I hope to catch up later.

I can't believe we are on Part 19~~

 

[birdie757]

This is the most recent thing I have finished. I was shopping at Old Navy and my eyes went right to this beautiful red dress on clearance. It was still $14, but me being cheap and a Disboutiquer I thought, I can make that!! So I used the precious dress pattern and changed the skirt up a bit, added a lot of ruffles and some little embelishments and waalaa (sp???)! It is so cute on-she wore it to church and got a lot of compliments. I figure it will work for the holiday season or Valentines day. Now, though, I want to make it in all sorts of colors!
I used a cotton sateen that is so nice, but not too expensive!

Thanks for looking!

Jessica

This is adorable!

 

[revrob]

Hello??? Bueller, Bueller?

Any organizing ideas for me? I want to work on the sewing room this weekend..just at a loss as where to start.

yep, I'm here - I hear your request, but my sewing room looks like a tornado hit it at the moment! Let me see if there are any pics in my photobucket

I've moved things around a bit, so this isn't exactly how things are now, but it gives you and idea of what has worked for me in the past.

 

[NiniMorris]

Hey has anyone every gone to a Sewing Expo before?? There is one in Tampa next month and then one in Cleveland in March. I for sure am gonig up for a day to the Tampa show and I might go to the Cleveland show as well as I can meet up with me niece, mom and aunt. IF anyone is going it would be great to meet up!

My daughter and I went to the one in Atlanta last year. We had a blast. We are taking my DIL and GD this year!


+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Is anyone here experienced in teaching learning disabled children? I homeschool my youngest. He had a series of Neurpsychological evaluations. I just met with his doctors and got the results. While none of the results were not expected, somehow their recommendations left me...wondering.

I now need to completely rethink our home school experience and almost do a 180... The only actual school skill we will continue with is reading. The rest will be 'life skills'. Math will become teaching him how to use a calculator. We will focus on things like making sandwiches and doing chores.

Since his reading problems don't have a specific name like 'dyslexia' I am having problems finding some suggestions on how to help. At age 8, he is reading on a 4 year old level..meaning he knows his ABCs and the sounds each letter makes (for the most part) he has a lot of problems putting the letters together and making words.

Sorry for the rant and rambling...I guess I am still reeling form the meeting. Maybe I need a nap!

Nini

 

[snubie]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! I have tried to hard to keep up with the thread but I just end up lurking. I can read the thread one handed while nursing but I have not mastered typing one handed yet.

I haven't sewn anything in over 2 months - it is driving me crazy. Megan is keeping me on my toes and away from the sewing machine for now.
Here is a new pic of the girls from Christmas.

We decided to cloth diaper Megan and are using pocket diapers. http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=98&products_id=1279 I really don't like the inserts that come with the diapers so I am currently waiting for some hemp fabric to arrive to make my own. It isn't much but at least I will be sewing something.
And just because this is my favorite diaper in our current stash:

 

[DisneyMomma81]

Hello all you wonderful creative Diser's ~ I lurked here quite a bit last summer but haven't checked in lately, I'm trying to track down a member here who made a super cute B~day set for her daughter last year, the member's avatar was (might still be) a man (her DH?) in military clothing ~ mostly just his face. Her daughter is older ~ maybe 8. The Birthday outfit was mostly pastel colors with lots of cute appliques. I think I remember in her post about the day her daughter wore this to the parks they met a man who looked like her DH, she even posted a picture of that man. Are you out there?? I have some ?s about that set.

Thanks!

 

[DisneyMomma81]

*~*

 

[syncsk8mom]

Nini-

I would say that perhaps a second opinion would be in order....I raised a severley dyslexic daughter with ADHD and OCD. At the end of 6th grade she was barely reading at a 3rd grade level....it was like 2.4.....meaning 2 grade 4 months. I was FLOORED...I knew that there was issues, but I was not prepared for the reality.

Anyway, after many restarts, failures, successes and changes in direction I don't at all believe that all children CAN learn. My goodness even my autistic nephew has learned to be verbal through my SIL hard hard work and relentless repition and always looking for new ways to make a connection with him. He is now even in a main stream classroom.

Having said that I would really recommend that you get a second opinion and if you don't want to share the diagnosis on the board feel free to PM me and I would be happy to talk to you more about the very many experiances my family (including my SIL) have been through.

I am sending you hugs and my support. Don't be afraid to not listen to the "professionals" and to take the road less traveled. My daughter is now in college, doing well and working on becoming an Army officer and Nurse and she has the desire to get her Masters Degree!!! You just have to hold on, have faith and reach out for ideas, suggetions and faith!

Praying for you!

 

[livndisney]

Hello all you wonderful creative Diser's ~ I lurked here quite a bit last summer but haven't checked in lately, I'm trying to track down a member here who made a super cute B~day set for her daughter last year, the member's avatar was (might still be) a man (her DH?) in military clothing ~ mostly just his face. Her daughter is older ~ maybe 8. The Birthday outfit was mostly pastel colors with lots of cute appliques. I think I remember in her post about the day her daughter wore this to the parks they met a man who looked like her DH, she even posted a picture of that man. Are you out there?? I have some ?s about that set.

Thanks!

Sounds like Castlecreations. I will let her explain the man in the pics LOL

 

[livndisney]

My daughter and I went to the one in Atlanta last year. We had a blast. We are taking my DIL and GD this year!


+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Is anyone here experienced in teaching learning disabled children? I homeschool my youngest. He had a series of Neurpsychological evaluations. I just met with his doctors and got the results. While none of the results were not expected, somehow their recommendations left me...wondering.

I now need to completely rethink our home school experience and almost do a 180... The only actual school skill we will continue with is reading. The rest will be 'life skills'. Math will become teaching him how to use a calculator. We will focus on things like making sandwiches and doing chores.

Since his reading problems don't have a specific name like 'dyslexia' I am having problems finding some suggestions on how to help. At age 8, he is reading on a 4 year old level..meaning he knows his ABCs and the sounds each letter makes (for the most part) he has a lot of problems putting the letters together and making words.

Sorry for the rant and rambling...I guess I am still reeling form the meeting. Maybe I need a nap!

Nini

Before you make any changes, give yourself time to think. Do you agree with results? Or do you see the child's abilities differently? Are you seeing him improve?

The reason I ask is I was told my DD was not able to learn. But the real problem was she doesn't learn the way THEY teach. She was behind in lots of skills due to her past. But with time we have overcome mountains.

 

[NiniMorris]

Nini-

I would say that perhaps a second opinion would be in order....I raised a severley dyslexic daughter with ADHD and OCD. At the end of 6th grade she was barely reading at a 3rd grade level....it was like 2.4.....meaning 2 grade 4 months. I was FLOORED...I knew that there was issues, but I was not prepared for the reality.

Anyway, after many restarts, failures, successes and changes in direction I don't at all believe that all children CAN learn. My goodness even my autistic nephew has learned to be verbal through my SIL hard hard work and relentless repition and always looking for new ways to make a connection with him. He is now even in a main stream classroom.

Having said that I would really recommend that you get a second opinion and if you don't want to share the diagnosis on the board feel free to PM me and I would be happy to talk to you more about the very many experiances my family (including my SIL) have been through.

I am sending you hugs and my support. Don't be afraid to not listen to the "professionals" and to take the road less traveled. My daughter is now in college, doing well and working on becoming an Army officer and Nurse and she has the desire to get her Masters Degree!!! You just have to hold on, have faith and reach out for ideas, suggetions and faith!

Praying for you!

If it wasn't for the fact that this IS a second opinion.....In two years since his last testing, he has improved about 4 months...considering they did not expect him to make it after the accident, or that he would be a vegetable, I guess I should be grateful he is as far along as he is.

He has severe frontal lobe and right side brain damage. The physical limitations are visible. So I 'know' that problem is there, and I know how to work around it. This problem is hidden, and I guess I always ignore it to an extent.

I have a lot of recommendations but nothing concrete enough for me. I'm shopping for a new curriculum and the only one I can find is going to cost me as much as a year of college! And that is just for the reading!!!

Maybe I'll do like my oldest daughter suggested. Come up with my own curriculum and make a million dollars...right!

Nini

 

[livndisney]

If it wasn't for the fact that this IS a second opinion.....In two years since his last testing, he has improved about 4 months...considering they did not expect him to make it after the accident, or that he would be a vegetable, I guess I should be grateful he is as far along as he is.

He has severe frontal lobe and right side brain damage. The physical limitations are visible. So I 'know' that problem is there, and I know how to work around it. This problem is hidden, and I guess I always ignore it to an extent.

I have a lot of recommendations but nothing concrete enough for me. I'm shopping for a new curriculum and the only one I can find is going to cost me as much as a year of college! And that is just for the reading!!!

Maybe I'll do like my oldest daughter suggested. Come up with my own curriculum and make a million dollars...right!

Nini

Have you considered different curriculum for different subjects? It has made a HUGE difference in our school work. Ok I am just going to pm you LOL

 

[revrob]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! I have tried to hard to keep up with the thread but I just end up lurking. I can read the thread one handed while nursing but I have not mastered typing one handed yet.

I haven't sewn anything in over 2 months - it is driving me crazy. Megan is keeping me on my toes and away from the sewing machine for now.
Here is a new pic of the girls from Christmas.

We decided to cloth diaper Megan and are using pocket diapers. http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=98&products_id=1279 I really don't like the inserts that come with the diapers so I am currently waiting for some hemp fabric to arrive to make my own. It isn't much but at least I will be sewing something.
And just because this is my favorite diaper in our current stash:

CUTE, CUTE, CUTE, CUTE, CUTE! It's so good to see those princesses, Stacey! AND the dipe is way cute!

 

[DisneyMomma81]

Sounds like Castlecreations. I will let her explain the man in the pics LOL

Yes that's her - Thanks! This is the post I was "typing" about ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33200547&postcount=2769

Castlecreations ~ I'll be PM'ing you.

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

HEATHER -
I know you said I could call and switch out thread colors with the marathon thread, but is there somewhere on their website where it lists the 50 most popular colors (as well as the other colors) or something so I can see them and decide which ones to switch out and which ones to keep?

 

[syncsk8mom]

Nini-

God Bless you...you are in a tough spot, but I BELIEVE with all my heart and soul that every child can learn. I like another persons post....try a little bit of everything. How does your son learn best? Does the issues with his injury limit his ability to be a passive learner? If so have you tried the multi-sensory approach to education? With my autistic nephew my SIL found it was best to put aside verbal learning early on and teach him sign language....once he mastered that she incoporated language with sign, flash cards and pictures for day to day tasks...ie. potty training, hand washing, learning the families names and so on.

For my daughter, it was about finding ONE thing she was good at and then we used it as a building block for her self esteem to slowly bring better results in all other areas. Have you the ability to get in touch with an education advocate??? They can be very helpful and they can offer you suggestions, support groups and resources that are out there.

I just wouldn't give up.....I know it's hard, but you are your childs BEST advocate and YOU know your child better than anyone else!!!

Lots of hugs

 

[angel23321]

I had to clean up a bit before I took pics....it is still messy but you have no idea what it was before! I have my set up in the nook. I just reorganized it this weekend so we can actually eat on the table again.

This is a view of the back wall. The table on the left is an old sewing table a neighbor gave me. I put a board in it where it had the hole for a machine so I could set my overlock on one end and my regular machine on the other. The table on the right I just got this weekend at Ikea. It was only $35 and easy to put together. It holds my embroidery machine and my coverstitch. The curtain rod has become a handy clothes line...lol.

This shelving unit was purchased at Ikea as well. The nifty boxes on the top shelves hold patterns and the labels are nice so I know what type of patterns are in each box. The bottom boxes hold projects in progress. The magazine box things on top of the shelf on the right hold my big patterns like Ottobre magazine and Jalies that don't fit in my pattern boxes. The drawers on the left are actually card board kind of like the old card catalogs at the library. They hold scissors, feet, bobbins, thread, elastics you name it.

This is just another angle but you can see how I have to put my computer...I don't like it on the same table when I run my embroidery because of the shaking. Below you can see the white storage box I put all my cottons in. I keep a lot of my stash in a closet in the hall.

Hope this helps some. Now matter how hard I try to organize it always seems messy!

yep, I'm here - I hear your request, but my sewing room looks like a tornado hit it at the moment! Let me see if there are any pics in my photobucket

I've moved things around a bit, so this isn't exactly how things are now, but it gives you and idea of what has worked for me in the past.

Thanks guys...I like the boxes for patterns and in progress outfits. I always seem to have pieces around. I have one organizer under my table which I don't like.

What do you use to put your fabric on to have it so nice in the bookcase. I love that idea.

Thanks again guys.

 

[NaeNae]

Thanks guys...I like the boxes for patterns and in progress outfits. I always seem to have pieces around. I have one organizer under my table which I don't like.

What do you use to put your fabric on to have it so nice in the bookcase. I love that idea.

Thanks again guys.

The fabric in the bookcases are wrapped around comic book boards. Just look in the phone book for comic book stores. They are very reasonably priced. Beware, it takes a lot of time to wrap all that fabric. It makes it sooooo much easier to look through and find what you want out of your stash.

 

[snubie]

Thanks guys...I like the boxes for patterns and in progress outfits. I always seem to have pieces around. I have one organizer under my table which I don't like.

What do you use to put your fabric on to have it so nice in the bookcase. I love that idea.

Thanks again guys.

A lot of people use comic book boards to store the fabric on the bookshelves. They function like the cardboard bolts at the fabric store.
http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/Comic-Boards/Silver-Comic-Book-Backing-Boards.htm
They come in different sizes so make sure you get ones that fit on your shelves.

 

[angel23321]

A lot of people use comic book boards to store the fabric on the bookshelves. They function like the cardboard bolts at the fabric store.
http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/Comic-Boards/Silver-Comic-Book-Backing-Boards.htm
They come in different sizes so make sure you get ones that fit on your shelves.

Thanks guys. I'll have to get some and try.

I'm so excited to get started. I asked DH if he was going to put the table together this weekend and he said yes. YAY.