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

[angel23321]

Hi everyone. *waving* Well it's March 1st and I can finally breathe. Work has kept me away from here and sewing.

I went to the quilt show with MIL on Saturday. There was a ton more fabric sellers than normal which I was quite happy with (since I don't quilt). I picked up some really cute things and now I have time to sew..YAY.

And I finally used my serger!! (only took 2 months). I'm still scared of it. but MIL showed me how to use it. I'll probably only use the one stitch for a while until I feel comfortable but it's a start.

Now to stay up to date with you ladies!

 

[t-beri]

Did anyone tell you guys that Carla C (The Scientific Seamstress) is doing a GIVE AWAY on her FB fan page??? Here's the link http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=13724&uid=317097931012

So if you're NOT her FB fan become one and if you ARE then invite your friends.

 

[jham]

Grrr, I had several posts flagged to quote from yesterday but they got lost. I'm trying to steal a moment from sewing as I eat dinner to get caught up on this thread so please forgive me for not going back! (Excuse me if I 'talk' with my mouth full. )

I'm loving all the princess gowns. The Tiana dress and pink Cinderella are darling! I'm still sad that Zoe's outgrown the interest in wearing a dress much less a princess dress.

Here's one of my recent creations. It's a variation of the skirt pattern I've been tinkering with for almost a year (finally got it finished). Zoe actually expressed interest in the style since it's on a jean 'yoke' but I guess not enough to actually want one for herself.

I'm working on a new skirt pattern. I made these two sets with that skirt design and the Emma top from YCMT.

OK, back to work for me! I'll check in on my next break.

OOOHH! I love the new skirt pattern! It's so butt ruffly! I can't wait until I have time to sew up your first pattern!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!! Does the Cindy dress have sparkles?

The blue one does! I LOVELOVELOVE that sparkly blue and white cotton damask! (from joanns) and the coordinating solid blue has little flowers stitched all over it so that is why it looks a little shiny in places.

 

[livndisney]

OOOHH! I love the new skirt pattern! It's so butt ruffly! I can't wait until I have time to sew up your first pattern!



The blue one does! I LOVELOVELOVE that sparkly blue and white cotton damask! (from joanns) and the coordinating solid blue has little flowers stitched all over it so that is why it looks a little shiny in places.

BUTT RUFFLY?

Oh TAG Fairy!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HeatherSue]

I just posted on the Big Give board about a special family (Mya, who I posted about earlier in the week)! Please go and check this one out! This is not an average big give, it's something a little different. This is a chance to do something huge for this little girl and her family!

Time is of the essence, so please check it out as soon as possible!
http://s3.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=69012&threadid=719024&page=1#5678486
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[Eyore4Ever149]

I just posted on the Big Give board about a special family (Mya, who I posted about earlier in the week)! Please go and check this one out! This is not an average big give, it's something a little different. This is a chance to do something huge for this little girl and her family!

Time is of the essence, so please check it out as soon as possible!
http://s3.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=69012&threadid=719024&page=1#5678486
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Thanks for sharing! I participated. I can't wait to see photos.Her story really touched my heart.

As an aside to this, we are scrambling and I think I will be able to take the girls to FL to see my Dad while he's still comfortable. We just don't know how long it will last. We probably dont have the funds to have DH go, but I think we will be okay with that.
Last I heard they met with an oncologist in Leesburough FLtoday and they gave him a blood transfusion and he's hoping some sort of chemo within the next few days.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Jeanne and Lisa, WOW!!! You both are just truly amazing. Super work on the dresses and skirts.

 

[ireland_nicole]

Thanks for sharing! I participated. I can't wait to see photos.Her story really touched my heart.

As an aside to this, we are scrambling and I think I will be able to take the girls to FL to see my Dad while he's still comfortable. We just don't know how long it will last. We probably dont have the funds to have DH go, but I think we will be okay with that.
Last I heard they met with an oncologist in Leesburough FLtoday and they gave him a blood transfusion and he's hoping some sort of chemo within the next few days.

Oh honey, I'm glad you're going to be able to see him, but I'm sorry about the circumstances. Is there anything I can do?

 

[*Toadstool*]

Okay- I'm officially excited. DH and I have a trip to the World set for mid-October. We can always cancel and our points will go back into the use year, or we will rent them instead. So we aren't locked into it, we already have tickets that were purchased a while ago. So food and airfare is all we have left and we now have plenty of time to save up for those and pay our bills.
WOOHOO!!!!

YAY!!! Who knows.. maybe we will be there at the same time. We can't make up our mind yet.. October, November, or December for us!

Toadstool - the friends around the world dress is amazing!


Question I followed Heather's tutorial advice on using polyester thread. I used Mettler polyester thread (what my store had available). It stitched beautifully - but can I put it in the dryer or do I need to hang to dry? (the fabrics and shirt were all prewashed and dried)

Thanks! I think that is Hannah's favorite dress.
You can definitely dry polyester thread. It is rayon that you have to worry about.. but drying it is okay. You just have to be careful when ironing it because it will melt.

That is really pretty!! I wish my DD could wear skirts. I love how colorful it is. Thanks for adding me on FB.

Thanks for viewing and offering any suggestions, I love this thread! DH says he's glad I found a new (fruitful & profitable) addiction!

It looks great. I love different looking Minnie dresses!

I have a Janome 10000 that I got second hand as well. Its AWESOME!!! and yours is a step up from mine. I embroider and sew all the time with it and its sooo easy. In fact I was going to get a Babylock but got the Janome instead. I was borrowing a Janome and it was so easy I just stuck with it!!! Brother and Janome machine are made by the same company just so you know so they are both very similiar. I have had no training in embroidery and I just hooped a tee shirt and started....I really hadn't a clue and I made a little pirate tee...


Here's my Katie

And here was my first applique...I watched an applique tutorial on ycmt and that was the extent of my training...though there really isn't much more...

Brother and Babylock are made by the same parent company.. not Janome. That is why Brother/Babylock feet/designformat are interchangeable. Janome makes the Bernina Deco machines though.
Congrats on the new machine! Your first applique looks perfect. I definitely couldn't say that about my first applique!!

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all the advice on my machine - Bill filed off any burrs, changed the needle, made sure there was no lint or thread stuck, hugged the machine, gave it a pep talk and tried a new prewound bobbin - I have no idea what size it is, but the lady at the sewing machine store told me it would work. So at first it went crazy again, but after the 2nd try it worked fine???? Crazy machine!!!! Whew!!!

Glad it is working!! Ya sometimes you have to just fiddle with the machine until it works.. They are very annoying sometimes.

I'm working on a new skirt pattern. I made these two sets with that skirt design and the Emma top from YCMT.

love the new skirt! BUTT RUFFLES!!! YAY!!!

Does anyone have a favorite place to buy cotton knits? I made my first set of Raglan's for my boys last week, and I'm hooked!! I love sewing with cotton knit!!

What's an outstanding price for cotton (jersy maybe?) knit? When it goes on sale at Jo-ann's it's $3.99/yd. I'm thinking anything on the internet may be more just due to shipping.

OR does anyone have some knit they'd like to destash?

I love buying from Chez Ami. Wazoodle has some good ones too, but it took them 2 months to ship my last order. Maybe others have had better experience with them though. They claim my order was lost.
Chez Ami has GREAT sales. Sign up for their newsletters. Sew Baby has some yummy soft knits too.
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Going to Texas to visit my in laws tomorrow. We will be staying until Sunday. I will be coming home with a big surprise.. I'm sure you could all guess, but I've been trying to keep it a secret so I can surprise you guys when I get back!!
I hope Hannah does okay on the trip. She really doesn't want to go. She hates the car ride.

 

[WDWAtLast]

Embroidery scissors to trim around applique work - is this what I need to get?
I have a 40% off coupon - and i LOVE my regular Ginghers!


http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat3504&PRODID=prd49719

 

[RMAMom]

I just finished two princess Simply Sweets for my DD4 and Dneice3 for our trip. They were pretty quick and easy!

better view of the "sleeve ruffles":

I also made the pink Cinderella Simply Sweet. Not so quick and easy!

Not technically a princess dress, but a Tiana themed Simply Sweet:

Lovely!

Grrr, I had several posts flagged to quote from yesterday but they got lost. I'm trying to steal a moment from sewing as I eat dinner to get caught up on this thread so please forgive me for not going back! (Excuse me if I 'talk' with my mouth full. )

I'm loving all the princess gowns. The Tiana dress and pink Cinderella are darling! I'm still sad that Zoe's outgrown the interest in wearing a dress much less a princess dress.

Here's one of my recent creations. It's a variation of the skirt pattern I've been tinkering with for almost a year (finally got it finished). Zoe actually expressed interest in the style since it's on a jean 'yoke' but I guess not enough to actually want one for herself.

I'm working on a new skirt pattern. I made these two sets with that skirt design and the Emma top from YCMT.

OK, back to work for me! I'll check in on my next break.

Lisa, your appliqué work is amazing! Do you do those by hand? I am new to all of this and just did my first appliqué a few weeks ago, it was a letter on a shirt and I have to tell you, I can't imagine how you do something so large. Where do you get the design from? I'm sorry if these are silly questions but I am really interested in how you achieve something like that. I would love to see a tute on appliquéing something so large! WOW!

Thanks for sharing! I participated. I can't wait to see photos.Her story really touched my heart.

As an aside to this, we are scrambling and I think I will be able to take the girls to FL to see my Dad while he's still comfortable. We just don't know how long it will last. We probably don't have the funds to have DH go, but I think we will be Kay with that.
Last I heard they met with an oncologist in Leesburough FLtoday and they gave him a blood transfusion and he's hoping some sort of chemo within the next few days.

Have a safe trip, I'm sorry it couldn't be for better reasons.

Mary

 

[revrob]

Going to Texas to visit my in laws tomorrow. We will be staying until Sunday. I will be coming home with a big surprise.. I'm sure you could all guess, but I've been trying to keep it a secret so I can surprise you guys when I get back!!
I hope Hannah does okay on the trip. She really doesn't want to go. She hates the car ride.

OH! OH! I can't wait - I have an idea of what it MIGHT be! (Since I know where your MIL works now! Did she help you find your new surprise? How big?)

 

[billwendy]

Embroidery scissors to trim around applique work - is this what I need to get?
I have a 40% off coupon - and i LOVE my regular Ginghers!


http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat3504&PRODID=prd49719

Yes, I couldnt live without this kind of scissors!! I have both these and the little fiscars with the orange handle, and I actually like the fiscars better - they are "looser" and easier for me to cut with.

 

[bclydia]

I just finished two princess Simply Sweets for my DD4 and Dneice3 for our trip. They were pretty quick and easy!

Just fabulous!! Now I'm re-thinking my dress plans for April for my girls!

Here's one of my recent creations. It's a variation of the skirt pattern I've been tinkering with for almost a year (finally got it finished). Zoe actually expressed interest in the style since it's on a jean 'yoke' but I guess not enough to actually want one for herself.

Wow! You really do amazing work. These are gorgeous.

Thanks for sharing! I participated. I can't wait to see photos.Her story really touched my heart.

As an aside to this, we are scrambling and I think I will be able to take the girls to FL to see my Dad while he's still comfortable. We just don't know how long it will last. We probably dont have the funds to have DH go, but I think we will be okay with that.
Last I heard they met with an oncologist in Leesburough FLtoday and they gave him a blood transfusion and he's hoping some sort of chemo within the next few days.

I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. I hope you have lots of time left with your Dad.

 

[bclydia]

Woohoo! I just found my login password!!
The Olympics have occupied much of my free time over the last two weeks. I can't tell you what it's been like to be here for all of this. We went and saw the short track speed skating two weeks ago and it was so exciting. Our city was so full of fun. I hope you all got a chance to see some of Vancouver in your local coverage of the Games.
If you'd like to visit, you're very welcome! We have a guest room and Disbous' are always welcome! We live less than an hour outside the city.
I just read about Mya's big give project and I want to help. Money is very tight, but I really want to do what I can. Reading about Mya and about Layla Grace is just so heartbreaking. Hmm, that word is just so inadequate. Mommies should never have to lose their babies.

I'm busily looking for a job. DH is not working and we're hoping he gets approved for long-term disability soon. The cost of our benefits though is expensive. Normally, his employer pays most of the premiums so I'm hoping to get some kind of job with benefits soon. We have a trip to Disneyland planned for April with friends who have never been and I really hope we can follow through on it. It's probably not a responsible thing to do but we've had a really tough year and we really want to experience this with them. We even have a young lady we can hire to join us to help with the care our ladies need. (For those who don't know, we have two ladies with developmental disabilities who live with us.) Our friends have children the same ages as our 3, more or less. Also 2 girls and 1 boy. So, I'm envisioning princess Vida's for the 4 girls and Carla C bowling shirts for the boys, of course. I just love the bowling shirts! I think I'll also do mickey head shirts for everyone. The pics of the 13 of us would be so fun!

 

[desparatelydisney]

Beautiful! I love the ruffle addition....and of course your applique abilities go without mentioning

 

[lauralong81]

Wowzas, you ladies always turn out some amazing stuff, but the dresses posted the last couple of days... I AM IN AWE!!!! Talk about some creative/innovative stuff. Amazing. My kudos and thanks to all of you for being such a great example and sharing... I strive to turn out stuff like you guys do!

That said.... just wondering for all the mammas that make their little princesses dresses out there, do you ever make yourselves coordinating tops to go with? I was thinking of doing something to coordinate with my DD for our upcoming trip... why should she get to have all the fun?? Of course, I'm not thinking full-blown princess gown or anything, but maybe a peasent top in yellow, a Belle-inspired type thing... maybe a Minnie-dot accent on a top or something.... has anyone ever done this sort of thing? Any ideas? Trying to make it look a bit more adult/mature, but only for DH's sake - he said he's glad Disney has a rule about adults wearing costumes.... bah humbug!

TIA!
-laura

 

[lauralong81]

Woohoo! I just found my login password!!
The Olympics have occupied much of my free time over the last two weeks. I can't tell you what it's been like to be here for all of this. We went and saw the short track speed skating two weeks ago and it was so exciting. Our city was so full of fun. I hope you all got a chance to see some of Vancouver in your local coverage of the Games.
If you'd like to visit, you're very welcome! We have a guest room and Disbous' are always welcome! We live less than an hour outside the city.
I just read about Mya's big give project and I want to help. Money is very tight, but I really want to do what I can. Reading about Mya and about Layla Grace is just so heartbreaking. Hmm, that word is just so inadequate. Mommies should never have to lose their babies.

I'm busily looking for a job. DH is not working and we're hoping he gets approved for long-term disability soon. The cost of our benefits though is expensive. Normally, his employer pays most of the premiums so I'm hoping to get some kind of job with benefits soon. We have a trip to Disneyland planned for April with friends who have never been and I really hope we can follow through on it. It's probably not a responsible thing to do but we've had a really tough year and we really want to experience this with them. We even have a young lady we can hire to join us to help with the care our ladies need. (For those who don't know, we have two ladies with developmental disabilities who live with us.) Our friends have children the same ages as our 3, more or less. Also 2 girls and 1 boy. So, I'm envisioning princess Vida's for the 4 girls and Carla C bowling shirts for the boys, of course. I just love the bowling shirts! I think I'll also do mickey head shirts for everyone. The pics of the 13 of us would be so fun!

Wishing you all the luck and pixie dust possible... and regarding the "responsible thing" of planning a trip in your current situation, I think it just shows that you have the ultimate FAITH it will all work out! A lot of people will disagree and think this is a flawed mentality - I see the point - - but it's one thing I share with you... HOPE & FAITH!!!! Good luck, prayers and good vibes sent your way.

 

[LisaZoe]

Lisa, your appliqué work is amazing! Do you do those by hand? I am new to all of this and just did my first appliqué a few weeks ago, it was a letter on a shirt and I have to tell you, I can't imagine how you do something so large. Where do you get the design from? I'm sorry if these are silly questions but I am really interested in how you achieve something like that. I would love to see a tute on appliquéing something so large! WOW

Thank you! I do the applique 'by hand' as in on my machine but not using a digitized design. I mostly get designs online - it feels like I'm always searching for new ideas. Once I find an image I like, I make a line drawing of it to use for the applique. I then crop and resize it as needed for the garment.

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

Thank you to everyone for the kind support. It's been really stressful the last few weeks.
As of this evening, it looks like we are looking at the second to last week in March!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really dont want to go in April because when we return Hannah goes back to the eye doctor and we will most likely be planning for her surgery sometime during the month.
Sadly, Grampy will miss Megan's 4th birthday.
I desperately want to do Hannah's Easter dress before we leave- and I have to order the fabric and pattern!!
Since we wont be spending Easter with them I want the girls to look their best.
Mom says he is doing well, driving and getting about, but still wont be able to "play" with Megan the way he used to. I know comotion tires him and I will do my best to keep things from being crazy. I think DH is going to come after all.
Im so worried that the next time I see him he will be in hospice. Or worse. Please pray that we have a peaceful, happy visit with him.

With all of this going on I have a request to make.....

Is there a chance that someone would be willing to take over doing 4 embroidered t shirts for the adults for my Big Give family??? This totally stinks, but I dont know how I am going to have time to do them now. I REALLY wanted to do this. This Wendy's big give.
I can tell you what I had planned.