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

[Astro Orbiter]

I missed the original question, but here's the set I made for DD before I learned to sew. (Thanks for the compliment BTW ) This is 100% no sew, I used Aileenes OK to Wash It glue. It held up pretty well in the wash, some of the mickeys on the legs started to lift though. (This is still one of my favorite sets )

Perfect! Thanks! I remember this set - I've always loved it because it's got a nice balance of appliques and jeans. I have Liquid Stitch and Aileene's something - tried them both last night on a pair of donor jeans, and both sets of patches held on well, but I can't wash for 5-7 days per the bottles. DD and I are going to 'design' her jeans tomorrow night and sew/glue/paint on Saturday morning...wish me luck that they don't end up looking like Sticker Sneeze! She likes ALL the paper to be covered when she colors/stickers/paints.

Deb

 

[livndisney]

Got anyone from Boston yet?

Miss Kris a teen, Boston is not a state.



(Running and hiding )

 

[Miz Diz]

HELP!

I bought the stripwork jumper pattern. I've never used a lining and underlining. I am going to use Calico fabric for the bodice. I bought a solid, thin fabric - I think it is a broadcloth - for the lining. Can I use that for the lining and underlining? Can I just skip the underlining. In the past I have used the same fashion fabric for the bodice and lining. Never had any problems and didn't know I should be using an underlining.

 

[dogodisney]

HELP!

I bought the stripwork jumper pattern. I've never used a lining and underlining. I am going to use Calico fabric for the bodice. I bought a solid, thin fabric - I think it is a broadcloth - for the lining. Can I use that for the lining and underlining? Can I just skip the underlining. In the past I have used the same fashion fabric for the bodice and lining. Never had any problems and didn't know I should be using an underlining.

Yes, I did anyway. It's to give the bodice some body.

 

[Miz Diz]

Yes, I did anyway. It's to give the bodice some body.

Can I use the same fabric that I use as the liner for the underlining?

 

[busy mommy]

Can I use the same fabric that I use as the liner for the underlining?

I do this sometimes, especially if I am just lining it in white.

 

[billwendy]

Thanks for all your wishes for Daniel!!! Im so excited to be going with the family. What a celebration. Im on the Disney site trying to find some good rates right now. I hope there is something good for April!! They will be staying at Give Kids the World Village, so Im hoping we get to go visit them a lot. Im guessing most days we will meet them at whichever park!!

I'd be happy to send a card too!! Please PM me the address!!!

 

[2cutekidz]

Slightly OT - Got a question for all the Cricut users. What's the difference between the Cricut and the Cricut Create?? I want to get one and need to know the difference. I know I don't want the Expression. It's too big, and I don't think I'll use it enough to justify it.

 

[Miz Diz]

I do this sometimes, especially if I am just lining it in white.

Thanks!

 

[Miz Diz]

Can anyone give me tips on making a dress out of a tshirt or adding ruffles to a tshirt?

I took a knit tshirt and added 2 ruffles at the bottom for my dd (calico fabric). When she puts the shirt on, the ruffles don't stretch. I hand did the ruffles and they were not real full ruffles.

I want to try this again. Should I just make fuller ruffles? Or do I need to put some type of elastic at the seam?

Which brings me to another question. I just got a serger. The brother 1034d. I tried the ruffler attachment. With 24 inches of fabric, after ruffling, it was 17 inches. How do I adjust it to make fuller ruffles? I had my differential set to 2 and both stitch widths at 4.

 

[jessica52877]

Hello,
I think I told you all about how I have been asked by a lady I know who works for MAW Canada to do something similar to the Big Gives. You guys are famous, someone in her office heard about you guys and they wanted to be able to offer the same thing here. A group of my friends and I have been doing it for a couple of months. It has to be run differently than the great way you guys have it set up. We don't get to know the families other than names and sizes and favorite characters. I really wish there was a way for us to get to know them and even pass on some of our Disney knowledge to them. But the reason I am here is to ask what you think a 14 year old wheel chair bound girl may like. We don't all sew so we are not able to do a lot of outfits, we have been doing journals, autograph books, luggage tags, eye spy bags, crayon rollups, pixie dust etc. A couple of us can sew outfits but I am not even sure what we could make, she likes Tinkerbelle. Thanks if you have any ideas I would love to share them with the group.

That is so sweet of all of you. It is alot of fun to get to "meet" our families through trip reports and pictures but I know I would love doing it either way! I love all you guys do. How about a tote bag if someone could sew that or a little blanket of some sort. I always think that I know all this won't be used at disney, but a wonderful thing to have at home as a memory. A pillowcase would be cute, a decorated one if no one wanted to sew one.
Can someone PLEASE remind me that I do NOT need to buy a pillowcase! That I could MAKE one! I was trying to find a yellow one and the thought never once hit me to make one until today! I ended with white (which Dallas actually preferred) but it is thin and cheap and the darn price tag wasn't that cheap!!

HELP!

I bought the stripwork jumper pattern. I've never used a lining and underlining. I am going to use Calico fabric for the bodice. I bought a solid, thin fabric - I think it is a broadcloth - for the lining. Can I use that for the lining and underlining? Can I just skip the underlining. In the past I have used the same fashion fabric for the bodice and lining. Never had any problems and didn't know I should be using an underlining.

Yes and yes! You can use the broadcloth or you can skip it. I tend to do it because it was the first pattern that I did with a bodice and it told me to. But I have also skipped it. Just isn't quite as thick but that really isn't the right word.

 

[ireland_nicole]

How adorable

Okay, if I can do this....YOU can ACE this....

1. Make bobbins for the black (head) and your bow color,
2. Hoop the tear away
3. Put in the black bobbin & black thread
4. Sew out the outline
5. Take off the hoop (of the machine, not the stabilizer) and adhesive the black felt to the back; put the hoop back on
6. Lay the black felt on top
7. Stitch the tack down
8. Put in the bow color bobbin & thread
9. Stitch the bow placement
10. Take off the hoop (of the machine, not the stabilizer) and adhesive the bow felt to the back; put the hoop back on
11. Lay the bow felt on top
12. Stitch the tack down
13. Take off the hoop (of the machine, not the stabilizer) and trim all the felt front and back; put the hoop back on
14. Switch back to the black bobbin and thread
15. Sew the head satin stitch
16. Switch back to the bow bobbin & thread
17. Stitch the satin bow and name
18. Take it all out and tear away the stabilizer
19. Place your alligator clip on the back and cut a tiny slit for it to fit in
20. Slide the back of the clip thru the slit (you could sew a pony tail holder instead).

Clear as mud??!!

Any chance of a photo tutorial? I'm a little lost on the bow felt to the back part- how do you get the placement and size perfect?

YCMT has one for kiddies as well as the adult sizes. I made all the guys matching Christmas ties last year...to go with the girl's Vida's. They turned out really great.


The Princess will have her surgery on March 5. Since I watch her during the day, I have been rearranging furniture so we can get the stroller in through the living room and playroom. Hopefully she won't have to wear braces again after this round of surgery, but we will have to see.

I have to brag on my DD9 for a minute. Last night at church, she got a dollar bill for being the first one to answer a question about last week's lesson. She immediately asked who to give it to so she could donate it to Haiti. I'm so proud of her!


Nini

How sweet! You're definitely raising her right; she's a credit and a blessing.

 

[mommy2allgirls]

can I ask you ladies a question?

Due to an illness I have lost my hair. I do have a wig and a couple of hats but I wanted to find a disney themed scarf hat, like this but with disney print http://cgi.ebay.com/Chemo-Scarf-Tea...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53da0557d4

I have searched ebay and etsy. Any ideas on where I could find one?

 

[NaeNae]

can I ask you ladies a question?

Due to an illness I have lost my hair. I do have a wig and a couple of hats but I wanted to find a disney themed scarf hat, like this but with disney print http://cgi.ebay.com/Chemo-Scarf-Tea...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53da0557d4

I have searched ebay and etsy. Any ideas on where I could find one?

I googled chemo scarf and I came up with this site. http://www.brimmingwithlove.com/patterns.html
It shows a McCall's pattern that looks like it. Just wanted to say Good Luck. I went through 6 months of chemo and lost my hair, eyebrows & eyelashes. I had a wig but I really didn't like wearing it, I only wore it to church. DGD5 never liked me wearing it. She always wanted me to take it off. I went without anything. A fellow breast cancer sister had said to me,
"being bald is empowering". I decided to take that attitude. I used a stocking hat when I went outside in the winter but the rest of the time I went ah natural.

 

[dogodisney]

Yes, I did anyway. It's to give the bodice some body.

Can I use the same fabric that I use as the liner for the underlining?

I'm sorry. Somehow I missed the 2nd half of your question.
I don't think you need to have the underlining if your bodice fabric is a heavier weight fabric.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Belated Birthday wishes for Lexie!!!


Was she 7 on 1/21/10? My Emma turned 7 that day at WDW! We did the sunrise safari and had dinner at the California Grill.

LOVE your AK Vida!

 

[WDWAtLast]

Slightly OT - Got a question for all the Cricut users. What's the difference between the Cricut and the Cricut Create?? I want to get one and need to know the difference. I know I don't want the Expression. It's too big, and I don't think I'll use it enough to justify it.

The Create has more functions that the regular Cricut (like fit to page, being able to flip or rotate an object without using Design Studio on your computer) but it still only cuts on a 6 x 12 mat. And is is almost as expensive as the larger Expression. I only have the regular (or "baby bug") but the expression is on my wish list. It goes on sale for $200 - $250 fairly regularly on some ecommerce sites. The display screen is much more user friendly on the Expression, IMO. And even if you don't want to cut most things bigger than 5 1/2, believe me, trying to paper piece the Disney Princesses or even Mickey at 5 1/2 will make you think otherwise! I am going to send you a PM so as not to completely hijack this thread!

 

[NiniMorris]

OK...obviously my DD9 is turning out pretty good...as long as she doesn't drive me crazy before she grows up!


Now, she is complaining that I didn't get signed up for the Big Give in enough time to make a dress!!! She actually told me she wants to sign up herself so she doesn't have to rely on me! (I didn't have the heart to tell her it was filled up before she got home from school!)

Hopefully the next one has a couple of girls in it...other wise there may be some boys at Disney wearing a dress!! (JK)

Nini

 

[tvgirlmin]

Slightly dumb question?

I know it doesn't look like it; but the sleeves actually are the same size, and it's not wonky, it just looks that way on the floor

Caitie's shirt is too cute! I love it! I have never got the portrait peasant pattern, cause I thought I wouldn't use it with the long sleeves - never thought to make it like this! May have to add it to my list now....

Here is a sneak peek of my latest. It hasn't been appliqued yet. Just fused down. Maybe later with the applique...

Looks awesome! Can't wait to see the finished product!

For those of you who are newer to the group, the Disers have been my close family through a tough family time. Last year right after Thanksgiving my 11 year old "nephew" Daniel was diagnosed with a MedullaBlastoma -a very very aggressive form of Brain cancer. It was totally out of the blue and a shock to us all. He has 2 sisters and 2 brothers (both brothers were adopted and have special needs due to drug/alcohol exposure in the womb). Well, the removal of the tumer caused Posterior Fossa Syndrome. Although ever improving, Daniel has had PT, OT and Speech for over a year now! He had 2 months of radiation, and now has been doing chemo for a year - BUT his last treatment is schedule for NEXT WEEK!!! After that is over, they will do all the testing and scans and if they all come back clean he will be DONE!!! Soooo, in celebration of Daniel finishing his treatment they are taking a Disney Trip through Make a Wish, and have asked Aunt Wendy and Uncle Bill to come along and help to care for Daniel and the other children. 3 kids with special needs and a 2 year old could be a bit difficult, but it will be AWESOME!! Im so proud of Dan for all he has been through and has been like a champ most of the time!! He is such a nice kiddo. While he definately has some permanent differences since the surgery, he is still a sweet 12 year old who we love to pieces!!!

Glad to hear Daniel is doing well, and I am so excited for you guys and the MAW trip! What an adventure!

My sewing cabinet is put together in our guest room (AKA my crafting room) and my sewing machine has a home in it! I can't wait to play with it. My DH spent just about every moment from when he got home from work assembling it.

Fully open for sewing

How I'll use it for my Stampin' Up card making and scrapbooking.

All closed up

That is a great sewing cabinet! You are going to get so much use out of it!

Loved all your stuff, but these castle and BBB outfit pics are my fave! Your daughter is just precious. Sorry to hear you guys were sick, but hope your next trip is simply magical!

I love Carla's patterns too. They sew up quick and nice. I wish I was better at figuring out how to fit my daughter better though. She's big for her age and it is hard to sew for her sometimes because she needs things a lot bigger around the chest and tummy but shorter in length and across the chest, if that makes sense? I've gone and confused myself, lol, when I re-read what I wrote.

I have the same issues, too! I am now making a size 5 or 6 in CarlaC pattern for my 2 year old - I just make sure to make a shorter length! I am hoping her proportions start evening out soon.

I wanted to thank everyone for the compliments on the bowling shirt and Easy Fits. I love that I am able to trade clothes for cleaning lately. In fact, she was at my place yesterday and said "soooo, if I can't find a table runner that I like in my dining room......? Can you make me one?"

Ahhh...trading sewing for cleaning - my dream come true! I stink at buttons, though - no matter how hard I try, they always come off. I am constantly re-stictching buttons on the way out the door to pre-school!

Dawn - please send me your address - I would love to send some ALOHA to your dad and sons!

 

[karebear1]

Slightly OT - Got a question for all the Cricut users. What's the difference between the Cricut and the Cricut Create?? I want to get one and need to know the difference. I know I don't want the Expression. It's too big, and I don't think I'll use it enough to justify it.

The Cricut Create is a more advanced version of the regular Cricut. It allows you to do what the Expression does in many ways and has many of the bells & whistles the Expression has, such as an eight-way directional blade, Portrait mode (to cut taller images), Fit to Page mode (to cut the largest cut possible), Auto Fill mode (to mass produce cuts), Center Point function, and Flip function.
It will only cut paper 6" wide and no bigger the 12" long. The display screen on the Create is also supposed to be an improved version of the reg. cricut too. Probably more like the Expressions screen, but not sure on that. The Expression will cut up to 12"X24". they have announced a new wireless version of the Expression. I can hardly wait to see this thing! having it connected to my computer is the biggest PITB. WIRELESS WOULD BE AWESOME!

Hope that helps.