Disboutiquers Part 20 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[NaeNae]

Did you put a "_" (underscore) in front of the "th"?

NOPE!! Thanks, I went back and edited my post and put the "_" in and now all but one shows up. Beats me why the one did show.

 

[teresajoy]

So I finally get time to sew the outfits needed for the upcoming weekend and my machine had a major tantrum. It won't work. I press th pedal and it goes down but has to be pulled up manually. Please machine shop be open tomorrow. If anyone has any ideas to try or prepare me for the bill, please tell me. I have a Bernina Activa 145a.

My Viking did something similar to that in October. I took it in and they said some spring had come loose. It only cost $15 to fix. I hope yours is something easy and cheap too!

You were answered by several people.

Thanks for all your support, ladies- it means a lot.

Uniquely young- I know you're frustrated, but please go back in the thread a bit; at least two people answered your original question, minnievanmom and myself.

I'm glad you posted this, because when I read her comment, I thought I must have been imagining things, because I remembered she had several people answer her!

Well, she got home safely, but didn't make the cut, and neither did her 2 friends. Evidently they were looking for blondes. But she's ok with it, and says it was a good learning experience. Her next plans are to go to Miami at the end of next month for an audition with Royal Caribbean. I'll take her to that one, letting her go to Orlando for the day with friends is one thing, but overnight 5 hours away into a big city is another.

Nicole, I'm sorry for all your troubles too. I wish your DH would agree to counselling. BTDT, so I feel your pain. Would you consider counselling by yourself? I know its not a total fix, but it can help too.

I'm sorry she didn't make it. I'm glad she has a good attitude about it though.

I am glad to be back ladies...I have had a crazy few months. The Give items I shipped out this week were the first things I have sewn since January....but I have a good excuse.

Back in Nov we decided to try for another baby. We went to Disney world and low and behold two weeks after our trip I got a positive test. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. We had another trip planned in January and it was kind of our little joke that maybe we could bring a little "magic" home with us again. You won't believe it but two weeks after our trip on my birthday I tested and got another positive! So right now I am just a day shy of being 12 weeks pregnant with a due date of Oct 5th. We are just ecstatic!

So, in early Feb morning sickness hit me hard. Sitting at the computer made me queasy but not as much as watching my sewing machine needle bob up and down and don't even think about getting me behind my embroidery machine...you might as well have thrown me on the teacups for an hour...lol. I survived my give outfits and have some other projects lined up so I think I am back on the horse. I was missing seeing all those wonderful outfits for two months!

I see a few other ladies are due around the same time as me...I am so glad to have some company.

I'm so sorry about the miscarriage.

I was always happy when I had morning sickness (well, as happy as you can be when you are sick all day!) I always figured that meant things were going the way they should!

When I was pregnant with Lydia I wasn't on the computer much because it would make me really sick feeling too.

I have to re-tell...

Some friends of ours have two teen aged children. Nine months after their first family Disney Cruise, they welcomed their baby boy...Noah... into the family!


Everytime they go back we always ask them what or who they brought back this time!


Nini

I can't believe it! My embroidery machine died! I took it in for service and it'll cost $450 to repair. I only paid $550 so it's going to get a proper burial. We leave for Disney in a few weeks so it looks like this will be the first vacation in years where we don't match. Boo Hoo!

My budget is limited. I'm trying to decide whether I should get a new machine or just buy custom items off of etsy. I'm looking at the Janome 350E and the Brother 1250. Any recommendations in this price range?

Uggh! So sorry about that!

Re: washing bias tape.

I strongly recommend washing red bias tape. We got caught in the rain and DD had her AG dressed in a dress I had made. The red bias tape bled all over the dress and the doll

Oh no!

Congrats!!! I'm a Disney Souvenir from my parents' 1976 trip Just be forewarned...that means the Disney obsession starts from birth

Well, that explains it!

Finally finished BIG GIVE outfits for Ali and Maya - I love this pattern, but I always make mistakes with the collar!!!! Finally got them right ! lol!!!

These are WONDERFUL!!!

I have been sewing all weekend. These are my last outfits for a few weeks (I am off to finish quilting my vintage baby quilts....must be done by Easter).

So here is what I worked on all weekend. My DGDs and daughter are having professional pics done on Thursday so in addition to the Bambi vidas that I posted a few days ago, I made my DD a shirt (the Meghan peasant) to match the girls dresses...
I made it out of the only piece of fabric I had left over from the dresses..

And then, I decided they needed another outfit for pictures so I made two of these cute little Simply Sweet nautical outfits for them.

I love your daughters top! It looks so springy and pretty!
The little sailor outfit is adorable!!!

Hi everyone. I've been poking through the thread the last few days. i just love all the pics. the outfits are soo cute.
I have not sewed in A LONG time! so i made be a little rusty with the lingo.

I'm trying to make a Mary Poppins costume for my DD. I'm using a old flower girl dress. I'm almost done!
I've been working on the hat, when i noticed that mary's hat in the movie is different then the one she wears in the park.

I will be useing thin elastic to hold the hat on the DD head. with tool around her neck. Now i'm re-thinking it.

to anyone that has made a Mary poppins dress, how did you do the hat???

I've never made it, so I really don't know! I can't wait to see the dress though!

After sewing nonstop for the past 2 weeks on work sewing, I could take no more! I had to stop and do something fun! I've wanted to do Ariel's green dress for some time, but couldn't find the right green fabric, or figure out how to put it together technically. My mind has been working overtime trying to figure it out.....and I found the fabric on Ebay a couple months ago.

Anyway, since we are using our GAD tickets at Disneyland this summer, and will have lunch at Ariel's Grotto, I decided the time was now!

WOW!!! SOOOOO pretty!!!! I love it!

Well, it took me all week, but here it is. My DD4 wanted "a hawaii dress with Lilo and Stitch on it." She picked out the fabrics. I know it's busy, but it's the style I wanted and she had such pride in picking it out. Every time she'd peek into my sewing room to check on my progress, she'd giggle. Stitch is her favorite. She sleeps with "Stitchie" every night and takes him to pre-K everyday in her book bag so he can be her nap buddy. I'll get a picture of her and Stitch and the dress in the morning. Here it is all laid out on the coffee table so she can find it first thing in the morning.

No wonder she keeps giggling, it's adorable!!! I love the fabrics!

OK, my question, which has probably been asked a million times before... Where do you find good quality t-shirts for applique/embellishing? The Hanes/Jerzees ones they sell at JoAnn and ACMoore are passable if you're doing an iron-on, but they still feel (and act) awfully cheap. I have received shirts that were bought from etsy that were very nice quality, and I'd like to use something like that if I'm going to put that effort into it.

I think Jessica has said she really likes Old Navy shirts, and I know a lot of people order from somewhere online, that I can't think of at the moment. Umm...Jiffyshirts??

Okay that was my first multi-quote! I did it! Now can someone tell me why none of the pictures showed up? This was the first time I had used the "th" thingy to make the pictures smaller. Now they have disappeared!

WOO HOOO!!! Good for you!!!

 

[teresajoy]

I wanted to thank everyone that wished Corey well with his BPA competition this weekend. Unfortunately, his team didn't win. But, I'm still very proud of all of them. (especially Corey!) One of the boys on his team was doing really poorly in school just two years ago. He decided to make a change, and look at what he did! He made it to the State competition. To me, that's a win even if they didn't get the trophy (and trip to California....). I feel bad for this boy, because he was REALLY upset. Corey was very disappointed, but he is handling it pretty well, considering how much work they put into this. He was pretty quiet when he got home today, but then he started talking to me about it, and I think it made him feel better.

Personally, I just wanted to cry for them, but I fought that reaction! Lydia however burst into tears when I told her! It was a mixture of her being sorry for Corey and sorry for herself. She REALLY wanted him to go to Disney Land so he could tell her all about the Nemo and Pinocchio rides!

 

[MermaidTales]

After sewing nonstop for the past 2 weeks on work sewing, I could take no more! I had to stop and do something fun! I've wanted to do Ariel's green dress for some time, but couldn't find the right green fabric, or figure out how to put it together technically. My mind has been working overtime trying to figure it out.....and I found the fabric on Ebay a couple months ago.

Anyway, since we are using our GAD tickets at Disneyland this summer, and will have lunch at Ariel's Grotto, I decided the time was now!

WOW! That is just BEAUTIFUL! What a gorgeous flowing design! I love your fabric... I know it's a difficult green to find, but I think the one you chose looks perfect!

 

[MermaidTales]

Okay, so in between customs I was able to squeeze in some practice time and get a little more aquainted with my embroidery machine! YAY!
I used my practice time to embroider the name of one of my friend's new little princesses.... the mother doesn't like pink, LOL, so I created this little receiving blanket for her. I was so happy with the embroidery! I probably would have tilted the name more at the corner next time, but this was good enough for now
I know it's simple to all you big time embroidery machine experts But baby steps will get me eventually there!!

 

[fairygoodmother]

okay, so I'm cracking up at the "souvenir baby" and "real Disney Magic" stories...
We went to Toronto for our anniversary once, primarily to see the Royal Canadian Ballet perform The Nutcracker.
December. Mary Kate was born the following September. For several years we had our little princess believing that she had "Made in Canada" stamped on her butt. I can't begin to count the number of times I caught her doing contortionist movements in front of the mirror trying to find that stamp!

 

[dogodisney]

I do not want to be an enabler but have you checked out HSN. They have the Brother embroidery machine and you can do a flex pay. It breaks the payments down to about $150 a month. It would be worth checking out at least.

Unless things have changed in the past couple of days, ... when I checked they were sold out.

Well, it took me all week, but here it is. My DD4 wanted "a hawaii dress with Lilo and Stitch on it." She picked out the fabrics. I know it's busy, but it's the style I wanted and she had such pride in picking it out. Every time she'd peek into my sewing room to check on my progress, she'd giggle. Stitch is her favorite. She sleeps with "Stitchie" every night and takes him to pre-K everyday in her book bag so he can be her nap buddy. I'll get a picture of her and Stitch and the dress in the morning. Here it is all laid out on the coffee table so she can find it first thing in the morning.

I wanted to thank everyone that wished Corey well with his BPA competition this weekend. Unfortunately, his team didn't win. But, I'm still very proud of all of them. (especially Corey!) One of the boys on his team was doing really poorly in school just two years ago. He decided to make a change, and look at what he did! He made it to the State competition. To me, that's a win even if they didn't get the trophy (and trip to California....). I feel bad for this boy, because he was REALLY upset. Corey was very disappointed, but he is handling it pretty well, considering how much work they put into this. He was pretty quiet when he got home today, but then he started talking to me about it, and I think it made him feel better.

Personally, I just wanted to cry for them, but I fought that reaction! Lydia however burst into tears when I told her! It was a mixture of her being sorry for Corey and sorry for herself. She REALLY wanted him to go to Disney Land so he could tell her all about the Nemo and Pinocchio rides!

Aw, that's too bad. They can be proud of themselves for getting as far as they did.

okay, so I'm cracking up at the "souvenir baby" and "real Disney Magic" stories...
We went to Toronto for our anniversary once, primarily to see the Royal Canadian Ballet perform The Nutcracker.
December. Mary Kate was born the following September. For several years we had our little princess believing that she had "Made in Canada" stamped on her butt. I can't begin to count the number of times I caught her doing contortionist movements in front of the mirror trying to find that stamp!

 

[mom2rtk]

WOW that is gorgeous!~

WOW!!! SOOOOO pretty!!!! I love it!

WOW! That is just BEAUTIFUL! What a gorgeous flowing design! I love your fabric... I know it's a difficult green to find, but I think the one you chose looks perfect!

Many thanks all!!!!

Okay, so in between customs I was able to squeeze in some practice time and get a little more aquainted with my embroidery machine! YAY!
I used my practice time to embroider the name of one of my friend's new little princesses.... the mother doesn't like pink, LOL, so I created this little receiving blanket for her. I was so happy with the embroidery! I probably would have tilted the name more at the corner next time, but this was good enough for now
I know it's simple to all you big time embroidery machine experts But baby steps will get me eventually there!!

Well, I'm impressed and get why your first embroidery project would be a big deal. It's all still a foreign world to me. Nicely done, and beautiful fabric choice as well!

NOPE!! Thanks, I went back and edited my post and put the "_" in and now all but one shows up. Beats me why the one did show.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it only works with photobucket photos.

I wanted to thank everyone that wished Corey well with his BPA competition this weekend. Unfortunately, his team didn't win. But, I'm still very proud of all of them. (especially Corey!) One of the boys on his team was doing really poorly in school just two years ago. He decided to make a change, and look at what he did! He made it to the State competition. To me, that's a win even if they didn't get the trophy (and trip to California....). I feel bad for this boy, because he was REALLY upset. Corey was very disappointed, but he is handling it pretty well, considering how much work they put into this. He was pretty quiet when he got home today, but then he started talking to me about it, and I think it made him feel better.

Personally, I just wanted to cry for them, but I fought that reaction! Lydia however burst into tears when I told her! It was a mixture of her being sorry for Corey and sorry for herself. She REALLY wanted him to go to Disney Land so he could tell her all about the Nemo and Pinocchio rides!

I'm really sorry for your son, (and am really tickled at Lydia's reaction!). I had a similar thing happen to me in high school. It turned out to be a great character building experience for me, probably better than if I'd won. So keeps supporting him (like you are) and rest assured he's gotten SO much out of the experience.

 

[ellenbenny]

After sewing nonstop for the past 2 weeks on work sewing, I could take no more! I had to stop and do something fun! I've wanted to do Ariel's green dress for some time, but couldn't find the right green fabric, or figure out how to put it together technically. My mind has been working overtime trying to figure it out.....and I found the fabric on Ebay a couple months ago.

Anyway, since we are using our GAD tickets at Disneyland this summer, and will have lunch at Ariel's Grotto, I decided the time was now!

Absolutely stunning!! I have looked at your flickr photos and your work is amazing.

Do you mind telling me if you make or buy your hoop skirts? Also if you buy them do you mind letting me know where? I am working on a Belle dress that definitely needs a hoop skirt to make it work.

What in inspiration you are, I wish I could get private lessons!

 

[mom2rtk]

Absolutely stunning!! I have looked at your flickr photos and your work is amazing.

Do you mind telling me if you make or buy your hoop skirts? Also if you buy them do you mind letting me know where? I am working on a Belle dress that definitely needs a hoop skirt to make it work.

What in inspiration you are, I wish I could get private lessons!

Many thanks!

I always buy my hoop skirts. There are lots of sellers online. PM me if you want to know which ones I buy. But really, as long as the length and circuference are right, you really can't go wrong.

I agree that Belle is one of those that definitely needs a hoop! I remember doing my first Belle and putting the hoop under it. I was underwhelmed and promptly ordered a second fuller one.

I can't wait to see your Belle! Cinderella's my fav... and Aurora is my daughter's fav..... but our joint fav (if that's possible) is Belle!

 

[ellenbenny]

I made that pattern for dd for Halloween in 2008. I really like the authenticity of the pattern. I really wish I had learned to make pettis then though cause hers was really flat without one. I wish it still fit her and still can't believe 5 yards of satin went into a dress for a 3 year old...lol.

I just reallized that I have read your review on patternreview.com. Very helpful, thanks! I have used a couple of your modifications.

And congrats on your little souvenir!

 

[ellenbenny]

Many thanks!

I always buy my hoop skirts. There are lots of sellers online. PM me if you want to know which ones I buy. But really, as long as the length and circuference are right, you really can't go wrong.

I agree that Belle is one of those that definitely needs a hoop! I remember doing my first Belle and putting the hoop under it. I was underwhelmed and promptly ordered a second fuller one.

I can't wait to see your Belle! Cinderella's my fav... and Aurora is my daughter's fav..... but our joint fav (if that's possible) is Belle!

Thanks, I ordered a couple from e b a y, so if they don't work out I will pm you.

I am not sure I sewed the drape on correctly, ( I looked at some of your pictures and others to see what it should look like) so after work today I may redo that. I am using a Simplicity pattern, I am not up to creating my own designs quite yet. I wish I was more creative!

Thanks for your help.

 

[mom2rtk]

Thanks, I ordered a couple from e b a y, so if they don't work out I will pm you.

I am not sure I sewed the drape on correctly, ( I looked at some of your pictures and others to see what it should look like) so after work today I may redo that. I am using a Simplicity pattern, I am not up to creating my own designs quite yet. I wish I was more creative!

Thanks for your help.

Good luck with it!

My first Belle gown was exactly like the pattern. Each time I've done it since, I've tweaked this and that. But even now, I still START with a pattern

And when making Ariel this weekend, it went what I will call really smoothly.... but even with that, I spent 2 hours putting my first sleeve together... put it on.... serged it on.... then hated it.... I plucked all that stitching out and got it right the second time. My philosophy has always been that if it goes in.... it can always come out......

 

[burzynsk]

Absolutely gorgeous, as usual. She's going to give Ariel some competition as to who's the prettiest princess.

Absolutely gorgeous Ariel dress! She's going to be the hit of the day!

 

[burzynsk]

I finally have enough posts to be able to upload my princess pics! LOL They took a bit of a beating by my 4 year old. but that's ok.

 

[ellenbenny]

I finally have enough posts to be able to upload my princess pics! LOL They took a bit of a beating by my 4 year old. but that's ok.

Very cute!!

I am working on a Belle dress like the one your DD is wearing.

I also have the patterns for the other official disney ones and will hope to work on those as time allows.

Great job!

 

[mom2rtk]

Absolutely gorgeous Ariel dress! She's going to be the hit of the day!

Thank you!

I finally have enough posts to be able to upload my princess pics! LOL They took a bit of a beating by my 4 year old. but that's ok.

Aww..... a Disney fan after my own heart! Great costumes, and great photos to cherish!

 

[babynala]

Finally finished BIG GIVE outfits for Ali and Maya - I love this pattern, but I always make mistakes with the collar!!!! Finally got them right ! lol!!!

That was nice of you to make matching outfits for the whole family. They all look great.

I have been sewing all weekend. These are my last outfits for a few weeks (I am off to finish quilting my vintage baby quilts....must be done by Easter).

So here is what I worked on all weekend. My DGDs and daughter are having professional pics done on Thursday so in addition to the Bambi vidas that I posted a few days ago, I made my DD a shirt (the Meghan peasant) to match the girls dresses...
I made it out of the only piece of fabric I had left over from the dresses..

And then, I decided they needed another outfit for pictures so I made two of these cute little Simply Sweet nautical outfits for them.

Now I am back to the quilts for awhile and hope to post pics of them in a week or two.

The shirt is so pretty and I love the nautical outfit. I can't wait to see your quilts.

After sewing nonstop for the past 2 weeks on work sewing, I could take no more! I had to stop and do something fun! I've wanted to do Ariel's green dress for some time, but couldn't find the right green fabric, or figure out how to put it together technically. My mind has been working overtime trying to figure it out.....and I found the fabric on Ebay a couple months ago.

Anyway, since we are using our GAD tickets at Disneyland this summer, and will have lunch at Ariel's Grotto, I decided the time was now!

So gorgeous. I know your daughter will look beautiful in this dress.

Well, it took me all week, but here it is. My DD4 wanted "a hawaii dress with Lilo and Stitch on it." She picked out the fabrics. I know it's busy, but it's the style I wanted and she had such pride in picking it out. Every time she'd peek into my sewing room to check on my progress, she'd giggle. Stitch is her favorite. She sleeps with "Stitchie" every night and takes him to pre-K everyday in her book bag so he can be her nap buddy. I'll get a picture of her and Stitch and the dress in the morning. Here it is all laid out on the coffee table so she can find it first thing in the morning.

You did a great job on the appliques. It is so cute that your daughter chose the fabric and is so excited about this dress. I'm sure she will love it.

I wanted to thank everyone that wished Corey well with his BPA competition this weekend. Unfortunately, his team didn't win. But, I'm still very proud of all of them. (especially Corey!) One of the boys on his team was doing really poorly in school just two years ago. He decided to make a change, and look at what he did! He made it to the State competition. To me, that's a win even if they didn't get the trophy (and trip to California....). I feel bad for this boy, because he was REALLY upset. Corey was very disappointed, but he is handling it pretty well, considering how much work they put into this. He was pretty quiet when he got home today, but then he started talking to me about it, and I think it made him feel better.

Personally, I just wanted to cry for them, but I fought that reaction! Lydia however burst into tears when I told her! It was a mixture of her being sorry for Corey and sorry for herself. She REALLY wanted him to go to Disney Land so he could tell her all about the Nemo and Pinocchio rides!

Sorry he didn't win but I'm sure it was a great experience for him. At least you made it through the weekend with him being away from home.

Okay, so in between customs I was able to squeeze in some practice time and get a little more aquainted with my embroidery machine! YAY!
I used my practice time to embroider the name of one of my friend's new little princesses.... the mother doesn't like pink, LOL, so I created this little receiving blanket for her. I was so happy with the embroidery! I probably would have tilted the name more at the corner next time, but this was good enough for now
I know it's simple to all you big time embroidery machine experts But baby steps will get me eventually there!!

What a pretty blanket and the embroidery looks great.

I finally have enough posts to be able to upload my princess pics! LOL They took a bit of a beating by my 4 year old. but that's ok.

She is so cute. Love the Little Mermaid picture.

 

[scarlet_ibis]

I finally have enough posts to be able to upload my princess pics! LOL They took a bit of a beating by my 4 year old. but that's ok.

OK, my middle child has said she wants to borrow all of them, but especially Belle and Aurora.

Burzynsk, my friend, this forum will be trouble for us, and by us, I mean you, since you're the one I'm going to call when I don't know what I'm doing, LOL!

 

[Granna4679]

Okay, so in between customs I was able to squeeze in some practice time and get a little more aquainted with my embroidery machine! YAY!
I used my practice time to embroider the name of one of my friend's new little princesses.... the mother doesn't like pink, LOL, so I created this little receiving blanket for her. I was so happy with the embroidery! I probably would have tilted the name more at the corner next time, but this was good enough for now
I know it's simple to all you big time embroidery machine experts But baby steps will get me eventually there!!

That is so pretty and girly (even without pink on it). You did a great job. She will be very happy with that.

I love your daughters top! It looks so springy and pretty!
The little sailor outfit is adorable!!!

Thanks so much. I have always loved "sailor/nautical" looking outfits. Both of my DDs had them when they were little. So, it was only fitting to make the DGDs some too.

I wanted to thank everyone that wished Corey well with his BPA competition this weekend. Unfortunately, his team didn't win. But, I'm still very proud of all of them. (especially Corey!) One of the boys on his team was doing really poorly in school just two years ago. He decided to make a change, and look at what he did! He made it to the State competition. To me, that's a win even if they didn't get the trophy (and trip to California....). I feel bad for this boy, because he was REALLY upset. Corey was very disappointed, but he is handling it pretty well, considering how much work they put into this. He was pretty quiet when he got home today, but then he started talking to me about it, and I think it made him feel better.

I know he must be disappointed. My oldest DD was on a Bible Quiz team for about 10 years (5 years junior and then 5 years senior team). They worked very hard every year (memorizing whole books of the Bible word for word) and only made it to Nationals one time (they did win Nationals that year)...but even though they didn't win BIG every year, the experience and grace at losing was a much more valuable lesson. And on top of that, they learned to study. You would be surprised how many kids get to college and don't know "how to study" in depth. It was a great learning experience.

I finally have enough posts to be able to upload my princess pics! LOL They took a bit of a beating by my 4 year old. but that's ok.

Love the outfits. Your DD looks so excited. I especially like Ariel (how cute are those leggings with it...)

The nautical is my favorite.

Thanks.

Granna - those outfits are adorable. I like the nautical themed set. You always do such nice work.

Thank you so much.