Disboutiquers Part 23 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[T-rox]

ms mckenna you have been busy!!

 

[tmh0206]

Oh my goodness...vomiting after a head injury is quite serious. It's indicative of a concussion. Are you sure you shouldn't get checked out (especially since you blacked out?) Thinking of you...



Oh my...I LOVE it! I've been following Mallory's PTR and I love the Rudolph tie-in! I think I'm going to actually try to tackle ruffle-bottom jeans tonight. Yikes!



WOW. Just...wow. LOVE that pink Cinderella dress (My DD would love that...she's absolutely obsessed with 'Rella'.) Well done! I need to learn how to do those pick-up pleats!

Thanks to all for recommending spots to check out toddler t-shirts. I checked WalMart yesterday, but since we are in the midst of winter, they don't have any short sleeves available (and the ones they did have had screen-prints all over them.) I'm planning on checking Old Navy this week...we're about to get more snow (on top of the 30+ inches we already have) tonight and again on Friday. Will it ever end??

Also - this may be a bit OT, but I'm also hip-deep in planning my DS5's March birthday party. It's a surf's up-themed party (indoor pool.) I really wanted to make custom flipflops for all of the kids but, again, being mid-winter, I can't find any flipflops around here. Does anyone know of any sources for plain rubber old navy-type flipflops? I remember Old Navy had them on sale for $1 at some point last year but I have no idea if/when that sale will happen this year. Any help you could provide would be totally appreciated!

I usually find flip flops at hobby lobby for about $1.99 / pair and they have a decent assortment of colors. Be sure to post pics when you get them done!

 

[Diz-Mommy]

Now that Chelsea from the big give has received the dresses I can post them here! She looks SOOO cute in them! I love it!
Daisy: They're going to Tusker so I wanted to make this! I had these great fabrics from when I made my neighbors baby bedding (so cute too - need to post pics) and I digitized a daisy to go along!
Can't find a full front pic.

Back:

And the pink Cindy dress - she looks just like a princess in this one!

Thanks for looking! Jessica

Love it all!!

My 770 arrived today. So while everyone else was out getting milk and bread in anticipation of tomorrow's snow, I went to Staples and bought a USB flash drive so I can get some of Heather's designs.

And . . . .

Two days ago I got email from Disney offering a resort upgrade for my trip in 20 days. At first I wasn't interested because I'm planning to stay at Port Orleans Riverside for the first time. I was looking forward to trying POR (it would be my fifth different resort in five years) and I figured there must be a sales pitch for DVC.

I read through some posts on the Resorts thread and a bunch of people have gotten the same offer and there don't appear to be strings -- so I upgraded to Old Key West. I had my choice of OKW or Saratoga Springs, but I live 15 miles from Saratoga Springs NY so that didn't appeal to me.

Now . . .

Gotta figure out something to make for Khelsea's Big Give.

YAY!! Have fun and have fun!!

I finished the little boys Chef Mickey shirts. EE is wearing her minnie dress and Noah is wearing a Goofy shirt but I need to buy a shirt to put the applique on. At least it is prepped and cut and ready to go

Mickey is Ty's his absolute favorite character. Donald is Jacks.

These are awesome!!

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

So I'm frantic, because I can't find my pattern book and I need it to work on a dress at a class this coming weekend. Grrr

but for those interested, the pillowcase style toy story dress is from here-

Sewing With Whimsy by Kari Mecca

 

[babynala]

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Kids are home today b/c of an ice storm. Problem is, we leave early Friday morning for Disney and I have sooooo much to do! I work tomorrow and Thursday (I'm off on Mondays and Tuesdays), so I have to get everything done today. Plus the kids are now like.... "oh and I want a shirt with the little aliens from Toy Story, and oh yea, I want..."

Going now to chain myself to the machine!

Well at least you can look forward to a nice relaxing vacation at Disney World. Seriously, I hope you can get everything done!

I finished the little boys Chef Mickey shirts. EE is wearing her minnie dress and Noah is wearing a Goofy shirt but I need to buy a shirt to put the applique on. At least it is prepped and cut and ready to go

Mickey is Ty's his absolute favorite character. Donald is Jacks.

These are great and I LOVE Donald's expression. Can't wait for Goofy

 

[MaeB]

I need some sewing help!!

I'm in the middle of sewing a travel bag and I've hit a snag. (I'm also a poet and I didn't know it, apparently) I have all my pieces cut out, and I wanted to use interfacing on them in order to make it stand up a bit. I have some lightweight interfacing but the pattern says to use medium weight. So I dragged myself out on the bus in the snow to the fabric store and bought...Crafter's Choice something or other. A google search tells me that this will break down over time and is best for single wear things like costumes. Should I use it anyway since I probably won't be washing the bag all the often or should I use the light weight stuff?

 

[T-rox]

cat in the hat finished! ( thanks granna4679 for the file suggestion)
carla c jumper and appliqued ( old navy) jeans

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and the back

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[1308Miles]

My beginners sewing class went great. In fact it started at 10 this morning and just finished up a few minutes ago...sort of!

Nini

Glad you had fun...I wish I lived closer - I could benefit from a sewing class (I'm self-taught!)

Welcome and I am glad you have joined us. It is so addicting and fun all in the same breath. I like PS5 and use it a lot for iron on's. I get shirts from Jiffy shirts. Love it all!

I'm glad I've joined in too! I'm learning so much...and I am completely addicted. I will probably end up ordering from jiffy shirts...their selection is just amazing (I just HATE paying shipping costs!)

We're getting snow then ice then snow. School's been canceled. My husband's out of town (out of the country as well) so I get snow blowing duties AGAIN.

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Kids are home today b/c of an ice storm.

Ugh. Us too...We got about 4" plus about .5" of ice on top of the 2 feet we got last week. More coming on Friday and again on Tuesday. I'm so over it.

I finished the little boys Chef Mickey shirts. EE is wearing her minnie dress and Noah is wearing a Goofy shirt but I need to buy a shirt to put the applique on. At least it is prepped and cut and ready to go

Mickey is Ty's his absolute favorite character. Donald is Jacks.

SO cute! I love the huge appliques. You have been so busy!

This is such a cute idea! Did you just iron it on? Does anyone think that if I did something like that in fabric that I could satin stitch around it or is it too small? It will be my first attempt at satin stitch on a t-shirt so any advice would be AWEOMSE. Thanks!
Vester

Thank you! It actually is fabric! I made the letters and created the Mickey bar in Photoshop and reversed it to print. It's attached through Heat N Bond lite. I was so afraid to try a satin stitch around the fabric letters because I always mess it up so I decided to leave well enough alone. The Mickey bar is actually made of dark brown suede to give it some texture...so cool!

I usually find flip flops at hobby lobby for about $1.99 / pair and they have a decent assortment of colors. Be sure to post pics when you get them done!

I hear about Hobby Lobby all the time but I don't think there is one within 200 miles of us! BOO! I will definitely post pictures...DH thinks I'm biting off more than I can chew with this project. I love a challenge!

So I'm frantic, because I can't find my pattern book and I need it to work on a dress at a class this coming weekend. Grrr

but for those interested, the pillowcase style toy story dress is from here-

Sewing With Whimsy by Kari Mecca

Thank you so much for posting this...I am going to check our library to see if they have it.

So, I broke down and bought Simply Sweet last night...Holy cow. I am totally overwhelmed. I can follow a 50-step quilt pattern and ace advanced graduate school statistics but for some reason, I am just having major issues with it. I have to sit down with the pattern tonight and really dissect it. Do you actually have to have three layers with this dress? I'm not sure that would fly with my 17-month old DD.

 

[woodkins]

Ooh, so cute! This is the first I've seen Donald, looks great!!!

Love your new siggie banner with the Wonderland bunch! I might have to put something together, I'm having siggie envy

I finished the little boys Chef Mickey shirts. EE is wearing her minnie dress and Noah is wearing a Goofy shirt but I need to buy a shirt to put the applique on. At least it is prepped and cut and ready to go

Mickey is Ty's his absolute favorite character. Donald is Jacks.

These tees came out great! If I remember correctly weren't you the one a few months ago telling us you were a beginner sewer and worrying about making a twirl skirt Looking pretty professional now if you ask me!!

I need some sewing help!!

I'm in the middle of sewing a travel bag and I've hit a snag. (I'm also a poet and I didn't know it, apparently) I have all my pieces cut out, and I wanted to use interfacing on them in order to make it stand up a bit. I have some lightweight interfacing but the pattern says to use medium weight. So I dragged myself out on the bus in the snow to the fabric store and bought...Crafter's Choice something or other. A google search tells me that this will break down over time and is best for single wear things like costumes. Should I use it anyway since I probably won't be washing the bag all the often or should I use the light weight stuff?

I would go ahead and use it. I would think that a travel bag would hardly ever be washed, so you should be fine.

I'm in the process of crocheting a bunch of baby hats and a romper for my niece to be (due next month) as well as making personalized name pillows for my daughter and nieces and nephew....all while keeping up with my customer orders

 

[babynala]

I need some sewing help!!

I'm in the middle of sewing a travel bag and I've hit a snag. (I'm also a poet and I didn't know it, apparently) I have all my pieces cut out, and I wanted to use interfacing on them in order to make it stand up a bit. I have some lightweight interfacing but the pattern says to use medium weight. So I dragged myself out on the bus in the snow to the fabric store and bought...Crafter's Choice something or other. A google search tells me that this will break down over time and is best for single wear things like costumes. Should I use it anyway since I probably won't be washing the bag all the often or should I use the light weight stuff?

I'm no expert and I don't know if the Crafter's Choice will break down or not. Also, it probably depends on the weight of the Crafter's Choice you purchased. I have made a few bags lately at I usually use a light weight interfacing. It is really personal preference but I find the thicker interfacing to be too stiff once you create in the bag. It can also be a litte harder to sew and can sometimes wrinkle when you iron it to the fabric leaving a wrinkle in your fabric. This is just my personal opinion so you might want to wait for a few more responses to see if anyone has a different experience then me. Good luck.

 

[NiniMorris]

So, I broke down and bought Simply Sweet last night...Holy cow. I am totally overwhelmed. I can follow a 50-step quilt pattern and ace advanced graduate school statistics but for some reason, I am just having major issues with it. I have to sit down with the pattern tonight and really dissect it. Do you actually have to have three layers with this dress? I'm not sure that would fly with my 17-month old DD.

The first few I made...I used the three layers...but now I only use two. It does make them nicer with the three layers, but it gets a bit warm with three layers. Unless you are using really thin fabric, two should be enough.

Nini

 

[babynala]

cat in the hat finished! ( thanks granna4679 for the file suggestion)
carla c jumper and appliqued ( old navy) jeans

This came out so nice, I really like the jeans too.

So, I broke down and bought Simply Sweet last night...Holy cow. I am totally overwhelmed. I can follow a 50-step quilt pattern and ace advanced graduate school statistics but for some reason, I am just having major issues with it. I have to sit down with the pattern tonight and really dissect it. Do you actually have to have three layers with this dress? I'm not sure that would fly with my 17-month old DD.

Only the bodice has 3 layers and it makes the pattern come together very nice since it is fully lined. She suggests a thin layer for the lining but you could probably get away with 2 layers. I think that if you actually have the cut pieces of fabric in front of you and follow the directions you will not be so overwhelmed. I would suggest using 3 different colors/patterns of fabric to make it easier to remember which piece is the lining, inside or outside.

 

[clhemsath]

Now that Chelsea from the big give has received the dresses I can post them here! She looks SOOO cute in them! I love it!
Daisy: They're going to Tusker so I wanted to make this! I had these great fabrics from when I made my neighbors baby bedding (so cute too - need to post pics) and I digitized a daisy to go along!
Can't find a full front pic.

Back:

And the pink Cindy dress - she looks just like a princess in this one!

Thanks for looking! Jessica

Hi Jessica~ I just wanted to say these outfits are STUNNING! AND, I love when you add Thanks for looking! at the end. Thank you for sharing and in the future you should start with "Please get a napkin to wipe your drool before you look at the items I am going to post"

You are fantastic, thanks again for sharing!

 

[ms_mckenna]

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Kids are home today b/c of an ice storm. Problem is, we leave early Friday morning for Disney and I have sooooo much to do! I work tomorrow and Thursday (I'm off on Mondays and Tuesdays), so I have to get everything done today. Plus the kids are now like.... "oh and I want a shirt with the little aliens from Toy Story, and oh yea, I want..."

Going now to chain myself to the machine!

Don't you love that! Good luck and just toon them out

Ooh, so cute! This is the first I've seen Donald, looks great!!!

Thanks Armaya

Thanks for the picture! He is all cut out and just needs to be attached to the tshirt.

These shirts are awesome! I love how big you do the designs. Stunning!!!!

Cool can't wait to see!
Thanks

ms mckenna you have been busy!!

DH is starting school the end of Feb I am trying really really hard to be done with the majority of my sewing by then. Won't happen because I am already loosing steam lol.

These are awesome!!

Thank you

These are great and I LOVE Donald's expression. Can't wait for Goofy

Thanks he will be coming soon found some tees on clearance for 3 bucks at walmart for Noah!

cat in the hat finished! ( thanks granna4679 for the file suggestion)
carla c jumper and appliqued ( old navy) jeans

Adorable! I love the fish on the back.

SO cute! I love the huge appliques. You have been so busy!

Thank you! It actually is fabric! I made the letters and created the Mickey bar in Photoshop and reversed it to print. It's attached through Heat N Bond lite. I was so afraid to try a satin stitch around the fabric letters because I always mess it up so I decided to leave well enough alone. The Mickey bar is actually made of dark brown suede to give it some texture...so cool!

So, I broke down and bought Simply Sweet last night...Holy cow. I am totally overwhelmed. I can follow a 50-step quilt pattern and ace advanced graduate school statistics but for some reason, I am just having major issues with it. I have to sit down with the pattern tonight and really dissect it. Do you actually have to have three layers with this dress? I'm not sure that would fly with my 17-month old DD.

Thank you. I love it just like it is! The first time we went to Disney I used slick paint to outline mickey heads. Turned out pretty well too! Does not wash well though.
I have Simply Sweet I need to get it out and try it. I have fabric picked out for it but have not tried it.

These tees came out great! If I remember correctly weren't you the one a few months ago telling us you were a beginner sewer and worrying about making a twirl skirt Looking pretty professional now if you ask me!!

Thank you but I am still learning to say the least. I find applique much easier than sewing lol.

 

[DMGeurts]

I finished the little boys Chef Mickey shirts. EE is wearing her minnie dress and Noah is wearing a Goofy shirt but I need to buy a shirt to put the applique on. At least it is prepped and cut and ready to go

Mickey is Ty's his absolute favorite character. Donald is Jacks.

I lOVE these shirts!!! I love how big the design is... and I really want that Donald shirt! How do you do these appliques so big?

cat in the hat finished! ( thanks granna4679 for the file suggestion)
carla c jumper and appliqued ( old navy) jeans

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and the back

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This is so cute! The embroidery on the jeans is so nice - I love how crisp the words look! Great job!

D~

 

[NaeNae]

I'm trying to help a friend with her grandmother's old Kenmore sewing machine...I can find a parts list online, but not an owners manual. I can't even see where to turn on the darn thing! I figured out how to wind the bobbin, but she has already messed with the bobbin assembly, and it's in pieces. Does anyone have any suggestions where to look online for help? My thought is just to turn it over to the guy at the sewing store who fixes all my stuff, but she wants to sew NOW. LOL


TIA!

Do you have a model number? I have an old Kenmore machine myself. I might be able to figure some things out for you. Let me know what model it is.

 

[froggy33]

Hi Jessica~ I just wanted to say these outfits are STUNNING! AND, I love when you add Thanks for looking! at the end. Thank you for sharing and in the future you should start with "Please get a napkin to wipe your drool before you look at the items I am going to post"

You are fantastic, thanks again for sharing!

Awww thanks! I love hearing that! For the last few years I have been drooling over so many others on here, so it's a wonderful compliment!

Jess

 

[SallyfromDE]

: Two days ago I got email from Disney offering a resort upgrade for my trip in 20 days. At first I wasn't interested because I'm planning to stay at Port Orleans Riverside for the first time. I was looking forward to trying POR (it would be my fifth different resort in five years) and I figured there must be a sales pitch for DVC.

I read through some posts on the Resorts thread and a bunch of people have gotten the same offer and there don't appear to be strings -- so I upgraded to Old Key West. I had my choice of OKW or Saratoga Springs, but I live 15 miles from Saratoga Springs NY so that didn't appeal to me.

Now . . .

Riverside is my favorite resort. I don't like food courts, but I do like this one, and the resturant, Boatwrights, is the best. Alot of times, the reason Disney will upgrade is to accomodate another reservation. If they have a large party and need your rooms, or something like that. Then they will upgrade you. Why they just don't move the other party?? I had this happen to a friend, she took her entire family of 20, and offered to upgrade her from the Contemporary to the Floridian. I couldn't believe she was undecided, but did go with the Floridian.

So I'm frantic, because I can't find my pattern book and I need it to work on a dress at a class this coming weekend. Grrr

but for those interested, the pillowcase style toy story dress is from here-

Sewing With Whimsy by Kari Mecca

I love this!! Those flowers are gorgeous! I've got to go find that book.

 

[DMGeurts]

First is "Woody"

Inspired by a few outfits I've seen here... The jeans are upcycled from my dd - I zig-zagged all the patches on the bottom. The shirt is actually the top portion of a dress pattern I have - I just didn't attach the skirt. I "blanket stitched" the collar, and the buttons are reminscent of Woody's. The vest is my own pattern and it ties at the collar.

Then there's "Jessie"

I had so much fun creating this dress. Inspired by all the feliz and Vidas and a few others that don't have patterns in AG sizes - I created my own. The denim is upcycled, again I blanket stitched the straps. I couldn't find the yellow/red plaid fabric anywhere - so I created my own. I hand stitched the red stitching on the front of the dress. There was another toy story dress (or 2), in a girls size, that really inspired this one - I did not save the picture, nor can I remember who made it - but it used some of these fabrics and I just loved it.

And just for fun - the back:

Woody and Jessie together:

And now for Buzz:

Buzz was a little challenging for me. I really didn't want this one to be frilly - as much as I love ruffles - I had to tone it down a bit. I decided to do a "cross over" top - but again I couldn't find one in AG size, so I created my own. The problem I have is that once I get a visual in my head, if I can't find a pattern to suit my needs, I make my own... so that's what I did here. Anyways... the green is to remind you of the top of Buzz's space suit... the purple strip and red/white stripes is reminiscent of Buzz's wings... the button is for his buttons... the black portion of the skirt is the part of his body that you see under his suit... and of course the bottom ruffle tier on the skirt is for the bottom of his boots, where Andy is written. I also made the scrunchies - which gave me a hard time... I don't understand how I can throw together an outfit - but a simple scrunchie gives me trouble.

I can't take any credit for any of the shoes/hats... those are all AG.

Here's all of them together:

 

[tmh0206]

First is "Woody"

Inspired by a few outfits I've seen here... The jeans are upcycled from my dd - I zig-zagged all the patches on the bottom. The shirt is actually the top portion of a dress pattern I have - I just didn't attach the skirt. I "blanket stitched" the collar, and the buttons are reminscent of Woody's. The vest is my own pattern and it ties at the collar.

Then there's "Jessie"

I had so much fun creating this dress. Inspired by all the feliz and Vidas and a few others that don't have patterns in AG sizes - I created my own. The denim is upcycled, again I blanket stitched the straps. I couldn't find the yellow/red plaid fabric anywhere - so I created my own. I hand stitched the red stitching on the front of the dress. There was another toy story dress (or 2), in a girls size, that really inspired this one - I did not save the picture, nor can I remember who made it - but it used some of these fabrics and I just loved it.

And just for fun - the back:

Woody and Jessie together:

And now for Buzz:

Buzz was a little challenging for me. I really didn't want this one to be frilly - as much as I love ruffles - I had to tone it down a bit. I decided to do a "cross over" top - but again I couldn't find one in AG size, so I created my own. The problem I have is that once I get a visual in my head, if I can't find a pattern to suit my needs, I make my own... so that's what I did here. Anyways... the green is to remind you of the top of Buzz's space suit... the purple strip and red/white stripes is reminiscent of Buzz's wings... the button is for his buttons... the black portion of the skirt is the part of his body that you see under his suit... and of course the bottom ruffle tier on the skirt is for the bottom of his boots, where Andy is written. I also made the scrunchies - which gave me a hard time... I don't understand how I can throw together an outfit - but a simple scrunchie gives me trouble.

I can't take any credit for any of the shoes/hats... those are all AG.

Here's all of them together:

those are absolutely AmAzINg!!! you have really done a wonderful job in your designing!