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

[teresajoy]

Here's all of them together:

These are wonderful!!! I especially love Buzz!! He has been one of Lydia's favorite characters since she was very tiny! Do you mind if I attempt to CASE this in a child's size?

Not sure what happened with this photo... used my iphone. The shirt is black and Bruce is light blue


DS9 wanted Epic Mickey. Also weird photo, shirt is cobalt blue with a black applique.

DD11 wanted the little alien guy. She is such a goofball!

Started packing today and realized DS9 didn't have any shorts that fit him. Luckily I called around and found that Old Navy had them in. Thanks for "cruise wear" as my Grandmother would call it! So much to do, I will never be ready and probably won't sleep on Thursday night!

Love these!!! Corey would love the Epic Mickey!!!

Well....I actually sewed something this week after months away! I made this bag for a friend that is leaving for WDW Thursday....well actually it's for her DD.

Now that I have seen the new castle show....I wish I could go! DH keeps talking about us going for a short trip....you know, the same guy that talked me out of not going! AAAHHH!

And, because Max is growing so fast!

He is turning out to be the best dog! My constant companion!

That bag is so cute!!!!
And, Max is just adorable!!!

Since Mallory got her package yesterday it's time to share pics of what I made for her Big Give:
A Minnie/Mickey patchwork twirl which is very similar to the one I made for my dd last year -- I made Mallory's a bit more detailed (shhhh! Don't tell my dd that!). Jen (Clairemolly) is going to make a coordinating t for it.
A hairbow
Coordinating bracelets for Mom and Mallory
Earrings for mom

The skirt and the jewelry are just beautiful!

Super cute projects being posted. Since my dd isn't wearing customs anymore I have gotten more creative in my sewing projects for her. My latest is a name applique pillow. She requested it be in her cheer gym colors of black, white and turquoise. I made hers as a test & now I have to make one for my new niece to be & 2 for her step-siblings to give as baby shower gifts....better get back to my machine!!

I really like the fabrics you used in this. It's very pretty!

So, earlier I posted that machine was on its last leg...well, tonight it lost its last leg. In the middle of a patchwork skirt I was repurposing. AHH!! 10 days till Disney this can't be happening... So,,,,,.....


DH let me order a new machine! I went with the brother cs6000. I know some had problems with it, but I have talked to many who didn't so now....

Yay!!!!!

(psst...we got the house! And I may even see a place in it to put my sewing machine!!!)

WOO HOOO!!!

I have another project to share now that another Big Give package has arrived at the destination: a Lilo-inspired dress!

It is an upsized Portrait Peasant, elongated bodice with an A-line dress hem. I digitized the leaf applique after studying pictures of Lilo. The back of the dress looks the same except it has 5 leaves instead of 6 (so I can keep track of which side is which!) The hoop marks seen in the picture came out in the wash, so they are not there when the dress got in the mail.

Now back to working on the next Give!

This turned out so cute!!!



ELLEN I'm so sorry

 

[MyDisneyTrio]

jeniamt-

We'll be at POFQ! We were going to stay at the Poly, but my mom finally decided to go with us and so we needed to save a few bucks for her sake. I'll be on the look for ya in the parks!

I can't wait. All but 2 shirts are done, gotta put a ruffle on two dresses and snaps on an A-Line dress... I am almost done with the psycho huge order for that customer and you can at least walk in my laundry room now. It's insane how much I still have to do, I am honestly not going to sleep tonight.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Hey guys, anyone going to be at the World between March 22-April 3rd. Love to do a meet up if anyone is up to it??!!

we will be there 3/29 - 4/6!

 

[T-rox]

will be there april 25-may1 and then again may 27-30

 

[babynala]

Hi all
It's been a while since I've been here, but I've been given a project and need some creative minds - and I knew I'd find them here! My dd7 is in a school play next month and is a porcupine! Any creative ideas for making a porcupine costume???

The pipecleaners sound like a good idea. Maybe you can just put them through a slit in the shirt and twist them at the bottom so they don't go through the hole.

See you there! We arrive Friday and head back Tuesday morning. Where are you staying? We will be at the Poly. Kids won't be too decked out in customs since they are 9 & 11. Mostly embroidered tshirts although DD does have a recycled Steamboat Willie Vida and a Minnie twirl skirt. Seriously, keep an eye out for us!!!!

Anyone else going to be there this weekend?

Okay, finished 3 shirts today. Here is Bruce, although I think he sorta sucks compared to yours. Thanks again for the image.

Not sure what happened with this photo... used my iphone. The shirt is black and Bruce is light blue

DS9 wanted Epic Mickey. Also weird photo, shirt is cobalt blue with a black applique.

DD11 wanted the little alien guy. She is such a goofball!

Started packing today and realized DS9 didn't have any shorts that fit him. Luckily I called around and found that Old Navy had them in. Thanks for "cruise wear" as my Grandmother would call it! So much to do, I will never be ready and probably won't sleep on Thursday night!

You did a great job on all the shirts. Have fun on your trip. Good thing you tried on the shorts before you got on vacation.

Well....I actually sewed something this week after months away! I made this bag for a friend that is leaving for WDW Thursday....well actually it's for her DD.

Now that I have seen the new castle show....I wish I could go! DH keeps talking about us going for a short trip....you know, the same guy that talked me out of not going! AAAHHH!

And, because Max is growing so fast!

He is turning out to be the best dog! My constant companion!

Max is so cute. How sweet to make the bag for your friend's DD.

Since Mallory got her package yesterday it's time to share pics of what I made for her Big Give:
A Minnie/Mickey patchwork twirl which is very similar to the one I made for my dd last year -- I made Mallory's a bit more detailed (shhhh! Don't tell my dd that!). Jen (Clairemolly) is going to make a coordinating t for it.
A hairbow
Coordinating bracelets for Mom and Mallory
Earrings for mom

I just did coordinating colors for the jewelry so they can wear them with anything. Madeline posted a really adorable pic of their hands together wearing the bracelets on her trip report.

I love this new version of the skirt as much as your original. The jewlery came out very nice, you are very talented.

On Monday afternoon we said goodbye to our almost 14 year old Springer Spaniel Pepper.

I know it will get easier over time, but for now we are really sad.

I am trying to focus on getting ready for our trip to Disney in 10 days and finishing up baby gifts and a customer order. Hoping for sunshine

Sorry to hear about Pepper.

And in super exciting news, I got to meet Ireland_Nicole and her DD!! She and my Hannah Mae got along sooooo well! Hannah Mae has been talking about her new best friend for days now! We got some pictures but I won't post anything without checking with Nicole first.

Hope you all are doing well on this wonderful Wednesday!

What a special memory for your girls.

[IMG[/IMG]picture heavy. my dd LOVES pirates. i was playing with my new machine to see what it would do. It is like "opening up" a sports car, drop top on a clear day on a freshly paved road with no traffic in sight

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Wow, these came out really nice. Love the belt too.

Super cute projects being posted. Since my dd isn't wearing customs anymore I have gotten more creative in my sewing projects for her. My latest is a name applique pillow. She requested it be in her cheer gym colors of black, white and turquoise. I made hers as a test & now I have to make one for my new niece to be & 2 for her step-siblings to give as baby shower gifts....better get back to my machine!!

Love this pillow.

So, earlier I posted that machine was on its last leg...well, tonight it lost its last leg. In the middle of a patchwork skirt I was repurposing. AHH!! 10 days till Disney this can't be happening... So,,,,,.....

DH let me order a new machine! I went with the brother cs6000. I know some had problems with it, but I have talked to many who didn't so nowSIZE]

Congrats on the new machine.

(psst...we got the house! And I may even see a place in it to put my sewing machine!!!)

How exciting. And a sewing area.

I have another project to share now that another Big Give package has arrived at the destination: a Lilo-inspired dress!

It is an upsized Portrait Peasant, elongated bodice with an A-line dress hem. I digitized the leaf applique after studying pictures of Lilo. The back of the dress looks the same except it has 5 leaves instead of 6 (so I can keep track of which side is which!) The hoop marks seen in the picture came out in the wash, so they are not there when the dress got in the mail.

Now back to working on the next Give!

I love the shape of this dress and the leaves look perfect.

And I'm willing to accept a motion to change the acronym to TMTQ (Too Much To Quote) and we'll all understand that we've been in the same boat. Sometimes I'll see something I want to comment on, but feel bad about not commenting on the other 9 things that were equally wonderful.

I have Singer 14SH654. I got it from "Sam's store" right before Christmas with free shipping so it was under $200 even with tax.

I like your acronym, it is a little easier to remember.

 

[NiniMorris]

Teresa...sent you a PM...

Nini

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

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.

Love this! You did such a great job on the daisy.

I lost so many of my quotes. I have been trying to catch up for awhile. So please forgive me b/c I can't remember everything but I did want to say, I love, love, LOVE the nemo/squirt outfits! They are great and you are going to get so much attention with those!!!! And boy! you seem to work so fast. Wish I worked that fast!

Tom, yay!!! I am so glad you are posting on here again! I really love your Dumbo dress! What a lucky little girl to receive one of your outfits! I bet you are going to make some amazing stuff with that embroidery machine.

I also have the 770 and I know awhile ago you were all mentioning purchasing other hoop sizes. My DH got me the 4x4 hoop for mine for christmas and I just used it. I think I am going to like having something smaller for doing appliques on jeans and things.

Okay, now I think this is probably a stupid question but I am still going to ask it b/c I just don't know. I am working on my dd's autograph quilt. I almost have all of rows sewn together so the front is almost done. So, for the back part I don't have a piece of fabric big enough. Do I sew the fabric together horizontally or vertically to make it look better? What is the proper way? And once i put the front, "padding", and back together, do I do the "quiliting"/stitching before I put the blanket binding around the edges? Thanks, I know I am probably over thinking it.

 

[NiniMorris]

Love this! You did such a great job on the daisy.

I lost so many of my quotes. I have been trying to catch up for awhile. So please forgive me b/c I can't remember everything but I did want to say, I love, love, LOVE the nemo/squirt outfits! They are great and you are going to get so much attention with those!!!! And boy! you seem to work so fast. Wish I worked that fast!

Tom, yay!!! I am so glad you are posting on here again! I really love your Dumbo dress! What a lucky little girl to receive one of your outfits! I bet you are going to make some amazing stuff with that embroidery machine.

I also have the 770 and I know awhile ago you were all mentioning purchasing other hoop sizes. My DH got me the 4x4 hoop for mine for christmas and I just used it. I think I am going to like having something smaller for doing appliques on jeans and things.

Okay, now I think this is probably a stupid question but I am still going to ask it b/c I just don't know. I am working on my dd's autograph quilt. I almost have all of rows sewn together so the front is almost done. So, for the back part I don't have a piece of fabric big enough. Do I sew the fabric together horizontally or vertically to make it look better? What is the proper way? And once i put the front, "padding", and back together, do I do the "quiliting"/stitching before I put the blanket binding around the edges? Thanks, I know I am probably over thinking it.

As far as the backing, there is no right or wrong way to seam the fabric. It really depends on how you are going to quiltit. If you use a long arm, you want the seams to run vertically, to keep everything straight. If you are quilting on a frame, it doesn't make too much difference. If you are going to quilt it on your regular sewing machine, it again, makes no real difference.

You attach the front and back with the batting in between with your quilting...then add the binding on after you are finished.

Hope that helps!

Nini

 

[miprender]

WOW! I love Rudolph! i knew that was the abonomal (sp?) snowman! And I do watch Disney movies often when I am sewing our customs for Disney...puts me in the mood! Any advice for one today? Maybe snow white! And no advice on a self threading serger...but the brother 1034d is color coded and actually really easy to thread...and it is pretty cheap!

I finally took mine out of the box and I have to say the threading looks a little intimidating

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.

Cute and I love that story about how your Noah picked his name.

Sewing With Whimsy by Kari Mecca

I'll have to check that website out.

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

There is a local fabric store that carries that fabric too. I love how it turned out.

Here's all of them together:

The came out great and my little DS pointed to the Buzz AG dress and said look Buzz

Ok so I got the shirt and had to put him on! Here is Noah's Goofy top.

Okay, finished 3 shirts today. Here is Bruce, although I think he sorta sucks compared to yours. Thanks again for the image.

DS9 wanted Epic Mickey. Also weird photo, shirt is cobalt blue with a black applique.

DD11 wanted the little alien guy. She is such a goofball!

The all came out great (no sucking on this thread). But my DS5 is drooling over your Epic Mickey shirt. He keeps asking for one but unless I can by the digitilized file it's not happening.

Well....I actually sewed something this week after months away! I made this bag for a friend that is leaving for WDW Thursday....well actually it's for her DD.

And, because Max is growing so fast!

He is turning out to be the best dog! My constant companion!

He is just too cute

There are so many acronyms in disboards, I think we need to add SMFTPICQACOTA. It's obvious what is stands for . . .So Many Fabulous Things Posted I Can't Quote And Comment On Them All. It seems like if I don't keep up (read and comment every day) it's overwhelming to comment on everything and then I wonder if I should comment on some but not all, or just not comment on anything. KWIM
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[Forevryoung]

I'm taking a brave step and joining you guys- I have 2 questions

1) What are some great outfits for a (mature) 7 year old girl? It's difficult to tell ages in pictures. I'm trying to get a vision for what I can make her for our trip.

2) I have a Brother Serger 1034d. I got it as a birthday gift last year and it scared me so I have never made anything with it. I chose that one because it was supposed to be fairly easy. Any tips or words of wisdom to setting it back up and actually using it???

Thanks!

 

[jeniamt]

jeniamt-

We'll be at POFQ! We were going to stay at the Poly, but my mom finally decided to go with us and so we needed to save a few bucks for her sake. I'll be on the look for ya in the parks!

I can't wait. All but 2 shirts are done, gotta put a ruffle on two dresses and snaps on an A-Line dress... I am almost done with the psycho huge order for that customer and you can at least walk in my laundry room now. It's insane how much I still have to do, I am honestly not going to sleep tonight.

Yeah!!! Are you so excited? I am beside myself and would never be able to sleep tonight anyway! I thought I had closed my sewing shop but just remembered I wanted to make myself a new camera strap. We shall see! I am on hold with Disney as I type and the music playing is "How do you do" from Splash Mountain! It is my Happy Place

Hope we run into each other so I can get a glimpse of your awesome creations!

 

[heatherskiba]

yes ( i learned) that you rip the pants leg open and hoop the jeans. i use old navy so i rarely rip higher than the front pocket. to do the back pockets you can rip them off and just leave the very top line stitched to the pants and hoop the pocket. I find it easier just to rip the entire pocket off and spray glue it to stabilizer and hoop that. whats another stitch or 2?

you live in N.O. so are u getting into Mardi gras over there yet? i am currently having the last of my ball meetings and my first ball next saturday. love m gras season!

Thanks, I am going to have to play this weekend. May just make a trip to the goodwill to get some pants to play with in case I make a mistake. And if they come out cute, the DD6 won't care where I got them!

As far as Mardi Gras, I love it too! My husband is from New Jersey, so he thinks we are all crazy. We are actually in St. Charles Parish, so we mainly do the Metairie parades with the young ones. We will get our fill of parades in the weeks leading up to the big day, then leave for WDW! Best of both worlds

 

[heatherskiba]

I saw the epic Mickey file on one of the popular aution sites. Can't remember the"code name", but it wasn't Voldemort ;-)

 

[ellenbenny]

I'm taking a brave step and joining you guys- I have 2 questions

1) What are some great outfits for a (mature) 7 year old girl? It's difficult to tell ages in pictures. I'm trying to get a vision for what I can make her for our trip.

2) I have a Brother Serger 1034d. I got it as a birthday gift last year and it scared me so I have never made anything with it. I chose that one because it was supposed to be fairly easy. Any tips or words of wisdom to setting it back up and actually using it???

Thanks!

Welcome, glad to have you here

I don't have any young girls of my own, and my DGD is only 4, so I can't help you out with that question.

As far as the serger, I recommend just trying it with an overcast stitch to finish the inside seams at first. Actually just practice on some scraps the first time.

Then I recommend eventually trying a rolled hem on it, which is nice for finishing ruffles when you don't want to hem all of them, or to add a bit of contrast color to the hem. I don't have that model, but I assume that the book shows the types of stitches you can do, and I think quite a few people here do have it so I am sure someone will chime in.

Just my $.02, hopefully others can add more.

 

[cogero]

My dd is 9. As she says she is a disney geek so she likes skirts and embroidered shirts.

She has also seen some skirts and shirts on YCMT that I am going to be trying.

Okay I went to my local Brother dealer, I needed some bobbin thread, this store is not in the best neighborhood but they had a seriously cool set up of machines. I saw the Innvois 1500 I am in love with the hoop. Serious hoop envy LOL.

 

[aboveH20]

Winzip, super easy.

We're going to have to agree to disagree on that. I downloaded Winzip, but I STILL can't figure out how to unzip the files. (It reminds me of the OLD days when I was getting a masters degree in technical writing in the EARLY days of computers. I just wanted a little fairy to sit on my shoulder and tell me what the hey I was doing wrong.)

 

[NiniMorris]

We're going to have to agree to disagree on that. I downloaded Winzip, but I STILL can't figure out how to unzip the files. (It reminds me of the OLD days when I was getting a masters degree in technical writing in the EARLY days of computers. I just wanted a little fairy to sit on my shoulder and tell me what the hey I was doing wrong.)

What os is your computer running? Mine unzips automatically. No problems. I just click on the top where it says unzip all files and tell it where I want to save it...then copy and paste on my thumb drive.

Nini

 

[effervescent]

I'm going to jump on the SMFTPICQACOTA bandwagon! I haven't checked the thread in a couple days and y'all have just carried on without me!

I finally gave me serger a test run the other day, and other than matching wits with the lower looper threading, I love it! What all do you serge in an outfit? Just side seams and bodice/skirt connections? Or maybe it's better to ask what you don't serge? I hope I get quicker at threading it soon!

Going to finish up the last couple shirts for Mallory's give and start DD's customs for our trip...the one we leave for in a week and a half....the one I haven't done anything for!

 

[karebear23]

I'm taking a brave step and joining you guys-


2) I have a Brother Serger 1034d. I got it as a birthday gift last year and it scared me so I have never made anything with it. I chose that one because it was supposed to be fairly easy. Any tips or words of wisdom to setting it back up and actually using it???

Thanks!

I have the same serger! It was a Christmas gift a few years ago...and it sat there for awhile until I got some courage to try it! Now I couldn't live without it. I suggest getting out some scraps and playing around with it. Did you get a DVD with it? I found that helpful!
Play around and Have fun!

 

[jeniamt]

Thanks again to everyone who complimented me on the shirts. I am glad so many of you recognized the Epic Mickey symbol. Truthfully, I wasn't sure what DS was asking for when he first mentioned it. For all those who would like one, it really couldn't be an easier applique. Its just one piece to cut out and sew!

Actually, I have one all ready to be sewn. Cut out with Heat and Bond lite and all. When DS saw it, he said he wanted it bigger. The unused one is about 4x5 inches, maybe a little bigger. If anyone wants it, they are welcome to it... just pm me with your address. I won't have a chance to mail it until we get back but it would be nice if it didn't go to waste.

BTW, my ticker is FREAKN' me out