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

[DMGeurts]

OK everyone...
DH and I were out and about today...
He talked me into going to the sewing machine store...
We checked out sergers...
I've been interested in getting one (but absolutely no reason to justify it)...


So the lady was trying to sell me a Babylock Imagine: http://www.babylock.com/sergers/imagine/

We are talking sticker shock of $1500! Ouch... we don't do payment plans... we don't finance... we pay cash... that's a lot of money! BUT... (and that's a big but) I'd consider saving for it, if it really is as great as she said it was.

The shop has been open for years... I'd get free lessons on it forever (which I really need)...

Does anyone recommend this one? Is there another one that's simple to use that would be less expensive?

Educate me on sergers pretty please....

 

[cogero]

working on a Jessie Skirt for one of the gives and I lost my safety pins for pulling the elastic. I just found some more Knew I had a box somewhere so I want to see if I can finish it since I have a second one tomake.

 

[kelly1218]

Super cute!



Yep...I got an email. It is good until Feb. 5th.

I went to my store....and none of the fleece was on sale....the associates had no idea what I was talking about

 

[NaeNae]

OK everyone...
DH and I were out and about today...
He talked me into going to the sewing machine store...
We checked out sergers...
I've been interested in getting one (but absolutely no reason to justify it)...


So the lady was trying to sell me a Babylock Imagine: http://www.babylock.com/sergers/imagine/

We are talking sticker shock of $1500! Ouch... we don't do payment plans... we don't finance... we pay cash... that's a lot of money! BUT... (and that's a big but) I'd consider saving for it, if it really is as great as she said it was.

The shop has been open for years... I'd get free lessons on it forever (which I really need)...

Does anyone recommend this one? Is there another one that's simple to use that would be less expensive?

Educate me on sergers pretty please....

I have that serger and it's worth every penny!!! I've had mine since 2006 and I haven't had any problems with it. It has a foot that you can buy that ruffles the bottom layer as it attaches it to the top layer. I use it for all of my ruffling. I use my serger on almost everything I make. I've never had to adjust my tension, it's self adjusting! The threading is to die for... Woosh!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

 

[clairemolly]

Just saw this quick little tute on how to machine embroider a onesie. Thought it may help as I have heard some frustration about this.

http://colescornerandcreations.blogspot.com/2011/02/tuesdays-tips-tackle-those-onesies.html

Great tute! This is close to how I do it (without the stitching out on stabilizer 1st, which I want to try now). Instead of using spray adhesive I use Sticky + stabilizer...so much easier, and with an almost 6 month old I've done a LOT of onesies lately!

I never hoop my T-shirts or onesies...I just stick them to the Sticky + and pin around the edges. I also float more stabilizer under the hoop so it is extra stabilized.

 

[VBAndrea]

here are the outfits for taylor and her family the green is Taylors and the pink is little sisters

mom and dads shirts

These are gorgeous but I need bigger pictures -- Could you at least pretty please post larger photos of the skirts -- these outfits are to die for

So, here are 2 more outfits I made recently.

I haven't done any appliques yet, so I stole this princess from a pillowcase.

Here is the back...

And this isn't disney related, but it was fun to make.

All very cute -- I didn't grab a photo of the corset top but I adore it. I did a hem line like that on dd's dress but only serged it and my serging skills are that of a monkey so next dress/skirt like that will be hemmed the proper way. The corset top must have gotten oodles of compliments when your dd wore it -- it's spectacular!

Cogero Didn't go back to grab your pic of the Valentine's outfit but it's really nice. I have a stripwork twirl made for my dd but need to applique a shirt (and I hand applique and am so scared of ruining the shirt).

I also keep meaning to comment to you on how I can't believe how involved you are in the Big Gives -- you seem to do something for every give, and not just some little thing -- I think you always take on more than one thing for each family member. I know you've made for a lot of happy recipients Your generosity does not go unrecognized. Thanks for all you do for all the families.

 

[teresajoy]

Okay Here is what I did today. I made a valentines day outfit for DD. I love this fabric. I was reading a bunch of tutorials on skirts and kind of made up my own way and I used Carla Cs method of making a waistband in the Easy Fits for the casing.

The whole outfit.

This is so pretty!!! I love the way you did the little strip on the skirt!

ENABLER ALERT! I didn't see that anyone had posted this. I was at JoAnn's today and they have Blizzard fleece for $3 per yard. Great price for any of you waiting on a sale for the blankets for Haiti!
They still had a great selection today but it will go fast at that price.

It's a good thing I'm going to be snowed in (most likely) so I am not tempted to run out and buy some!!

here are the outfits for taylor and her family the green is Taylors and the pink is little sisters

Could you pretty please post bigger pictures? These look so beautiful, I want to see them better.

was gone over the weekend....tried to get caught up a bit.....love all the new stuff....the paint job is cool!!! hope everyone is feeling good!!

I finished up my blankets tonight at Megan's dance class, so my 16 are done! just want to thank everyone again for helping us out....we have more than made our goal...you are a very special group of people and I will be enternally grateful to you all who are helping us with our "Hugs from Megan" haiti blanket project! I could not of done this without your help!!!

You are a pretty special person yourself.

1.)I found the hidden mickey too! My kids are brainwashed because they can find a hidden mickey in anything



2.)I had the hardest time too with the easy fit pants. My brain couldn't reason out after I had cut the fabric how they were going to be pants, but instead of trying to do it my way I followed the directions and they were quite easy to make.

1) You are training them up right!!!
2.)That's why we say "always trust Carla"! With commercial patterns, I have to understand exactly how something will go together before sewing it, but with Carla, I just follow her! It's so nice!

So, here are 2 more outfits I made recently.

I haven't done any appliques yet, so I stole this princess from a pillowcase.

Here is the back...

And this isn't disney related, but it was fun to make.

Very pretty princess outfit!!! And, I love the little monkey outfit! Very cute!

OK everyone...
DH and I were out and about today...
He talked me into going to the sewing machine store...
We checked out sergers...
I've been interested in getting one (but absolutely no reason to justify it)...


So the lady was trying to sell me a Babylock Imagine: http://www.babylock.com/sergers/imagine/

We are talking sticker shock of $1500! Ouch... we don't do payment plans... we don't finance... we pay cash... that's a lot of money! BUT... (and that's a big but) I'd consider saving for it, if it really is as great as she said it was.

The shop has been open for years... I'd get free lessons on it forever (which I really need)...

Does anyone recommend this one? Is there another one that's simple to use that would be less expensive?

Educate me on sergers pretty please....

I know that everyone who has that machine loves it! If you can afford it, go for it!

I love my Singer serger that I bought for $50 at Walmart a few years ago, but that's the only one I've ever used, so I don't know what I'm missing!

working on a Jessie Skirt for one of the gives and I lost my safety pins for pulling the elastic. I just found some more Knew I had a box somewhere so I want to see if I can finish it since I have a second one tomake.

People always think I'm crazy when I mention this, but have you ever used a bodkin? It makes threading elastic so much easier! They are only a few dollars at Joann's.

 

[cogero]

Cogero Didn't go back to grab your pic of the Valentine's outfit but it's really nice. I have a stripwork twirl made for my dd but need to applique a shirt (and I hand applique and am so scared of ruining the shirt).

I also keep meaning to comment to you on how I can't believe how involved you are in the Big Gives -- you seem to do something for every give, and not just some little thing -- I think you always take on more than one thing for each family member. I know you've made for a lot of happy recipients Your generosity does not go unrecognized. Thanks for all you do for all the families.

Aw thanks it has honestly been a great stress reliever for me and I enjoy bringing smiles to peoples faces.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Best wishes for your husband's continued recovery and for your family as well.



I really like the top AND you did a great job with the points - they're nice and pointy, not always easy to do.

Knitting needles work great for the points.

 

[Diz-Mommy]

OK everyone...
DH and I were out and about today...
He talked me into going to the sewing machine store...
We checked out sergers...
I've been interested in getting one (but absolutely no reason to justify it)...


So the lady was trying to sell me a Babylock Imagine: http://www.babylock.com/sergers/imagine/

We are talking sticker shock of $1500! Ouch... we don't do payment plans... we don't finance... we pay cash... that's a lot of money! BUT... (and that's a big but) I'd consider saving for it, if it really is as great as she said it was.

The shop has been open for years... I'd get free lessons on it forever (which I really need)...

Does anyone recommend this one? Is there another one that's simple to use that would be less expensive?

Educate me on sergers pretty please....

I've heard air threading is really wonderful, but my serger doesn't have it and frankly threading isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I have a Janome 110DX, it was my surprise Christmas gift this year and I love it. My DH got it for around $500 since it's being or maybe already is discontinued.

 

[gallafamily]

I just want to say, I may not post alot on here, but I am always checking these pages for everyones latest projects...and they are all beautiful. I am so envious of you all! I am no where near to all of your levels of sewing and creating, but you are all inspirations. I have about 20 large notebooks full of sewing ideas that I someday hope to make.

 

[aboveH20]

Knitting needles work great for the points.

Thanks for the tip. I'm trying to find some empty brain space so I can tuck it away for future reference.

 

[jeniamt]

Hey guys! Here is what I sorta finished (need to adjust elastic around PP neck)

I really like how it turned out, she will wear it to Hoop De Doo Review. She has cowboy boots to wear with it.

Thanks for looking!

 

[sheridee32]

I hope i have gotten the pictures bigger i am not very good at this yet

the green is Taylors, the pink is Sami's

 

[1308Miles]

Whew, I managed to quote and comment on a few things, but I have not really been around the last week. If you are on FB with me, you may know that my DH went for brain surgery last week to help alleviate some of the pain associated with his amputation. Everything went well, and he is OK now, but it was a long week. The city that his surgery was in is an 8 hr drive away, and I went round trip 2x in the past week. Would have only done it once, cause he was supposed to fly home yesterday, but then we found out he was not allowed to fly until Feb. 4th, but he could be discharged from hospital on Jan. 29th. So, I drove back down to pick him up.

There was a bunch of great stuff posted while I was away, and I did manage to check in a bit last week as DH had high speed at the hospital, but I did not take the time to post.

My goodness.

Just wanted to post a couple of the rooms in my house that mom has painted for me.

Liam's room

Basement

You have a Liam too? Great name choice! Wow...your mom is one talented lady! I love the tie-dye room.

So, this isn't exactly an outfit, but it is Disney related. I made this one much bigger than the pattern, for extra growing room.

This is the Halloween corset top I made for my daughter

Don't sell yourself short. You are really talented! That corset top is TDF!

Okay Here is what I did today. I made a valentines day outfit for DD. I love this fabric. I was reading a bunch of tutorials on skirts and kind of made up my own way and I used Carla Cs method of making a waistband in the Easy Fits for the casing.

The whole outfit.

Close - up of the skirt

Close up of the shirt (which I need to get the hoop marks off)

I still need to make a matching headband tomorrow.

Holy cuteness! I bought DD a pair of valentine's day tights last year at Gymboree and now I need to make her a top that would match...I like the idea of a single appliqued fabric heart. Mind if I CASE?

here are the outfits for taylor and her family the green is Taylors and the pink is little sisters

mom and dads shirts

LOVE them...the family will go crazy!

And this isn't disney related, but it was fun to make.

That is the cutest little monkey outfit! Great job!

We are talking sticker shock of $1500! Ouch... we don't do payment plans... we don't finance... we pay cash... that's a lot of money! BUT... (and that's a big but) I'd consider saving for it, if it really is as great as she said it was.

The shop has been open for years... I'd get free lessons on it forever (which I really need)...

Does anyone recommend this one? Is there another one that's simple to use that would be less expensive?

Educate me on sergers pretty please....

YIKES! $1500 for a serger? That's insane! It looks like it got great reviews, though.

Hey guys! Here is what I sorta finished (need to adjust elastic around PP neck)

I really like how it turned out, she will wear it to Hoop De Doo Review. She has cowboy boots to wear with it.

Thanks for looking!

No.Way. I LOVE this. If only I had more time before our trip, I would TOTALLY like to make something like this.

So, after the adrenaline rush of making the 'Rella dress (did I really just say that I got an adrenaline rush from SEWING? I'm getting old...) I decided to attempt Aurora (DD's translation: 'Rora.) We went to Joann to buy some satin...What a mistake! I have discovered that satin is the most awful fabric to work with and that I HATE it. It doesn't cut evenly, it frays, it pulls, and it's static-y! I have had to cut pieces twice already because it doesn't lay flat and the measurements are way off. Bah!

 

[princesssfws]

Hey guys! Here is what I sorta finished (need to adjust elastic around PP neck)

I really like how it turned out, she will wear it to Hoop De Doo Review. She has cowboy boots to wear with it.

Thanks for looking!

Very Cute!!! It turned out perfect.

 

[cogero]

Holy cuteness! I bought DD a pair of valentine's day tights last year at Gymboree and now I need to make her a top that would match...I like the idea of a single appliqued fabric heart. Mind if I CASE?

go right ahead. Can't wait to see yours.

 

[teresajoy]

I've heard air threading is really wonderful, but my serger doesn't have it and frankly threading isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I have a Janome 110DX, it was my surprise Christmas gift this year and I love it. My DH got it for around $500 since it's being or maybe already is discontinued.

I've never found threading to be as bad as everyone makes it to be either. It's really not that bad, as long as I can find my long tweezers.

Hey guys! Here is what I sorta finished (need to adjust elastic around PP neck)

Thanks for looking!

That is SOOOO CUTE!!!! I love the way you did this! And, the checked shirt underneath is the perfect touch!!

 

[teresajoy]

Did you hear that????​

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THAT was the sound of a new Big Give roaring into town!!

http://s3.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=70825&threadid=792926&page=1#6485989

This is sweet little Gloria Joy's SUPER FAST Big Give.
They just got their dates, and they are going THIS month! So, we need to ship by Feb. 21. We are going to need all the help we can get for this one!

Here is sweet little Glo:

Check out her PTR
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2542412











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[dizneychik]

Hi Everyone! I am new to this thread and have been reading it for about 2 weeks and still can not catch up! I am not a seamstress but learned tidbits from my great grandmother when she was alive and thought I would start trying to re-learn all that she taught me (Its been 10 years since she passed).

I told my DH that I wanted the Brother Machine. Well, I received an early Birthday Present, probably the best gift i have ever gotten for my bday! The door bell rang at 12:30 and it was UPS with my Brother Machine!
DH wanted to surprise me with it and boy did he ever! So, I just wanted to share with all of you what he got for me and to Thank you all who are so talented and have inspired me to learn your craft!

So now I am going back to page ONE and see what all I need to do. Oh and I haven't even taken it out of the box yet since DD7 needed to study for a Science test.

p.s. I hope you all do not mind if I have a ton of questions to ask as I'm learning