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

[jeniamt]

Need a quick idea...

I am down to the wire...both in time and what I have to finish. I am having to redo a shirt for me. The design/machine/thread/something didn't think it was a good idea so it ate my shirt. I tried to salvage it and no luck.

Now I do like the design, but after all was said and done, I don't think it really fits the 'theme' of the night.

It is for our Akershus night. The girls are wearing a modified stripwork jumper with all the princesses appliqued to the panels. One girl will have a green bodice the other a purple. The parents of the purple bodice are wearing Minnie Mouse as Cinderella and Mickey Mouse as Prince Charming (a la Heather Sue)on their purple shirts. The family of the green bodice are wearing (brother) Cutie beast and (father) the Beast poster (a la Heather Sue) on green shirts. So my shirt will be green...and needs something fitting Beauty and the Beast theme. My time is limited. My mind is blank and I am beginning to get desperate!

Any suggestions or ideas?


However, on a great note...I have one more Steamboat Willie; three Simba and one Star Wars shirt and then all 137 shirts will be DONE! Now I have to hem, put on buttons on the 15 completed dresses and finish one Cinderella dress and we are all set to go! Six and a half days to go!


Nini

I second the Mrs. Potts suggestion. I just love her... very maternal, a lot like myself!

Off topic and revealing a weakness here...

I am on day 3 of no smoking and I am having such a time today - I keep going to reach for one. I have to quit because I aggravate ulcers and it is the most pain I have ever had - my doc won't operate until I stop - so, I stopped.

If you have any blessings to send my way I would appreciate it.

(It's hard because I actually liked doing it.)

Hang in there girl! You can do it! And just imagine all the fabric you can buy with the money you will save by not having to by the cigarettes.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I am so far behind reading all of the posts I will never catch up, but I wanted to stop in and say thank you to everyone for your advice, and support. We are at the hotel getting ready to catch the shuttle to the airport for our first trip to WDW!!! We are soo excited and can't hardly wait.

About a year ago I found this thread and was quickly addicted to it. I had very little sewing skills, but wanted to get something made for my kiddos to wear on our trip. Being that we have five kids it was going to cost me a ton to have everything made, so I decided to just buy them a couple things for special days. Well because of the cost, and with the encourage of everyone on the boards I decided to give sewing a try. I have to say, I am in no way an expert now, but I am very happy to say I was able to do it. Not everything got done the way I had planned, but the kids will have cute customs for most days of our 16 day trip. Some days I did have to do easy fits and iron on shirts instead of bowling shirts like I had planned for the boys, and I did have to try and teenify(I know soo not a word) some of my oldest daughters outfits, but I am pretty happy with what I did get done.
Don't want to single out any one person, but a special thanks to Nini, for telling me to at least give it a try, you said I would be very proud to be able to finish a project and see the kids wear them, and you were so right. And thanks to Teresa for the fabric.
I will post pics when we get back. So THANK YOU again to everyone, and if you happen to be in WDW and see a crazy family with a bunch of little blond kids running around in semi-custom outfits be sure to say HI.

Nini is great and it really helps to have mentor to help out when you first start. Have a magical trip and please post some pictures when you return of your customs.

I am down to the wire...both in time and what I have to finish. I am having to redo a shirt for me. The design/machine/thread/something didn't think it was a good idea so it ate my shirt. I tried to salvage it and no luck.

Now I do like the design, but after all was said and done, I don't think it really fits the 'theme' of the night.

It is for our Akershus night. The girls are wearing a modified stripwork jumper with all the princesses appliqued to the panels. One girl will have a green bodice the other a purple. The parents of the purple bodice are wearing Minnie Mouse as Cinderella and Mickey Mouse as Prince Charming (a la Heather Sue)on their purple shirts. The family of the green bodice are wearing (brother) Cutie beast and (father) the Beast poster (a la Heather Sue) on green shirts. So my shirt will be green...and needs something fitting Beauty and the Beast theme. My time is limited. My mind is blank and I am beginning to get desperate!

Any suggestions or ideas?


However, on a great note...I have one more Steamboat Willie; three Simba and one Star Wars shirt and then all 137 shirts will be DONE! Now I have to hem, put on buttons on the 15 completed dresses and finish one Cinderella dress and we are all set to go! Six and a half days to go!
Nini

Nini, I don't have any suggestions at all but I think you are so going need the vacation after all the sewing you have done. Wow, you should bottle your mojo and sell it. You have made so much already. I can't wait to see all the pictures of you in Disney.

Off topic and revealing a weakness here...

I am on day 3 of no smoking and I am having such a time today - I keep going to reach for one. I have to quit because I aggravate ulcers and it is the most pain I have ever had - my doc won't operate until I stop - so, I stopped.

If you have any blessings to send my way I would appreciate it.

(It's hard because I actually liked doing it.)

Tweevil, blessings being said for you. I know it is hard. I haven't smoked in 8 years and yet every now and then I just think I want a puff. Quitting is the hardest thing you will ever do but the rewards!!!! To be able to have energy, not to be dependent, it is so wonderful and better than any stinky smelly cig ever. Good luck, I know you can do it.

 

[AnnNan]

Hang in there girl! You can do it! And just imagine all the fabric you can buy with the money you will save by not having to by the cigarettes.

I echo whoever said think of the fabric you can buy and also remember how many real life family and friends and how many of us are rooting for you and believe you can do it!

I am so excited - I got about three threads behind, but I hated to skip because I would miss some wonderful creation so I plugged my way through and I am caught up finally! I am amazed at not only your creative ideas but also how beautifully you all carry them out.

I haven't figured out what I want to do yet but I would like to participate in the big gives but have tried everything and can't get logged in over there. I had at one time but think I got cleaned up one time! Now, it says my email is registered (and I get emails to the mailing list). When I ask for my password to be emailed to me I never get it. Any thoughts?

 

[AnnNan]

I've been reading this like a book - now what am I gonna read?!

 

[billwendy]

Off topic and revealing a weakness here...

I am on day 3 of no smoking and I am having such a time today - I keep going to reach for one. I have to quit because I aggravate ulcers and it is the most pain I have ever had - my doc won't operate until I stop - so, I stopped.

If you have any blessings to send my way I would appreciate it.

(It's hard because I actually liked doing it.)

You can do it VAL!!!!!!! Just think you can go on more trips to Disney with Danny now!!!!!!!

I echo whoever said think of the fabric you can buy and also remember how many real life family and friends and how many of us are rooting for you and believe you can do it!

I am so excited - I got about three threads behind, but I hated to skip because I would miss some wonderful creation so I plugged my way through and I am caught up finally! I am amazed at not only your creative ideas but also how beautifully you all carry them out.

I haven't figured out what I want to do yet but I would like to participate in the big gives but have tried everything and can't get logged in over there. I had at one time but think I got cleaned up one time! Now, it says my email is registered (and I get emails to the mailing list). When I ask for my password to be emailed to me I never get it. Any thoughts?

Hmmm - I can definately see that you are registered on the boards - did you join with a different email address maybe and then recently get added to the email list???? I can check the email you signed up wiht if you would like!!! We'd love to have your help too!!!!

 

[erikawolf2004]

I try to keep up with this thread, but always find myself falling behind. It just moves so fast! I am so far behind that there is no way that I can go back all the way to catch up.

Here are couple things I made for a big give last month...

I made my kids their Woody and Jessie costumes for Halloween and treat bags

Also made my dd some headbands..

Edited to say sorry for the huge pictures..I resized them, but they still showed up huge.

These all came out great, Love the costumes and those headbands are super cute...where did you find the directions for that?

 

[erikawolf2004]

So last night I was laying out all my DD's dresses for our trip, she had 7 and I didn't feel that was enough and I already had Tiana and Pooh Christmas fabric, so I whipped up 2 more dresses for the trip today, they aren't my favorites, but they are cute enough....now I'm really done with dresses for this trip!!!! Now I just need to do a few shirts for the adults.

For some reason my DD always thinks she needs to do a ballet pose when I want to take pictures of the dresses-haha.

 

[ms_mckenna]

Off topic and revealing a weakness here...

I am on day 3 of no smoking and I am having such a time today - I keep going to reach for one. I have to quit because I aggravate ulcers and it is the most pain I have ever had - my doc won't operate until I stop - so, I stopped.

If you have any blessings to send my way I would appreciate it.

(It's hard because I actually liked doing it.)

All kinds of blessings and good vibes heading your way! I quit about 5 years ago and it was the best thing I could ever do.

I made my kids their Woody and Jessie costumes for Halloween and treat bags

Everything is great but I really adore the costumes they are so cute on them!

So last night I was laying our all my DD's dresses, she had 7 and I didn't feel that was enough and I already had Tiana and Pooh Christmas fabric, so I whipped up 2 more dresses for the trip, they aren't my favorites, but they are cute enough....now I'm really done with dresses for this trip...now I just need to do a few shirts for the adults.

For some reason my DD always thinks she needs to do a ballet pose when I want to take pictures of the dresses-haha.

I LOVE it! You guys are going to make me try one of those after I finish the 30 roll ups I am working on now.


I have decided to start sewing during nap only. Even when DH is home it is just to much to do when the kids are up. Jack and Emily want to be right there with me when they see me sewing and I have no doubt that that is a recipe for disaster with those two.
I think I have sewing ADD too I put down one project and start on another. I still need to finish the I Spy bags but I got the 30 crayon roll ups all cut out today and 8 of them ironed and interfaced. Then managed to get the lines sewn in 3. Maybe by the time Noah's Christmas party is I will have all of them done. Course we may be giving them next year instead!

 

[AnnNan]

Thanks, Wendy. I think I got re-registered so maybe after you approve me I can try to change to the email I use now - problem for another day!

 

[Tweevil]

Sorry you are having a tough time You are doing the right thing for your health and i know it is sooo difficult. Sending all the best your way, YOU CAN DO IT!!

Thank you! I am trying - helps for me to add up the $ I save.

Sending you pixie dust. I know you can do this. I did it just over a year ago. I to liked doing it and found it really hard to give up the hand to mouth thing even after I got past the Nicotine addiction. My Boyfriend bought me one of those electronic cigarettes with no Nicotine and it was a god send. I barely use it now but it helped so much with the hand to mouth and you just aren't smoking anymore. it's water vapor like what comes out of the fog machines they use at Disney. I know you can do it and just take it one day at a time.

I have one of those - just got it yesterday but went with a peach flavor-no nic. I can't get the blasted thing to work so I haven't used it much. Thank you for the pixie dust.

Hang in there girl! You can do it! And just imagine all the fabric you can buy with the money you will save by not having to by the cigarettes.

You know what? We ordered dinner tonight and I didn't have to use my debit card, I had cash in my wallet that I withdrew on Wed. That never happens! Fabric - LOL - I just fixed up part of my stash and have to get rid of that.

Tweevil, blessings being said for you. I know it is hard. I haven't smoked in 8 years and yet every now and then I just think I want a puff. Quitting is the hardest thing you will ever do but the rewards!!!! To be able to have energy, not to be dependent, it is so wonderful and better than any stinky smelly cig ever. Good luck, I know you can do it.

Thank you! I am finding myself doing more instead of hiding to smoke which is good.

I echo whoever said think of the fabric you can buy and also remember how many real life family and friends and how many of us are rooting for you and believe you can do it!

Thanks! My Mom keeps saying my Dad would be proud of me - I just wished I quit when he was still here...

You can do it VAL!!!!!!! Just think you can go on more trips to Disney with Danny now!!!!!!!

Planning one now for March I believe - I want to squeeze one more AP trip out of that pass. Now if I don't smoke and take the medication (17 pills a DAY!) then my ulcers won't hurt or bleed so I can wait on the surgery and do it when I come back. So far I have saved $26 on cigs so that's a good start.

All kinds of blessings and good vibes heading your way! I quit about 5 years ago and it was the best thing I could ever do.

Thank you!

Thanks everyone for your good wishes - I didn't smoke today. Instead I made myself busy and cleaned the living room and washed down the walls. LOL
- this should be easier right?

 

[Disneymom1218]

I have one of those - just got it yesterday but went with a peach flavor-no nic. I can't get the blasted thing to work so I haven't used it much. Thank you for the pixie dust.

if you want to , PM me the type you got I made 2 videos for my mom because she was and is trying to quit and she got one. she will now be living here as of Tuesday so I can just show her and refill hers for her,but I might be able to send you in the right direction on how to get it to work.

 

[effervescent]

Thank you! I am trying - helps for me to add up the $ I save.

Thanks everyone for your good wishes - I didn't smoke today. Instead I made myself busy and cleaned the living room and washed down the walls. LOL
- this should be easier right?

It will get easier, just one day at a time! You are doing great so far! I quit almost 7 yrs ago when we were TTC DS2, and DH finally quit 6 weeks ago. It is so well worth it, keep it up!

So, yeah, I can't keep up with this thread either! There are so many awesome outfits shared and they are inspiring me to get off my duff and get some stuff made for the kids. I did finish up 2 shirts and an outfit for the last Big Give, a Tinkerbell outfit for DD (by request), a Minnie Cinderella dress, Minnie Belle tee and Prince Charming tee for our night at Disney Princesses on Ice, and am working on a monorail tee for DS2, Thanksgiving outfits for DD/DS2 and tees/dresses for the current Big Give. I had pics to upload but the computer I'm at tonight isn't reading my thumb drive, so I'll have to post them tomorrow. I've also decided to move my sewing stuff to a corner of my bedroom (I don't have a dedicated space at the moment) so I'm excited to get everything set up, hopefully tomorrow.

And I just have to share because I'm so excited I can't stand it - DH told me tonight that we're going to MVMCP for my birthday! We've been to MNSSHP a couple times and love it, but I've always wanted to go at Christmas. It's not been possible because it's hard for me to get time off at work during the holidays. My birthday is actually right after Thanksgiving, but we're going in a couple weeks since I have a couple uninterrupted days off. We're just going down for the party and a stop at DTD, and I've requested to go to Beaches & Cream so that we can collectively take a stab at the Kitchen Sink. So you know what this all means - I have to make MVMCP outfits (and a birthday shirt for me)! I'm so lucky that my husband humors me!

 

[effervescent]

I finally got somewhere that I could get the pictures uploaded, so I'll share what I've got. Hopefully I'll get the monorail shirt done tomorrow and the turkey day outfits cut out.

These are the shirts and outfits I did for the last Big Give:

Alison loved the Tinkerbell fabric and was very disappointed that the pretty skirt was going to someone else, so I made her an outfit too. The purple fabric doesn't exactly match, but it is glittery which is why she picked it out. I did pants because she has sooooo many skirts and dresses.

And finally our outfits for Princesses on Ice. The Belle shirt is mine since she's my favorite princess!

 

[teresajoy]

Your Mom will be doing great!! Just keep vigilant on her tests and what the DR. says needs to be done. My mother was a breast cancer survivor for 26 years. She had it come back once, in the incision from the origional mastecomy. The last few years, she decided she was feeling good, and didn't want to be bothered with any of the bone scans or liver scans the Dr. wanted to do, much to our regret.

I'm glad to hear your Mom survived 26 years. But, I'm so sorry it wasn't longer.

I am so far behind reading all of the posts I will never catch up, but I wanted to stop in and say thank you to everyone for your advice, and support. We are at the hotel getting ready to catch the shuttle to the airport for our first trip to WDW!!! We are soo excited and can't hardly wait.

About a year ago I found this thread and was quickly addicted to it. I had very little sewing skills, but wanted to get something made for my kiddos to wear on our trip. Being that we have five kids it was going to cost me a ton to have everything made, so I decided to just buy them a couple things for special days. Well because of the cost, and with the encourage of everyone on the boards I decided to give sewing a try. I have to say, I am in no way an expert now, but I am very happy to say I was able to do it. Not everything got done the way I had planned, but the kids will have cute customs for most days of our 16 day trip. Some days I did have to do easy fits and iron on shirts instead of bowling shirts like I had planned for the boys, and I did have to try and teenify(I know soo not a word) some of my oldest daughters outfits, but I am pretty happy with what I did get done.
Don't want to single out any one person, but a special thanks to Nini, for telling me to at least give it a try, you said I would be very proud to be able to finish a project and see the kids wear them, and you were so right. And thanks to Teresa for the fabric.
I will post pics when we get back. So THANK YOU again to everyone, and if you happen to be in WDW and see a crazy family with a bunch of little blond kids running around in semi-custom outfits be sure to say HI.

Awww, how sweet!

Only six days and 9 hours left before we go. I don't have the time to deal with terrible embroidery designs!

Seriously, if you make a 4x4 embroidery design, don't have a piece of fabric that is only two threads wide! After the satin stitch is down you can't even SEE the fabric...just a big mess of thread!

OK...my vent is over, but I will only purchase from Heather Sue from now on! I may have to learn how to digitize...just so I can correct the designs from others I have already purchased.

Nini

You have me curious who's design it was now!

Off topic and revealing a weakness here...

I am on day 3 of no smoking and I am having such a time today - I keep going to reach for one. I have to quit because I aggravate ulcers and it is the most pain I have ever had - my doc won't operate until I stop - so, I stopped.

If you have any blessings to send my way I would appreciate it.

(It's hard because I actually liked doing it.)

You can do it!!!! I've never smoked, but my husband did up until about 13 years ago. It's not easy, but it's worth it!

So last night I was laying out all my DD's dresses for our trip, she had 7 and I didn't feel that was enough and I already had Tiana and Pooh Christmas fabric, so I whipped up 2 more dresses for the trip today, they aren't my favorites, but they are cute enough....now I'm really done with dresses for this trip!!!! Now I just need to do a few shirts for the adults.

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So pretty!!!! I love the dress and your daughter! The fabrics look great together!


Jenny, I lost your quote. I love those outfits and the headbands are so pretty! I always think I'd like to try those.

 

[NiniMorris]

So last night I was laying out all my DD's dresses for our trip, she had 7 and I didn't feel that was enough and I already had Tiana and Pooh Christmas fabric, so I whipped up 2 more dresses for the trip today, they aren't my favorites, but they are cute enough....now I'm really done with dresses for this trip!!!! Now I just need to do a few shirts for the adults.

Love the dress...that exact fabric is what started our whole trip this year. It is the first fabric I bought and the second dress for this trip. Santa Pooh has a soft sopt in our hearts...I wish I could have gooten away with an Aline for that fabric...I like how it turned out, but I ended up making a Vida...with no ruffles and pretty embellishments. DD10 didn't think they were necessary.

I finally got somewhere that I could get the pictures uploaded, so I'll share what I've got. Hopefully I'll get the monorail shirt done tomorrow and the turkey day outfits cut out.

These are the shirts and outfits I did for the last Big Give:

Alison loved the Tinkerbell fabric and was very disappointed that the pretty skirt was going to someone else, so I made her an outfit too. The purple fabric doesn't exactly match, but it is glittery which is why she picked it out. I did pants because she has sooooo many skirts and dresses.


And finally our outfits for Princesses on Ice. The Belle shirt is mine since she's my favorite princess!

So...the Minnie as Belle...who is the designer on that one? I'm thinking that might work for what I have in mind for my last shirt...just depends on who the designer is ... (yeah..I'm a snob!)



Teressa...ask Heather...she knows! LOL!




Nini

 

[effervescent]

So...the Minnie as Belle...who is the designer on that one? I'm thinking that might work for what I have in mind for my last shirt...just depends on who the designer is ... (yeah..I'm a snob!)



Teressa...ask Heather...she knows! LOL!




Nini

I got it from Digital by Design on Facebook. There were a couple minor annoyances on the design, but I'm definitely not experienced enough to be a design snob (yet!).

 

[MinnieVanMom]

So last night I was laying out all my DD's dresses for our trip, she had 7 and I didn't feel that was enough and I already had Tiana and Pooh Christmas fabric, so I whipped up 2 more dresses for the trip today, they aren't my favorites, but they are cute enough....now I'm really done with dresses for this trip!!!! Now I just need to do a few shirts for the adults.

For some reason my DD always thinks she needs to do a ballet pose when I want to take pictures of the dresses-haha.

I love the ballet pose, she is just too cute and the dress is stunning.

I LOVE it! You guys are going to make me try one of those after I finish the 30 roll ups I am working on now.

I have decided to start sewing during nap only. Even when DH is home it is just to much to do when the kids are up. Jack and Emily want to be right there with me when they see me sewing and I have no doubt that that is a recipe for disaster with those two.
I think I have sewing ADD too I put down one project and start on another. I still need to finish the I Spy bags but I got the 30 crayon roll ups all cut out today and 8 of them ironed and interfaced. Then managed to get the lines sewn in 3. Maybe by the time Noah's Christmas party is I will have all of them done. Course we may be giving them next year instead!

At first I read that you were going to sew only when you nap. I get that way but it usually has to do with a glass of red wine. It is hard to concentrate with kids, husband, etc around. Especially when reading and following instructions on commercial patterns. It sounds like you are very busy and doing two projects is fine. I have two quilt tops that need boarders and binding. I know you will get the roll ups done. YOu are super seamstress.

I finally got somewhere that I could get the pictures uploaded, so I'll share what I've got. Hopefully I'll get the monorail shirt done tomorrow and the turkey day outfits cut out.

These are the shirts and outfits I did for the last Big Give:

Alison loved the Tinkerbell fabric and was very disappointed that the pretty skirt was going to someone else, so I made her an outfit too. The purple fabric doesn't exactly match, but it is glittery which is why she picked it out. I did pants because she has sooooo many skirts and dresses.

And finally our outfits for Princesses on Ice. The Belle shirt is mine since she's my favorite princess!

I love the purple with glitter, glitter matches everything. You have worked so hard and the pants outfit is adorable. Your sewing is brilliant! The belle shirt is so pretty. You have been very busy!

 

[NiniMorris]

I got it from Digital by Design on Facebook. There were a couple minor annoyances on the design, but I'm definitely not experienced enough to be a design snob (yet!).

LOL..it is those minor annoyances that drive me crazy!


Nini

 

[erikawolf2004]

I LOVE it! You guys are going to make me try one of those after I finish the 30 roll ups I am working on now.

I love making the Vida! It is my go to pattern now, that and the Knot Style Dress-kind of like the Simply Sweet.

Love the dress...that exact fabric is what started our whole trip this year. It is the first fabric I bought and the second dress for this trip. Santa Pooh has a soft sopt in our hearts...I wish I could have gooten away with an Aline for that fabric...I like how it turned out, but I ended up making a Vida...with no ruffles and pretty embellishments. DD10 didn't think they were necessary.

Nini

This was the first fabric that I bought for this trip, but then got busy with some of the other fabrics I ordered and dresses I just had to have...so glad that she really needed 9 dresses It is simple but very sweet....this is Carla C's pattern and I just lined it with muslin...super super easy and quick!

Alison loved the Tinkerbell fabric and was very disappointed that the pretty skirt was going to someone else, so I made her an outfit too. The purple fabric doesn't exactly match, but it is glittery which is why she picked it out. I did pants because she has sooooo many skirts and dresses.

And finally our outfits for Princesses on Ice. The Belle shirt is mine since she's my favorite princess!

These all came out great but those Tinks are super cute! Belle is my favorite also...I'm making me a Christmas Belle tee for me

 

[teresajoy]

I finally got somewhere that I could get the pictures uploaded, so I'll share what I've got. Hopefully I'll get the monorail shirt done tomorrow and the turkey day outfits cut out.

So pretty!!! I love that you made yourself a shirt too!!!

Teressa...ask Heather...she knows! LOL!




Nini

You know I'm going to now!

glitter matches everything!

So true!!! I love glitter!