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

[woodkins]

SHHHHH...Don't tell my husband, but I just booked us an October trip to WDW and we are staying CL at the Animal Kingdom Lodge

Soooo excited...I called up on a fluke & had a pin code attached to my name that saved me over $600!

 

[Mrs. Bradbury]

To all the amazing creative ladies here - you rock! I can sew a button on, but that's about it.

Nini, we need to talk. I live ~20 miles away from you in Madison! I don't have anyone little enough anymore to be interested in any of these gorgeous clothes - but my oldest son is dating a young lady with a daughter who will be 4 this month. His girlfriend wants us all to go to WDW this year, probably in October, and some of those dresses have her little girl's name on them. It will be her daughter's first trip. It's so much fun with little ones!

 

[aboveH20]

My aunt always waited until she had three projects before she would call the handyman, so here are my three things. . . buttons, submarines, and my American Grrrrrrrrrr Doll.

Many of you have shared your fabric organization ideas, and I've "borrowed" the fold-your-fabric-around-comic-book-boards. That's a good one. Let me return the favor by showing how I store my buttons. . . in plain sight . . . in the living room, no less!

(There's many more where they came from, but it's a start .)

My son's a submariner in the US Navy (bet you already figured that out.) Last year when he came back from deployment he wanted to get a personalized license plate for his car. I suggested 'aboveH20' because when he's on the submarine he's below water, when he's driving his car he's above. He didn't like the idea , but I decided that since I thought it was such a good name, I should use it.

I had this mini-blanket on his bed last time he came home. Missy likes it.

I look forward to seeing your prototype

Okay, by popular demand My American Grrrrrrrr Doll modeling my patchwork twirl prototype.

I've been wanting to learn how to make patchwork twirls for the Big Gives. I started a prototype with old Halloween fabric, and I think I've gone far enough to know what questions to ask. I've read a number of tutorials on the web, but am open to any helpful hints.

I think if I ask specific questions it will be easier to answer. Please bear with me.

I'm primarily concerned about getting the size right for Big Gives, because the child can't try it on before I send it, and I don't have young kids to sew for so I don't even have a feel for what a 5 year old or 8 year old size would be.

1. How many different fabrics do you use (I used just 3 for mine), and do you arrange them randomly or just ABCABCABC?

2. I started my first row with 6 6" x 8" squares. I made the first row bigger to make the waistband. The second row was 12 6" x 6" squares. The bottom row was 24 6" x 6" squares. Does that sound about right?

3. How many inches smaller than the waistband do you make the elastic?

4. How do you finish off the bottom? I thought I was going to make a ruffle all the way around the bottom, but that was a v e r y l o n g piece of material to gather, and I gave up. (You can see I attached part of it, but decided I was going down the wrong path.) Should I also make the bottom row squares bigger and just hem it?

5. What size seam do you use to sew the rows together? I ended up doing 1/2" because I wanted to make sure I was getting all of the ruffle and needed something to topstitch. (I top-stitched the bottom row, and for a real skirt I would topstitch the top row, as well.) After you sew on the ruffle do you serge then topstitch?

6. Do you do anything to conceal all of the inside seams? I was wondering about attaching a cotton pettiskirt with a ruffle at the bottom, sort of to hide the seams.

Now I see why some of you don't like ruffles. As I was trying to gather the ruffle I was going to put along the hem (the tension method of gathering didn't work) I considered drawing up a contract stating that whomever got the skirt would wear it for at least the number of hours I spend making the ruffle . N othing wrong with that, right?

Any and all hints, tips, and techniques for patchwork skirts will be gratefully accepted.

(I'm gonna press submit now, and I KNOW I'll see another 10 typos as soon as I do! Ignore them. )

 

[*Toadstool*]

Your DD is so cute. I love the picture of her and Ariel, such a sweet smile. The dress is beautiful and the smocking is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks.

The dress is absolutely gorgeous.

Thanks!

Omgosh!

Well, I have been lazy about my pictures lately but here is a pic from Christmas Eve with the girls outfits which the pants fit but the shirts were a little big with sleeves that were too long. They were suppose to be 3/4 sleeves with ruffles. So I figured the ruffles would come to an inch or so before their wrists. Whoops! I guessed wrong. Good news is that they should fit fine for our trip next November for MVMCP!

They are sooo cute!

 

[VBAndrea]

My aunt always waited until she had three projects before she would call the handyman, so here are my three things. . . buttons, submarines, and my American Grrrrrrrrrr Doll.

Many of you have shared your fabric organization ideas, and I've "borrowed" the fold-your-fabric-around-comic-book-boards. That's a good one. Let me return the favor by showing how I store my buttons. . . in plain sight . . . in the living room, no less!

(There's many more where they came from, but it's a start .)

My son's a submariner in the US Navy (bet you already figured that out.) Last year when he came back from deployment he wanted to get a personalized license plate for his car. I suggested 'aboveH20' because when he's on the submarine he's below water, when he's driving his car he's above. He didn't like the idea , but I decided that since I thought it was such a good name, I should use it.

I had this mini-blanket on his bed last time he came home. Missy likes it.

Okay, by popular demand My American Grrrrrrrr Doll modeling my patchwork twirl prototype.

I've been wanting to learn how to make patchwork twirls for the Big Gives. I started a prototype with old Halloween fabric, and I think I've gone far enough to know what questions to ask. I've read a number of tutorials on the web, but am open to any helpful hints.

I think if I ask specific questions it will be easier to answer. Please bear with me.

I'm primarily concerned about getting the size right for Big Gives, because the child can't try it on before I send it, and I don't have young kids to sew for so I don't even have a feel for what a 5 year old or 8 year old size would be.

1. How many different fabrics do you use (I used just 3 for mine), and do you arrange them randomly or just ABCABCABC?

2. I started my first row with 6 6" x 8" squares. I made the first row bigger to make the waistband. The second row was 12 6" x 6" squares. The bottom row was 24 6" x 6" squares. Does that sound about right?

3. How many inches smaller than the waistband do you make the elastic?

4. How do you finish off the bottom? I thought I was going to make a ruffle all the way around the bottom, but that was a v e r y l o n g piece of material to gather, and I gave up. (You can see I attached part of it, but decided I was going down the wrong path.) Should I also make the bottom row squares bigger and just hem it?

5. What size seam do you use to sew the rows together? I ended up doing 1/2" because I wanted to make sure I was getting all of the ruffle and needed something to topstitch. (I top-stitched the bottom row, and for a real skirt I would topstitch the top row, as well.) After you sew on the ruffle do you serge then topstitch?

6. Do you do anything to conceal all of the inside seams? I was wondering about attaching a cotton pettiskirt with a ruffle at the bottom, sort of to hide the seams.

Now I see why some of you don't like ruffles. As I was trying to gather the ruffle I was going to put along the hem (the tension method of gathering didn't work) I considered drawing up a contract stating that whomever got the skirt would wear it for at least the number of hours I spend making the ruffle . N othing wrong with that, right?

Any and all hints, tips, and techniques for patchwork skirts will be gratefully accepted.

(I'm gonna press submit now, and I KNOW I'll see another 10 typos as soon as I do! Ignore them. )

I really like the idea of AboveH2O for a license plate! I think you should have incorporated that into the blanket!

Anyway, I am working on a patchwork twirl as we speek. To me there is no right or wrong way, but this is how I do mine:

1. I used 5 fabrics on the first one I did, It think 5 on the second and I am using six on the current one I am doing. I arrange them in order and then shift them equal amounts -- for example on my current one it's shifted two squares over.
ABCDEF
CDEFAB
EFABCD

I guess my ruffle will end up matching my top row and be ABCDEF

I make the same number of squares for each row, I just increase the width of them 1.5 to 2 times per row. I prefer all the squares to line up and that makes it feasible. For example, if top row is ten 5x5 squares I make the second row ten 5x7.5 squares and the next row would be ten 5x10 squares.
If you wanted the skirt really full it would be 5x5 row 1, 5x10 row 2 and 5x20 row 3.
My current top row on the skirt I'm making is 54 inches and I think the child has a 20ish inch waist -- just gather it in to fit the waistband.

3. I think I make the elastic about 3 inches smaller than the waistband (I just look at the Easy fit pattern and do what it says).

4. I always ruffle the bottom row -- my current ruffle was 15 feet long. I just make the ruffle however long I want and the width is at least 1.5 times the width of my bottom row of patchwork.

5. In the past I used 1/2 inch but I'm currently doing 1/4 inch and it's actually easier for gathering/ruffleing. Here is how I assemble. First I sew my patches together side by side from one end to the next for the individual rows. Then I serge the seams. Then I sew the ends together to make the circle and serge that. Then I serge along the top and bottom of each row BEFORE I gather. I gather using two rows of stiches (using a contrasting color thread and bobbin upholtery at wide stitch length). One row goes right through my serged thread and the next row goes outside of 1/4 inch. I gather and then sew to the next row at 1/4 inch. Then I remove my gathering stiches rows. I press and top stitch. No need to serge again because the seams were already serged. There will be tw serged seems into one -- not one neat one, but I find this method way easier by serging BEFORE gathering.

6. I've never done anything to hide inside seams, but was thinking about that now that I'm making one for a Big Give. I would just do it like Leslie does her double layer twirl skirt.

Since you are military I will go right now and take pics of the dress I made for my dd for dh's homecoming from his last deployment. I'll post this now so it doesn't get lost, then be back shortly with pictures so you can see if you like the style of the way I do my patchwork skirts. I got the main instructions from Denise (who I haven't seen post lately). If I have those saved I'll post them as well.

ETA: My camera battery is dead -- it's a new camera and I can't get the battery out and the only manuals I can find are the French and Spanish ones! Bear with me, I'll get pictures posted sometime today. Must get dresses and get the kids up and going fro school right now.

 

[NiniMorris]

Just saw this on Bryce's Caring Bridge. Prayers..


(Jan 6) ^^Bryce^^ peacefully earned his Angel Wings this morning. Thank you SO much for your prayers, thoughts and comfort! I will post a full entry later tonight! Hugs and Love to everyone

 

[cogero]

Oh sending prayers to this family.

 

[VBAndrea]

Just saw this on Bryce's Caring Bridge. Prayers..


(Jan 6) ^^Bryce^^ peacefully earned his Angel Wings this morning. Thank you SO much for your prayers, thoughts and comfort! I will post a full entry later tonight! Hugs and Love to everyone

So very sad. Thanks for posting as I didn't follow along on the Caring Bridge site. My heart aches for Bryce's family and loved ones.

 

[VBAndrea]

These are pics of the patchwork dress I made for dd so you can see how I line up the squares. On this dress I did a plain ruffle (not patchwork) so I'll also post an old pic of a skirt where I lined up a patchwork ruffle.

Dress:

This is what my preserged gathered ruffles appear like from the inside:

This is a skirt I did last year for Disney that has ruffles that are patchwork as well:

And finally, these are the instructions I saved from Denise:
PATCHWORK TWIRL LINING UP ALL SQUARES

I did it this way because I wanted my patches to line up vertically. I enjoyed controlling which blocks would be touching each other! So each tier was 8 blocks. All blocks were cut 5 1/2" tall, (I used 1/4" ish seam allowance) the ruffle was just folded over. First tier blocks were cut 7" wide, second tier were 13" wide (I don't remember now why I didn't do 14" but it all worked out in the end ), 3rd tier were 26 1/2" and ruffle were 53" (2 26 1/2 stitched together.) That way each blocked lined up with one block. I used 4 prints so each vertical section had one of each and each tier had 2 of each. clear as mud?

Again, this is if you want your squares to line up. I've seen them done both ways and frankly I think it's just a matter of personal preference. I don't think there is really any right or wrong.

And as far as sizing for Big Gives what I am doing is taking the preferred skirt length -- in the case I'm doing it's 15 inches. So I made my squares 4.5 inches in height and 3 layers. After seam allowance this makes the squares 4 inches x 3 layers = 12 inches. My ruffle is about 2 inches so 2+12ish= approx 14 inches and then my waistband will account for the rest (in actuality it might end up being about 16 inches, but I don't worry about such a slight variation).

Hope that helps!

 

[mommy2mrb]

Just saw this on Bryce's Caring Bridge. Prayers..


(Jan 6) ^^Bryce^^ peacefully earned his Angel Wings this morning. Thank you SO much for your prayers, thoughts and comfort! I will post a full entry later tonight! Hugs and Love to everyone

thanks for letting us know Nini, my heart is breaking for this family...hope they can find some peace and comfort!

 

[cogero]

Ran some errands this morning and bought thread for finishing my last skirt for Wendy's Give. I didn't want to start the gathers and not have enough thread.

So I will be finishing that up this afternoon and then starting on the matching shirts which will go much quicker.

 

[weluvdizne]

Just saw this on Bryce's Caring Bridge. Prayers..


(Jan 6) ^^Bryce^^ peacefully earned his Angel Wings this morning. Thank you SO much for your prayers, thoughts and comfort! I will post a full entry later tonight! Hugs and Love to everyone

Prayers said that God wraps His loving arms around the family to bring them peace and comfort.

 

[babynala]

Well, I have been lazy about my pictures lately but here is a pic from Christmas Eve with the girls outfits which the pants fit but the shirts were a little big with sleeves that were too long. They were suppose to be 3/4 sleeves with ruffles. So I figured the ruffles would come to an inch or so before their wrists. Whoops! I guessed wrong. Good news is that they should fit fine for our trip next November for MVMCP!

These came out really cute. I love the ruffles on the sleeves.

SHHHHH...Don't tell my husband, but I just booked us an October trip to WDW and we are staying CL at the Animal Kingdom Lodge

Soooo excited...I called up on a fluke & had a pin code attached to my name that saved me over $600!

Oooooo, congrats and I won't tell. I really want to plan a fall trip before my daughter's birthday at the end of November but I can't decide on the dates.

My aunt always waited until she had three projects before she would call the handyman, so here are my three things. . . buttons, submarines, and my American Grrrrrrrrrr Doll.

Many of you have shared your fabric organization ideas, and I've "borrowed" the fold-your-fabric-around-comic-book-boards. That's a good one. Let me return the favor by showing how I store my buttons. . . in plain sight . . . in the living room, no less!

(There's many more where they came from, but it's a start .)

My son's a submariner in the US Navy (bet you already figured that out.) Last year when he came back from deployment he wanted to get a personalized license plate for his car. I suggested 'aboveH20' because when he's on the submarine he's below water, when he's driving his car he's above. He didn't like the idea , but I decided that since I thought it was such a good name, I should use it.

I had this mini-blanket on his bed last time he came home. Missy likes it.

Okay, by popular demand My American Grrrrrrrr Doll modeling my patchwork twirl prototype.

I've been wanting to learn how to make patchwork twirls for the Big Gives. I started a prototype with old Halloween fabric, and I think I've gone far enough to know what questions to ask. I've read a number of tutorials on the web, but am open to any helpful hints.

Great button storage solution, it looks like something you would find in a home decorating magazine. The blanket is really cute too. Did you make the submarines or were they part of the fabric?
I love your American Grrrrrrrr Doll (and so does my DD). The perect model. The skirt came out really nice. As for finishing the bottom of the skirt I have seen a few people that used folded bias on the bottom of the skirt. As for the elastic, I think you can make it about 3 to 5 inches shorter then the waist measurement (which are usually listed on the Big Give site). Again, nice job on the skirt.

 

[babynala]

Just saw this on Bryce's Caring Bridge. Prayers..


(Jan 6) ^^Bryce^^ peacefully earned his Angel Wings this morning. Thank you SO much for your prayers, thoughts and comfort! I will post a full entry later tonight! Hugs and Love to everyone

Thanks for letting us. My heart breaks for Bryce's family. My prayers will be with this loving family.

 

[erikawolf2004]

Does anyone know who this fabric is by or something like it??? Love this combination. I haven't sewn anything since returning from our trip and we are having a little remodeling done on our house...but as soon as it is done I have a long list I want to get done

Thanks, Erika

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Been working on Wendy's Big Give. Had a panic attach with Wendy's skirt but a mistake turned into something good. I am so in love with the skirt I made her. I used Heather Bailey Pop Garden and some Amy Butler fabric.

I will take a picture tomorrow.

Have the next skirt ready to go. Going to sew part of that before work tomorrow. It was so relaxing to be sewing for enjoyment.

I think when I finish this I am going to try a bowling shirt and easy fits for DS. I need to psych myself up for it.

Let me know if you need any help. I have made every mistake possible on a bowling shirt. Because I usually just sew for the boys I have made many bowling shirts and am glad to help out.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Our house is finally getting back to normal and the holiday behind us. DD got bumped by Delta and stayed an extra 5 days so we had more fun but the house did need attention by the time she left. DH went to Baja for his annual guys trip. He really does deserve a vaca away from family and work. His flight got cancelled today and now won't be home till Sat.

I am so sorry to hear about Bryce yet glad that is with Heavenly Father and in peace. I pray for this family.

I love the quilt! The cute ruffle pants, the stripwork skirt and all things I have seen but haven't had time to comment on.

Finally, tell me if I am being a bad mom and don't hold back. I have asked DD to look at two websites for a spring break vacation to Tulum. I have spoken with her everyday on skype and it is obvious she is chatting with her friends. She is a teenager. But I needed to get the airfare and hotels lined up as we are already behind. I have asked what does she want from her vaca, where does she want to stay, etc. Yet nothing. So today I have decided to just fly her out here and we can snowboard and go to the hot spring. I really needed her input and she put no effort forth. I feel so bad but I can't make reservations without some interest on her part. So flame suit on, let me have, am I bad?

 

[Adi12982]

I think I'll make it one of my new year's resolutions to keep up with this thread. I used to be on here WAYYY too much - but since the baby I feel like I'm barely on. After peer's made me feel bad on FB for missing out on certain things over here - I'M BACK!

 

[cogero]

Finally, tell me if I am being a bad mom and don't hold back. I have asked DD to look at two websites for a spring break vacation to Tulum. I have spoken with her everyday on skype and it is obvious she is chatting with her friends. She is a teenager. But I needed to get the airfare and hotels lined up as we are already behind. I have asked what does she want from her vaca, where does she want to stay, etc. Yet nothing. So today I have decided to just fly her out here and we can snowboard and go to the hot spring. I really needed her input and she put no effort forth. I feel so bad but I can't make reservations without some interest on her part. So flame suit on, let me have, am I bad?

I think you are being fair. you have asked for input and she hasn't given any but I am a mean mommy I cancelled Christmas when my daughter was around 4 cause she was being a brat.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

It is a huge amount of money for me and really just wish she would take interest and contribute. Our options to even go are closing so fast as rooms are getting booked for the very busy spring break.