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

[BeachMama13]

Wow. You've been busy. What great outfits and wonderful model you have.

I have a question about the patchwork skirt. I just bought a serger because I'd like to be able to do patchwork skirts for Big Gives. Did you serge the seams between the patches? (If the answer is 'no' you'll hear me kicking myself.)

I serge everything I can. Much quicker than a straight stitch followed by a zig zag.

If it's your first serger, you're going to love it.... Once you figure out how to thread it quickly, LOL

 

[Granna4679]

Thanks Anita! But I didn't make the one in the photo. That was from the Disney Store that year (08). I did make a replica of Belle's for this trip though. If I get a chance in the next day or 2 I'll take photos of it. Katie usually enjoys dressing the mannequin for me!, so maybe after school!

Ooopppsss...sorry! but it is beautiful, nonetheless!

Whew! All done with Disney sewing. Now I've got 2 evenings to get us all packed so we can head south on Saturday!

Minnie with a mini skirt for MK

Animal Kingdom

Probably Epcot, I ran out of time to order and couldn't find locally the Alexander Henry Children of the World fabric. I whipped this up tonight, ignore the crazy eyes, it was bedtime and she was being silly.

Disney Studios - She'll wear the Einsteins outfit I showed a couple pages back.

Made this for her several months ago and will probably throw it in with everything else.

Finally, for Sea World.. She loves the movie Happy Feet and picked out this, um, not so pretty penguin fabric... Decided to do it as part of a challenge on sew forum. I think it tones down the penguins enough.

Wow! Such cuteness! The AK outfit is so cute (still like it with her pj bottoms though ) And I really like how you did the Penguin skirt. That is really cute.

the twirls that I have made are serged between. My girls kneel on their dresses way to much to have a "regular" seem hold. plus the twirls I have done are repeated patches so I took long strips of say 6" wide and sew them together, serge, until I have however many different patterns say 5 - so I have 5 strips of 6" wide sewn and serged then lay them out straight and make 6" strips the opposite way to make my long rows to gather and attach. (sorry if that didn't make sense- makes sense to me 'cause I can picture it in my head) - This is what I am pretty sure I am going to to with the DR Suess fabric I have. Then It will go with their Thing 1, 2 & 3 shirts. - (I actually like wearing them on travel days now. Makes them easier to find.)

Ok - off to Joann's, the mall & Target with Evie. Then home for a nap before the girls get off the bus, then work tonight & tomorrow, Sew a Nemo outift Sat/Sun/Mon morning Hopefull y have it done by then. Then on to PJ's - girl & doll sets to match for a customer and my girls for Christmas Eve night - to be left by the elves.

Your day sounds busy! Can't wait to see your DR Seuss outfits. I am hoarding my fabric :0 because I can't decide what to do with it.

 

[McDuck]

Today I finished this for our Studio day, found the LE fabric on clearance for $3.99. Ignore the goofy look, she's always showing off a funny face.

Here's a twirl skirt for AK, still have to finish applique T-shirt to go with it. I think it goes great with her jammies, LOL.

VERY CUTE!

and a very happy girl that is very very excited about all her fun clotshes and going on this trip in 18 days

Darling and she looks so happy!

I thought I'd finally post some pictures from our trip. The first night we went to DTD and had dinner at T-Rex because we were going to be doing an awful lot of princess stuff while at the parks. Connor loved it but honestly it probably wasn't the best place to eat when you are tired and jet-lagged! It is very loud!

The next day we went to Sea World. The kids got lots of attention because apparently there are very few custom outfits ever seen at SW.

Shamu's fan club!

They all looked so great!

My three girls in front of the trainstation.

Loved them all, and they look so happy!

Awww, I love generation photos, you have a lovely family.

Thank you!

I remember you showing your creations for this portrait, I'm glad you also showed the end result, beautiful portrait!

Thanks, we were pleased with how it came out except the photographer could not get Kaitlyn to smile! LOL

That is such a sweet picture

Thank you!

This picture is really nice. Everyone looks so happy The shirts and dress look really nice in the photo.

Thank you!

Very nice photo! I remember you picking out the fabrics, they came out very nice. Are there any other pictures that show more of your top? I would love to see it.

I will look through what we got and see if I can find something else to scan in and post.

Y'all look wonderful.

Thank you!

Great picture....what a treasure!

It is! Thanks.

So sweet! Precious dress!

Thanks, I was worried it wouldn't fit her since I made it ages ago, but it was perfect.

Here's why I haven't been posting lately- between getting these done and work I've been pretty time crunched. These are for a family to wear to MVMCP. I also made renaissance garb (I actually did an overdress w/ boning and everything! But don't have any pics yet).

Boy did I underestimate the time required. The worst part was having to trace and cut out the pattern three times- I don't enjoy that part...

Very cute! Love the fabric combos!

I am a bit late on this, but here is my Disney Christmas creation for my 15 month old. It's a stripwork jumper with a pair of easy fit pants.

So cute!!

Whew! All done with Disney sewing. Now I've got 2 evenings to get us all packed so we can head south on Saturday!

Minnie with a mini skirt for MK

Animal Kingdom

Probably Epcot, I ran out of time to order and couldn't find locally the Alexander Henry Children of the World fabric. I whipped this up tonight, ignore the crazy eyes, it was bedtime and she was being silly.

Disney Studios - She'll wear the Einsteins outfit I showed a couple pages back.

Made this for her several months ago and will probably throw it in with everything else.

Finally, for Sea World.. She loves the movie Happy Feet and picked out this, um, not so pretty penguin fabric... Decided to do it as part of a challenge on sew forum. I think it tones down the penguins enough.

Love them all. She is a doll!

 

[ellenbenny]

I've been reading this board for months, getting lots of inspiration. Recently purchased a Carla C pattern and am very excited to make my girls some twirl skirts for our very first trip to Disney. Everyone here makes such beautiful stuff and thanks for the inspiration to give it a try!

My question is about the mickey ears appliques for t-shirts. I'm going to buy some mickey heads with bows etc from etsy but just don't know which size I should look for. I would like to iron them on t-shirts for my 5 year old twins. In addition, I would like to get some to make a t-shirt for my husband and I as well but think they will need to be a different size, no? Any advice you can offer is appreciated.

thanks in advance

I think for a 5 year old you can get away with 4x4 but I would probably recommend 5x7 if you can find it in whatever you are looking for.

Whew! All done with Disney sewing. Now I've got 2 evenings to get us all packed so we can head south on Saturday!

Minnie with a mini skirt for MK

Animal Kingdom

Probably Epcot, I ran out of time to order and couldn't find locally the Alexander Henry Children of the World fabric. I whipped this up tonight, ignore the crazy eyes, it was bedtime and she was being silly.

Disney Studios - She'll wear the Einsteins outfit I showed a couple pages back.

Made this for her several months ago and will probably throw it in with everything else.

Finally, for Sea World.. She loves the movie Happy Feet and picked out this, um, not so pretty penguin fabric... Decided to do it as part of a challenge on sew forum. I think it tones down the penguins enough.

Everything looks great, I hope you have a wonderful trip!

 

[ellenbenny]

Now that they have received the package, I can post pictures of the dresses I sent for Emily's big give:

For Emily I sent a Portrait Peasant Cinderella dress and a coordinating bib:

And for her sister Brenna I made a Simply Sweet Belle Dress:

 

[mom2rtk]

Ooopppsss...sorry! but it is beautiful, nonetheless!

No problem Anita! That's one costume I would have loved to take credit for. It was one of the best red Belles I've seen from the Disney Store!

Here's the one I did make for this year:

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Thanks. I am too scared to mess with my tension. I have never had to touch it before. What is the hole throat plate? Did that come with the machine?

I went through my manual and can't find the exact name for it but it is straight stitch throat plate. It just has a little single hole, all you can do is straight stitch where the needle goes in the same spot. I can use this for embroidery on my machine and quilting. The fabric doesn't have a large area to go into as with the U shaped strip throat plate. With the tension get a piece of fabric, record the settings you sew on and then make small adjustments and also record them. Find where your machine performs best or if not, just return it to the factory settings.

I've been reading this board for months, getting lots of inspiration. Recently purchased a Carla C pattern and am very excited to make my girls some twirl skirts for our very first trip to Disney. Everyone here makes such beautiful stuff and thanks for the inspiration to give it a try!

My question is about the mickey ears appliques for t-shirts. I'm going to buy some mickey heads with bows etc from etsy but just don't know which size I should look for. I would like to iron them on t-shirts for my 5 year old twins. In addition, I would like to get some to make a t-shirt for my husband and I as well but think they will need to be a different size, no? Any advice you can offer is appreciated.

thanks in advance

You can print out a mickey head and then trace it onto heat bond lite, then iron that onto the fabric for the head, cut out using the lines on the heat bond lite, then iron the mickey head to the shirt and zig zag stitch. Clear as mud?
Finally,

Whew! All done with Disney sewing. Now I've got 2 evenings to get us all packed so we can head south on Saturday!

Minnie with a mini skirt for MK

Animal Kingdom

Probably Epcot, I ran out of time to order and couldn't find locally the Alexander Henry Children of the World fabric. I whipped this up tonight, ignore the crazy eyes, it was bedtime and she was being silly.

Disney Studios - She'll wear the Einsteins outfit I showed a couple pages back.

Made this for her several months ago and will probably throw it in with everything else.

Finally, for Sea World.. She loves the movie Happy Feet and picked out this, um, not so pretty penguin fabric... Decided to do it as part of a challenge on sew forum. I think it tones down the penguins enough.

Wow, you have been so very busy and outfits are very very cute. I hope you have a wonderful trip.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

No problem Anita! That's one costume I would have loved to take credit for. It was one of the best red Belles I've seen from the Disney Store!

Here's the one I did make for this year:

WOW!!!! Can you sew for me please?

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Now that they have received the package, I can post pictures of the dresses I sent for Emily's big give:

For Emily I sent a Portrait Peasant Cinderella dress and a coordinating bib:

And for her sister Brenna I made a Simply Sweet Belle Dress:

Thank you for doing the give! The dresses are so sweet and they will mean so much to the family. You are very kind for giving.

 

[cogero]

No problem Anita! That's one costume I would have loved to take credit for. It was one of the best red Belles I've seen from the Disney Store!

Here's the one I did make for this year:

Absolutely stunning.

 

[WyomingMomof6]

No problem Anita! That's one costume I would have loved to take credit for. It was one of the best red Belles I've seen from the Disney Store!

Here's the one I did make for this year:

That is absolutely gorgeous!

 

[WyomingMomof6]

Whew! All done with Disney sewing. Now I've got 2 evenings to get us all packed so we can head south on Saturday!

Minnie with a mini skirt for MK

Animal Kingdom

Probably Epcot, I ran out of time to order and couldn't find locally the Alexander Henry Children of the World fabric. I whipped this up tonight, ignore the crazy eyes, it was bedtime and she was being silly.

Disney Studios - She'll wear the Einsteins outfit I showed a couple pages back.

Made this for her several months ago and will probably throw it in with everything else.

Finally, for Sea World.. She loves the movie Happy Feet and picked out this, um, not so pretty penguin fabric... Decided to do it as part of a challenge on sew forum. I think it tones down the penguins enough.

Those are all very cute!

Here's why I haven't been posting lately- between getting these done and work I've been pretty time crunched. These are for a family to wear to MVMCP. I also made renaissance garb (I actually did an overdress w/ boning and everything! But don't have any pics yet).

and one of my DD modeling the dress that's her size (which in retrospect was probably not the best idea, because now she wants one too LOL.)

Boy did I underestimate the time required. The worst part was having to trace and cut out the pattern three times- I don't enjoy that part...

Love all the vidas! I was hoping to make a Thanksgiving one for Alexa but I don't think it's going to happen!

 

[McDuck]

Now that they have received the package, I can post pictures of the dresses I sent for Emily's big give:

For Emily I sent a Portrait Peasant Cinderella dress and a coordinating bib:

And for her sister Brenna I made a Simply Sweet Belle Dress:

Those are so lovely!! I love the fabrics.

No problem Anita! That's one costume I would have loved to take credit for. It was one of the best red Belles I've seen from the Disney Store!

Here's the one I did make for this year:

Stunning!!!

 

[McDuck]

Here is my 6th custom for our upcoming Disney trip...stripwork jumper with double ruffle:

And the back

I used 32 different strips from a jelly roll for the stripwork skirt since they were only 2 1/2" wide as opposed to the 4" the pattern calls for.

 

[visitingapril09]

Here is my 6th custom for our upcoming Disney trip...stripwork jumper with double ruffle:

And the back

I used 32 different strips from a jelly roll for the stripwork skirt since they were only 2 1/2" wide as opposed to the 4" the pattern calls for.

Beautiful. I love jelly rolls!

The red Belle dress in beyond stunning!!!

The penguin outfit is so cute. Love the way the skirt was made.

 

[visitingapril09]

I need to redo my sewing area a bit and am needing some inspiration. Anyone willing to share photos of your sewing room/area/corner?? My sewing 'room' is a large walkin closet off our bedroom that is mostly sloped room, which makes it interesting but I am just grateful to have a designated area in our little home with 6 people.

 

[McDuck]

Beautiful. I love jelly rolls!

Thank you!!

I need to redo my sewing area a bit and am needing some inspiration. Anyone willing to share photos of your sewing room/area/corner?? My sewing 'room' is a large walkin closet off our bedroom that is mostly sloped room, which makes it interesting but I am just grateful to have a designated area in our little home with 6 people.

My sewing area is in our guest room. I have a large basket (trunk size) that I fold and keep all my fabric in---I don't have a gigantic stash at the moment. LOL That is under the window beside the guest bed. On the wall near the door is my sewing cabinet, which folds completely shut when not in use. I keep a 6-ft folding table under the bed, which I pull out when I need to cut out my patterns. Since I am in major sewing mode, the table has been out since the last week of October. It is in front of the closets near the basket beside the bed. On the other side of the bed, near the front window and next to the bookshelf, I have the ironing board set up. This will be the set up until we move my daughter into that room--either because we have another child or she's just big enough to move. When that happens, I'll have to move my sewing stuff into the master bedroom. LOL

I will try to take a picture of my current mess, I mean set up, when my daughter goes down for her nap.

 

[mom2rtk]

WOW!!!! Can you sew for me please?

Thank you! And I'll start sewing for you right after I start doing it for myself again!

Absolutely stunning.

That is absolutely gorgeous!

Stunning!!!

Beautiful. I love jelly rolls!

The red Belle dress in beyond stunning!!!

Many thanks!

I LOVE the rainbow Ariel dress!

 

[tricia]

Whew! All done with Disney sewing. Now I've got 2 evenings to get us all packed so we can head south on Saturday!

Everything is beautiful. The crazy eyes are the best too.

Now that they have received the package, I can post pictures of the dresses I sent for Emily's big give:

For Emily I sent a Portrait Peasant Cinderella dress and a coordinating bib:

Beautiful. It is wonderful all of the great stuff you have been making for the Big Gives lately.

No problem Anita! That's one costume I would have loved to take credit for. It was one of the best red Belles I've seen from the Disney Store!

Here's the one I did make for this year:

Stunning. This is far better than the Disney Store one posted earlier.

Here is my 6th custom for our upcoming Disney trip...stripwork jumper with double ruffle:

Beautiful. I keep saying it, but I really have to expand my use of solids..

 

[aboveH20]

the twirls that I have made are serged between. My girls kneel on their dresses way to much to have a "regular" seem hold. plus the twirls I have done are repeated patches so I took long strips of say 6" wide and sew them together, serge, until I have however many different patterns say 5 - so I have 5 strips of 6" wide sewn and serged then lay them out straight and make 6" strips the opposite way to make my long rows to gather and attach. (sorry if that didn't make sense- makes sense to me 'cause I can picture it in my head) - This is what I am pretty sure I am going to to with the DR Suess fabric I have. Then It will go with their Thing 1, 2 & 3 shirts. - (I actually like wearing them on travel days now. Makes them easier to find.)

Yes, that makes sense. Thanks.

I serge everything I can. Much quicker than a straight stitch followed by a zig zag.

If it's your first serger, you're going to love it.... Once you figure out how to thread it quickly, LOL

Yup, it's my first. So my next question is about thread. I know everyone likes Marathon for embroidery machines, but what about sergers? Is there any particular brand, and how many different colors do people buy? -- it appears that I could spend as much for thread as I did for the machine.

Now that they have received the package, I can post pictures of the dresses I sent for Emily's big give:

For Emily I sent a Portrait Peasant Cinderella dress and a coordinating bib:

And for her sister Brenna I made a Simply Sweet Belle Dress:

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. The dresses are amazing, and I love the way you did the bib.

No problem Anita! That's one costume I would have loved to take credit for. It was one of the best red Belles I've seen from the Disney Store!

Here's the one I did make for this year:

<---he's speechless and so am I

Here is my 6th custom for our upcoming Disney trip...stripwork jumper with double ruffle:

And the back

I used 32 different strips from a jelly roll for the stripwork skirt since they were only 2 1/2" wide as opposed to the 4" the pattern calls for.

I love the way it came out. I have the pattern, now to use it!