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

[itsheresomewhere]

I just buy from JA's or Hancocks whenever they have a sale. My serger doesn't seem to be as picky as my embroidery machine is with thread, fortunately. I always buy 4 of each color, don't like to mix/match--unless it was something decorative.

If you're new at it, get Nancy Zieman's serger book, it's SO helpful.

Have you tried the Atlanta thread company? Great prices on serger thread and top of the line thread. Last time I bought from them, I paid 1.85 a cone for gutermann thread.

 

[Disneymom1218]

That is super CUTE!! Do you use a specific pattern for the strip work or alter a pattern you already have for the strips?



BEAUTIFUL!!




You've made great use of your space. There's a quote about a messy craft room I've seen before, but I can't remember exactly how it goes at the moment and I know I'll slaughter it if I try to wing it. Something about messy and creativity going hand in hand though.

I have a little sign that my mom got me that says "Organization ruins my creativity." She knows me so well LOL

 

[McDuck]

I LOVE the rainbow Ariel dress!

Thank you!

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

Thanks. Solids can be fun, too. LOL

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

Thanks, it was fun to see it coming along.

Very pretty, I love the idea of using the jelly roll!

Thanks. I actually bought the jelly roll before I bought the pattern (was waiting for a YCMT sale)...the jelly roll was a Robert Kaufmann on clearance.

Jennie - Look at you...double ruffle and all!! Great job! I love the soft colors. Here is mine....and looking at these pictures makes me want to go home and clean it up because it DOES NOT look like this right now!!

Thanks! And seeing your shelving is making me think my guests don't really need books available to them when I could put fabric there. LOL

Thats alot of strips! It looks so sweet.

Thanks, it WAS a lot of strips. I used an entire spool of thread on this outfit (and actually had to cheat and use some pink on attaching the skirt so I could have enough lavendar for the topstitching.)

thats really really nice. good idea using jelly rolls i may have to try that

Thanks! I still have a lot of jelly roll left--the remnants of the strips I used and all the ones I didn't touch. LOL It was definitely a cost-efficient purchase.

Very pretty!! I love the double ruffle!

Thanks!

That is super CUTE!! Do you use a specific pattern for the strip work or alter a pattern you already have for the strips?

Thanks! I used Carla C's Stripwork Jumper....she calls for you to use 4" strips you cut from yardage of fabric. The strips on the jelly roll were 2 1/2" wide, so I just doubled the amount of strips to make sure my skirt was still going to be wide enough. Then I just cut them all to the right length.

 

[Diz-Mommy]

I have a little sign that my mom got me that says "Organization ruins my creativity." She knows me so well LOL

That's perfect for me!! I think I need a sign like that once I get my own room, I can't wait to start building our new house...my sewing space is a corner of our dinning room and I hate it. I'm always having to clean everything up mid-project to have company over and then it takes me about a week to drag everything back out again to get back to sewing projects.

Thanks! I used Carla C's Stripwork Jumper....she calls for you to use 4" strips you cut from yardage of fabric. The strips on the jelly roll were 2 1/2" wide, so I just doubled the amount of strips to make sure my skirt was still going to be wide enough. Then I just cut them all to the right length.

Sweet! I'll have to check that one out!!

 

[aboveH20]

On of the Ladies that works with me and her whole family are very much into hunting and all things Camo, so she has asked me to make stuff for all of the grandkids. I posted the pink Camo Olivia dresses a while back, and here are 2 of the shirts for the boys. 2 more to go.

They look very cozy.

This is my sewing area in our finished basement. This picture was taken right after I installed the cubes on the wall and counter tops and it was very neat, it is messier now, but you can see the idea. I am extremely lucky because I was able to design the space just for me. I designed it years ago before I was into sewing as much as I am now, and then I added the cubes that I set on the counters a little over a year ago.

When you posted this before I saved the photo. We moved into our house a year and a half ago. Last year was The Year of Furniture, this was The Year of the Lawn (may take a few more years for the lawn), and next year is The Year of the Basement. I currently have my stuff set up in one of the corners of our unfinished basement, but have to plug an extension cord into a light socket outlet. Wait until next year!

Have you tried the Atlanta thread company? Great prices on serger thread and top of the line thread. Last time I bought from them, I paid 1.85 a cone for gutermann thread.

Good suggestion. I went to their website and then wasn't sure if I should order 4 each of white, black, red and any other basic colors or just wait until I have a project and slowly build up my thread cache. Any thoughts?

 

[jas0202]

I am DONE with clothes for the trip!!! These are the LAST outfits! I didn't applique the shirts, they are patches from an etsy seller, but I made the Zoe Skirts! Holy Ruffles Batman! I SOOOOO wish I had a ruffler foot!

 

[QuiverofArrows]

I know most people are not beginners, but for anyone interested in learning how to make a pillowcase before beginning the pillowcase dress, I really like this tutorial on YouTube. I think I found it on here but can't remember. So, if somebody else posted it first, please feel free to take credit. Just wanted to post it in case I found it somewhere else. Have a great day. Trying to finish up the dresses tonight so we can make hairbows, clean up, pack and load. Leaving in 5 days!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7moryq_ZRFY

 

[Kimberly Hill]

I know most people are not beginners, but for anyone interested in learning how to make a pillowcase before beginning the pillowcase dress, I really like this tutorial on YouTube. I think I found it on here but can't remember. So, if somebody else posted it first, please feel free to take credit. Just wanted to post it in case I found it somewhere else. Have a great day. Trying to finish up the dresses tonight so we can make hairbows, clean up, pack and load. Leaving in 5 days!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7moryq_ZRFY

I'm a beginner and thanks!

 

[itsheresomewhere]

They look very cozy.



Good suggestion. I went to their website and then wasn't sure if I should order 4 each of white, black, red and any other basic colors or just wait until I have a project and slowly build up my thread cache. Any thoughts?

I order when they have a sale and normally order several white, black, blue and what ever color floats my boat. Sometimes they have a great sale and if you order so many, they give you a free cone tree. Their shipping is dirt cheap.

 

[mom2rtk]

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

Thank you!

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

and Thank you!

Sooo beautiful!!

Thank you!

This is absolutely gorgeous. I am in total awe of this and your talents. Iit

Many thanks!

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you! I hope we see you while you're there!

Oh....so gorgeous! She will be so beautiful! Do you think someday she will be a CM @ DW??? She will have so much experience by the time she is old enough.

Wouldn't that just be WAY too much fun? Although by that age she probably wouldn't appreciate me following her around with my camera......

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This dress is amazing. I can picture your beautiful daughter wearing it.

How sweet. Thank you!

Omg! We are going to be at disney at the same time???

GORGEOUS! I'm so excited that I might get to see this in person.

Cool! Watch for us and be sure to say hi if you see us! I can't believe after all this time it's finally getting so close! The down payment for the trip was my present for Christmas LAST year!

BEAUTIFUL!!

Thank you so much!

 

[erikawolf2004]

I am DONE with clothes for the trip!!! These are the LAST outfits! I didn't applique the shirts, they are patches from an etsy seller, but I made the Zoe Skirts! Holy Ruffles Batman! I SOOOOO wish I had a ruffler foot!

Holy Cuteness Batwomen Congrats on being done...hopefully this weekend I can post the same...then of course I keep thinking I should make a Mulan dress also....go figure.

 

[babynala]

I am DONE with clothes for the trip!!! These are the LAST outfits! I didn't applique the shirts, they are patches from an etsy seller, but I made the Zoe Skirts! Holy Ruffles Batman! I SOOOOO wish I had a ruffler foot!

Congrats on being done, especially as it looks like you are sewing for two. That is alot of ruffling. Have fun on your trip.

 

[tricia]

Very cute!

Thank you, and I love your sewing area. Makes me feel the urge to go clean mine...




I will just have to stay here till that urge passes.

I remember the dresses and these are perfect coordinates.

Thank you. she wants to try and have a pic done of all 7 of her grandchildren in different camo.

These look great, you are so good at trying different patterns, I seem to keep going back to the same ones.

Half the fun for me is trying new patterns. I am working my way thru the Sewing Clothes Kids Love book, and now I have 3 Ottobre magazines, so that should keep me in new patterns for some time.

Liam wants me to put this smiley

 

[billwendy]

If anyone is still looking for a free and easy cosmetic bag pattern, this is what I've been using:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=176509.0

I would love to be able to make some for this Give but I am totally swamped these days.

Thank you so much for ALL the big gives you have done!!!!!!!

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.

All adorable!!

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!!!

Hey do you guys just serge? I stitch then serge....if you just serge, does it hold????? Im afraid it will pull apart!!!

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 room is my attic - lol - but there is NO WAY Im showing it - wayyy tooo messy!!!! lol = anyone want to come organize it for me?????

I cant believe we are at the end of our trip. I had my conference on autism/asperger's syndrome today (very good) and tomorrow we will have a disney day before coming home on Saturday. the traffic is HORRIBLE!!!!!!

Also, I've been so tired and only skimming - if anyone has volunteered to do the toiletry bags or Bibs or anything for Emily's big give, would you mind signing up on that site for me? I'd appreciate it so much!!!! I was just thinking - they will be there on New Years Eve - anyone up to a fun outfit for the kids or tshirts for that????

Thanks so much!!

Wendy

 

[littlepeppers]

Got home from WDW last night and I'mmin a major state of depression . I don't want to unpack because then it will really be over. dH doesn't want to go back on 2011. DS8 cried when we left MK bc he knew DH didn't want to return in 2011.

Nothing more heartbreaking than watching your son slowly turn back to take on last look at the castle and start to cry. Maybe I can find a way to make some $ to go next he so DH will let us go back.

Had a great time and will post pics once I unpack.

Thanks for all of your inspiration. The kids got so much more attention with the customs on..especially the not so common ones like Hoopy Dee Doo and monsters Inc.

 

[erikawolf2004]

On of the Ladies that works with me and her whole family are very much into hunting and all things Camo, so she has asked me to make stuff for all of the grandkids. I posted the pink Camo Olivia dresses a while back, and here are 2 of the shirts for the boys. 2 more to go.

One is the Imke, and the other is a pattern from Ottobre.

I can't show them off on Facebook because of who they are for, so you are my audience today. Thanks for looking ladies.

These both came out great, I look forward to trying the Imke after our trip.

This is my sewing area in our finished basement. This picture was taken right after I installed the cubes on the wall and counter tops and it was very neat, it is messier now, but you can see the idea. I am extremely lucky because I was able to design the space just for me. I designed it years ago before I was into sewing as much as I am now, and then I added the cubes that I set on the counters a little over a year ago.

I wish I had a whole area, this is sooo cull.

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:

These are just Lovely, I'm sure those two will be very happy little princesses!

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:

This is just amazing!!! Your talents are an inspiration!!!

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

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.

So sweet!

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

These are all great, but the penguin outfit is my favorite-so fun! Upps....something happened to the picture.


This board has been super busy lately....so fun to see everyone's handy work. If I missed someone I am sooo sorry, but there is so much to catch up on!

 

[ireland_nicole]

Thanks everybody for your feedback on the Christmas Vidas- I really appreciate it. Funnily enough, I decided today to make a Thanksgiving dress for DD, but promised to only use what I had on hand...so, I am about 3/4 through- you guessed it- another Vida LOL. Great thing is, it's super easy, now; I think it might be my new "go to" dress ...

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.

Cute~

So I'm working on making my sister and I "princess tops" for when we go to Disney World this summer. Since I'm a teacher, I don't have too much extra time to work on sewing. But I have gotten this much done on the Belle top. The top part is shirred and the bottom is scalloped (it's hard to tell in the picture) with some tulle on top.

I think I might forgo the arm tulle thing. I still need to put on straps (ignore the pink bra straps) and am thinking about putting on some covered buttons.
Suggestions?

Thanks! Peace!

This is an AWESOME idea! Personally, I'd skip the tulle on the arms, I think it might get annoying to actually wear for a whole day, but I love your idea of adding the sparkle tulle layer over the top of the straps- I can't wait to see it finished! The other think that might be cute is maybe a fabric rose where the strap meets the bodice...

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.

Great job- have a wonderful trip! My fave is the Sea World outfit!

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:

WOW Ellen, absolutely amazing; they are really going to love these

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:

Yours blows the Disney store one out of the water, trust me!

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.

Cute!

On of the Ladies that works with me and her whole family are very much into hunting and all things Camo, so she has asked me to make stuff for all of the grandkids. I posted the pink Camo Olivia dresses a while back, and here are 2 of the shirts for the boys. 2 more to go.

One is the Imke, and the other is a pattern from Ottobre.

I can't show them off on Facebook because of who they are for, so you are my audience today. Thanks for looking ladies.

These are so cool- I remember the dresses, too- what a sweet photo she's goin to have!

I am DONE with clothes for the trip!!! These are the LAST outfits! I didn't applique the shirts, they are patches from an etsy seller, but I made the Zoe Skirts! Holy Ruffles Batman! I SOOOOO wish I had a ruffler foot!

WooHoo- Finally done- super cute, too!

 

[jeniamt]

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 is adorable! I especially love the Sea World one as well. I have made that skirt before too... the pattern is free somewhere.

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:

Speechless beyond words! Oh my goodness, its gorgeous!!! And that rose fabric in the middle... so beautiful and an incredible attention to detail.

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 and colors we dont see a lot of around here.

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.

I use white for almost everything. I do love buying and using wooly threads and metallics for rolled/decorative hems. Even then I only put that thread in the upper looper.

This is my sewing area in our finished basement. This picture was taken right after I installed the cubes on the wall and counter tops and it was very neat, it is messier now, but you can see the idea. I am extremely lucky because I was able to design the space just for me. I designed it years ago before I was into sewing as much as I am now, and then I added the cubes that I set on the counters a little over a year ago.

Tears are rolling down my face. Your sewing room is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I sew at a sewing table in my master bedroom and stash everything else in my closet. Sad.

I am DONE with clothes for the trip!!! These are the LAST outfits! I didn't applique the shirts, they are patches from an etsy seller, but I made the Zoe Skirts! Holy Ruffles Batman! I SOOOOO wish I had a ruffler foot!

Without a ruffler?

Beautiful and have a great trip!

 

[ms_mckenna]

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:

Shall I bow my head now! This is amazing!

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:

They really both an beautiful! I love how the girls reacted to them too. Pure sweetness.

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

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 this! What is a jelly roll (I am such a newbie)

On of the Ladies that works with me and her whole family are very much into hunting and all things Camo, so she has asked me to make stuff for all of the grandkids. I posted the pink Camo Olivia dresses a while back, and here are 2 of the shirts for the boys. 2 more to go.

.

Very cool!

I guess we can forgive you seeing as you have "two year olds" not "a two year old". I don't know how you do it.

ha ha they are usually pretty good. Here lately they have been well something on wheels I did manage to get one bag done and the other 2 boys bags cut out and the embellishments stitched up. So hoping this weekend I get something done.

I am DONE with clothes for the trip!!! These are the LAST outfits! I didn't applique the shirts, they are patches from an etsy seller, but I made the Zoe Skirts! Holy Ruffles Batman! I SOOOOO wish I had a ruffler foot!

Oh those are lovely. I love that skirt.

I know most people are not beginners, but for anyone interested in learning how to make a pillowcase before beginning the pillowcase dress, I really like this tutorial on YouTube. I think I found it on here but can't remember. So, if somebody else posted it first, please feel free to take credit. Just wanted to post it in case I found it somewhere else. Have a great day. Trying to finish up the dresses tonight so we can make hairbows, clean up, pack and load. Leaving in 5 days!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7moryq_ZRFY

I am so a beginner ty I will check that out!

Thanks everybody for your feedback on the Christmas Vidas- I really appreciate it. Funnily enough, I decided today to make a Thanksgiving dress for DD, but promised to only use what I had on hand...so, I am about 3/4 through- you guessed it- another Vida LOL. Great thing is, it's super easy, now; I think it might be my new "go to" dress ...!

Is the vida hard? I ask this as a complete newbie I have made the strip work jumper bowling shirts and easy fit pants!

 

[visitingapril09]

We are working now on redoing the family room and living room. I had my sewing area moved to the snowboard wall and we took out the gun cabinet.

My fabrics are in the guest room closet along with T shirts, threads, ribbons, etc.

I love the snowboards on the wall!!! Any space to sew is a good space! Thanks for sharing the photos!

I did send you a pm with some of our trip info.