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

[babynala]

I'm dreaming about going to Disneyland for our Spring Break this year. The kids are off the first full week in April so it will not be about Easter. I found a few great threads on the Disneyland section of the board that I have been reading. Where is your favorite place to stay that doesn't cost a fortune?

TIA,
Liz

 

[NiniMorris]

As for snow - we live North of Atlanta and I would say we have a few inches of snow but there has been lots of sleet. School was cancelled yesterday before we got any precipitation and they just cancelled snow for tomorrow. My DD is driving me crazy. Having a snow day right after the weekend is not fun.

We have about 6 - 8 inches right now, with quite a bit of ice and sleet on top of that. We are between Athens and Atlanta in Walton County. How about having a snow day at the end of Christmas break! We had 3 weeks out for Christmas and were supposed to go back tomorrow... Mom needs a break!

Nini

 

[T-rox]

thank you for the link babynala, i saw those at joannas but did not want to buy them without knowing. they work better than the regular machine needles?

 

[Granna4679]

Thanks Anita! I think the kids listen more as they get older, but at 25 he's not there yet!

Here is a picture of the set I am trying to copy:

Is that skirt style called box pleat?

Yes...called a box pleat. Easier than ruffling, but still a pain.

And as for the kids, Mine are 24 and 30 and still not listening to me....

Love the shirt, Wendy! I wanted to share the skirt that I made to match the shirt..

And there are also for the same big give...

So sorry they are so huge!

So sorry that I am doing such a horrible job keeping up with this thread!

Jenny (decided that 2011 calls for a new username..so TickleMeTink it is!)

Cute skirt and it will go well with Wendy's shirt

I really love the Vidas.....super adorable.

As for snow - we live North of Atlanta and I would say we have a few inches of snow but there has been lots of sleet. School was cancelled yesterday before we got any precipitation and they just cancelled snow for tomorrow. My DD is driving me crazy. Having a snow day right after the weekend is not fun.

That made me laugh!!

 

[heatherskiba]

FIrst of all, thanks so much to everyone for all the welcome messages and kind words about the clothes! I'm going to try to post the big pictures now. This was user error I am sure.

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Hopefully, that did it!

Also, I LOVE what I am reading about the Big Give. Could someone explain for me exactly what this entails? I would love to be able to send fun shirts for this!

 

[T-rox]

anyone have a good suggestion for a cat in the hat embroidery file or applique? i didnt see any under heather sue's page...

 

[mommy2mrb]

I'm dreaming about going to Disneyland for our Spring Break this year. The kids are off the first full week in April so it will not be about Easter. I found a few great threads on the Disneyland section of the board that I have been reading. Where is your favorite place to stay that doesn't cost a fortune?

TIA,
Liz

in the past we have stayed at the Fairfield Marriott its within walking distance, about 15 minutes from the security gates, has always been clean and never any problems, not sure how much you want to spend, but high season will probably run you $169 + a night, there's a McD and another restaurant in the parking lot...a lot of people love the Howard Johnson which is just another 1/2 block down, but I've never stayed there.

 

[ellenbenny]

FIrst of all, thanks so much to everyone for all the welcome messages and kind words about the clothes! I'm going to try to post the big pictures now. This was user error I am sure.

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Hopefully, that did it!

Also, I LOVE what I am reading about the Big Give. Could someone explain for me exactly what this entails? I would love to be able to send fun shirts for this!

Seriously adorable stuff!

 

[aboveH20]

Anyway here are the bumper pads, I made it as all one piece, so I REALLY hope it fits right I don't have a crib to try it on, so it is laying on our pool table.

Nicely done.

I ruined a shirt this weekend too...I was so mad. I was doing a Woody full body applique...got to stitch 19 out of 21 and walked away for just ONE minute and came back and it had eaten my shirt (the edge of the shirt crawled right up into the needle) So you are not the only one that had a bad experience this weekend!

I currently have a piece of fabric stuck in my machine -- it's being held pretty tightly by the bobbin threads. I was only trying out a Minnie head, so I didn't ruin any clothing. I'm getting closer and closer to ordering the Brother 770 that everyone likes and retiring the oldie machine I got from my sister.

Love the shirt, Wendy! I wanted to share the skirt that I made to match the shirt..

And there are also for the same big give...

Beautiful work. It's amazing what cutting apart fabric and sewing it back together leads to, isn't it.

Yes, I have one. But, it goes to the Rose machine my cousin is lending me, and the card reader is very out of date and doesn't work with my computer. So, I've never used it. Someday though, I would like a machine with a hoop bigger than a 4x4. (the Rose is only a 4x4).


I keep looking at a Brother 770, but then I remember that I have too many other things that need paid for and close the webpage! Someday.....

You get credit for replying to the question even though you didn't know the answer.

Me, too, about looking at the Brother, but I think I'm getting closer.

FIrst of all, thanks so much to everyone for all the welcome messages and kind words about the clothes! I'm going to try to post the big pictures now. This was user error I am sure.

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What a great variety of creations you have. Wonderful work.

I was at WDW Mardi Gras week last year (and so was the entire state of Louisiana).

My luggage tags came today. They're different than last year. I like 'em!

 

[heatherskiba]

Nicely done.









What a great variety of creations you have. Wonderful work.

I was at WDW Mardi Gras week last year (and so was the entire state of Louisiana).

My luggage tags came today. They're different than last year. I like 'em!

Yeah, we went in '09 for Mardi Gras, but stayed home last year because of presidents week and the FREEZING cold! Hoping for a slightly warmer visit this go around since it's not until March.

 

[heatherskiba]

you guys are the WORST! wink wink
I have subscribed to this thread since end of thread 21. ( and I dont post a whole lot but i read them all)
YOU are the WORST enablers. esp Ninimorris. nini at least you always give an enablers disclosure statement followed by this guy
then you go on to detail fabric sales and your sterling advice ( which i consider gospel) then sometime mid summer i think you posted about HSN having a sale on Brother PE 770. you put the bug in my ear, so to speak. so tons of research later and 1 christmas 2010 and I got a brother pe770 for christmas! thanks hubbs. he did not get it from hsn, but a particular website that had it for 699. and he got the kit with the sock hoop and caphoop and ten thousand thread colors and 17000 emb patterns etc.
so every since i found this thread, i thought i sewed before but I didnt. Now i sew like a demon. and I have you guys to thank.
since christmas i have embroidered and appliqued a couple of things, may post pics later this week. and now i know what you all mean when you say something " stiches out nicely" my cd with the embroidery patterns gets the point across, but heather sues highly recommended and praised emb files stitch out beautifully. even for me a beginner at emb. ( before this i just did it all by hand and sewing machine) and now I know what you all mean when you drool over satin stiches. they are gorgeous. i watch the machine do it's art and think, wow i am MAKING this.
so thanks to the enablers and advisers, you have a follower.
and i have a question. on the brother pe 770- are there special embroidery machine needles i should be using or can i really use a universal machine needle?directions say any machine needle is fine. my mother says look for embroidery needles.(she has a singer) the "help" at joanns said tsk tsk we only sell viking and blah blah brand so she wasnt willing to give me advise.

to heatherskiba - i felt the same way you did when i found this thread. i thought "there are people just like me!" and I love those yellow chucks.

T-rox, you have inspired me! I just read your post and was happy to see that you can get an embroidery machine for that price with a USB! And it does machine applique too? I have a Memeory Craft 9000 that I bought about 10 years ago for MUCH more than that. It still sews really well, but the embroidery became too much of a hassle with the outdated software and the constant changing to the card with the Amazing Box.
I have a couple of questions though. I'm sure I could find these answers if I spent hours reading online, but everyone here seems so knowledgeable, hopefully you can just answer. Can you get larger hoops for the 770? Also, where do most people here get their embroidery designs? I see some cute ones listed on other web sites (not sure if I'm allowed to say which one, but it's crafty).
It seems that the 770 will do everything the old Memory craft did but with more options!
Thanks for any help!

 

[mommy2mrb]

VBAndrea.....I received your cute blankets today....thank you so much for helping us with our project and for your sweet and touching note too!!

Lisa and Megan

 

[aboveH20]

Yeah, we went in '09 for Mardi Gras, but stayed home last year because of presidents week and the FREEZING cold! Hoping for a slightly warmer visit this go around since it's not until March.

You're right about the freezing cold last year. It was the first time I knew about customs and went in great hopes of seeing some "disboutiqueness" but everyone was covered up.

Last couple years I've gone for my birthday, but this year my birthday is the same week as Presidents' week, so I'm going earlier. I just hope it's not cold again or I'll regret going earlier in the month.

 

[NiniMorris]

T-rox, you have inspired me! I just read your post and was happy to see that you can get an embroidery machine for that price with a USB! And it does machine applique too? I have a Memeory Craft 9000 that I bought about 10 years ago for MUCH more than that. It still sews really well, but the embroidery became too much of a hassle with the outdated software and the constant changing to the card with the Amazing Box.
I have a couple of questions though. I'm sure I could find these answers if I spent hours reading online, but everyone here seems so knowledgeable, hopefully you can just answer. Can you get larger hoops for the 770? Also, where do most people here get their embroidery designs? I see some cute ones listed on other web sites (not sure if I'm allowed to say which one, but it's crafty).
It seems that the 770 will do everything the old Memory craft did but with more options!
Thanks for any help!

You can get larger hoops for the 770...just the software built in doesn't support it.

Meaning, you can't do a 6 x 10 design with it. You can ...somehow...get the larger hoops and reposition the hoop ...but from what I have read, it requires special designs...or you could use it to put two designs together...one on top of the other. Basically, you are still limited to the 5 inch portion of the 5 x 7 no matter how large the hoop is.

Strange, but after discovering this fact, I am more interested in getting a SMALLER hoop (for the little stuff) than I am for the larger hoop. I hate trying to hoop a small onesie. It can be done...but WHAT A PAIN!!!


Nini


PS...I love how I get the 'blame' for everyone getting a 770! LOL Maybe I should try and get a job with them!

 

[billwendy]

I'm dreaming about going to Disneyland for our Spring Break this year. The kids are off the first full week in April so it will not be about Easter. I found a few great threads on the Disneyland section of the board that I have been reading. Where is your favorite place to stay that doesn't cost a fortune?

TIA,
Liz

I stayed at the HoJo's in November - it was great, especially since we got the entertainment rate which was KILLER!!!!! Its an easy walk, and if you are just too tired, there is a bus you can pay a few dollars to ride on!

FIrst of all, thanks so much to everyone for all the welcome messages and kind words about the clothes! I'm going to try to post the big pictures now. This was user error I am sure.

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Hopefully, that did it!

Also, I LOVE what I am reading about the Big Give. Could someone explain for me exactly what this entails? I would love to be able to send fun shirts for this!

Your things came out GREAT!!!!! We would love to have you help with the Big GIve!!! All you have to do is click on someone's signature button that says Disboutique and it will take you to the site - sign up, verify your email and then you can see the families that we are currently working on! You get to pick and choose what you do!! The more people we have, the more families we can Pixie Dust!!!

VBAndrea.....I received your cute blankets today....thank you so much for helping us with our project and for your sweet and touching note too!!

Lisa and Megan

Lisa and Megan - thinking and praying for you guys alot over the next few days - hugs and hugs and hugs......

 

[mommy2mrb]

Lisa and Megan - thinking and praying for you guys alot over the next few days - hugs and hugs and hugs......[/QUOTE]


thanks Wendy, I will take all hugs and prayers!!!
last week Megan had a tough time, missing day and ended up getting really bad head cold and double ear infection so missed 4 days of school.

 

[billwendy]

Lisa and Megan - thinking and praying for you guys alot over the next few days - hugs and hugs and hugs......

thanks Wendy, I will take all hugs and prayers!!!
last week Megan had a tough time, missing day and ended up getting really bad head cold and double ear infection so missed 4 days of school.[/QUOTE]

I bet - its so hard for you girls - are you going to do anything special 1/12 together? Lots and lots of prayers headed your way!

 

[AlternateEgo]

Here is my first custom for our trip in late September. I haven't decided if I want a Mickey head or something else embroidered in the bottom right (DD's left). I am making matching for all three girls, except the colors will change out. I have Pink, Purple, and Blue

What is everyone's opinions on having names on clothing at Disney. I'm a little apprehensive, although I know that a ton of people do it.

Also I am interested in what sort of shoes I should be looking in to. I have made flip flops with fabric scraps looped around the top before but was wondering what others do.

The girls still don't know we are going... I am planning to start Disney nights next weekend.

 

[jeniamt]

I'm new to this forum but as a mom of three girls ages 18, 13 and 12... I would say what is MOST important is that the 9yo NOT match the 5yo. bling out and princess up the "baby girl" but make sure that the 9yo does not match her in every way.

A totally safe bet would be the any of the mouse ear designs. I think you are even safe with tinker bell. Animal prints are still huge with that age. Careful on the princess thing because like everyone else said SOME 9yo's think they are too cool for the princesses (although when they meet them they look at them the same way the 3 yo's do!). But if you ask you may find out that she still watches little mermaid My 12yo would TOTALLY wear a princess outfit to disney, but she is the baby and loves being the baby. The other two would not have done it at 9.

I could not agree with you more! DD11 will wear Disneyfied stuff in Disney but not if it matches anyone else in the family. I made a bunch of matching outfits for our trip/cruise last Nov and she would change if she saw anyone wearing the same outfit. I had visions of all the cute matchy family photos I see on here and, sadly, no such luck.

I am so behind. We leave in 11 days and I haven't sewn one thing! Between sick kids, my pneumonia, weekend chaperoning trip to NYC with youth group... I have done NOTHING for this trip. Plus I am exhausted from the lack of sleep I got while sleeping on a gym room floor amongst 75 middle school kids. Hoping for snow in the next few days to keep me homebound to do some sewing.

 

[ms_mckenna]

Apparently 2011 is the time for me to lose multiquotes. We can all thank Emily Elizabeth this time lol.
I LOVE the vida's for the give! I really want to try a vida. It is on the short list lol.
Wendy love the tink
The yankees set is amazing! I do think it is a box pleat. CAn I just say I am so so so so happy to have moved on from baby crib stuff.
I really think I am going to sew tomorrow ... if someone sees me on FB remind me I said I was going to sew. I have GOT to get going or I will never have everything ready before we go in June.