Disboutiquers Part 24 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[chellewashere]

Now that it has been received, here is the Nemo dress I did for Hannah's Big Give:

Thanks for looking!

Too cute. Love the coloring

I finished up a Mad Hatter shirt for my dad to wear to 1900 Park Fare breakfast. He doesn't know he's going to wear it, but I'm sure he'll be cool with it! Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll finish up my daughters Mary Poppins dress!

P.S. Oh and by the way I was going to make a rosetta bag out of Mickey Comic fabric too! But I don't think it was ever at our JoAnn's and I missed it online! Oh well!

Nice!! I have go to start trying this..maybe this weekend when this cold has had enough of me
Bet the Mary Poppins dress is going to be excellent cant wait to see pics
Thanks for looking!!

 

[DMGeurts]

Now that it has been received, here is the Nemo dress I did for Hannah's Big Give:

Thanks for looking!

I love how bright and colorful this dress turned out! Great job!

I finished up a Mad Hatter shirt for my dad to wear to 1900 Park Fare breakfast. He doesn't know he's going to wear it, but I'm sure he'll be cool with it! Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll finish up my daughters Mary Poppins dress!

Thanks for looking!!


P.S. Oh and by the way I was going to make a rosetta bag out of Mickey Comic fabric too! But I don't think it was ever at our JoAnn's and I missed it online! Oh well!

I love the Mad Hatter shirt! You did a super job on it!

D~

 

[froggy33]

That's a great shirt. The applique looks wonderful. I don't think my Joann's ever had comic Mickey either. ("My" store is in the same plaza as the grocery store, so I go way too often.)

Thanks! We have 2 JoAnn's here in KC (well, 3 really - I just live far from one) and neither had it. Oh well, like a previous poster said, it'll be on ebay soon enough!

The Mad Hatter is amazing! What kind of machine do you use?

Thanks! I have the Brother PE770 that many on here have. You can find it for a good price at hsn.com (I did the 4 flex payments). I've had my machine about 9 months and have done TONS of appliques on it. I need to see if it has a count or something so I can find out exactly how many! As many will tell you it really comes down to hooping and what kind of stabilizer. I just use the sulky tear away and hoop that and then use spray adhesive and a tackdown stitch to attach the fabric.

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Nice!! I have go to start trying this..maybe this weekend when this cold has had enough of me
Bet the Mary Poppins dress is going to be excellent cant wait to see pics

I love embroidery!! It's so addicting. I find myself designing clothes so that I can add as many appliques as possible!

I'm really excited about the MP dress. It's her white one, although I didn't want it to be too frilly (we're going in may so it'll be hot) so it's my interpretation. I just have to attach the skirt!

 

[MWGreene]

I haven't given it much thought since an embroidery machine seemed so far fetched (because of the cost), but do you cut the shapes out of the fabric and then stitch over them with the embroider?

 

[Granna4679]

Ellen - love the Nemo dress...so cute.

Froggy - the Mad Hatter shirt is so cute. I assume you digitized it yourself. Great job! I am working on an Alice/Mad Hatter outfit myself. I have everything cut out and appliqued...just need to get it put together.

Here is what I have been working on this week.
A customer order for an Epcot dress:

and the back...

and a matching shirt for an older child

ETA: I hand embroidered the Epcot ball and then machine stitched the Minnie/balloons applique. This applique took 2.1/2 hrs (yep...you heard right) to applique but it is so worth it. It is sooo cute.

And I also made both of my DGDs (2 of them) these dresses for an upcoming Butterfly festival next weekend and they will probably wear them for Easter too.

Thanks for letting me share them.

 

[MWGreene]

I LOVE the EPCOT dress! So jealous! I need that for August!

 

[froggy33]

For hand applique: (you do the satin stitch "by hand" with a regular machine) you do cut out each shape by hand and then do a close zig zag stitch around it. There is an awesome tutorial by HeatherSue in the bookmarks on page 1.

For machine applique the machine puts down a placement stitch, you put a piece of fabric to cover it, and then the machine does a stitch (long zigzag often) to tackdown the fabric. Then you cut as close as you can to the stitch on the outside. Then the machine does the satin stitch around the fabric and any other detail.

So you don't really have to have a special machine to do applique. Sometimes, for more detail they are better, but they can limit you in size AND they do cost a lot. The machine I have was $700ish I believe and does 4x4 and 5x7. Most of the designs I do are 5x7.

Froggy - the Mad Hatter shirt is so cute. I assume you digitized it yourself. Great job! I am working on an Alice/Mad Hatter outfit myself. I have everything cut out and appliqued...just need to get it put together.

and the back...

ETA: I hand embroidered the Epcot ball and then machine stitched the Minnie/balloons applique. This applique took 2.1/2 hrs (yep...you heard right) to applique but it is so worth it. It is sooo cute.

Thanks! I did do the Mad Hatter. There are some great Alice designs, but the person I did this for wanted a Mad Hatter cutie, but couldn't find one. Since I'm just starting out it's pretty easy for me to do custom orders. I liked this one so much I thought it would be perfect for our Park Fare breakfast!!

Love the flag ruffles down the back!!!

And I have looked at that design before - LOTS of stitching on the balloons and I bet TONS of color changes, but you're right so cute!!

 

[teresajoy]

Since Lisa and Megan have probably gotten their Pixie Dust package by now I thought I'd post what I sent them. I sent luggage tags to them before leaving which I don't have photos of but you all have seen my luggage tags posted in the past. For PD I sent bracelets in Mickey colors and I made an American Girl doll outfit for Megan for her birthday present. My dd also has the same doll outfit sans the bow b/c she wanted hers to be Mickey and not Minnie

And January and Kaitlyn received their BG outfits and bracelets yesterday. They are having a character meal at Hollywood and Vine and January loves Little Einsteins so they got the last of my fabric. The outfits are Portrait Peasant shirts and Easy Fit shorts with matching bracelets.

I should have two more BG's to post shortly -- I know one already got their package but I'm not sure if it was opened yet.

SO CUTE!!

Quick question....when you send an invoice through PayPal...how long do you wait before you send a reminder?

I sold two of my daughter's dresses from last year on a resell site on FB. The site rules call for payment within 24 hours...I sent the invoice within the hour... but nothing from buyer yet. Not worried (yet) just want to get them mailed out and crossed off my list...

(that ...and the last time I bought something through FB I never got my merchandise...my infamous pettiskirt fiasco from last year!)

Yes, I am a worry wart! LOL


NIni

After 24 hours, I'd send another.I hope she pays you!

A quick update as I am using an IPad.

I went on my tour Monday and got to speak to one of the seamstress at costuming. She was just finishing Belles.formal gown. On my second tour I was able to speak with Steve the master cutter. He allowed me to take a picture with him. Photos are not allowed after going through the double doors.

When we get home I shall post more and the photos.

Oh, how fun!!!

Looking for the "Like" button!

I'm always looking for it on here!!!

LOVE these bracelets. I always have visions of making my girls jewelery - and did one time- but then they never end up wearing it. We are always rushing to get out the door to make it to rope drop that accessorizing just doesn't happen.

Here are a few more things I finished up. I should be almost done but I keep adding things. I said I wasn't going to do customs for everyday and I may end up w/ 2 for a couple of days for the baby - oops.

The peace, love, Mickey shirt and the tank (made 2) are for my older girls and then baseball Mickey for ds. Nothing overly exciting. If you're looking for ideas for older girls IMO the peace, love, mickey is a cute option - custom but not overly cutesy.

Lovely!

Thanks for all the prayers and kind words guys! They released my FIL's wife today...it was not a heart attack ...they think it could have been her gall blader. My FIL was released from ICU today and in his own room. We are still not sure if his UNOS listing has been afffected by the MRSA coming back again....I pray it hasn't.


I'm on my phone typing so I can't comment on all the beautiful stuff you guys have done lately. I havent sewn in a while but have plans to this weekend!

I hope everything goes well for your FIL!!

Well, I guess "tutu" is more accurate. My DD had a school project to make a model of Saturn. It was going quite well until the rings. Her plan for those just wasn't working so we got out the wire and some tulle. The tulle got cut into long, wide strips, folded lengthwise, had lines in "Saturn-y" colors drawn on it with permanent markers, and gathered onto the wire. We twisted the ends together and suspended the tutu around the planet part on the cleverly constructed frame that DD made. Voila! A very stylish planet, indeed! I thought I'd share this with you all because I never would have come up with the solution to the rings problem if I hadn't been hanging out on this board with all of you an your good, creative ideas!

Thanks everyone!

Lori in East Podunk

I love it!!!! How clever!

let me preface this with

I love all the new stuff that's been posted...i have been lurking for a lil while...this board moves too fast for me to comment on everything...lol!!!!

I have a beginner question

I cut fabric to make a twirl skirt for DD last night...using Carla's pattern.....I understand what a gathering stitch is but how do you actually do it....do you use a certain setting or something...I'm using just a very basic machine!!

thanks for your help!!

If you check out the first post, there are a few differnt gathering methods listed.

Now that it has been received, here is the Nemo dress I did for Hannah's Big Give:

Thanks for looking!

I really love this dress! I have had this material for YEARS and have never known what to make with it! This is perfect!

I need a Disney project for our trip in late August. I have a 4 yo daughter (and a 6 yo son). I love the rhinestone shirts but am trying to decide if I want to try to do my own or order one already made on ETSY. Pros/cons?

Also, I've thought about making her a custom DIS outfit but the ones I have made in the past don't seem to be as comfy as clothing from a store. Maybe I should be buying better fabric? I usually purchase from Jo-Ann's. We just moved to a small town in Canada and I am learning the my craft resources are very limited. Don't even get me started on my search for bow making supplies lol.

I'm surprised that the custom outfits were less comfortable. Generally they are more comfy. I'm not sure why that would be.

I finished up a Mad Hatter shirt for my dad to wear to 1900 Park Fare breakfast. He doesn't know he's going to wear it, but I'm sure he'll be cool with it! Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll finish up my daughters Mary Poppins dress!

Thanks for looking!!


P.S. Oh and by the way I was going to make a rosetta bag out of Mickey Comic fabric too! But I don't think it was ever at our JoAnn's and I missed it online! Oh well!

Oh wow!!! What a cute little Mad Hatter!!!

Ellen - love the Nemo dress...so cute.

Froggy - the Mad Hatter shirt is so cute. I assume you digitized it yourself. Great job! I am working on an Alice/Mad Hatter outfit myself. I have everything cut out and appliqued...just need to get it put together.

Here is what I have been working on this week.
A customer order for an Epcot dress:

ETA: I hand embroidered the Epcot ball and then machine stitched the Minnie/balloons applique. This applique took 2.1/2 hrs (yep...you heard right) to applique but it is so worth it. It is sooo cute.

And I also made both of my DGDs (2 of them) these dresses for an upcoming Butterfly festival next weekend and they will probably wear them for Easter too.

Thanks for letting me share them.

These are beautiful! I love the butterfly dress!

 

[Fruto76]

I finished up a Mad Hatter shirt for my dad to wear to 1900 Park Fare breakfast. He doesn't know he's going to wear it, but I'm sure he'll be cool with it! Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll finish up my daughters Mary Poppins dress!

Thanks for looking!!


P.S. Oh and by the way I was going to make a rosetta bag out of Mickey Comic fabric too! But I don't think it was ever at our JoAnn's and I missed it online! Oh well!

Very cute. I cant wait to see the dress as well.

Ellen - love the Nemo dress...so cute.

Froggy - the Mad Hatter shirt is so cute. I assume you digitized it yourself. Great job! I am working on an Alice/Mad Hatter outfit myself. I have everything cut out and appliqued...just need to get it put together.

Here is what I have been working on this week.
A customer order for an Epcot dress:

and the back...

and a matching shirt for an older child

ETA: I hand embroidered the Epcot ball and then machine stitched the Minnie/balloons applique. This applique took 2.1/2 hrs (yep...you heard right) to applique but it is so worth it. It is sooo cute.

And I also made both of my DGDs (2 of them) these dresses for an upcoming Butterfly festival next weekend and they will probably wear them for Easter too.

Thanks for letting me share them.

Beautiful on them all. The details on the Epcot dress and shirt are amazing and I love the butterfly dress.

 

[teresajoy]

Last week,I bought the Brother PE 770 embroidery machine from Overstock (great deal by the way, go through Big Crumbs if you buy there). I am having some tension issues with it though. Sometimes, the thread gets all loopy and loose. This usually happens eerytime I change the thread color. If I turn the machine off and back on,it usually works right again.But, that is a pain to do between every color! I have had some luck adjusting the upper tension, but it seems to reset itself on it's own!

I've changed the needle,checked for threads stuck in the bobbin case and in the top. I'm using medium weight cut away stabalizer. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm also making sure my thread is through the little thread holder thingy right before the needle. I've tried adjusting the bobbin tension too. I'm wondering if I got a dud machine,or if there is something I'm missing?
Oh,I've tried prewound bobbins and I have wound my own with the bobbins that came with the machine.

 

[Diz-Mommy]

Last week,I bought the Brother PE 770 embroidery machine from Overstock (great deal by the way, go through Big Crumbs if you buy there). I am having some tension issues with it though. Sometimes, the thread gets all loopy and loose. This usually happens eerytime I change the thread color. If I turn the machine off and back on,it usually works right again.But, that is a pain to do between every color! I have had some luck adjusting the upper tension, but it seems to reset itself on it's own!

I've changed the needle,checked for threads stuck in the bobbin case and in the top. I'm using medium weight cut away stabalizer. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm also making sure my thread is through the little thread holder thingy right before the needle. I've tried adjusting the bobbin tension too. I'm wondering if I got a dud machine,or if there is something I'm missing?
Oh,I've tried prewound bobbins and I have wound my own with the bobbins that came with the machine.

I don't have the same exact machine, but I've heard Brother machines don't require constant attention to setting the tension dials, so I'm wondering if you have a dud too. It's not like your a novice seamstress, so I highly doubt its user error.

 

[cogero]

every time I have tension issues it is because I did not hoop my item correctly. It is usually to loose.

 

[VBAndrea]

let me preface this with

I love all the new stuff that's been posted...i have been lurking for a lil while...this board moves too fast for me to comment on everything...lol!!!!

I have a beginner question

I cut fabric to make a twirl skirt for DD last night...using Carla's pattern.....I understand what a gathering stitch is but how do you actually do it....do you use a certain setting or something...I'm using just a very basic machine!!

thanks for your help!!

To help with gathering check out page 1 -- there are links to Jessica's method using dental floss (which I've done a lot lately) and I think there is a link for the method using upholstery thread in the bobbin which I use too.

Now that it has been received, here is the Nemo dress I did for Hannah's Big Give:

Thanks for looking!

It's so adorable and did you see that Abby tried to steal it from Hannah -- so cute!

I finished up a Mad Hatter shirt for my dad to wear to 1900 Park Fare breakfast. He doesn't know he's going to wear it, but I'm sure he'll be cool with it! Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll finish up my daughters Mary Poppins dress!

Thanks for looking!!


P.S. Oh and by the way I was going to make a rosetta bag out of Mickey Comic fabric too! But I don't think it was ever at our JoAnn's and I missed it online! Oh well!

Awesome digitizing!!!! I'm very impressed with your skills.

I have never seen the comic book Mickey at either of my Joann's. They may have had though -- good fabric disappears quickly. I bought some of the Minnie on pink and then went back two days later and it was all gone. I would only buy it for BG items as of right now though so I'm not heartbroken.

 

[MWGreene]

For hand applique: (you do the satin stitch "by hand" with a regular machine) you do cut out each shape by hand and then do a close zig zag stitch around it. There is an awesome tutorial by HeatherSue in the bookmarks on page 1.

I've done that by hand on beach towels as a gift. I felt like I was wrestling my machine the entire time! I guess I need to upgrade. It also scares me because I don't feel like I can fix it if I make a mistake!

 

[disney*mom*82]

I love this thread! Ive been a long time lurker and have been begging to get a sewing machine and give it a try. DH finally got me one, nothing fancy, just one from Wal Mart, and we moved into our new house, so I do now even have a room to call a sewing room (and spare bedroom). I am a teacher and CANNOT wait for school to be out and to be able to get sewing on this. Ive never sewed, I think Im crafty enough and hope to catch on quickly enough. Ive looked around and want someones opinion...what is a good thing to start with? I have a DD3 (DD11 and DS13 too) but DD3 LOVES Disney and cannot wait for me to make her something. Is there anywhere to download free patterns? Any good advice? I dont even know what kind of thread to get or anything. I bought a good table, chair, sewing maching, I know I need some good scissors, thread, material, pins and patterns. Is there anything Im forgetting?

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I cannot wait to get started and will post once I get something done. School is out May 7th for me, and I want to be prepared to get going at this!

 

[aimeeg]

I've had cruising on the brain the last few days.

 

[clairemolly]

Last week,I bought the Brother PE 770 embroidery machine from Overstock (great deal by the way, go through Big Crumbs if you buy there). I am having some tension issues with it though. Sometimes, the thread gets all loopy and loose. This usually happens eerytime I change the thread color. If I turn the machine off and back on,it usually works right again.But, that is a pain to do between every color! I have had some luck adjusting the upper tension, but it seems to reset itself on it's own!

I've changed the needle,checked for threads stuck in the bobbin case and in the top. I'm using medium weight cut away stabalizer. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm also making sure my thread is through the little thread holder thingy right before the needle. I've tried adjusting the bobbin tension too. I'm wondering if I got a dud machine,or if there is something I'm missing?
Oh,I've tried prewound bobbins and I have wound my own with the bobbins that came with the machine.

It "could" be a bad machine. My SIL had to get a new 780D because she was having problems with hers and after 3+ trips to the Brother dealer she convinced them to just replace it. I was having problems that somund similar with mine and had it serviced...but since yours is brand new out of the box you shouldn't have to mess with it. I'll try and find my receipt and see what they adjusted to make it work again.

 

[Fruto76]

Aimee, I love the cruise theme clothes. Love, love, love the anchor applique! So flippin' adorable. I also love the skirt with the yoke... what pattern is that?

 

[NiniMorris]

Last week,I bought the Brother PE 770 embroidery machine from Overstock (great deal by the way, go through Big Crumbs if you buy there). I am having some tension issues with it though. Sometimes, the thread gets all loopy and loose. This usually happens eerytime I change the thread color. If I turn the machine off and back on,it usually works right again.But, that is a pain to do between every color! I have had some luck adjusting the upper tension, but it seems to reset itself on it's own!

I've changed the needle,checked for threads stuck in the bobbin case and in the top. I'm using medium weight cut away stabalizer. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm also making sure my thread is through the little thread holder thingy right before the needle. I've tried adjusting the bobbin tension too. I'm wondering if I got a dud machine,or if there is something I'm missing?
Oh,I've tried prewound bobbins and I have wound my own with the bobbins that came with the machine.

Teressa...I have had my 770 for over a year and have NEVER had to mess with the tension...If you are having to turn it off and back on to make it work...then you are in essence resetting the computer each time. That would suggest to me there is a problem with it.

I would give it a good once over, making sure all the extra lint and thread are out...and if still doing it, call ... there has to be a warranty on it. I know Marah got a bad one, and once it was replaced never had another moments trouble with hers.

Nini

 

[cogero]

I've had cruising on the brain the last few days.

Love the outfits filing these away.

I love the second skirt and would love to know what pattern it is.