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

[Loodlow]

Well just check out fabric.com and you should see the sale prices. Hope it is not illegal to post here, but Code DOD211 is what they sent me, so give it a try for the extra 15%.

And yes I guess I am an enabler today!

Count me in as one of the enabled!

 

[ncmomof2]

Does anyone have nay advise for embroidering on a towel. I offered to make a hooded towel for someone with a name on it. I have never embroidered on a towel and I am a little scared! I assume I can't hood it. Should I use the sticky stuff to attach it?

 

[clairemolly]

Does anyone have nay advise for embroidering on a towel. I offered to make a hooded towel for someone with a name on it. I have never embroidered on a towel and I am a little scared! I assume I can't hood it. Should I use the sticky stuff to attach it?

My MIL does a lot of towels (she has a houseboat and makes them for all her friends at the lake) so I asked her to show me how. She used sticky solubilizer in the hoop, then "stuck" the towel down, used a tack down stitch to attach it well, and then used water soluble stabilizer on the top so the stitches didn't sink in. I haven't been brave enough to try it yet, but I hope to soon. She cranked out a bunch of mickey and minnie head towels for me for the kids room in no time this way!

 

[tricia]

Does anyone have nay advise for embroidering on a towel. I offered to make a hooded towel for someone with a name on it. I have never embroidered on a towel and I am a little scared! I assume I can't hood it. Should I use the sticky stuff to attach it?

First thing is you are going to need some wash away stabilizer for the top, so that the stitches don't sink in. And also wash away, or tear away for the back of the design.

 

[tricia]

This fabric with like suede on one side and fleece on the other was on sale last week at my local store, so I had to try a little jacket with it.

One of the girls at work bought it for her granddaughter, and the little girl wouldn't take it off last night. Its still too cold for this jacket here, but I'm hoping spring will come soon.

(looks really wonky in this photo, I should really line thing up nicely before snapping a pic)

 

[labruto4]

Oh my goodness! You all have given me such motivation. Everything looks fantastic and I am ready to tackle some sewing for our trip!

 

[ellenbenny]

This fabric with like suede on one side and fleece on the other was on sale last week at my local store, so I had to try a little jacket with it.

One of the girls at work bought it for her granddaughter, and the little girl wouldn't take it off last night. Its still too cold for this jacket here, but I'm hoping spring will come soon.

(looks really wonky in this photo, I should really line thing up nicely before snapping a pic)

That is adorable and looks so comfy!

 

[kstgelais4]

GEEESHHH... I always forget how fast this thread flies when I don't check it for a couple.

Hi Everyone,

( yes! I remembered the Banana rule-post 1 he is my fav)

I love all the work that is being displayed here. I am currently saving for my first sewing machine. I am going to go with a Brother, something reasonably priced but new. I had a hankering a few weeks ago to learn how to sew. I remember seeing DISBoutiquers in a few signatures. So here I am looking for a few new friends.

I have a little girl she's 6 and she would love some of the dresses I have seen on here. That's her absolute favorite thing to wear....dresses, dresses, dresses. Oh and Bags she loves bags....but I know I have to start small first.

I can barley sew on a button....should I learn to hand sew before using a machine?

LOL, I don't even really hand sew. I say just learn how to use a machine, they are made so you don't have to hand sew!!

Hello DIS'ers!! Everything looks so great! I need to catch up. I am looking forward to seeing the Dr. Seuss inspired sets for his birthday tomorrow! I made my DD a skirt, i'll get a pic of her wearing it tomorrow and share it.

We are heading to DL in 8 days for my DD 7th Birthday! Here's an outfit I made for her to wear As you might notice...one of the peace "mickey ears" I did backwards! lol I might have shared the shoes before...I can't remember.

Also, been working on these for easter...not Disney related...sorry!

Love the Mickey decoupage jeans!!

Just got back from picking up my new baby!!!! And this one doesn't need diaper changing!!! Its my new Viking Designer Ruby. I am so excited to try it out and thought I would start with a Dr. Seuss Applique but can't seem to find one to purchase?

Any suggestions???? Thanks!

Jealous!! Congrats!

Hi everyone!

just a quick pop-in...
I wanted to show you Isabel's blanket from our Disneyland trip in December. Grandma made the blanket before we left out of scraps I had. I haven't had time to post any of our pictures on here or even on Facebook, but I do think you should see this special blanket.

This is Isabel. See her hand? She put in directly on the fireplace insert/wood stove last night. Second degree burns, and of course after her trip to ER she HAD to see Auntie for a sleepover

this is the blanket without Isabel on it.

The characters were so good about signing it. I kept it folded and held it taut for them. Princesses loved it, Mary Poppins came to us specifically so that she could sign it, and Bert did the most amazing thing...we were so in awe, I cried. It was such a beautiful moment!

Yes, he took our sharpie marker, took the blanket from me, and DREW Mary Poppins, all the while telling Isabel that he used to draw on the sidewalks of London all the time.

One of these days I'll post more of our trip and Bel's customs. This is all for now.

I love this! I really want to do this for next trip!!

I FOUND YOU!!!!

Planning a DL trip for August. DD will be almost 7. She likes the twirlie skirts like at Children's Place (3 horizontal rectangles...does anyone know the math? I totally remember something like each long rectangle length is doubled from the previous tier.???) I got a Babyloc Lauren Serger from Christmas and havent tried it yet. CANT WAIT to try it out!

I want an easy peasy peasant top pattern, a horizontal twirlie skirt pattern, a more modest halter or sun dress pattern, simple shorts pattern for Norah and my DBF's 4 yr old son. I'll look on YouCanMakeThis.com...Hopefully I'll find some cool EASY stuff.

Welcome back!! It's been a while!!

Doing a fly-by, I'll come back and catch up tomorrow (I'm going to bed - DD didn't sleep at all Friday night, DS' birthday party was yesterday afternoon, immediately followed by another birthday party and I'm still exhausted even though I had two long naps today!) but I wanted to post this picture of a little outfit I made for a birthday present for yesterday. The patterns are from Little Girls Big style (although I altered the pants a little) in Dr. Suess fabric.

So cute!

I wanted say thanks for all the nice comments on the dolly and stuff. Be warned though, I have plenty more pics to post. hehehe. It's been a while since I have. You may get sick of me

 

[VBAndrea]

Well just check out fabric.com and you should see the sale prices. Hope it is not illegal to post here, but Code DOD211 is what they sent me, so give it a try for the extra 15%.

And yes I guess I am an enabler today!

I found the sale and did a coupon code search so found the code as well -- but then I couldn't figure out what I wanted to buy. I need to figure it out and then buy my fabric so I make sure I get enough. Chances are though I won't get around to doing that -- leftovers could always be used for Big Gives I guess??? I usually tend to overbuy fabric b/c I've been bit by underbuying in the past. Anyhoo, thanks for the enabling and the code

My Brother 1034D takes me about 5 minutes to thread, tops. It would be even faster if I could manage the "tie to the old thread and pull through" trick, but I can never seem to get that to work, so I just start from scratch every time.

I do the tie on method and just run it through the machine until it snaps off at the needle and then just rethread that part. Of course the last time I did this I carefully watched to catch the knot right before the needle to cut the thread and then just rethread it through the needle. And I did just that. Then my serger wouldn't sew right and I had to rethread all three threads by hand NUMEROUS times b/f I could get it right. I hate it when my evil serger has a fight with me.

My love (oh Okay obsession) with ric rak can only be matched by my new love Michael Miller ironwork.

Look what Auntie Darla did:

When we went to Aunties house for Olivia to try on the dress Sierra asks Darla if her dress is also a vida.

Darla and I quickly had had this non-verbal conversation.
Darla looks at me as if to say "oh no you did not ask me to sew her anything."
I looked at Darla with an expression on my face of "what the heck she is 9 I did not think she would want a Dr.Seuss outfit."

Darla eyed the fabric scraps and I could hear her whispering "22 plus 12 with elastic."

Without missing a beat she looked at Sierra and said "No honey yours is a skirt."

Here is the last minute I did not realize I was making it skirt:

Happy Dr.Seuss Birthday to you!

Beautiful and I'm glad you posted pics as i can't decide what fabric to order for next year. I love black and white together and was contemplating something like yours, but I also like the colorful ones! I think I'll let dd pick!

This fabric with like suede on one side and fleece on the other was on sale last week at my local store, so I had to try a little jacket with it.

One of the girls at work bought it for her granddaughter, and the little girl wouldn't take it off last night. Its still too cold for this jacket here, but I'm hoping spring will come soon.

(looks really wonky in this photo, I should really line thing up nicely before snapping a pic)

I've never seen fabric like that -- it's awesome. Chances are I've never seen anything like that b/c I've never looked. I don't have the talent you have to make something so nice. I wouldn't take that jacket off either!

 

[fairygoodmother]

Every kid needs an Auntie Darla!

Thanks! the truth is, Auntie Darla needs an Auntie Darla!

 

[woodkins]

Off Topic-
It looks like I may be able to get a new vehicle. I think I want a minivan- something I know ZIP about.
My husband is looking at the hyundia elantra- and the dealership has multiple properties under one ownership, so we might get a better deal getting both at once.

The salesman said he felt the Kia Sonoma was the best minivan out there...
Do any of you have exeperience with this one?
I would like to try and find something used, with low mileage if possible.

THanks!
PS- I am almost done with my Cat In the Hat dress- I just need to sew 3 buttons on the front- I dislike sewing buttons- even decorative ones....so I keep putting it off!

My friend had a horrible experience with her Kia, it had a lot of problems and the dealership was less than helpful, not sure if this is an isolated incident, or dealer specific, but something to look out for.

 

[shefrn1]

wow...as usual...alot of awesome thing you guys made since i last checked in here...man this board moves too fast for me to keep up...lol

wendy...glad your cousin or whoever is doing better and got outta the hospital!!!!!!


and hey......I won a handmade mickey tshirt off of facebook last...wooooottttt...can't wait to see what this lady designs for me...yay...wait....it's not one of you guys is it

 

[sheridee32]

Does anyone have nay advise for embroidering on a towel. I offered to make a hooded towel for someone with a name on it. I have never embroidered on a towel and I am a little scared! I assume I can't hood it. Should I use the sticky stuff to attach it?

Just put a washable stablelizer on top and it embroiderys great on a towel i did them for christmas this year and it worked great

 

[Granna4679]

Thanks for all of the compliments on the messenger bags.

Ellen - I didn't modify it except to make the straps longer on the Scrabble bag. I knew she would probably wear it across, so I made them longer. The
bag went together rather easily and after the first one, I tweaked it a bit. The batting was too thick around the top to stitch through so I cut it shorter on the lining so it would only have one layer to sew through instead of 2. Worked perfect.

My love (oh Okay obsession) with ric rak can only be matched by my new love Michael Miller ironwork.

Look what Auntie Darla did:

When we went to Aunties house for Olivia to try on the dress Sierra asks Darla if her dress is also a vida.

Darla and I quickly had had this non-verbal conversation.
Darla looks at me as if to say "oh no you did not ask me to sew her anything."
I looked at Darla with an expression on my face of "what the heck she is 9 I did not think she would want a Dr.Seuss outfit."

Darla eyed the fabric scraps and I could hear her whispering "22 plus 12 with elastic."

Without missing a beat she looked at Sierra and said "No honey yours is a skirt."

Here is the last minute I did not realize I was making it skirt:

Happy Dr.Seuss Birthday to you!

I need an Auntie Darla!!! Those turned out so cute...quicking thinking there on the skirt!

I bought Seuss fabric when it first came out and still don't want to cut it.

This fabric with like suede on one side and fleece on the other was on sale last week at my local store, so I had to try a little jacket with it.

One of the girls at work bought it for her granddaughter, and the little girl wouldn't take it off last night. Its still too cold for this jacket here, but I'm hoping spring will come soon.

(looks really wonky in this photo, I should really line thing up nicely before snapping a pic)

Wow...so cute! And you are so fast at whipping those jackets up!

 

[SallyfromDE]

I've found two different types of cap/hat hoops for my Brother 770...one is $25...the other is $175. I guessing the cheaper one isn't going to work very well!

Nini

I had bought a hoop for my previous machine, 180D, many moons ago. I think it was around $50 from the sewing store. I never used it. But I like the size and always thought I could do socks with it. Never did that either!

Hi Everyone,

( yes! I remembered the Banana rule-post 1 he is my fav)

I love all the work that is being displayed here. I am currently saving for my first sewing machine. I am going to go with a Brother, something reasonably priced but new. I had a hankering a few weeks ago to learn how to sew. I remember seeing DISBoutiquers in a few signatures. So here I am looking for a few new friends.

I have a little girl she's 6 and she would love some of the dresses I have seen on here. That's her absolute favorite thing to wear....dresses, dresses, dresses. Oh and Bags she loves bags....but I know I have to start small first.

I can barley sew on a button....should I learn to hand sew before using a machine?

Only if you plan on using alot of buttons!! Welcome to the group. Oh, BTW, the Brother Project Ruway machine got a lot of praise on Consumer Report.

Off Topic-
It looks like I may be able to get a new vehicle. I think I want a minivan- something I know ZIP about.
My husband is looking at the hyundia elantra- and the dealership has multiple properties under one ownership, so we might get a better deal getting both at once.

The salesman said he felt the Kia Sonoma was the best minivan out there...
Do any of you have exeperience with this one?
I would like to try and find something used, with low mileage if possible.

THanks!
PS- I am almost done with my Cat In the Hat dress- I just need to sew 3 buttons on the front- I dislike sewing buttons- even decorative ones....so I keep putting it off!

While looking for a car a couple years ago, my mechanic said to stay away from Kia, Hyundia was okay. My neice has a small Kia and it's a few years old, and she's never had a bit of trouble with it. I did read in the news, that they expect the name Kia to go away and be used under the name Hyundai. Similar to the downsizing the other car manufactures have done.

Love the lamp purse! Did you use a pattern or make up your own?

The lamp purse came from a Simplicity Genie costume pattern. The only thing I did different was to add some loops so it could be a hanging purse. She had great fun with it. Aladdin kept rubbing it and telling her it didn't work.

 

[Ericandjenng]

I have a question--kind of OT but not really. I have noticed that quite a few of you have an ETSY store. I have thought about it and even glanced around the website awhile back. I would love to hear what your personal experiences have been. TIA!!

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

Okay, I have to run out the door to pick up our next foster puppy...
BUT I've been shamed into sewing on the 3 buttons and calling this done! Since apparently today was Dr Suess day or something (guess her school doesnt do anything with that I had no idea, just made this for fun)

It came out a bit bigger, and longer- but nothing a pettiskirt can't fix LOL
she loves it (yeah!)

 

[dianemom2]

Okay, I have to run out the door to pick up our next foster puppy...
BUT I've been shamed into sewing on the 3 buttons and calling this done! Since apparently today was Dr Suess day or something (guess her school doesnt do anything with that I had no idea, just made this for fun)

It came out a bit bigger, and longer- but nothing a pettiskirt can't fix LOL
she loves it (yeah!)

The dress looks great! I also had no idea it was Dr. Seuss day today. However, my youngest is 10 and would never wear anything like that to school anymore. I did just order some of the Seuss fabrics from Fabric.com with the coupon code. They were cute and I couldn't resist! I will add them to my stash and see what I end up making with them.

 

[WyomingMomof6]

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It looks great! I admire you for trying out new patterns all of the time. I tend to stick to the same ones. Can't wait to see your next project!

Looks great!
Happy Dr.Seuss Birthday to you!

Love it!

 

[ireland_nicole]

I use seuss fabric for the big gives when there are younger kiddos and they are going to IoA.