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

[weluvdizne]

How much can I up-size a bowling shirt? Can I make it to fit my DH? Is there a tute somewhere that will help me figure it out? Thanks so much, and sorry for all the questions.

 

[weluvdizne]

I finally put the BigGive picture in my siggie but how do I put a link into it?

I am not sure how I did it, but I think when you grab the button to put it in your siggie, you have to edit out the spaces in the address. I did that, and I think my button works. Maybe I should try it. o.k., I tried it and it works. Try that - editing out the spaces in the address. Hope it works for you.

 

[weluvdizne]

Here are the rest of our trip outfits.

I don't have a great pic of these. It is really just a Minnie peasant dress. Nothing special.

Family Tee's

this is the best pic I could find of the twirl skirt I made the girls to go with it:

these skirts were my absolute favorite. They were so poofy, and definitely got the most attention! They still fit them too, so I think they will wear them again with new tee's on our next trip!

Cinderella asked them to take a pic of the back because they had a bow "just like hers" She made a HUGE deal of the girls outfits.

Love all the outfits! Thanks for posting the pix from WDW. Love seeing action photos. Looks like you all had a great time!

Anyways here's Rapunzel:

D~

All your creations turn out so neat. Love all the extra little details you add. Lovely work

Aww, I was in the photobucket account and saw this. Where did little Dallas go?

They sure do grow up too fast, don't they?

WOW! I've not posted here in AGES! It seems that my sewing time is very limited, and I've started quilting more, so that cuts into my clothing creation time as well. I also had 3 surgeries in 4 months and I've been doing OT for the past two months, and, well, there's just not been much time.

I DID just recently make something that makes my DD very happy! Her first father/daughter dance is tonight. This dress came in perfectly! It's a test for a new Sis Boom pattern that is in the works (called the Marissa).

SO, I thought I'd share!

Hope to have something new to share soon - we have a trip planned for the end of the summer, and I've been working on lots of fun things that will work for both my quilting projects as well as our upcoming trip!

Hope you are feeling better. The dress turned out really great. Can't wait for the pattern to be available. Daddy and daughter look so cute!

My first time making the Audrey skirt. My daughter picked this skirt for Dr. Seuss Day.

She picked great. Turned out nice.

I was trying to think of something clever to put on my test cap. I like "I survived Spaceshp Earth". Keep looking for some photos below.

Thanks. And because you shared photos of your daughters' walls, I'll share my wall in the basement.

One wall of my sewing "room" in the basement

Love the sewing room wall. I always think - there must be a way to use these bags. I love what you came up with. Neat "wallpaper"

A tink patchwork twirl:

A Woody and Buzz bowling shirt:

These turned out so nice. I bet they loved them. I have that same Buzz fabric and plan to use it for my boys for our fall trip. You did great with the fabric placement on the shirts.

Yay finished another simply sweet! They are getting easier. Thanks again for the inspiration.

Looks great. I started my first SS, but haven't finished it yet. Just seem to keep getting distracted.

I have two very special outfits to share.....

DMGeurts made these for Megan's AG dolls....Minnie mouse was Megan's first disney love and Goofy who was my DH Jim's favorite, in his memory

D - thank you again for making such special outfits for Megan...its really means alot to me (D- gave me permission to post the photos)

when Megan opened them she said "Mama, they are so much better than AG clothes you get in the store!" I totally agree

D, you made my girl very happy!!!

What a sweet gesture. Megan looks so happy with the new outfits. Have a great trip. You two deserve it!

No advice, just wanted to say, Perry looks great!

Just a quick drop in to post the Tie-dye Mickey's I did for Kade's Big Give since they got their package on Thursday.

All 8 shirts

These look sharp! How nice of you to do that for them. What dye did you use? I used the stuff from Michael's last time, but it seemed to fade.

Okay, so totally off topic...but if you happen to live in CT or a neighboring state and you are looking to adopt...our new foster puppy Buffy is looking for a home.

I wish we could adopt another dog, but with a dog, two cats and a bunny, DH says no more pets! He said that before the bunny moved in, too, so who knows. Won't he be surprised when we pet sit my brother's dog and cat in a few weeks.

Needed some spring colors in my life last night, so I whipped up these little 6mos size summer dresses.

Such cute shirts, and I really love the fabrics you chose.

just wanted to share what I found today. Grinch who stole Christmas fabric set to be release in May http://www.christmascloth.com/Grinch-Christmas-Fabric-Robert-Kaufman-Fabrics.asp?Store_Id=499&T=1

Thanks for sharing this info. My son is a huge Grinch fan. He wears his Grinch t-shirt all year.

WOW! Everyones creations are so great! You are all so inspiring!

Here is what I have been working on the last couple days
Tink Sundress for DD9

Minnie skirt for DD9

I have to come up with something for DS7. I like the bowling shirts, so maybe that will work. I didn't think he would want anything besides the tie dye shirts but after DD was trying on her stuff, he says "What are you making me?" SO looks like I'm off for some boy fabric. How difficult is the bowling shirt pattern to follow???

My son asks me the same question. So much easier to come up with projects for girls. Nice work. The skirts came out cute. Have fun on your trip.

I used the Simplicity 9902 as well.

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I stalked facebook and etsy for a very long time to find one for a good price, I wasn't willing to pay $50 for it. I eventually ended up finding what I wanted, but it took quite a while.

This is AMAZING! It looks great, and what a little cutie pie!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

How much can I up-size a bowling shirt? Can I make it to fit my DH? Is there a tute somewhere that will help me figure it out? Thanks so much, and sorry for all the questions.

You don't upsize but use the commercial pattern. First add the strips of fabric and I use 2 - 3 inches for the front and decide on the back. Sew the fabric together as you would for a Carla C bowling shirt. Lay the fabric down and cut on the commercial pattern. Sew together as directed with a few exceptions.

Add the facing to the shirt and serge around the neckline to hold down facing, then put on the collar using bowling shirt methods. I line my sleeves using bowling shirt method and then have to stitch the sides of the shirt up and drop in sleeves and stitch them in.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask me any questions about bowling shirts. I feel like a bowling shirt junky.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

This is not the full tutorial or the way I had planned but here is some photos with examples: This is the fabric with the strips sewn in and ready to cut from the commercial pattern.

Make the sleeves the same as directed in the bowling shirt but sew up the sides of the shirt and then drop in the sleeves and sew them in. Most commercial patterns have you stitch from sleeve edge to shirt side bottom. If you don't want the sleeves lined, the commercial way is fine. For lining use the bowling shirt directions.

Placket/facing: In this picture you see the facing. Serge onto the front pieces of shirt, then fold right side facing to right side of shirt. You see outside of fabric on both sides. Serge or sew the entire neckline, then turn out. Now the facing is on inside of shirt like it is suppose to be. I use a pin and make the corners sharp.

Collar: I use the bowling shirt method. With the facing attached and the neckline serged, I fold down the part without the facings, then pin the collar as directed in the bowling shirt.

I didn't take a lot of pictures once I did figure out how to get the facing in correctly but I will make a new shirt and get better photos.

I hope this helps and feel free to ask me questions. I feel like an upsize bowling shirt expert.

 

[VBAndrea]

Waaaaayyyyyy TMTQ and way TTTQ (we just got back from Great Wolf Lodge -- fun but exhausting!. And no, I did not make my dd a custom but I did make her a wolf necklace per her request and eye spy bags for the kids for the car ride up).

Everything posted looks great. I think I may be in love with Carla's new pattern -- I can't wait to see more photos of other outfits with it but I really like what Shannon did.

Here is a little video clip of Kade playing with the book Andrea sent him - the parents were just so wow'd!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzpQ4nlOguQ

I saw that and loved that Kade is actually reaching to touch the items himself -- I thought his parents would have to guide his hand. Made me teary eyed. I took better pics of the book before I sent it and will post them now that the family received the book (likely not until tomorrow though -- laundry beckons tonight ).

Total NEWBIE
So I have NEVER sewn a thing in my life! I was getting sick of watching my DH get hobby after hobby and me having nothing "entertaining" to do so we went out today and got my very belated Christmas present a Brother SC-400. Have no clue how to use it or where to start but this should be fun
I went out today and got just a couple of yards of fabric and a dress pattern to make. I got the needle threaded and made my first stitch (in practice fabric) so WAHOO now I am ready to go
I will be back reading alot of pages in the next few days but hopefully this is something I will be able to learn to do. I have always been so envious of folks that could sew and after spending a near fortune in the past few years buying clothes for our Disney trips off Etsy I am ready to go for it. Wish me luck.

Welcome! Did you buy a commercial pattern or a YCMT pattern? If you have never sewn in your life I hope you didn't get a commercial pattern, but if you did and it gives you problems don't despair, just get pattern from YCMT and try again. Carla C has a couple of good starter patterns.

 

[chellewashere]

Welcome! Did you buy a commercial pattern or a YCMT pattern? If you have never sewn in your life I hope you didn't get a commercial pattern, but if you did and it gives you problems don't despair, just get pattern from YCMT and try again. Carla C has a couple of good starter patterns.

Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.

 

[chellewashere]

This is my first time on this tread my Dh bought me a Se 400 from brother last night. QUOTE]

Haha me too what a small world

 

[VBAndrea]

These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:

Luggage tags for all (Front):

back of luggage tags:

Jackson's Eye Spy Bag -- front with Perry:

Back with P&F:

Kade's sensory books -- for those who don't know Kade has a visual processing disorder. He can see some colors but has trouble processing what he sees so I tried to keep the images simple with lots of texture. I actually took better pictures of the book after posting these on the Big Give board, but I'm too lazy to upload them to photobucket.

First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:

First pages are Mickey and Pluto. I did Mickey in a shimmery red fun foam (b/c Kade can see red) and Pluto is out of felt with fabric paint eyes and nose that are kind of like a patent leather feel, and his ears are floppy and stuffed:

Next I did a wooden train for the railroad, a fun foam race car for the speedway highlighted with some puff paint (#3 b/c Kade is 3 y/o) and a page with suncatchers and a fun foam pirate for Pirates of the Caribbean:

Then DHS with a wooden star, fun foam Handy Manny, and foam Toy Story Puzzle pieces:

Up with real balloons (my sewing machine hated sewing balloons!) and Monster's Inc which was just an iron to which I added taggies -- one was mylar b/c Kade really likes mylar.

And for Epcot all I did was the seas. Dory is not finished in this photo but she now has eyes! These are mainly made out of gift bags and mylar. The jelly fish has ribbon legs that Kade can grab:

And then I made an AK book. I used precut felt for the pages so it was a bit easier to put together. For both books I inserted plastic grid covered with quilt batting which makes the pages stand up a bit -- not too floppy.

Cover:

First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:

Then and elephant made from shelf liner with a floppy ear and braided tail and a furry zebra (his tail is movable as well):

A lion made with yarn on plastic grid and a furry giraffe:

And my personal favorite pages: A monkey out of pom poms and a macaw of fun foam and feathers.

These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.

 

[teresajoy]

Here are the rest of our trip outfits.

I don't have a great pic of these. It is really just a Minnie peasant dress. Nothing special.

These outfits are adorable!!! And, I agree with the other poster, they are NOT JUST Minnie PP dresses! They are very cute!!!

What pattern are those skirts? I thought you posted it, but when I looked it up, it didn't look like the same pattern.

I am waiting for you to have another first! LOL!

I would love another baby.

LOL Nini! Sorry I can't help you out with your arm hole template - I've never made a pillowcase dress.

I thought I'd do a quick drive by to post my Rapunzel outfit... this will be it for a while, as I haven't started on any of the other princesses yet... I do plan to start Cinderella and Briar Rose today though.

Anyways here's Rapunzel:

D~

I really love your designs. They are so cute!

Lovin the adorable customs!! The pic with Cinderella and the girls is my favorite!!!!

Welcome home April!! Hope you feel better quick!!

Those AG doll clothes are just so cute!!

Quick question. Remember a few weeks ago I was mentioning about the little missionary baby in Bolivia, Joelito, who needed feeding tubes? Well, FINALLY the ones we purchased that were Fed Ex's (that was $400!!!!!) arrived at his home yesterday. Now, part 2.....does anyone know where I can get an inexpensive or donated portable Oxygen generator? Joelito needs to travel to another country for surgery, and due to his need for O2, he cant travel with the big green cylinder......I saw some pictures of the baby, and he is so cute, but definately looks like he has been through alot. The family seem so sweet - they prayed for children - they had their first son, and then when Joelito came, they were so excited. He came home as a typical infant, and then started having episodes at only a week old. So sad - they think that he may have epilepsy, and I think there is much more going on. I have emailed manufacturers, home health companies, checked craigslist - any suggestions are so appreciated so this little one can get what he needs so badly!

Poor little buy. I hope everything works out for this family. I wish I had some advice for you.

I thought a Brilliant thought! This thought woke me up last night, it's so good. My Million Dollar Idea:

Maybe it's been "done" before (????) but you know the Twilight reference
"Team Edward" and "Team Jacob"?....What about a t-shirt that says either "Team Mickey" or "Team Donald" (or whomever)??? I LOVE this idea

If this has been done or is lame,

If you like it, feel free to copy or borrow. I share!

I think it's a wonderful idea! Although, I'm not sure which team I'm on, I'll have to think about it!

Total NEWBIE
So I have NEVER sewn a thing in my life! I was getting sick of watching my DH get hobby after hobby and me having nothing "entertaining" to do so we went out today and got my very belated Christmas present a Brother
I went out today and got just a couple of yards of fabric and a dress pattern to make. I got the needle threaded and made my first stitch (in practice fabric) so WAHOO now I am ready to go
I will be back reading alot of pages in the next few days but hopefully this is something I will be able to learn to do. I have always been so envious of folks that could sew and after spending a near fortune in the past few years buying clothes for our Disney trips off Etsy I am ready to go for it. Wish me luck.

You can do it!

Guess what! The Mr. just gave the go-ahead for the Girls Trip that DD18 wants to take!

It looks like we'll be checking in on June 19th and out on June 24th! How cool is that!?!? We're going to be checking into the College Program for summer 2012 for DD while we're there and maybe even an internship for me since I'm already a Disney Store Cast Member.

Now I need to get started on those customs she wants and I'm hoping someone can recommend a few patterns. We need a bowling shirt for a juniors size 1/2 or XS (teeny, I know) and a misses medium to large. I don't care if they're technically men's patterns. I don't think it would matter much with this kind of shirt, would it? I also need a stripwork skirt pattern in the same sizes. Which ones do y'all use?

Right now we're so excited we're practically vibrating!

Thanks for "listening"!

Lori in East Podunk

WOO HOOO!!!!

Since our float was Disney themed I decided to post about it.
We were in a little Mardi Gras parade called Krewe Le Petite Enfants. I made Hannah's dress for Disney in December. I'm not sure if I ever posted it here.
I hate editing pictures.
Hannah had a blast and is looking forward to the rest of the parades this weekend.

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Going to parade tomorrow so I should be sleeping. I always end up posting on the dis at 3 am. It calls to me then.
In case anyone was wondering my mom's cat scans last month showed that her cancer is shrinking. They say its still really bad and terminal, but I believe God can work miracles.. and cancer shrinking sure sounds like one to me. Chemo is making her really sick though. That part is so rough. Little Hannah doesn't understand why she isn't getting better either.

I love it!!! Hannah is such a cutie!!!

I am so sorry about your Mom. That has got to be so hard for you. Cancer really stinks. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat worrying about Barbara. I can't even imagine what I'd be like if it were my Mom.

Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.

Adorable!!!! That is such pretty fabric.

 

[weluvdizne]

You don't upsize but use the commercial pattern. First add the strips of fabric and I use 2 - 3 inches for the front and decide on the back. Sew the fabric together as you would for a Carla C bowling shirt. Lay the fabric down and cut on the commercial pattern. Sew together as directed with a few exceptions.

Add the facing to the shirt and serge around the neckline to hold down facing, then put on the collar using bowling shirt methods. I line my sleeves using bowling shirt method and then have to stitch the sides of the shirt up and drop in sleeves and stitch them in.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask me any questions about bowling shirts. I feel like a bowling shirt junky.

Welcome back. Hope you had a great trip. Can't wait to see pix.

Thanks for the bowling shirt info. I appreciate it. The pictures help a lot. Now, which commercial pattern are you using? I suppose it wouldn't really matter since you are just using it to cut the fabric, right? Also, does Carla's bowling shirt pattern run big, small or true to size?
Thanks again for your help.

 

[Ericandjenng]

Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.

This is FABULOUS!!! Way to go on your first try!! Remember we're all harder on ourselves.

These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:

Luggage tags for all (Front):

back of luggage tags:

Jackson's Eye Spy Bag -- front with Perry:

Back with P&F:

Kade's sensory books -- for those who don't know Kade has a visual processing disorder. He can see some colors but has trouble processing what he sees so I tried to keep the images simple with lots of texture. I actually took better pictures of the book after posting these on the Big Give board, but I'm too lazy to upload them to photobucket.

First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:

First pages are Mickey and Pluto. I did Mickey in a shimmery red fun foam (b/c Kade can see red) and Pluto is out of felt with fabric paint eyes and nose that are kind of like a patent leather feel, and his ears are floppy and stuffed:

Next I did a wooden train for the railroad, a fun foam race car for the speedway highlighted with some puff paint (#3 b/c Kade is 3 y/o) and a page with suncatchers and a fun foam pirate for Pirates of the Caribbean:

Then DHS with a wooden star, fun foam Handy Manny, and foam Toy Story Puzzle pieces:

Up with real balloons (my sewing machine hated sewing balloons!) and Monster's Inc which was just an iron to which I added taggies -- one was mylar b/c Kade really likes mylar.

And for Epcot all I did was the seas. Dory is not finished in this photo but she now has eyes! These are mainly made out of gift bags and mylar. The jelly fish has ribbon legs that Kade can grab:

And then I made an AK book. I used precut felt for the pages so it was a bit easier to put together. For both books I inserted plastic grid covered with quilt batting which makes the pages stand up a bit -- not too floppy.

Cover:

First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:

Then and elephant made from shelf liner with a floppy ear and braided tail and a furry zebra (his tail is movable as well):

A lion made with yarn on plastic grid and a furry giraffe:

And my personal favorite pages: A monkey out of pom poms and a macaw of fun foam and feathers.

These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.

I love the stuff you did for Kade & Jackson. Those books are out of this world!!

Weluvdizne--I have a bad habit...I collect dye kits Unless I have an idea for something specific, I just buy dye kits as I find them marked down. Therefore, I've got some older kits that still come with the soda ash and you have to soak them. With this set, I wound up using older and newer colors but used soda ash to pre-soak all the shirts. The other two things is 1. I always buy the heavier weight shirts at Wal-Mart--usually Hanes or Fruit of the Loom--I never get the ones in a package which are very lightweight. They just seem to hold the color better. And 2. I always let them soak overnight wrapped in the plastic wrap. I don't know that these won't fade.

The other funny thing about my tie-dyes...I always have one shirt that winds up with a "wonky" ear...no matter how many I do. This time was no exception. I just let it go and hope no one else pays attention.

 

[weluvdizne]

This turned out really nice. Your dd is adorable and looks very happy with her new dress. I am new around here, too. Well, I've been around a while, but haven't made much in that time. I'm learning and everyone is always so helpful when I ask questions. Such a great group to be a part of! Can't wait to see what else you make.

These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:

Luggage tags for all (Front):

back of luggage tags:

Jackson's Eye Spy Bag -- front with Perry:

Back with P&F:

Kade's sensory books
First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:

First pages are Mickey and Pluto. I did Mickey in a shimmery red fun foam (b/c Kade can see red) and Pluto is out of felt with fabric paint eyes and nose that are kind of like a patent leather feel, and his ears are floppy and stuffed:

Next I did a wooden train for the railroad, a fun foam race car for the speedway highlighted with some puff paint (#3 b/c Kade is 3 y/o) and a page with suncatchers and a fun foam pirate for Pirates of the Caribbean:

Then DHS with a wooden star, fun foam Handy Manny, and foam Toy Story Puzzle pieces:

Up with real balloons (my sewing machine hated sewing balloons!) and Monster's Inc which was just an iron to which I added taggies -- one was mylar b/c Kade really likes mylar.

And for Epcot all I did was the seas. Dory is not finished in this photo but she now has eyes! These are mainly made out of gift bags and mylar. The jelly fish has ribbon legs that Kade can grab:

And then I made an AK book. I used precut felt for the pages so it was a bit easier to put together. For both books I inserted plastic grid covered with quilt batting which makes the pages stand up a bit -- not too floppy.

Cover:

First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:

Then and elephant made from shelf liner with a floppy ear and braided tail and a furry zebra (his tail is movable as well):

A lion made with yarn on plastic grid and a furry giraffe:

And my personal favorite pages: A monkey out of pom poms and a macaw of fun foam and feathers.

These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.

Well, I couldn't pick which pages to cut out when quoting you because it's so obvious how much time you spent on this. You put a lot of thought into each and every image on each page, too. Wow, this is really neat. What a blessing for this little guy. You are so great to have done this for him. I loved watching the video of him enjoying the book.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Welcome back. Hope you had a great trip. Can't wait to see pix.

Thanks for the bowling shirt info. I appreciate it. The pictures help a lot. Now, which commercial pattern are you using? I suppose it wouldn't really matter since you are just using it to cut the fabric, right? Also, does Carla's bowling shirt pattern run big, small or true to size?
Thanks again for your help.

I think they run a bit big. You can use any pattern you want. I didn't show the facing very well. If you have any questions at all just ask me.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

ABandrea,
You did an amazing job and went above and beyond. I know Kade and his family are going to be thrilled. I just wanted to say thank you so very much for doing the gives.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.

Welcome and very well done. You are smart to start out easy and take small steps to work up your skilz. Very cute dress and your DD is too cute.

 

[weluvdizne]

I had an interesting afternoon. My dd fell in love with Chip 'n Dale on our last trip. So, when planning outfits for our upcoming trip, I knew I had to make something with C&D on it for her. Well, I can't find any C&D fabric in the US, so I had to order it on Ebay from Malaysia. The transaction went well, and I ordered from a seller with lots of transactions and 100% feedback. The shipping was really fast. It was actually precut 4X4 squares. I thought it would be perfect for a patchwork twirl skirt. Well, I sewed the squares together and when I was ironing the seams flat, the iron made the fabric shrink. A lot I can't believe it. It shrunk about 1/2 inch each way, at least! I think it's still going to work, I'll just have to make the yoke and bottom ruffle each wider than planned. I always prewash my fabric in hot, so I've never had this happen, and since they were precut squares, prewashing was not an option. Oh well, live and learn, right?

A while back, somebody asked if anyone else top-stitches patchwork. Do you mean topstitch each and every seam on each square? The thought had not occurred to me to do that, but maybe I should before I assemble this skirt. What do you think?

 

[ellenbenny]

Needed some spring colors in my life last night, so I whipped up these little 6mos size summer dresses.

Love these little dresses, so cute and spring-y!

just wanted to share what I found today. Grinch who stole Christmas fabric set to be release in May http://www.christmascloth.com/Grinch-Christmas-Fabric-Robert-Kaufman-Fabrics.asp?Store_Id=499&T=1

Awesome! Thanks for continuing to feed my addiction!

I have a couple of sewing projects to share from a recent Big Give, as the family has received them:

A tink patchwork twirl:

A Woody and Buzz bowling shirt:

Very nice work! And I know they will be loved!

Yay finished another simply sweet! They are getting easier. Thanks again for the inspiration.

That is very cute!

Just a quick drop in to post the Tie-dye Mickey's I did for Kade's Big Give since they got their package on Thursday.

All 8 shirts

Wow those look like a lot of work and they turned out great!!

My first time making the Audrey skirt. My daughter picked this skirt for Dr. Seuss Day.

I love the seuss skirt, and can't wait to get my box of seuss fabrics that I ordered!

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Thanks. And because you shared photos of your daughters' walls, I'll share my wall in the basement.
One wall of my sewing "room" in the basement

I love the creative use of the bags, I have a small collection myself that i need to think of a use for!

So, I've been busy and barely keeping up here. I know that some of you wanted to see my princess outfits when I finished them.

The first one is Snow White. I loved designing this one, but it turned out a little more plain than I would have liked. Then I got to looking at Snow White's dress - and it is a little plain...

The next one is Princess Tiana... This one was so much fun to do! I love how every little bit of it turned out.

I absolutely love all of your doll outfits, amazing!!

WOW! I've not posted here in AGES! It seems that my sewing time is very limited, and I've started quilting more, so that cuts into my clothing creation time as well. I also had 3 surgeries in 4 months and I've been doing OT for the past two months, and, well, there's just not been much time.

I DID just recently make something that makes my DD very happy! Her first father/daughter dance is tonight. This dress came in perfectly! It's a test for a new Sis Boom pattern that is in the works (called the Marissa).

SO, I thought I'd share!

Hope to have something new to share soon - we have a trip planned for the end of the summer, and I've been working on lots of fun things that will work for both my quilting projects as well as our upcoming trip!

Very nice, I love the pattern and your daughter looks adorable in it!

I'll get a picture of her wearing it tomorrow if I can. This is the size 1 (instead of the size 2)
bah! I can't get facebook to show up- I really dislike their new photo display

I really like the fabric, very pretty!

Here are the rest of our trip outfits.

I don't have a great pic of these. It is really just a Minnie peasant dress. Nothing special.

All of your outfits look great and adorable kids!! I love the minnie dot peasant dresses!

Since our float was Disney themed I decided to post about it.
We were in a little Mardi Gras parade called Krewe Le Petite Enfants. I made Hannah's dress for Disney in December. I'm not sure if I ever posted it here.
I hate editing pictures.
Hannah had a blast and is looking forward to the rest of the parades this weekend.

Awesome float and I love the dress! So sorry about your Mom, I hope the tumor will continue to shrink.

Ok, I'm fairly new to machine embroidery and thus far have only been embroidering size xs children's shirts. Now I'm trying to do a Large size child's shirt and hooping it in the same way that I've done the other shirts. However my clamps (hair clamps) are up higher because there is more material in the shirt to clamp down. Now the clamps are getting in the way of the presser lever and keep raising it up. That throws my sewing off the track. I've tried two shirts now for my Make a Wish Big Give and they're not coming out right! Is there anything I can do to keep this from happening or anyway of hooping or clamping the shirts? (please, please, please)

Thanks

I hoop the stabilizer and float the shirt on top, and then use straight pins to hold it to the stabilizer, I am not familiar with clamps.

Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.

So cute, and she looks very happy with it!

These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:
First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:

WOW Andrea, everything is amazing, you put so much work and love into these gifts! I saw the pictures and the video and I can tell that they absolutely love the books! So sweet of you!

 

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Andrea-WOW! Kade's book is so awesome! The video shows how much he loves it! All the pages are so incredible but I really love the Tree of Life! I also love the leopard and I bet Kade will too-he looks so soft.

I had an interesting afternoon. My dd fell in love with Chip 'n Dale on our last trip. So, when planning outfits for our upcoming trip, I knew I had to make something with C&D on it for her. Well, I can't find any C&D fabric in the US, so I had to order it on Ebay from Malaysia. The transaction went well, and I ordered from a seller with lots of transactions and 100% feedback. The shipping was really fast. It was actually precut 4X4 squares. I thought it would be perfect for a patchwork twirl skirt. Well, I sewed the squares together and when I was ironing the seams flat, the iron made the fabric shrink. A lot I can't believe it. It shrunk about 1/2 inch each way, at least! I think it's still going to work, I'll just have to make the yoke and bottom ruffle each wider than planned. I always prewash my fabric in hot, so I've never had this happen, and since they were precut squares, prewashing was not an option. Oh well, live and learn, right?

A while back, somebody asked if anyone else top-stitches patchwork. Do you mean topstitch each and every seam on each square? The thought had not occurred to me to do that, but maybe I should before I assemble this skirt. What do you think?

I don't topstitch every square. I did topstitch the rows.

If your DD loves Chip & Dale you should consider doing the character meal at Garden Grill at the Land Pavillion in Epcot. The food is just OK at best but the character interaction is really awesome and Chip & Dale are really great there.

 

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Guess what! The Mr. just gave the go-ahead for the Girls Trip that DD18 wants to take!

It looks like we'll be checking in on June 19th and out on June 24th! How cool is that!?!? We're going to be checking into the College Program for summer 2012 for DD while we're there and maybe even an internship for me since I'm already a Disney Store Cast Member.

Now I need to get started on those customs she wants and I'm hoping someone can recommend a few patterns. We need a bowling shirt for a juniors size 1/2 or XS (teeny, I know) and a misses medium to large. I don't care if they're technically men's patterns. I don't think it would matter much with this kind of shirt, would it? I also need a stripwork skirt pattern in the same sizes. Which ones do y'all use?

Right now we're so excited we're practically vibrating!

Thanks for "listening"!

Lori in East Podunk

Congrats on your trip. I am curious as to why you chose the bowling shirt vs. a woman's blouse. A woman's blouse isn't that hard to do compard to a bowling shirt.

Since our float was Disney themed I decided to post about it.
We were in a little Mardi Gras parade called Krewe Le Petite Enfants. I made Hannah's dress for Disney in December. I'm not sure if I ever posted it here.
I hate editing pictures.
Hannah had a blast and is looking forward to the rest of the parades this weekend.

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Going to parade tomorrow so I should be sleeping. I always end up posting on the dis at 3 am. It calls to me then.
In case anyone was wondering my mom's cat scans last month showed that her cancer is shrinking. They say its still really bad and terminal, but I believe God can work miracles.. and cancer shrinking sure sounds like one to me. Chemo is making her really sick though. That part is so rough. Little Hannah doesn't understand why she isn't getting better either.

Hannah is so cute on the float. I am glad to hear your mom's cancer is shrinking. I am sorry to hear about chemo's side effects.

Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.

Good job on that dress. You will be making ruffles and twirly dresses in no time!

These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:

Luggage tags for all (Front):

back of luggage tags:

Jackson's Eye Spy Bag -- front with Perry:

Back with P&F:

Kade's sensory books -- for those who don't know Kade has a visual processing disorder. He can see some colors but has trouble processing what he sees so I tried to keep the images simple with lots of texture. I actually took better pictures of the book after posting these on the Big Give board, but I'm too lazy to upload them to photobucket.

First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:

First pages are Mickey and Pluto. I did Mickey in a shimmery red fun foam (b/c Kade can see red) and Pluto is out of felt with fabric paint eyes and nose that are kind of like a patent leather feel, and his ears are floppy and stuffed:

Next I did a wooden train for the railroad, a fun foam race car for the speedway highlighted with some puff paint (#3 b/c Kade is 3 y/o) and a page with suncatchers and a fun foam pirate for Pirates of the Caribbean:

Then DHS with a wooden star, fun foam Handy Manny, and foam Toy Story Puzzle pieces:

Up with real balloons (my sewing machine hated sewing balloons!) and Monster's Inc which was just an iron to which I added taggies -- one was mylar b/c Kade really likes mylar.

And for Epcot all I did was the seas. Dory is not finished in this photo but she now has eyes! These are mainly made out of gift bags and mylar. The jelly fish has ribbon legs that Kade can grab:

And then I made an AK book. I used precut felt for the pages so it was a bit easier to put together. For both books I inserted plastic grid covered with quilt batting which makes the pages stand up a bit -- not too floppy.

Cover:

First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:

Then and elephant made from shelf liner with a floppy ear and braided tail and a furry zebra (his tail is movable as well):

A lion made with yarn on plastic grid and a furry giraffe:

And my personal favorite pages: A monkey out of pom poms and a macaw of fun foam and feathers.

These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.

Andrea - those books are AMAZING!! I am sure Kade's family will treasure them forever. The luggage tags and eye spy bags are great too. Thank you so much for making these gifts for the family!