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

[L & B Mom]

So many great ideas . . . I can't wait to get started sewing again.

 

[lovesdumbo]

dangerous post- i just went to converse.com
i was looking for those nemo shoes- anyhow
you can customize your very own pair of dr seuss shoes!!! down the the thread, the grommets and the racing stripe. you can even add a name!!!even if you dont want to buy them for real, it is so cool just to build them. it is in the kids section
don't say i didnt warn you

Very cool! You can customize others too. I did some black/red/yellow ones just to see what they would look like. Really cute! I've never worn converse. I don't think I could wear them all day at Disney.

 

[lovesdumbo]

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their kind remarks about the dress I posted a few days ago (as well as my DD and her father daughter dance!). Your kindness is very much appreciated.

I also wanted to tell you how much your wishes for your health have meant to me. It has been a long road, and it is not completely travelled yet, but I am grateful to have come as far as I have. I'm very grateful that none of the conditions for which I've been treated are not serious, life threatening situations. Simply getting older and dealing with issues that should have been dealt with years ago. I joke that once you hit 40, it's time for a tune up! That's what's happened to me (though I'm 41!). Time to get rid of spare parts, lube up the ones you've got and keep moving!

So, I've spent a lot of time cutting things out getting them ready to sew. I'm going to a scrapbook retreat this weekend, and I'm planning to sew instead of scrapbook. I'm trying to get all of the things I want to sew into bags - already cut and ready to stitch! After this weekend, I should have a LOT of items ready to post.

Hope you're feeling 100% soon!

 

[PurpleEars]

DD likes the bowling shirt look. I've looked at patterns for womens' blouses, but none of the styles I've seen have been quite right. If you have any suggestios I'd sure love to hear them!

Thanks!

Lori in East Podunk

If she likes the bowling shirt look, I would go with a bowling shirt! I actually drafted my last blouse (very simple with darts at the appropriate locations). I think there is one from McCall's that would be quite similar - M2094.

My first share here, we are going to Disneyland Paris in a few weeks (girls don't know yet) and I made these for our trip. The shirts, except the cake one, I ordered on Etsy. The clay beads I also ordered on Etsy, but I made the rest.

All the outfits are beautiful! I just chose a few that I liked the most!

so since kade's biggive is out...i guess i can post a pic of my first project in a long time....again...thank you ladies...now my mind is working overdrive to get some stuff done before our trip in may!!!

and stupid beginner question warning: i saw yesterday that they sell bobbin thread.....does you really need a seperate thread for the bobbin...i'm been just using the same thread as i do my stitching with if that makes sense??

i hope you don't mind but i'm sure i'll have a tone of 'stupid beginner questions'

Fun hats! I saw others have answered your bobbin thread question. Please continue to ask "beginner questions." I am sure someone else has the same questions too - also it is good for people who know the answer a refresher too.

I finally got a few pictures from DH camera with our clothes. When at MK were heard people say "it's them". The pirate outfits made an impact.

Awesome pirate outfit. This picture is inspiring me to do a patchwork skirt for myself!

Hi all! I am new to the board and new to this thread.. I got a sewing machine for Christmas but have never sewn a thing.. YIKES! My family and I are going on our first Disney trip this summer and I would love to make some of the cute clothes I have seen on etsy for our trip.. Anyone have any pointers or suggestions? The main thing I would like to do are the mickey and minnie head shirts. There will be 4 adults (in-laws, DH and I) and 4 kids(3 boys, 1 girl) Any and all suggestions would be great!

I just want to say welcome! I would suggest reading the link about hand applique if you want to do Mickey and Minnie head shirts.

Hi, I don't post much and my computer was giving me a hard time lately. I love everything everyone does. I also haven't had a camera for a few months. So we finaly upgrated our phones so I can take pictures. I just finished DD Easter dress.

This is a beautiful dress! Good job!

All the girl stuff is SOOO stinkin cute...makes me wish I had a girl....but I have two boys and I can never seem to find super cute stuff for them. Any ideas? Here's a pic of DS2 in an outfit I made for his bday...Literally finished the shorts minutes before the party started.

This is a cute outfit for a boy. Thank you for sharing. I don't have any suggestions for cute clothing for boys - though I make quite a few bowling shirts for boys.

Made this HM outfit for a kiddo's sister on the big give. The best thing was that I Finally got to use my new serger!! I can tell that it really was hardly used at all!!! Its so much easier to thread than my singer, and already my stitches and especially my rolled hems look MUCH different!!!!!! So, why not do a bunch of ruffles, right???

This is what Im sending to Jackson and Kade

Im also sending these special slings for Kade. After talking back and forth with Mom and Dad (as an OT and a DIS friend), I wondered if these would help support his arms so he could practice moving them more. I've had a lot of experience with kids with disorders causing low tone, and have used these before. They will suspend the slings from a baby gym or a tension rod over top of him. There is a set for his arms, and a single for his legs. Im hoping they will work!! I just wish I could meet this little fella!!!

Awesome Hannah Montana outfit Wendy!

I am sure the family will enjoy what you have prepared for Jackson and Kade. I just want to say thank you so much for organizing AND making things for the Big Gives!

I'm back - I had to step away while I finished my sewing because I kept getting more and more ideas and not enough time to do any of it. LOL.


I have pictures from our cruise on the Magic last week though.

The girl's sailaway dresses. I love these dresses.

I still have a few more days of pictures to upload, but I wanted to go ahead and share a few pictures.

I liked all the outfits. The girls are so cute!

I made this little dress in an hour tonight! WooHoo! I am running out of time to make our local wish family's outfits. Savy, this pattern is also from Youcanmakethis.com and was really easy and FAST!

How long does it take you experienced sewers to make the simply sweet? I have fabric for a couple more, but need to plan time .

Beautiful pairing of fabrics. I don't have any experience with the Simply Sweet simply becaues I prefer the stripwork jumper look for some reason.

I have a men's small commercial Disney shirt. Should I turn it into a sleeveless womans fitted shirt with darts or a sundress?

I don't have any suggestions, but knowing your skills, you will turn it into something beautiful!

so, i am craving spring and put this together ( along with 12 other things!) this past weekend. its the striped jumper pattern, obvi without the stripework.

Beautiful dress. I wish spring is around the corner, but somehow I just don't think so. I suspect we will see snow until May! At least we are finally supposed to have a day time high of 40 degrees F tomorrow!

I am quite a few pages behind again, going to catch up now. But first, I had to tell all of you my good news for the weekend.

My youngest daughter, Brooke, is pregnant and expecting Sept. 17. I get to be a Granna for a 3rd time and now have a new little one to sew for. We are sooo excited!! Just had to stop in and tell my friends!!!

Congratulations! I hope Brooke will have a healthy and uneventful pregnancy. I am sure you will be making lots of wonderful things for this baby!

Here are the shirts I did for Kade's big give for them to wear to the Wishes Dessert Party, using heathersue's dessert designs:

Good job on the shirts (just like usual). Thank you so much for making them for this family. I am sure they will have a good time at the dessert party with these shirts on!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their kind remarks about the dress I posted a few days ago (as well as my DD and her father daughter dance!). Your kindness is very much appreciated.

I also wanted to tell you how much your wishes for your health have meant to me. It has been a long road, and it is not completely travelled yet, but I am grateful to have come as far as I have. I'm very grateful that none of the conditions for which I've been treated are not serious, life threatening situations. Simply getting older and dealing with issues that should have been dealt with years ago. I joke that once you hit 40, it's time for a tune up! That's what's happened to me (though I'm 41!). Time to get rid of spare parts, lube up the ones you've got and keep moving!

So, I've spent a lot of time cutting things out getting them ready to sew. I'm going to a scrapbook retreat this weekend, and I'm planning to sew instead of scrapbook. I'm trying to get all of the things I want to sew into bags - already cut and ready to stitch! After this weekend, I should have a LOT of items ready to post.

I am glad to hear that you are recovering. I can't wait to see your creations!

Here is the shower curtain that I made

Very cheerful colours!

Also can anyone recommend a good online fabric store that carry's all of the wonderful Disney Character prints I see displayed here? or at least some...

Last weekend I went to every Fabric store on this island and I quickly realised I'll be doing 99% of my shopping online and importing my fabric, supplies and other materials .....so disappointing...on the upside just 2 more weeks until I can order my sewing machine....

I love all of the Suess outfits/skirts. You guys have such great taste in fabrics. Are most of these cotton fabrics? What is the technical term. I need to go back to post one and do some more goggling...

I <3 this thread. I spend most of my DIS time reading here now then anywhere esle...

I'd suggest Joann's (though please save some fabric for me since I will be putting an order in before my Disneyland trip They don't ship outside of the US so I put in an order every time I go down for a trip).

I just wanted to stop by real quick and show pictures of my latest outfit... Cinderella.

The carriage is my own design... any tips for working with silver embroidery thread??? It took me 4 hours to embroider this teeny-tiny carriage! Ouch...

And the headband - which I love!

Thanks for looking everyone.

Next up is Aurora.
D~

Beautiful. I am not sure why silver thread will give you troubles, was it fraying on you? I never had problems with metallic threads when I did cross stitching with them.

 

[Fruto76]

I love the dress,skirt and the fabric WELL DONE . Would you mind sharing what pattern you used for the dress and skirt and where I might find it...



I <3 this thread. I spend most of my DIS time reading here now then anywhere esle...

The dress pattern is McCall's M6271. I altered it just a bit. It's a balloon type skirt, so I adjusted it to have a hem band, instead. But it was fairly simple to follow.
The skirt was an online tutorial I found. I will be happy to send you a link, not sure if I can post it here? my email is fruto76@yahoo.com. It's super easy and fairly quick. I am actually finishing up one now, that I started tonight after dinner.
The Tink fabric I picked up at JoAnn's a week or 2 ago, and they said they had just recently got it in. I also got the REd dots at JoAnn's. I went to my WalMart today and they had some Cars and Toy Story fabric that JoAnn's didnt. I have to get going on my boys shirts!

 

[weluvdizne]

I'm thinking about trying out the Carly Bubble Romper for my little guy. Does it run big, small or true to size? Also, how hard are snaps? Is there some special tool I should invest in for snaps?

I finished my first Simply Sweet last night. It's for our trip in the fall. I made it big, thinking my dd will grow, and she better. It's pretty big on her. My mother tried to re-assure me that she sure will grow and it will fit just fine. Note to self, take safety pins and a sewing kit along.
Will try to post a pic tomorrow.

 

[GlassSlippers]

Thanks for the pattern suggestion for the bowling shirt! This one looks just right. I'm going to have to buy two since DD is teensy weensy and I'm...well...not , but it will be worth it! She's so excited she can hardly stand it. I'm hoping for a pattern sale at JoAnn or Hobby Lobby!

Thanks again!

Lori in East Podunk

 

[Granna4679]

Thanks everyone on the congrats and well wishes for my new soon-to-be grandbaby. We will find out first week of May if it is a boy or girl. She has already decided on fabric for baby bedding so as soon as I know if it needs ruffles or not, I will start on that.

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.

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.

These pictures (and the outfits) are just precious. I love the princess poofy skirts too. And I love the picture with Cinderella. How cute is that! Oh, and don't sell yourself short...your "just a peasant dress" is precious!

Thanks....and to the certain someone with the American Girl Disney inspired clothes...your prices are way too low!

Nini

I agree Nini - the prices are too low!

I am home but tired from our vacation. I also got a bad cold while down in Florida so not feeling so well. The day of our arrival we had 6 people all in pirate attire. One fellow disboutiquer talked to DH but I was in line and never got to say hi.

I guess our outfits made an impact as we hear "it's them" and got many comments all day long. I would post pictures but they are on the other computer.

We had a blast and are so happy to be going back in just 3 weeks. Because my DVC contact didn't close yet, I was able to do a 25 point add on. I am still DVC!!

I finally got a few pictures from DH camera with our clothes. When at MK were heard people say "it's them". The pirate outfits made an impact.

Welcome back April. I LOVE the pirate outfits and how everyone matched. What a great picture!

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

Yay! So happy you will be going to Disney.

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.

What a little cutie!!

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.

You did a great job on a first dress...even brave enough to add a band at the bottom. That's a big step.

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

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:

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:

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.

Wow...what a special gift! Andrea - you have a heart of gold to spend that much time and make such awesome books. The time you spent will be forever treasured by this family.

My first share here, we are going to Disneyland Paris in a few weeks (girls don't know yet) and I made these for our trip. The shirts, except the cake one, I ordered on Etsy. The clay beads I also ordered on Etsy, but I made the rest.

Great outfits....and such adorable children. Love the nemo shoes too.

Hi, I don't post much and my computer was giving me a hard time lately. I love everything everyone does. I also haven't had a camera for a few months. So we finaly upgrated our phones so I can take pictures. I just finished DD Easter dress.

Front

Love love love this fabric and dress. I used this pattern for Christmas dresses. It is just beautiful. You did a great job on the pleats around the waistline. They were not the easiest thing to do, as I remember.

Love the family pictures April!!!!!



ADORABLE!!! I love the shirt and the shorts!!! your little one is so CUTE!!!

Made this HM outfit for a kiddo's sister on the big give. The best thing was that I Finally got to use my new serger!! I can tell that it really was hardly used at all!!! Its so much easier to thread than my singer, and already my stitches and especially my rolled hems look MUCH different!!!!!! So, why not do a bunch of ruffles, right???

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Wendy - everything was just so cute. Great job on the ruffles on the Audrey skirt. It looks so cute.

I'm back - I had to step away while I finished my sewing because I kept getting more and more ideas and not enough time to do any of it. LOL.


I have pictures from our cruise on the Magic last week though.

The girl's sailaway dresses. I love these dresses.

Alice's Pirate Dress

I still have a few more days of pictures to upload, but I wanted to go ahead and share a few pictures.

So happy to see you back. Looks like everyone had a great time. Alice is getting so big!

so, i am craving spring and put this together ( along with 12 other things!) this past weekend. its the striped jumper pattern, obvi without the stripework.

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If that doesn't get you in the mood for spring, I don't know what will. Very cute!

I saw that on Facebook...but I have to tell you...I am soooo jealous! I have one grand daughter...and her momma and daddy have said that is all! My daughter and her hubby have to wait until 3 years after his final chemo before they try...(just a few more months!); and my other son is in no hurry to make any type of commitment to anyone...not even his DOG (which lives at my house!)

I'm seriously thinking about adopting grand children! Have fun with you new little one...do you know if it is a girl or boy yet?

Health and happiness to Mommy and child!

Nini

Ahh....Nini - don't be too jealous. I am super happy for them but as we speak, they are awaiting Army orders. Right now, she doesn't know where she will even have this baby. I am a little bit bummed that I may not be there WHEN it is born. Of course, God willing, I will get the next flight to whereever!! Despite that though...we are excited and can't wait to find out what it is.

Here are the shirts I did for Kade's big give for them to wear to the Wishes Dessert Party, using heathersue's dessert designs:

Ellen, these are great! Makes me want dessert right now! You did a great job on these!

 

[*Toadstool*]

dangerous post- i just went to converse.com
i was looking for those nemo shoes- anyhow
you can customize your very own pair of dr seuss shoes!!! down the the thread, the grommets and the racing stripe. you can even add a name!!!even if you dont want to buy them for real, it is so cool just to build them. it is in the kids section
don't say i didnt warn you

That sounds so cool!
I love Nemo and would totally wear them. lol
Hannah would hate wearing converse. I'm not sure I get the converse craze either. Maybe its for the older kids? I just think they aren't very pretty. I think I must be the only one though.

We have been going down to Grand Isle between Christmas and New Years since I was a baby, but last year was the first time we made it for Mardi Gras. We loved it! We went to parades in Golden Meadow, LaRose, and Cut Off and of course Grand Isle. Part of me wishes we could move down there. My dh has never been, and I'm not sure it's his style. I'd have to take him down for a vacation, but most of our vacations tend to be to WDW!

Who do you order Japanese fabric from on Etsy. I've been too nervous, but now, I'm thinking that's the way to go.

I've ordered from ThisandThatFromJapan http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThisandThatFromJapan?ref=pr_shop
That is so neat that you have came to Grand Isle that much! We haven't gotten to go to the beach yet this year. My DH isn't big on the beach, so I hope I can convince him to go soon! I live in Cut Off.

Are you using embroidery floss? Get DMC or Anchor embroidery floss. They are both great to work with. The cheap stuff is a pain in the booty.
I do alot of hand embroidery and smocking and I use floss or floche.. much easier to work with than other threads I have found. Metallic threads are notoriously bad.. so if you want to use metallic machine embroidery thread get the good brands and not the cheapo ones. It makes a huge difference!

Thanks everyone on the congrats and well wishes for my new soon-to-be grandbaby. We will find out first week of May if it is a boy or girl. She has already decided on fabric for baby bedding so as soon as I know if it needs ruffles or not, I will start on that.

Congrats!! How awesome you are going to make the bedding. I wanted to make Hannah's baby bedding.. my MIL insisted upon making it.. asked me what I wanted and made the complete opposite. Have to say I'm a bit jealous cause I know what you will make will be beautiful!!!

I have a men's small commercial Disney shirt. Should I turn it into a sleeveless womans fitted shirt with darts or a sundress?

I say yes on the fitted shirt! Sounds very cute. I love darts. I like a good fitting garment.

and a close

Very pretty! I have some of that fabric sitting in my stash.

Wow!! They are going to be a hit! Those shirts look so yummy! hehe!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their kind remarks about the dress I posted a few days ago (as well as my DD and her father daughter dance!). Your kindness is very much appreciated.

I also wanted to tell you how much your wishes for your health have meant to me. It has been a long road, and it is not completely travelled yet, but I am grateful to have come as far as I have. I'm very grateful that none of the conditions for which I've been treated are not serious, life threatening situations. Simply getting older and dealing with issues that should have been dealt with years ago. I joke that once you hit 40, it's time for a tune up! That's what's happened to me (though I'm 41!). Time to get rid of spare parts, lube up the ones you've got and keep moving!

So, I've spent a lot of time cutting things out getting them ready to sew. I'm going to a scrapbook retreat this weekend, and I'm planning to sew instead of scrapbook. I'm trying to get all of the things I want to sew into bags - already cut and ready to stitch! After this weekend, I should have a LOT of items ready to post.

Hope you are feeling better. I hope you have some awesome doctors. It seems like the doctors in Houston are pretty top notch for the most part. MD Anderson in Houston has been great for my mom.
Cutting out is my least favorite part! Hope to see what you made soon.

Did you all see that Simplicity patterns are $1.99 at Joanns this week? I should not have gone in there. I bought 8 patterns and bunch of other stuff. I am already up to my eyeballs in projects!

oooh! I want some patterns!

The fabric came from fabric shack it is called Lily & Will from Moda, they have blue, green and pink; and coming out this month is Yellow and Aqua.

disneygirlsanddrew- the pattern is https://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/featured-products/natalie-dress-sizes-2-8.htm. The pattern seemed to run a little small, Ash usually wears a 4/5 so I made a 5 and it is very snug on her, I easily could have made a 6 in this dress.

Oh thank you! I have a quilt shop near me that carries alot of Moda. I bet they have it. I already have an Easter dress half way done, but I just love fabric with bunnies on it. I'm sure it will hop into my stash soon.

 

[VBAndrea]

so, i am craving spring and put this together ( along with 12 other things!) this past weekend. its the striped jumper pattern, obvi without the stripework.

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and a close up on the FSL ( free standing lace) flower accents i did. then are not sewn on yet

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Every time I saw that fabric in the store I was so tempted to buy it, but never did (too many other unfinished projects). I love what you did with it. It is gorgeous and the flower accents are superb!

I am quite a few pages behind again, going to catch up now. But first, I had to tell all of you my good news for the weekend.

My youngest daughter, Brooke, is pregnant and expecting Sept. 17. I get to be a Granna for a 3rd time and now have a new little one to sew for. We are sooo excited!! Just had to stop in and tell my friends!!!

Congrats! Hope she has an easy, healthy pregnancy.

Here are the shirts I did for Kade's big give for them to wear to the Wishes Dessert Party, using heathersue's dessert designs:

Those are awesome and it's so wonderful that you (and many others on the Big GIve) made shirts for the Grandparents as well.

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their kind remarks about the dress I posted a few days ago (as well as my DD and her father daughter dance!). Your kindness is very much appreciated.

I also wanted to tell you how much your wishes for your health have meant to me. It has been a long road, and it is not completely travelled yet, but I am grateful to have come as far as I have. I'm very grateful that none of the conditions for which I've been treated are not serious, life threatening situations. Simply getting older and dealing with issues that should have been dealt with years ago. I joke that once you hit 40, it's time for a tune up! That's what's happened to me (though I'm 41!). Time to get rid of spare parts, lube up the ones you've got and keep moving!

So, I've spent a lot of time cutting things out getting them ready to sew. I'm going to a scrapbook retreat this weekend, and I'm planning to sew instead of scrapbook. I'm trying to get all of the things I want to sew into bags - already cut and ready to stitch! After this weekend, I should have a LOT of items ready to post.

Glad to hear nothing was too serious. My issue with the 40's is no one can seem to help me or figure out what is wrong. Aggravating. Hopefully you're through the worst and on the mend.
Have a happy sewing weekend. I can't wait to see everything you make -- you always do such great work!

Here is the shower curtain that I made

Very pretty and I love bright bathrooms

Did you all see that Simplicity patterns are $1.99 at Joanns this week? I should not have gone in there. I bought 8 patterns and bunch of other stuff. I am already up to my eyeballs in projects!

Joann's is having a fabulous sale this week -- Calico prints (= Minnie Dot) are 30% off, Snuggle Flannel is $1.99/yd and quilting cottins are 50% off. I also have a 50% off coupon. Licensed fabrics are on sale too, but nothing wowed me.
I really should go look at their patterns and give a try at a commercial one.

 

[VBAndrea]

I just wanted to stop by real quick and show pictures of my latest outfit... Cinderella.

The carriage is my own design... any tips for working with silver embroidery thread??? It took me 4 hours to embroider this teeny-tiny carriage! Ouch...

And the headband - which I love!

Thanks for looking everyone.

Next up is Aurora.
D~

Hmpf -- I had multiquoted you but obviously lost it! Your Cinderella is really cute and the carriage is fabulous, but 4 HOURS!!!!

I should be posting some AG doll outfits within the next week or so (want to finish my Big Give first) as dd has suddenly become interested in AG. She happened to need a magazine pic for an art project at school and I knew the catalogue had horse pics so I gave it to her and then she proceeded to let me know what doll she wanted and what accessories. Fortunately, a couple of years ago my mom bought Samantha for $5 at Goodwill and she is in excellent shape and Samantha looks very similar to the doll Alexa wanted -- phew -- that saved me $95! I'm just going to use Carla's dolly patterns that I already have and have dd help me make some of the clothes. She is very interested in learning to sew so this will give her a start. We surely won't be doing anything as elaborate as your outfits!

 

[DMGeurts]

Beautiful. I am not sure why silver thread will give you troubles, was it fraying on you? I never had problems with metallic threads when I did cross stitching with them.

Well, my first problem is that the metallic portion is wrapped around a type of thread... Well, the metallic portion likes to get caught on itself - so it creates huge knots in the back - well, when I go back to fix them (because I'm picky about my backs looking as nice as my front) - it turns into a huge mess. Eventually, my thread breaks and I have to rework everything. It was really frustrating. It was also fraying and the metallic portion was seperating from the cotton portion - so it was creating a sliding effect... it was really crazy.

Are you using embroidery floss? Get DMC or Anchor embroidery floss. They are both great to work with. The cheap stuff is a pain in the booty.
I do alot of hand embroidery and smocking and I use floss or floche.. much easier to work with than other threads I have found. Metallic threads are notoriously bad.. so if you want to use metallic machine embroidery thread get the good brands and not the cheapo ones. It makes a huge difference!

I am using DMC... So, I am not sure what the problem is... The floss I am using has sort of a "tin foil" feel to it... maybe I should get something that's a little more soft? I know I saw some different, more "cottony" looking threads when I was at the fabric store - but I just grabbed this because I was in a hurry.

Hmpf -- I had multiquoted you but obviously lost it! Your Cinderella is really cute and the carriage is fabulous, but 4 HOURS!!!!

I should be posting some AG doll outfits within the next week or so (want to finish my Big Give first) as dd has suddenly become interested in AG. She happened to need a magazine pic for an art project at school and I knew the catalogue had horse pics so I gave it to her and then she proceeded to let me know what doll she wanted and what accessories. Fortunately, a couple of years ago my mom bought Samantha for $5 at Goodwill and she is in excellent shape and Samantha looks very similar to the doll Alexa wanted -- phew -- that saved me $95! I'm just going to use Carla's dolly patterns that I already have and have dd help me make some of the clothes. She is very interested in learning to sew so this will give her a start. We surely won't be doing anything as elaborate as your outfits!

Thank you - I know 4 hours was truly insane!

I can't wait to see what you create for your dd's Samantha... I am a huge believer in imaginative play, so I think it's fabulous that your dd got such a great doll at a great price! Once she starts creating outfits for her - the sky is the limit...

D~

 

[cogero]

AG dolls are the one toy I do not mind spending money on. THey are truly made to last. I am thinking of making DD some doll clothes for Easter. She has a few AG dolls and she devours the books that go with them.

I had a nasty headache all day yesterday and it has finally gone away. I hate taking any kind of meds so I took finally took 2 tylenol and that took the edge off it.

Unfortunately it meant I never made it back to any sewing or crafting. Going to try and pack up a give to drop by the post office on my way to work.

 

[cajunfan]

That is so neat that you have came to Grand Isle that much! We haven't gotten to go to the beach yet this year. My DH isn't big on the beach, so I hope I can convince him to go soon! I live in Cut Off.

It's a small world after all...I grew up in Avondale...all my family is still in the area...my brother is in Desallmands...I have been in Nashville for the last 20 years, but still go down often. We may be related! My dad's family is originally from the CutOff/LaRose area, although he grew up in Westwego!

Lynn

 

[RubberDuckyRanch]

Question for you all about plain red fabric --how many times do you wash it before you use it to prevent bleeding colors?

 

[RubberDuckyRanch]

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

I am so excited about this - i preordered that a while ago from overtherainbow. Can't wait!

I feel like I am never going to catch up. I am still on page 28 but I don't like skipping around because I don't like missing ANYTHING!

But, I need some help....
I downloaded the free stitch era software so I can start putting names on things, but I am having a hard time figuring it out. I thought words would be simple. When I pick out a font and type out the name, it is just an outline of the font instead of each letter being filled in like a satin stitch. (hopefully I am making sense). Can anyone help me out and tell me how to do this? I am trying to get a shirt done for a birthday party tomorrow. Her name is Addison. Also, how do I get the Disney font in the program to use?

thanks so much! Now back to page 28 to keep reading.....

ok - when you have the screen open to the lettering part and the words are typed in the box -- over to your right hand side is a big A click on the words under it to get a menu that you can then pick how you want the leters stitched out - outline, fill in, pattern fill etc. they always look black with a red outline for me after I do that.

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!

Revrob! Hope your recovery is going well! Can't wait to see some of your quilts too! Your daughter is just adorable! Love the dress too!

Sorry to be repeating myself but I didn't get an answer when I originally posted this question. I am just curious about ESTY and also one of my co-workers' wives makes homemade soaps that everyone loves. I told him I thought ESTY might be a good place for her to broaden her market. Thanks for any info!

I have had my shop open for a little bit. I only[have like 7 things in it.

Sorry, I have no experience with ETSY except purchasing a few designs on there now and then.

I still cant find my perfect rainbow design!!

what kind of rainbow are you looking for?

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 the trip! I so want to go down & do an internship!

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.

Hey! Hannah looks so big! I bet she had loads of fun! You are not alone in when disboards call to you - I just wish I could check it from work. They are "cracking down" on non-work related computer use at work. So i can check from my iphone but i can't quote so well.

 

[mom2rtk]

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!

Hi Shannon!

What a gorgeous dress!

I'm sorry to hear about your health issues. I hope the tune-up is over and you can get on to some Disney planning soon!

 

[RubberDuckyRanch]

I'm thinking about trying out the Carly Bubble Romper for my little guy. Does it run big, small or true to size? Also, how hard are snaps? Is there some special tool I should invest in for snaps?

I finished my first Simply Sweet last night. It's for our trip in the fall. I made it big, thinking my dd will grow, and she better. It's pretty big on her. My mother tried to re-assure me that she sure will grow and it will fit just fine. Note to self, take safety pins and a sewing kit along.
Will try to post a pic tomorrow.

I ALWAYS bring safety pins. I find that the simply sweet is always big around on my skinny minnie girls.


ok FINALLY caught up on like 20 pages!!!!
ok off to get my red out of the dryer and start doing some projects.

 

[mom2rtk]

Question for you all about plain red fabric --how many times do you wash it before you use it to prevent bleeding colors?

I actually wash all of my solid red fabric in hot water with a dye fixative. I think it might be called retayne. If you need me to check, let me know. I order it online. I put red sashes on light color dresses a lot, and can't take a chance on it bleeding.

 

[Miz Diz]

Someone posted a picture of a knit dress they made on here a while back and I am trying to find the pattern. It was a You Can Make this Pattern. For some reason, I can't find it. It was knit, and like a tank top, but it was a dress. Anyone know what I'm talking about?