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

[jessica52877]

I just mentioned this dilemma to my dh (of course it is not the first time I've mentioned it. Only the first time he's paid any attention to it!) Within about 10 minutes he found an external 3.5 inch drive that plugs into my USB on my computer. It cost under $12 on Amazon. Plus he got me a 10 pack of 3.5 inch floppies. I actually had to add a book into my order so that I could qualify for Amazon Prime! I can't wait until I get everything. I hope it comes on Monday!

Woo hoo! I never thought of amazon! I needed to spend $2.92 more last night and was agonizing over what to buy! It defeated buying the game on sale in the end!

Perhaps you can print out the designs and write the path (where the file is located) on the paper. When you back up, write down which media (CD, floppy, USB key, whatever) and what number on the paper. File the pieces of paper in a binder (sort by character or whichever makes sense to you). This is how I keep track of databases at work and I wonder if it will work for organizing embroidery files?



Beautiful Vida and cute shirts!

Back in the day, LOL, about 10 years ago when I first got my machine and was finding lots of free designs and saving them I saved them to a disk and had a notebook with it all laid out. It worked well but that is how I have over 100 disks now!!

 

[teresajoy]

I just mentioned this dilemma to my dh (of course it is not the first time I've mentioned it. Only the first time he's paid any attention to it!) Within about 10 minutes he found an external 3.5 inch drive that plugs into my USB on my computer. It cost under $12 on Amazon. Plus he got me a 10 pack of 3.5 inch floppies. I actually had to add a book into my order so that I could qualify for Amazon Prime! I can't wait until I get everything. I hope it comes on Monday!

YAY!!!! I'm glad you got one!!!

For a recent Big Give with a child under the age of one, I made a color book. (It was perfect for me because I'm a 770 newbie and it gave me a chance to practice.) A couple people on the BG board asked for directions. Basically, it's just a matter of making "placemats" and sewing them together down the middle.

My two questions are what kind of fabric would be best for the pages, and what kind of stabilizer would you use?

The two changes I might make for the third version would be to have the "bottom" two pages on one piece of fabric (so I wouldn't have to sew it together and a little less bulk along the "binding") and I may make the cover wider by half an inch so it goes around the other pages better.

Sorry the pictures are so big. I want to post this before any gremlins come by looking for trouble, but I'll try to go back and resize the photos so I don't single handedly get us up to page 250.

Wow! Thank you for posting these directions. Can I add this to the blog?
Don't worry, picture size doesn't get us more pages! I like big pictures.

 

[SallyfromDE]

My two questions are what kind of fabric would be best for the pages, and what kind of stabilizer would you use?

The two changes I might make for the third version would be to have the "bottom" two pages on one piece of fabric (so I wouldn't have to sew it together and a little less bulk along the "binding") and I may make the cover wider by half an inch so it goes around the other pages better.

Sorry the pictures are so big. I want to post this before any gremlins come by looking for trouble, but I'll try to go back and resize the photos so I don't single handedly get us up to page 250.

I just have to tell you that I love your book! Too bad I don't have anyone of this age that could use one. I did think the word colors on the cover is a little hard to see, maybe you could use the mickey head on the cover so the word could jump out. And I know this isn't one of your quesitons. I remember my Mom used to make my sisters alot of these books when they were little. More sewing and hand stitching. And it seemed to me it went together pretty much the way you've done it. Unless you want to think about useing the large riviets in the side, then tie the book together or use rings.

 

[ncmomof2]

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

I love them both but especially the top. The skirt is so cute!

My two questions are what kind of fabric would be best for the pages, and what kind of stabilizer would you use?

The two changes I might make for the third version would be to have the "bottom" two pages on one piece of fabric (so I wouldn't have to sew it together and a little less bulk along the "binding") and I may make the cover wider by half an inch so it goes around the other pages better.

Sorry the pictures are so big. I want to post this before any gremlins come by looking for trouble, but I'll try to go back and resize the photos so I don't single handedly get us up to page 250.

Wow! That is so cute! My only thought when I looked at it was that I would top stich the pages around the edge before sewing the book together.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Can anyone use a Megara costume? I think it might be about a size 8. Maybe a 10. I'm not sure. Kirsta only wore it about 2 or 3 times a few years ago. Certainly not without flaws. I know the zipper gave me a hard time. But I think it's pretty well disguised.

I think I even have the parts to Hades, if you can use that:

 

[erikawolf2004]

This is really cool!

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

These are both adorable, I especially like the Cruise outfit

Thanks for letting me share them.

Once again you have hit it out of the Park!!! You are always an inspiration....the Epcot dress will be going in my ideas file-LOVE IT!!!!

Everyone is full of inspiration lately!!!! I love this group so much...even when I don't have a trip in the works I find lots and lots of inspiration!!!!

 

[erikawolf2004]

I have a new baby

My first project with it....I figured a nightgown was a good place to check out the serger...my DD loves it.

Before the serger arrived I did these last week:

And last but not least, my daughter had her Spring Concert last night at school. I made the costumes for her class...nothing special, but I thought they came out really cute. They did a great job singing a Beattles song

Now to get another project out of that serger

 

[erikawolf2004]

Cute costume-I love the family picture!!!

 

[NiniMorris]

Oh my goodness! I was just about to ask last night if the directions for the color book had been posted and I missed them! Wow! LOVE IT!!!


I refuse to make a comment about the cruise dresses....on the grounds that I want ot go on a cruise so bad....(but I love them!)

Thanks for the thoughts on organizing the embroidery files....I'm making a word document with all the ideas and suggestions and will go down next week while the kids are out of school and I am hiding...er I mean sewing and see what I can do.


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Only because I know you will understand...

I went shopping today for some dishes to use when we dine outside. I knew what I wanted and that I didn't want to spend vcery much money. We were at Target...and they had 2 Mickey Mouse plates...kind of white with a comic book scene with a large Mickey in the middle (remind you of any fabric you've seen lately?) marked for only 26 CENTS! So, my plans quickly changed...I am now the proud owner of 2 square Mickey plates, 2 square white plates, 2 square red plates, 2 square black plates, and 2 square red and white dots plates! Along with a few red and black square bowls... Since the Mickey plates have a great deal of yellow in them, I bought some fabric to make some yellow napkins.

I think we might eat out side tonight...I'm sure burgers and hot dogs will taste great on Mickey plates!


Nini

 

[aimeeg]

Thank you all for the compliments on the cruise sets. They were a lot of fun to make!

I have a delimna ...so what is new? LOL

I know I have bought some embroidery designs, but can't find them on my main computer (after several hours of looking) I'm positive they are there, just not so sure where.

I'm sure I can get the designs again from the person I bought them from if I can't locate them (when she comes back from her vacation! ) but in the mean time I am more concerned with the fact that my designs are not organized in any way on my computer.

I was hoping to get a new computer for the studio and organize everything better on that...but that project had to be put on hold for Disney this year.

So, all of you that have been buying designs for a year or so, how do you have yours organized. I know there are programs you can purchase to help, (with thumbnails of the design as opposed to vague names) but how do you actually organize them on the computer?

(...and yes, I do back up the designs on a disk...about once every 2 months more or less...depends on how many I buy in a month. I have about 10 disks right now...with no idea as to what is on each disk! Bad....I know!)


Oddly, I don't have that problem with my patterns. All of my Carla C are together in alphabetical order. I use them often enough I have no problem remembering how they are listed.



Thanks,


Nini

I have all of my sewing things organized into two main folders- digital designs and sewing patterns. The patterns are in subfolders- skirts, tops, dresses, bottoms, etc... The digital designs are also in subfolders by character or theme.

Lori from Taylor*Tots*Designs gave me a great tip when I bought my machine. As soon as you as you download the design file it right away.

 

[aboveH20]

Wow! Thank you for posting these directions. Can I add this to the blog?
Don't worry, picture size doesn't get us more pages! I like big pictures.

Sure, I'm honored.

I just have to tell you that I love your book! Too bad I don't have anyone of this age that could use one. I did think the word colors on the cover is a little hard to see, maybe you could use the mickey head on the cover so the word could jump out. And I know this isn't one of your quesitons. I remember my Mom used to make my sisters alot of these books when they were little. More sewing and hand stitching. And it seemed to me it went together pretty much the way you've done it. Unless you want to think about useing the large riviets in the side, then tie the book together or use rings.

Good point about the title on the cover. Thanks.

Wow! That is so cute! My only thought when I looked at it was that I would top stich the pages around the edge before sewing the book together.

That's a good idea. It would look nice and help secure the sandwich.

I have a new baby

My first project with it....I figured a nightgown was a good place to check out the serger...my DD loves it.

Before the serger arrived I did these last week:

And last but not least, my daughter had her Spring Concert last night at school. I made the costumes for her class...nothing special, but I thought they came out really cute. They did a great job singing a Beattles song

Now to get another project out of that serger

Where to begin. I love the dress, and you made clothes for her class? Yiipes. I know what you mean about needing serger projects. I did a tablecloth and napkins when I first got mine, and did the seams of a patchwork skirt, but haven't used it much lately. And it's FUN!

Oh my goodness! I was just about to ask last night if the directions for the color book had been posted and I missed them! Wow! LOVE IT!!!

Only because I know you will understand...

I went shopping today for some dishes to use when we dine outside. I knew what I wanted and that I didn't want to spend vcery much money. We were at Target...and they had 2 Mickey Mouse plates...kind of white with a comic book scene with a large Mickey in the middle (remind you of any fabric you've seen lately?) marked for only 26 CENTS! So, my plans quickly changed...I am now the proud owner of 2 square Mickey plates, 2 square white plates, 2 square red plates, 2 square black plates, and 2 square red and white dots plates! Along with a few red and black square bowls... Since the Mickey plates have a great deal of yellow in them, I bought some fabric to make some yellow napkins.


Nini

Thanks.

Gotta check out my Target. Friends of ours had us to breakfast and used square plates set at our places oriented like a diamond shape, not square. Afterwards my husband and I each said to the other that we really, really wanted to turn them so they'd be square, not diamonds. Is that OCD? (Can't wait to eat outside up here.)

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

Here's the outfits from Savannah's birthday weekend. If it seems like I went overboard on Rebecca's dresses (but we don't really do that here, do we?) I plan on her wearing them again for our upcoming Dream cruise in June. All the embroidery came from HeatherSue's shop, and I will admit to CASE-ing a few things from the Photobucket account that I fell in love with but aren't creative enough to come up with on my own. If I did CASE something, I tried to give proper credit, just so nobody thinks I did this on my own.

Friday...MK day. Savannah(14) wanted to wear something Birthday-ish, this is the night we'd end up at Ohana for dinner to celebrate, so I made her Heather's Birthday Girl. Marissa(18) wanted a "My heart belongs to Prince Naveen" shirt and Heather was kind enough to add that to her big Valentine heart. On the lower back left of the shirt is a little frog prince I didn't get a pic of. Rebecca is wearing my version of Rapunzel. I couldn't get a pattern I liked, so I made my own. She loves it, and was happy the CM's called her Rapunzel all day. Other little girls told their moms they wanted "THAT" dress when we walked by. lol The second pic shows more of the dress...she wanted the doll in the pic so everyone cold see that they were twins.

Saturday was Epcot day. Savannah chose SE with the Minnie Bow. Rebecca's Minnie dot dress is a remake of an old fav, using CarlaC's Simply Sweet, halter mode. The last time I made the dress I didn't know how to use the embroidery unit on my machine, this time it was so much easier!

Saturday evening was our LaNouba night. If you've never seen the show, it's worth the price of the tickets. We've seen it before, but the big girls were very young and didn't remember it at all, Rebecca wasn't even around then. She enjoyed it so much she was sitting on the edge of her seat trying to catch it all! This dress is one I totally CASE'd from the Amazing Tom. It's my favorite of all she wore all weekend. I had to create the top because I couldnt find a pattern I liked. The recently posted Daisy Kingdom would have worked, but I couldn't find it anywhere near me during the sale. The broadcloth I chose to make it from ended up being a little sheer, so I made a peti out of more broadcloth, the double layer was enough to do the trick, and she liked the increased twirl factor it gave...so she wore it under all her dresses for the weekend. You can see a bit of it in the first pic. I realized when we got home I didn't have any good daylight pics of the dress, so I took the second.

Sunday, our last day...Marissa wore her favorite Alien shirt. She got stopped quite a few times with people asking where she got it. Savannah chose the colors and wording (and spelling) for her pirate Mickey...the words say "Dead mice tell no tails". Rebecca's dress is CASE'd from HeatherSue...there have been many other versions here over the years, but I just fell in love with the little bluebird. My only disappointment is that it doesn't show because it gets lost in the fullness of the skirt.

And at last, something for me! I made myself a Rosetta Bag. I had already decided on the colors, but once I saw Nini's bag with the Mickey trim, I knew it was perfect. I originally wasn't going to bother with the trim. I got stopped a dozen or so times over the weekend to be asked where it came from. This one is the large size, and though it's big, it worked for me.

When Marissa and I were at DHS yesterday for a girls lunch (we do that when the younger 2 are in school and I have a Friday off) I saw this bag. I like the "real" Rosetta better, don't you? I think CarlaC was CASE'd!

 

[MomtoAlexnWilliam]

For a recent Big Give with a child under the age of one, I made a color book. (It was perfect for me because I'm a 770 newbie and it gave me a chance to practice.) A couple people on the BG board asked for directions. Basically, it's just a matter of making "placemats" and sewing them together down the middle.

Here are the directions, with a couple questions at the end and a couple changes I'm thinking of making next time. I'm open to suggestions, remember, I'm a newbie. I made this one for me as a sample after sending off the orignal. The Mickey heads are Heathersue designs.

Materials

cover: cut one 9" x 13"
pages: cut ten 9 " x7"
fusible fleece: cut two 9" x6"
flannel: cut two 9" x 13"
colors: cut one each of eight diferent colors, approx. 4" x 4"
stabilizer: cut ten 12" x 9" (that's what I needed to fit the 5" x 7" hoop)

My two questions are what kind of fabric would be best for the pages, and what kind of stabilizer would you use?

The two changes I might make for the third version would be to have the "bottom" two pages on one piece of fabric (so I wouldn't have to sew it together and a little less bulk along the "binding") and I may make the cover wider by half an inch so it goes around the other pages better.

Sorry the pictures are so big. I want to post this before any gremlins come by looking for trouble, but I'll try to go back and resize the photos so I don't single handedly get us up to page 250.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! The instructions were super clear!!! GREAT job!

This is my first Vida. I got the pattern last week and I tried it out. It was pretty easy to make. Although I have to say that I did not enjoy tracing the pattern. I am not crazy about the yellow Pinkalicious wording on the top. I should have changed the color of the wording even though it is yellow on the front of the book. It doesn't stand out enough. I certainly have plenty of other fabrics that I could have used! I forgot to take pictures of the back but I did ruffles across the back. They turned out a little crooked but not too bad. I think my next try at the ruffles will go more smoothly.

Love the Pinkalicious dress!! We love those books.

I have a new baby

My first project with it....I figured a nightgown was a good place to check out the serger...my DD loves it.

Before the serger arrived I did these last week:

And last but not least, my daughter had her Spring Concert last night at school. I made the costumes for her class...nothing special, but I thought they came out really cute. They did a great job singing a Beattles song

Now to get another project out of that serger

Everything looks great!!! Super cool mom to do class costumes.

Thank you all for the compliments on the cruise sets. They were a lot of fun to make!

I have all of my sewing things organized into two main folders- digital designs and sewing patterns. The patterns are in subfolders- skirts, tops, dresses, bottoms, etc... The digital designs are also in subfolders by character or theme.

Lori from Taylor*Tots*Designs gave me a great tip when I bought my machine. As soon as you as you download the design file it right away.

Aimee, where did the mickey in the wheel design come from?

I also organize as soon as I download a file. The general file is called Embroidery files, then I have subfiles (alpha, disney, birds, girls, birthdays, fish, etc.) It make it super easy to know what I have. I use the PEDesign for all of my work so when I pull up the file a picture of the design comes up as well.

 

[MomtoAlexnWilliam]

here's the outfits from savannah's birthday weekend. If it seems like i went overboard on rebecca's dresses (but we don't really do that here, do we?) i plan on her wearing them again for our upcoming dream cruise in june. All the embroidery came from heathersue's shop, and i will admit to case-ing a few things from the photobucket account that i fell in love with but aren't creative enough to come up with on my own. if i did case something, i tried to give proper credit, just so nobody thinks i did this on my own.

friday...mk day. Savannah(14) wanted to wear something birthday-ish, this is the night we'd end up at ohana for dinner to celebrate, so i made her heather's birthday girl. Marissa(18) wanted a "my heart belongs to prince naveen" shirt and heather was kind enough to add that to her big valentine heart. On the lower back left of the shirt is a little frog prince i didn't get a pic of. Rebecca is wearing my version of rapunzel. I couldn't get a pattern i liked, so i made my own. She loves it, and was happy the cm's called her rapunzel all day. Other little girls told their moms they wanted "that" dress when we walked by. Lol the second pic shows more of the dress...she wanted the doll in the pic so everyone cold see that they were twins.

saturday was epcot day. Savannah chose se with the minnie bow. Rebecca's minnie dot dress is a remake of an old fav, using carlac's simply sweet, halter mode. The last time i made the dress i didn't know how to use the embroidery unit on my machine, this time it was so much easier!

saturday evening was our lanouba night. If you've never seen the show, it's worth the price of the tickets. We've seen it before, but the big girls were very young and didn't remember it at all, rebecca wasn't even around then. She enjoyed it so much she was sitting on the edge of her seat trying to catch it all! This dress is one i totally case'd from the amazing tom. It's my favorite of all she wore all weekend. I had to create the top because i couldnt find a pattern i liked. The recently posted daisy kingdom would have worked, but i couldn't find it anywhere near me during the sale. The broadcloth i chose to make it from ended up being a little sheer, so i made a peti out of more broadcloth, the double layer was enough to do the trick, and she liked the increased twirl factor it gave...so she wore it under all her dresses for the weekend. You can see a bit of it in the first pic. I realized when we got home i didn't have any good daylight pics of the dress, so i took the second.

sunday, our last day...marissa wore her favorite alien shirt. She got stopped quite a few times with people asking where she got it. Savannah chose the colors and wording (and spelling) for her pirate mickey...the words say "dead mice tell no tails". Rebecca's dress is case'd from heathersue...there have been many other versions here over the years, but i just fell in love with the little bluebird. My only disappointment is that it doesn't show because it gets lost in the fullness of the skirt.

and at last, something for me! I made myself a rosetta bag. I had already decided on the colors, but once i saw nini's bag with the mickey trim, i knew it was perfect. I originally wasn't going to bother with the trim. I got stopped a dozen or so times over the weekend to be asked where it came from. This one is the large size, and though it's big, it worked for me.

when marissa and i were at dhs yesterday for a girls lunch (we do that when the younger 2 are in school and i have a friday off) i saw this bag. I like the "real" rosetta better, don't you? I think carlac was case'd!

adorable!!!!

 

[vester]

Hi everyone -

Over the past couple of weeks I've asked two questions. I think that they might just be getting lost in the thread? No one has answered either one of them. I"m just wondering if there is something special I needed to do or a special tag, etc. I need to put if I'm asking a question? Help!

Vester

 

[MomtoAlexnWilliam]

Hi everyone -

Over the past couple of weeks I've asked two questions. I think that they might just be getting lost in the thread? No one has answered either one of them. I"m just wondering if there is something special I needed to do or a special tag, etc. I need to put if I'm asking a question? Help!

Vester

Sorry! What are your 2 questions?

I normally scan a lot and look at pics so posts without pics I just skim.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Hi everyone -

Over the past couple of weeks I've asked two questions. I think that they might just be getting lost in the thread? No one has answered either one of them. I"m just wondering if there is something special I needed to do or a special tag, etc. I need to put if I'm asking a question? Help!

Vester

Hmmm.... I know we all tend to look at pictures. But unless I'm in a real time crunch, and I do like to look at all the posts incase someone needs help, I just take a quick look. But I usually do make an effort to look for questions, or for anyone new. If they've had greets or reply's and I'm a dup, I usually won't answer. So I wonder what happened that I missed your ?? If I don't have a picture, I try to use a color font to make it stand out. That might help? What if all use the color red? for major help questions? Then when we are looking for the pages, if red font pops up.... we know someone is in a bind?

 

[aimeeg]

The Mickey wheel is no longer being sold. The digitizer got into some copyright trouble and has since quite doing Disney designs.

 

[woodkins]

Hi everyone -

Over the past couple of weeks I've asked two questions. I think that they might just be getting lost in the thread? No one has answered either one of them. I"m just wondering if there is something special I needed to do or a special tag, etc. I need to put if I'm asking a question? Help!

Vester

Your last post was requesting something to purchase, which is not permitted on the disboards which is why people probably did not reply. Anyone on here who sells usually has their etsy or ebay id in their siggie, so you will have to do some research. An etsy search usually yields lots of boutique items for sale.
Hope that helps.

 

[tricia]

OK HUGE HUGE QUESTION - NEED HELP!

I made my daughter a beautiful Cinderella dress last year and she can still fit into this year, but she is dying to have the plumes of white on the sides on the hips, if you know what I mean, and maybe the plumes on the shoulders (sorry I dont know what they are called in sewing terms haha!)

Can ANYONE help me figure out how to make these!?!?!! PLEASE! I'm a pretty novice sewer and proud of myself for everything I've done but its ALL BEEN THANKS TO YOU - seriously you all hav eno idea how much inspriation you are to me!

I'll appreciate any advice

Vester

http://scientificseamstress.blogspot.com/2009/09/simply-sweet-storytime.html

Carla has some instructions for doll dresses but it can be modified for girls dresses too.

I am assuming you are referring to what is called the peplum. Carla C has a tutorial on her blog to add the peplum to the simply sweet, and this technique can be used for any dress really. Here is a link to her tutorial for the Cinderella version of a simply sweet:
http://scientificseamstress.blogspot.com/2009/09/simply-sweet-storytime.html

On the shoulders is really just poufy sleeves as far as I know, so if you have a dress pattern with poufy sleeves that might work. Or I have seen both the portrait peasant and the simply sweet patterns by Carla C used for Cinderella type dresses that look really cute.

Hope that helps.

I think the above was your original question, and it was answered by 2 people.

Ok I'm not sure if this is ok to do this on here, but here goes.....if its against the rules then just someone let me know and I'll erase it.

I need an embroidered Jessie with my daughters name on a T-shirt for Disney World. I'm wondering if anyone on here with a wonderful embroidery machine could do that for me for a price? If so, private message me!

If this is a huge no-no to ask, then I apologize in advance and will take it off straight away!

Thanks!
Vester

Also, no one is allowed to sell on the Dis Boards, so that is probably why this wasn't answered in the forum.