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

[RubberDuckyRanch]

I hope I didn't miss your trip.... I had to work today.

Here's a link to some of the fabric - at this point I'd take anything Harry Potter...

http://blog.sewhooked.org/2010/06/25/a-very-harry-fabric-friday/

D~

D i have a bunch of HP fabric. what do you need and how much?

 

[VBAndrea]

Here is the tank top I did yesterday for DD10.

This is a picture of the mermaid outfit I made last night for my little niece. Thanks for the great ideas everybody gave me!

Because I am thrifty, I couldn't just throw away the lower part of the tank top that I used in the mermaid costume. I combined it with some leftover fabric from one of the Big Gives and made a yoga waist skirt. when I get a chance I am going to make up a Minnie shirt to go with the skirt.

Lastly, it was rainy here today (and it looks like it will be rainy for much of spring break boo!) so we worked on the wide band elastic skirts. DD10 is modeling hers. DD11 wouldn't leaver her computer game long enough to model the one that she made.

Cute shirt!

LOVE Ariel and would love to see it modeled -- it looks sooooooo cool

And I love the yoga waist skirt (I save things like that all the time to reuse but never get around to it!).

And fabulous job dd did on her skirt. Boo on dd11 for not modeling for us, but I can understand b/c my ds is trying to kick me off my computer right now to play games (his is too slow).

We've had rain and lots of wind this evening but all the tornado warnings have stayed north of us. We have no basements here, so it's a good thing. I'm busy cutting out applique fabrics for hand applique. It seems like I will never be done and I'm only working on dress #1 of 2!

ETA: I hope all of our NC friends are safe. I heard a Lowe's in Raleigh was detroyed and there were 17 deaths last I report I saw. Very sad.

 

[HuskerFaninIL]

So ladies, I am hopping onto your thread. I havent posted on it before and wanted to share something I made for my youngest DD. She is 4 and loves Handy Manny and is soooo excited to meet him in September at H&V.

We had a Handy Manny b-day party when she was three, the cake lady was a tad confused when I gave her a girls name to write on the cake.

Anyway, there are ZERO girly outfits out there for girl Manny fans, so I had to take matters into my own hands and get creative.

I chopped off a pair of jeans and turned them into ruffly capris in primary Manny colors and then using my Cricut, MTC software, paint and freezer paper I made her t-shirt. That was tedious but worth the effort.

She will be the first to tell you that the nose is a little off, but that reminded her of Flynn Rider's nose problems in Tangled, so it worked out okay

Thanks so letting me share.

 

[billwendy]

So, we had fun with our indoor easter egg hunt!!! lol

 

[froggy33]

froggy-Pixar weekend at Epcot sounds so cool!!! Here's a link to a thread that has some info on it: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2697379

Wow! How exciting! It's especially great since Epcot is the only park we're going to. Thanks for the info!! Now I kind of wish I had made a Pixar outfit, but I think 2 outfits is enough for one day!

 

[DMGeurts]

Both outfits are just AMAZING!!!!!!!! Love them!!!!
They sound adorable - lots of ideas already mentioned - I did a round neck top a few times with pillow panels and they came out nice,,,

Wendy - these are so CUTE! I love them!

Another view of my table/desk -- the back also opens to a huge cutting table, but NOT in my cramped quarters!:

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I love your space. I do have a question about it though. We have to trim off a bit of one of the counters we are installing in my sewing room. When we are done trimming - the counter will be a bit narrow (about 16" deep) - I actually counted the inches on your table... and it appears yours is narrow too. Does this ever bother you?

Here is the tank top I did yesterday for DD10.

These all turned out so cute... I love everything!

D i have a bunch of HP fabric. what do you need and how much?

I sent you a PM...

This turned out amazing! I just love all the ruffles - great job putting Handymanny on the shirt too!

So, we had fun with our indoor easter egg hunt!!! lol

It looks like everyone had a great time!

D~

 

[cogero]

I would love to stay home and work on a give and some pixie dust along with the easter skirt but I am off to an all day dance dance event. Hoping I can drop her at rehearsal and do something this afternoon.

These all day events wear me out. LOL

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

Those looks so cute. I would love to know how they turn out!

I am hoping someone has tried them out. I found a different design I may do instead. Hmmmm......

0-3 is going to be near impossible to find....I know Old Navy has yellow tops in the bigger sizes maybe you can ask her to go with a different color.

It will be available very soon!

I saw that you listed it! I love it....just wish I had a trip planned that I could make one for!

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

I haven't posted for awhile, but I finally finished Disney outfits for our trip to DW in a few weeks and thought I'd share.

I got the idea for this outfit from someone on here (it was a skirt and t-shirt), but my DD insisted on only dresses.

My DD will be going to BBB one day, so I made her a comfy Cinderella dress. The fabric has glitter in it!!

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Love the Minnie, Epcot dresses. Did u use a pattern? I think I can manage this just cutting panels equally around but how wide is it around before gathering.....45? Also how do I make the top....I am new to all this All help is appreciate!!

 

[DMGeurts]

I am very happy to introduce my seventh and final princess, Jasmine.

D~

 

[miprender]

It's something I've designed. I loved stitching it out - it just made me smile with each and every link!

Each day is a day closer to Disney

So ladies, I am hopping onto your thread. I havent posted on it before and wanted to share something I made for my youngest DD. She is 4 and loves Handy Manny and is soooo excited to meet him in September at H&V.

We had a Handy Manny b-day party when she was three, the cake lady was a tad confused when I gave her a girls name to write on the cake.

Anyway, there are ZERO girly outfits out there for girl Manny fans, so I had to take matters into my own hands and get creative.

I chopped off a pair of jeans and turned them into ruffly capris in primary Manny colors and then using my Cricut, MTC software, paint and freezer paper I made her t-shirt. That was tedious but worth the effort.

She will be the first to tell you that the nose is a little off, but that reminded her of Flynn Rider's nose problems in Tangled, so it worked out okay

Thanks so letting me share.

and great job

So, we had fun with our indoor easter egg hunt!!! lol

Looks like they all had a great time.

Here is where I sew,

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I like your space. Your window makes it so sunny and cheery. My laundry room looks to be about the same size but we have one of those little basement windows so it is very dark and so much stuff in there I can only can use it to iron and store my fabric.

 

[cajunfan]

Okay all you experts....

I am having tension issues on my sewing machine...an old White Heavy Duty machine (like probably 20 years old)...i really think it is the thread I am using...I have been buying Coats from WalMart...I know a lot of you love Marathon, but I don't want to order online...I want to go get some today (trying to get some projects moving), so I want to go pick it up today...I have WalMart, JoAnn's (they have guuterman (SP?), and Sulky(SP?)....given my options an opinions out there?

THANKS!

Lynn

 

[GlassSlippers]

Hi all!

Someone recently mentioned that they had found their wire dress form at HomeGoods. I was wondering how long ago that was because I'd really like to have one. If you don't mind, about how much did it cost?

Thanks!

Lori in East Podunk

 

[GlassSlippers]

Okay all you experts....

I am having tension issues on my sewing machine...an old White Heavy Duty machine (like probably 20 years old)...i really think it is the thread I am using...I have been buying Coats from WalMart...I know a lot of you love Marathon, but I don't want to order online...I want to go get some today (trying to get some projects moving), so I want to go pick it up today...I have WalMart, JoAnn's (they have guuterman (SP?), and Sulky(SP?)....given my options an opinions out there?

THANKS!

Lynn

I really like the Gutterman. It's kind of expensive, so buy it while it's on sale! I can't use Coats in my Brother machine as the top thread, but it works on the bobbin so that's what I do to save a little money. I haven't tried Sulky, but I'm going to soon.

There's my two cents!

Lori in East Podunk

 

[lovesdumbo]

Okay all you experts....

I am having tension issues on my sewing machine...an old White Heavy Duty machine (like probably 20 years old)...i really think it is the thread I am using...I have been buying Coats from WalMart...I know a lot of you love Marathon, but I don't want to order online...I want to go get some today (trying to get some projects moving), so I want to go pick it up today...I have WalMart, JoAnn's (they have guuterman (SP?), and Sulky(SP?)....given my options an opinions out there?

THANKS!

Lynn

I can't use Coats in my Viking but have good luck with the Gutterman.

 

[DMGeurts]

Okay all you experts....

I am having tension issues on my sewing machine...an old White Heavy Duty machine (like probably 20 years old)...i really think it is the thread I am using...I have been buying Coats from WalMart...I know a lot of you love Marathon, but I don't want to order online...I want to go get some today (trying to get some projects moving), so I want to go pick it up today...I have WalMart, JoAnn's (they have guuterman (SP?), and Sulky(SP?)....given my options an opinions out there?

THANKS!

Lynn

I have issues with C & C purchased at Walmart in my machine. I can purchase that same brand at JoAnne's and I have no problems with it. So far, my favorite is Guttermans - but if they don't have the color I need, I buy C & C there. The Guttermans on sale at JoAnn's is the same price (or cheaper) than the C & C not on sale.

Did that help any???

D~

 

[squirrel]

Okay all you experts....

I am having tension issues on my sewing machine...an old White Heavy Duty machine (like probably 20 years old)...i really think it is the thread I am using...I have been buying Coats from WalMart...I know a lot of you love Marathon, but I don't want to order online...I want to go get some today (trying to get some projects moving), so I want to go pick it up today...I have WalMart, JoAnn's (they have guuterman (SP?), and Sulky(SP?)....given my options an opinions out there?

THANKS!

Lynn

I have a very old Brother (I'm guessing it's 30+ yrs) and I have used Coats & Clark and Gutermann. The machine likes them both.

 

[kidneygirl]

Love the Minnie, Epcot dresses. Did u use a pattern? I think I can manage this just cutting panels equally around but how wide is it around before gathering.....45? Also how do I make the top....I am new to all this All help is appreciate!!

I used a mixture of CarlaC's Simply Sweet and Stripwork dresses (from youcanmakethis.com) for parts of the dresses. Otherwise, I was winging it.

 

[dianemom2]

Okay all you experts....

I am having tension issues on my sewing machine...an old White Heavy Duty machine (like probably 20 years old)...i really think it is the thread I am using...I have been buying Coats from WalMart...I know a lot of you love Marathon, but I don't want to order online...I want to go get some today (trying to get some projects moving), so I want to go pick it up today...I have WalMart, JoAnn's (they have guuterman (SP?), and Sulky(SP?)....given my options an opinions out there?

THANKS!

Lynn

I have used Coats in both my Brother machine and my Babylock without any problems. However, I also have used Sulky and Gutermann. I am pretty sure some of the brands of thread are still 40% and 50% off at Joanns. I think I saw the signs still up when I was there earlier today.

 

[VBAndrea]

So ladies, I am hopping onto your thread. I havent posted on it before and wanted to share something I made for my youngest DD. She is 4 and loves Handy Manny and is soooo excited to meet him in September at H&V.

We had a Handy Manny b-day party when she was three, the cake lady was a tad confused when I gave her a girls name to write on the cake.

Anyway, there are ZERO girly outfits out there for girl Manny fans, so I had to take matters into my own hands and get creative.

I chopped off a pair of jeans and turned them into ruffly capris in primary Manny colors and then using my Cricut, MTC software, paint and freezer paper I made her t-shirt. That was tedious but worth the effort.

She will be the first to tell you that the nose is a little off, but that reminded her of Flynn Rider's nose problems in Tangled, so it worked out okay

Thanks so letting me share.

Absolutely adorable and your dd is just gorgeous!

So, we had fun with our indoor easter egg hunt!!! lol

Looks like you all still had fun! I love the beachy theme bedset. We spent this morning fishing. We took two cars b/c dd begged to go and dh knew she wouldn't last. She caught a fish (well, I caught it as she was walking away from her pole but we told her she caught it). Dh and ds are still fishing. DS wore a shark shirt and said to me he really wished he had a fish shirt to wear. I guess that's another future project for me!

I love your space. I do have a question about it though. We have to trim off a bit of one of the counters we are installing in my sewing room. When we are done trimming - the counter will be a bit narrow (about 16" deep) - I actually counted the inches on your table... and it appears yours is narrow too. Does this ever bother you?


D~

It doesn't bug me at all b/c I just use that table for sewing. If I had to do everything on it then I fear it would bug me. My counter under the window is 2 feet in depth so that's where I cut, and truth be told I would that to have six more inches on it. This particular table I have though folds out in back so you can make it very wide, and it's on wheels. So I guess it depends on what you will use your counter for. If you can still put a large table in the room then I think you will be happy.

I am very happy to introduce my seventh and final princess, Jasmine.

D~

What about Mulan??? I don't recall you doing her!
Jasmine turned out really cute. So do you list these in your shop and then just remake them as you get orders? Would doll clothes I think that would be feasible, but I don't know how people list outfits that can be made in numerous sizes. You'd really have to have all the fabrics plus extra in case of an oops.

I like your space. Your window makes it so sunny and cheery. My laundry room looks to be about the same size but we have one of those little basement windows so it is very dark and so much stuff in there I can only can use it to iron and store my fabric.

I love that window and it looks right out into the cul-de-sac so I can watch the kids play -- well, sort of -- we have a HUGE weeping willow that now blocks my view since it bloomed. I used to have my machine there and sew standing up. I really went back and forth on moving my machine to a new desk, but now that I have I am so very happy to have all that counter space free. In our basement in our RI house we enlarged a window (not in my craft area though). It was a nightmare to enlarge but now that it is done it's beautiful -- it looks out back into the woods and I planted impatients in the well bed. We'll likely never go back to that house and even if we did, dh puts the pool table in that room.

Okay all you experts....

I am having tension issues on my sewing machine...an old White Heavy Duty machine (like probably 20 years old)...i really think it is the thread I am using...I have been buying Coats from WalMart...I know a lot of you love Marathon, but I don't want to order online...I want to go get some today (trying to get some projects moving), so I want to go pick it up today...I have WalMart, JoAnn's (they have guuterman (SP?), and Sulky(SP?)....given my options an opinions out there?

THANKS!

Lynn

I am not an expert but I will tell you my experience. Coats and Clark works fine in my machine for sewing (cheapy Singer). The Coats and Clark embroidery thread was for the birds. I use Sulky embroidery thread and have to rewind it off the small spools it comes on onto empty thread spools otherwise it sticks in spots on the spool it comes on and the thread breaks. It's a pain. I keep contemplating ordering form Marathon, but I only hand applique. I do not have an embroidery machine.