Disboutiquers Part 25 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[jcmcracken]

Hi everyone. I don't know if you remember me but I asked the question about the Carla C shorts being too long in the crotch? Imagine my shock when I finished my 5 year old daughter's and they didn't even fit my 3 year old son. Of course, it would have helped if I hadn't sewn them UPSIDE DOWN Thank goodness, when I searched for the solution, guess what came up... this discussion thread (apparently, someone else out there has done the same thing and you ladies helped her out.) Thanks for the help, I am undaunted and will continue on my quest to sew for my kids (right side up, of course!)

 

[DMGeurts]

Love this dress.



Thanks. I'll see what I can find.



Great outfits! I really like the stripwork & all those appliques.



Some day....when I don't have a house full of huge kiddie toys. And I think Patience is a great name.

Hi everyone. I don't know if you remember me but I asked the question about the Carla C shorts being too long in the crotch? Imagine my shock when I finished my 5 year old daughter's and they didn't even fit my 3 year old son. Of course, it would have helped if I hadn't sewn them UPSIDE DOWN Thank goodness, when I searched for the solution, guess what came up... this discussion thread (apparently, someone else out there has done the same thing and you ladies helped her out.) Thanks for the help, I am undaunted and will continue on my quest to sew for my kids (right side up, of course!)

I shouldn't LOL - but I think it happened to all of us at one point or another. Whenever I cut out the pants - I just stick a safety pin on the side with the waistband, so I always know which side is up. It makes it easier at a glance. I am sure others will have other ideas for you.

Glad you're still hangin' in there.

D~

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Hi everyone. I don't know if you remember me but I asked the question about the Carla C shorts being too long in the crotch? Imagine my shock when I finished my 5 year old daughter's and they didn't even fit my 3 year old son. Of course, it would have helped if I hadn't sewn them UPSIDE DOWN Thank goodness, when I searched for the solution, guess what came up... this discussion thread (apparently, someone else out there has done the same thing and you ladies helped her out.) Thanks for the help, I am undaunted and will continue on my quest to sew for my kids (right side up, of course!)

Everyone has sewn a pair of shorts/pants upside down! I use a piece of chalk and mark the tops of the shorts as soon as I cut them now!

 

[teresajoy]

Hi everyone. I don't know if you remember me but I asked the question about the Carla C shorts being too long in the crotch? Imagine my shock when I finished my 5 year old daughter's and they didn't even fit my 3 year old son. Of course, it would have helped if I hadn't sewn them UPSIDE DOWN Thank goodness, when I searched for the solution, guess what came up... this discussion thread (apparently, someone else out there has done the same thing and you ladies helped her out.) Thanks for the help, I am undaunted and will continue on my quest to sew for my kids (right side up, of course!)

Whenever someone has a problem with pants, that is generally the problem! I'm glad we could help you!

 

[Diz-Mommy]

I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. I hope it was caught early enough that a lumpectomy will take care of things. Often they will add radiation or chemo to the treatment for fear of spreading, but hopefully all will be well.

Maybe I got the shirt idea from you in the first place -- it was on a thread at least two years ago that I first saw them. I know I did mine a little different, but overall cased.

Thank you for the positive thoughts on my Grandmother, I love her beyond words.

And no, I'm pretty sure I CASE'd you!! I'm pretty sure my original ideas are pretty few and far between!

Oh, I am so sorry to hear about your Grandma. There is no love like that of a grandma. My mom's aunt had breast cancer over 30 years ago and is still with us at the age of 87. I hope that your Grandma's was caught early and is easily treatable. As long as she has your love, she will have strength to fight. You are in my prayers. If there is anything you need, let me know. I'm far from you, but can offer support if you need. I lost my Grandma in 2005 and feel that I didn't have enough time with her, so I totally understand your fear of losing her.

Thank you for you beyond kind words. This is been a really curdy week, but friends have seemed to come out of the woodwork to lift my spirits.

I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandma! It sounds like they caught it early, and that's a very good thing!

Make sure she keeps going in for frequent check ups after this initial treatment. And, if she starts having any odd pains (back, head, etc...) make the doctors take it seriously. My SIL, Barbara had what they called pre-cancer (which I honestly think is the DUMBEST term in the ENTIRE world) and a mastectomy with no follow up radiation or chemo (which I've heard is fairly standard for this type of cancer) three(?) years ago. Last year, she was having horrible back pain. After repeated visits to the doctor, they finally did some decent testing and we out the cancer was back and is now Stage 4. I don't tell you this to scare you, but I just wish someone had told us what to look for.

Hang in there. You will be such a blessing to her right now.

Thank you Teresa. I'm so sorry to hear about your SIL. Cancer is so horrible. Thank you for sharing your experience, I'll be sure Grandma keeps up with her doctors. She goes in the the biopsy tomorrow. I'm nervous for her and hope it isn't too painful.

Sorry to hear about your Grandmother. I hope the procedure in successful and that your Grandma has a speedy recovery.

Thank you for the positive thoughts

Hi everyone - I'm not sure if you all remember me or not. I was here a few months ago sewing birthday skirts for my 4 year old triplets. Life has been a bit crazy and I haven't been able to keep up (I would like to though) so I've been lurking and drooling over the fantastic outfits.

Anyway, I wanted to share my Rapunzel sundress.


jun25a by 4forSarah, on Flickr

The fabric is a little odd in that the repeating pattern is at an angle instead of straight across so it sort of looks like I cut the fabric crooked.

Here's a close up of the top. If we were going to Disney, I would have jazzed it up a bit more but this dress was a test.


jun25b by 4forSarah, on Flickr

And here's one of my trio modeling the dress.


jun25c by 4forSarah, on Flickr


jun25d by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Thanks for letting me share!

So beautiful!! I love seeing your creations, and your little ones are adorable!

Here are a few pictures of the customs on our Disney Dream cruise a few weeks ago...

Lovely cruise outfits!! I hope you had lots of fun. My boys are really wanting to do a Disney cruise and ride that water slide!! All of your customs are fantastic, but that stripwork dress is really amazing!!

 

[Diz-Mommy]

Here ya go VBAndrea...the shirts I made inspired by you

My son (sorry, posted this once before)

And then, I whipped this up over the weekend for my DD. I have a new found respect for those of you that sew doll clothing!! Making a 6/12 month bowling shirt is NOT EASY!! And this is still bigger yet than anything someone would make for a doll! OY, the sleeves were TRICKY! Can't really tell from the pictures, but Anna's McQueen is appliqued with sparkly red fabric

Don't ya just love heart buttons?

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

 

[DMGeurts]

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

OMG!!! I totally LOVE this shirt! It's so cute!

I hope your little guy's eye gets better... what do they do for that sort of injury?

Next week will be better for you.

D~

 

[mommalissa]

I have a tu-tu question for ya'll. I am planning on making my daughter a princess outfit with a tu-tu skirt. What kind of tulle do you use when making the tu-tu's? The lady at the fabric store told me I needed to use the netting but I figure there has to be some other kind of tulle that will look pretty and hold up well.

Thanks!

 

[teresajoy]

Thank you Teresa. I'm so sorry to hear about your SIL. Cancer is so horrible. Thank you for sharing your experience, I'll be sure Grandma keeps up with her doctors. She goes in the the biopsy tomorrow. I'm nervous for her and hope it isn't too painful.

I will keep you and your Grandma in my thoughts and prayers!

My son (sorry, posted this once before)

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

You son is so cute!!!! I'm so sorry you ended up in the ER!! I hope he is ok.

Yes! I DO love the heart buttons!!! Your daughters shirt is SOOOO cute!!!! I love it!

I have a tu-tu question for ya'll. I am planning on making my daughter a princess outfit with a tu-tu skirt. What kind of tulle do you use when making the tu-tu's? The lady at the fabric store told me I needed to use the netting but I figure there has to be some other kind of tulle that will look pretty and hold up well.

Thanks!

Use the pretty stuff! Is she trying to talk you into the netting with the big holes? I wouldn't use that.

 

[aboveH20]

A couple of not overly exciting pics to share.

First up is dd in a shirt I embroidered. I did one for ds too on brown with a brown and blue fish. The kids like to go fishing with Dad (though ds wore an old soccer shirt this morning -- the nerve of him!). You can't see the shirt too well in this pic, but I only took it since the kids are walking and fishing on water -- we are a very talented family

And this is the music bag I made for dd to carry her piano books to and from lessons in -- the red fabric got wrinkled and didn't line up right, but oh well!

Great photo of your family's supernatural powers, and I like the t-shirt, too.

The bag turned out great. I'm getting closer to buying the Aivilo (sp?) pattern.

I can NEVER EVER take my eyes off my machine again. I turned around for a split second and my machine ate my shirt. Then I think I scratched my needle plate when the needle broke. Took it to the closest sewing center. Luckily the repair man was there and sanded down my little burr. But then was still having problems. Luckily right now it seems to be working. (keeping fingers crossed)

Yeah, what's with the little burrs. I'm not quite sure how they can cause so much trouble.

I used to make clothes for the girls' baby doll & I made Barbie clothes for myself for years so I know exactly what I'd be getting into. It's a little easier for me though since I have so little time to sew these days. There are so many things I want to make the kids & myself that dolly gets pushed to the bottom of the list.

Barbie clothes? I can't imagine.

Can I just say that you crack me up! You have had me in stitches lately. You are just a riot! Hope Ginger wasn't getting into mischief streaking in the basement!

Let's just say that sometimes it's hard to contain her.

Very beautiful! I like Patience too!

The second foot looks like a rolled hem foot to me and the third (is it upside down?) looks like a gathering foot. I have some of the other feet for a machine my cousin is lending me, but I am not sure what they are.

Patience? That's a great name.

Yes, the third is upside down. It kept tipping over the other way. I'm curious to see the gathering foot being used.

You are cracking me up this week! I could always use a good laugh! Ginger should never be left alone!

True dat!

I'm not sure I can identify all the feet in either of those pictures. I hope Ginger is not getting into your fabric stash or using your fabric scissors on paper.

Fabric stash maybe, but since she doesn't have opposable thumbs I'm not worried about the scissors -- it's my husband I have to keep my eye on for that.

Hi everyone - I'm not sure if you all remember me or not. I was here a few months ago sewing birthday skirts for my 4 year old triplets. Life has been a bit crazy and I haven't been able to keep up (I would like to though) so I've been lurking and drooling over the fantastic outfits.

Anyway, I wanted to share my Rapunzel sundress.


And here's one of my trio modeling the dress.


jun25c by 4forSarah, on Flickr


jun25d by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Thanks for letting me share!

So cute. I LOVE seeing all the kids modeling on this board. Thanks for sharing.

You are determined to have my husband send me off to the looney bin! I am going to have to stop reading on here when he is home! Tonight he brought me the paperwork for the county...it has all the assisted living sites in the county listed. He asked me to pick one! LOL!


Nini

That's true love. Letting you choose the facility. You got yourself a good husband.

Here are a few pictures of the customs on our Disney Dream cruise a few weeks ago...

The outfits are wonderful. I'm sure they added to the fun of your cruise.

I could name her Patience...



LMAO! My DH is going to have me committed too... Maybe we can start our own assylum? Bring Your Own Machine....

OK - about your feet... believe it or not - I know what each one of them is and what they do! I only one I am not sure of is the 2nd from the right... here is a link to my manual... about 2/3 of the way down - it tells you everything you ever wanted to know about these feet. I highly recomend that anyone that has any interest in using these feet, read the manual - it might not be for your machine - but it will help you understand your feet.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/manuals/15-91.pdf


D~

Patience you say. Has a nice ring to it.

I checked out the link you posted. Amazing variety of feet. I'd love to see some of them in action. I'm going to my mother's this week so I'll have to inquire about the attachments she has for her machine.

Some day....when I don't have a house full of huge kiddie toys. And I think Patience is a great name.

The more I hear Patience, the more I like it.

Here ya go VBAndrea...the shirts I made inspired by you

My son (sorry, posted this once before)

And then, I whipped this up over the weekend for my DD. I have a new found respect for those of you that sew doll clothing!! Making a 6/12 month bowling shirt is NOT EASY!! And this is still bigger yet than anything someone would make for a doll! OY, the sleeves were TRICKY! Can't really tell from the pictures, but Anna's McQueen is appliqued with sparkly red fabric

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

First, sorry to hear about your son's mishap. Hope there's a speedy recovery.

And, I love your shirts. It's so creative how your personalized them.



I was browsing through all the info on page 1, which I like to do from time to time. (Hey, newbies, check out all of teresajoy's bookmarks -- you'll be richly rewarded!) I read rule #12 about it being mandatory to make a pillowcase dress, so that's what I'm working on for Ginger as well as a 'Cupcakes, Please' stripwork jumper.

Yesterady I made chair covers for the dining room chairs -- one time it would have been nice having my sewing machine on the dining room table.

EVERYTIME I preview I find another typo. Grrrrrrr. Now it's your turn to find them.

 

[miprender]

Well my machine held up and I have to share I am OFFICIALLY done with my DISNEY stuff (except for the Rossetta bag I still want to make) I have made all 5 of us 17 sets of something Disney for our trip. I will post pics later.

The reason it's been a tough week is because I found out my Grandma has breast cancer. I went to a consultation with her this week and the surgeon says it's a tiny spot, so hopefully after the needle biopsy they will decide a lumpectomy is the best choice. She is the only person for my entire life that I've known to love me unconditionally. Any success I've ever had is because of her love and support. If I go on too much, I'll get to crying again, so I'll just say it's not her time yet, and I hope to God this little lump can be taken out so I can have many more years with this amazing woman.

So sorry to hear this.

Still love that outfit for your DS. I think the Rosetta took me about 4 hours to put together, including the ribbon detail. I had already cut out the pieces a few weeks when my sister was visiting. I have no idea how long that took because I was chatting with her while I was doing it. Maybe an hour or so since you have to do interfacing and such.
.

Thanks. I have a family party this weekend for DD and DS bday and then we go to Maine for a few days. That will give me a week to try and make the bag.

Hi everyone - I'm not sure if you all remember me or not. I was here a few months ago sewing birthday skirts for my 4 year old triplets. Life has been a bit crazy and I haven't been able to keep up (I would like to though) so I've been lurking and drooling over the fantastic outfits.

And here's one of my trio modeling the dress.


jun25c by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Who could forget your beautiful daughters. The dress came out great and I like what you did to the shirt.

Here are a few pictures of the customs on our Disney Dream cruise a few weeks ago...

WOW I love everything. Looks like your family had a wonderful time.

Hi everyone. I don't know if you remember me but I asked the question about the Carla C shorts being too long in the crotch? Imagine my shock when I finished my 5 year old daughter's and they didn't even fit my 3 year old son. Of course, it would have helped if I hadn't sewn them UPSIDE DOWN Thank goodness, when I searched for the solution, guess what came up... this discussion thread (apparently, someone else out there has done the same thing and you ladies helped her out.) Thanks for the help, I am undaunted and will continue on my quest to sew for my kids (right side up, of course!)

I have done that too.

And then, I whipped this up over the weekend for my DD. I have a new found respect for those of you that sew doll clothing!! Making a 6/12 month bowling shirt is NOT EASY!! And this is still bigger yet than anything someone would make for a doll! OY, the sleeves were TRICKY! Can't really tell from the pictures, but Anna's McQueen is appliqued with sparkly red fabric

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

Love those shirts. Ouch for your DS. I hope next week goes better for you to

 

[VBAndrea]

Here are a few pictures of the customs on our Disney Dream cruise a few weeks ago...

Fabulous outfits and photos! I love the boys' pirate shirts and shorts.

Eventually, most of them will. A lot of customers are being told to call the number for Wal-Mart's home office (1-800-wal-mart) and ask about it. Apparently, customers calling had some effect in some areas. I know that's how our local store kept their fabric department.

My Walmart gave me that # to call to retain their department; however, they didn't tell me what #'s to keep pressing on the automated system so i gave up after about 5 minutes!

Thanks! I will google the locations....since dh is not coming on this quick trip I can dare to look at some stores. We don't have Hancocks up here in Charlottesville, and I know they usually carry a few fabrics I never see. I once bought Wall-E fabric there and LE years ago!

Hancocks has a decent sale going on right now -- Licensed cotton is 40% off. Absolute cotton prints are 30% off and there are tons of odds and ends for 50% off.

Love these, they turned out great. What bag pattern is that? I just love how simple the lines are.


Well, yesterday, we had a great day at the amusment park! It dripped most of the day, so we were all damp. I was able to buy all the supplies to start refurbishing my "new" machine. So, I think I will start on that today. I really want to have her in perfect running order by the end of the week. She runs perfectly now, but it's kind of like doing an oil change on your car - all of her old oil needs to be cleaned out - and then she needs new oil added. I also want to clean the chrome pieces on her and polish up the black. It's pretty labor intensive with a lot of different cleaners - I am excited to get started though.

D~

It's the Aivilo tote -- I just alter it to whatever size I want. I did not make the lining peek out at the top on this one (oh, that reminds me, I said I'd do a little write up on that -- oops

Have fun cleaning your machine. I got a Bissel steam mop and cleaned my ceramic and hardwood today and I actually enjoyed it! Then I sewed ~ a little more fun than clenaing.

Everyone has sewn a pair of shorts/pants upside down! I use a piece of chalk and mark the tops of the shorts as soon as I cut them now!

I beg to differ -- I have NEVER sewn them upside down! Let's not discuss cutting them upside down on direction prints though (twice!)

Here ya go VBAndrea...the shirts I made inspired by you

My son (sorry, posted this once before)

And then, I whipped this up over the weekend for my DD. I have a new found respect for those of you that sew doll clothing!! Making a 6/12 month bowling shirt is NOT EASY!! And this is still bigger yet than anything someone would make for a doll! OY, the sleeves were TRICKY! Can't really tell from the pictures, but Anna's McQueen is appliqued with sparkly red fabric

Don't ya just love heart buttons?

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

OK, I guess I did inspire you but I was inspired by someone. Nonetheless, we both have very good taste!

I adore your dd's shirt! It's so girlified too! I ADORE the ric rac trim on the sleeves and hem --- soooooo cute!

Hope ds's abrasion resolves quickly. As long as he leaves it alone and it wasn't too deep it should be fine in 24 hours. The abrasions just expose the nerves so it really hurts a lot.

I hope your little guy's eye gets better... what do they do for that sort of injury?

D~

Often just artificial tears for 24 hours -- sometimes an antibiotic -- especially if it's a child who will rub the eye or if it's large or deep. You can also put a contact lens on the eye so it's not irritating when you blink. I had one very young child once that I had to patch b/c there was no way he was going to stop rubbing his eye -- patching isn't the best thing to do though b/c it can increase infection risk -- so you gob some antibiotic ointment on before you patch. Was that more information than you wanted to know?

Great photo of your family's supernatural powers, and I like the t-shirt, too.

The bag turned out great. I'm getting closer to buying the Aivilo (sp?) pattern.

I was browsing through all the info on page 1, which I like to do from time to time. (Hey, newbies, check out all of teresajoy's bookmarks -- you'll be richly rewarded!) I read rule #12 about it being mandatory to make a pillowcase dress, so that's what I'm working on for Ginger as well as a 'Cupcakes, Please' stripwork

I bet Ginger can walk on water too! Oh wait, you decapitated her -- she will sink. You had better make her a life jacket.

The Aivilo tote is really easy. I have made several.

Oh crap, I missed rule #12. I did buy some fabric for a pillowcase dress but I am thinking dd will not like the style as it doesn't really twirl. Perhaps I could make naked AG doll one and then have Cherry model it as well to compare the fit.

 

[VBAndrea]

TIME YOUR EASY FITS

I believe it was Chiara who says she can whip up a pair of Easy Fits in 20 minutes. I made dd two pairs of Easy Fit jammie shorts the past two days. Pair one took me exactly 40 minutes. Pair two took me exactly 40 minutes as well (though I did move laundry from the washer to dryer in that 40 minutes -- so let's say 39 for good measure).

I don't think I am a retarded sewer, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make them any faster. So please time how long it takes to make a pair of shorts the next time you make them so I can see if I need to go join Nini in assisted living or not.

I have to finish a shirt for one pair and then will post pics -- nothing exciting though so don't hold your breath.

 

[SarahJN]

Thank you all for the comments and compliments. Anyone can CASE if they want to. I would love to see what others would do with the top. I had some other ideas but went with this one. I used heat & bond on the back of the ribbon and then stitched the ribbon onto the tank.

That was my first time sewing a skirt onto knit like that. I did stretch the tank a bit as I sewed - I was afraid it wouldn't have enough give otherwise and be too difficult to get on and off. The skirt was so full that I had trouble lining up the side seams with the side seams of the tank. Oh, well.

Oh - and I only made 1 of those and told the girls that they have to share. We'll see how that goes.

Here are a few pictures of the customs on our Disney Dream cruise a few weeks ago...

Love the cruise outfits!

Here ya go VBAndrea...the shirts I made inspired by you

My son (sorry, posted this once before)

And then, I whipped this up over the weekend for my DD. I have a new found respect for those of you that sew doll clothing!! Making a 6/12 month bowling shirt is NOT EASY!! And this is still bigger yet than anything someone would make for a doll! OY, the sleeves were TRICKY! Can't really tell from the pictures, but Anna's McQueen is appliqued with sparkly red fabric

Don't ya just love heart buttons?

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

These look wonderful! Sorry about your son's eye.

 

[SarahJN]

I have a tu-tu question for ya'll. I am planning on making my daughter a princess outfit with a tu-tu skirt. What kind of tulle do you use when making the tu-tu's? The lady at the fabric store told me I needed to use the netting but I figure there has to be some other kind of tulle that will look pretty and hold up well.

Thanks!

I didn't think that there was different kinds of tulle. I know that some is softer than others but I thought tulle was tulle. I've made a few tutus for my girls. I bought it off of the bolts at Joann. It's not very soft but it has held up just fine. My girls use them as play tutus - they've been kicking around for 18 months or so.


jan15b by 4forSarah, on Flickr

 

[mommalissa]

Use the pretty stuff! Is she trying to talk you into the netting with the big holes? I wouldn't use that.[/QUOTE]

Yes, she wants me to use the netting with the big holes. Not pretty and not sure how it would be comfortable for her to wear. My concern is that I bought her the cutest outfit off of etsy and the tulle layer in the skirt has not held up well. She has only worn it twice and the tulle already has holes in it. I want to make sure whatever I use will hold up better.

 

[mommalissa]

I didn't think that there was different kinds of tulle. I know that some is softer than others but I thought tulle was tulle. I've made a few tutus for my girls. I bought it off of the bolts at Joann. It's not very soft but it has held up just fine. My girls use them as play tutus - they've been kicking around for 18 months or so.

Glad to hear that yours has held up. I will check out their selection next time go to JoAnns.

 

[miprender]

Here are the last of my pics. Though I just remembered I promised DD a non Disney mermaid shirt for the Mermaid & Pirate Birthday bash

I started running out of themes so it kind of became pick what character you want theme

Close up of minnie:

DD is in a pink phase and wanted Ariel all in pink

Our matching pajama night:

Thanks for looking

 

[babynala]

Hi everyone. I don't know if you remember me but I asked the question about the Carla C shorts being too long in the crotch? Imagine my shock when I finished my 5 year old daughter's and they didn't even fit my 3 year old son. Of course, it would have helped if I hadn't sewn them UPSIDE DOWN Thank goodness, when I searched for the solution, guess what came up... this discussion thread (apparently, someone else out there has done the same thing and you ladies helped her out.) Thanks for the help, I am undaunted and will continue on my quest to sew for my kids (right side up, of course!)

That is a pretty common error. I think the only reason I have never done it is because I have learned from the experience of others on this board. I always draw an UP arrow with an erasable fabric marker on the wrong side of the fabric so I don't make that mistake. KNOCK on WOOD.

Here ya go VBAndrea...the shirts I made inspired by you

My son (sorry, posted this once before)

And then, I whipped this up over the weekend for my DD. I have a new found respect for those of you that sew doll clothing!! Making a 6/12 month bowling shirt is NOT EASY!! And this is still bigger yet than anything someone would make for a doll! OY, the sleeves were TRICKY! Can't really tell from the pictures, but Anna's McQueen is appliqued with sparkly red fabric

Don't ya just love heart buttons?

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

CRINGE. That sounds pretty traumatic and I hope your son is all better soon. I love the little girl bowling shirt. Everything is so girly! I guess I'm casing you and Andrea because I'm making a very similar bowling shirt for my DS. Luckily my husband is out of town for a few days so we won't be heading to the movie until the weekend and I get extra time to finish it up.

There is no way I could make a pair of easy fits from cutting to finishing in 20 minutes. I think I might be able to make some shorts in under an hour but I doubt it.

ENABLER ALERT: I was at Walmart today returning something and my store had almost all of their package of pre-cut fabric on Clearance. I had a big pile of fabrics in my cart until I got to the cash register and remembered that I have an entire cabinet, 2 rubbermaids and one big suitcase full of fabric that I need to use first. My son was not happy that we had to march to the back of the store to put it all back (except 2 yards of flannel that I will use for GTKTW pillowcases). They also had some of their machines on sale. I'm hoping this means they are getting ready to put the fabric department back.

Now back to sewing already in progress.....

 

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As you can see by my ticker I am quickly running out of time so today I started sewing for our trip.

Jake and the Neverland Pirates Outfits

Jake and easy fits shorts for the baby.

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For my DGD who loves to spin I made a flouncy skirt with shorts attached and added Izzy to her shirt.

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I'm so glad to finally have time to sew, we have been to a First Communion, graduation, family function every weekend for the last month or two! It's been fun but it's time to get serious...