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

[tricia]

http://www.modabakeshop.com/


Here is another good site for some fairly easy and free quilt patterns.


Just got back from Italy tonight and have been awake for about 21 hours now. Heading off to bed in a couple of minutes. I will post some pics of my trip soon, we had great time, but glad to be back too.

 

[Meshell2002]

Has anybody ever made customs way in advance of their planned Disney trip? Specifically for growing kids? We're going back to the World in Oct of 2012 and I would really like to not be sewing/embroidering 24/7 for three months before we leave. So there will be six adults and two kids (9 and 3 at the time we go, one boy, one girl). I'm thinking the adults should be no problem, except that two might not go because of the finances. I could probably start doing shirts now and just hold them back in a closet until closer to the trip. Nobody seems to be gaining or losing more than 10 or 15 lbs at any given time. (hopeful thinking)

But with the kids, any suggestions? Should I make their clothes one size or two sizes above what they're wearing now? Or maybe just have the appliques done on plain cotton and either incorporate the panel into clothes or cut out the applique and straight stitch onto shirts?

Oh Help - Please Great Wise Sewers!!!!!

I would start with the adults first. Then within 6 mos of the trip you can do the 3yo....I would save the 9yo for last....9-12 yr olds are hard to guess as it depends on if they have hit their pre-pubertal growth spurt or not...they can grow 2 sizes a year that year. If the 9 yr old is a girl I would definately wait as they tend to hit this a little sooner. You can tell if the child is filling out or not? Otherwise....sew away...and post pics

 

[VBAndrea]

UGH!!! Dh just bought me a new computer and it's a mac and I was scrolling down to reply to the last quote and it all DISAPPEARED. So that was 30 minutes of my life wasted. However, I have the spell check that Cheryl has been dying for b/c I just mistyped and it highlighted it!!! It doesn't catch an I that's not capitalized though. Can't win 'em all. Now to try again. I will copy as I go this time.

I have been obsessed with this thread for weeks!! Love everything you guys do. Thank you so much for inspiring me. I am a quilter but LOVE seeing the gorgeous pieces you create. I am currently working on my DD8's bedroom. So far the valence and decorative pillows are complete. Waiting for the rest of my fabric to arrive to finish the bedspread. She picked out the fabric and helped me design the top. (I've never used a pattern before. Maybe that's why clothes terrify me. ) I hope I posted the photo correctly.

Welcome! The quilt is just beautiful. I love the colors.

CUTE!!! I really want to make a quilt for our bed at the lake. I was looking at our comforter this weekend, and it's seen better days 10 years ago - I found this fabric and it would make the perfect fabric for a quilt at our lake - since our lake is one of the listed lakes on the fabric...

So, since I've never made a quilt before... about how much yardage would a person need for the top panel of a queen sized quilt? I could always buy the backing later? I would love to make matching pillow cases and shams too...
http://www.quiltminnesota.com/2011_Fabrics.htm

D~

I adore those fabrics. What a find! I say buy a lot of everything. You can always find a use for it.

Y'all, I'm just having a day ...
Finn's party was this morning and I walked into it completely stressed out ... nothing went smoothly and my own dear Phalen was an angel til the end when he decided to just be rotten
I really thought the shirts would be a great idea ... but I realized too late that when the heck are these kids going to wear them after this??? And the container with goodies ... well, they were a big headache in the dark movie theater ...

Add to that the fact that i had my hair done last night and it's not what I wanted color wise and we leave to go out of town tomorrow afternoon for a long weekend and I'm just

I need to UNPACK from RI so I can PACK for Charleston ... and DH wants to go DO something this afternoon when he gets home b/c he couldn't make it to Finn's party this morning ...

Don't mind me, pity party for 1 going on in SW Charlotte today

I have a feeling that while you were totally stressed that all the kids had a great time. I guarantee those shirts will get worn again. My ds wears the strangest shirts to play in, sleep in or for gymnastics. And your shirts were CUTE! They will be well loved.

As for your hair, give it a day or two to grow on you. Any change takes a little time to get used to.

Has anybody ever made customs way in advance of their planned Disney trip? Specifically for growing kids? We're going back to the World in Oct of 2012 and I would really like to not be sewing/embroidering 24/7 for three months before we leave. So there will be six adults and two kids (9 and 3 at the time we go, one boy, one girl). I'm thinking the adults should be no problem, except that two might not go because of the finances. I could probably start doing shirts now and just hold them back in a closet until closer to the trip. Nobody seems to be gaining or losing more than 10 or 15 lbs at any given time. (hopeful thinking)

But with the kids, any suggestions? Should I make their clothes one size or two sizes above what they're wearing now? Or maybe just have the appliques done on plain cotton and either incorporate the panel into clothes or cut out the applique and straight stitch onto shirts?

Oh Help - Please Great Wise Sewers!!!!!

OK, I wrote you a really long reply that disappeared. My basics thoughts for the girl are any type of gathered skirt -- twirl skirt, Simply Sweet or Stripwork can be made ahead of time. For the skirts leave the elastic out and use your best judgement for length. I personally don't worry about skirt length -- short or long looks cute. Add the elastic in closer to the travel date. For skirts that you are attaching to a bodice leave the bodice for later and adjust it's length accordingly. Make sense?

My main point of what I typed out earlier was do all your planning and fabric shopping now. I think that's half the battle. Just make sure you buy enough fabric (remember, you can never have too much!). And do any embroidery you can ahead of time.

For the boy err on the large side for t's. My ds for example fits best in a boy's medium right now but I embroider on larges b/c they still look fine and I'll get a longer life out of the shirt.

Make any accessories now -- bows, hair items, purses, etc.

HTH -- I've never sewn ahead like that, but it's what I would do.

THis is SO FUNNY that you should mention this... I just woke from a nap about 15 minutes ago, and I dreamed that we all had customs (and not just customs - but whole entire outfit customs) for our "Sweet 16" trip that my BFF and I are planning for our girls in 2014! I sat straight up in bed and thought I better get crackin' on those customs ASAP - or I'll never finish in time. The sad part... I think I am going to draw them up, so I don't forget - because those were some mighty nice customs - and we were all just adorable... And you know how dreams are - sometimes you forget. Sooo... IMO - it's never too early to start.

D~

I have a funnier dream -- a couple of nights ago I dreamed I mailed your fabric. It cost $28.50 to ship. Perhaps that's a nightmare.

I'm sorry I really can't help you with the yardage of fabric. Here's what I can tell you ... I bought 1 yard each of the blue, green and orange, 2 yards of the stripe, 4 yards of the floral and 6 yards of the pink. This made curtains, valence, oversized twin quilt, pillow case, decorative pillows and I have leftover fabric for my stash. My motto is "you can NEVER have enough fabric or chocolate."

I your motto! Where is the Tag Fairy when we need her?

OK all... this dream I had earlier is haunting me... I need to find a fairly easy adult dress pattern like the child one here: http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2009/08/popover-sundress-free-downloadable-pattern.html

Basically, it's an aline that ties at the shoulders... This dream I had - I need some straight lines to work with, and I am just not finding what I need - I really want it to be so simple, and even better - I would love for it to tie at the shoulders... Please help!!!

D~

I think the dress looks simple enough that you could draft your own pattern. Test it out on an old bed sheet.

Would these stripes look okay in bowling shirt with this Mickey fabric? I'm having a hardest time finding something I like to pair with it for the boys...I think the stripes might be too much? Maybe I should just do a solid? Ideas?

I really like the look. If it clashes a little too much maybe you could break the prints up with a thin strip of solid?

I need some of your expertise! The bobbin thread is sewing on top, the top thread is breaking and so are needles.

Any advice? I appreciate your help! My mother bought this machine to make outfits for our trip, but doesn't use her computer much, and I'm trying to Dave her a trip to the store to have it looked at. She is an expericed seamstress, she used to make all my figure skating costumes!

Thanks!!

Is it a brand new machine? A couple of ladies on here got defective machines that had to be sent back.

 

[DMGeurts]

UGH!!! Dh just bought me a new computer and it's a mac and I was scrolling down to reply to the last quote and it all DISAPPEARED. So that was 30 minutes of my life wasted. However, I have the spell check that Cheryl has been dying for b/c I just mistyped and it highlighted it!!! It doesn't catch an I that's not capitalized though. Can't win 'em all. Now to try again. I will copy as I go this time.

Congrats on the new pc!

I adore those fabrics. What a find! I say buy a lot of everything. You can always find a use for it.

Thanks... they are pretty neat - especially since they are so local. But - they are $10/yd - no coupons allowed. So, maybe I'll get a half yard of the best of them and fill in with solids on the rest? LOL

I have a funnier dream -- a couple of nights ago I dreamed I mailed your fabric. It cost $28.50 to ship. Perhaps that's a nightmare.

Ouch! I hope so...

I think the dress looks simple enough that you could draft your own pattern. Test it out on an old bed sheet.

I agree - it's an easy pattern... but the problem is... we all have decent sized coconuts - how do you account for those???

D~

 

[mphalens]

UGH!!! Dh just bought me a new computer and it's a mac and I was scrolling down to reply to the last quote and it all DISAPPEARED. So that was 30 minutes of my life wasted. However, I have the spell check that Cheryl has been dying for b/c I just mistyped and it highlighted it!!! It doesn't catch an I that's not capitalized though. Can't win 'em all. Now to try again. I will copy as I go this time.


I have a feeling that while you were totally stressed that all the kids had a great time. I guarantee those shirts will get worn again. My ds wears the strangest shirts to play in, sleep in or for gymnastics. And your shirts were CUTE! They will be well loved.

As for your hair, give it a day or two to grow on you. Any change takes a little time to get used to.

Is it a brand new machine? A couple of ladies on here got defective machines that had to be sent back.

Thanks I know the kids had fun ... I just stress ...
And my hair - well, it pays to have "friends in high places" ... I mentioned it to my friend that sent me to the salon in the first place (she knew I was going) and she called the owner (her friend) and I'm supposed to call in the morning and hopefully get in tomorrow to have it darkened... I went from blonde to brown in May and LOVE it but it completely faded and last night the new girl didn't go dark enough ... so I look funny DH is pretty honest about stuff like this and he says, "It looks like you dyed it. Last time it looked natural"


Oh Hayley - I so hope it's not a defective machine!!!

 

[jessica52877]

I don't know if this helps, but ........

my DD says she loves it and would wear it. (So what I do when she says that is put a solid with it as she LOVES over the top stuff)

LOL! Tell M hello!

Thank you for the input ladies...I do like the idea of using a blender fabric. I haven't thought through how much of the stripe I would use if I did use it. My other thought was making the boys shirts with the blender or solid fabric and saving the stripe for something I may make Anna to coordinate. AND I was also thinking this would make cool ruffle fabric for a Rosetta. Hmmmmmmmm

Decisions decisions!!

I really like the striped and it matches Mickey well so if you could use 3 and just keep it at minimum of the striped I think that would be okay. Just not those two next to each other.

 

[mphalens]

Okay ... as promised, pictures from today (not great shots, but the kids were sort of DONE at this point):

Most of the crew (the rest went potty):

We moved outside to our "normal" movie picture location(we were still missing two friends, but one had to leave early and the other just didn't want his pic taken):

Finn showing off his McMissile ninja moves:

The lovebirds:

Grumpus:

The Boyz:

Sorry they're not resized, photobucket is acting crazy!!!!

 

[mphalens]

UGH!!! Dh just bought me a new computer and it's a mac and I was scrolling down to reply to the last quote and it all DISAPPEARED. So that was 30 minutes of my life wasted. However, I have the spell check that Cheryl has been dying for b/c I just mistyped and it highlighted it!!! It doesn't catch an I that's not capitalized though. Can't win 'em all. Now to try again. I will copy as I go this time.

Meant to comment: Once you learn the Mac tricks, you'll LOVE LOVE it! I adore my mac and can't understand why my dad (who has a newer, better one than I do-I have his old one) always runs his in PC mode (it's dual boot)

 

[connie1042]

Does anyone have a picture of a twirl skirt with ruffles they can show me? I have someone one here I have been in contact with, but we want to be sure we are on the same page as far as the ruffles. I have no idea how to get a picture from one place to the other, so even if I found one, I could not show her. Thanks, you guys do amazing work.

 

[DMGeurts]

Okay ... as promised, pictures from today (not great shots, but the kids were sort of DONE at this point):

Most of the crew (the rest went potty):

We moved outside to our "normal" movie picture location(we were still missing two friends, but one had to leave early and the other just didn't want his pic taken):

Finn showing off his McMissile ninja moves:

The lovebirds:

Grumpus:

The Boyz:

Sorry they're not resized, photobucket is acting crazy!!!!

Marianne!!! They are so cute! Those little guys of yours are so adorable.

I need some of your expertise! The bobbin thread is sewing on top, the top thread is breaking and so are needles.

Any advice? I appreciate your help! My mother bought this machine to make outfits for our trip, but doesn't use her computer much, and I'm trying to Dave her a trip to the store to have it looked at. She is an expericed seamstress, she used to make all my figure skating costumes!

Thanks!!

I would double check the threading, like someone else said. How long have you had it? Can you contact the store you purchased it from?

D~

 

[Diz-Mommy]

Okay ... as promised, pictures from today (not great shots, but the kids were sort of DONE at this point):

Most of the crew (the rest went potty):

We moved outside to our "normal" movie picture location(we were still missing two friends, but one had to leave early and the other just didn't want his pic taken):

Finn showing off his McMissile ninja moves:

The lovebirds:

Grumpus:

The Boyz:

Sorry they're not resized, photobucket is acting crazy!!!!

OMG!! They are all SO CUTE!! Can I have one of each please?

 

[WyomingMomof6]

I am so behind on this thread that it is ridiculous. I think I need to quit my job if I ever have a hope of staying caught up, lol. There is WAY TMTQ but there has been so much fantastic stuff posted in the last couple of weeks!

I finally got a little sewing done before the 4th. Both of these outfits were cased from this board.

And a shirt for my little cowgirl.

And some pirate t-shirts and shorts I did for a BG a while back.

 

[RMAMom]

I need some of your expertise! The bobbin thread is sewing on top, the top thread is breaking and so are needles.

Any advice? I appreciate your help! My mother bought this machine to make outfits for our trip, but doesn't use her computer much, and I'm trying to Dave her a trip to the store to have it looked at. She is an expericed seamstress, she used to make all my figure skating costumes!

Thanks!!

The bobbin thread on the top is what happens to me if I try to use prewounds but with the needle breaking like that I too am wondering if it is threaded correctly.

I am so behind on this thread that it is ridiculous. I think I need to quit my job if I ever have a hope of staying caught up, lol. There is WAY TMTQ but there has been so much fantastic stuff posted in the last couple of weeks!

I finally got a little sewing done before the 4th. Both of these outfits were cased from this board.

And a shirt for my little cowgirl.

And some pirate t-shirts and shorts I did for a BG a while back.

Love the outfits and I think we should all quit our jobs so we can stay home and sew! LOL!

 

[VBAndrea]

Congrats on the new pc!

I agree - it's an easy pattern... but the problem is... we all have decent sized coconuts - how do you account for those???

D~

The funny thing is he first asked me if I wanted something new for sewing for my birthday! Um, yes, a house with a sewing room -- of course I didn't think of that at the time he asked!

I think that's part of why I don't sew for myself. #1 reason is too much fabric need, and #2 is what do you do for coconuts? At least they are not watermelons.

Thanks I know the kids had fun ... I just stress ...
And my hair - well, it pays to have "friends in high places" ... I mentioned it to my friend that sent me to the salon in the first place (she knew I was going) and she called the owner (her friend) and I'm supposed to call in the morning and hopefully get in tomorrow to have it darkened... I went from blonde to brown in May and LOVE it but it completely faded and last night the new girl didn't go dark enough ... so I look funny DH is pretty honest about stuff like this and he says, "It looks like you dyed it. Last time it looked natural"

So good that you can get your hair fixed without having to be the one to speak up. I just switch salons b/c I'm too soft spoken to say something. It's hard to find someone to get color perfect and when I finally did he moved out of the country in less than six months! I had someone very good in RI as well (and cheap!).

Okay ... as promised, pictures from today (not great shots, but the kids were sort of DONE at this point):

Most of the crew (the rest went potty):

We moved outside to our "normal" movie picture location(we were still missing two friends, but one had to leave early and the other just didn't want his pic taken):

Finn showing off his McMissile ninja moves:

The lovebirds:

Grumpus:

The Boyz:

Sorry they're not resized, photobucket is acting crazy!!!!

What a cute group! Adore the love birds. Did you get a lot of attention in your attire? And how was the movie -- my dh said it was not getting good reviews. I already have Cars outfits from our trip that the kids still fit into.

Meant to comment: Once you learn the Mac tricks, you'll LOVE LOVE it! I adore my mac and can't understand why my dad (who has a newer, better one than I do-I have his old one) always runs his in PC mode (it's dual boot)

It does have a learning curve and this little mouse thing is quite strange -- it's apparently what caused me to lose everything I had typed out last night. I am also so used to AOL and dh has been trying forever to get me away from it, so I have to figure out how to redo all my bookmarks in Safari. And in AOL I could keep the Big Give page and this open all the time and now I have to go into history to relocate where I was -- don't like having to do that. DH has a mac laptop and loves it so much that I told him the next time we needed a new computer I would try a mac. I didn't realize it would happen this quickly -- our old computer runs fine. It will give the kids a fast computer to play on though as they'll get the old one -- the older lap top and really old computer my ds has run so slow that the kids never use them.

I am so behind on this thread that it is ridiculous. I think I need to quit my job if I ever have a hope of staying caught up, lol. There is WAY TMTQ but there has been so much fantastic stuff posted in the last couple of weeks!

I finally got a little sewing done before the 4th. Both of these outfits were cased from this board.

And a shirt for my little cowgirl.

And some pirate t-shirts and shorts I did for a BG a while back.

Cute 4th outfits! I especially like Alexa's. And I need to show that t to my dd to see if she wants one like that. I still have other horse designs though that I have yet to stitch out for her, plus Planet Applique just released a new horse design and Embroidery Library sent me some nice coupon codes. I also have a coupon code for Heather -- I had better get shopping. And very cute BG outfits

 

[cogero]

Andrea I love my Mac. I have had it since 2008. I have an Imac since I use it for all my photo editing. Though I am debating getting one with a larger screen LOL. I HATE the Mac mouse I actually went and bought a microsoft mouse for $30 dollars that will work with it and it makes me much happier than the mac mouse.

Otherwise I adore everything else about my Mac.

 

[kevnsteph1]

Ok ladies, I am so excited I have found this page! To start, I am NOT a sewer at all....and am so impressed at everything all of you do! That being said, we have a trip planned the end of August and I would LOVE my daughter to have some of these adorable outfits/dresses to wear. Do any of you sell....for reasonable prices? Or can anyone give me some 101 on how to make something special for my daughter?

Thanks!

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

I am so behind on this thread that it is ridiculous. I think I need to quit my job if I ever have a hope of staying caught up, lol. There is WAY TMTQ but there has been so much fantastic stuff posted in the last couple of weeks!

I finally got a little sewing done before the 4th. Both of these outfits were cased from this board.

And a shirt for my little cowgirl.

And some pirate t-shirts and shorts I did for a BG a while back.

I love ALL your stuff! I will be trying to do an M & M applique soon since my twin granddaughters Kensleigh & Gracie's 7th b'day is in sept. and one of them wants an M & M theme and the other Skittles! they have even designed their cakes for their Aunt Brendi {my other dd}to make. They have always liked the same theme {dumbo,tea party,ice cream,care bears ,tink} then last year they went with doggies & kitties and now candy! so i am making polka dot dresses and adding m & m and skittles appliques...at least their themes blend well!

 

[DMGeurts]

I finally got a little sewing done before the 4th. Both of these outfits were cased from this board.

And a shirt for my little cowgirl.

And some pirate t-shirts and shorts I did for a BG a while back.

So cute! Your kids are so adorable!

I love ALL your stuff! I will be trying to do an M & M applique soon since my twin granddaughters Kensleigh & Gracie's 7th b'day is in sept. and one of them wants an M & M theme and the other Skittles! they have even designed their cakes for their Aunt Brendi {my other dd}to make. They have always liked the same theme {dumbo,tea party,ice cream,care bears ,tink} then last year they went with doggies & kitties and now candy! so i am making polka dot dresses and adding m & m and skittles appliques...at least their themes blend well!

I love the theme they chose - it sounds adorable - and totally coordinates! I can't wait to see the dresses you make for them.

I've been sketching those outfits that I dreamed about yesterday... And I designed the girls' applique for a shirt I dreamed about - now if I can get them to wear it in 3 years??? "I pay for the trip, you wear the clothes I make for you - end of story" And I came up with a brilliant idea (super funny too) for a bag in the parks. I know - I am the biggest dork ever. So, maybe I'll start sewing a few things ahead of time... waaaaayyyy ahead of time...

D~

 

[SallyfromDE]

Ok ladies, I am so excited I have found this page! To start, I am NOT a sewer at all....and am so impressed at everything all of you do! That being said, we have a trip planned the end of August and I would LOVE my daughter to have some of these adorable outfits/dresses to wear. Do any of you sell....for reasonable prices? Or can anyone give me some 101 on how to make something special for my daughter?

Thanks!

We aren't allowed to sell on the site. But it you check the signatures, you can find Etsy and Ebay names.

 

[aribelle]

Be careful with this sale. There are a lot of scams with these high end sewing machines being sold at reasonable prices. If they want you to send them payment, don't do it! I have looked into ads two or three times for sewing machines like these and they have turned out to be scams. I did eventually buy a used machine on ebay but I made sure that I bought it from a reputable dealer with lots of recent feedback. If the machine is something you can see locally, you want to check the stitch count and make sure it works correctly. If you can buy the machine for this price, it is an incredible steal!

Thank you so much for the great advice and the concern it shows! I couldn't imagine buying such an expensive item on ebay, even from a reputable dealer....scares me with all that could go wrong.

The purchase I'm considering is local.....and we are going to meet at a sewing repair store so that my embroidery friend's technician can examine the machine before I buy it. After everyone advising me to do things like check stitch count, etc, I called my friend to ask HOW I do that, lol....and she suggested having her guy inspect it. I know that's not a guarantee against future problems, but at least it's a way to be sure I don't start with problems! My friend compared it to having a mechanic inspect a used car before I buy it.

We're meeting on Tuesday so hopefully I'll soon join the ranks of an embroidery machine owner!

So....with that in mind, it's time for me to start making my wish list of embroidery designs. I know about Heather's Frou Frou on Etsy, but what other embroidery designs do you guys use? Interested in loads of Disney designs, of course, especially the "side kicks" as it doesn't appear Heather has a lot of them. THanks!