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

[Adi12982]

I do like Robison Anton thread it has a nice weight to it, but my personal favorite is Hemmingworth thread. It's about the same price range as RA, but it comes with a free dust cover and the way it's wound on the spool, you don't need to use an end cap.

Here's a picture of it...

Beautiful! where do you buy it

 

[livndisney]

Question about embroidery thread:

I know a lot of you love Marathon Thread. Do you get Rayon or Polyester? Also, do you find it similar to or better than Sulky?

The Viking dealer lady told me the best thread she has even worked with is Robison-Anton. Have any of you used it? DO you think it is better? I got a couple spools, but it is not cheap - $5 a spool and that was with a 25% discount.

I have a Viking Machine (Topaz 20) not sure if that matters or not.

I use Madeira rayon thread. It comes in a clear case and is on a regular spool. The cone style did not work very well for me in my brother machine.

 

[100AcrePrincess]

I have been working on baby bedding for my DD. The more I work, the longer the list gets. So far I have finished the quilt top (it is not quilted yet), an extra quilt top (also, not quilted yet), 2 receiving blankets, 1 miracle blanket (my DGDs loved these and they are so much cheaper to make than to buy), a hooded towel, and one bib (that turned out way too small)...ALL THIS WEEK. There are more of each of these coming along with a bunch of other things. I will post pics when it is all done.

I also made my DGDs each a My Little Pony outfit. I will post pics of those soon.

So, what exactly is a miracle blanket?

WARNING!!!!! Pic heavy

I finally got brave and I decided to attempt the Beret and my first skirt.
Be easy on me as I had no pattern for either, I just kinda winged it via tutorial.
and the 2 girls together:

Very nice!

I actually sewed something! This is for a very special little girl! I hope she likes it!

my dress form is too small, and I really don't care for the way that it looks on the form, but I didn't have a better way to get a pic. SO...

Love it!

 

[Granna4679]

Question about embroidery thread:

I know a lot of you love Marathon Thread. Do you get Rayon or Polyester? Also, do you find it similar to or better than Sulky?

The Viking dealer lady told me the best thread she has even worked with is Robison-Anton. Have any of you used it? DO you think it is better? I got a couple spools, but it is not cheap - $5 a spool and that was with a 25% discount.

I have a Viking Machine (Topaz 20) not sure if that matters or not.

I use Marathon Rayon. Have only used Sulky once and in my opinion...Marathon is better. I haven't had a single problem with the Marathon. I have a Brother machine but I don't think it matters.

 

[Granna4679]

So, what exactly is a miracle blanket?

It is a long skinny blanket with a pocket for legs and fabric wings to wrap around the arms (we used to lovingly call it the 'baby straight jacket' for my DGDs ) Basically you put them in the pocket, put the 'wings' around their arms which hold them still and then wrap them up like a burrito. When my oldest DGD was born, they started putting it on her immediately. She loved it. By the time she was about 6 months and would get fussy, all she had to do was see them pick up the blanket and come towards her and she would instantly calm down. She absolutely loved it. She was very collicky (sp?) and I don't know how they would have made it without it. Here is the link to the original miracle blanket. There is a video that shows you how to wrap them.
http://www.miracleblanket.com/

When she got pregnant with the 2nd, I used the original as a pattern and made more. She loved it too but not for as long. I have made several since (because you can make them out of all the cutsie flannels) and give them for gifts.

 

[Granna4679]

Here are the My Little Pony outfits I made for my DGDs this weekend (thanks to Aimee for the skirt tutorial). I really need to start taking pictures when it is daylight. My cream colored room makes an awful coloring to my pics.

Thanks for looking.

 

[100AcrePrincess]

It is a long skinny blanket with a pocket for legs and fabric wings to wrap around the arms (we used to lovingly call it the 'baby straight jacket' for my DGDs ) Basically you put them in the pocket, put the 'wings' around their arms which hold them still and then wrap them up like a burrito. When my oldest DGD was born, they started putting it on her immediately. She loved it. By the time she was about 6 months and would get fussy, all she had to do was see them pick up the blanket and come towards her and she would instantly calm down. She absolutely loved it. She was very collicky (sp?) and I don't know how they would have made it without it. Here is the link to the original miracle blanket. There is a video that shows you how to wrap them.
http://www.miracleblanket.com/

When she got pregnant with the 2nd, I used the original as a pattern and made more. She loved it too but not for as long. I have made several since (because you can make them out of all the cutsie flannels) and give them for gifts.

Ok. I have a few like that - we call them swaddle blankets. All the kids loved being swaddled, but ds was the first one we had the pocket blankets for. I loved them, but he's outgrown them now At least he sleeps well without them. DH called him a baby burrito when he was wrapped up.

Here are the My Little Pony outfits I made for my DGDs this weekend (thanks to Aimee for the skirt tutorial). I really need to start taking pictures when it is daylight. My cream colored room makes an awful coloring to my pics.

Thanks for looking.

Love them.

 

[mommy2mrb]

what to wish you all....

 

[dianemom2]

I do like Robison Anton thread it has a nice weight to it, but my personal favorite is Hemmingworth thread. It's about the same price range as RA, but it comes with a free dust cover and the way it's wound on the spool, you don't need to use an end cap.

Here's a picture of it...

I love your thread rack. Where did you get that????

 

[Granna4679]

I have all my immediate family this weekend so I probably won't be back on until Monday so I wish you ALL......
A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

 

[chellewashere]

Here are the My Little Pony outfits I made for my DGDs this weekend (thanks to Aimee for the skirt tutorial). I really need to start taking pictures when it is daylight. My cream colored room makes an awful coloring to my pics.

Thanks for looking.

So beautiful!! My DD would go APE over them!!

 

[ColoradoK]

Update:

Baby Madison is on her way to heaven. A beautiful little angel.

You guys don't really "know" me as I've only posted a couple of times but I just saw this and have to say how truly sorry I am about the loss of your precious baby neice. I will pray for your family during this very difficult time.

 

[chellewashere]

I do like Robison Anton thread it has a nice weight to it, but my personal favorite is Hemmingworth thread. It's about the same price range as RA, but it comes with a free dust cover and the way it's wound on the spool, you don't need to use an end cap.

Here's a picture of it...

Ok very jealous of the beautiful thread collection!!

 

[chellewashere]

Thought I would share...these are the outfits I have been working on for the past 2 weeks. I am right now doing a Vida that I let Lorelei pick all the fabrics for all I can say is WOW do we have different tastes

Oops have to hem the shorts make them look cuffed

Finally got an outfit done for Disney!! Wahoo now only 10 more to go

sorry they are so big forgot to resize

 

[mphalens]

WOW!!! So much great stuff!!!

I just it all!!!!


I just finished 6 shirts for a Big Give!!!! Granted, they're iron-on transfer T-shirts, but I got them all done during "nap time" (which consisted of a 2 1/2 year old "assistant" who did a running commentary of the Star Wars characters while I tried to not lose my cool ... and his older brother wandering in every so often to complain about being hungry -AFTER eating a HUGE lunch- ... so yeah, during NAPTIME )

Now that those are out of the way and I've finally got my machine manual in a 3 ring binder, maybe I can start sewing some stuff for us

I have to say though, it makes my heart SO happy to do these Big Gives ... when I told my friend (who's family was the recipient of a Big Give in 2008) that I was working on two Big Gives she started crying ... which then caused me to start crying ... so there we were, sitting in JustFresh crying over our lunches

 

[SallyfromDE]

Question about embroidery thread:

I know a lot of you love Marathon Thread. Do you get Rayon or Polyester? Also, do you find it similar to or better than Sulky?

The Viking dealer lady told me the best thread she has even worked with is Robison-Anton. Have any of you used it? DO you think it is better? I got a couple spools, but it is not cheap - $5 a spool and that was with a 25% discount.

I have a Viking Machine (Topaz 20) not sure if that matters or not.

I'm not really fond of the RA. My machine doesn't like the small cones. I like the Sulky, and I usually get it at JoAnnes when they have the buy one get one sale. Or 50% off.

Here are the My Little Pony outfits I made for my DGDs this weekend (thanks to Aimee for the skirt tutorial). I really need to start taking pictures when it is daylight. My cream colored room makes an awful coloring to my pics.

Thanks for looking.

Anita, I love your outfit. Where did you get the little pony? Or did you design it? I made one for a friend, I'm not sure who the designer was, and it wasn't really that good. This one looks more exciting!!

 

[PurpleEars]

Here are the My Little Pony outfits I made for my DGDs this weekend (thanks to Aimee for the skirt tutorial). I really need to start taking pictures when it is daylight. My cream colored room makes an awful coloring to my pics.

Thanks for looking.

They are beautiful. I am sure your DGD's will like them!

Thought I would share...these are the outfits I have been working on for the past 2 weeks. I am right now doing a Vida that I let Lorelei pick all the fabrics for all I can say is WOW do we have different tastes

Oops have to hem the shorts make them look cuffed

Finally got an outfit done for Disney!! Wahoo now only 10 more to go

sorry they are so big forgot to resize

Looks like you have been busy. Good job on those outfits. I think your DD likes them! Big pictures are good around here!

 

[sheridee32]

Nina Davy Jones was as good as he was when I was a kid. He still looks good I hope to be moving and looking as good when I am his age I think he is about 60 for real put pictures on facebook because I forgot my camera and had to use my phone I would love to go back and see him Sunday but probablly wont get to the kids want to go eat some place off property for mothers day.

 

[scrap_heaven]

Got a new machine a Babylock Ellure, I am IN LOVE!!

I have busy busy busy... will post pictures soon off to read the thread.

 

[WyomingMomof6]

Thanks for looking.

Those are so cute!

Oops have to hem the shorts make them look cuffed

Finally got an outfit done for Disney!! Wahoo now only 10 more to go

sorry they are so big forgot to resize

The outfits are so cute and so is the model!

So much other cute stuff but I'm way too tired to go back and multi-quote it all!

Happy Mother's day to all of you!