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

[NiniMorris]

So upset with my local Joann's. I went in Monday while their notions wall was 50% off. They were out of almost every stabilizer they carry, and had NO Heat n Bond anywhere. I asked two people if they had any more in the back. I was told they did not and were not getting a shipment until Thursday...so guess what I saw there today...that's right...a fully stocked notions wall!


Vent over....

Nini

 

[SallyfromDE]

So upset with my local Joann's. I went in Monday while their notions wall was 50% off. They were out of almost every stabilizer they carry, and had NO Heat n Bond anywhere. I asked two people if they had any more in the back. I was told they did not and were not getting a shipment until Thursday...so guess what I saw there today...that's right...a fully stocked notions wall!


Vent over....

Nini

Did you discuss it with the manager? Maybe you could have gotten that 50%?

 

[NiniMorris]

Did you discuss it with the manager? Maybe you could have gotten that 50%?

I did on Monday...but not today. I was too upset with them today!

I understand the concept of a loss-leader. And I get that they don't want to go broke...however, this particular Joann's does this to me all the time. If I ask for a rain check on a regular item that they admit they did not get in stock in time for a sale, they tell me they can't do it. If it is something I really want, I usually go in right after they open on the first day of a sale...and they still won't have it in stock until after the sale is over...then it miraculously appears... I'm feeling a strongly worded letter to the corporate office coming on...


Nini

 

[WyomingMomof6]

Question: Does anyone know of a digitizer that has Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo? I have an idea for a Big Give and I can't find it anywhere.

I'm no good at hand applique or I'd try that.

TIA!

 

[scbelleatheart]

Everything is so cute! I love the burp cloths.



I'll bet you can't wait for the new machine! So exciting!

Oh what did you buy? I'm looking to buy a new machine so I'm curious.



I picked it up in the notions aisle at Joanns. I never knew it existed either but then somebody on here talked about it last month. So off I went to Joanns and lo and behold there it was! It was SOOOOOOOO much easier than regular snaps. It is like using sew in velcro!

Those are so cute! I wish I had Grandbabies to sew for. I feel like I'm running out of time. I loved sewing all the customs for my kids growing up.
My DH thought they were amazing too. DS is in the military. You should be so proud of the marksmanship award.

 

[NiniMorris]

Question: Does anyone know of a digitizer that has Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo? I have an idea for a Big Give and I can't find it anywhere.

I'm no good at hand applique or I'd try that.

TIA!

Applicakes on Etsy has one...not as great as Heather Sue's but she doesn't have a Bruce...

Nini

 

[ireland_nicole]

Hi y'all, I'm so sorry that I've done a lousy job keeping up with the thead- I can't watch this, work full time and sew at the minute Anyway, Hi! To the newbies- love your stuff and I love all the great baby stuff, too

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

I got inspired by the original steam boat willie Feliz (I think it's aimeeg?) and also from LisaZoe's bambi and minnie vida with the ruffles all the way around.

You can't tell in the pic, but all the fabrics have a subtle metallic sheen in them, so it catches the light nice- I think we're going to need to put a foundation garment under though, it's so heavy it kind of flattens on the sides...hmmm...

 

[miprender]

Thanks, ladies! I'm just going to jump in with both feet and have a good time. I'm overthinking this I guess but I still have visions of my 8th grade Home Ec teacher standing over my shoulder giving me disapproving looks. (Probably why I haven't sewn in so long!) You gals are great!

I had the hardest time at first making the easy fit pants. To my logic it did not seem right, but if you follow the directions they will come out right and not baggy in the crouch area at all.

Here are a couple of pictures:

The best part of this project was that I was able to make the whole thing with leftover fabric from other projects! The only thing that I had to buy was some of that tape with the snaps on it. That's so much easier than individual snaps or buttons!

So cute!

Okay, here is my first try at posting a photo. These are the money cuffs I made. Don't look to close at the stitching

I found the instructions at http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/2010/09/lunch-money-cuff-tutorial-she-christie.html

Hopefully all my copying and pasting has worked!

Welcome and thanks for posting the link.

Those are too cute.

So, I created an album of our trip to Europe - if you are interested in looking.
https://picasaweb.google.com/geurtsdm/HollandMay2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCJPBs_iz-LHryQE#

Here's a teaser photo from Efteling park - it was amazing!

D~

I looked through it yesterday on FB. Loved the skirts you made for your DDs.

I was packing up the last bit of stuff in my sewing room today and came across this dress that I had cut out but had not gotten around to sewing. SO, rather than pack it as a UFO, I decided to stitch it up. I really love this pattern. I made this one as a maxi dress.

Such a pretty dress and love the fabric.

I have been working on the baby bedding for my DDs baby. Making progress. I will post pictures of it when it is all done, but in the meantime, I finished a few little things for her. Here are some of them.

And a little onesie. I had to put this saying on something since her husband just got an award in boot camp for marksmanship

I am sure there are many more things to come but for now...that is all I have pictures of.

So cute. I knew you would be sewing the cutiest things for your little grandson. He is going to be spoiled by all his girl cousins

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your suggestion on the CarlaC patterns. I purchased a few and will give it a go. It has been a crazy week here but I managed to complete my first two projects. I am going to try to post pictures. Take a look. They are not much but I am proud I finished them. The quilt is slightly lopsided but I dont think my DD4 will mind. My DD is going to wear the skirt as part of a cowgirl costume for her birthday party.

Thank you again for all your warm welcomes.

Welcome and such a pretty skirt and quilt.

Juliet & I ate sitting at Philly airport waiting for our SW flight. Be in Disney in a few hours! We are there today til June 6th if anyone else will be there. Tomorrow is a MK day, Friday is SWW!!! That is as far as we have planned.

Have a wonderful time.

Hi y'all, I'm so sorry that I've done a lousy job keeping up with the thead- I can't watch this, work full time and sew at the minute Anyway, Hi! To the newbies- love your stuff and I love all the great baby stuff, too

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

I got inspired by the original steam boat willie Feliz (I think it's aimeeg?) and also from LisaZoe's bambi and minnie vida with the ruffles all the way around.

Yes it was from aimeeg and I cased that dress too. I just have to finish it up and will post pictures.

 

[effervescent]

I have been working on the baby bedding for my DDs baby. Making progress. I will post pictures of it when it is all done, but in the meantime, I finished a few little things for her. Here are some of them.

Burp cloths (I flipped the corners so you could see the fabric on the back):

A newborn romper with CarlaC's romper pattern:

And the whole set (romper, bib, and burp cloth)

And a little onesie. I had to put this saying on something since her husband just got an award in boot camp for marksmanship

I am sure there are many more things to come but for now...that is all I have pictures of.

So very cute! Congrats to your SIL on his award.

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your suggestion on the CarlaC patterns. I purchased a few and will give it a go. It has been a crazy week here but I managed to complete my first two projects. I am going to try to post pictures. Take a look. They are not much but I am proud I finished them. The quilt is slightly lopsided but I dont think my DD4 will mind. My DD is going to wear the skirt as part of a cowgirl costume for her birthday party.

Thank you again for all your warm welcomes.

Cute! I think the quilt looks great. My daughter made me stop scrolling through the thread so that she could stare at it for awhile. She's a little obsessed with Tinkerbell.

Juliet & I ate sitting at Philly airport waiting for our SW flight. Be in Disney in a few hours! We are there today til June 6th if anyone else will be there. Tomorrow is a MK day, Friday is SWW!!! That is as far as we have planned.

Jealous! Have a great time!

Okay, I don't want to hijack the thread - so please PM me if you can help. I will be having my second child in January. With my first I just disposables, and she should be well out of them by then. My husband isn't really to excited about cloth diapering, but I thought maybe we could give it a try. And since I can sew - why not! Should save lots o' money!

But as you know there is a ton of info out there. But since I have you ladies I thought I would see what you know.

Should I start with Prefolds and a cover and then go to A-in-1 (or pocket) (using the prefolds as stuffers)?

How many do you recommend?

Is it really gross to clean them? Do they leak more than disposables?

And what are some good patterns out there? I probably won't buy a snap press, but could do pliers.

Thanks!

Jessica

I started CDing Jason at a year and Alison from birth both until they potty trained. With Jason we used Bum Genius diapers, DH was not sure he was on board with it so I wanted it to be as easy as possible for him. After a few months with that we threw prefolds and covers into the mix. With Alison we used Fuzzi Bunz and prefolds on occasion. She dislike the prefolds so we didn't use them that much. I liked the pockets the best myself.

We've been done with diapers for a little bit now, so I don't remember exactly how many I had in my stash. I want to say it was about 15 or so pockets and several prefolds. I had some fleece covers and Bummis covers to go with the prefolds.

It's not usually any more disgusting to deal with cloth. There are the occasional diapers that will make you reconsider your choice though. We had a system similar to Meshell - dry pail, diaper sprayer on the toilet.

We didn't have many problems with leaks. Certain inserts didn't work as well as others, or if it was time for DD to move up to the next size Fuzzi Bunz she might have a couple small leaks. Nothing really major though.

Good luck with it, I loved cloth diapering.

Hi y'all, I'm so sorry that I've done a lousy job keeping up with the thead- I can't watch this, work full time and sew at the minute Anyway, Hi! To the newbies- love your stuff and I love all the great baby stuff, too

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

I got inspired by the original steam boat willie Feliz (I think it's aimeeg?) and also from LisaZoe's bambi and minnie vida with the ruffles all the way around.

You can't tell in the pic, but all the fabrics have a subtle metallic sheen in them, so it catches the light nice- I think we're going to need to put a foundation garment under though, it's so heavy it kind of flattens on the sides...hmmm...

Love it!

 

[miprender]

So here is my CASE from Aimeeg. We are going to wear this one of our DHS days. I also made DH the same shirt and am thinking of making Steamboat Minnie on my shirt.

I wish I had something nicer to hang it on as it looks droopy in the picture

Here is what the boys will be wearing:

I am also hoping to finish most of my shirts this weekend so I will have more pics to share.

 

[belle41379]

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

That is amazing!

Here is what the boys will be wearing:

I love these shirts!! You all are really making me wish I had an embroidery machine...or at least one that made this easier! lol

Here is another dress I made DD. The back wasn't fastened, so it is draping a bit. It has small solid white "pearl" buttons on the back.

 

[ivey_family]

Here is what the boys will be wearing:

LOVE all of your Steamboat Willie items! So cool! (And so are your pillowcases! )

I bought B&W fabric this weekend and am currently in the muslin phase with a Simplicity shirt pattern for my own version. I HATE commercial pattern sizing! I'd love to be able to start a garment without having to make a muslin (or 3) to figure out which size to use!

Regards,
C.

 

[PurpleEars]

I have been working on the baby bedding for my DDs baby. Making progress. I will post pictures of it when it is all done, but in the meantime, I finished a few little things for her. Here are some of them.

Burp cloths (I flipped the corners so you could see the fabric on the back):

A newborn romper with CarlaC's romper pattern:

And the whole set (romper, bib, and burp cloth)

And a little onesie. I had to put this saying on something since her husband just got an award in boot camp for marksmanship

I am sure there are many more things to come but for now...that is all I have pictures of.

Everything you made look so cute! I am sure your grandson will get to enjoy lots of special things you make for him.

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your suggestion on the CarlaC patterns. I purchased a few and will give it a go. It has been a crazy week here but I managed to complete my first two projects. I am going to try to post pictures. Take a look. They are not much but I am proud I finished them. The quilt is slightly lopsided but I dont think my DD4 will mind. My DD is going to wear the skirt as part of a cowgirl costume for her birthday party.

Thank you again for all your warm welcomes.

You did a good job on the skirt and quilt. I can't tell that the quilt is lopsided, I think you are being too critical of your work.

I am just about to head out the door but I wanted to post this. I stopped in to Hancock Fabrics today to pick up a few things. They have a lot of their Absolutely Cotton prints marked down to 50% off. Plus this week they have 40% off all their Absolutely Cotton fabrics. They are taking the 40% off the fabrics that are on clearance! I bought 23 yards of really beautiful fabrics for just over $60! Most of my fabrics started at either $8.99 or $9.99 per yard.

It's great when you can get good deals on fabric!

To the best of my knowledge the following is correct.

Give Kids the World is where many of the Make a Wish kids stay when they go to Disney World. They get a coupon to redeem for pillows from the pillow tree when they check in. Over 24,000 pillows are given out each year. GKTW supplies the actual pillows, but volunteers (that's us ) make the pillowcases. There is more information on the Big Give board.

What we have found is that making the pillows is actually quite easy. Understanding the written directions is not. My embroidery machine is currently under the weather, so I thought I'd take a stab at directions for the pillowcases using wrapping paper instead of fabric. I'm eventually hoping to put together directions with photos that I can print.

How to Make a Pillow in 10 EZ Steps

You did a good job with the wrapping paper instructions. One of these days I may make some pillowcases to send. I just wish shipping isn't so darn expensive!

Hi y'all, I'm so sorry that I've done a lousy job keeping up with the thead- I can't watch this, work full time and sew at the minute Anyway, Hi! To the newbies- love your stuff and I love all the great baby stuff, too

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

I got inspired by the original steam boat willie Feliz (I think it's aimeeg?) and also from LisaZoe's bambi and minnie vida with the ruffles all the way around.

You can't tell in the pic, but all the fabrics have a subtle metallic sheen in them, so it catches the light nice- I think we're going to need to put a foundation garment under though, it's so heavy it kind of flattens on the sides...hmmm...

Beautiful!

So here is my CASE from Aimeeg. We are going to wear this one of our DHS days. I also made DH the same shirt and am thinking of making Steamboat Minnie on my shirt.

I wish I had something nicer to hang it on as it looks droopy in the picture

Here is what the boys will be wearing:

I am also hoping to finish most of my shirts this weekend so I will have more pics to share.

Good job on the dress and t-shirts!

That is amazing!

I love these shirts!! You all are really making me wish I had an embroidery machine...or at least one that made this easier! lol

Here is another dress I made DD. The back wasn't fastened, so it is draping a bit. It has small solid white "pearl" buttons on the back.

Very pretty!

 

[Granna4679]

For some reason, FB thinks I have too many friends so it won't let me request friends. If you were my friend before my acct. was hacked (or want to be now), please request me to be your friend so I can get all of my friends back. I miss all of your updates. I am hoping they get this fixed soon (Anita Shipman on FB)

thanks so much! The pattern is called Jamie - it is a Sis Boom pattern

Thanks so much! The fabric is also Sis Boom. It is from the So St. Croix line - it is called Genevieve.

Great job on the dress and I love the fabric.

That's really sweet of you. My DH deployed 2 weeks after we found out I was pregnant with our first together. Getting ready for Jason's arrival is what kept me sane. I hope the time goes quickly and uneventfully for them both.

I hope it goes quickly too. Oh wow...2 weeks after finding out? My SIL was @ boot camp when she found out. Her doctor teasingly asked her how this was possible since her hubby was at boot camp.

I all of them. It must be so much fun to sew for a grandchild -- and congrats to her husband for the marksmanship award.

Oh, I am having a blast sewing these tiny little things and all the things for the room. I made everything for my DGDs also when they were born but I didn't have an embroidery machine then. This is WAY more fun!

I love all the baby stuff. I need to make my girlfriend something for her baby due in October.

You should Chiara....so much cuter than store bought gifts IMO.

Absolutely adorable! I love all the sayings!

D~

Thank you. I keep finding more and more that I like. DD said "mom...how many burp cloths can I possibly need"

Wow you've been busy! Everything looks great and I adore the onsie -- and congrats to your SIL for his award!

Thanks!

I think these are very cool for teen boys!

That is all so cute! I love the last onesie! Congrats on a grandson! Will his father be home before he's born?

He just left last week for a year. Baby due in September. We are hoping he can come home for his R&R in September but it is up to his commanders and he probably won't know that for a few more weeks.

Anita, love the baby stuff!

Thanks Ellen....been missing you around here.

Thank you again for all your warm welcomes.

Cute skirt...please post a picture of her when she wears it. The quilt is adorable. Love the colors.

I am just about to head out the door but I wanted to post this. I stopped in to Hancock Fabrics today to pick up a few things. They have a lot of their Absolutely Cotton prints marked down to 50% off. Plus this week they have 40% off all their Absolutely Cotton fabrics. They are taking the 40% off the fabrics that are on clearance! I bought 23 yards of really beautiful fabrics for just over $60! Most of my fabrics started at either $8.99 or $9.99 per yard.

Wow...great sale! I wish my Hancock was closer to me.

It's all amazing!! Love the burp cloths! lol

Thank you.

How cute and it looks like your DD already has already chosen a name!

Yes, he will be Jonathan Eli ....

Those are so cute! I wish I had Grandbabies to sew for. I feel like I'm running out of time. I loved sewing all the customs for my kids growing up.
My DH thought they were amazing too. DS is in the military. You should be so proud of the marksmanship award.

Thank you. Grandbabies are the best. I sewed for my DDs growing up too but I am having way too much fun with the grandbabies.

Hi y'all, I'm so sorry that I've done a lousy job keeping up with the thead- I can't watch this, work full time and sew at the minute Anyway, Hi! To the newbies- love your stuff and I love all the great baby stuff, too

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

I got inspired by the original steam boat willie Feliz (I think it's aimeeg?) and also from LisaZoe's bambi and minnie vida with the ruffles all the way around.

You can't tell in the pic, but all the fabrics have a subtle metallic sheen in them, so it catches the light nice- I think we're going to need to put a foundation garment under though, it's so heavy it kind of flattens on the sides...hmmm...

Nicole - that is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!

So cute. I knew you would be sewing the cutiest things for your little grandson. He is going to be spoiled by all his girl cousins

HAHA! We were just talking about that this weekend. He is going to either have to be tough or we are going to have to wrap him in bubble wrap to protect him.

So here is my CASE from Aimeeg. We are going to wear this one of our DHS days. I also made DH the same shirt and am thinking of making Steamboat Minnie on my shirt.

I wish I had something nicer to hang it on as it looks droopy in the picture

Here is what the boys will be wearing:

I am also hoping to finish most of my shirts this weekend so I will have more pics to share.

The dress is super cute. I love the boys shirts too. I like you bedding...look at all of those hidden Mickeys in that bedspread

That is amazing!

I love these shirts!! You all are really making me wish I had an embroidery machine...or at least one that made this easier! lol

Here is another dress I made DD. The back wasn't fastened, so it is draping a bit. It has small solid white "pearl" buttons on the back.

That is sooo sweet. I bet she loves it.

 

[CEK40]

Hi to all,

I am new to the Disboutiquers thread and love all your work.
It has been a while since I have actually made clothes and all my children are all grown up (I use to sew all their clothes and smocked my daughter's dresses) so I wanted to do a few things for myself. I wanted to make myself some tops and maybe do a little handiwork on the hem of some capris.

I just was wondering about applique on t-shirts. Do any of you have any special tips or hints? What kind of sewing machine do you use to do your applique? Do you recommend an embroidery machine?

I appreciated any help you have to offer.

Thanks so much,
Carla in VA

 

[GlassSlippers]

I'm really for truly gonna sue Simplicity for false advertising. Then I'm buying Carla C's bowling shirt pattern just to get the instructions even though I have absolutely no one to sew a shirt in those sizes for.

OK, all done ranting and raving now.

Lori in East Podunk

 

[Golden Rose]

Y'all are so talented! I've been lurking on this forum for a while, and I can't get over the beautiful outfits so many of you create.

I would really like to get back to sewing, but I haven't done anything in about a decade. I have a 6 year old son and a 5 month old daughter, and I'd like to be able to sew things for them both. Our son is absolutely fanatical about wearing cute, coordinating clothes. (Seriously, this child wants his shirt, shorts, underpants, and socks to coordinate, preferably to match. Too many relatives have bought him too much from Gymboree and Janie and Jack over the years.) Our daughter has no opinion she is able to vocalize about her apparel yet, but I'm sure her brother will teach her to.

Some of the appliques I've seen on this board are stunning. I know this sounds like a completely stupid question, but how do you do it? Where would one start to learn to do this? Is there special equipment to buy that could make this easier? What about for embroidering? (I have done cross stitch, but I've never done hand embroidery.)

Anyway, I used to be able to sew a bit, but I'm so out of practice I hardly know where or how to begin again. I've seen people mention a couple of different websites where you can buy patterns. Back when I actually sewed (in the dark ages, clearly), I bought all my patterns at the store. How does buying them online work? I don't have a printer that could print something the size of the huge sheets I remember trying to refold and put back in the envelope.

Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[ncmomof2]

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

You can't tell in the pic, but all the fabrics have a subtle metallic sheen in them, so it catches the light nice- I think we're going to need to put a foundation garment under though, it's so heavy it kind of flattens on the sides...hmmm...

I this dress!

 

[teresajoy]

Shoot! My computer keeps freezing up and I lost the multi-quote I had ready. I finished the baby bubble romper today. I did it in a size 3 months. I think it turned out very cute. I hope dd's teacher likes it.

For 3lilpirates this is one of CarlaC's patterns on Youcanmakethis. I found it fairly easy to sew. If you pick up some cute Disney fabrics, it would be perfect for your little girl. Joann's happens to have all their character fabric on sale for 40% off this week. Here are a couple of pictures:

This is so sweet!

I found the instructions at http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/2010/09/lunch-money-cuff-tutorial-she-christie.html

Hopefully all my copying and pasting has worked!

Those are great!! And, I just spent way too much time looking around that site!!! She has some neat homeschooling ideas too!

Cute! my DD is now too big for those bubbles, but I miss them. I LOVE snap tape for clothing....but if you need lots of snaps on something thicker than clothing....a press is the way to go! I didn't know about them until I started sewing diapers.....once I got a press I wanted to put snaps on everything! Here are some cloth training pants I made for DD a while back.....DS jedi boots had snaps holding them on in the back

Those are so pretty and comfy looking!

Easy, huh?

See, it WAS easy!

I was packing up the last bit of stuff in my sewing room today and came across this dress that I had cut out but had not gotten around to sewing. SO, rather than pack it as a UFO, I decided to stitch it up. I really love this pattern. I made this one as a maxi dress.

Shannon, you look gorgeous! I have been looking for a little shrug like that to wear with my dress. Where did you find this one?

I have been working on the baby bedding for my DDs baby. Making progress. I will post pictures of it when it is all done, but in the meantime, I finished a few little things for her. Here are some of them.

Burp cloths (I flipped the corners so you could see the fabric on the back):

I am sure there are many more things to come but for now...that is all I have pictures of.

I love all of these thing! The burp cloths are so cute.

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your suggestion on the CarlaC patterns. I purchased a few and will give it a go. It has been a crazy week here but I managed to complete my first two projects. I am going to try to post pictures. Take a look. They are not much but I am proud I finished them. The quilt is slightly lopsided but I dont think my DD4 will mind. My DD is going to wear the skirt as part of a cowgirl costume for her birthday party.

Thank you again for all your warm welcomes.

GREAT JOB!!!! These are wonderful!!! I can't wait to see what else you make!

To the best of my knowledge the following is correct.

Please ask a questions and let me know what isn't clear. Like I said, I'd love to be able to get a good set of instructions that I could print and make available to people.
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Thanks for the tutorial!!!

Hi y'all, I'm so sorry that I've done a lousy job keeping up with the thead- I can't watch this, work full time and sew at the minute Anyway, Hi! To the newbies- love your stuff and I love all the great baby stuff, too

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

I got inspired by the original steam boat willie Feliz (I think it's aimeeg?) and also from LisaZoe's bambi and minnie vida with the ruffles all the way around.

You can't tell in the pic, but all the fabrics have a subtle metallic sheen in them, so it catches the light nice- I think we're going to need to put a foundation garment under though, it's so heavy it kind of flattens on the sides...hmmm...

This looks great!!! Lyddie saw it and now she wants one!

So here is my CASE from Aimeeg. We are going to wear this one of our DHS days. I also made DH the same shirt and am thinking of making Steamboat Minnie on my shirt.

I wish I had something nicer to hang it on as it looks droopy in the picture

I am also hoping to finish most of my shirts this weekend so I will have more pics to share.

I love this one too!!! And, the boys shirts are great!

That is amazing!

I love these shirts!! You all are really making me wish I had an embroidery machine...or at least one that made this easier! lol

Here is another dress I made DD. The back wasn't fastened, so it is draping a bit. It has small solid white "pearl" buttons on the back.

This is so pretty! Is it suppose to look like Cinderella? (because I think it does)

Hi to all,

I am new to the Disboutiquers thread and love all your work.
It has been a while since I have actually made clothes and all my children are all grown up (I use to sew all their clothes and smocked my daughter's dresses) so I wanted to do a few things for myself. I wanted to make myself some tops and maybe do a little handiwork on the hem of some capris.

I just was wondering about applique on t-shirts. Do any of you have any special tips or hints? What kind of sewing machine do you use to do your applique? Do you recommend an embroidery machine?

I appreciated any help you have to offer.

Thanks so much,
Carla in VA

On the first page, first post, there is a link to "Heathersue's Bestest Applique Tutorial EVER! " That will help you out quite a bit! You can do that with a regular machine. I bookmarked a lot of the t-shirt applique hints that peole have posted. They are either in the bookmarks, or on the blog. (or still on my computer because I forgot to upload them....)

Personally, I love my embroidery machine though! I have the Brother 770

Y'all are so talented! I've been lurking on this forum for a while, and I can't get over the beautiful outfits so many of you create.

I would really like to get back to sewing, but I haven't done anything in about a decade. I have a 6 year old son and a 5 month old daughter, and I'd like to be able to sew things for them both. Our son is absolutely fanatical about wearing cute, coordinating clothes. (Seriously, this child wants his shirt, shorts, underpants, and socks to coordinate, preferably to match. Too many relatives have bought him too much from Gymboree and Janie and Jack over the years.) Our daughter has no opinion she is able to vocalize about her apparel yet, but I'm sure her brother will teach her to.

Some of the appliques I've seen on this board are stunning. I know this sounds like a completely stupid question, but how do you do it? Where would one start to learn to do this? Is there special equipment to buy that could make this easier? What about for embroidering? (I have done cross stitch, but I've never done hand embroidery.)

Anyway, I used to be able to sew a bit, but I'm so out of practice I hardly know where or how to begin again. I've seen people mention a couple of different websites where you can buy patterns. Back when I actually sewed (in the dark ages, clearly), I bought all my patterns at the store. How does buying them online work? I don't have a printer that could print something the size of the huge sheets I remember trying to refold and put back in the envelope.

Any help would be much appreciated!

For appliqueing, see my above post.

The PDF downloadable patterns are very easy. You don't need a special printer for them. They just print on regular size paper, then you glue, staple or tape the pieces together. They are wonderful because you can just print whatever sizes you need to and you never have to buy the pattern again!


D- I looked through all your pictures, they are wonderful!! It looks like you had such a great time!

 

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Hi y'all, I'm so sorry that I've done a lousy job keeping up with the thead- I can't watch this, work full time and sew at the minute Anyway, Hi! To the newbies- love your stuff and I love all the great baby stuff, too

Here's what I did this week- outfit #2 for our Nov. trip- this one's for DHS

I got inspired by the original steam boat willie Feliz (I think it's aimeeg?) and also from LisaZoe's bambi and minnie vida with the ruffles all the way around.

You can't tell in the pic, but all the fabrics have a subtle metallic sheen in them, so it catches the light nice- I think we're going to need to put a foundation garment under though, it's so heavy it kind of flattens on the sides...hmmm...

I love all these steam boat dresses! I love all the fabrics you chose and I love how the ruffles go all the way around the dress! Just for curiosity... how long were the ruffles before you ruffled them???

I looked through it yesterday on FB. Loved the skirts you made for your DDs.

Thanks so much. Dd wore her skirt to school yesterday (middle school - that is) and she said she got tons of compliments on it. I was worried that she might get teased, but she didn't.

So here is my CASE from Aimeeg. We are going to wear this one of our DHS days. I also made DH the same shirt and am thinking of making Steamboat Minnie on my shirt.

I wish I had something nicer to hang it on as it looks droopy in the picture

Here is what the boys will be wearing:

I am also hoping to finish most of my shirts this weekend so I will have more pics to share.

I love how this one tured out as well... Gosh - now I am going to have to make one!

That is amazing!

I love these shirts!! You all are really making me wish I had an embroidery machine...or at least one that made this easier! lol

Here is another dress I made DD. The back wasn't fastened, so it is draping a bit. It has small solid white "pearl" buttons on the back.

This is adorable - and so is your dd!

LOVE all of your Steamboat Willie items! So cool!

I bought B&W fabric this weekend and am currently in the muslin phase with a Simplicity shirt pattern for my own version. I HATE commercial pattern sizing! I'd love to be able to start a garment without having to make a muslin (or 3) to figure out which size to use!

Regards,
C.

This is why I am afraid to buy commercial patterns. I hope you are able to figure out sizes.

I'm really for truly gonna sue Simplicity for false advertising. Then I'm buying Carla C's bowling shirt pattern just to get the instructions even though I have absolutely no one to sew a shirt in those sizes for.

OK, all done ranting and raving now.

Lori in East Podunk

See above post. I sure hope you are able to get this shirt to work for you. I feel so badly that you've had so much trouble with it.

Y'all are so talented! I've been lurking on this forum for a while, and I can't get over the beautiful outfits so many of you create.

I would really like to get back to sewing, but I haven't done anything in about a decade. I have a 6 year old son and a 5 month old daughter, and I'd like to be able to sew things for them both. Our son is absolutely fanatical about wearing cute, coordinating clothes. (Seriously, this child wants his shirt, shorts, underpants, and socks to coordinate, preferably to match. Too many relatives have bought him too much from Gymboree and Janie and Jack over the years.) Our daughter has no opinion she is able to vocalize about her apparel yet, but I'm sure her brother will teach her to.

Some of the appliques I've seen on this board are stunning. I know this sounds like a completely stupid question, but how do you do it? Where would one start to learn to do this? Is there special equipment to buy that could make this easier? What about for embroidering? (I have done cross stitch, but I've never done hand embroidery.)

Anyway, I used to be able to sew a bit, but I'm so out of practice I hardly know where or how to begin again. I've seen people mention a couple of different websites where you can buy patterns. Back when I actually sewed (in the dark ages, clearly), I bought all my patterns at the store. How does buying them online work? I don't have a printer that could print something the size of the huge sheets I remember trying to refold and put back in the envelope.

Any help would be much appreciated!

LOL about the Gymboree addict in your house. I was a store mgr. at Gymboree for a few years when my girls were little... not only did everything they wore have to match, but they had to match eachother as well... So, I feel your pain.

As far as patterns online, I haven't purchased any commercial patterns at all - I am honestly afraid to. And, for that matter, I've only purchased from YCMT - because their pattterns seem to be above and beyond for the beginner. I highly recommend one of Carla C's bundle packs... which ever one you think you'll use the most. I know they are expensive, but you only ever have to buy it once and they sky is the limit to what you can create from one bundle. When the pattern pieces print out, they tell you exactly which piece gets taped to which piece and there are shadowed areas, so you can line them up properly. I am honestly afraid to use patterns from anywhere else. I can't wait to see what you create!

This is so sweet!

D- I looked through all your pictures, they are wonderful!! It looks like you had such a great time!

I am glad you had time to look through all of them - I know it's a big album - and it really gives me the warm fuzzies that so many people are interested in seeing all my vacation photos. So, thanks for looking.

D~