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

[JMD1979]

I did finally break down and buy a bundle pack from YCMT this afternoon. So excited! Mainly because my AG doll is/was naked. I will probably get more of her patterns later so I can pace myself.

Ok....so here she is....she is the historical "Felicity" refurbished. I wish I had taken a before pic....she was so dirty you couldn't tell what color her hair was....she was very stained on her body, her joints were loose (one was dangling by a string), her previous owner had cut her hair very crooked. After going to the spa....this is what she looks like.

She is wearing a tank and panties that I made out of my DS outgrown undershirt.

Then I made ruffle easy fits in 33 minutes this afternoon....including the time it took me to cut out the pattern/ pants, and checking on a 2yo sitting on the potty.

"Lucky Lucy" is mine for now ....when DD gets a little older, if she wants her I will let her have her...if she takes care of this one, I will get her a new(er) one later.

HEY see what's she's got in her hand? That's why her hair was so crooked.....can't leave her alone even for a minute.

I'm making her a peasant top out of muslin to match her pants....not sure when I'll do that, we'll see, maybe during naps tomorrow.

Well Lucy certainly is a very lucky girl indeed to have found such a fantastic new Mommy that was so kind as to fix her up all good as new! She looks great! Love her new pants! Perfect job!

That fabric is gorgeous! Any plans on what you want to do with it? With a half a yard you could get two overskirt panels for an Insa. Now everyone is going to be stalking etsy for that fabric! (I promise if I see any I will let you know though -- no trip planned for us until we sell our RI house).

Well..... I am super excited with how my first Insa is going so I think that may be just what I do with it! Thanks for keeping an eye out for me.

THank you!



Yay for taking it in baby steps! I love that Marie fabric - TDF! We are not huge Marie fans here - so if I happen to see any, I'll let you know.

D~

Thank you so much! Sounds like your bonding day with Patience was fantastic! Seems like you two work super well together and are building a lifelong friendship. Can't wait to see her new cover!

I LOVE this fabric. Have you checked out THISandTHATfromJapan on etsy. I think I saw some Maria fabric there before.

Thank you. I did check This and That and they don't have it. The seller that I purchased it from is also out of Japan..... I think, I looked at so many different sellers I'd have to go back a check.

Oh... what about a big Spiral Cinnamon bun mickey head with bun in the oven under the mickey head? Place it on your tummy.

Love this idea. That would be just adorable!

I am loving everything being posted here lately, and it has gotten the sewing bug biting me hard. I saw the ruffled halter link posted a few posts back so I printed that out today and got it all taped together. I also printed out the reversible hat from Martha Stewart and made one for my DD6. It's very big. I will have to alter it some for my DD8 as her head is a tad smaller than her younger sister. I tried it on my DD8 and I could not see her face and she could not see at all LOL.

So here is the finished hat. the blue and pink Fabric my one day MIL gave me out of her bin she was selling at our yard sale on Saturday. I will be making the ruffle halters out of those fabrics so they match.

Cute! Cute! Cute! Your DD is a doll and I'm lovin' the hats! Great job!


I took a few more baby steps on the Insa! I love how easy it is coming together. And to think, I was so intimidated I almost didn't even try it! So far I have put together the underskirt. I had a bit of trouble with my ruffle ratio using my ruffler foot, but that's nothing new for me. I've been known to ruffle and unruffle at least a dozen times on one project! . I'm going to embellish the over skirt a bit, but I'm pretty sure I will leave the elastic gathers out... I haven't decided yet weather I like them or not?

Here is a peek at my progress. Any guesses of which laughtastic Disney Duo this skirt was based on?

Please excuse my yucky photo and messy background! DH says I work better in a mess!

Jeana

 

[dizzy4mickey]

THERE is way TMTQ but I love the BG skirts and tye dye, the newbie's dress, the diaper bag....all is so cute. Ginger looks lovely in her pillowcase dress and you must make a matching one for yourself! The cupcake jumper is the cutest!

I havn't purchased from Heathersue yet but I may have to with the new site code and all for our trip this fall. I've had my eye on several things.

I did finally break down and buy a bundle pack from YCMT this afternoon. So excited! Mainly because my AG doll is/was naked. I will probably get more of her patterns later so I can pace myself.

Ok....so here she is....she is the historical "Felicity" refurbished. I wish I had taken a before pic....she was so dirty you couldn't tell what color her hair was....she was very stained on her body, her joints were loose (one was dangling by a string), her previous owner had cut her hair very crooked. After going to the spa....this is what she looks like.

She is wearing a tank and panties that I made out of my DS outgrown undershirt.

Then I made ruffle easy fits in 33 minutes this afternoon....including the time it took me to cut out the pattern/ pants, and checking on a 2yo sitting on the potty.

"Lucky Lucy" is mine for now ....when DD gets a little older, if she wants her I will let her have her...if she takes care of this one, I will get her a new(er) one later.

HEY see what's she's got in her hand? That's why her hair was so crooked.....can't leave her alone even for a minute.

I'm making her a peasant top out of muslin to match her pants....not sure when I'll do that, we'll see, maybe during naps tomorrow.

I don't post often, but I love everyone's creations here!!! Everyone is so talented.

I was wondering if you could point me to a website or some info on how you refurbished this AG doll? That doll looks great and I would have loved to have seen the before pic. Sounds like you did a lot to her. My DD loves AG dolls and I would love to buy some used ones and refurbish them. Any info anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

 

[Fruto76]

I would dearly love to know how to do the belle skirt. I have no idea how to make the gathers?

I won't lie...Belle hurt my brain just trying to plan it out. As soon as I wrote it all down it made sense. This is what I did... It was for an 18 mos old and the length was 9" total finished
cuts
1 piece for the waist (6x27")
1 piece for the scallop overskirt (6 1/2 x 38" or length of fabric)
1 piece for underskirt (8 x 38" or length of fabric)

Take waistband & fold right sides together (form long tube 6 x 13 1/2) & seam/serge. set aside.
Hem the bottom of overskirt. Then, fold longways right sides together (form tube 6 x 16) and seam/serge
Hem underskirt. Fold long ways, right sides together (form tube 7 1/2 x 16) seam/serge
Next I marked my scallop lines with a disappearing marker. (I did 2 on the front and 2 in the back, evenly spaced). Ran a gathering stitch up 3 1/2 inches from the bottom. Pulled the gathers. Stitched over to keep in place and removed the gathering threads. (I used basting stitches to gather)
Next I placed the underskirt (rightside facing out) inside of the overskirt right side facing out) so it will look just like it will completed. I ran gathering stitches through both at the same time around the top about 1/2 inch from edge. Adjust your gathers.
Pin waist band over skirt, right sides together, make sure to align the sides and seam/serge together.
Fold over top of waistband 1/4 inch. Press. fold down in half to the side of skirt, covering raw edges from skirt/waistband. Press and pin in place. Top stitch around the very top of the skirt as close to the edge as possible. Next mark your casing for elastic. I used 3/4 " for this little skirt. so I sewed casing about 1" down from that top stitch, leaving an area open to thread the elastic in.
Thread elastic. Close the casing. Top stitch around the bottom of the waist band. I tacked the little roses on when everything else was done.
Hope this doesn't confuse you.

 

[aboveH20]

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Our little next door neighbor turned 8 yesterday... Well, months ago, she'd begged for one of my dresses for her AG dolls - and I replied "maybe for your birthday"... Then yesterday, I realized it was her birthday - and I'd never made her dress. So, at 5am, I was cutting out pattern pieces... put in a full day at work, came immediately home, and made the dress - applique and all.
Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

D~

I used the pattern from the link you provided and made my first Oliver today. It looks EXACTLY like yours. Well, not exactly, but it looks goofy.

I'm on a mad dash to try a few patterns because I have a date with three real live dolls on Friday. I went to a thrift store today, ever hopeful of getting lucky. I was in the toy section, pulling down the pants of dolls looking for their imprinted names and I thought to myself, 'this can't look right,' how will I explain when they take me downtown.

I struck out on the first mom I contacted -- her daughter likes horses, of all things -- but she led me to a mom of three girls and three dolls. I'm going over Friday at 2, so I'm trying to make some clothing to try on their dolls. Ginger will always be special because she was my first, but I can't see spending hours making clothes that won't fit "non-Ginger types." (The Oliver is too snug on Ginger -- could be just gas. )

PS Ginger must find out none of this!!!

Ginger looks lovely in her pillowcase dress and you must make a matching one for yourself! The cupcake jumper is the cutest!

I did finally break down and buy a bundle pack from YCMT this afternoon. So excited! Mainly because my AG doll is/was naked. I will probably get more of her patterns later so I can pace myself.

Ok....so here she is....she is the historical "Felicity" refurbished. I wish I had taken a before pic....she was so dirty you couldn't tell what color her hair was....she was very stained on her body, her joints were loose (one was dangling by a string), her previous owner had cut her hair very crooked. After going to the spa....this is what she looks like.

She is wearing a tank and panties that I made out of my DS outgrown undershirt.

Then I made ruffle easy fits in 33 minutes this afternoon....including the time it took me to cut out the pattern/ pants, and checking on a 2yo sitting on the potty.

"Lucky Lucy" is mine for now ....when DD gets a little older, if she wants her I will let her have her...if she takes care of this one, I will get her a new(er) one later.

HEY see what's she's got in her hand? That's why her hair was so crooked.....can't leave her alone even for a minute.

You're on a roll -- Lucky Lucy is Lucky -- she's got arms, legs and a head -- you can't get much luckier than that!

Everything looks great.

Well, I've taken another step on my insa skirt..... I traced the pattern and even cut it out of fabric. Baby steps, that's how I roll! I took a break from my skirt to browse etsy for fabric and I am soooo excited. I just ordered this!

I am so in love with it! We love Marie Kitty around here! The sad part I only could find a half a yard. I am stalking etsy for more! LOL!

Jeana

Baby steps are good. One of my favorite expressions is, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

luckily for your, I happen to be a notary so that would not be a problem at all!

See? It was meant to be. As soon as I get ~D's address you can send it to her and then she can forward them to my sons.

Thanks for the info on the iron on paper. I truly hate doing iron ons and rarely do, but we really wanted to make our kids Mythbusters shirts. The kids love them, but they are on black and the black ironed on a brownish color in parts (assume that was my timing error) and now the edges are getting whitish in spots. I'll redo them eventually with better paper unless Cheryl wants to digitize a Mythbusters logo for me if she'll ever take time away from Ginger and get back to working with SEU.

I can't wait to see her with her peasant top. And get the scissors away from that girl or next time she might cut her head off and look like Ginger!

How hard could it be to digitize a logo? Do you want it dime sized or nickel sized?

Glad you warned her about the scissors. You know what they say, 90% of household accidents happen inside the home.

ROFL!!!! What every you do... do not give Cheryl your address... She's been after mine for weeks now. It's really not Cheryl I'm worried about... Ginger on the other hand - well, you just never know - she's not as transparent as she looks.

D~

I had forgotten that there's another Cheryl who posts on here. I see that's the one your're referring to.

Too funny. Very nice dresses though!

Thanks, and DON'T be looking for them on QVC anytime soon.

I am loving everything being posted here lately, and it has gotten the sewing bug biting me hard. I saw the ruffled halter link posted a few posts back so I printed that out today and got it all taped together. I also printed out the reversible hat from Martha Stewart and made one for my DD6. It's very big. I will have to alter it some for my DD8 as her head is a tad smaller than her younger sister. I tried it on my DD8 and I could not see her face and she could not see at all LOL.

So here is the finished hat. the blue and pink Fabric my one day MIL gave me out of her bin she was selling at our yard sale on Saturday. I will be making the ruffle halters out of those fabrics so they match.

It looks good and so important to shield kids from the sun.

Well..... I am super excited with how my first Insa is going so I think that may be just what I do with it! Thanks for keeping an eye out for me.


I took a few more baby steps on the Insa! I love how easy it is coming together. And to think, I was so intimidated I almost didn't even try it! So far I have put together the underskirt. I had a bit of trouble with my ruffle ratio using my ruffler foot, but that's nothing new for me. I've been known to ruffle and unruffle at least a dozen times on one project! . I'm going to embellish the over skirt a bit, but I'm pretty sure I will leave the elastic gathers out... I haven't decided yet weather I like them or not?

Here is a peek at my progress. Any guesses of which laughtastic Disney Duo this skirt was based on?

Please excuse my yucky photo and messy background! DH says I work better in a mess!

Jeana

You're off to a great start. I can't wait to see the finished skirt.

 

[ellenbenny]

Loving all the Ginger humor, LOL! Also love all the little dresses and other doll clothes, so pretty!

And love the baby dresses and the hat. So many cute things posted.

I completed a villain set for Madison's Big Give, and it was received today so now I can post it here. These were my first try at the Insa skirt, love the pattern! It is a great background for applique, and pretty easy to put together. These appliques took me forever, but at least the skirts went together quickly once I got the embroidery done.

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

And Insa skirts for the girls:

Thanks for looking!

 

[ellenbenny]

I took a few more baby steps on the Insa! I love how easy it is coming together. And to think, I was so intimidated I almost didn't even try it! So far I have put together the underskirt. I had a bit of trouble with my ruffle ratio using my ruffler foot, but that's nothing new for me. I've been known to ruffle and unruffle at least a dozen times on one project! . I'm going to embellish the over skirt a bit, but I'm pretty sure I will leave the elastic gathers out... I haven't decided yet weather I like them or not?

Here is a peek at my progress. Any guesses of which laughtastic Disney Duo this skirt was based on?

Please excuse my yucky photo and messy background! DH says I work better in a mess!

Jeana

Love the Insa skirt, so glad you are making progress! Is it going to be the stepsisters? Looks great so far!

 

[Meshell2002]

I don't post often, but I love everyone's creations here!!! Everyone is so talented.

I was wondering if you could point me to a website or some info on how you refurbished this AG doll? That doll looks great and I would have loved to have seen the before pic. Sounds like you did a lot to her. My DD loves AG dolls and I would love to buy some used ones and refurbish them. Any info anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

I searched on youtube for "how to ___ your AG doll" there are several people with videos....my favorite was from someone with over 200 ag doll videos....i forgot the name.

I washed and downy dunked her hair,....while she was in pieces *unstuffed-- I washed her cloth body in woolite....laid it out to dry....then I gave her limbs a scrub with baking soda....after everthing dried I put her back together (restrung)and restuffed her, then replaced the head. the biggest thing with washing AG dolls is NOT to get the EYES wet, and don't soak the scalp or the wig glue could loosen.

I also looked at this site http://www.justmagicdolls.com/articles/restoration/wizard.htm

I bought this doll from the evilbay sight.....but it was cheaper than I could find here.

I'm impressed someone got one at Goodwill for $5.....my goodwill doesn't sell toys at all.

I can see restoring dolls as a potentially addicting hobby. Good news is I work with Christmas Wish charities that are always looking for 18 inch dolls....and accessories

 

[babynala]

I am fortunate enough to be headed back the world in October (and staying at the Poly for the first time - thank you MIL!!!).

Anyway...I will be about 7 months pregnant at the time and am interested in maybe making a few shirts for me (I'm thinking just embroidered shirts). Have any of you made any cute Disney-themed maternity stuff? I have an embroidery machine and do digitize.

Thanks!!

That sounds like a fun trip. One more last visit with just one child. I've never made any maternity clothes but maybe a cute tank top like the one you did for your last trip (just bigger around the middle) would be cool in case it is hot in October. Maybe something about a future Disney fan....

Ok....so here she is....she is the historical "Felicity" refurbished. I wish I had taken a before pic....she was so dirty you couldn't tell what color her hair was....she was very stained on her body, her joints were loose (one was dangling by a string), her previous owner had cut her hair very crooked. After going to the spa....this is what she looks like.

She is wearing a tank and panties that I made out of my DS outgrown undershirt.

Then I made ruffle easy fits in 33 minutes this afternoon....including the time it took me to cut out the pattern/ pants, and checking on a 2yo sitting on the potty.

"Lucky Lucy" is mine for now
I'm making her a peasant top out of muslin to match her pants....not sure when I'll do that, we'll see, maybe during naps tomorrow.

You did a great job with Lucy. Her hair looks beautiful and I love her new pants. Better keep a close eye!

I am so in love with it! We love Marie Kitty around here! The sad part I only could find a half a yard. I am stalking etsy for more! LOL!

Jeana

Oh, I love this fabric. I was thinking about making a Marie set for DD since she is a big fan of that sweet kitty. On our last trip we got to see Marie and my DD was so excited. It made me so happy because I took it as a sure sign that she was not growing up too fast.

I am loving everything being posted here lately, and it has gotten the sewing bug biting me hard. I saw the ruffled halter link posted a few posts back so I printed that out today and got it all taped together. I also printed out the reversible hat from Martha Stewart and made one for my DD6. It's very big. I will have to alter it some for my DD8 as her head is a tad smaller than her younger sister. I tried it on my DD8 and I could not see her face and she could not see at all LOL.

So here is the finished hat. the blue and pink Fabric my one day MIL gave me out of her bin she was selling at our yard sale on Saturday. I will be making the ruffle halters out of those fabrics so they match.

You did a great job with that hat. I really like how the brim is so big, perfect for keeping out the sun. The fabric is too cute (both sides)

I took a few more baby steps on the Insa! I love how easy it is coming together. And to think, I was so intimidated I almost didn't even try it! So far I have put together the underskirt. I had a bit of trouble with my ruffle ratio using my ruffler foot, but that's nothing new for me. I've been known to ruffle and unruffle at least a dozen times on one project! . I'm going to embellish the over skirt a bit, but I'm pretty sure I will leave the elastic gathers out... I haven't decided yet weather I like them or not?

Here is a peek at my progress. Any guesses of which laughtastic Disney Duo this skirt was based on?

Please excuse my yucky photo and messy background! DH says I work better in a mess!

Jeana

You are doing great with the Insa, can't wait to see your finished project.

Thanks to all your inspirations and great versions of a "Cars" shirt I made this for my DS. He gave me a big kiss when he saw it but I think it was more for the effort and not because he really loved the shirt. This is with the shirt sleeve rolled up to show the lining fabric (thanks April for that suggestion, and all the other help everyone offered).

close up of the applique:

My DD came up with this idea after a trip to JoAnns (when I wouldn't allow her to buy the $14/yard Hello Kitty Fleece fabric) and sewed this pillow all by herself. She stuffed it and did the hand sewing too, which is great because I HATE to hand sew. I did tie off the thread when she was done sewing which was a little tricky because she only left about an inch of thread.

She has a Hello Kitty doll that she made a build a bear about 5 years ago and since it is getting a little worn she limits her snuggle time with it so she wanted to make this a substitute. Can you tell she has a thing for soft white cats?

Sorry - not sure what is up with my picture sizes

 

[Meshell2002]

I used the pattern from the link you provided and made my first Oliver today. It looks EXACTLY like yours. Well, not exactly, but it looks goofy.

I'm on a mad dash to try a few patterns because I have a date with three real live dolls on Friday. I went to a thrift store today, ever hopeful of getting lucky. I was in the toy section, pulling down the pants of dolls looking for their imprinted names and I thought to myself, 'this can't look right,' how will I explain when they take me downtown.

I struck out on the first mom I contacted -- her daughter likes horses, of all things -- but she led me to a mom of three girls and three dolls. I'm going over Friday at 2, so I'm trying to make some clothing to try on their dolls. Ginger will always be special because she was my first, but I can't see spending hours making clothes that won't fit "non-Ginger types." (The Oliver is too snug on Ginger -- could be just gas. )
PS Ginger must find out none of this!!!



You're on a roll -- Lucky Lucy is Lucky -- she's got arms, legs and a head -- you can't get much luckier than that!

Everything looks great.



Baby steps are good. One of my favorite expressions is, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."



See? It was meant to be. As soon as I get ~D's address you can send it to her and then she can forward them to my sons.




How hard could it be to digitize a logo? Do you want it dime sized or nickel sized?

Glad you warned her about the scissors. You know what they say, 90% of household accidents happen inside the home.



I had forgotten that there's another Cheryl who posts on here. I see that's the one your're referring to.



Thanks, and DON'T be looking for them on QVC anytime soon.



It looks good and so important to shield kids from the sun.



You're off to a great start. I can't wait to see the finished skirt.

Gas? no but I think I saw Ginger eating cupcakes, she had a little icing on her neck. I have to keep Lucy away from the monitor, she will be jealous of Ginger's shoes and multiple dresses. BTW AG dolls labels are on the back of their neck (not on their bum)....it says AG or Pleasant Co....not sure about the other 18 inch dolls though....I've heard that the My Generation dolls at Target are shaped similar to AG....cannot personally testify though....

 

[mphalens]

YAY!!!!!

And, I'm happy to hear that most of the pictures were saved!

Thanks!!!!
And thanks to everyone else for the good thoughts on saving the pictures, etc. . . My mom has picked everything back up (and gotten it organized so she can put it all in albums, etc. this fall after things slow down again) so tomorrow I can finally cut!!!!!!

I had read about Heathersue's website a few days ago and just saw you guys talking about it.. -fingers crossed- I've held out and guilt tripped my husband enough to get me an embroidery machine that does a 5x7.... (he got the '12 Mustang so I said I'd settle for just an embroidery machine ) Excited doesn't even begin to cover it... ANYWHO, She's having a sale on her website too the code is: 2011JUNE20PERCENT

LOVE! everything y'all have posted.

And thank God for Ginger... I adore her pillowcase dress....being at home all day with two kids... she's the sanest part of my day!

I'm going to have to check out her site now ... coupon code ... of course, i don't have an embroidery machine, so I'm hoping I'm safe...

Ginger just makes you laugh, doesn't she??? I have two crazy boys, so all the Ginger humor and outfits ... I just love 'em!

You're right about it taking some time to get used to the shoes. Having been short her entire life it's quite an adjustment. She's a little self-conscious about them, so I have to keep reminding her that they're platform shoes not orthopedic shoes.

Sorry about the basement mess and losing all the family keepsakes and bummer about the t-shirt. UGH.

I think it would help me out a lot if you could have that notarized and sent it to my sons.

Poor Ginger - thinking she was having to wear orthopedic shoes... Just remind her platforms are all the rage with the young kids -I saw an 8 year old with a pair on just the other day- so her classmates should understand what they are immediately!

Love the notarized idea!!!!

Ok....so here she is....she is the historical "Felicity" refurbished. I wish I had taken a before pic....she was so dirty you couldn't tell what color her hair was....she was very stained on her body, her joints were loose (one was dangling by a string), her previous owner had cut her hair very crooked. After going to the spa....this is what she looks like.

She is wearing a tank and panties that I made out of my DS outgrown undershirt.

Then I made ruffle easy fits in 33 minutes this afternoon....including the time it took me to cut out the pattern/ pants, and checking on a 2yo sitting on the potty.

I'm making her a peasant top out of muslin to match her pants....not sure when I'll do that, we'll see, maybe during naps tomorrow.

Y'all are so making me want to start sewing for my old AG dolls!!!! I keep complaining I only have boys to sew for ... maybe that's the answer? Except I have a stack of projects to make for our trip in November ... so the last thing I need to do is start making doll clothes!!!! That, and I think DH might strap ME to the roof of the car if I tried to bring one of the AG girls home with us

I just ordered this!

I am so in love with it! We love Marie Kitty around here! The sad part I only could find a half a yard. I am stalking etsy for more! LOL!

I LOVE Marie Kitty!!! I have the sweetest picture of DS1 and Marie from his first trip ... Again, why do I have two BOYS to sew for when there's adorable fabrics like that out there?!??!? I have seen that fabric someplace other than Etsy (but still online) ... if I remember where I'll be sure to tell you!

I'm also loving your Insa updates!!! Keep 'em coming!

I think it would help me out a lot if you could have that notarized and sent it to my sons.

luckily for your, I happen to be a notary so that would not be a problem at all!

OMGoodness!!! Please please please do it and take a picture for all of us ... how hilarious is that for randomness!!!!

Glad you were able to save most of the photos. That has to be a relief.

Thanks for the info on the iron on paper. I truly hate doing iron ons and rarely do, but we really wanted to make our kids Mythbusters shirts. The kids love them, but they are on black and the black ironed on a brownish color in parts (assume that was my timing error) and now the edges are getting whitish in spots. I'll redo them eventually with better paper unless Cheryl wants to digitize a Mythbusters logo for me if she'll ever take time away from Ginger and get back to working with SEU.

That fabric is gorgeous! Any plans on what you want to do with it? With a half a yard you could get two overskirt panels for an Insa. Now everyone is going to be stalking etsy for that fabric! (I promise if I see any I will let you know though -- no trip planned for us until we sell our RI house).

Her website is www dot amymickey dot com ... I've now made shirts on a bunch of different colors (including red ones) and have not had ANY bleeding problems whatsoever!!!! This paper is AWESOME I tell ya!!!!

And, an RI house for sale? Where??? Of course, seeing that DH is a golf pro it's slim to none that we could ever move back home since it'd be nice if he got a paycheck ALL YEAR and not just 7-8 months out of the year ... but a girl can dream!

I spent the day bonding with Patience... she is a super gal! We even learned how to use the 1/8" hemmer foot - I've never used one before. It took me a few tries to figure it out - but she knew what she was doing - so everything turned out amazing! We were hemming the ruffles for her cover - she insited on ruffles and lots of them... I love having all these new feet and I am determined to learn how to use them.

It sounds like Patience and my machine would get along famously! Mine also seems to know what it's doing and is an older chic ... love that Miss P wanted lots of ruffles!!! Can't wait to see what the two of you created together!

Which walmart? Sadly the ones in Warwick and Coventry have no fabric dept. I think D is right. I might have to hire you out too for my fabric shopping

NK Walmart ... right down the street from Allie's Donuts!!!! There was a 2.5 yard piece left but that was it ... I'm sure it's now rolled and tossed in the remant bin ... if I'd had a little more cash I would have taken it (there were two pieces left on the bolt when I found it ... I took the 3 yd 16" one)...

I went to the Cranston Walmart tonight (needed a 3T red garanimals shirt to replace the one I messed up last night and NK didn't have it) on Plainfield Pike ... talk about a mess! Don't go there unless you have to!!!! I was all excited because it was on our way home and someone at Just Fabrics had told me that Walmart still had fabric ... nope, they don't ... and they're remodeling ...

Adorable! Both that hat and your LO!!!!!!

I took a few more baby steps on the Insa! I love how easy it is coming together. And to think, I was so intimidated I almost didn't even try it! So far I have put together the underskirt. I had a bit of trouble with my ruffle ratio using my ruffler foot, but that's nothing new for me. I've been known to ruffle and unruffle at least a dozen times on one project! . I'm going to embellish the over skirt a bit, but I'm pretty sure I will leave the elastic gathers out... I haven't decided yet weather I like them or not?

Here is a peek at my progress. Any guesses of which laughtastic Disney Duo this skirt was based on?

Please excuse my yucky photo and messy background! DH says I work better in a mess!

Again, LOVE the Insa updates!!!! It looks great!!! If I didn't move things around before I took pictures, the backgrounds of mine would probably look very similar!!!!

I won't lie...Belle hurt my brain just trying to plan it out. As soon as I wrote it all down it made sense. This is what I did... It was for an 18 mos old and the length was 9" total finished
cuts
1 piece for the waist (6x27")
1 piece for the scallop overskirt (6 1/2 x 38" or length of fabric)
1 piece for underskirt (8 x 38" or length of fabric)

Take waistband & fold right sides together (form long tube 6 x 13 1/2) & seam/serge. set aside.
Hem the bottom of overskirt. Then, fold longways right sides together (form tube 6 x 16) and seam/serge
Hem underskirt. Fold long ways, right sides together (form tube 7 1/2 x 16) seam/serge
Next I marked my scallop lines with a disappearing marker. (I did 2 on the front and 2 in the back, evenly spaced). Ran a gathering stitch up 3 1/2 inches from the bottom. Pulled the gathers. Stitched over to keep in place and removed the gathering threads. (I used basting stitches to gather)
Next I placed the underskirt (rightside facing out) inside of the overskirt right side facing out) so it will look just like it will completed. I ran gathering stitches through both at the same time around the top about 1/2 inch from edge. Adjust your gathers.
Pin waist band over skirt, right sides together, make sure to align the sides and seam/serge together.
Fold over top of waistband 1/4 inch. Press. fold down in half to the side of skirt, covering raw edges from skirt/waistband. Press and pin in place. Top stitch around the very top of the skirt as close to the edge as possible. Next mark your casing for elastic. I used 3/4 " for this little skirt. so I sewed casing about 1" down from that top stitch, leaving an area open to thread the elastic in.
Thread elastic. Close the casing. Top stitch around the bottom of the waist band. I tacked the little roses on when everything else was done.
Hope this doesn't confuse you.

Oooh! Thanks for posting this!!! Again, I've got boys ... not sure WHY I want to know how to make that skirt, but I was also wondering how you'd done it!

I was in the toy section, pulling down the pants of dolls looking for their imprinted names and I thought to myself, 'this can't look right,' how will I explain when they take me downtown.

I struck out on the first mom I contacted -- her daughter likes horses, of all things -- but she led me to a mom of three girls and three dolls. I'm going over Friday at 2, so I'm trying to make some clothing to try on their dolls. Ginger will always be special because she was my first, but I can't see spending hours making clothes that won't fit "non-Ginger types." (The Oliver is too snug on Ginger -- could be just gas.

PS Ginger must find out none of this!!!

The mental image of that sent me into hysterics!!! My mom came racing in to see what was wrong!!!
And were you just calling random people from the phone book or do you already KNOW these people you're calling up asking about dolls??? I am sure I've missed something here!!!!

Ginger has gas ...

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

And Insa skirts for the girls:

Thanks for looking!

TDF!!! Those are some fabulous villians shirts/outfits!!!!

Thanks to all your inspirations and great versions of a "Cars" shirt I made this for my DS. He gave me a big kiss when he saw it but I think it was more for the effort and not because he really loved the shirt. This is with the shirt sleeve rolled up to show the lining fabric (thanks April for that suggestion, and all the other help everyone offered).

Oooh!!! I am loving all the cars bowling shirt inspirations!!! One of these days I'll get mine cut out!!!!



Fabric is washed and in the dryer ... another step closer to cutting tomorrow! Dining room table has now been cleaned off too!!!

Tomorrow we're off to Newport to show some of my mom's friends around (they're on a cruise and it's in port tomorrow - they want to go to the Tennis Hall of Fame and maybe one of the mansions ... the boys & I are tagging along because they want to see where Mommy & Daddy got married -We were married at the Tennis Hall of Fame- )

Today we went to Wrentham Outlets and as usual I didn't have enough time once we finally got there ... I snagged some good deals at the Columbia Outlet and the Under Armor outlet for the boys ... but didn't get a thing for myself! Isn't that always the way???

 

[mkwj]

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

And Insa skirts for the girls:

Thanks for looking!

These are awesome. I am sure they were very well appreciated.

 

[cogero]

Loving all the Ginger humor, LOL! Also love all the little dresses and other doll clothes, so pretty!

And love the baby dresses and the hat. So many cute things posted.

I completed a villain set for Madison's Big Give, and it was received today so now I can post it here. These were my first try at the Insa skirt, love the pattern! It is a great background for applique, and pretty easy to put together. These appliques took me forever, but at least the skirts went together quickly once I got the embroidery done.

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

And Insa skirts for the girls:

Thanks for looking!

Ellen I am absolutely in love with your skirts for this give.

That sounds like a fun trip. One more last visit with just one child. I've never made any maternity clothes but maybe a cute tank top like the one you did for your last trip (just bigger around the middle) would be cool in case it is hot in October. Maybe something about a future Disney fan....

close up of the applique:

My DD came up with this idea after a trip to JoAnns (when I wouldn't allow her to buy the $14/yard Hello Kitty Fleece fabric) and sewed this pillow all by herself. She stuffed it and did the hand sewing too, which is great because I HATE to hand sew. I did tie off the thread when she was done sewing which was a little tricky because she only left about an inch of thread.

She has a Hello Kitty doll that she made a build a bear about 5 years ago and since it is getting a little worn she limits her snuggle time with it so she wanted to make this a substitute. Can you tell she has a thing for soft white cats?

Sorry - not sure what is up with my picture sizes

Fabulous creations.
Someday I will try a bowling shirt LOL

 

[VBAndrea]

I am loving everything being posted here lately, and it has gotten the sewing bug biting me hard. I saw the ruffled halter link posted a few posts back so I printed that out today and got it all taped together. I also printed out the reversible hat from Martha Stewart and made one for my DD6. It's very big. I will have to alter it some for my DD8 as her head is a tad smaller than her younger sister. I tried it on my DD8 and I could not see her face and she could not see at all LOL.

So here is the finished hat. the blue and pink Fabric my one day MIL gave me out of her bin she was selling at our yard sale on Saturday. I will be making the ruffle halters out of those fabrics so they match.

The hat turned out really cute. I made one for a ten year old for a BG and was soooo worried it would be too big, but it looked like it fit her OK. The child's hat fit me so I'd be scared to print out the adult version. The only thing I would do for myself is make the sides a little longer. I made this hat too and liked it much better:
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/07/how-to_sew_a_reversible_sun_ha.html
Though for a tiny child the child's size would be too big as well. I also constructed the MS had based on this so I didn't have to do any hand sewing.

I took a few more baby steps on the Insa! I love how easy it is coming together. And to think, I was so intimidated I almost didn't even try it! So far I have put together the underskirt. I had a bit of trouble with my ruffle ratio using my ruffler foot, but that's nothing new for me. I've been known to ruffle and unruffle at least a dozen times on one project! . I'm going to embellish the over skirt a bit, but I'm pretty sure I will leave the elastic gathers out... I haven't decided yet weather I like them or not?

Here is a peek at my progress. Any guesses of which laughtastic Disney Duo this skirt was based on?

Please excuse my yucky photo and messy background! DH says I work better in a mess!

Jeana

The Insa looks great so far! I am working on one for dd too, but I am waiting to receive a free design that I get by sending in a photo of a completed design and now I am realizing that I should have just bought the design and downloaded it right away as it's taking long to get it!

Are you appliqueing on the skirt? If you are appliqueing definitely leave out the elastic so the applique shows. I also made my first applique skirt with a normal, short waistband. I do like the look of the skirt with the drop waist and gathers and I have another fabric where I am going to try that, except Walmart no longer had one of the fabrics I wanted for the underskirt I am hoping I got the fabric at Joann's and they will have it, though I just bough two one yard remnants of another color of it at Walmart.

So how did you end up tracing out your pattern?

I'm on a mad dash to try a few patterns because I have a date with three real live dolls on Friday. I went to a thrift store today, ever hopeful of getting lucky. I was in the toy section, pulling down the pants of dolls looking for their imprinted names and I thought to myself, 'this can't look right,' how will I explain when they take me downtown.

I struck out on the first mom I contacted -- her daughter likes horses, of all things -- but she led me to a mom of three girls and three dolls. I'm going over Friday at 2, so I'm trying to make some clothing to try on their dolls. Ginger will always be special because she was my first, but I can't see spending hours making clothes that won't fit "non-Ginger types." (The Oliver is too snug on Ginger -- could be just gas. )

PS Ginger must find out none of this!!!

How hard could it be to digitize a logo? Do you want it dime sized or nickel sized?

My dd likes horse way better than dolls as well. So really you should come down here to sew and dress dolls b/c dd so rarely touches hers. She really only got interested in her AG doll b/c a friend at school has three and likes them. Now if I spend thousands of dollars on all the horse accessories then dd might play with hers.

Please don't tell me a dress is too snug on Ginger -- that right there might be an end to her career as a model.

And thanks for getting right to work on that logo for me. It needs to be the Mythbusters logo at a slight angel and then needs to say "Igniting Minds With Science" underneath it. I can take a pic of the kids t's to help you out. And thanks for getting it done on a rush like this -- I really don't need it as quick as you said you could get it done. By the end of the week will be fine.

I completed a villain set for Madison's Big Give, and it was received today so now I can post it here. These were my first try at the Insa skirt, love the pattern! It is a great background for applique, and pretty easy to put together. These appliques took me forever, but at least the skirts went together quickly once I got the embroidery done.

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

And Insa skirts for the girls:

Thanks for looking!

Posted on the BG but will comment here as well b/c those outfits are fabulous! I love the fabriics you selected -- absolutely perfect for villians!

I can see restoring dolls as a potentially addicting hobby. Good news is I work with Christmas Wish charities that are always looking for 18 inch dolls....and accessories

Did you see that YCMT.com has a free skirt pattern as long as you use it to donate to charity -- and then you can obviously make some for yourself as well. I printed it but haven't made any yet -- will likely do so around Xmas. It looks really easy to make. Carla has a free t-shirt pattern somewhere on her blog -- I printed that too and have yet to try that either, but it's knit and I figure I can recycle some of my old shirts for it.

And it was mom that actually found the AG doll. She is a thrift store junkie so if there's a deal to be found she finds it. She's retired and has probably been to every thrift store in the city and now just goes to her favorites. She can even tell you the exact store that Target donates their toys to.

Thanks to all your inspirations and great versions of a "Cars" shirt I made this for my DS. He gave me a big kiss when he saw it but I think it was more for the effort and not because he really loved the shirt. This is with the shirt sleeve rolled up to show the lining fabric (thanks April for that suggestion, and all the other help everyone offered).

close up of the applique:

My DD came up with this idea after a trip to JoAnns (when I wouldn't allow her to buy the $14/yard Hello Kitty Fleece fabric) and sewed this pillow all by herself. She stuffed it and did the hand sewing too, which is great because I HATE to hand sew. I did tie off the thread when she was done sewing which was a little tricky because she only left about an inch of thread.

She has a Hello Kitty doll that she made a build a bear about 5 years ago and since it is getting a little worn she limits her snuggle time with it so she wanted to make this a substitute. Can you tell she has a thing for soft white cats?

Sorry - not sure what is up with my picture sizes

Great shirts! And I love your dd's Hello Kitty pillow! Probably much less expensive to do than the licensed fabric and much more rewarding too!

Her website is www dot amymickey dot com ... I've now made shirts on a bunch of different colors (including red ones) and have not had ANY bleeding problems whatsoever!!!! This paper is AWESOME I tell ya!!!!

And, an RI house for sale? Where??? Of course, seeing that DH is a golf pro it's slim to none that we could ever move back home since it'd be nice if he got a paycheck ALL YEAR and not just 7-8 months out of the year ... but a girl can dream!

And were you just calling random people from the phone book or do you already KNOW these people you're calling up asking about dolls??? I am sure I've missed something here!!!!

Thanks for the website.

House is in Saunderstown (NK) and will be priced over $100K LESS than what we paid for it and never mind the $50K we spent finishing the basement and doing various other projects. I think the house is about 9 years old. It's in a great neighborhood and backs up to horse trails. I used to love taking the kids for walks through the woods and going to the horse farm to bring them baby carrots. We actually had the chance to move back up there, but the kids school up there is twice as much as we pay down here and I am not licensed in RI either so I would be out of a job.

FYI the Westerly Walmart had fabric as of 2.75 years ago.

 

[aboveH20]

Loving all the Ginger humor, LOL! Also love all the little dresses and other doll clothes, so pretty!

And love the baby dresses and the hat. So many cute things posted.

I completed a villain set for Madison's Big Give, and it was received today so now I can post it here. These were my first try at the Insa skirt, love the pattern! It is a great background for applique, and pretty easy to put together. These appliques took me forever, but at least the skirts went together quickly once I got the embroidery done.

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

Thanks for looking!

They are true works of arts. I can't imagine the hours it took to complete both the sewing and the appliqueing. Maybe the family will have them framed when they outgrow them.

I searched on youtube for "how to ___ your AG doll" there are several people with videos....my favorite was from someone with over 200 ag doll videos....i forgot the name.

I washed and downy dunked her hair,....while she was in pieces *unstuffed-- I washed her cloth body in woolite....laid it out to dry....then I gave her limbs a scrub with baking soda....after everthing dried I put her back together (restrung)and restuffed her, then replaced the head. the biggest thing with washing AG dolls is NOT to get the EYES wet, and don't soak the scalp or the wig glue could loosen.

I also looked at this site http://www.justmagicdolls.com/articles/restoration/wizard.htm

I can see restoring dolls as a potentially addicting hobby. Good news is I work with Christmas Wish charities that are always looking for 18 inch dolls....and accessories

You've been vary industrious. She's looking good.

Thanks to all your inspirations and great versions of a "Cars" shirt I made this for my DS. He gave me a big kiss when he saw it but I think it was more for the effort and not because he really loved the shirt. This is with the shirt sleeve rolled up to show the lining fabric (thanks April for that suggestion, and all the other help everyone offered).

close up of the applique:

My DD came up with this idea after a trip to JoAnns (when I wouldn't allow her to buy the $14/yard Hello Kitty Fleece fabric) and sewed this pillow all by herself. She stuffed it and did the hand sewing too, which is great because I HATE to hand sew. I did tie off the thread when she was done sewing which was a little tricky because she only left about an inch of thread.

She has a Hello Kitty doll that she made a build a bear about 5 years ago and since it is getting a little worn she limits her snuggle time with it so she wanted to make this a substitute. Can you tell she has a thing for soft white cats?

I love the Cars shirt and your daughter's pillow. My older son will be home this weekend so maybe we'll go see Cars 2.

Gas? no but I think I saw Ginger eating cupcakes, she had a little icing on her neck. I have to keep Lucy away from the monitor, she will be jealous of Ginger's shoes and multiple dresses. BTW AG dolls labels are on the back of their neck (not on their bum)....it says AG or Pleasant Co....not sure about the other 18 inch dolls though....I've heard that the My Generation dolls at Target are shaped similar to AG....cannot personally testify though....

Someone posted the size differences a few pages back. I should go look for it. There were a number of dolls at the thrift store I went too. I was wondering if some were the Madame Alexander dolls?? The dolls all seemed too small, but I thought if I could figure out "who" they were it would help me judge size. Good to know the ID is on their neck.

Thanks!!!!

Ginger just makes you laugh, doesn't she??? I have two crazy boys, so all the Ginger humor and outfits ... I just love 'em!

Poor Ginger - thinking she was having to wear orthopedic shoes... Just remind her platforms are all the rage with the young kids -I saw an 8 year old with a pair on just the other day- so her classmates should understand what they are immediately!

Love the notarized idea!!!!

Y'all are so making me want to start sewing for my old AG dolls!!!! I keep complaining I only have boys to sew for ... maybe that's the answer? Except I have a stack of projects to make for our trip in November ... so the last thing I need to do is start making doll clothes!!!! That, and I think DH might strap ME to the roof of the car if I tried to bring one of the AG girls home with us

The mental image of that sent me into hysterics!!! My mom came racing in to see what was wrong!!!
And were you just calling random people from the phone book or do you already KNOW these people you're calling up asking about dolls??? I am sure I've missed something here!!!!

Ginger has gas ...

Be very careful if you start sewing for dolls. The bad news is that it's very addictive. The good news is that it takes so little fabric that it's fun to go through fabric I have just small pieces of and use it.

And, I probably I should have made it clear that I DID contact moms I know.

Someday I will try a bowling shirt LOL

That's one of the Ginger size ones I printed out last night.

My dd likes horse way better than dolls as well. So really you should come down here to sew and dress dolls b/c dd so rarely touches hers. She really only got interested in her AG doll b/c a friend at school has three and likes them. Now if I spend thousands of dollars on all the horse accessories then dd might play with hers.

Please don't tell me a dress is too snug on Ginger -- that right there might be an end to her career as a model.

And thanks for getting right to work on that logo for me. It needs to be the Mythbusters logo at a slight angel and then needs to say "Igniting Minds With Science" underneath it. I can take a pic of the kids t's to help you out. And thanks for getting it done on a rush like this -- I really don't need it as quick as you said you could get it done. By the end of the week will be fine.

So how big did you want the logo? Is a nickel too big? My speciality is dime sized logos so maybe I should just go with that.

 

[weluvdizne]

Then I made ruffle easy fits in 33 minutes this afternoon....including the time it took me to cut out the pattern/ pants, and checking on a 2yo sitting on the potty.

"Lucky Lucy" is mine for now ....when DD gets a little older, if she wants her I will let her have her...if she takes care of this one, I will get her a new(er) one later..

She looks great! Nice job restoring her. Have fun sewing for Lucy! Oh, good luck on the potty training. Hope it's going well!

So here is the finished hat. the blue and pink Fabric my one day MIL gave me out of her bin she was selling at our yard sale on Saturday. I will be making the ruffle halters out of those fabrics so they match.

The hats are cute, but your dd is adorable. Love the princess fabric placement on top.

Jeana

You are off to a great start. Cant wait to see it completed. Your colors go together quite well.

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

And Insa skirts for the girls:

Thanks for looking!

Ellen!!! These are stunning! The appliques are all flawless and the fabrics you chose are amazing. As always, beautiful work. Thank you for adding this magic to that sweet family's trip!

close up of the applique:

My DD came up with this idea after a trip to JoAnns (when I wouldn't allow her to buy the $14/yard Hello Kitty Fleece fabric) and sewed this pillow all by herself. She stuffed it and did the hand sewing too, which is great because I HATE to hand sew. I did tie off the thread when she was done sewing which was a little tricky because she only left about an inch of thread.

She has a Hello Kitty doll that she made a build a bear about 5 years ago and since it is getting a little worn she limits her snuggle time with it so she wanted to make this a substitute. Can you tell she has a thing for soft white cats?

Sorry - not sure what is up with my picture sizes

Your bowling shirts look great. I really adore that pillow. How cute! Great idea, and congrats to dd sewing it herself, including the hand sewing. I try to avoid it at all cost! Nice job!

 

[DMGeurts]

These are adorable! Great job!

Thank you so much! Sounds like your bonding day with Patience was fantastic! Seems like you two work super well together and are building a lifelong friendship. Can't wait to see her new cover!

I took a few more baby steps on the Insa! I love how easy it is coming together. And to think, I was so intimidated I almost didn't even try it! So far I have put together the underskirt. I had a bit of trouble with my ruffle ratio using my ruffler foot, but that's nothing new for me. I've been known to ruffle and unruffle at least a dozen times on one project! . I'm going to embellish the over skirt a bit, but I'm pretty sure I will leave the elastic gathers out... I haven't decided yet weather I like them or not?

Here is a peek at my progress. Any guesses of which laughtastic Disney Duo this skirt was based on?

Please excuse my yucky photo and messy background! DH says I work better in a mess!

Jeana

Thank you!

Jeana - this skirt looks amazing!!! I really can't wait to see it finished! It's so adorable!

I was wondering if you could point me to a website or some info on how you refurbished this AG doll? That doll looks great and I would have loved to have seen the before pic. Sounds like you did a lot to her. My DD loves AG dolls and I would love to buy some used ones and refurbish them. Any info anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

There are several message boards out there with lots of info - if you'd like the links - please PM me. It's also a good place to find used AGs at a reasonable price (not cheap, but not overly inflated like Ebay).

I used the pattern from the link you provided and made my first Oliver today. It looks EXACTLY like yours. Well, not exactly, but it looks goofy.

I'm on a mad dash to try a few patterns because I have a date with three real live dolls on Friday. I went to a thrift store today, ever hopeful of getting lucky. I was in the toy section, pulling down the pants of dolls looking for their imprinted names and I thought to myself, 'this can't look right,' how will I explain when they take me downtown.

I struck out on the first mom I contacted -- her daughter likes horses, of all things -- but she led me to a mom of three girls and three dolls. I'm going over Friday at 2, so I'm trying to make some clothing to try on their dolls. Ginger will always be special because she was my first, but I can't see spending hours making clothes that won't fit "non-Ginger types." (The Oliver is too snug on Ginger -- could be just gas. )

PS Ginger must find out none of this!!!

I can't wait to see your new dress! I wish you lived closer - I'd happily let you come over and try your creations on.

As someone else said... any markings would be on the back of the doll's neck (either Pleasant Co. or American Girl) otherwise there is also a tag on the side of their body. Craigslist is also a great place to find used dollies - if you don't want to do Ebay or a message board.

See? It was meant to be. As soon as I get ~D's address you can send it to her and then she can forward them to my sons.

Hmph.... I'm watchin' you....

Loving all the Ginger humor, LOL! Also love all the little dresses and other doll clothes, so pretty!

And love the baby dresses and the hat. So many cute things posted.

I completed a villain set for Madison's Big Give, and it was received today so now I can post it here. These were my first try at the Insa skirt, love the pattern! It is a great background for applique, and pretty easy to put together. These appliques took me forever, but at least the skirts went together quickly once I got the embroidery done.

Shirts for the 2 girls and Mom and Dad:

And Insa skirts for the girls:

Thanks for looking!

Ellen - these are totally amazing!!! Can I please case them in dolly size???? I even have some of that fabric in my stash....

Thanks to all your inspirations and great versions of a "Cars" shirt I made this for my DS. He gave me a big kiss when he saw it but I think it was more for the effort and not because he really loved the shirt. This is with the shirt sleeve rolled up to show the lining fabric (thanks April for that suggestion, and all the other help everyone offered).

close up of the applique:

My DD came up with this idea after a trip to JoAnns (when I wouldn't allow her to buy the $14/yard Hello Kitty Fleece fabric) and sewed this pillow all by herself. She stuffed it and did the hand sewing too, which is great because I HATE to hand sew. I did tie off the thread when she was done sewing which was a little tricky because she only left about an inch of thread.

She has a Hello Kitty doll that she made a build a bear about 5 years ago and since it is getting a little worn she limits her snuggle time with it so she wanted to make this a substitute. Can you tell she has a thing for soft white cats?

Sorry - not sure what is up with my picture sizes

The cars shirt is adorable! And the Hello Kitty pillow is perfect! I just love it!

I am not sure how much sewing Patience and I will get done today.... I have to go grocery shopping for the lake this weekend. I already asked Dh if we could bring Patience with - and he said no! Seriously??? That's totally not fair - we were just getting to know eachother. Oh well - so I am going to run to town really fast - get what needs to be gotten - and get home, so hopefully we can at least finish her cover today. I am doing it with out a pattern and totally off the top of my head - hopefully it works.

D~

 

[VBAndrea]

So how big did you want the logo? Is a nickel too big? My speciality is dime sized logos so maybe I should just go with that.

I will not make you work so hard as to get it to the size of a nickel, or even a dime -- that would be way too much stress put on you.

DS wears a large and dd a small. So if you could do two sizes to accommodate I'd appreciate it. Please make ds's the size of a pencil head eraser and since dd is smaller how about the size of a pin head for her??? Get to work! I've decided instead of giving you to the end of the week I will be overly generous and give you until the end of the month (this month that is!)

 

[tricia]

Just popping in cause it's too hot to be outside here right now.

Ellen, the insa's and the t-shirts are gorgeous. Love the villain appliqués.

Jeana, your is coming along very well also. Is it monsters Inc, or the steps?

 

[mphalens]

Thanks for the website.

House is in Saunderstown (NK) and will be priced over $100K LESS than what we paid for it and never mind the $50K we spent finishing the basement and doing various other projects. I think the house is about 9 years old. It's in a great neighborhood and backs up to horse trails. I used to love taking the kids for walks through the woods and going to the horse farm to bring them baby carrots. We actually had the chance to move back up there, but the kids school up there is twice as much as we pay down here and I am not licensed in RI either so I would be out of a job.

FYI the Westerly Walmart had fabric as of 2.75 years ago.

You are very welcome!

And REALLY? House is in Saunderstown? I grew up in Jamestown and Saunderstown is just over the bridge (obviously, you know that )... Oh to have the money to buy a house in RI ...

Ooooh! Westerly Walmart ... my DH might kill me if I insist on stopping on our way out of town next week

QUESTION:
Anyone that has used Aivilo patterns ... how do they go together??? Do you match up the stars? I'm lost and I really want to get some stuff cut out ... I have emailed her to ask, but thought one of you might know

 

[ellenbenny]

Thanks for all the compliments on the villain outfits. I had seen that fabric used on someone else's villain outfits somewhere along the way, and then had a customer request it as well, so I can't take credit for the fabric choices, only for how I decided to put it all together.

D - Feel free to case, I almost always get my inspiration from something I've seen along the way, so I am happy to pay it forward.