Disboutiquers Part 27 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[Dustykins]

Long time lurker looking for advice.
I love sewing for my dd, nieces, and friends. I don't sell items. After sewing tons of Christmas skirts as gifts for my friends' daughters that looked great from the outside but not professional on the inside, I'm thinking about getting a serger.
Looking for opinions/advice on the Brother 1034D 3/4 Lay-In Thread Serger. It will get light/medium use. Hoping for easy to use and easy to set up/store (as I don't have a designated sewing room and haul everything from the basement to the dining room when I am going to sew).
I trust you ladies more than reviewers on Amazon.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

I have it and really like it. I've had it a little over a year and never had a minute's problem with it. Very easy to thread, IMHO. I don't even do the "cheater" version because it's just as easy to do it the regular way.

 

[mommy2mrb]

My DD Brendi had her early ultrasound today,she's 16 weeks and they are having a GIRL! so i will have 6 dgd's and 2 dgs and 1 dgd angel. her name is Liberty / Libby ...they are still working on her middle name...Elli was so happy and Blaze was in shock,i don't think it was what he expected,the ultrasound that is...they had it showing on the wall in a 120" screen! she was moving all over the place and kept her hands up to her head/face most of the time,opened her sweet lil mouth and kept crossing her legs at the ankles...her Aunt Jennifer in Maine { David's sister} and her Aunt FattFatt here in GA{ my dd Candice who is pooh sized like me,she dubbed herself that on the day Elli was born almost 10 years ago ,she doesn't let them call her Candice! } got to watch it live through a link online...amazing technology! afterward we went shopping and her Grandma/grandpa bought her a bunch of stuff { this is their 1st grandchild!!!! } and Momma & Daddy got her a dress and a high chiar and Nanna got some patterns for things to make for her!lil shoes/shopping cart cover,quilt...it will all be in Minnie heads and pink/white polka dots and b/w damask... we are all so excited ..
here is her profile...she's 3 1/2 oz and 4 ins. long to the rump...soooo tiny....and so perfect!!
this is her full body profile,they couldn't get a face shot,,,she was playing hard to get!

Congratulations Nanna!!! so happy she's healthy!
love the name Liberty....how about "Hope" for a middle name, since she is their hope for the future of their family together

 

[weluvdizne]

Well, I finally broke down and talked dh into a PE770. I love it and he thinks it's really cool. I made a few shirts for a big give, and now have made a few things for my own kids. Only thing I have pix of is my dd's shirt.

Thanks for all the inspiration! You all make such lovely creations!

Thanks for looking.


wow! Sorry the pix are so HUGE!

 

[cogero]

This isn't disney, but its a dress I made today for my little sister

This is so pretty.

Well, I finally broke down and talked dh into a PE770. I love it and he thinks it's really cool. I made a few shirts for a big give, and now have made a few things for my own kids. Only thing I have pix of is my dd's shirt.

Pretty and we like big pictures.

okay since everyone else doesn't have a problem with threading their serger I am going to try mine again.

 

[NiniMorris]

Opinion:


Brother PE770 OR a Brother Serger. I only have $$ to buy one or the other. The serger is less of course and will make sewing quicker. But the embroidery machine is more flashy and I have longed for one. WWYD?

Also, I am looking for a pattern for boy's board shorts. I don't like the simple patterns for shorts-it is too "gathered" looking for my son. I looked through YCMT and didn't see any right away, did I miss it or does anyone know where I can find one? TIA

I guess my thoughts are different than others...If I only had the money to get one...I'd get the most expensive first...that would make it easier to save for the other!

However, I did get my serger first. At the time I could not see the need for an embroidery machine. Within a month of getting the serger I wished I had chosen the embroidery machine! (It took me a while to see the need...)

Now, I don't think I could live without either one!

One word about the PE770. I love it! ...but...it is not meant to be a workhorse in a small business! It is designed for a million stitches per year. I have a tiny business...and I put about 3-4 million stitches each year. It just won't hold up to that much work for very long!



Nini

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

Congratulations Nanna!!! so happy she's healthy!
love the name Liberty....how about "Hope" for a middle name, since she is their hope for the future of their family together

I'll add Hope to their list! so many lovely names will go with it...many suggested Belle or Bella but i fear she'd be picked on...even though it would be a great patriotic name...I told them she needs to come home in a Stars & Stripes outfit! she's due July 8th so that's where they got the name,in case she was born on the 4th,then they just fell in love with it! someone suggested Grace but i have a dgd named Gracie ,also roase was mentioned ,i love Rose but it is one of Brendi besties middle name as well as her dd and the other bestie might be upset...Brnedi's mil is Diane and this is their 1st grandchild so i suggested Liberty Diane or Ane but she doesn't think so...so we will bsee...Brendi's other chldren have 3 names...Carena Elliana Victoria { Elli} and Joseph damion Blaze { Blaze} they are 9 and 7...but she siad no 3 names but i think she should and cover the other gma and a name they like maybe...it will be fun to watch the process...they had a boys name all picked out,Cooper Jameson...i say wait 2 years and get Libby a playmate...

 

[Mommyto1andtwins]

This is the wet bag I made for the baby. I keep telling people the name is only set in fabric not stone. I dunno I'm not completely sold on it yet.

Here is the diaper bag that I made. I was so nervous putting it together. I didn't quite understand how the inside would fit well in the outside but I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I am thinking of making another one that will be just a bit bigger since I want to cloth diaper.

(How do I make the pictures smaller?)

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

I notice alot of you frequently use patterns downloaded from "You Can Make This".
Have any of you made the above noted pattern, by any chance?
Here's a link: http://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/featured-products/ruffled-halter-top.htm
I'm having trouble with the directions. It says to make the bottom of the bodice 11.5", yet the front panel it attaches to is 14" for a size 5.
I emailed the author yesterday but she hasn't had a chance to respond yet - & I'm getting antsy to finish this for my granddaughter. Patience is definitely my strong suit!
Thanks for any insight you have.
Gretchen

 

[geishagirl81]

Thanks for all of the input. I am still undecided. My kids are young, and I do own a very small business that I could use it for (I know the stitch limit is smaller on this model- my thoughts are if I take off with this end of designing then I can upgrade later as needed) I love aplliques and I am tired of doing them all by hand!

As for the Serger, I know I need one. It is almost a necessity at this point in my sewing shop. But I want to buy the fun toy and not the needed toy. LOL

Anyone buy their PE770 off of Costco?

 

[dianemom2]

This isn't disney, but its a dress I made today for my little sister

That is a very sweet little dress. I love the owls.

My DD Brendi had her early ultrasound today,she's 16 weeks and they are having a GIRL! so i will have 6 dgd's and 2 dgs and 1 dgd angel. her name is Liberty / Libby ...they are still working on her middle name..
this is her full body profile,they couldn't get a face shot,,,she was playing hard to get!

Congratulations on getting another granddaughter. I am sure you are looking forward to it. Can't wait to see all the pink things you make for her!

Well, I finally broke down and talked dh into a PE770. I love it and he thinks it's really cool. I made a few shirts for a big give, and now have made a few things for my own kids. Only thing I have pix of is my dd's shirt.

Great job, I love the Snow White! It looks awesome!

Thanks for all of the input. I am still undecided. My kids are young, and I do own a very small business that I could use it for (I know the stitch limit is smaller on this model- my thoughts are if I take off with this end of designing then I can upgrade later as needed) I love aplliques and I am tired of doing them all by hand!

As for the Serger, I know I need one. It is almost a necessity at this point in my sewing shop. But I want to buy the fun toy and not the needed toy. LOL

Anyone buy their PE770 off of Costco?

I don't have the PE770 but I know a lot of people love theirs. I have a Babylock Ellageo which I adore! I bought that and my Bernina serger second hand. That allowed me to be able to afford both of them instead of just one or the other. I have ordered lots of stuff from Costco.com and I've been happy with everything that I have gotten. Sometimes it takes a bit longer than somewhere like Amazon.com but they still get it to you pretty quickly.

 

[weluvdizne]

Question

I have the PE770 and I'm having a really hard time getting my frame into the carriage. I am doing it like the book says, and it's not working. I have tried to do it sitting, standing, from the front, from the side. No matter what I do, it takes me about 1/2 hour to get it in. Any advice please??? Thanks a bunch!

 

[tinkerbell3747]

Well if it were me...and I soooo wish it were. I would pick PE770 in a heart beat.

The way I see it. I could save for the serger much faster I would take the opportunity to buy the PE770 the moment it presented itself.

TMTQ..but everything looks great....

I have a ?

When doing appliqués on the PE770 or similar machines. What types of fabric are being used? Do you typically use cotton, fleece, felt?

Particularly for the princess Faces....

 

[billwendy]

Question

I have the PE770 and I'm having a really hard time getting my frame into the carriage. I am doing it like the book says, and it's not working. I have tried to do it sitting, standing, from the front, from the side. No matter what I do, it takes me about 1/2 hour to get it in. Any advice please??? Thanks a bunch!

Ugh - that is so frustrating!!! The only time I have a hard time with mine is if I have removed the hoop mid design to trim away applique fabric and the hoop was all the way forward, then its a bit tricky. But it sounds like you are doing it right - it does have to give like a pop kind of to get in - pushing down on it till it snaps in....does everything look lined up? or anything bent?

I use all kinds of fabrics for applique!!!! I use cottons for the faces....

How much do people charge for eye spy bags? I was toying with the idea of maybe making some to help raise money for my ticket to Camp Promise this year???? or maybe embroidering some tshirts???? Im just thinking out loud with my buddies here - when I had posted some eye spy bags that I made for the kids last year on Facebook, alot of people asked if I sold them....so maybe they'd respond if I posted one for sale? or an auction or????? It typically costs me about 500-600 dollars to go.......thoughts?

 

[ellenbenny]

I notice alot of you frequently use patterns downloaded from "You Can Make This".
Have any of you made the above noted pattern, by any chance?
Here's a link: http://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/featured-products/ruffled-halter-top.htm
I'm having trouble with the directions. It says to make the bottom of the bodice 11.5", yet the front panel it attaches to is 14" for a size 5.
I emailed the author yesterday but she hasn't had a chance to respond yet - & I'm getting antsy to finish this for my granddaughter. Patience is definitely my strong suit!
Thanks for any insight you have.
Gretchen

I do have the pattern and have made it in the past, although it was several years ago so I don't remember it very well. I was just re-reading it and I guess I don't see anywhere that it says teh bottom of the bodice for a size 5 is 11.5" What I see is that when you overlap the 2 top pieces of the bodice it says to make the total width the same as the finished bodice width which is 14". Where are you seeing the 11.5" measurement?

 

[ivey_family]

For some weird reason, I could not get on the boards several days last week. Catching up in several posts.

DD was nervous but Snow White was so patient and sweet with her.

So sorry you had a rough start, but the rest of the trip looks like fun! I LOVE the SW pic!

I finally did some sewing! Elizabeth and Tim are going to camp this weekend with their Sunday School Class. So I decided to make them some new jammies and a pillowcase with their name on it. Of course I didn have enough fabric to do Elizabeth's pants the tie dye hearts (curse you size 10!!) so I made a solid leg, and I wanted her to think I made it that way so I did the same for Hannah - lol....

What a wonderful gift idea! All three are super cute!

My house is a wreck. I need to wash laundry. Instead I added to the pile, a dress I made dd today. I had to hand paint some of the details since I don't have an embroider machine.

Lovely job! Tangled has so many fun possibilities for creativity!

Anyways, I chose to make her another bag, and she chose the movie UP! I've been working on this bag in between projects, and really having fun with it. The applique alone took me 17 hours - it was really insane!

And then, I drafted a pattern for a travel organizer - lots of patterns out there, but nothing with a zipper closure... This one is loosly based on the Vera Bradley travel organizer - but the inside has a different footprint. I will add that trying to put this zipper in and figuring out how to do it was immensely difficult - I would have much preferred to purchase a pattern - but it doesn't exist.

D~

I need to go get my thesaurus for some new adjectives. Russell is TDF! I love the colors, the buttons, the beads! Gorgeous!! And, the travel organizer is fantastic! I'd buy that pattern!

1 Allie - Elmo by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

2 Anna - Hello Kitty by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

3 Emily - Fancy Nancy by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

Cute, cute, cute! I just love how cute the girls' hair is!

Regards,
C.

 

[weluvdizne]

Ugh - that is so frustrating!!! The only time I have a hard time with mine is if I have removed the hoop mid design to trim away applique fabric and the hoop was all the way forward, then its a bit tricky. But it sounds like you are doing it right - it does have to give like a pop kind of to get in - pushing down on it till it snaps in....does everything look lined up? or anything bent?

I use all kinds of fabrics for applique!!!! I use cottons for the faces....

How much do people charge for eye spy bags? I was toying with the idea of maybe making some to help raise money for my ticket to Camp Promise this year???? or maybe embroidering some tshirts???? Im just thinking out loud with my buddies here - when I had posted some eye spy bags that I made for the kids last year on Facebook, alot of people asked if I sold them....so maybe they'd respond if I posted one for sale? or an auction or????? It typically costs me about 500-600 dollars to go.......thoughts?

Thanks for the help Wendy. Wondering if maybe something is out of whack. It was difficult to get it in there right from the start. Thanks for the thoughts.

When you mention selling eye spy bags, think about the shipping charge. They are heavier than say a shirt, so take that into consideration. Maybe selling locally to people you see and could give them to would be ok. I've sold things on ebay and amazon in the past, so I know firsthand what a pain the shipping can be. Good luck, whatever you decide to sell. I think it's a great idea to help raise $ for your trip. You make some really cute stuff, so I am sure you could come up with that amount pretty quickly. I loved your idea for a solid leg on the pjs. They turned out cute!

 

[dianemom2]

I have a ?

When doing appliqués on the PE770 or similar machines. What types of fabric are being used? Do you typically use cotton, fleece, felt?

Particularly for the princess Faces....

I generally usually use calico for my appliques. I love combining the different prints. However, I do save scraps from all my various projects and use what I have on hand if it is the right color and texture for the design I am sewing out.

 

[msdroz]

Hi everyone! Please excuse my ignorance as I just found this thread and I don't know where to start. Anyhow, I was wondering what the proper channels would be to find crafty people who embroider outfits/shirts for disney trips. I've done some searches on etsy, but would like to support this site and find some great designers. Please advise, thank you

 

[ivey_family]

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DS's autograph quilt. His Granny is making after we spent a wonderful week at WDW collecting signatures for. He's super excited! She still has the batting to add and the quilting left.

Soon she'll start on DD. I can't wait to see how that one turns out.

This is really nice! We've never been interested in autographs, but this really entices me to do it next trip!

And I just have one to share today, made this for myself for our disney trip in July! What can I say, i'm a kid at heart ;]

Love it!

I have been using this thread for tips and inspiration and also gotten help from disboutiquers in separate posts, so I thought I would post my first completed kids outfit/disney themed outfit. My 5yo dd wanted something to wear to Disney Live! that wouldn't be itchy (she is super anti-itchy). I found the tutorial and she came up with making it look like Snow White's dress (I was going to use princess fabric). We're really proud of it. I'm making another Snow White and a Cinderella this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration and help!

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Very cute! Great job!

I actually made myself a top and pants....sorry about the freaky looking swirled head.....bad hair day

My kids went to school yesterday wearing their trip customs from November....I shamelessly let them wear them to school! DD outfit I posted before but she wasn't modeling it.

Everything is really nice! I love the color and style of that shirt! My kids beg to wear their clothes, but I have a hard time letting go! I don't want stains on anything!

So I was frustrated with Stitch Era Universal so I downloaded embird and wow I love it. I am going to need to save my pennies to buy it when the trial is over.

I had the same experience! Embird is so user friendly!

My DD Brendi had her early ultrasound today,she's 16 weeks and they are having a GIRL!

here is her profile...she's 3 1/2 oz and 4 ins. long to the rump...soooo tiny....and so perfect!!
this is her full body profile,they couldn't get a face shot,,,she was playing hard to get!

Hooray! Congrats on a sweet little girl! I LOVE the name Liberty!

I have a ?

When doing appliqués on the PE770 or similar machines. What types of fabric are being used? Do you typically use cotton, fleece, felt?

Particularly for the princess Faces....

I have used a variety of cottons, fleece, flannel and polys. I don't think I would use felt because it rips so easily. It's SO much fun to play with textures in addition to colors and patterns!

Regards,
C.

 

[tinkerbell3747]

Thanks for all the input on fabrics for appliqués. I have quite a dilemma here....

I am trying to make a shopping list, for my stash. I am going to Miami or Tampa (can't decide which) to shop for my stash. I won't be able to get back to the States until Aug when we are in Disney. So I've got one shot..... I plan to make DD ALOT of customs. I have started making a list with fabric color ideas....

So here's another question - If you couldn't run to a fabric store whenever you needed something and you had to get as much for your stash as possible what are some things you would make sure you absolutely had? How would you handle this situation?

I am so scared I am going to forget something important. I hope to have my PE770 way before my trip so don't forget any Embroidery supplies. ALL of DD request have Lots of appliqués and HUGE appliqués.

Another ?

For those who have done a Vida with huge face appliqués where they done by embroidery machine or a sewing machine....

TIA for any info or input.....