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

[dianemom2]

I am on my phone and can't quote. So much. Cuteness love the kiss shirts and upcycle . Also love the shorts with a cargo pocket did u follow a tutorial

You must have been writing at the same time as me.

Here is the tutorial I sort of used. I used her idea but sewed the pockets slightly differently.
http://www.craftpassion.com/2011/07/sew-boy-shorts-with-cargo-pocket.html?pid=582#picgallery
Since I wasn't doing snaps, I made a buttonhole in the center of the pocket before I attached them to the shorts. I also did not use her measurements and I did not divide the pocket into two sections.

 

[Sandi S]

Where did you find the Star Wars sayings? I didn't find them on the website you listed. I just signed up to do Star Wars outfits for a Big Give and would love to find those!

I got the Lego Star Wars designs from Vincenzo Embroidery, but the sayings were pieced together by me in Embird.

 

[Sandi S]

Hey, you're the sparkley Sandi from patternreview.com I recognized the Feliz.

LOL - Yes I am...640 pattern reviews and counting

BTW - I have a sewing blog - anyone want to trade blog links?

http://mamamademine.blogspot.com/

This is a recent outfit - not Disney, but DD loves kitties and this one looks like our cat Molly. The pattern is Simplicity 2171.

 

[PurpleEars]

I forgot to take pictures of the Star Wars pjs I did for my boys this afternoon... it was PJ Day at their dance studio and I hadn't found the time to sew these up... until I saw their sad little faces when i said I didn't think I'd get them done in time . . . 1 hr later and I had two very happy boys and we were off to class

I also sewed up some Valentine's shirts for the two of them. Phalen wore his today because our Homeschool Co-op had its party today. Finn will wear his tomorrow for his preschool party.

Phalen's:

Finn's (front):

Finn's (back):

I promise pictures of the jammies and the boys in their shirts soon!

Don't you like how quickly one can whip up a pair of Easy Fits? Your boys' shirts are great. I really like how the kisses turned out!

You guys all have mad mad skillz!!!! Seriously, these outfits etc are just amazing. I always enjoy peeking at this thread and dreaming of a day that I could post something too.

I don't know how to sew though. I have thought about picking it up, especially since I have a young child. My mom lives near by and she could show me how to sew. I don't want to dare hijack this thread, but I have a question and if you could PM a response (rather than posting here), I would so appreciate it. My question, what would be a good sewing machine for a newbie that isn't insanely expensive, but will do the job and do it well. Would love to have your advice via PM.

Welcome! Aren't you the one with the bling'ed up mouse ears? I think we have information on relatively afforadable machines on the first page.

I saw the pictures of your husband's Lego creations. You are definitely going to have to make him a Lego shirt at some point. His creations are absolutely amazing! I was very happy with the addition of the pockets to the easy fit shorts. I am definitely going to do that again.

I have a feeling that you are right about the Lego shirt. Speaking of which, I have to show what I found on the breakfast table this morning!

http://www.bensbricks.ca/i_heart_u.php#Heart

He sneaked down to the kitchen in the middle of the night to set it up! This is one of the many reasons why I him so much.

What a cute outfit! Great job!

 

[DisNorth]

Been reading through this thread a bit. Everything is just wonderful! You all are a very inspiring and talented buch of ladies. I'm a quilter and love to expand my horizon a bit to move into clothing. I have a Nephew and 2 Nieces that I would love to sew for.

Thanks for all the ideas, to start I’m going to check out You Can Make This. I’ll be sure to be back to ask questions. And Lurking, I want to see the photos of all your new creations!

 

[chellewashere]

I did it!! My first big applique. Now to turn it into the Insa skirt.

 

[VBAndrea]

I actually have 3 thread racks (2 embroidery and 1 sewing)....but I keep my bobbins in the storage area that my machine has for them (at least the basics....extras/ weird colors are in the closet in one of the plastic drawer things that also holds my hand embroidery and specialty threads)

Before we re did the closet I had it all piled in boxes in the hall closet.....I had to dig through everything every new project....needless to say I'm faster at starting things now and I know what I have so nothing gets wasted or purchased twice.

There is a daycare- to K Montessori here but that's where they stop. 10K is the going rate for private full day K....I have a hard time considering that for kindergarten....it's like college tuition! Plus since DH is civil service....we are waiting to see what next year holds for us in the department of his current position being dissolved (they may recreate a position or offer him a transfer).



I know several home schoolers....and they all say that, but I'm leary of losing the time I can run errands, make apts for myself, ect. The homeschoolers I know have family that lives near them....we do not.

Our school here is only a little over $6K for each child but the one in RI is $12K! That's why we decided to stay here instead of going back to RI. Our current school also goes up to 6th grade and there is one within driving distance (though further away) that goes to 8th grade. I think we will just have to bite the bullet then and switch to a college prep school (those are currently $16K a year). And I think you're a little off on your college tuition -- I haven't researched, but I hear it's at least $100K to get an undergrad degree now.

If we didn't have our current school we'd likely be homeschooling. My only gripe would be that the kids aren't as dedicated or devoted with me. I tried preschool homeschooling when we first moved to RI and it was a disaster.

If you homeschool and need to take your ds to the grocery store make it a learning experience. We talk about nutrients in fruits and vegetables and my ds loves weighing things and getting an idea of the price in his head based on weight and you can do which is the better deal -- the larger or smaller bottle, etc. It's easier as they get a little older for things like that too.

Well, I only have one cousin that is anywhere nearby and we never see them, so I might as well not have family nearby.

Pretty much I've just adapted to taking Phay with me to run errands... appointments for myself, well, I guess if I needed to make one I'd either make it for when DH wasn't working or I'd make sure Phalen had work he could sit and do. I've always been careful to have at least SOME of his school work be "portable"...

As far as time for myself - well, I've been known to leave the house after dinner and go to the bookstore or Target alone

I hate going out in the evenings and leaving dh alone with the kids after he's worked all day. I have so much fun shopping while the kids are in school but hate it when they're home with me. We likely save $$$ in the summer b/c I never drag the kids into TJMaxx with me. They do really well grocery shopping, but not clothes shopping!

Glad that you like my cargo pockets. Go ahead and case away! I can't wait to see what you make! What did you find for adding side pockets? I originally started out thinking I would try and add those sort of slanted pockets in the front of the shorts but I saw the cargo pocket idea and I really liked it. I saw another idea where they added a cute band with a tie to the bottom of a pair of girl's shorts. I am hoping to try that very soon too.

This is the tut I found:
http://shwinandshwin.blogspot.com/2011/05/pocket-for-my-pocket-shorts-for-boys.html
And I was going to use it, but I like the larger size pockets you did and I like the pleats in them. I may have to adapt them though as I want to see if I can fit an applique on them and that might not work with the pleat. I am doing a print and hopefully solid pocket with an applique. We shall see. I will wash my fabric today and maybe get a start. May go to the zoo though as the kids are off school for teacher's conferences so it should be dead at the zoo today. Of course, the forecast has to be above 60º for me to do an outdoor activity so I best check that.

LOL - Yes I am...640 pattern reviews and counting

BTW - I have a sewing blog - anyone want to trade blog links?

http://mamamademine.blogspot.com/

This is a recent outfit - not Disney, but DD loves kitties and this one looks like our cat Molly. The pattern is Simplicity 2171.

I don't have a blog but I will definitely check yours out. Love the kitty! My dd would like it too!

I have a feeling that you are right about the Lego shirt. Speaking of which, I have to show what I found on the breakfast table this morning!

http://www.bensbricks.ca/i_heart_u.php#Heart

He sneaked down to the kitchen in the middle of the night to set it up! This is one of the many reasons why I him so much.

Awe!!!! How sweet! I must show my ds your dh's creations. DS loves playing on the site where you design things, though he never actually puts together what he designs.

Been reading through this thread a bit. Everything is just wonderful! You all are a very inspiring and talented buch of ladies. I'm a quilter and love to expand my horizon a bit to move into clothing. I have a Nephew and 2 Nieces that I would love to sew for.

Thanks for all the ideas, to start I’m going to check out You Can Make This. I’ll be sure to be back to ask questions. And Lurking, I want to see the photos of all your new creations!

Welcome!

 

[DMGeurts]

LOL - Yes I am...640 pattern reviews and counting

BTW - I have a sewing blog - anyone want to trade blog links?

http://mamamademine.blogspot.com/

This is a recent outfit - not Disney, but DD loves kitties and this one looks like our cat Molly. The pattern is Simplicity 2171.

This is adorable! I will save your blog to my blog links, and look at it after work today. The closest thing I have to a blog is my PTR (link in my siggy) - you are more than welcome to join me over there... Lots of Disboutiquers are there, and lots of them have their own PTRs, as well.

Been reading through this thread a bit. Everything is just wonderful! You all are a very inspiring and talented buch of ladies. I'm a quilter and love to expand my horizon a bit to move into clothing. I have a Nephew and 2 Nieces that I would love to sew for.

Thanks for all the ideas, to start I’m going to check out You Can Make This. I’ll be sure to be back to ask questions. And Lurking, I want to see the photos of all your new creations!

Welcome!!

D~ <--- Who is making an honest effort to stay caught up.

 

[DMGeurts]

I did it!! My first big applique. Now to turn it into the Insa skirt.

I missed this... I love it!! YOu did a magnificant job!!!

D~

 

[dianemom2]

BTW - I have a sewing blog - anyone want to trade blog links?

http://mamamademine.blogspot.com/

This is a recent outfit - not Disney, but DD loves kitties and this one looks like our cat Molly. The pattern is Simplicity 2171.

I love the kitty outfit. I am going to check out your blog. I had one for a while but I didn't enjoy writing it so I stopped.

I have a feeling that you are right about the Lego shirt. Speaking of which, I have to show what I found on the breakfast table this morning!

http://www.bensbricks.ca/i_heart_u.php#Heart

He sneaked down to the kitchen in the middle of the night to set it up! This is one of the many reasons why I him so much.

That's so sweet! I love it! You are definitely going to have to make him a Lego shirt very soon!

Been reading through this thread a bit. Everything is just wonderful! You all are a very inspiring and talented buch of ladies. I'm a quilter and love to expand my horizon a bit to move into clothing. I have a Nephew and 2 Nieces that I would love to sew for.

Thanks for all the ideas, to start I’m going to check out You Can Make This. I’ll be sure to be back to ask questions. And Lurking, I want to see the photos of all your new creations!

If you can do quilts, I am sure you can transition to clothes very easily. I have two nephews and niece that a sew a lot of things for. My two daughters are too old to want to wear anything that I make. Of course the older daughter asked me to make her a Belatrix LaStrange (spelling????) costume. Why she needs that or why she wants one is something that I can't figure out! Anyhow, a great place to start is with the Easy Fit pants or the Simply Sweet dress on You Can Make This.

I did it!! My first big applique. Now to turn it into the Insa skirt.

That turned out great! Can't wait to see the skirt!

I hate going out in the evenings and leaving dh alone with the kids after he's worked all day. I have so much fun shopping while the kids are in school but hate it when they're home with me. We likely save $$$ in the summer b/c I never drag the kids into TJMaxx with me. They do really well grocery shopping, but not clothes shopping!


This is the tut I found:
http://shwinandshwin.blogspot.com/2011/05/pocket-for-my-pocket-shorts-for-boys.html
And I was going to use it, but I like the larger size pockets you did and I like the pleats in them. I may have to adapt them though as I want to see if I can fit an applique on them and that might not work with the pleat. I am doing a print and hopefully solid pocket with an applique. We shall see. I will wash my fabric today and maybe get a start. May go to the zoo though as the kids are off school for teacher's conferences so it should be dead at the zoo today. Of course, the forecast has to be above 60º for me to do an outdoor activity so I best check that.

Just wait until your DD is a little older. She'll be dragging you out shopping. That is my older dd's favorite thing to do these days. She is very fashion and brand conscious. I guess that's why she doesn't want to wear anything that I make her anymore.

I like the tutorial for these pockets too. I think having pockets that you can add to the easy fit shorts and pants will make them much more versatile. It would be very cute to add an applique to a large pocket. You may be able to fit a 4x4 design on a cargo pocket if you move the pleats further out to the edges and make the center larger.

This sounds like the perfect day to go to the zoo! I didn't know you had a zoo down in Virginia Beach. Have a great time!

 

[tinkbell13]

That is so sweet!

Been reading through this thread a bit. Everything is just wonderful! You all are a very inspiring and talented buch of ladies. I'm a quilter and love to expand my horizon a bit to move into clothing. I have a Nephew and 2 Nieces that I would love to sew for.

Thanks for all the ideas, to start I’m going to check out You Can Make This. I’ll be sure to be back to ask questions. And Lurking, I want to see the photos of all your new creations!

Welcome! Where in Canada are you? There are a few other Canadians here.

I did it!! My first big applique. Now to turn it into the Insa skirt.

That looks awesome! Can't wait to see the skirt.

 

[Meshell2002]

Our school here is only a little over $6K for each child but the one in RI is $12K! That's why we decided to stay here instead of going back to RI. Our current school also goes up to 6th grade and there is one within driving distance (though further away) that goes to 8th grade. I think we will just have to bite the bullet then and switch to a college prep school (those are currently $16K a year). And I think you're a little off on your college tuition -- I haven't researched, but I hear it's at least $100K to get an undergrad degree now.

If we didn't have our current school we'd likely be homeschooling. My only gripe would be that the kids aren't as dedicated or devoted with me. I tried preschool homeschooling when we first moved to RI and it was a disaster.

If you homeschool and need to take your ds to the grocery store make it a learning experience. We talk about nutrients in fruits and vegetables and my ds loves weighing things and getting an idea of the price in his head based on weight and you can do which is the better deal -- the larger or smaller bottle, etc. It's easier as they get a little older for things like that too.


I hate going out in the evenings and leaving dh alone with the kids after he's worked all day. I have so much fun shopping while the kids are in school but hate it when they're home with me. We likely save $$$ in the summer b/c I never drag the kids into TJMaxx with me. They do really well grocery shopping, but not clothes shopping!

Wow, I am looking pretty old when I think about the cost of my college degree (mine was about 30K but I went out of state)....and I graduated in 97 with my bachelors....

Good idea about the field trips.....we go to the zoo with the preschoolers homeschool group and I never thought about the store (though DS reads numbers and likes talking about if we have enough money for a certain toy or not)

I have threatened my kids if they didn't behave I'd take them in the fabric store

 

[chellewashere]

I missed this... I love it!! YOu did a magnificant job!!!
D~

That turned out great! Can't wait to see the skirt!

That looks awesome! Can't wait to see the skirt.

Thank you ladies!! Now I just have to learn how to place the applique so I dont sew over when doing the hem

Placed my first order with Marathon so now Im getting super excited!!

 

[mandy92]

I did it!! My first big applique. Now to turn it into the Insa skirt.

That looks great!!

 

[DisNorth]

Welcome!

Welcome!!

D~ <--- Who is making an honest effort to stay caught up.

If you can do quilts, I am sure you can transition to clothes very easily. I have two nephews and niece that a sew a lot of things for. My two daughters are too old to want to wear anything that I make. Of course the older daughter asked me to make her a Belatrix LaStrange (spelling????) costume. Why she needs that or why she wants one is something that I can't figure out! Anyhow, a great place to start is with the Easy Fit pants or the Simply Sweet dress on You Can Make This.

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

Welcome! Where in Canada are you? There are a few other Canadians here.

I'm from a small town in Northern Canada.

I found some great fabric on sale, including some disney prints (Winnie the pooh, Areil and Mikey!) Now I just have to wait for them to come in the mail. That's the hardest part about online shopping. But no fabric stores here.

 

[kymmyk13]

Need your suggestions on what type of material to use for a floor pillow. DD21 is away at college and they have study groups and such at her house and they dont have enough seating. So i tought I would try to make some pillows and does anyone know where a free pattern might be mainly to help me with size.

 

[GrammytoMany]

Need your suggestions on what type of material to use for a floor pillow. DD21 is away at college and they have study groups and such at her house and they dont have enough seating. So i tought I would try to make some pillows and does anyone know where a free pattern might be mainly to help me with size.

Hi, I came across this site for floor pillows...
http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/patterns_display.php?id=31

They look pretty cool looking. Happy Sewing
Sheila

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

LOL - Yes I am...640 pattern reviews and counting

BTW - I have a sewing blog - anyone want to trade blog links?

http://mamamademine.blogspot.com/

This is a recent outfit - not Disney, but DD loves kitties and this one looks like our cat Molly. The pattern is Simplicity 2171.

Super Cute! I love your blog. Lots of inspiring outfits there. I've never been brave enough to sew for myself. Your dresses are wonderful!

I did it!! My first big applique. Now to turn it into the Insa skirt.

That is so cool! I really really want to learn how to do this. I assume you digitize the edges and embroider it? Any good tutorials out there?

I've been making bullions til my eyes are crossed. I'm about half done though!

 

[chellewashere]

That looks great!!

Thank you

That is so cool! I really really want to learn how to do this. I assume you digitize the edges and embroider it? Any good tutorials out there?

I've been making bullions til my eyes are crossed. I'm about half done though!

Oh no not me. I buy the digitized design from Heather and my machine does the rest

 

[babynala]

This is a recent outfit - not Disney, but DD loves kitties and this one looks like our cat Molly. The pattern is Simplicity 2171.

Cute dress and model!

I did it!! My first big applique. Now to turn it into the Insa skirt.

Great job, happy to see you got your machine working after the issues you had with the first one. Which machine did you end up getting?

I have threatened my kids if they didn't behave I'd take them in the fabric store

I always tell my DD that I'm going fabric shopping if I want to go out alone. Is that mean?