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

[cogero]

Ack! How did 6 pages pop up?!?!?! I realized yesterday I hadn't received any emails about new posts, but haven't had a second to check in since then.

Everything is FAB-U-LOUS!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE all of it!

Question:
SE400 - brand new open box with some supplies - would you pay $250 for it? I know, only 4x4 hoop . . . but I feel like for that price if I was able to afford to upgrade once I had hoop envy I could almost sell it for what I paid Of course, I don't even know if DH will go for it - his question when I brought it up was, "Will you make the $250 back?" But I haven't really considered selling at this point . . . there are SO many boutique type WAHM businesses here I sort of looked at it as what could I SAVE in making lots of gifts for people ???

Marianne I would snatch it up for that price. The only thing is that to download designs it must be hooked up to the computer it doesn't take a flash drive.

I loved mine and my mom is enjoying it.

 

[Dustykins]

Question:
SE400 - brand new open box with some supplies - would you pay $250 for it? I know, only 4x4 hoop . . . but I feel like for that price if I was able to afford to upgrade once I had hoop envy I could almost sell it for what I paid Of course, I don't even know if DH will go for it - his question when I brought it up was, "Will you make the $250 back?" But I haven't really considered selling at this point . . . there are SO many boutique type WAHM businesses here I sort of looked at it as what could I SAVE in making lots of gifts for people ???

Definitely!

 

[dianemom2]

I NEEDED the pattern the first time. I suppose with a little searching I probably could have found out how to make hte dress for free. It isn't difficult just a bit time and fabric consuming. However, since I needed the pattern to do the first one (I didnt use it at all on the second one) I decided to go ahead and support a WAHM. It is a very easy dress though and my new ruffler foot made short work of the gathering. I couldn't imagine doing that by hand...

I definitely did not mean that you shouldn't have bought the pattern. I was asking opinions to see if it was different enough from two patterns that I already own to go ahead and buy the Ellie pattern. It seems that it is not different enough from the Simply Sweet pattern and the stripwork jumper pattern for me to purchase the Ellie pattern too. It is a lovely pattern and you did a fantastic job making your two dresses. I thought it was a nice pattern and that is why I asked for opinions from people who already own both of them. I am sure you will be able to use the pattern over and over again which is the very best part of buying an e-pattern.

Okay, this is probably a stupid question. Taking my 4 year old Granddaughter to Disney in May. She will be in some really cute outfits. I hate to see them ruined by ice cream bars and other stuff. Does anyone have an idea for a bib type thing that we can put on her for meals and treats that is not so babyish?

How about one of those bibs you make with a terry cloth towel? Although I know at 4 my girls would have totally resisted wearing any kind of bib. Maybe instead of a bib you could make a couple of pretty aprons. You know the kind with the top part that would keep her nice outfits covered.

Question:
SE400 - brand new open box with some supplies - would you pay $250 for it? I know, only 4x4 hoop . . . but I feel like for that price if I was able to afford to upgrade once I had hoop envy I could almost sell it for what I paid Of course, I don't even know if DH will go for it - his question when I brought it up was, "Will you make the $250 back?" But I haven't really considered selling at this point . . . there are SO many boutique type WAHM businesses here I sort of looked at it as what could I SAVE in making lots of gifts for people ???

I would definitely say to go for it. I started with the se270 and I was very happy with that. With boys having the 4x4 hoop is less of an issue because you can do polo shirts and put your design where the crest would be. I agree that you should be able to re-sell the machine for about the same price.

 

[CluelessDisFan]

Signature quilt for my Daughter, her Granny is almost done. We'll have finished products by the end of this month!

 

[ariekannairb]

I definitely did not mean that you shouldn't have bought the pattern. I was asking opinions to see if it was different enough from two patterns that I already own to go ahead and buy the Ellie pattern. It seems that it is not different enough from the Simply Sweet pattern and the stripwork jumper pattern for me to purchase the Ellie pattern too. It is a lovely pattern and you did a fantastic job making your two dresses. I thought it was a nice pattern and that is why I asked for opinions from people who already own both of them. I am sure you will be able to use the pattern over and over again which is the very best part of buying an e-pattern.


How about one of those bibs you make with a terry cloth towel? Although I know at 4 my girls would have totally resisted wearing any kind of bib. Maybe instead of a bib you could make a couple of pretty aprons. You know the kind with the top part that would keep her nice outfits covered.


I would definitely say to go for it. I started with the se270 and I was very happy with that. With boys having the 4x4 hoop is less of an issue because you can do polo shirts and put your design where the crest would be. I agree that you should be able to re-sell the machine for about the same price.

Oh sorry I didnt mean that as angry as it sounded LOL. I was pointing out my lack of ability to sew without a pattern LOL.

 

[smile5sunshine]

Wow did I let myself get far behind! Attempting to catch up:

Finally got my embroidery machine back from the shop. I will forever use prewound bobbins!!!! I tried to wind my own when I ran out of prewound, and some thread got sucked down into the bobbin winder area!!! We tried but couldnt figure out how to get to that area ourselves. Lesson learned! I dont think we will use the same repair shop again - we think they sent the machine out anways, and they were kinda rude to Bill when he picked it up - they couldnt believe that someone had tried to open the machine up!!!!

Sorry, I dont comment as much - Im sill on, just not typing - Tigger is hogging up all my time! When will he learn NOT to do something?????? I think he is part goat or something - this puppy can JUMP!!!!!!

Glad you were able to get your machine fixed. I found it really humorous that Tigger is living up to his namesake and BOUNCING everywhere.

That IS the best - when something matches the idea in your head! Great job! It turned out very cute!
Regards,
C.

I totally understand! My only solid sewing time is late at night, which is fine since I'm a night owl anyway. Unfortunately, my kids are not. At all. So most mornings, I deeply regret sewing late. I love my kids to death, but at 6:30AM, I'm not so happy to see them!
Regards,
C.

Thank you! And I am the same way! I have to sew after my kiddos are in bed and sometimes I stay up way too late and it makes for an "interesting" morning!

Thanks for all the nice compliments on Phin and Ferb and on my Suess. The fabric on the underlayer of the twirl skirt was purchased off a clearanced bolt at Walmart for $2 yd. I can't say I was in love with it, but at that price I also figure it will work for a lining for a bag. It turned out perfect for this application though. The red dot was leftovers from a remnant that I probably used in a Minnie patchwork -- I barely had enough. I was bound and determined to use from my stash though!

I din't get a pic of the outfit on dd, but it looked really cute on and I made it a little on the large size (sort of like her Valentine's skirt) so she can wear it next year as well. I was really disappointed though as she said her teacher did nothing for Read Across America day. I liked her teacher last year better -- I am hoping we have her again next year. We had to switch campuses this year b/c the school only does a 4-6th grade class at one of the campuses and the go by the school with the most kids enrolling in 4th-6th grade. There are no 3rd graders staying this year at the current campus but there are 5 or 6 at the other campus so I hope we switch back and then dd will have her old teacher back (she's in 1st - 3rd, it's ds that is in 4-6th)

I really admire you to trying to use up your stash. I REALLY need to do that. That's a big bummer that the teacher didn't do anything special. What a stick in the mud.

okay I am helping the thread move along

Sorry if you saw these already.

Here is the shirt I made for J to wear to school for National Pig Day on Thursday.

Here is for Crazy hat day in celebration of Dr. Suess' Birthday.

Js school has something planned for everyday of March. It is their version of MArch Madness and it is cute for the kids.

I LOVE the way the suess hat turned out. How fun that there is something special everyday at your son's school. Can't wait to see what else you make.

Its been a busy week. DH and I cleared out space in a room in the basement and I moved my machines. Now they each have their own table/desk and I have a bit more room to lay stuff out. DH thinks I need a rolling table so I can roll it over to my work area when I am there and then roll it out of the way when I am finished. I'm just happy that I don't have to run down and up the stairs every time I have to press something.

Finished the last of the shirts for our trip today. Last actually planned one at least, I might still try and sneak a couple more in tomorrow or later this week. Just have my bag that I desperately want to finish. That should have been done today too, but our power went out here for a few hours today. Thankfully I had just finished one of the shirts for the nieces so no damage was done.

YAY for a new sewing setup! And your shirts look great!

I bought a number of things I plan to use for trip projects today, but first I have to get DD fixed up for gymnastics leotards, a bag for gymnastics, a bag for cheerleading, and more PJ long shorts for the big boys. THEN, I can get back to the two projects I cut for myself a few days ago.

Wow you've got quite the project list going there! Can't wait to see what cute things you make for your DD.

this is my 1st knot dress,i'll be using this pattern again! it was so fun! i used the Simplicity 2171-Sarah Rose pattern...the Angelina Ballerina fabric was a remnant from Hancock's the chenille and white border are from a vintage bedspread & a dust ruffle.

book and headband with removable flower...
i used my last gift bag for her other gifts ,so i made a cinch bag with a window valance and elastic and used the headband for the 'bow'!

thanks for looking...we're off to see the birthday girl!

VERY cute! I love that you recycled fabrics you had already.

Hi, folks! I'm new to this thread, and I hope you can offer me some suggestions.

My mother passed away almost two years ago, and in recent cleaning out, we've come across her sewing machines and fabric. All I could think of was how she used to make some of our baby clothes, and remembered about this thread and the awesome Disney stuff you do here.

I'm just wondering...how do I even start? What is a good project to start with? I have a friend who quilts, but I don't know if I am ready for something so ambitious!

The most knowledge I have is the one home ec class I remember from high school and making a fleece hat at Joann's a few years ago.

Help me! Please.

Other's will be better at pointing you in the right direction (I'm fairly new to garment construction myself) but I just wanted to say, "WELCOME!" and I can't wait to see what you come up with.

I have missed you guys bunches. I finally ordered my PE770 and 1034D tonight, should only be a couple of weeks before it makes here and then my appliqué envy can be subsided.....can't wait.

Also placed a few large fabric orders from Fabric dot com, Hobby Lobby and Joanns. So I should be set for quite a while.

? Has anyone here ever used the PolyStar thread from MR Vac and Mrs Sew? It's embroidery thread by the way. Just wondering. If not I'll be the Test Dummy cause I just ordered it.

I'll post pictures of everything when it all gets here....

I have 23+ customs to do for DD - her wish list for our August Trip.....can't wait to get started....

YAY for placing your orders! I bet you will be stalking the mail carrier until it all arrives! That is going to be one happy day! I can't wait to see what all 23+ customs you make!

After seeing everyone's shorts on here, I attempted some shorts for my dds to wear on our trip in April. I had the fabric left over from some shirts I wonder undered at Christmas. I'm really pleased with how they came out.

Here they are with their Minnie shirt.

LOVE the shorts. They go perfectly with that Minnie shirt.

Hi guys! I went back to work about 2 weeks ago. My knee is not liking the rainy weather we have had. I had a launch on my FB page. Sold some things but not for what I would have liked. But it did add $500 to my Disney fund. Here is a picture of my last to go out. I had Juliet model it & this let me see how it fits on her too. I meant to do the same with the size 6.
Here is the front:

Here is the back:

Getting ready to do a couple Kyoko dresses & the snugfitting peasant dress.
Lots of really cute stuff way TMTQ!!!

The dress is just stunning! Great work. Sorry it didn't sell for as much as you would have liked, but I'm glad that you've already got another order.

Kirsta wanted a bag for whenever we make it back to Disney. I had a peice of Ariel I used to the lining, so I went searching for Ariel fabric. They only had the cord, so here it is.

I'm disappointed in the Vine. I guess I didn't get it tight enough as she has some puckering. But she's a kid and who cares. (just me, the perfectionist).

I bought extra strapping, so I could make a loop on the back, since some of the rides have hooks for hanging. Went to go get it, got sidetracked and forgot. So I'm kicking myself over that. Remember, perfectionist. I still have to make the strap, but I had to order sliders. Sometimes Kirsta likes to wear the bags around her waist, so extra strap will give her some flexibility.

That's a cute bag! Love that you used the corduroy in it and I agree with everyone else that the puckering is BARELY noticeable at all.

 

[smile5sunshine]

I haven't sewn in what seems like forever so today I followed a tutorial that I found on line last year and forgot about until I saw it on pintrest a few days ago. This morning I made fabric Easter Eggs

[/IMG]

Once I got the hang of it, it went quickly and was a fun project to use up some scraps.
I found the tutorial here
http://retro-mama.blogspot.com/2009/03/easter-is-in-air.html

YAY for scrap projects. Cute and festive!

I finally finished the Cinderella Simply Sweet that I have been working on. I am not thrilled with the lace peplums and then I noticed that they are not perfectly even either. Since it is just a play dress up dress for my niece I won't re-do it but I hate having anything be imperfect. If I make it again I have some other ideas for how I'd do the peplums.

Next I'd like to try a Belle Simple Sweet.

I think this turned out lovely! Hope your niece enjoys it.

Since Diane thinks I've made a bunch of Olivias I decided to make one with some fabric I bought in the fall. I actually never made the dress, but I did make two shirts. This is my first dress and the fabric on the pocket is on the wrong side (grrr!). It's not super noticeable, but it's wrong! I also only did one knot on the hood since I ran out of fabric and really wanted the hood to be the stripes and not the dots. DD loves it. She'll wear it tomorrow -- hopefully I managed to put the pocket in an ok spot.

So CUTE!

I haven't sewn any clothes for at least 3 weeks so on Saturday I made these play pants for one of my granddaughters. I don't really like the cut of the pants...they are cropped and very loose fitting. I added the ruffle to make them more girly looking. I need a new pattern I think. When taking the picture I kept asking Maggie to look over her shoulder at Grammy...but she kept turning around and showing me her ruffles


Ruffle Pants by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

Sheila

LOVE The butt ruffles!

Thanks for the welcome home wishes! It was super nice to meet up with Lisa and Megan. I am sorry to hear that you were not feeling well after!

Overall, we had a wonderful trip! It was a little bit cool the second half of the trip (mind you, still quite a bit warmer than home!) We were at Disneyland for Mardi Gras, so we got to celebrate in New Orleans style. Mardi Gras is not a big deal at home so it was a new experience for us (we do Strove Tuesday supper but no "celebrations"). We also got into Disneyland for the Leap Year celebration. We got in line at around 5:45 and we waited half an hour to get into the park. We received a button each for being there! We were in San Deigo for part of the trip too so we visited the Zoo. It has been on my "to visit" list for the last 15 years! I need to sort through the pictures in the next few days.

Late to the party, but WELCOME BACK! I'm glad to hear you had a good trip and got the chance to experience new things.

Here is the outfit I made for Lydia to wear to see the Lorax movie with her Daddy on Saturday. The embroidery files were from Very Truly Urs, I was pretty happy with the way they stitched out. I had to redo the poor Lorax three times though! The first time, I accidentally ironed Heat N Bond lite to the front of him, the second time, my bobbin thread decided to throw a fit, and the third time, neither my machine nor I messed it up!

and one with her Daddy, because they are so cute!!!!

This was my first Insa. I love that pattern!

OH that is a precious outfit! And how sweet that she went on a "date" with her father.

I posted on D's err I mean Andrea's PTR but I got my TORSOs in and I think I scared my kids. They want to make sure I keep them downstairs
I'll have to take pictures and post later.

Yes, please post some pics because I am curious what all this "torso" business is about.

My computer crashed and so I am just now catching up! I still haven't mastered the multi-quote but I did scroll through and there are so many cute things! I haven't had a chance to work on Disney stuff because I have been working on Easter dresses which was more pressing. I used the Ellie Dress pattern and here are my two! There are a few mistakes but I am happy with them. The green one isn't a very good photo as it was dark and I didnt have any natural light and I took the pictures with my cell phone.

I have a birthday skirt to make tomorrow and then I should be back to Disney!

Your Easter dresses turned out great! That reminds me that I should really get started on the ones I need to make!

Finally finished my messenger bag tonight. Almost forgot that I had parent council at the school but rushed home after to finish it up and finally remembered to take a picture. I winged a 'pattern' together for this one after looking at a couple of different ones in stores. Tried to take what I liked best from each one and put them all together. Along with a little something extra!
Front: The bag was orginally taller and I cut it down after piecing it together. I should have taken less off the top of the flap and more off the bottom so Tinkerbell would have been lower on the flap. You also can't really see it here, but the white material has a sparkle print across it.

Back: Wish I would have biased taped the top of the pockets so they stand out better but I'm still happy with it.

I really like this bag! Tink is so cute on it and I love that it's more understated.

What are some things I can make for my two year old boy? I want him to be comfortable. I don't have an embroidery machine, but I can sew. His sister will be wearing cotton, princessfied dresses daily, so I know he'll want something special. Help!!

I've been trying to come up with things for my 1yo boy too. So far I've just really been planning shorts with appliqued tops. I'm trying to use cool fabrics (like cotton and linen). I've also seen some people embellish overalls.

AMy after I finish the girls things (just because they take more time) I am going to do my son up some cotton shorts and use plain T-shirts with iron on applique. I thought about attempting some bowling shirts but I dont know if I am ready for that yet. My 3 year old has definitely been asking me where his Disney clothes are


I can't wait to see what others think of!

I bet you will do just fine with the bowling shirts!

Okay, this is probably a stupid question. Taking my 4 year old Granddaughter to Disney in May. She will be in some really cute outfits. I hate to see them ruined by ice cream bars and other stuff. Does anyone have an idea for a bib type thing that we can put on her for meals and treats that is not so babyish?

what about making an apron??? I know it's bigger than a bib, but you can make them really cute and then it would offer full coverage of her clothes and not be so baby-ish?

Hi, My name is Amy! It's been a while since I have been on here.... And I am getting back into the spirit. I am finishing my daughters Wish TR and preparing to visit Florida once again. We are very excited to volunteer at GKTW!!!

My children LOVED LOVED LOVED their special pixie dust from Allison's wish trip. I am very excite to attempt to make some customs for this trip as well. What is the easiest for me to start with?? As I haven't sewn in a long time!

PS Everything is so precious. You all are very talented!

Welcome Amy!

Signature quilt for my Daughter, her Granny is almost done. We'll have finished products by the end of this month!

This turned out wonderful! What a nice keepsake to have from your trip.


Sunshine

 

[smile5sunshine]

Here's what I've been busy sewing. It's not Disney THEMED but Disney related:

I have been babywearing my son in a wrap from the time he was born but since he's gotten older I haven't been doing it as much since it was taking too long for me to wrap him. Plus it gets really hot here so we were both baking underneath all that fabric. I took my wrap and converted it into a mei tai. I'm happy with how this came out and it should be better for our HOT summer and time in Disney. Plus this will allow us only to take ONE stroller to Disney (instead of two) because I can just bring the mei tai along and if my 3 yo decides she is too tired to walk, I can pop either her or my DS in the mei tai and then have the other go in the stroller.

Sunshine

 

[Sandi S]

Little stinker! The ones I had to buy were pretty good, but I really prefer the way Heather does it! (plus, I'm just not use to buying designs!)



I love these!!! National pig day?? Who knew?





Love these!



Heather (froufrou by heathersue) has a Viking Designer 1, she uses floppy disks in hers (it's pretty old!). I have a Viking Rose that takes cards. You can buy blank cards for the Rose and a card reader, then you can download designs from the online digitizers (like FrouFroubyHeathersue).




I'm sorry to hear about your Mom. I am so glad though that you want to learn to sew!!! I would start with CarlaC's Portrait Peasant top. And, come here and ask any questions you have!




I liked my Brother 270D (except that it is a pain in the behind to thread!) I was still using it up until the other week when something went out of wack! I have the Brother 770 too, and have been real happy with that too.



I was wondering if you were back yet!





Sally, I love the bag!!! I never thought to make a bag from corduroy, that looks great!!!

I love the picture of you!!!



Diane, this is beautiful!


Super cute!!!





Are you sure about that? I'm pretty sure Heather has said it doesn't.

I'll double check, but I am 99% sure I have convert ART with EMbird.

Sorry to hear about the embroidery mishap! The outfit looks great. That's a very nice dad and daughter picture!



Beautiful dresses!



Great job on the bag! Have a great trip if I don't get to "talk" to you before then!



I would say easy fits and bowling shirts. I don't line my bowling shirts so they come together very quickly.


Since my work has silly rules about using vacation days before fiscal year end (end of March), I am actually off today. I know I will be paying for this later since we also have a ton of reports to do for the end of the month! Oh well, at least I will get a little down time to recover from the trip and get back to the sewing room today.

As promised, here are some pictures from our trip:

On the Astro Orbiter - this picture also shows off my Rosetta and my music skirt quite well!

Picture with Goofy

For Lisa - Mickey and Minnie in the Mardi Gras outfit

A picture with the leap day banner on the way out of the park (we had to leave at 8am to go back to the airport)

Thanks for looking!

Thanks for sharing the pics!

Here's what I've been busy sewing. It's not Disney THEMED but Disney related:

I have been babywearing my son in a wrap from the time he was born but since he's gotten older I haven't been doing it as much since it was taking too long for me to wrap him. Plus it gets really hot here so we were both baking underneath all that fabric. I took my wrap and converted it into a mei tai. I'm happy with how this came out and it should be better for our HOT summer and time in Disney. Plus this will allow us only to take ONE stroller to Disney (instead of two) because I can just bring the mei tai along and if my 3 yo decides she is too tired to walk, I can pop either her or my DS in the mei tai and then have the other go in the stroller.

Sunshine

very nicely made - I have to admit I'd go with the second stroller (and did when mine were little), but this looks like a cool way to go.



I have been busy sewing for DD's gymnastics needs - I would highly recommend the Jalie leo patterns - easy and fit great. Gracie's leo looked better than what a lot of kids came in wearing.

I have also been collecting images/ideas from patterns and embroidery designs I have to plan my Disney trip sewing. If you are feeling nosey, I am linking my Google doc planning file.

 

[miprender]

I have a birthday skirt to make tomorrow and then I should be back to Disney!

Those came out great.

I missed grabbing the quote about torsos. I was just looking at buying a torso today. What kind did you buy? Did you get a hanging torso or one with a base?

I purchased the hanging TORSOs. I'll have to post a picture of them tomorrow and see how they hold the clothes.

Finally finished my messenger bag tonight. Almost forgot that I had parent council at the school but rushed home after to finish it up and finally remembered to take a picture. I winged a 'pattern' together for this one after looking at a couple of different ones in stores. Tried to take what I liked best from each one and put them all together. Along with a little something extra!
Front: The bag was orginally taller and I cut it down after piecing it together. I should have taken less off the top of the flap and more off the bottom so Tinkerbell would have been lower on the flap. You also can't really see it here, but the white material has a sparkle print across it.

s.

Great job on the bag.

It makes me happy when people like Heather's designs!

We love Heather & you too ♥! And I can't believe you just whipped up the skirt in no time. It is so adorable

What are some things I can make for my two year old boy? I want him to be comfortable. I don't have an embroidery machine, but I can sew. His sister will be wearing cotton, princessfied dresses daily, so I know he'll want something special. Help!!

I make shorts out of the Easy Fit pants for my boys.

Since my work has silly rules about using vacation days before fiscal year end (end of March), I am actually off today. I know I will be paying for this later since we also have a ton of reports to do for the end of the month! Oh well, at least I will get a little down time to recover from the trip and get back to the sewing room today.

As promised, here are some pictures from our trip:

On the Astro Orbiter - this picture also shows off my Rosetta and my music skirt quite well!

Picture with Goofy

For Lisa - Mickey and Minnie in the Mardi Gras outfit

A picture with the leap day banner on the way out of the park (we had to leave at 8am to go back to the airport)

Thanks for looking!

Thanks for sharing. Love all the pictures.

Okay, this is probably a stupid question. Taking my 4 year old Granddaughter to Disney in May. She will be in some really cute outfits. I hate to see them ruined by ice cream bars and other stuff. Does anyone have an idea for a bib type thing that we can put on her for meals and treats that is not so babyish?

Pampers has disposable bibs. It was nice because you could just throw them out and not worry about washing them on vacation.

Ack! How did 6 pages pop up?!?!?! I realized yesterday I hadn't received any emails about new posts, but haven't had a second to check in since then.

Everything is FAB-U-LOUS!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE all of it!

Question:
SE400 - brand new open box with some supplies - would you pay $250 for it? I know, only 4x4 hoop . . . but I feel like for that price if I was able to afford to upgrade once I had hoop envy I could almost sell it for what I paid Of course, I don't even know if DH will go for it - his question when I brought it up was, "Will you make the $250 back?" But I haven't really considered selling at this point . . . there are SO many boutique type WAHM businesses here I sort of looked at it as what could I SAVE in making lots of gifts for people ???

I so hope you get it. Imagine all the designs you can make plus when you upgrade to a bigger one later you will still have this one for a back up.

Signature quilt for my Daughter, her Granny is almost done. We'll have finished products by the end of this month!

This one is beautiful too. I remember when you posted your sons.

I
I have been busy sewing for DD's gymnastics needs - I would highly recommend the Jalie leo patterns - easy and fit great. Gracie's leo looked better than what a lot of kids came in wearing.

I have also been collecting images/ideas from patterns and embroidery designs I have to plan my Disney trip sewing. If you are feeling nosey, I am linking my Google doc planning file.

Great job on the outfits. And I was nosey but it just brought me to a log on screen.

 

[Sandi S]

Hmmm...I have it set viewable to anyone with the link.

 

[dianemom2]

Signature quilt for my Daughter, her Granny is almost done. We'll have finished products by the end of this month!

Wow the quilt is great! What a wonderful keepsake made by her Granny!

Sunshine

It looks great but what is it? Is it like the front pack I had when my girls were little? Sorry that I am out of the loop on baby stuff!

We took two strollers until my girls were like 4 and 5 years old. It is a great place to store extra stuff and give the kids a chance to rest their feet while we can move from place to place more quickly.

I have been busy sewing for DD's gymnastics needs - I would highly recommend the Jalie leo patterns - easy and fit great. Gracie's leo looked better than what a lot of kids came in wearing.

I love the leotards. The colors you chose are so pretty. I can imagine that hers are much nicer than the ones that were purchased.

As promised, here are some pictures from our trip:

On the Astro Orbiter - this picture also shows off my Rosetta and my music skirt quite well!

Picture with Goofy

For Lisa - Mickey and Minnie in the Mardi Gras outfit

A picture with the leap day banner on the way out of the park (we had to leave at 8am to go back to the airport)

Thanks for looking!

Flora it looks like you had a great trip! I love the picture of you in the Astro Orbiter. Did you really stay up all night long on Leap Day? I don't think I'd be able to function well enough to get to the airport.

 

[RubberDuckyRanch]

Okay, this is probably a stupid question. Taking my 4 year old Granddaughter to Disney in May. She will be in some really cute outfits. I hate to see them ruined by ice cream bars and other stuff. Does anyone have an idea for a bib type thing that we can put on her for meals and treats that is not so babyish?

We wear "aprons" - I bring bartender towels and either clothespins or I have bib clip things that i use to clip it behind their neck.


Love the leotards!! I wouldlove to make some for Joci for dance. I have to add them to my list.

 

[loveappletrees]

Here's what I've been busy sewing. It's not Disney THEMED but Disney related:

I have been babywearing my son in a wrap from the time he was born but since he's gotten older I haven't been doing it as much since it was taking too long for me to wrap him. Plus it gets really hot here so we were both baking underneath all that fabric. I took my wrap and converted it into a mei tai. I'm happy with how this came out and it should be better for our HOT summer and time in Disney. Plus this will allow us only to take ONE stroller to Disney (instead of two) because I can just bring the mei tai along and if my 3 yo decides she is too tired to walk, I can pop either her or my DS in the mei tai and then have the other go in the stroller.

Sunshine

Where did you find the pattern!!! I must make one of these!!! Are they easy?
-m

 

[ivey_family]

Kirsta wanted a bag for whenever we make it back to Disney. I had a peice of Ariel I used to the lining, so I went searching for Ariel fabric. They only had the cord, so here it is.

And just because:

It was taken the day after I got laid off. So it was a happy day.

Love the Ariel bag! Corduroy does up so nicely! And, is that Michael Bolton in the pic with you??

I haven't sewn in what seems like forever so today I followed a tutorial that I found on line last year and forgot about until I saw it on pintrest a few days ago. This morning I made fabric Easter Eggs

Once I got the hang of it, it went quickly and was a fun project to use up some scraps.
I found the tutorial here
http://retro-mama.blogspot.com/2009/03/easter-is-in-air.html

Very cute idea!

I finally finished the Cinderella Simply Sweet that I have been working on. I am not thrilled with the lace peplums and then I noticed that they are not perfectly even either. Since it is just a play dress up dress for my niece I won't re-do it but I hate having anything be imperfect. If I make it again I have some other ideas for how I'd do the peplums.

Next I'd like to try a Belle Simple Sweet.

Awww! That is so cute! I bet she'll LOVE it!

Wow! That is a great outfit, Andrea! The colors and patterns just pop! Kudos on matching the stripes so well on the knit, too! I have only sewn with solid knits a couple times, and one of those wound up in the garbage. I am inspired to try again!

Ruffle Pants by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

Sheila

Cute, cute! I LOVE butt ruffles!

and one with her Daddy, because they are so cute!!!!

This was my first Insa. I love that pattern!

LOVE Daddy/daughter stuff! And the outfit is great, too! What does Lydia have underneath the skirt to get such a great poof?

I have a birthday skirt to make tomorrow and then I should be back to Disney!

These are lovely! I'm jealous that Easter dresses means sleeveless weather already. For us, Easter is usually, at best, very blustery, and sometimes even, snowy.

Front: The bag was orginally taller and I cut it down after piecing it together. I should have taken less off the top of the flap and more off the bottom so Tinkerbell would have been lower on the flap. You also can't really see it here, but the white material has a sparkle print across it.

Your bag is great! The pockets on the inside look so nice! Hope you get everything finished and that you all have a wonderful trip!

ip:

On the Astro Orbiter - this picture also shows off my Rosetta and my music skirt quite well!

Thanks for looking!

Looks like a lot of fun! How crowded was Leap Day? I miss DL! I'm still working on dh for a trip this fall. I really want to take our boys to Cars Land while they are really little!

Signature quilt for my Daughter, her Granny is almost done. We'll have finished products by the end of this month!

Beautiful!

Here's what I've been busy sewing. It's not Disney THEMED but Disney related:

Sunshine

Nice work! I made two carriers with Disney fabrics, a buckle tai, and an SSC, before our last trip and loved having them available! We could carry the younger two and our oldest could walk a lot faster than with the stroller.

I have been busy sewing for DD's gymnastics needs - I would highly recommend the Jalie leo patterns - easy and fit great. Gracie's leo looked better than what a lot of kids came in wearing.

I have also been collecting images/ideas from patterns and embroidery designs I have to plan my Disney trip sewing. If you are feeling nosey, I am linking my Google doc planning file.

Nice leotards! I love the one with the dots!


Ok, back to nursing covers. 12 done, 48 to go.

Regards,
C.

 

[smile5sunshine]

very nicely made - I have to admit I'd go with the second stroller (and did when mine were little), but this looks like a cool way to go.

I have been busy sewing for DD's gymnastics needs - I would highly recommend the Jalie leo patterns - easy and fit great. Gracie's leo looked better than what a lot of kids came in wearing.

I have also been collecting images/ideas from patterns and embroidery designs I have to plan my Disney trip sewing. If you are feeling nosey, I am linking my Google doc planning file.

thank you. I went back and forth debating about two strollers vs. one but my 3yo DD HATES riding in the stroller and would almost always rather walk. SO my plan is to "train" for walking in Disney (we already started and walked a mile yesterday), and then take a break in the middle of the day. So I think she will do okay without the stroller and just really wanted the mei tai as a back up.

Your leotards turned out great! Now you have the wheels in my head spinning because that first one looks like it would be a good pattern for a bathing suit. I have such skinny-minnies that it's really hard to find swimsuits that fit them properly (two of my girls have virtually no butt so off the rack swimsuits gape on them). Maybe I should get that pattern and try my hand at making them. Anywho, back on track...I bet your DD LOVED having her special leos that were better than everyone else's!

It looks great but what is it? Is it like the front pack I had when my girls were little? Sorry that I am out of the loop on baby stuff!

Thank you and yes you are exactly right: it is a carrier that can be worn either on your front or your back.

Where did you find the pattern!!! I must make one of these!!! Are they easy?
-m

It was fairly easy. I will say that you NEED a heavy duty needle to get through this job. I busted a thinner needle trying to get through all the layers, but once I pulled out my heavy duty needle things went much better. I followed this tutorial: http://www.stilllearninglife.com/2008/01/diy-hood-to-headrest-mei-tai-tutorial.html

I didn't use the canvas/twill/denim that she suggests because I used my wrap fabric instead, and I substituted fleece instead of the batting, only because I was trying to use things I already had on hand.

All in all, I'm guessing it took me about 6 hours to cut and sew it altogether. I broke it up into three sessions: cutting everything out, sewing up the straps, and then doing the headrest, assembly and top-stitching.

Nice work! I made two carriers with Disney fabrics, a buckle tai, and an SSC, before our last trip and loved having them available! We could carry the younger two and our oldest could walk a lot faster than with the stroller.


Ok, back to nursing covers. 12 done, 48 to go.

Regards,
C.

Thank you! I ran across some really good patterns online for the buckle tai's and SSC, but I was trying to use up materials I had on hand, and I don't normally keep strap webbing or heavy duty buckles in my stash! I ran across another tutorial for making a mei tai "slipcover" so I may try to disney-fy it yet.

that's a LOT of nursing covers to sew! Mind if I be nosy and ask what you are making them for? (I'm going to go out on a limb and guess it's for some sort of craft fair)

Sunshine

 

[ivey_family]

Thank you! I ran across some really good patterns online for the buckle tai's and SSC, but I was trying to use up materials I had on hand, and I don't normally keep strap webbing or heavy duty buckles in my stash! I ran across another tutorial for making a mei tai "slipcover" so I may try to disney-fy it yet.

that's a LOT of nursing covers to sew! Mind if I be nosy and ask what you are making them for? (I'm going to go out on a limb and guess it's for some sort of craft fair)

Sunshine

I did have to order a bunch of strapping and buckles, etc. - that's true. I'm just not much for long straps tied all over me, so I didn't mind too much.
You didn't ask, but here's my SSC and my buckle tai. I showed these to everyone when I first joined the thread last year.

Yes, I'm making the covers to sell, hopefully! I'm saving my pennies for an embroidery machine.

I think a Disney slip cover would be wonderful!

Regards,
C.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Ack! How did 6 pages pop up?!?!?! I realized yesterday I hadn't received any emails about new posts, but haven't had a second to check in since then.

Everything is FAB-U-LOUS!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE all of it!

Question:
SE400 - brand new open box with some supplies - would you pay $250 for it? I know, only 4x4 hoop . . . but I feel like for that price if I was able to afford to upgrade once I had hoop envy I could almost sell it for what I paid Of course, I don't even know if DH will go for it - his question when I brought it up was, "Will you make the $250 back?" But I haven't really considered selling at this point . . . there are SO many boutique type WAHM businesses here I sort of looked at it as what could I SAVE in making lots of gifts for people ???

I'd go for it. I had the 180D, the first year it wasn't used, my Dad was ill and my mother just had other things to worry about. The second, she used it some and decided it wasn't her thing. The third I used it and took control! She paid $500 for it and I sold it for $300. I may have been able to get more for it I put it on craigslist or something, but I sold it to a friend. Will it need a card reader? I had bought mine at Walmart for $60 on clearance, if this would work on it, maybe you can find one on a "list". But I think it sounds like a good deal.
You may even decide to keep it as a spare if you decide to upgrade.

Hmmm...I have it set viewable to anyone with the link.

I must have an account, I just used my generic password and was able to see your way too organized. I saw a couple of patterns I just loved.

Love the Ariel bag! Corduroy does up so nicely! And, is that Michael Bolton in the pic with you??

Regards,
C.

Yes it is!! My friend and I have been going to his shows for 20 years. We've had a couple of back stage passes. This time, a friend turned Debbies name in for special circumstances (she found out in Sept she has advance endometical cancer) and we were given passes. When we got to the show, we found out we were on his personal friends list. We go to see him after all the casino people did their quick 2 second pictures. I think we spent 15 minutes talking with him. He was so nice and caring for Debbie. A never forget moment.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Look at this goofy thing I made. I was wanting just one of those plastic half forms to be able to take some pictures. Then I noticed the shipping would be unbelievable due to the size. I really want a nice form, but agonized over what size and really lack of space right now because the house is up for sale. I came across this pattern, so I thought I'd give it a try. I probably could have stuffed it better. I also changed the pattern up some. I interfaced the muslin to give it more body. And I had a peice of foamboard, that I put in the neck, arms and base to help give it shape. So I had to change the place to stuff it. Which is right in the front, but with a shirt on it, you'd never know. I might just might make some other sizes and not feel bad when I gets stuffed in the closet.

I bet you could even velcro on some "arms" if you needed to.

 

[Meshell2002]

I'll double check, but I am 99% sure I have convert ART with EMbird.



Thanks for sharing the pics!



very nicely made - I have to admit I'd go with the second stroller (and did when mine were little), but this looks like a cool way to go.



I have been busy sewing for DD's gymnastics needs - I would highly recommend the Jalie leo patterns - easy and fit great. Gracie's leo looked better than what a lot of kids came in wearing.

I have also been collecting images/ideas from patterns and embroidery designs I have to plan my Disney trip sewing. If you are feeling nosey, I am linking my Google doc planning file.

I LOVE Jalie patterns. Havn't made any of the leotards cause didn't have a need....but if their instructions are anything like the others I bet is was fun to figure out......she will have unique leotards and bet she loves that....since they are so limited in selection in the child sizes. I"ve done the men's shirt for DS5 and plan to make 2804 for myself soon....I have others in my collection but other things always jump in front of those for some reason.