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

[WyomingMomof6]

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.

This was at the rehearsal the day before. She looks calm but was really a ball of nerves!

The light shining through the stained glass of the church was so beautiful!

My three daughters-the bride, the maid-of-honor and the flower girl!

With her brothers!

 

[Meshell2002]

Question?????

DD decided that she wants to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz for Halloween. I think that if she wears a blue gingham jumper over a white blouse it will look great. I thought that the Simply Sweet would be perfect. But it isn't big enough. How do I up size it? She generally wears a girl's size 12 dress.

I have redrafted a couple of Carla's patterns without problem....print out the largest size then use this tutorial to redraft the pattern. As long as your DD is not developing "up top" it should work fine, I would probably find a different pattern if there are curvies going on.

http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/make-a-pattern-larger-or-smaller

 

[billwendy]

Shannon!!! Congrads!!! The pictures are just so beautiful!!! Is she the first of your children to get married?

 

[babynala]

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.

This was at the rehearsal the day before. She looks calm but was really a ball of nerves!

My three daughters-the bride, the maid-of-honor and the flower girl!

With her brothers!

What a beautiful family you have. I love the picture with the bride, groom and the bubbles. I bet you are exhausted. You have some wonderful pictures to remember this special event.

 

[PurpleEars]

got started on the g'babies Halloween costumes this weekend,I got Blaze's Zeus costume made...i eyeballed an adult pattern for Blaze's and it went together fast,maybe 1 1/2 hrs. with math/cutting/sewing!
I used a tailored bed skirt from the thrift store that already had the red band on it,just cut the top then flipped it and cut the bottom and sewed them together in the middle! he loves it...the drape is a pillowcase cut at the sides then pleated the shoulder part and added some leftover fringe from Jackson Prince Charming outfit. the waist tassle is from some trim/fringe/tassles i got at the thrift store of course!
I got Elli's dress cut out { downsized the goddess pattern},I used a new cream shower curtain for the dress & a gold table cloth for the cape/waistband} Now she wants some pink on it!! so i will have to see what i can come up with,maybe pink buttons to attached the cape and maybe pink cording tied around her waist.
here's Blazes costume...

and i just had to share this pic of Elli & Blaze at the taylor Swift Concert in Atlanta sat. night. Taylor was sick in july so had to rechedule...Elli was dancing and singing and screaming the whole night! when the lights went down and she knew taylor was coming she was almost crying she was so happy,kept telling her Momma thank you and she could't believe she was really here!!! so sweet! Blaze is pinting to where he lost another tooth on the way to the concert!

Lovin' everything everyone has done....
hoping to have more to share soon...
i just had to share this here { Elli watches over her mom's shoulder when she's on FB! and i don't want her to know i am sharing this...hehe]
Elli { 9 } was telling Brendi that some friends at school had told her there was no SANTA! she told them yes there was ,because Mom wrapped gifts and Santa did not! they said no your Mom gets all the gifts for you ,Elli said "Momma i know thats not true 'cause what parent is going to go out at 1 in the morning to get presents for their kids while they sleep! " gotta love her logic!

Great job on the costume! I would not have known that the material came from a thrift store if you didn't mention it. That's a cute picture at the concert. Sounds like they had a great time.

So many wonderful things posted! LOVE the adult Insa!

This time of year is always super busy for me at work but this year is insane.

Sadly my MIL passed away 9/22. It was our wedding anniversary. She had been in the hospital but the doctors kept saying she wasn't terminal. She was 92 and missing her DH who passed 12 years ago but we weren't ready. My poor children (12, 10 & 8). They were very close to her.

Sewing is my therapy....work has been so frustrating so it nice to "work" on something where I can see the fruits of my labor. I don't have a lot of time so it feels good to actually finish something. I made this Keyka Lou messenger bag for a coworker/friend. She's going to WDW Saturday.

The outside pocket is just big enough for a water bottle:

Thanks on your comments on the Insa. I am very sorry to hear about your MIL's passing. I will be thinking of your family during this difficult time.

Great job on the bag! I hope your friend will have a great trip!

Here's a couple of things I've been up to....

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My cousin passed recently and sewing and these boards have really helped...so thank you!

Sorry to hear about your cousin. You did a good job on the dresses. I liked how you placed the large prints in the bodice.

Eighteen months ...hmmm...Let's see, we moved into the house in 2001. Since then we have finished the basement into an apartment for my mother, ripped out all the carpet on the main level, replaced with hardwood or tile (at least 90%), I still have one bedroom with just the subfloor on it(!!!), finished the attic room into a proper bedroom (doesn't every house need at least 6 bedrooms?), replaced all the appliances in the kitchen (except for the refrigerator...can't convince husband we need to spend the $4000 yet). Still on the agenda, well finishing the hardwood floors, completely redoing two of the bathrooms, ripping out the kitchen and tearing out the dining room to make a humongous eat in kitchen (since that is where we all congregate anyway!) moving the laundry room from the kitchen to the garage and turning the laundry room into a large pantry, and once all that is done, the walls will all need to be repainted. THAT job alone will take at least a year...we have 18 foot ceilings in the living room and master bedroom.

And, yes, it was a brand new house when we moved in. I choose to think of it as a blank slate...and hated most of the builder 'touches' that were in there.

If my renovation only took 18 months I would be extremely happy! Of course, when we started it I was working full time, and did not have the two youngest kiddoes. Hubby works 12 hour shifts and has a part time business on the side. I am almost to the point of paying someone to come in and finish some of this for us! (we built a deck last summer...was supposed to take one day...three WEEKS later it was finished...sort of. It still does not have the railings on it! LOL)


We live at Home Depot and Joann's!



Nini

Well I suppose you are making me feel better about this project. I actually stopped paying attention to the chaos once I got my sewing room back.

Sorry I have not been quoting as I've been trying to finish up my sewing for our trip. Guess I waited too long to start.

Love all the pretty dresses and the pictures from Disney. The Epcot skort is amazing. My machine is acting like Wendy's so I might try to clean it out really well and hope I don't have to mess with the tension. I was getting so frustrated with the embroidery I had to go back to sewing. Too bad I have a Jiffy shirt order arriving today.

Thanks on your comment on the skort. Hopefully your machine will behave again after a good cleaning. I can't wait to see your outfits in action!

This is so awesome. Love the grey. When I made the Insa Skort I forgot to line up the shorts perfectly with the panels, so the skirt sits just a little bit off center. (I made it for my cousin, who I usually try out new things and patterns on, so she didn't mind) Looks like you remembered that key step, good job.

Thanks Tricia. Fortunately I remembered to get the skirt on straight for this.

Question?????

DD decided that she wants to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz for Halloween. I think that if she wears a blue gingham jumper over a white blouse it will look great. I thought that the Simply Sweet would be perfect. But it isn't big enough. How do I up size it? She generally wears a girl's size 12 dress.

I saw that Andrea responded to you already. The way I have upsized in the past is by taking the actual garment measurement (not including the seam allowances) on the largest size (size 8?) and compare it to the body measurement listed for that size. I divide the original garment measurement by original body measurement and multiply that by the upsized body measurement for the new garment measurement. For example (please excuse the numbers as they are probably wrong, I just pulled them to illustrate the math):

If waist on for size 8 the garment is 26" and the body measurement for size 8is 22". You want to upsize it for a girl with 27" waist. I would do 26"/22"x27" = 32".

I draw the lines using that new measurement and add the seam allowances back in. It has worked reasonably well for Big Gives in the past.

Love to see when people make things for themselves!!! Love all the flags, this came out great! How did you put the Easy Fit and Insa together? I have both of these patterns and need to make my DD some skorts for her school uniform. Thank you so much!

Erika

Thanks! It was pretty easy to put together. I just drafted the skirt as a 4 panel skirt with elastic waist (since the ones in the book are not big enough for an adult, especially one with curves). So I think you can just start with whatever they have in the book. I then measured the waist on my Easy Fit pattern (I had one specially drawn up for my preferred size/length). I measured and compared the waist measurement on both pieces. I had to make the waist on the Easy Fit a little bit smaller so I tapered the waist to the hips. I then pinned the two pieces together (right side of skirt to wrong side of shorts) and stitched the waist portions together. Turn the skirt rightside out. I top stitched at the top so the seam stays put. I then stitched about 1" from the top for the channel for the elastic, leaving about 2" of space to thread the elastic. I think the rest will be similar to finishing the Easy Fit.

If I remember correctly, you DD is still small enough for children's patterns? Would Carla's Preppy Skort work for her uniform? I have used that pattern for my niece and it was pretty straight forward. It may save you from the headache of all these calculations. For an adult size, I would recommend a couple of patterns from Kwik Sew. Both of them are more "skirt like" with the shorts hidden underneath the skirt (which is the way I like them!)

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.

This was at the rehearsal the day before. She looks calm but was really a ball of nerves!

The light shining through the stained glass of the church was so beautiful!

My three daughters-the bride, the maid-of-honor and the flower girl!

With her brothers!

Congrats to your DD! She is beautiful! She certainly didn't show her nervousness at all.

 

[cogero]

Shannon Thank you for the wedding pictures. I know you have been stressing. Your whole family is gorgeous.

 

[DMGeurts]

Okay, pic overload from our trip. I usually take pics of the kidlets (and outfits!) in the hotel room before we head out, but we had a number of early morning breakfasts this time and that just didn't happen. So here are the best shots I have of the outfits.

Day 1 - Hollywood Studios - Lightning McQueen! Modified Juliet for DD and CarlaC bowling shirt and easy fits for DS.

Everything was just gorgeous. I love the photos of dd with Mulan - how precious! And I really want one of those Splash Mtn shirts for my trip - I am in love with the one with Donald on it!!!!

Wow 27 pages already. I have a lot to catch up on. We just got home around 11 last night. Had a great trip and ended up staying all day for MK's 40th. I will post pictures later. DH has been downloading them on the laptop and he took it to work today. The weather was awesome. Only rained on one day. DD got to meet all the princesses and it was the sweetest thing I have ever seen. Her only disappointment was tinkerbell. She is more of the woodland tomboy tink, and not the tink we are used to. DD didn't even recognize this one. For those that have seen her what did you think? Being there on Saturday was pretty cool. They gave out 40th pins and commerative maps with the guides. If this has been posted already sorry. I haven't had a chance to read past posts yet. I really wanted to get something that said I was there that day, but the lines were ridiculus. T-shirts were sold out in minutes, and the line to get the pins was forever long. I would have spend my entire day trying for that. Wasn't worth it to me. I wish they would have done it different and made it a little bit easier. The fireworks that night were awesome. They were bigger than just the normal ones. I did get to meet Nini on our first night. It was brief, but great to meet another disboutiquer. Saw a few customs, but not very many. It is hard to believe our trip is over. I always get so sad walking down main street on that last night. But it does feel good to be home too. Now I just have lots of . Hopefully I will catch up on posts tonight.

Glad to have you back. Sorry that the crowds were so horrible that day, and you weren't able to get any of the awesome merchandise. At least you can say you were there.

D~: Happy Sewing this week! I expect to see lots of things posted on your PTR. I picked up my interfacing this morning but also started dd's jeans yesterday and am having more fun with those so may work on those more today rather than finishing ds's shirt -- would love to make good progress on both, but I'm too slow.

Glad you're feeling better Andrea and can return to sewing. I plan to finish up my last Fairy today.

Also wanted to show some cute new tic tac toe games by Heather!! They stitch out so EASY!!! I made one for Lisa for her Big Give!

These are super cute! I am glad you got your machine working again.

D~ I hope you will have a few productive sewing days this week.

Thanks! I am working hard on being productive.

here's Blazes costume...

Super awesome job on this!

Sadly my MIL passed away 9/22. It was our wedding anniversary. She had been in the hospital but the doctors kept saying she wasn't terminal. She was 92 and missing her DH who passed 12 years ago but we weren't ready. My poor children (12, 10 & 8). They were very close to her.

Sewing is my therapy....work has been so frustrating so it nice to "work" on something where I can see the fruits of my labor. I don't have a lot of time so it feels good to actually finish something. I made this Keyka Lou messenger bag for a coworker/friend. She's going to WDW Saturday.

I am sorry about your MIL.

I love how this bag turned out, it is very similar to the one I plan to make for the girls and I for our trip. Great job!

Everything was super cute!

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.

Everything was gorgeous... Your dd is truly stunning - as is the rest of your family. The church was beautiful. It looked the the perfect day for a wedding and celebration. Congratulations!

I plan to finish up my last Fairy in this series today. They have been very fun to make. I think I am going to work on a couple of custom orders during the rest of the week, while I try to redraft a couple of patterns for my next series.

D~

 

[dianemom2]

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.

It looks like it was a beautiful wedding and your daughter was a beautiful bride. It must have been such a happy event!

I have redrafted a couple of Carla's patterns without problem....print out the largest size then use this tutorial to redraft the pattern. As long as your DD is not developing "up top" it should work fine, I would probably find a different pattern if there are curvies going on.

http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/make-a-pattern-larger-or-smaller

Thanks for the link. My daughter does have some curvies going on. But I cut the top on the loose side to allow for that. She isn't that curvy yet so it worked. I added a ties that she can tie in the back. That way she can take in a bit of the fullness. I finished the dress last night. I made the bodice part too long and had to take the skirt off and shorten it a bit. I lined the whole gingham dress in white muslin because the gingham was so thin. Of course DD wants the skirt to be shorter because she is a tween! She snatched the dress and took it up to her room. I guess that means that she liked it. I'll see if I can wade into her mess today and find it. Then I can put up a picture. Paired with a white blouse and her red shoes, the outfit is perfect! The best part is that the whole thing cost me less than $10 because I had some good Joann's coupons and she already has the shoes and the blouse!

 

[miprender]

I made a SS for a BG and the upsize numbers seemed to small so I upped it a wee bit more and while it fit the child, it was too big on her. She didn't mind and still loved the dress. I just wanted to err large for a BG. I just upsized the bowling shirt to exactly Carla's recommendations for my ds, but truth be told he still fits in a 7/8 OK so doubt he'll complain if I didn't up it enough.

It was my own fault as I should have followed Carla's instructions instead of drafting something on my own

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.

How exciting and what a beautiful bride.

Thanks for the link. My daughter does have some curvies going on. But I cut the top on the loose side to allow for that. She isn't that curvy yet so it worked. I added a ties that she can tie in the back. That way she can take in a bit of the fullness. I finished the dress last night. I made the bodice part too long and had to take the skirt off and shorten it a bit. I lined the whole gingham dress in white muslin because the gingham was so thin. Of course DD wants the skirt to be shorter because she is a tween! She snatched the dress and took it up to her room. I guess that means that she liked it. I'll see if I can wade into her mess today and find it. Then I can put up a picture. Paired with a white blouse and her red shoes, the outfit is perfect! The best part is that the whole thing cost me less than $10 because I had some good Joann's coupons and she already has the shoes and the blouse!

Can't wait to see pics.

 

[Meshell2002]

It looks like it was a beautiful wedding and your daughter was a beautiful bride. It must have been such a happy event!



Thanks for the link. My daughter does have some curvies going on. But I cut the top on the loose side to allow for that. She isn't that curvy yet so it worked. I added a ties that she can tie in the back. That way she can take in a bit of the fullness. I finished the dress last night. I made the bodice part too long and had to take the skirt off and shorten it a bit. I lined the whole gingham dress in white muslin because the gingham was so thin. Of course DD wants the skirt to be shorter because she is a tween! She snatched the dress and took it up to her room. I guess that means that she liked it. I'll see if I can wade into her mess today and find it. Then I can put up a picture. Paired with a white blouse and her red shoes, the outfit is perfect! The best part is that the whole thing cost me less than $10 because I had some good Joann's coupons and she already has the shoes and the blouse!

your welcome, glad the dress turned out and she likes it! I found that link when I was trying to alter stuff for me....and it made altering patterns make "sense" to me....I don't always think 3 D....so a lot of times I have to make up a muslin when I sew for myself.....I have bought a few adult patterns for myself to sew after our trip, looking forward to it if I can just press on through and finish. I'm mainly waiting on a shirt order so I can do those.

I finished an Insa earlier this week, but the shirt that goes with it isn't done yet so I havn't posted it yet. I'm actually not even sewing on trip stuff the rest of this week....friends adopted 2 children from Russia and I'm making them matching outfits right now. The 2 kids are not blood relatives, but the same age (boy & girl) so they will be sort of raised as twins.

WyomingMom--you pics are so pretty! My last post must have been about the same time cause I didn't see it before. Looks like a big wedding, I bet you are tired!

 

[VBAndrea]

These are Christmas outfits I did for Lisa's BG. I did outfits for the girls and Chiara did matching shirts for the guys. Judy and the girls seemed really happy with the set ~ they want to get pictures for their Christmas cards at the GKTW Christmas party.

The Christmas outfits are:
--Shirt and Patchwork skirt for Lisa
--Shirt and double layer stripwork for Rachel
--Shirt and peasant skirt for Judy (mom)

HeatherSue made me the appliques with names The generic Christmas appliques are from Planet Applique but anything Disney related is HeatherSue.

AG doll Molly received a reversible skirt and appliqued shirt

Doggie Bandit got a collar cover scarf (and a bag of dog treats!)

I also made a fleece Princess lap blanket for Lisa to use for her wheelchair and a matching sleeping bag for Molly.

And I did two fleece blankets for the girls with serged edges.

Here is massive picture overload:

 

[VBAndrea]

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.

This was at the rehearsal the day before. She looks calm but was really a ball of nerves!

The light shining through the stained glass of the church was so beautiful!

My three daughters-the bride, the maid-of-honor and the flower girl!

With her brothers!

Gorgeous bride and beautiful photos!!! Your family is beautiful (but where are you in the pics?????). I presume this is your dd that is the O.D.?

 

[chellewashere]

So, here are some pics from Sara Beth's trip to the AG place in DC. It was a very nice place and all the people were really friendly. We have only been to one other AG place and that was the LA store which is HUGE and really nice too! Get ready for picture overload!

In the car ready to go:

We made it!

WE did the birthday package which was a little more, but it came with crowns for the dolls, drinks, appetizers, lunch, a whole cake and a goody bag and a picture in a frame.

The cake! The whole store sang Happy Birthday! Was really nice!

Sara Beth and mommy!

Ready to go home!

She choose....Kanani!

She had a really great trip. Thanks for nana and Aunt Debbie for the great gift cards she was able to get a little dog too and some small accesories. HEr dress was a huge hit and I should have made business cards to hand out!

Looks like a fabulous time!! Love the cake.

So here is the last jellyroll skirt:

I was going to applique a t-shirt with some flowers but when I went to Walmart to buy a blank t-shirt today, I found this cute little tank top on clearance for $1. I thought it matched up pretty well. I might still make another shirt to go with this. We'll see. My plan is to tuck this way and give it to my niece for her birthday in March.

Love the skirt. I have a jellyroll laying around here Im gonna have to try it.

I finished our first Halloween skirt this weekend. I need to do at least 2 more (one for Allie and one for Anna.) We went a bit crazy at the fabric store so I have enough for 10 more skirts.

Hope you like BIG pictures:


sept28x by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Love it so cute. I am making a skirt right now for Halloween. I want to make her an outfit for each day of the week prior to Halloween, but we shall see how that goes.

Got great response from the halloween costumes DW made for MNSSHP last week only problems is that the trip is over now. Hees a pic with Tink she was a little leary about Hook kept asking if he had any lanterns with him.

ADORABLE!

I have a new project to share (I am actually quite please with this one)! I have been thinking about upsizing an Insa for myself. I ended up playing with a few ideas in my head and just drawing my ideas on paper. I am not sure how close it is to an Insa now that I am done. One thing I am sure is that they are both 4 panel skirts!

May I present...Purple Ear's rendition of World Showcase Insa!

This is the front:

And the back:

(DH would also like to point out the beautiful job he did on installing the hardwood floors on the stairs)

I just took a few more pictures to show the embroidery around:

And since I am not graceful enough to enter and exit the Test Track vechicle without the risk of exposing my undergarments, I added a pair of Easy Fit in place of the underskirt in the Insa.

I am not sure how well they show up in the picture, but the hem is slightly scalloped (similar to the overskirt in Insa). I just scaled them so each Mickey Head sit in the middle of the scallop.

Thanks for looking!

I love it. Wish I had enough belief in myself to make me something for me. Came out great and love all the Mickey heads.

We just returned home from Disney (Sad day, i know!) But it was such a magical time!! WE enjoyed every second of this experience!! So many memories were made!! I want to thank everyone on here for inspiring me to make some outfits for my daughter to enhance her experience on this trip!! She had many nice comments from people around us and truly enjoyed the extra attention the outfits brought her Here are some pics of the outfits she wore (sorry for so many pics!)

Rapunzel inspired dress (I also made a corset to go with it, but she did not want to wear it )

Aurora inspired dress

Cinderella inspired dress

Puffle shirt and skirt set

Minnie inspired dress

ariel top and skirt

Rapunzel dress

Thanks for looking!

These are all so beautiful. Excellent job!

 

[chellewashere]

So part of the reason I haven't been able to keep up is because my car got hit this week and I've been sore, but the other is I've been trying to keep on track w/ our trip sewing (I only have one nienie outfit, two easy t-shirt dress outfits, 2 pairs of jeans to embellish, a few sets of ruffles, and 26 tshirts to make- plus an eye spy bag; I think I'm on track to finish, hopefully early )
enough to do hair accessories _

This week I made DD's park bag (it's the small avilo messenger; I made the strap a crossbody length. FWIW, the back pocket fits an autograph book perfectly I used Heathersue's autism minnie head for the applique

Outside front:

the one that looks white is actually pink, and they all have "sparkle" so DD loves it!- and sorry the flap looks off, but it's the pic, normally it's straight; I promise

And here's the Feliz I also did this week for MVMCP-

FWIW- I know the bottom ruffle is a bit small, but it's DD's request- and I promise the hem isn't actually wonky...
Thanks for looking!

Love the bag and especially the Feliz. Great job!!

Here are a couple of dresses I have gotten done for our November trip. This one is a Carla C stripwork jumper for the Hoop Dee Do Review.

I am in love with this pattern right now and keep coming up with more I want to make!

This one is Carla C portrait peasant embellished a bit. I am really proud of how it came out. Despite A being sick I got her to model for me on this one.

Thanks for looking!

Great job. Love how the Snow white came out.

Okay, pic overload from our trip. I usually take pics of the kidlets (and outfits!) in the hotel room before we head out, but we had a number of early morning breakfasts this time and that just didn't happen. So here are the best shots I have of the outfits.

Day 1 - Hollywood Studios - Lightning McQueen! Modified Juliet for DD and CarlaC bowling shirt and easy fits for DS.

Day 3 - Magic Kingdom - HeatherSue's Splash Mountain design for DS, and Jasmine for DD.

Day 5 - EPCOT - Test Track for DS and Mulan for DD

I really think that she and Mulan made each other's day. Mulan is currently DD's favorite princess, and I guess Mulan doesn't see too many look alikes!

Day 6 - Animal Kingdom. DD decided to wear the same dress that she wore the first time, and DS wore a bowling shirt with a zebra fabric that he picked.

Day 7 - Magic Kingdom - Ariel dress by request from DD, and a super cute Mickey themed transportation bowling shirt for DS. It is hard to see the details of the fabric in this pic, but it is some of the cutest I've seen. He got tons of compliments on it.

Day 8 - Hollywood Studios - This was our Toy Story Maniacs day. Each of us had personalized tshirts, design was made by one of our talented DISigners here on the dis. I made easy fit shorts for DS and a twirly skirt for DD out of Toy Story fabric to match. The pic of all of us together didn't turn out well so here's the best I can do.

Day 9 - MNSSHP - Alison was supposed to be Tinkerbell and I was going to be Fairy Mary, but she decided that she wanted to be Jasmine instead. I changed my costume too, I figured people would be hard pressed to recognize FM anyway, but it would be even harder without Tink! The only costumes that I made in this pic are Jasmine and Jafar (except the hat).

Day 10 - EPCOT - recycled dress for DD, Jack Skellington shirt for oldest DS which earned him a ton of compliments, and Nemo outfit for youngest DS. He loves orange so I think this was his favorite outfit. I made myself a Crush shirt to match DS but I didn't get a pic of me in it.

Day 11 - Hollywood Studios - Sorcerer Mickey for DS and another recycled outfit for DD.

Dress I made for DD for Spirit of Aloha. I made myself a dress too, but once again did not get a pic of it.

And just for cuteness sake:
And my proud mommy moment in pics - DD used chopsticks (the spring type, but it's the first time she's ever held chopsticks!) to eat her dinner, even the rice!

All in all we had a fabulous trip. DD was 40.5 inches this time, so she got to ride all the "cool" rides - Splash, BTMRR, TOT (yes, she loved TOT!). DS was 45 inches and got to ride Space Mountain and Expedition Everest this time. He loved EE and talked about it to everyone that would listen. Had some good pixie dust come our way too. MNSSHP was an absolute blast this year. I'm still recovering - I feel kind of like I've been hit by a truck!

Thanks for looking!

Great job they all look so fantastic. Love how she can use chopsticks that is amazing.

Hi Everyone!!

HELP!!! Out of the blue, my Brother PE 770 is acting weird. First, it was pulling bobbin thread up onto the top. So I opened it all up, cleaned it out top to bottom (more than once) changed the bobbin and needle (several tries at just this). Tried a few tension changes as well. Then after I finally changed the needle, it starting leaving the colored thread loose on top???? So finally I just stepped away from the machine - lol!!

Any ideas? Im hoping the fairies will fix it while Im not looking - lol!!

Also wanted to show some cute new tic tac toe games by Heather!! They stitch out so EASY!!! I made one for Lisa for her Big Give!

The pieces store in a pocket in the back!!! So easy to make!!

Glad you got the machine working.
The games are so dang cute. I have to get my hubby to get my machine. He keeps saying yeah then something comes up...DARN

 

[chellewashere]

So many wonderful things posted! LOVE the adult Insa!

This time of year is always super busy for me at work but this year is insane.

Sadly my MIL passed away 9/22. It was our wedding anniversary. She had been in the hospital but the doctors kept saying she wasn't terminal. She was 92 and missing her DH who passed 12 years ago but we weren't ready. My poor children (12, 10 & 8). They were very close to her.

Sewing is my therapy....work has been so frustrating so it nice to "work" on something where I can see the fruits of my labor. I don't have a lot of time so it feels good to actually finish something. I made this Keyka Lou messenger bag for a coworker/friend. She's going to WDW Saturday.

The outside pocket is just big enough for a water bottle:

Sorry to hear about your MIL.
The bag is fantastic. I love it!!

Wow!!!! There's way too much to quote!!! You people are amazing!!!!!!

Here's a couple of things I've been up to....

and

My cousin passed recently and sewing and these boards have really helped...so thank you!

Lovely.
Sorry about your cousin.

I have been MIA for quite some time but for good reason. My middle daughter just got married this past weekend. I am still exhausted from it all. I never knew what hard work it is to be the mother of the bride! Here are some pics I want to share.
My three daughters-the bride, the maid-of-honor and the flower girl!

With her brothers!

What a beautiful and large family. Just love the picture with the bubbles.

Thanks to everyone about the upsizing information. I saved it all and in the even I try to make myself something I will have it.

 

[chellewashere]

These are Christmas outfits I did for Lisa's BG. I did outfits for the girls and Chiara did matching shirts for the guys. Judy and the girls seemed really happy with the set ~ they want to get pictures for their Christmas cards at the GKTW Christmas party.

The Christmas outfits are:
--Shirt and Patchwork skirt for Lisa
--Shirt and double layer stripwork for Rachel
--Shirt and peasant skirt for Judy (mom)

HeatherSue made me the appliques with names The generic Christmas appliques are from Planet Applique but anything Disney related is HeatherSue.

AG doll Molly received a reversible skirt and appliqued shirt

Doggie Bandit got a collar cover scarf (and a bag of dog treats!)

I also made a fleece Princess lap blanket for Lisa to use for her wheelchair and a matching sleeping bag for Molly.

And I did two fleece blankets for the girls with serged edges.

Here is massive picture overload:

Great job on EVERYTHING!! I love the blankets they came out so super cute. That is a wonderful gift to give.

 

[dianemom2]

These are Christmas outfits I did for Lisa's BG. I did outfits for the girls and Chiara did matching shirts for the guys. Judy and the girls seemed really happy with the set ~ they want to get pictures for their Christmas cards at the GKTW Christmas party.

The Christmas outfits are:
--Shirt and Patchwork skirt for Lisa
--Shirt and double layer stripwork for Rachel
--Shirt and peasant skirt for Judy (mom)

HeatherSue made me the appliques with names The generic Christmas appliques are from Planet Applique but anything Disney related is HeatherSue.

AG doll Molly received a reversible skirt and appliqued shirt

Doggie Bandit got a collar cover scarf (and a bag of dog treats!)

I also made a fleece Princess lap blanket for Lisa to use for her wheelchair and a matching sleeping bag for Molly.

And I did two fleece blankets for the girls with serged edges.

Here is massive picture overload:

Andrea- Everything looks so awesome! They must love all of it! The details are terrific. I especially love the twirl skirt. I am sure they are going to get an amazing picture!!!!

 

[ellenbenny]

Andrea, I said it before on Lisa's PTR but those outfits and blankets are gorgeous, you do beautiful work!

Kendra, all the outfits from your trip are awesome, and your kids are adorable!

Shannon, beautiful bride and beautiful family, congratulations!

 

[ellenbenny]

I don't think I posted the Pluto skirt I made for Judy for Lisa's big give. They are planning on dressing as a 50's couple for MNSSHP.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Kirsta and I are home. I thought we were going to have to stay, I got incredibly sick. Started with a bitty cold that I got after the drenching rain in Epcot on Monday. Felt a little bad, but could make it around the parks okay. The bed was dreadful, my back was aching, so they put a egg crate on it, helped some, until we went to the Halloween party on Friday, I went to get out of the Pirate boat and felt my back pull. Major pain the next 2 days.

But here is my fashion report:

Saturday we went to AK, this is an old standby. I had to do a new shirt for her, and did the applique on the front. It worked pretty well. This outfit is always a huge hit, they cast members love it and always say they never see Lilo:

That night we went over to Park Fare, I couldn't get ADR's so we took our chance and were seated after a short wait. Her dress got alot of attention. Lady Tremaine asked me if I could make her one. But I pointed out Cinderella was in it. She gave the funniest look and said "no, something like this will do", pointint to her own. The applique on the jacket came out really bad. I didn't use spray adhesive and it buckled. So I washed it and made it look worse. But it looks okay from a distance and I only paid $4 for the jacket:

The next day we went over to Epcot. This was the outfit from ****! I didn't make it to the last minute and discovered I got the wrong size pattern, so I enlarged it. Well, the enlargement could have fit me. So I had to cut it all down. Then I realized I didn't have ribbon to make the fabric, so I used clear elastic (for the bra straps) and it broke on one side. I would like to make it again, or remake it. The fabric was perfect. I put a sheer with little slubs of something all over it. But it looked nice. Her hair made a huge impression on everyone, they thought it was real.

The next day we head over to the MK. Again that hair made a huge impression. Rapunzel loved her hair. We had cast members follow her to tell her they loved her hair. I think Heather Sue should make some flower clippies so girls could Rapunzel thier hair.

Wednesday we went back the MK, the pictures with Belle were not that great. Apparently I can't sew on buttons. I had one fall off when I washed it before leaving, and it fell off again in the park:

Thursday we went over the Studios:

Friday we went over the Typhon Lagoon and then the Halloween Party. I was dispointed in the party this year. I usually love to go see Tarzan, but he was absent:

Nothing special for Saturday. We went over the Village to do some shopping. Then back to swim at Pop. We had a great room, and Kirsta being old enough was able to go to the food court by herself and do some shopping in the store.

And then we went home on Sunday. I have to show you our new luggage because we think they are cool!!