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

[cogero]

Since we leave for Disney at O'dark thirty tomorrow Santa visited last night.

Merry Christmas if I don't get back on here before tomorrow

 

[Piper]

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[GrammytoMany]

Since we leave for Disney at O'dark thirty tomorrow Santa visited last night.

Merry Christmas if I don't get back on here before tomorrow

Merry Christmas to you and your family....Hope you have a wonderful trip!
Sheila

 

[GrammytoMany]

Happy Holidays to you and yours, from my family to yours!​

Nini

Nini,
Merry Christmas to you and your family, too!

and I hope everyone on the board Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah and a Happy Healthy New Year!
Sheila

 

[Fruto76]

Merry Christmas, Everyone!
I finished up the last of my sewing today so I have some stuff to share.
Gracie's feliz - this was an all nighter sewing event. She said she HAD to have it for the last day of school because they were doing Carols and Cocoa...I was up till 2:30 Wed finishing it.

back

Blake's Tee shirt

Here is another feliz. I did 2 of these for my twin nieces (this was my first feliz. I was scared, but I really think it was fairly simple)

back

And I did these T's for my nephew. I made another on a white shirt with a blue UofK, no pic. I also did a matching Rosetta for my sister for her bday, but I guess I didn't get a pic of that either.

for my newest niece

Another feliz for a niece and a T shirt, too.

Big give T's for Lindsay

Big Give for Evan

I did a couple more t's for a one year old but I can't find the pics.
Anyways...
Hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas! Have fun in Disney Chiara!

 

[teresajoy]

I love the shirt and the dress!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!! Absolutely STUNNING!!! I so admire your skill!

How Sweet of you!!

Here's a close up of the embroidery. I was pretty happy with how they stitched out overall, though they are pretty time consuming! I used a basketball patterned fleece (pictured below shirts) for the fur parts. (One note in case anyone else ever uses these designs. Use the 6x10 size of Robin Hood to match the 5x7 Maid Marian in scale. The 5x7 RH was just too small next to MM.)

WOW!!! Those look great!! What a lot of work!

Love,
C.

I did a couple more t's for a one year old but I can't find the pics.
!

You have been VERY busy!! Everything looks wonderful!!!

 

[Tweevil]

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[weluvdizne]

Mostly a lurker but want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, (or happy holiday you celebrate).

 

[DMGeurts]

Yet another amazing piece! The colors are so great! And that skeleton fabric - wow! You can just tell there is love in every stitch on both girls' bags! Please post pics of them opening the bags!

I will post some later today. Thanks for such a nice compliment!

Over the summer one of dh's aunt's gave me some fabric that had been two skirts of her mother's (dh's grandmother). She asked me to "make something out of them." So, I created aprons for Grandma and her four daughters (3 aunts and my MIL). (Did you all follow all that? ) I gave them to everyone tonight and they LOVED them. All the sisters remembered the fabric and Grandma was thrilled. Yay!!!

Next is my first twirl skirt and a matching long-sleeved t-shirt for a little cousin. One of the fabrics from the aprons is in this and the next outfit. DH's grandma is their Great-Grandma.

Then, I made a t-shirt dress for another little cousin.

Finally, I have been killing myself at night to get all these finished. There were also two more Marians and one more Robin that were mailed out already. So, 11 total! These are for all my nieces and nephews and my 3 kiddos. Robin Hood is a family favorite so I'm excited to see their parents' reactions more than anything! Two of them were 5x7 designs on 18 mo onesies!

Here's a close up of the embroidery. I was pretty happy with how they stitched out overall, though they are pretty time consuming! I used a basketball patterned fleece (pictured below shirts) for the fur parts. (One note in case anyone else ever uses these designs. Use the 6x10 size of Robin Hood to match the 5x7 Maid Marian in scale. The 5x7 RH was just too small next to MM.)

Well, that's probably it from me until after New Year's. We'll be crazy busy here over the weekend and traveling to TN next week. I feel SO BLESSED to have discovered this board in 2011. You ladies are kind, welcoming and incredibly talented! You have inspired me to stretch my skills and I am very grateful for the encouragement and camaraderie here! I look forward to enjoying 2012 as part of this group!

A VERY merry Christmas to all of you!

Love,
C.

Carrie... The aprons and twirl skirts with your grandmother's fabric are just amazing! My aunt did something similar with some of my grand parent's clothes, she made a framed (I dunno what to call it) appliques maybe - possibly a freezer paper applique - it's really cool. She gave one to each of her siblings... I was hoping to get one for our immediate family, but since my mom had already passed away, we never got one. Oh well.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!
I finished up the last of my sewing today so I have some stuff to share.
Gracie's feliz - this was an all nighter sewing event. She said she HAD to have it for the last day of school because they were doing Carols and Cocoa...I was up till 2:30 Wed finishing it.

back

Blake's Tee shirt

Here is another feliz. I did 2 of these for my twin nieces (this was my first feliz. I was scared, but I really think it was fairly simple)

back

And I did these T's for my nephew. I made another on a white shirt with a blue UofK, no pic. I also did a matching Rosetta for my sister for her bday, but I guess I didn't get a pic of that either.

for my newest niece

Ann!!! THese turned out so cute! I can't believe how much you did - I had to take out some of the pictures because I was at my limit - but WOW!!! Great job!

I will come back later and post pics of both dds opening their bags. Also, dd #2 got her very first sewing machine as a Christmas gift last night - so I'll make sure I post pictures of that too. It's an amazing machine!

D~

 

[billwendy]

Have a Special Day Everyone!!!
Merry Christmas!

 

[mphalens]

I wish each and every one of you a very merry Christmas!

 

[Blyssfull]

Just dropping in to wish y'all a Very Merry Christmas!

 

[dianemom2]

If you have any experience with crossstitch....it is very similar.

You can always start with a small insert for a pillow. The type of dress I posted is not what I'd recommend as a first project. I'm mostly self taught with guidance/ troubleshooting from my sister's MIL (over the phone)

There are several you tube chanels on tips on how to smock

I bought a few patterns with smocking instructions, and then used this book to learn 5-6 basic stitches. A-Z of Smocking

Thanks for the ideas on smocking. Youtube is always such a great resource. That's how my younger DD learned how to knit. She is 11 and had a friend teach her how to cast on the stitches but her friend never got to showing her how to actually knit. DD went to youtube and found a great video. Now she is about to finish her first scarf. I don't think we have any shops around here that would pleat anything for me but I am sure my friend would do it. I will probably put this off until next summer. It seems like the perfect activity to take with us when we go to visit my in-laws for a couple of weeks next summer. There isn't much to do there in the evenings and I could work on a small project while we watch tv at night.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!
I finished up the last of my sewing today so I have some stuff to share.
Gracie's feliz - this was an all nighter sewing event. She said she HAD to have it for the last day of school because they were doing Carols and Cocoa...I was up till 2:30 Wed finishing it.

back

Blake's Tee shirt

Here is another feliz. I did 2 of these for my twin nieces (this was my first feliz. I was scared, but I really think it was fairly simple)

back

And I did these T's for my nephew. I made another on a white shirt with a blue UofK, no pic. I also did a matching Rosetta for my sister for her bday, but I guess I didn't get a pic of that either.

for my newest niece

Another feliz for a niece and a T shirt, too.

Big give T's for Lindsay

Big Give for Evan

Ann- Everything looks wonderful! I love the dresses. I haven't had a reason to try that pattern yet but eventually I will get around to it. Your Big Give items are adorable and so is everything that you made as gifts.

Carrie- I didn't remember to get your pictures to quote them. Your shirts are awesome. You had to make so many of them! I hope you get an awesome picture of the whole family wearing them! How special that you were able to make the aprons and the twirl skirt from something that was your grandmother's. What a great idea!

Today was not my best day ever. Since we don't celebrate Christmas and everything is closed and my kids are in Florida visiting my in-laws it was a very quiet and dull day. Usually the kids and I spend the day doing a project together or having a movie marathon. I've really missed them today. But they both called me last night to tell me how much fun they had yesterday. One went to Harry Potter World at Universal with a cousin and the other went to Disney with my sister in law. I am glad they had an awesome day!

Anyhow, I made this zippered bag to fill up my day. I have another one cut out and ready to sew later this week.

This is the front:

This is the back:

I hope you've all had a lovely holiday celebration with your loved ones!

 

[PurpleEars]

My graddaughters Kensleigh,Gracie & Chloe in their Santa gowns i made them...they are so silly but love the gowns...they turned out the perfect length so they don't get tangled in the hems...but are long enough to warm their lil legs...
it's Kensleigh in the front with the 2 front teeth gone!

top to bottom,Chloe,Gracie,Kensleigh

Beautiful girls in beautiful gowns! I am sorry to hear about the situation with some of your grandchildren. I hope you will get a chance to see them soon!

Hey guys! I'm up late tonight finishing the winter church clothes....they will work all winter but also for this Sunday. DD is not modeling cause I finished the dress hem after she went to bed.

DS Shirt (Jalie 2111) This pattern was great.....it has a lot of sizes toddler to adult.

DD hand smocked bishop. I started it Dec 4th at the dentist's office. With 2 small kiddos I seem to live there.

Nice shirt. I may need to pick up that pattern for making shirts for older boys and dads for Big Gives. The smocking is lovely! Great job!

Just wanted to pop in and Wish each of you a very Merry Christmas!!! I hope you all get everything you wished for and more!!

I will be having my family over for Christmas day and then my youngest daughter will be leaving the day after Christmas to visit her hubby in Korea...and guess what...I get to babysit my little grandson for the entire week. I am looking so forward to it. He is 3 months and a week old now and has started smiling and giggling out loud...such a cute age. I probably won't be on much but I hope to be back in the full swing of it in the new year and can keep up with this thread more then. Everyone stay safe over the holidays!!

Enjoy babysitting your grandson!

I finished up the last of my Christmas sewing last night. Yeehaw!

Over the summer one of dh's aunt's gave me some fabric that had been two skirts of her mother's (dh's grandmother). She asked me to "make something out of them." So, I created aprons for Grandma and her four daughters (3 aunts and my MIL). (Did you all follow all that? ) I gave them to everyone tonight and they LOVED them. All the sisters remembered the fabric and Grandma was thrilled. Yay!!!

Next is my first twirl skirt and a matching long-sleeved t-shirt for a little cousin. One of the fabrics from the aprons is in this and the next outfit. DH's grandma is their Great-Grandma.

Then, I made a t-shirt dress for another little cousin.

Finally, I have been killing myself at night to get all these finished. There were also two more Marians and one more Robin that were mailed out already. So, 11 total! These are for all my nieces and nephews and my 3 kiddos. Robin Hood is a family favorite so I'm excited to see their parents' reactions more than anything! Two of them were 5x7 designs on 18 mo onesies!

Well, that's probably it from me until after New Year's. We'll be crazy busy here over the weekend and traveling to TN next week. I feel SO BLESSED to have discovered this board in 2011. You ladies are kind, welcoming and incredibly talented! You have inspired me to stretch my skills and I am very grateful for the encouragement and camaraderie here! I look forward to enjoying 2012 as part of this group!

A VERY merry Christmas to all of you!

Love,
C.

Great job with the aprons and skirts/dresses. You did a great job on the T-shirts. I can't imagine sitting through the same embroidery sequence over and over again! You must have the patience of a saint.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!
I finished up the last of my sewing today so I have some stuff to share.
Gracie's feliz - this was an all nighter sewing event. She said she HAD to have it for the last day of school because they were doing Carols and Cocoa...I was up till 2:30 Wed finishing it.

Blake's Tee shirt

Here is another feliz. I did 2 of these for my twin nieces (this was my first feliz. I was scared, but I really think it was fairly simple)

And I did these T's for my nephew. I made another on a white shirt with a blue UofK, no pic. I also did a matching Rosetta for my sister for her bday, but I guess I didn't get a pic of that either.

for my newest niece

Another feliz for a niece and a T shirt, too.

Big give T's for Lindsay

Big Give for Evan

I did a couple more t's for a one year old but I can't find the pics.
Anyways...
Hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas! Have fun in Disney Chiara!

Great job on everything. I hope your DD really liked the dress after you stayed up to finish it! Everything you posted are lovely! Thank you so much for making the special shirts and the skirt for the Big Gives. I am sure the families really appreciated them!

Today was not my best day ever. Since we don't celebrate Christmas and everything is closed and my kids are in Florida visiting my in-laws it was a very quiet and dull day. Usually the kids and I spend the day doing a project together or having a movie marathon. I've really missed them today. But they both called me last night to tell me how much fun they had yesterday. One went to Harry Potter World at Universal with a cousin and the other went to Disney with my sister in law. I am glad they had an awesome day!

Anyhow, I made this zippered bag to fill up my day. I have another one cut out and ready to sew later this week.

This is the front:

This is the back:

I hope you've all had a lovely holiday celebration with your loved ones!

Great job on the bag. I am sure it must be strange to be at home and there isn't a lot to be done!


I had a wonderful Christmas. I got up early to start prepping for today (we were hosting Christmas this year). My in-law's came over to help me with the turkey (my first try at the turkey!). We had a lovely service at the church this morning. Christmas dinner was perfect - except of course I ate too much! I really treasured the time we were able to spend together.

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you had a wonderful time with your family today.

 

[NiniMorris]

The Grinch is back! Long live the Grinch! LOL!

I love Christmas, but am so glad it is over! I can't wait to get my house back to order...but it won't happen this week. At least not today! Mr D decided to not sleep last night, so he has basically been up since 3 am. His Dad was able to keep him in bed until 3, but he has been in his room playing LOUDLY since 3am...I am thinking that once he crashes around noon, I will be taking a long nap!

Of course Miss B has my day all planned. She got an AG doll for Christmas. I made her a couple of outfits, and I bought a beautiful one from D~; but she has now planned her a complete wardrobe. She is dieing to get down in the studio and get to work! (plus, she has decided we really need to go to the AG store next weekend to see the unveiling of the new doll of the year.)

I was a little upset that the Christmas dress I worked so hard on for my Grand daughter did not get worn. (OK, I'll be honest, I was more than a LITTLE upset!) She is almost on the list of people I will no longer sew for! She will probably be getting an AG doll in the next day or so (I think it is the ONLY thing she didn't get for Christmas! Not that she is spoiled or anything like that!) We were talking about making some dresses, my DIL informed me she had rather buy her the doll dresses than have me make them...so I am guessing she has decided she prefers store bought to home made...which is strange......


Anyway..enough whining! On to plan for a new year!


Nini

 

[DMGeurts]

This is the front:

This is the back:

I hope you've all had a lovely holiday celebration with your loved ones!

This turned out really awesome!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

The Grinch is back! Long live the Grinch! LOL!

I love Christmas, but am so glad it is over! I can't wait to get my house back to order...but it won't happen this week. At least not today! Mr D decided to not sleep last night, so he has basically been up since 3 am. His Dad was able to keep him in bed until 3, but he has been in his room playing LOUDLY since 3am...I am thinking that once he crashes around noon, I will be taking a long nap!

I sure hope you are able to get a long nap in...

Of course Miss B has my day all planned. She got an AG doll for Christmas. I made her a couple of outfits, and I bought a beautiful one from D~; but she has now planned her a complete wardrobe. She is dieing to get down in the studio and get to work! (plus, she has decided we really need to go to the AG store next weekend to see the unveiling of the new doll of the year.)

Cute! I am really glad she is enjoying her doll... I wish you many happy moments and memories creating and having fun with her AG.

I was a little upset that the Christmas dress I worked so hard on for my Grand daughter did not get worn. (OK, I'll be honest, I was more than a LITTLE upset!) She is almost on the list of people I will no longer sew for! She will probably be getting an AG doll in the next day or so (I think it is the ONLY thing she didn't get for Christmas! Not that she is spoiled or anything like that!) We were talking about making some dresses, my DIL informed me she had rather buy her the doll dresses than have me make them...so I am guessing she has decided she prefers store bought to home made...which is strange......


Anyway..enough whining! On to plan for a new year!


Nini

I don't blame you for being a little upset... Even though she is your DGD - I would have a hard time continuing to sew for her, as well. It's too bad that your DIL prefers store bought too - I used to be that way, as well. There is a preconceived notion, in the AG doll world, that the AG outfits are far superior to anything that anyone can make - and that is just not true. AG's quality has gone into the toilet, and most people are better off making their own clothes. IMO. Maybe one day, your DIL will see the light - until then - enjoy the bonding with your dd, and all the fun you will have creating her "custom" wardrobe.

D~

 

[VBAndrea]

I finished up the last of my Christmas sewing last night. Yeehaw!

Over the summer one of dh's aunt's gave me some fabric that had been two skirts of her mother's (dh's grandmother). She asked me to "make something out of them." So, I created aprons for Grandma and her four daughters (3 aunts and my MIL). (Did you all follow all that?) I gave them to everyone tonight and they LOVED them. All the sisters remembered the fabric and Grandma was thrilled.

Next is my first twirl skirt and a matching long-sleeved t-shirt for a little cousin. One of the fabrics from the aprons is in this and the next outfit. DH's grandma is their Great-Grandma.

Then, I made a t-shirt dress for another little cousin.

Finally, I have been killing myself at night to get all these finished. There were also two more Marians and one more Robin that were mailed out already. So, 11 total! These are for all my nieces and nephews and my 3 kiddos. Robin Hood is a family favorite so I'm excited to see their parents' reactions more than anything! Two of them were 5x7 designs on 18 mo onesies!

Here's a close up of the embroidery. I was pretty happy with how they stitched out overall, though they are pretty time consuming! I used a basketball patterned fleece (pictured below shirts) for the fur parts. (One note in case anyone else ever uses these designs. Use the 6x10 size of Robin Hood to match the 5x7 Maid Marian in scale. The 5x7 RH was just too small next to MM.)

Well, that's probably it from me until after New Year's. We'll be crazy busy here over the weekend and traveling to TN next week. I feel SO BLESSED to have discovered this board in 2011. You ladies are kind, welcoming and incredibly talented! You have inspired me to stretch my skills and I am very grateful for the encouragement and camaraderie here! I look forward to enjoying 2012 as part of this group!

A VERY merry Christmas to all of you!

Love,
C.

Beautiful work! I love the aprons -- very creative coming up with something for everyone from grandma's clothes. And I adore the patchwork twirl - I love the deep, rich colors in it. Fabulous job on all the shirts too and how cool that you used the basketball fleece -- looks like some creative cutting was done!

Merry Christmas, Everyone!
I finished up the last of my sewing today so I have some stuff to share.
Gracie's feliz - this was an all nighter sewing event. She said she HAD to have it for the last day of school because they were doing Carols and Cocoa...I was up till 2:30 Wed finishing it.

back

Blake's Tee shirt

Here is another feliz. I did 2 of these for my twin nieces (this was my first feliz. I was scared, but I really think it was fairly simple)

back

And I did these T's for my nephew. I made another on a white shirt with a blue UofK, no pic. I also did a matching Rosetta for my sister for her bday, but I guess I didn't get a pic of that either.

for my newest niece

Another feliz for a niece and a T shirt, too.

Big give T's for Lindsay

Big Give for Evan

I did a couple more t's for a one year old but I can't find the pics.
Anyways...
Hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas! Have fun in Disney Chiara!

Wow, wow and wow!!! Gracie's Feliz is my favorite. I still haven't tackled that pattern yet. Everything is just amazing as usual.

Thanks for the ideas on smocking. Youtube is always such a great resource. That's how my younger DD learned how to knit. She is 11 and had a friend teach her how to cast on the stitches but her friend never got to showing her how to actually knit. DD went to youtube and found a great video. Now she is about to finish her first scarf. I don't think we have any shops around here that would pleat anything for me but I am sure my friend would do it. I will probably put this off until next summer. It seems like the perfect activity to take with us when we go to visit my in-laws for a couple of weeks next summer. There isn't much to do there in the evenings and I could work on a small project while we watch tv at night.

Today was not my best day ever. Since we don't celebrate Christmas and everything is closed and my kids are in Florida visiting my in-laws it was a very quiet and dull day. Usually the kids and I spend the day doing a project together or having a movie marathon. I've really missed them today. But they both called me last night to tell me how much fun they had yesterday. One went to Harry Potter World at Universal with a cousin and the other went to Disney with my sister in law. I am glad they had an awesome day!

Anyhow, I made this zippered bag to fill up my day. I have another one cut out and ready to sew later this week.

This is the front:

This is the back:

I hope you've all had a lovely holiday celebration with your loved ones!

So cool that your dd learned to knit off YouTube. I may try it in the near future. I think it would be a good hobby since it's portable and I could take it with me (unlike hauling my machine around). A friend of mine knit me a beautiful neck warmer/scarf. She lives on the wet coast so can't teach me

Sorry your girls aren't around, but it sounds like they are having a good time. I bet it's crowded down at Dis right now. Chiara can report back and let us know.

I love your bag. That is the next pattern I am going to buy. I will probably get started on one right after the New Year when the kids go back to school.

The Grinch is back! Long live the Grinch! LOL!

I love Christmas, but am so glad it is over! I can't wait to get my house back to order...but it won't happen this week. At least not today! Mr D decided to not sleep last night, so he has basically been up since 3 am. His Dad was able to keep him in bed until 3, but he has been in his room playing LOUDLY since 3am...I am thinking that once he crashes around noon, I will be taking a long nap!

Of course Miss B has my day all planned. She got an AG doll for Christmas. I made her a couple of outfits, and I bought a beautiful one from D~; but she has now planned her a complete wardrobe. She is dieing to get down in the studio and get to work! (plus, she has decided we really need to go to the AG store next weekend to see the unveiling of the new doll of the year.)

I was a little upset that the Christmas dress I worked so hard on for my Grand daughter did not get worn. (OK, I'll be honest, I was more than a LITTLE upset!) She is almost on the list of people I will no longer sew for! She will probably be getting an AG doll in the next day or so (I think it is the ONLY thing she didn't get for Christmas! Not that she is spoiled or anything like that!) We were talking about making some dresses, my DIL informed me she had rather buy her the doll dresses than have me make them...so I am guessing she has decided she prefers store bought to home made...which is strange......


Anyway..enough whining! On to plan for a new year!


Nini

I planned to make my dd AG clothes but I got a nice lot off e-bay instead. I will still be making some, but I can't get some of the small details on the store bought clothes and this will give dd something to play with until I find the time to make her some. She really wants me to make her things though -- she wants outfits that match ones that I've made for her.

So BooHoo on gd not wanting any and especially on not wearing the dress you made her. Get the dress back and sell it on etsy.

 

[dianemom2]

Nini- Sorry to hear that your DIL and DGD don't want you to sew for them. That has to be a little sad for you. But at least you know not to focus hour energy there. You can spend the time with Miss B and make things for her AG doll.

Glad to hear that everybody had a nice holiday!

 

[RMAMom]

Merry Christmas Everyone! I haven't been on much and haven't had a chance to sew anything since this little guy came into my life two weeks ago.

[/IMG]

I can't believe how much time he takes from my day. He is more work than all three of my children combined but we just love him to death!

I am hoping to be able to sew a little in the next few days. I'd like to start filling my empty etsy shop!