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

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

Wow! Lots of great things have been posted the last few days. I'd multi quote, but it'd be a page long. LOL I love the upcycled stuff. I've never tried that, but you all are inspiring me.

Well, the 770 is on hold for me. We ended up having to get a new vehicle this week. I love it, but it means I have to be good with finance for a while. Especially since I'm treating us to concierge for our trip in July!

I finished the smocking and am working on the outfit now. I've been busy ruffling ruffles all morning.

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

DH's birthday is today and he's soooo sick. I feel so bad for him. We celebrated on Tuesday though, and he felt good then. We went out to eat and went to see Wicked. If you haven't seen it and get the chance, GO! It's fantastic!

 

[ivey_family]

I finished the smocking and am working on the outfit now. I've been busy ruffling ruffles all morning.

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

DH's birthday is today and he's soooo sick. I feel so bad for him. We celebrated on Tuesday though, and he felt good then. We went out to eat and went to see Wicked. If you haven't seen it and get the chance, GO! It's fantastic!

Simply stunning work! Seriously gorgeous!

(Today's my b-day, too! I hope your dh feels better very soon!)

Regards,
C.

 

[Taja]

Wow! Lots of great things have been posted the last few days. I'd multi quote, but it'd be a page long. LOL I love the upcycled stuff. I've never tried that, but you all are inspiring me.

Well, the 770 is on hold for me. We ended up having to get a new vehicle this week. I love it, but it means I have to be good with finance for a while. Especially since I'm treating us to concierge for our trip in July!

I finished the smocking and am working on the outfit now. I've been busy ruffling ruffles all morning.

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

DH's birthday is today and he's soooo sick. I feel so bad for him. We celebrated on Tuesday though, and he felt good then. We went out to eat and went to see Wicked. If you haven't seen it and get the chance, GO! It's fantastic!

The "progress" is even more gorgeous than basic embroidery! Love the Hidden Mickey!

Hope your DH feels better soon. Glad he was able to at least enjoy the early celebration!

 

[tinkbell13]

The optician at work gave me her sewing machine because she never uses it so as a thank you I made her dd a tote -- request was LIME green! The dd is in college so I made it for her b-day and she really liked it. Normally I make the straps the pocket fabric but I didn't have enough of that fabric.
Outside:

Inside:

And this was a double layer twirl I made dd for VD -- not as twirly as I normally like b/c I didn't have enough of the red fabric. It's a bit big so she can get at least three years wear out of the skirt. The shirt was something she already had from Target.

I the colour of the tote! The fabric patterns go together so well.
Cute twirl too! Love the fact that she should get multiple years out of it.

a few things I finished recently.....they are plain, not monogrammed or appliqued since they are for the craft bazaar......and someone will be there to embroider things (not me thank goodness!)

Those are so cute! Wish I had a little girl to sew some of those dresses for!

Here are better pics of the Minnie dress....I messed up on the button holes a bit on the top (so i decided to use the knot method instead of a button). She LOVES this dress and it is so twirly!!! I have to go to Joanns to get more of the black fabric for the apron and then it will have a red pocket.

Your DD is a cutie! And the dress looks great! Can't wait to see it with the apron.

And just so you can see his "back to school" outfit:

I don't have any ideas for you, but I just have to say what a couple of cuties these two are!

What a great idea! They look great!

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

Wow, this is really beautiful! I love the hidden Mickey's too!

 

[ariekannairb]

I found some presmocked Little Mermaid fabric and showed DD...she LOVED it so i bought it for her (cause she always needs dresses ). I bought simple, washable ribbon for straps cause she is so tiny too. I can't wait to sew it together. How do you pronounce your daughter's name? My Brianna is Bree-Ah-Na.

Mine is Bree-anne-uh.

My other daughter actually picked out the Little Mermaid one so I will be working on that soon!

I do not know how to do multiple quotes yet so, LittleBlackRaincloud the smocking on that boddice is AMAZING. I love it!!

Here is today's creation. There are a few things I would have, in hind sight, done differently, but isn't that always the way? I would have used the princess fabric for the bigger pannels, but I was afraid I wouldnt have quite enough and it was quite a bit more expensive than the coordinating pink stuff. It was also quite stiff so I am wondering if the skirt wouldn't have been as "twirly" had I used too much of it. The waist band is a slightly different color pink than the trim, but I wasn't anticipating needing it (I didnt have enough of the other to use as a band) so I just pulled it out of my stash. I may or may not change that later. So there it is. I loved this pattern M6066. It was easy and quick. I am sure you can find something similar online.

 

[Meshell2002]

Wow! Lots of great things have been posted the last few days. I'd multi quote, but it'd be a page long. LOL I love the upcycled stuff. I've never tried that, but you all are inspiring me.

Well, the 770 is on hold for me. We ended up having to get a new vehicle this week. I love it, but it means I have to be good with finance for a while. Especially since I'm treating us to concierge for our trip in July!

I finished the smocking and am working on the outfit now. I've been busy ruffling ruffles all morning.

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

DH's birthday is today and he's soooo sick. I feel so bad for him. We celebrated on Tuesday though, and he felt good then. We went out to eat and went to see Wicked. If you haven't seen it and get the chance, GO! It's fantastic!

love the mickey head buttons on the smocking!

can't wait to see the finished project

@ anna--- the different pinks look fine.....it adds more interest! kudos for using the stash!

 

[mandi224]

Wow! Lots of great things have been posted the last few days. I'd multi quote, but it'd be a page long. LOL I love the upcycled stuff. I've never tried that, but you all are inspiring me.

Well, the 770 is on hold for me. We ended up having to get a new vehicle this week. I love it, but it means I have to be good with finance for a while. Especially since I'm treating us to concierge for our trip in July!

I finished the smocking and am working on the outfit now. I've been busy ruffling ruffles all morning.

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

DH's birthday is today and he's soooo sick. I feel so bad for him. We celebrated on Tuesday though, and he felt good then. We went out to eat and went to see Wicked. If you haven't seen it and get the chance, GO! It's fantastic!

Wow! That is beautiful! I wish I had half your talent. I also love the hidden mickeys

 

[Taja]

Mine is Bree-anne-uh.

My other daughter actually picked out the Little Mermaid one so I will be working on that soon!

I do not know how to do multiple quotes yet so, LittleBlackRaincloud the smocking on that boddice is AMAZING. I love it!!

Here is today's creation. There are a few things I would have, in hind sight, done differently, but isn't that always the way? I would have used the princess fabric for the bigger pannels, but I was afraid I wouldnt have quite enough and it was quite a bit more expensive than the coordinating pink stuff. It was also quite stiff so I am wondering if the skirt wouldn't have been as "twirly" had I used too much of it. The waist band is a slightly different color pink than the trim, but I wasn't anticipating needing it (I didnt have enough of the other to use as a band) so I just pulled it out of my stash. I may or may not change that later. So there it is. I loved this pattern M6066. It was easy and quick. I am sure you can find something similar online.

The skirt is lovely just as it is! The waistband is far enough away from the ruffle that most people never would notice the variation in shades. I like the alternating print/solid panels.

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

The skirt is lovely just as it is! The waistband is far enough away from the ruffle that most people never would notice the variation in shades. I like the alternating print/solid panels.

Exactly what I was thinking. I think it looks wonderful!


Thanks for the kind words about my smocking!

 

[SallyfromDE]

I do not know how to do multiple quotes yet so,

On the lower right hand corner of the post box, you see three symbles. Use the middle one when you want to make a comment. Then when your finished reading, hit the button that says post and you will get all the messages you marked.

Clear as mud, right? BTW.... your skirt game out darling.

 

[dianemom2]

Well, the 770 is on hold for me. We ended up having to get a new vehicle this week. I love it, but it means I have to be good with finance for a while. Especially since I'm treating us to concierge for our trip in July!

I finished the smocking and am working on the outfit now. I've been busy ruffling ruffles all morning.

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

DH's birthday is today and he's soooo sick. I feel so bad for him. We celebrated on Tuesday though, and he felt good then. We went out to eat and went to see Wicked. If you haven't seen it and get the chance, GO! It's fantastic!

The smocking is amazing! I can't wait to see your finished dress with the smocking inserted in it. What kind of dress do you plan to make? My DD12 went to New York City last year with her summer camp and saw Wicked on Broadway. She said it was fantastic. I wish we could have seen it when it was at the Kennedy Center last summer but after we paid for both girls to go to summer camp there was no leftover $$$$ for us to do fun stuff while the kids were gone.

Mine is Bree-anne-uh.

Here is today's creation. There are a few things I would have, in hind sight, done differently, but isn't that always the way?

I often feel the same way after I am done with a project. I think the skirt looks great though. I love the pinks!

I did a bunch of sewing today. I made my other Lego t-shirt to go with the Lego Man bowling shirts that I made for the nephews. I didn't bother to take a picture though since it is the same. Then I finished up the dress that started out as a Vida but since I did the applique crooked, I changed it to a Simply Sweet. I am pretty happy with the results. I still have a Toy Story Vida planned because now I have 4 different Toy Story fabrics that I have bits and pieces left from. I will probably put it off until my niece grows a bit bigger because she doesn't need two Toy Story dresses at the same time.

The dress:

Here is a better picture of the bodice. I wanted an applique of multiple Aliens. I was very happy with how this design turned out but it puckered a little bit because I forgot to loosen the tension. The pre-set tension on my machine is always too tight. I have to see if I can figure out if I can change it.

I also did a little bit of pants hemming. I bought new jeans for me yesterday and I swore I wasn't going to put off hemming them until it was too hot to wear them! I also had to hem two pairs for DD12 because of course she outgrew most of her jeans with just a few weeks left to wear them!

QUESTION???? Has anybody bought and sewn the Daisy dress on YCMT? It looks really cute and I have some cute ideas. But I've never bought a pattern from that designer and I'd like to know if her directions are pretty clear????

 

[tricia]

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The dress:

QUESTION???? Has anybody bought and sewn the Daisy dress on YCMT? It looks really cute and I have some cute ideas. But I've never bought a pattern from that designer and I'd like to know if her directions are pretty clear????

Love the toy story dress.

Is the daisy pattern by Olabelhe? Cause someone on Facebook was complaining about the instructions on another of her patterns the other day, but I have read good reviews too.

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

The smocking is amazing! I can't wait to see your finished dress with the smocking inserted in it. What kind of dress do you plan to make? My DD12 went to New York City last year with her summer camp and saw Wicked on Broadway. She said it was fantastic. I wish we could have seen it when it was at the Kennedy Center last summer but after we paid for both girls to go to summer camp there was no leftover $$$$ for us to do fun stuff while the kids were gone.



The dress:

Here is a better picture of the bodice. I wanted an applique of multiple Aliens. I was very happy with how this design turned out but it puckered a little bit because I forgot to loosen the tension. The pre-set tension on my machine is always too tight. I have to see if I can figure out if I can change it.

Thanks Diane! I finished the capris tonight...you should see them! I love them, they are so ruffly and fun! I probably won't finish the top until next week. I'll post pictures when I do. I'm using these patterns for the top and pants: top and pants. Of course, I tweaked them some to suit my needs, made the pants capris, and I'm using the smocked piece for the bodice top. I'm super please by how the pants came out.

Your Toy Story dress is TDF! I looked at the main fabric myself today. I'm making her a denim, cowprint, yellow handkerchief print skirt to go with the sparkly Jessie shirt from the Disney Store though. It should be really cute! If I was brave, I would upcycle that shirt and add the skirt on right to the bottom.

 

[loveappletrees]

Hi there : )

So the other day I started reading Heather's trip report and I was sucked in by the writing, the pictures and THE CLOTHES!! She got a whole lotta of my two cents as I read. I have now begun Teresa's side of the story. & Heather has promised she has warned her sister, lol. (they both mention how wonderful this thread and everyone who "lives" here is)

But now after seeing all of the awesome custom outfits they made for their trips, problem is I can't turn off my brain.

I love putting together outfits for all of my kids especially our daughter for a special occasion I make sure she's dresses from her hair down..or would that be feet up?

BUT with all of the wonderful DISigner outfits...there is the sewing....lets start at the beginning, I have memories of playing under my mom's sewing machine and as I got older taking sewing in school , as a mom doing a little around Halloween or when the mood struck me, I have a fondness for sewing but realistically I kinda suck at it because I sew as I cook without a recipe & doing my own thing which doesn't really work for sewing, there are patterns, there are rules !!

But I was thinking was I could adjust clothing add my own touches to T's skirts, shorts etc. so I'm wondering can I join in on this thread while doing my own thing?

I decided to add a few pics of the kids (& outfits) cause I'm a big sucker for pic's

and this one just because it cracks me up!

 

[VBAndrea]

Lots of neat stuff lately. Welcome to the newbies. Love the Cars wallet, and the pockets on the easy fits, and the upcycled boys shirts, etc.

I stayed at my cousins place last weekend and she has 2 little ones that love it when I sew for them, so I brought them valentines outfits. I posted the dress here earlier, but here is a pic of them sitting and having dinner wearing their new threads.


IMG_8339 by tricialee22, on Flickr

Also, while I was there, I wrapped each of them up in duct tape so that I could bring home mannequins of them. Worked really well, especially since I used cool coloured tape for the top layer.


IMG_8341 by tricialee22, on Flickr


IMG_8343 by tricialee22, on Flickr

And I made a quick Spiderman upcycle for my cleaning Lady's grandson. He loves Spidey but she can never get anything in his size.


IMG_8345 by tricialee22, on Flickr

Great *dress* forms and love the SPiderman upcycle. Every time I see one of your upcycles it reminds me to try one -- but apparently I have a very short memory b/c I have yet to try one!

Thank you! (And everyone else, too!)

Two layers was probably the only reason it didn't work for you. I was surprised by how easy shirring turned out to be - it looks so difficult! The hardest part for me was winding the bobbin by hand. This tut was really helpful. http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2010/02/shirring-tutorial.html



T
Dd is wearing the second upcycle today. I'm very happy with how that one looks on her, although I could have made it a little longer. I think I have enough fabric to use on a diaper cover for summer.

Front:

Back:

I'm considering making a bunch of these to sell. What do you all think? (Is it ok to ask questions like that??) I would probably not do the contrasting band and straps, but just use the fabric from the shirt and a plain hem so it's a little less time consuming.

Regards,
C.

The dress is great on.

I had a hard time with shirring -- sometimes it worked fine and sometimes it didn't. Sometimes I'd use one bobbin and it was shirring great. I'd pause my work and them come back to it and then the same bobbin wouldn't work. Can I blame my machine? I need to try it again on my new machine. It worked great when it worked -- but it was frustrating b/c so many times it wouldn't work. I love shirred items too.

Wow! Lots of great things have been posted the last few days. I'd multi quote, but it'd be a page long. LOL I love the upcycled stuff. I've never tried that, but you all are inspiring me.

Well, the 770 is on hold for me. We ended up having to get a new vehicle this week. I love it, but it means I have to be good with finance for a while. Especially since I'm treating us to concierge for our trip in July!

I finished the smocking and am working on the outfit now. I've been busy ruffling ruffles all morning.

Here's a couple of pics of the smocked bodice. It's progress!

DH's birthday is today and he's soooo sick. I feel so bad for him. We celebrated on Tuesday though, and he felt good then. We went out to eat and went to see Wicked. If you haven't seen it and get the chance, GO! It's fantastic!

Sorry the 770 is on hold

THe smoking is fantastic. I adore the hidden Mickeys!

Sorry dh is sick. I did have the chance to see Wicked -- just didn't have the money. Maybe someday. I really wanted to see Lion King again when it came to town, but it was too expensive.

Mine is Bree-anne-uh.

My other daughter actually picked out the Little Mermaid one so I will be working on that soon!

I do not know how to do multiple quotes yet so, LittleBlackRaincloud the smocking on that boddice is AMAZING. I love it!!

Here is today's creation. There are a few things I would have, in hind sight, done differently, but isn't that always the way? I would have used the princess fabric for the bigger pannels, but I was afraid I wouldnt have quite enough and it was quite a bit more expensive than the coordinating pink stuff. It was also quite stiff so I am wondering if the skirt wouldn't have been as "twirly" had I used too much of it. The waist band is a slightly different color pink than the trim, but I wasn't anticipating needing it (I didnt have enough of the other to use as a band) so I just pulled it out of my stash. I may or may not change that later. So there it is. I loved this pattern M6066. It was easy and quick. I am sure you can find something similar online.

Very cute!

The smocking is amazing! I can't wait to see your finished dress with the smocking inserted in it. What kind of dress do you plan to make? My DD12 went to New York City last year with her summer camp and saw Wicked on Broadway. She said it was fantastic. I wish we could have seen it when it was at the Kennedy Center last summer but after we paid for both girls to go to summer camp there was no leftover $$$$ for us to do fun stuff while the kids were gone.


I often feel the same way after I am done with a project. I think the skirt looks great though. I love the pinks!

I did a bunch of sewing today. I made my other Lego t-shirt to go with the Lego Man bowling shirts that I made for the nephews. I didn't bother to take a picture though since it is the same. Then I finished up the dress that started out as a Vida but since I did the applique crooked, I changed it to a Simply Sweet. I am pretty happy with the results. I still have a Toy Story Vida planned because now I have 4 different Toy Story fabrics that I have bits and pieces left from. I will probably put it off until my niece grows a bit bigger because she doesn't need two Toy Story dresses at the same time.

The dress:

Here is a better picture of the bodice. I wanted an applique of multiple Aliens. I was very happy with how this design turned out but it puckered a little bit because I forgot to loosen the tension. The pre-set tension on my machine is always too tight. I have to see if I can figure out if I can change it.

I also did a little bit of pants hemming. I bought new jeans for me yesterday and I swore I wasn't going to put off hemming them until it was too hot to wear them! I also had to hem two pairs for DD12 because of course she outgrew most of her jeans with just a few weeks left to wear them!

QUESTION???? Has anybody bought and sewn the Daisy dress on YCMT? It looks really cute and I have some cute ideas. But I've never bought a pattern from that designer and I'd like to know if her directions are pretty clear????

Beautiful dress and applique! I sometimes get a little puckering on some of my thinner solid fabrics too but I'm not going to mess with tension for fear I'll mess it up good!

I'm lucky -- dd is still at the age where she lets me add ruffles to jeans to extend the length.

Hi there : )

So the other day I started reading Heather's trip report and I was sucked in by the writing, the pictures and THE CLOTHES!! She got a whole lotta of my two cents as I read. I have now begun Teresa's side of the story. & Heather has promised she has warned her sister, lol. (they both mention how wonderful this thread and everyone who "lives" here is)

But now after seeing all of the awesome custom outfits they made for their trips, problem is I can't turn off my brain.

I love putting together outfits for all of my kids especially our daughter for a special occasion I make sure she's dresses from her hair down..or would that be feet up?

BUT with all of the wonderful DISigner outfits...there is the sewing....lets start at the beginning, I have memories of playing under my mom's sewing machine and as I got older taking sewing in school , as a mom doing a little around Halloween or when the mood struck me, I have a fondness for sewing but realistically I kinda suck at it because I sew as I cook without a recipe & doing my own thing which doesn't really work for sewing, there are patterns, there are rules !!

But I was thinking was I could adjust clothing add my own touches to T's skirts, shorts etc. so I'm wondering can I join in on this thread while doing my own thing?

I decided to add a few pics of the kids (& outfits) cause I'm a big sucker for pic's

and this one just because it cracks me up!

Welcome! What adorable children you have

 

[SallyfromDE]

Hi there : )
I kinda suck at it because I sew as I cook without a recipe & doing my own thing which doesn't really work for sewing, there are patterns, there are rules !!

There are no rules in sewing! It's all a matter of interpretation. I tend to sew without directions. I can usually just look at a pattern and see how it goes together. But there are times I have trouble and need that help. Looking forward to see what you design.

BTW... your kids are adorable. Thanks for the intro.

 

[graceesmom]

Hi there : )

So the other day I started reading Heather's trip report and I was sucked in by the writing, the pictures and THE CLOTHES!! She got a whole lotta of my two cents as I read. I have now begun Teresa's side of the story. & Heather has promised she has warned her sister, lol. (they both mention how wonderful this thread and everyone who "lives" here is)

But now after seeing all of the awesome custom outfits they made for their trips, problem is I can't turn off my brain.

I love putting together outfits for all of my kids especially our daughter for a special occasion I make sure she's dresses from her hair down..or would that be feet up?

BUT with all of the wonderful DISigner outfits...there is the sewing....lets start at the beginning, I have memories of playing under my mom's sewing machine and as I got older taking sewing in school , as a mom doing a little around Halloween or when the mood struck me, I have a fondness for sewing but realistically I kinda suck at it because I sew as I cook without a recipe & doing my own thing which doesn't really work for sewing, there are patterns, there are rules !!

But I was thinking was I could adjust clothing add my own touches to T's skirts, shorts etc. so I'm wondering can I join in on this thread while doing my own thing?

I decided to add a few pics of the kids (& outfits) cause I'm a big sucker for pic's

and this one just because it cracks me up!

Very cute kids. I'm not much of a sewer either. However, my new PE770 should be delivered today so I hope to be an embroiderer soon.

LOVE the heart shaped ponytails!

 

[Jaaaacki]

Wow your smocking is amazing. I would love to learn that but I'm not sure I have the patience.

The dress:

Here is a better picture of the bodice. I wanted an applique of multiple Aliens. I was very happy with how this design turned out but it puckered a little bit because I forgot to loosen the tension. The pre-set tension on my machine is always too tight. I have to see if I can figure out if I can change it.

I love your dress, my kids are huge fans of the alien guys.


Here is some of my recent sewing. I'm trying hard to be more productive but I'm sure you all know how it is. We just started planning a trip to Disney the end of June so I've got to get the themed sewing started.

Valentine Skirt and Painted Tee

Needle felted Ipad case

Doll quilt for dd

Lorax outfit for the movie opening next week and for Dr. Seuss' birthday although dd doesn't have school that day. This was the ruffle joy skirt pattern, I would do it a little differently next time, like make the ruffles wider. I wouldn't recommend using fur on an embroidery machine, LOL

This is a Lorax dress I started today. It's been a long project so far. I still need to finish the dress panels and ruffles.


QUESTION: Did I read that there is a facebook page for the Disboutique?

 

[DisneyTeacher01]

Wow your smocking is amazing. I would love to learn that but I'm not sure I have the patience.



I love your dress, my kids are huge fans of the alien guys.


Here is some of my recent sewing. I'm trying hard to be more productive but I'm sure you all know how it is. We just started planning a trip to Disney the end of June so I've got to get the themed sewing started.

Valentine Skirt and Painted Tee

Needle felted Ipad case

Doll quilt for dd

Lorax outfit for the movie opening next week and for Dr. Seuss' birthday although dd doesn't have school that day. This was the ruffle joy skirt pattern, I would do it a little differently next time, like make the ruffles wider. I wouldn't recommend using fur on an embroidery machine, LOL

This is a Lorax dress I started today. It's been a long project so far. I still need to finish the dress panels and ruffles.


QUESTION: Did I read that there is a facebook page for the Disboutique?

Your outfits are too cute!!

Yes there is a Disboutiquers group on FB You can search for it but I'll try a link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/46334585287/

~Jennifer

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

Wow your smocking is amazing. I would love to learn that but I'm not sure I have the patience.

Lorax outfit for the movie opening next week and for Dr. Seuss' birthday although dd doesn't have school that day. This was the ruffle joy skirt pattern, I would do it a little differently next time, like make the ruffles wider. I wouldn't recommend using fur on an embroidery machine, LOL

This is a Lorax dress I started today. It's been a long project so far. I still need to finish the dress panels and ruffles.

Thank you! I have the ruffle joy pattern set aside to make a Jessie skirt for Natalie. Your skirt is adorable, and I'd love to hear what else you would do differently. Your sewing is wonderful! I love the appliques!

I'll have to check out the FB group. I think I requested it, but never went back to see if I've been accepted.