Disboutiquers Part 28 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[mphalens]

I was inspired to conquer my sewing machine aversion, hence my first machine-sewn deco shorts! Got this done so much faster than by hand! Look out - there's more coming!

Cute!!!!

Great job on the shorts! I can't wait to see what you make next!


So for those of you who are thinking it is too hot...here's a picture of my world during my commute this morning!

Oh and the white stuff on the railing and on the sides of the road is NOT powdered sugar! It was snowing when I took the picture. By the way, I can usually see mountains (Canadian Rockies) in a distance from that angle!

No thanks! Sorry you're still getting winter weather!

Thanks for the advvice on a pattern for a bag. I really like the size and style of this bag. Has anyone ever used her patterns before? I have the cutest gray background paisley fabric with Mickey on it that I think I'm going to use for the outside. It's just normal quilting cotton though, and so I'll have to really interface it, but it will be cute. Would you suggest that I not use quilting cotton for the outside fabric? I just haven't found anything cute and Disneyish in a heavier material.

Here's the fabric that I want to use for the bag:

Thanks for the kind words about my DD. She wasn't fancied up for the photos. We were just lounging around the house. It's hard to keep a 20 month old's hair neat though!

I'll go back and check out the tutorial. Thanks for the links and help to find it.

I forgot to give you the pattern I use for messenger bags. The pattern comes with 3 sizes. Aivilo's patterns are fabulous! She offers great customer support via email and if you have questions while you're sewing she gets back to you pretty quickly in my experience. I also know her IRL and know how much she puts into her work. Here's a link to her instant download messenger bag pattern for $8.95.

Thanks so much for everyone helping out with the applique and pillowcase dress problems. Can't do individual posts cause it'll take too long. DD has been puking since 1am so its definitely not going to be a productive day.

For the advice about the pillowcase with armholes probably looking better, that was my thought too. While the other one was much easier, dd is getting pickier and pickier about her clothes lately so I figure armholes were a good idea.

Thanks for the link to the other site for hte pillowcase pattern. Heading there now

As for the appliques, lots of great advice! Thank you! I have no idea if my machine will do a satin stich. I'll have to look and see. I've never actually used the zigzag function on it so I'll test it out. Love the advice on the heat and bond and the Sulky Totally Stable. No Joanns or Hancocks here ... basically just fabricland and a few independant places. I'm sure someone will have it tho so I'll look when I go. I still need all the threads, ribbons etc for these dresses anyway so I'll check then. If all else fails, I'll contact Teresa and have a look at Princess Heirlooms! Might be easier in the long run but I wont' have fabric to match dd's dresses so Id rather try it myself first.

Waving hi to all the Canadians here! Weather sure is crazy. Its 27C here today! Just nuts for the beginning of spring. We had a snow storm a year ago today!

Teresa and Princess Heirlooms are one in the same

Just checked the instruction manual for my machine... it will do a satin stitch! So, let's see if I have this right.... I cut out the mickey face from the fabric I want. I heat and bond it to the tshirt (do I have to wash the fabric and tshirt first?). I then satin stitch around the mickey head. Umm, and I use somthing like Sulky Totally stable on the inside of the tshirt while I'm doing this right? I seem to think that I read somewhere that this is ironed on... can you use this with the heat and bond... or is it the same thing? (I'm used to having a commercial pattern, cutting out the pieces based on the pattern and just sewing together... that, I can do... not so great at improvising yet!)

Use Heat and Bond LITE for appliques you want to satin stitch. Any iron on/tear away stabilizer will work. You could also try any cut away stabilizer if you wanted.

Those are super cute!

I hope you keep your white stuff up there. I hate winter and the cold. I have been so happy that we had such a mild winter and a beautiful spring!


I love the fabric. It should work just fine. I don't think you can expect the bag to last forever using a cotton material but if you are like me, you'll be itching for a new bag before long anyhow. The bag pattern looks very nice. I think that somebody else used an Oliver + S messenger bag pattern that was quite similar. It will be a super cute bag when you are done. I have some Mickey fabric that I ordered off of Etsy that I am planning to use for a bag some day if we ever plan another Disney trip.


Got the results of my scan a couple of hours ago. Things are great! Dr spent quite a bit of time to use talking about people like me who are outliers and don't fit into the statistics. Then said that she only needs to see me every 6 months when I get my scans done!!! Couldn't have gotten any better news.


Also, I am looking for a couple of people who might be interested in test stitching some embroidery designs. I have gotten to the point where I can digitize things much faster than I can test them. You need to have a machine that is capable of stitching 5x7 designs. Please send me a PM if you are interested. Thanks!

YAY! Congrats on your scans and good news!!!!!! I'd been praying you would get uplifting news

Hi all! I haven't posted here in over a year. I didn't post too much then, mostly lurked. I have lurked off and on this last year but was always too busy to post. It looks like I'll have alot of time on my hands for awhile, I lost my job yesterday. It is more of a blessing in disguise, just wished the timing was better. So until I can find another job I think I'll be around on here quite a bit. My boys don't appreciate my sewing too much so I have done a few gives lately and have started sewing for myself. Here are a few pics of some of my recent projects. I've made several backpacks for the gives.

Apparently I don't have any more recent pics so here are a few older bowling shirts I have made. Cowboy days at school!

I'll look for some more pics later today or tomorrow. Looking forward to being much more active on here.

I always ooh and ahh over your backpacks! How difficult are they to make???

Thank you, that was all I needed to hear!

SO... I decided to play around with it this afternoon. AND I did it! I just did it really quickly so I will definetly be much neater. I just used old fabric I had laying around. I still need to hand stitch the inside.

I just would like a little bigger so I am going to play around with the sizes.

Thank you all for inspiring me!

Great job!

That's too bad but I know it you will make it look fine.



It has been so nice not having any snowdays this year... though we did have 5 makeup days from Hurricane Irene that blew through at the end of August.



I've been debating buying this along with a bunch of fabric... but I must resist.



That is wonderful news.



I love those backpacks and love the cowboy day shirts.



Great job!

I'd been thinking about how you were 5 days "behind" because of a hurricane but hadn't had any snow days yet . . . crazy weather, huh?

 

[smile5sunshine]

I really need to work on my lists.

YES, get to sewing! *cracks whip* I'm anxiously awaiting your newest creations!

Hi all! I haven't posted here in over a year. I didn't post too much then, mostly lurked. I have lurked off and on this last year but was always too busy to post. It looks like I'll have alot of time on my hands for awhile, I lost my job yesterday. It is more of a blessing in disguise, just wished the timing was better. So until I can find another job I think I'll be around on here quite a bit. My boys don't appreciate my sewing too much so I have done a few gives lately and have started sewing for myself. Here are a few pics of some of my recent projects. I've made several backpacks for the gives.

I'll look for some more pics later today or tomorrow. Looking forward to being much more active on here.

Wow, your backpacks look amazing! Great job! HUGS about loosing your job and FX that you find a new one quickly!

Thank you, that was all I needed to hear!

SO... I decided to play around with it this afternoon. AND I did it! I just did it really quickly so I will definetly be much neater. I just used old fabric I had laying around. I still need to hand stitch the inside.

I just would like a little bigger so I am going to play around with the sizes.

Thank you all for inspiring me!

HURRAY for getting the courage to try it and it coming out! I've found that usually if I just TRY something, it generally turns out alright.

I was inspired to conquer my sewing machine aversion, hence my first machine-sewn deco shorts! Got this done so much faster than by hand! Look out - there's more coming!

Good for you! I'm glad it went so much more quickly. Can't wait to see any others you make.

Good Morning!
I also finished Natalie's outfit right before we left, and thought I'd share the photos with you all. I'm finally working on her Ariel dress now.

So glad to be back!

Glad to hear you had a nice trip. And gracious! Could that outfit BE any cuter??? Fantastic job and I bet she received TONS of compliments on her mama's handy work.

Did another pair!!! I LOVE this sewing thing. I see why everyone here loves it so much!!

Will make the baby a matching pair.It's already cut, just need to iron and sew!!

Awesome day!! VBAndrea came over for a visit. She was fantastic in helping me learn to sew again. I still have a lot to learn.... BUT I am so ecstatic about my first creation!!

THANK YOU ANDREA!!!

YAY! You're on a roll now! and how sweet of Andrea to come out and help you figure out how to do it!

Major Venting Below!!!!

Had a bad experience at Joanns this weekend. Last week we went in and checked with the manager on duty to see if my dd11 could set up a stand to ask for small craft donations (such a small bottle of puffy paint, embroidery string, etc) to put toward her Girl Scout silver award. She is going to run the craft center at a spring break camp for 200 disadvantaged girls. I went back again later in the week to make sure that it was still ok for her to set up outside the store on Saturday. Everybody said that everything was fine.

DD11 spent a couple of hours making signs and small cards to give out asking customer to buy a small additional item with their own purchases. Then Saturday we went up to the store. When we got there I stayed outside with her stuff and she went in to tell the manager on duty that she was there to set up. The manager screamed at her from the office that she wasn't allowed to be there and that it was against Joanns corporate policies. She yelled at her to get off the property immediately. DD was shocked and embarrassed.

When dd11 came outside in tears and told me what happened, I went back in to see if there was some misunderstanding. The manager repeated the scene with me. I wasn't upset that there was a misunderstanding by the first manager and having dd11's stand was against their policies. I understand that those things happen. But I do resent the manager on duty that day yelling at my child for trying to do something positive in our community. I was so angry about the way she was treated, she is just a child!

We packed up and left immediately but I am still so upset. I shop at that store all the time. All the ladies at the register and the cutting counter know me by name. I am a good customer at that store since I am usually there twice a week buying stuff. I found it so hard to believe that the manager would treat anybody like that, let alone a child and a frequent customer. Thanks for letting me vent. I have been upset about this since Saturday. I wish I didn't have to shop there anymore but I don't really have any other choices.

Oh my goodness I am SO MAD FOR YOU!!! What a horrible way for the manager to behave, ESPECIALLY towards a child! I really hope that your email/letter gets some response from someone higher up because that manager NEEDS to be reprimanded and know that they cannot treat people (especially GOOD CUSTOMERS!) like that. AND WOOOO HOOOOO on getting the "all clear" from your scan.

I am a very beginner sewer with a basic machine. I have only sewed a few things and HATE patterns, so what I do make, I just wing it. I decided to try to make DD4 a tunic length top and some matching leggings, so this is what I came up with, she wore it on our trip last week, I dont think it looked too bad, but I hope to get better!

I didnt really think to have her pose for a few good picts so you could see the outfit. I made a matching bag for her to keep her heart monitor in, she liked it a lot!

I love these kind of dresses so much more than the costume ones there, she was comfortable and it was so cute! She was suprised with makeup, the shoes, tiara, flowers, I did her nails and took her to the Barber Shop at MK and she had a haircut and they styled her hair in a bun and sprinkled her with pixie dust all before going to eat in Cinderellas Castle. What a fun day!

You just "wing it" and they turn out that great! WOW! I think I'd just wing it too if my self-creations came out half as good as yours! Looks great and SO CUTE our your little sweetie. And what a clever idea to make the little bag for her heart monitor so it would match.

My latest and last dress for this trip!

I still need to make a hat, a headband, a necklace and some "skin" tank tops and short sleeve shirts. Skin shirts are a very light tan that the girls can wear under other clothes. They love their long sleeve skin shirts but probably too warm for April in Anaheim.

that looks fantastic. I bet you are somewhat glad you are all done sewing for the trip!

Here is what I did for Jayden's Big Give. If you want to see better pics, go check out his pre-trip reports. Such cuties!

I love all of the princess dresses that have been posted lately. I need to get busy and do some things for our NYC trip since I don't think there is a Disney trip any time in our near future.

What a lucky boy! Looks great!

I HAVE BIG NEWS!!!!

I just picked the kids up from school about an hour an half ago when DH called and said "Meet me at the house" and I knew what that meant It's all here and appears to be in one peice. I spent a few mins of my lunch hour unpacking all the fabric/notions/supplies from the boxes. I'll hopefully take the machines out of the boxes tonight!

I'll post pictures when I clock out and go home....I feel like I could make FABRIC ANGELS on the floor in my sewing room....

Well???*taps foot and looks at watch* where our pictures of this glorious sight??? HA HA just kidding, I'm sure you've just been sewing up a storm and spending every free second with your new toys. I can't wait for you to check back in and show us some of the goodies you've made.

Just popping in to say hi. I finally figured out the multi-post thing so will be able to do that next time, but I am not feeling well tonight so going to just drop by. I have another non-Disney dress finished.

Tomorrow going to work on taking some of my son's old jeans that have holes in the knees and turning them into shorts with Disney borders along the bottom. I hope everyone has had a restful weekend!

That's beautiful. Did you use crushed penne(sp?) on the sleeves and sash? I love the colors! Can't wait to see the re-purposed shorts for your son!


I'm having a good trip visiting my gma. I have had some good time at the sewing machine, however I forgot to bring my camera cord so I will have to wait until I get back home to post all my creations for the week.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day and HAPPY SEWING!
Sunshine

 

[cogero]

okay apologizing in advance if you have seen these on FB or my PTR or maybe I have even posted here but I can't remember

Duffy Outfit

boy Epcot Outfit

and because I didn't think C had enough outfits I made more

Animal Kingdom

On the Duffy and AK outfit I am reusing shorts from August

I have a couple other things almost done and will post on my PTR.

 

[thebeesknees]

Diane - just wanted to say how happy i am that your scan was clear!! What great news!!

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

That's great that you have had such good experiences with buying from foreign etsy sellers. I have ordered things from Japan, Korea, China and Thailand (all sewing things) and have been pleased with most of my purchases. The items from China and Thailand took forever to arrive but were nice. The things from Korea and Japan arrive very quickly.
Wow, I love the fabrics. I love PINK too! I should not look at them though. I have recently ordered a bunch of knit fabrics because I am trying to get better about sewing with knits. I just ordered some knits from a couple of sellers on FB and etsy to try out their stuff.

I agree, they do take a while. I always sew in advance though because I'm so slow at it. (Perfectionist ) I've never sewn knits, and am scared to. I do want to lettuce edge the Jessie shirt though, and so I'm going to try with that. The pink polka dot princess fabric that I posted will become the skirt of a tshirt dress. It's so sweet ad cute. I wanted to be sure that the fabric pattern could be seen. It's expensive though, and I haven't been able to pull the trigger to buy it yet!

I forgot to give you the pattern I use for messenger bags. The pattern comes with 3 sizes. Aivilo's patterns are fabulous! She offers great customer support via email and if you have questions while you're sewing she gets back to you pretty quickly in my experience. I also know her IRL and know how much she puts into her work. Here's a link to her instant download messenger bag pattern for $8.95.

Thanks for the link! I was looking at her bag, and love it also. The other one has a cute latch to it, but I like how easy the Aivilo's bags look. She's also having a sale on Etsy right now, and you can get 4 of her patterns for $19. I like her wristlet and diaper/wipes carrier also. Decisions, Decisions! LOL

Glad to hear you had a nice trip. And gracious! Could that outfit BE any cuter??? Fantastic job and I bet she received TONS of compliments on her mama's handy work.

Thanks so much! The outfit is for our family trip in July. I'm hoping she grows because the 'pants' are suppose to be capris. I might have to take them up some if she doesn't. This past trip was with some girlfriends of mine. It's nice to have a girls' weekend every now and then.

okay apologizing in advance if you have seen these on FB or my PTR or maybe I have even posted here but I can't remember

Duffy Outfit

boy Epcot Outfit

and because I didn't think C had enough outfits I made more

Animal Kingdom

On the Duffy and AK outfit I am reusing shorts from August

I have a couple other things almost done and will post on my PTR.

Oh my Goodness! Those are just precious! I'm hoping my kids like Duffy when we get there.

 

[tinkerbell3747]

Hi Friends,

I am here with pics, I have been lurking on and off through the week but have been busy setting up my machines and trying to wash and iron my fabric.

I promised pictures so here they are. I didn't get any of the notions but I have some if everything now and its so exciting.....please excuse the mess it will be all cleaned up this weekend.

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My first test run...not to bad but it is puckering a little. I used SUlky sticky back, I didn't hoop the fabric just the stabilizer and just laid the fabric on top of the sticky part.... this was just for practice and won't be used in any projects I just grabs some scraps....

sorry the pics are so big....note to self get a lamp....

 

[sue_go_disney]

Hello everyone,
I have been lurking again for a long time, so I should re-introduce myself.

I live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I have 3 kids (2 girls and 1 boy) and don't get to Disney often enough! I have been with the kids 3 times since 2006. I spend too much time on the computer drooling over all your creations!
There has been TMTQ since I was last online, but I'm hoping to keep more up-to-date, and get sewing again!
I'm envious of all you ladies who have just got a Embroidery Machine. Hoping maybe this year... there are not as many places in Canada to get one. Maybe I'll have to pop across the border.
Keep the pics coming!
Sue

 

[tinkbell13]

Hi Friends,

I am here with pics, I have been lurking on and off through the week but have been busy setting up my machines and trying to wash and iron my fabric.

I promised pictures so here they are. I didn't get any of the notions but I have some if everything now and its so exciting.....please excuse the mess it will be all cleaned up this weekend.

there is actually over 117 different fabrics there....

My first test run...not to bad but it is puckering a little. I used SUlky sticky back, I didn't hoop the fabric just the stabilizer and just laid the fabric on top of the sticky part.... this was just for practice and won't be used in any projects I just grabs some scraps....

sorry the pics are so big....note to self get a lamp....

Yay! That is a lot of fabric! I can see why you wanted to do fabric angels in it! I figured you were busy getting everything set up. Awesome first run. Can't wait to see the projects on your list.

 

[babynala]

My latest and last dress for this trip!

I still need to make a hat, a headband, a necklace and some "skin" tank tops and short sleeve shirts. Skin shirts are a very light tan that the girls can wear under other clothes. They love their long sleeve skin shirts but probably too warm for April in Anaheim.

practically perfect in every way Really, it looks perfect.

Here is what I did for Jayden's Big Give. If you want to see better pics, go check out his pre-trip reports. Such cuties!

I love all of the princess dresses that have been posted lately. I need to get busy and do some things for our NYC trip since I don't think there is a Disney trip any time in our near future

Love how these came out.

Awesome day!! VBAndrea came over for a visit. She was fantastic in helping me learn to sew again. I still have a lot to learn.... BUT I am so ecstatic about my first creation!!

THANK YOU ANDREA!!!:

How fun that you got to get together with Andrea. You did a great job on the shorts.

Diane - sorry to hear about the issues you had at Joann's. I realize that their policy would not allow your daughter to setup but the manager did not need to yell at your DD. How discouraging. I hope you hear from the district manager. I can only imagine how upsetting this is for you and your daughter. Congratulations on the results of your scan. What great news to celebrate.

I am a very beginner sewer with a basic machine. I have only sewed a few things and HATE patterns, so what I do make, I just wing it. I decided to try to make DD4 a tunic length top and some matching leggings, so this is what I came up with, she wore it on our trip last week, I dont think it looked too bad, but I hope to get better!

I didnt really think to have her pose for a few good picts so you could see the outfit. I made a matching bag for her to keep her heart monitor in, she liked it a lot!

I didnt make this Belle dress, but just want to share a pict, I ordered it for her and it was sooo cute! It was a surprise for her and she loves it and has to wear it almost everyday at home now!

I love these kind of dresses so much more than the costume ones there, she was comfortable and it was so cute! She was suprised with makeup, the shoes, tiara, flowers, I did her nails and took her to the Barber Shop at MK and she had a haircut and they styled her hair in a bun and sprinkled her with pixie dust all before going to eat in Cinderellas Castle. What a fun day!

Your DD looks so sweet in her Belle dress and all set to meet Cinderella. I love the Mickey inspired tunic.

Good Morning!

I feel like I've been gone forever! I went on my trip to DLR and participated in MouseAdventure. Our team came in 17th out of 120ish teams. So, not too shabby! It was a lot of fun, and the highlight of the day was riding the raft over to TSI and playing charades with the rest of my team on the other side of the river.
I also finished Natalie's outfit right before we left, and thought I'd share the photos with you all. I'm finally working on her Ariel dress now.

I missed the switch over to a new thread, and I see that you all have been busy making some fabulous things. The boy's outfits are especially inspiring to me because I haven't made them a thing. I might have to look into it.

Question: What pattern do you all suggest for the cute easy shorts you're making boys?

So glad to be back!

Your DD is the cutest little thing. I love the outfit you made - so fun!

I was inspired to conquer my sewing machine aversion, hence my first machine-sewn deco shorts! Got this done so much faster than by hand! Look out - there's more coming!

You did a great job on the shorts.

So for those of you who are thinking it is too hot...here's a picture of my world during my commute this morning!

Oh and the white stuff on the railing and on the sides of the road is NOT powdered sugar! It was snowing when I took the picture. By the way, I can usually see mountains (Canadian Rockies) in a distance from that angle!

Brrrrrrr. This is why we moved from Michgian to Georgia.

Hi all! I haven't posted here in over a year. I didn't post too much then, mostly lurked. I have lurked off and on this last year but was always too busy to post. It looks like I'll have alot of time on my hands for awhile, I lost my job yesterday. It is more of a blessing in disguise, just wished the timing was better. So until I can find another job I think I'll be around on here quite a bit. My boys don't appreciate my sewing too much so I have done a few gives lately and have started sewing for myself. Here are a few pics of some of my recent projects. I've made several backpacks for the gives.

I'll look for some more pics later today or tomorrow. Looking forward to being much more active on here.

Wow, those backpacks are awesome. I love the cowboy shirt too.

Hi Friends,

I am here with pics, I have been lurking on and off through the week but have been busy setting up my machines and trying to wash and iron my fabric.

I promised pictures so here they are. I didn't get any of the notions but I have some if everything now and its so exciting.....please excuse the mess it will be all cleaned up this weekend.

Great job on your first applique. Glad to see you've got your machines up and running.

 

[tinkerbell3747]

Well???*taps foot and looks at watch* where our pictures of this glorious sight??? HA HA just kidding, I'm sure you've just been sewing up a storm and spending every free second with your new toys. I can't wait for you to check back in and show us some of the goodies you've made.

I know i took forever for me to get those up. Partly because my space all of a sudden looked like such a mess...I was kind of embarrassed then I realized if anyone would understand a messy craft room you all would....

okay apologizing in advance if you have seen these on FB or my PTR or maybe I have even posted here but I can't remember

Duffy Outfit

boy Epcot Outfit

and because I didn't think C had enough outfits I made more

Animal Kingdom

On the Duffy and AK outfit I am reusing shorts from August

I have a couple other things almost done and will post on my PTR.

I posted on your PTR but I'll say it again i LOVE LOVE LOVE that Duffy outfit!

Chiara, DD wants me to make her a Nerds outfit..do you mind if we CASE yours?

Yay! That is a lot of fabric! I can see why you wanted to do fabric angels in it! I figured you were busy getting everything set up. Awesome first run. Can't wait to see the projects on your list.

I am still washing everything hope to be done by tomorrow. Then its time to attack DD Customs list.

1st up on the request list is now a Nerd's outfit....if Chiara approves well CASE off of hers cause it was awesome! Different colors same concept....

 

[cogero]

I posted on your PTR but I'll say it again i LOVE LOVE LOVE that Duffy outfit!

Chiara, DD wants me to make her a Nerds outfit..do you mind if we CASE yours?



I am still washing everything hope to be done by tomorrow. Then its time to attack DD Customs list.

1st up on the request list is now a Nerd's outfit....if Chiara approves well CASE off of hers cause it was awesome! Different colors same concept....

Oh case away. I am honored, someone wants to case me.

I picked my 770 up from the spa so I will be running booths machines tonight

 

[tricia]

Hi everyone. First, I want to say how impressed I am with all the custom clothes you all make. Its just fantastic! Most of you probably don't know me but my daughter Sydney was recipiant of a Big Give in August 2010. The clothing she had for her wish trip was simply amazing. The following Spring, I posted here, very excited that we had made a trip to the US and I had bought all kinds of disney fabric, with the intention of both making some things for our next disney trip and contributing to the Big Give so we could give back a little. Well, the fabric rested in our closet for, well, over a year. Our last disney trip got cancelled and the plan now is to go in May when we're taking my parents too. I kept thinking of the fabric and kept pushing the idea aside and within the last week I've been searching You Can Make This and I've come up with many things I'd like to make for DD and my two DS's for our upcoming trip... nothing like leaving it for the last minute. If all goes well, I'm going to start contributing to the Big Give when we return... small things at first.

So, I have a few questions. I figured I'd start with a simple pillowcase dress. I bought a pdf from YCMT and had trouble understanding it. I'm not a complete newbie as I used to make costumes for my kiddos a few years ago but it just confused me. Maybe because I've been away from the machine for awhile (other than sewing sponsors onto DS's hockey jerseys!) So, I looked at Teresa's bookmarks and found a pillowcase dress there.. .and I found another online. My big problem now is taht all three are different. I'm concerned about the arm hole. The pdf I have says to cut it out after teh dress is sewn together and uses homemade bias tape to go around the hole. The one I found online says to cut a corner off each side of the fabric, so 4 sides in total before its sewn together, fold up the edges and sew it, and then sew the dress together (so no bias tape here). Finally, the link Teresa has doesn't really have armholes at all... just the top part of the dress (pillowcase style) that isn't sewn together... bottom line... which do you like best? Which works best for fitting kiddos? I'm so confused!

Second question is related to appliques. I'm going to do at least one bowling shirt for DS4 but realistically, if this takes too much time, the rest of the matching outfits may just be a tshirt with a mickey applique in the same fabric as DD's dresses and skirts (or similar fabric anyway). My machine is not fancy. It isn't digital at all. Completely manual. I've read the tutorial on making appliques and it sounds timeconsuming ... Is there an easy way to cut out the mickey head from fabric and sew the edges so they don't fray? Can this just be sewn onto a Tshirt then? Or am I missing something really important?

On a related note, and I know I'm not supposed to ask about people selling things but just a yes or no would suffice... I can search it... is there anyone that sells Mickey/Minnie face appliques with the edges serged or something that I can just buy and sew onto a tshirt myself? Plain black would be just fine. I've found sellers that sell the tshirts with applique's on them and I've found patterns for serger machines... just haven't found anyone that makes the appliques and sells just them ... does such a person exist and if so, how do I search etsy or another site to find him/her?

Thanks so much for all your help!

I remember you. I couldn't wait to sign up for your Big Give, cause I could make something for each child and not have to worry about the high cost of shipping, LOL.

Did another pair!!! I LOVE this sewing thing. I see why everyone here loves it so much!!

Will make the baby a matching pair.It's already cut, just need to iron and sew!!

Doing a great job.

I was inspired to conquer my sewing machine aversion, hence my first machine-sewn deco shorts! Got this done so much faster than by hand! Look out - there's more coming!

So cute.

Hi all! I haven't posted here in over a year. I didn't post too much then, mostly lurked. I have lurked off and on this last year but was always too busy to post. It looks like I'll have alot of time on my hands for awhile, I lost my job yesterday. It is more of a blessing in disguise, just wished the timing was better. So until I can find another job I think I'll be around on here quite a bit. My boys don't appreciate my sewing too much so I have done a few gives lately and have started sewing for myself. Here are a few pics of some of my recent projects. I've made several backpacks for the gives.

Those backpacks are awesome. I don't think I have the patience for those.

okay apologizing in advance if you have seen these on FB or my PTR or maybe I have even posted here but I can't remember

Duffy Outfit

Everything is cute. I don't think I had seen Duffy on FB.

Hello everyone,
I have been lurking again for a long time, so I should re-introduce myself.

I live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I have 3 kids (2 girls and 1 boy) and don't get to Disney often enough! I have been with the kids 3 times since 2006. I spend too much time on the computer drooling over all your creations!
There has been TMTQ since I was last online, but I'm hoping to keep more up-to-date, and get sewing again!
I'm envious of all you ladies who have just got a Embroidery Machine. Hoping maybe this year... there are not as many places in Canada to get one. Maybe I'll have to pop across the border.
Keep the pics coming!
Sue

If you go to the Brother web site they do have a place that you can find out where all their dealers are in Ontario. And being in Toronto, you have quite a few nice quilt shops too.

 

[PrincessMickey]

I love your backpacks and I don't even remember seeing them on the BG boards! I'm glad you posted pics here.

I can't recall if I've seen your cowboy shirts or not -- I think I remember your children though -- you may have been the one that posted pics for me of long sleeve shirts under bowling shirts so I could get an idea of how it looked.

It probably was me. When they still wore the bowling shirts, they wore them throughout the winter with long sleeves underneath.

I love the backpacks. I do remember when you made them for one of the Gives. They are so cute! Your little guys in their bowling shirts are so cute! What a cute school idea, Cowboy Day!

Thanks! In Denver we have the stock show every January so the school does the cowboy day where they get to dress up. They also do a rodeo in gym class with lots of fun activities as well.

Congrats on the scan, that is wonderful news!

I always ooh and ahh over your backpacks! How difficult are they to make???

Thanks. The first one was pretty hard but that was mostly just trying to read the pattern. I guess I am spoiled by Carla's patterns. They can be a little time consuming but they are fairly easy. They get easier with each one I do.

Duffy Outfit

boy Epcot Outfit

and because I didn't think C had enough outfits I made more

Animal Kingdom

Great outfits. I like the Animal Kingdom the best!

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My first test run...not to bad but it is puckering a little. I used SUlky sticky back, I didn't hoop the fabric just the stabilizer and just laid the fabric on top of the sticky part.... this was just for practice and won't be used in any projects I just grabs some scraps....

Love it! I'm jealous and can't wait until I can get an embroidery machine.

 

[dianemom2]

Duffy Outfit

boy Epcot Outfit

and because I didn't think C had enough outfits I made more

Animal Kingdom

On the Duffy and AK outfit I am reusing shorts from August

I have a couple other things almost done and will post on my PTR.

Chiara those turned out great! It is great that the kids haven't outgrown all the things from your last trip and you can re-use some of them! I love the Epcot outfits and the Duffy outfit. Although every time I see the name Duffy I think if the Simpsons and Duff Beer.

Diane - just wanted to say how happy i am that your scan was clear!! What great news!!

Thanks! We are very happy!

I've never sewn knits, and am scared to. I do want to lettuce edge the Jessie shirt though, and so I'm going to try with that. The pink polka dot princess fabric that I posted will become the skirt of a tshirt dress. It's so sweet ad cute. I wanted to be sure that the fabric pattern could be seen. It's expensive though, and I haven't been able to pull the trigger to buy it yet!

I was scared to try sewing with knits too. I was just inspired by Andrea who has done some sewing with them. I just ordered some pretty knit prints from Etsy and I found some very inexpensive knit solids on the bargain rack at Hancocks when I was there today. I can't wait to do a little more playing around with them. I also upcycled a couple of old shirts into really cute little dresses and I used the sleeves from one to make shorts to go under it.

Hi Friends,

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My first test run...not to bad but it is puckering a little. I used SUlky sticky back, I didn't hoop the fabric just the stabilizer and just laid the fabric on top of the sticky part.... this was just for practice and won't be used in any projects I just grabs some scraps....

Love your new "babies". I am sure you have been having a blast this week! I can't believe all those fabrics. Can't wait to see what you start making with them. Your first applique looks great!

 

[Taja]

Hi Friends,

I am here with pics, I have been lurking on and off through the week but have been busy setting up my machines and trying to wash and iron my fabric.

I promised pictures so here they are. I didn't get any of the notions but I have some if everything now and its so exciting.....please excuse the mess it will be all cleaned up this weekend.

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there is actually over 117 different fabrics there....

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My first test run...not to bad but it is puckering a little. I used SUlky sticky back, I didn't hoop the fabric just the stabilizer and just laid the fabric on top of the sticky part.... this was just for practice and won't be used in any projects I just grabs some scraps....

sorry the pics are so big....note to self get a lamp....

Your new babies are beautiful!

And your trial run is great!

Edited to add:

Your new fabrics look wonderful! I'm mourning my fabric stash. I had to sell or donate most of it when I down-sized. Just did not have room for it!

Hello everyone,
I have been lurking again for a long time, so I should re-introduce myself.

I live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I have 3 kids (2 girls and 1 boy) and don't get to Disney often enough! I have been with the kids 3 times since 2006. I spend too much time on the computer drooling over all your creations!
There has been TMTQ since I was last online, but I'm hoping to keep more up-to-date, and get sewing again!
I'm envious of all you ladies who have just got a Embroidery Machine. Hoping maybe this year... there are not as many places in Canada to get one. Maybe I'll have to pop across the border.
Keep the pics coming!
Sue

Hello, from a fellow lurker! I lurk more than I post.

My sewing primarily is adult, office-appropriate stuff, so I really don't post photos. I'm planning in May to begin a school wardrobe for a special four-year-old in my life (aka Miss Abigail) who will start kindergarten in August. If I start any sooner, she probably will outgrow most of the things before school starts! She is tall for her age (courtesy of tall parents and grandparents).

 

[PurpleEars]

okay apologizing in advance if you have seen these on FB or my PTR or maybe I have even posted here but I can't remember

Duffy Outfit

boy Epcot Outfit

and because I didn't think C had enough outfits I made more

Animal Kingdom

On the Duffy and AK outfit I am reusing shorts from August

I have a couple other things almost done and will post on my PTR.

Great job on those outfits! I can't pick one that I like the most cause I like them all!

Hi Friends,

I am here with pics, I have been lurking on and off through the week but have been busy setting up my machines and trying to wash and iron my fabric.

I promised pictures so here they are. I didn't get any of the notions but I have some if everything now and its so exciting.....please excuse the mess it will be all cleaned up this weekend.

there is actually over 117 different fabrics there....

My first test run...not to bad but it is puckering a little. I used SUlky sticky back, I didn't hoop the fabric just the stabilizer and just laid the fabric on top of the sticky part.... this was just for practice and won't be used in any projects I just grabs some scraps....

sorry the pics are so big....note to self get a lamp....

This is SO exciting! I really look forward to seeing your creations!!

Hello everyone,
I have been lurking again for a long time, so I should re-introduce myself.

I live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I have 3 kids (2 girls and 1 boy) and don't get to Disney often enough! I have been with the kids 3 times since 2006. I spend too much time on the computer drooling over all your creations!
There has been TMTQ since I was last online, but I'm hoping to keep more up-to-date, and get sewing again!
I'm envious of all you ladies who have just got a Embroidery Machine. Hoping maybe this year... there are not as many places in Canada to get one. Maybe I'll have to pop across the border.
Keep the pics coming!
Sue

Welcome back! It is exciting to see another Canadian hanging out here. I found the embroidery machines are cheaper in the US than here by quite a bit.

 

[DiznyDi]

What a talented group of ladies you are! The backpacks are wonderful! As are the style and variety of ensembles for the younger set. What a way to inspire others.

 

[DiznyDi]

I finished these this afternoon for the current Big Give.

I'm really experimenting with photo bucket and resizing my photos. Until just a month ago I had only dial-up internet service available and rarely did anything with photos. This high-speed, high-tech stuff is still somewhat mind-boggling for me. I'll get better, promise!

 

[DisneyTeacher01]

I finished these this afternoon for the current Big Give.

I'm really experimenting with photo bucket and resizing my photos. Until just a month ago I had only dial-up internet service available and rarely did anything with photos. This high-speed, high-tech stuff is still somewhat mind-boggling for me. I'll get better, promise!

Those are ADORABLE!!! Where did you get the design? I the hands

~Jennifer

 

[4monkeys]

I finished these this afternoon for the current Big Give.

I'm really experimenting with photo bucket and resizing my photos. Until just a month ago I had only dial-up internet service available and rarely did anything with photos. This high-speed, high-tech stuff is still somewhat mind-boggling for me. I'll get better, promise!

Love those! The family will really like them!!

As for me, I did a little playing around with the boxy bag size today. Made one a little bigger and added an iron on vinyl for a little water proofing. SOmone at the store suggested it. IT was ok.

Still loving everyone's great outfits. Too many to quote!!!