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

[RMAMom]

Hello ladies, I am just posting a little reminder to those who signed up for our "Hugs from Megan" Haiti blanket project that I am able to take the blanket at any time now........we will be out of town August 2 -20 so please do not ship during those days as I'm afraid the PO will lose the boxes...I would love to have everything here no later than Sept 15 so I can start shipping them out!


thank you again for all your kindness in helping make our project a HUGE success

Oh my gosh I am so glad you reminded me about this!

Well...evefr since the little issue I had lately with Disboards...I can't seem to quote anymore. I am assuming it will come back in time!


As to the differences between the movie outfits and the way Disney decides to portray them in the parks....Ariel's dress....I missed it completely in the movie. Tiana's green dress...about two seconds. Lately, Disney seems to have a formula for the dresses and the Princesses. Each color can only be used once in the parks! (exception seems to be Alice and Provencal Belle) While the dresses may be similar, there has to be discerning differences.

I think this may have something to do with the differences in Meirida (which I can now say without getting it wrong but still can't spell it). There is already something similar, so they needed the bling to make it more regal!


I like it better when they were truer to the movie...like Snow White; than now...Tiana and Ariel and Rapunzel.

Whatever the reasons...I like the plainer version better....


Nini

A few weeks/month ago there were a lot of us that kept getting signed out repeatedly. We had to clear cookies and then it was fine so if you havent tried that yet I would say clear your cookies and see if it helps.

What kind of serger do you have? I was thinking about getting one but don't know anything about them. I need one that is REALLY easy to use

I have a Brother 1034D and I love it. It is very user friendly and made and priced for home use

 

[nowellsl]

I have a Brother 1034D and I love it. It is very user friendly and made and priced for home use

Thanks!

 

[nannye]

I'm also getting ready to do some tie-dye shirts. I plan to do all the tie dye and then applique one of the fab six on each shirt.



Welcome! The outfit turned out cute! I have the brave fabric and plan to work something up for the movie as well.



I like your fabrics - very pretty!



The dress is cute. What about covering the elastic with FOE (fold-over elastic). That stuff is really soft and you could essentially make a casing.

I'm almost done with a Minnie Mouse cheerleader outfit for DD to wear on our trip. She is really excited about this one because it combines two of her favorite things. LOL I hope to have pics to post later this afternoon.

I'm planning to make tye dye mickey shirts too. I got everything for them, any suggestions?

I'm also wondering if anyone has a word document or whatever of a mickey head that I can use to print out for tracing etc...

 

[nannye]

Question for all you fantastic Ladies.... I bought V the Rapunzel Wedding Dress for BBB at Disney. Now the problem with this dress, is that it is glittery and by glittery I mean INSANELY glittery.

The lady at the Disney Store said to use aresol hairspray and spray the dress with it to hold/set the glitter so it isn't as much of a mess.

Has anyone done this?
I am a little hesitant.

Thanks
Erin

 

[mommy2mrb]

Oh my gosh I am so glad you reminded me about this!

I figured some might of forgotten since its been awhile since we had sign-ups! know how I am with remembering sometimes

 

[McDuck]

I figured some might of forgotten since its been awhile since we had sign-ups! know how I am with remembering sometimes

Yes, thanks for reminding! I got my boy fleece but still need to get some girl fleece---and then, of course, finish them both!

 

[mommy2mrb]

Yes, thanks for reminding! I got my boy fleece but still need to get some girl fleece---and then, of course, finish them both!

not a problem, still plenty of time

 

[Ahrizel]

Well I managed to kill my singer While I'm using my old Necchi which works well enough though it needs a tuneup, I need a different machine. I've started quilting, and I want one that will work for that as well as general sewing. Some fancy stitches wouldn't be bad either. Basically I need a workhorse machine with some bells and whistles, but not so many toys on it that it's out of my budget. Which is 1000 max, preferably much less!
I was really hoping to convince the hubby into an embroidery machine next year, but not going to happen now. This has to come first. I got an older Elna serger last month which I'm now finally going to figure out this week. I'm just hoping for some good suggestions. You folks sew a LOT and should know what a good one is, or at least what I should avoid. Thanks a lot!
Mary

 

[tmh0206]

Nannye ~it does work and helps even when you wash the costume you will lose less glitter as well.

 

[smile5sunshine]

What kind of serger do you have? I was thinking about getting one but don't know anything about them. I need one that is REALLY easy to use

I have the brother 1034D as well. I bought it in April for my birthday from amazon for right around $200. I think it's pretty easy to use, but I confess that this is the first serger I have EVER used, so take that with a grain of salt. I do know that Chiara had the same one and she did NOT like it and ended up getting another machine.

Glad that you love your serger. I do love mine too. It was intimidating at first but once you start using it, you realize how great it is! Your couch make over sounds great! We always bought leather sofas for the family room because I could wipe them off. LOL!

HA Ha about the leather. I like the wipe-ability of leather, but we live where it gets H-O-T and I HATE it when your butt sticks to the seat and you feel like you have to peel yourself off the couch, so no leather for me! I'm just tickled with how zippy the serger is.

Well I managed to kill my singer While I'm using my old Necchi which works well enough though it needs a tuneup, I need a different machine. I've started quilting, and I want one that will work for that as well as general sewing. Some fancy stitches wouldn't be bad either. Basically I need a workhorse machine with some bells and whistles, but not so many toys on it that it's out of my budget. Which is 1000 max, preferably much less!
I was really hoping to convince the hubby into an embroidery machine next year, but not going to happen now. This has to come first. I got an older Elna serger last month which I'm now finally going to figure out this week. I'm just hoping for some good suggestions. You folks sew a LOT and should know what a good one is, or at least what I should avoid. Thanks a lot!
Mary

I just wanted to offer you a HUG for your machine breaking. I don't own anything even close to what you are looking for, so I am no help on machine recommendations!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Sunshine

 

[Ahrizel]

The worst part about the machine dying is it's mostly my fault. I was sewing layers of terry and flannel-which the machine couldn't really deal with in retrospect. The thread wrapped around inside the machine, and I took the screwdriver to it to try and remove it. I removed one screw too many and more pieces came out then I could put back together. Took it in for service, and they said it would never work right again. To quote "Singer himself couldn't fix this machine" So I'm keeping it for a trade in on a new(or used) machine. What really annoys me is I procrastinated starting this project. Which made me impatient when it broke down, so I tried to deal with it myself. If I had started on time I might have just waited till hubby got home, found my old machine and kept sewing. It probably would have been fixable if I hadn't tried to do it myself. Sigh........
Mary

 

[dianemom2]

Well I managed to kill my singer While I'm using my old Necchi which works well enough though it needs a tuneup, I need a different machine. I've started quilting, and I want one that will work for that as well as general sewing. Some fancy stitches wouldn't be bad either. Basically I need a workhorse machine with some bells and whistles, but not so many toys on it that it's out of my budget. Which is 1000 max, preferably much less!
I was really hoping to convince the hubby into an embroidery machine next year, but not going to happen now. This has to come first. I got an older Elna serger last month which I'm now finally going to figure out this week. I'm just hoping for some good suggestions. You folks sew a LOT and should know what a good one is, or at least what I should avoid. Thanks a lot!
Mary

I don't have any great suggestions for a machine. I did see somebody selling a Brother Laura Ashley quilting/sewing machine on ebay recently. It was in the ballpark of what you are looking to spend and it looked like it had every bell and whistle you might need. I think that somebody else on here recently bought a Juki on HSN. Juki is a good dependable brand. Don't buy a new Singer. They don't last well.

 

[lynnanddbyz]

Well I managed to kill my singer While I'm using my old Necchi which works well enough though it needs a tuneup, I need a different machine. I've started quilting, and I want one that will work for that as well as general sewing. Some fancy stitches wouldn't be bad either. Basically I need a workhorse machine with some bells and whistles, but not so many toys on it that it's out of my budget. Which is 1000 max, preferably much less!
I was really hoping to convince the hubby into an embroidery machine next year, but not going to happen now. This has to come first. I got an older Elna serger last month which I'm now finally going to figure out this week. I'm just hoping for some good suggestions. You folks sew a LOT and should know what a good one is, or at least what I should avoid. Thanks a lot!
Mary

I have been looking and debating this same question. I ran out a bought one of the Brother machines at Walmart to make due. DON'T do that. I do ALOT of heavy duty multiple layer sewing and this machine will not deal with it. In my opionion it is a piece of junk. I am waiting for my savings to reach $1000 so I can get a REAL machine. Sorry I could not help more. I am looking myself and can't wait to hear suggestions.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Question for all you fantastic Ladies.... I bought V the Rapunzel Wedding Dress for BBB at Disney. Now the problem with this dress, is that it is glittery and by glittery I mean INSANELY glittery.

The lady at the Disney Store said to use aresol hairspray and spray the dress with it to hold/set the glitter so it isn't as much of a mess.

Has anyone done this?
I am a little hesitant.

Thanks
Erin

I've tried it on glitter, but at work we used hair spray on the silk flowers and plants to keep the dust off of them.

I don't have any great suggestions for a machine. I did see somebody selling a Brother Laura Ashley quilting/sewing machine on ebay recently. It was in the ballpark of what you are looking to spend and it looked like it had every bell and whistle you might need. I think that somebody else on here recently bought a Juki on HSN. Juki is a good dependable brand. Don't buy a new Singer. They don't last well.

Consumer report has reviewed the Project Runway with Brother with good reviews. I had the Brother from Walmart and the whole thing collapsed in 2 months. Brother couldn't fix it with warranty. I was told it would be cheaper to go buy a new one. So I got a Janome, that is a nice heavy machine.

 

[miprender]

WooHoo... tomorrow is the day. Now I need to go and finish packing

I will post reminders every couple of weeks

in case I don't see you around, have a magical trip! hope to see some photos of all your customs in action!!!

Thanks... my mind is very forgetful lately

I will definitely be posting pictures when I get back.

The Walmart in Tilton, NH has a HUGE fabric department. Can't wait to need fabric and go back there.

I only know North Conway and Jefferson NH

 

[VBAndrea]

WooHoo... tomorrow is the day. Now I need to go and finish packing

I'm soooo excited for you! Do you have room in all your suitcases for all those clothes you made???

I'm planning to make tye dye mickey shirts too. I got everything for them, any suggestions?

I'm also wondering if anyone has a word document or whatever of a mickey head that I can use to print out for tracing etc...

In the photobucket album (see page 1 of this thread) there is a template for a Mickey head -- there may even be a couple of them.

 

[Disney52303]

I'm planning to make tye dye mickey shirts too. I got everything for them, any suggestions?

I'm also wondering if anyone has a word document or whatever of a mickey head that I can use to print out for tracing etc...

Similar to others, I googled for Mickey head image and printed out an outline. And make sure you rubber band TIGHT; my kids' heads were not as crisp as me/DH's.

Well I managed to kill my singer While I'm using my old Necchi which works well enough though it needs a tuneup, I need a different machine. I've started quilting, and I want one that will work for that as well as general sewing. Some fancy stitches wouldn't be bad either. Basically I need a workhorse machine with some bells and whistles, but not so many toys on it that it's out of my budget. Which is 1000 max, preferably much less!
I was really hoping to convince the hubby into an embroidery machine next year, but not going to happen now. This has to come first. I got an older Elna serger last month which I'm now finally going to figure out this week. I'm just hoping for some good suggestions. You folks sew a LOT and should know what a good one is, or at least what I should avoid. Thanks a lot!
Mary

I have never had a serger so I can't help but I feel your pain since my embroidery machine is getting fixed.

Sunshine, per your request, a close up of the Mad Hatter fabric (and tea embroidery) and a tote bag I made that I'm thinking of sewing x10 for my adult FE gifts in August...

and I previewed this, multi-quote and multi-pictures I think worked!!! Yay!

 

[Mom in Heels]

I am in Newbury, NH but will be spending half my summer between my house, the beaches on the coast (ocean) and my parents house in Georgetown, MA.

How cool! I'm in Lee - close to UNH and the Seacoast

 

[Sandi S]

What kind of serger do you have? I was thinking about getting one but don't know anything about them. I need one that is REALLY easy to use

Another Brother 1034D fan - I bought mine over 4 years ago and it is a workhorse! It's easy to use, the price is right (Amazon often has great deals on it.), and it has held up to a lot of mileage.

Glad that you love your serger. I do love mine too. It was intimidating at first but once you start using it, you realize how great it is! Your couch make over sounds great! We always bought leather sofas for the family room because I could wipe them off. LOL!

After small children and pets killed my old sofas, I was able to replace them with a leather sectional. I've never had an issue with it getting sticky in warm weather (but we use the a/c a lot) and it is easy to take care of.

Well I managed to kill my singer While I'm using my old Necchi which works well enough though it needs a tuneup, I need a different machine. I've started quilting, and I want one that will work for that as well as general sewing. Some fancy stitches wouldn't be bad either. Basically I need a workhorse machine with some bells and whistles, but not so many toys on it that it's out of my budget. Which is 1000 max, preferably much less!
I was really hoping to convince the hubby into an embroidery machine next year, but not going to happen now. This has to come first. I got an older Elna serger last month which I'm now finally going to figure out this week. I'm just hoping for some good suggestions. You folks sew a LOT and should know what a good one is, or at least what I should avoid. Thanks a lot!
Mary

I have a Kenmore (which is made by Janome) - either brand name is the same, but you can get a good computerized one for $250. I have had a very good experience with mine and it is used very hard!

 

[dianemom2]

After small children and pets killed my old sofas, I was able to replace them with a leather sectional. I've never had an issue with it getting sticky in warm weather (but we use the a/c a lot) and it is easy to take care of.

We live in MD and certainly have hot and sticky summers here. But I've never had an issue with the leather sofas getting stuck to us. However, we definitely use the a/c in the warm weather. My in-laws down in Florida also have leather sofas and they haven't had an issue either. I get leather seats in my cars for the same reason, you can wipe them down and the kids can't ruin them.

Sunshine, per your request, a close up of the Mad Hatter fabric (and tea embroidery) and a tote bag I made that I'm thinking of sewing x10 for my adult FE gifts in August...

and I previewed this, multi-quote and multi-pictures I think worked!!! Yay!

Love the bag and the Mad Hatter fabric. The embroidery is really cute too! Horrway for multi-quoting!

WooHoo... tomorrow is the day. Now I need to go and finish packing

Have a great trip! We leave on Friday morning for FL but we aren't going to Orlando this time. We are heading to the Keys for a week and to see my in-laws in Sarasota for a week. I think we are heading down there just in time to have a brush up with Tropical Storm Debby. I hope she blows through more quickly than expected.

Enabler Alert Aivilo is having a sale on her Etsy site. 4 pattern for $12 which is much less expensive than her normal prices. I bought the messanger bag, the pocket tote bag and anothe tote bag pattern. I'm not sure which one I will make first. I guess they will all have to wait until I get home from vacation.

Also, I stopped into Joanns yesterday to check out the knit fabric that was on sale. I bought 3 different patterns and two solids. The patterns came out to $6.49 a yard and the solids were $4.99 per yard. Both of those are good prices for knits. I have a few ideas in mind of what I will do with them.

Sandi- I have a question for you. I sat down to trace out some of the Ottobre patterns. There are so many patterns on each sheet, what do you do to make sure you are tracing the right pattern, in the right size etc???? It was so overwhelming that I put it away to think about another day. But in the good news department, I did finally trace the pattern for the Insa skirt and for the Imke shirt from the Sewing Clothes Kids love book. I traced the Imke shirt for both boys and girls. Now you might figure out what I am doing with some of the new knits that I bought.