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

[TinkerbelleMom]

Question?

Are there any special tricks to embroider on towels? My 8-year-old is going to Bible camp for a week and is a little nervous about it. I wanted to make her a few special things to take with her and thought about embroidering her name on a few towels and making a toiletry bag, etc.

Any other suggestions would be welcome!

I use a stabilizer on the back called tear & wash, all the tough to get rid of wispies of leftover stabilizer come out with the first washing. I hoop that, but not the towel, and use a light spray of adhesive and a basting stitch to hold it all steady. On top I use 2 layers of the clear wash away, this keeps the stitches looking nice, so they don't sink into the toweling.

How about putting her name on a pillowcase and sending fabric markers for her new friends to sign?

 

[micksmoma]

Does anyone know where I can find digitized rugrats for appliques?

 

[4monkeys]

Hello ladies!! I haven't been on here in FOREVER!! We had a FABULOUS time in Florida! Disney was a blast and everyone enjoyed themselves. Of course it wasn't without some of our usual hiccups, but they were to be expected... what wasn't was that silly tropical system that came to say hello!! I haven't downloaded my camera pictures or gotten any photopass ones yet, but here are some from my cell!

This is Christopher making the most of our checking in process!!

Our first breakfast!!

All of us with the shirts done by Andrea!

Mom and the boys watching fireworks.

At Universal! The shirts were designed by Diane!! LOVED THEM!

I have few more of those too, but can't get my phone to upload. Will probably take me a week to catch up!!

 

[Sandi S]

Hello ladies!! I haven't been on here in FOREVER!! We had a FABULOUS time in Florida! Disney was a blast and everyone enjoyed themselves. Of course it wasn't without some of our usual hiccups, but they were to be expected... what wasn't was that silly tropical system that came to say hello!! I haven't downloaded my camera pictures or gotten any photopass ones yet, but here are some from my cell!

This is Christopher making the most of our checking in process!!

Our first breakfast!!

All of us with the shirts done by Andrea!

Mom and the boys watching fireworks.

At Universal! The shirts were designed by Diane!! LOVED THEM!

I have few more of those too, but can't get my phone to upload. Will probably take me a week to catch up!!

Yay! Looks like you had fun! I am getting so darn excited for my upcoming trip. I have my travel documents and my PhotoPass Plus preorder came with the stock photo disc.

I just updated my blog with my current Dis-wear projects, but I'll share a pic here of what I finished this morning:

This is the front and back with the color-blocking sewn so that I could stitch on it.

I'm stitching on this (Phineas & Ferb) right now:

 

[Disney52303]

Hi everyone

I have been lurking for awhile. You all do such amazing work!! I finally built up enough posts to share my recent project. It's a ruffle pop skirt, with a small twist. I couldn't resist the doubloons :good vibes


My daughter is visiting her grandparents this week, so I can't close up the back until I make sure it fits her right. Please excuse the elastic hanging out in the back.

MEG!! Glad to see you posting! You know I adore that skirt

Stayed up WAAAAYYY too late last night working on these. They sewed up fairly quickly, but DH wanted to watch a movie, so I was a good wife and did that with him before I started sewing. I didn't even get everything out and set up until 12am!

Here's the shorts I will use for DS's Woody set. They are made out of blue Chambray so they look like Jeans but will be MUCH cooler in the August heat. I wish I had the yellow/gold Denim thread because I think that would have really made them look more jean-ish, but I didn't so made do with the navy thread.

This is made from the Fishsticks Mud Puddle Splashers pattern she has out FREE until the end of July. She is partnering with Hopeful Threads (a great organization that hosts a charity sewing project each month) and this month's project is shorts for boys in an orphanage in Cambodia.

Pattern HERE: http://fishsticksdesigns.com/blog/l...nd-the-free-mud-puddle-splashers-pdf-pattern/

Back Pocket Pattern/Tutorial HERE: http://fishsticksdesigns.com/blog/adding-a-back-pocket-to-your-mud-puddle-splashers/

Woody Shorts Front/Back:

Sunshine

Those are adorable! I just bookmarked the pattern to check out!

Hello ladies!! I haven't been on here in FOREVER!! We had a FABULOUS time in Florida! Disney was a blast and everyone enjoyed themselves. Of course it wasn't without some of our usual hiccups, but they were to be expected... what wasn't was that silly tropical system that came to say hello!! I haven't downloaded my camera pictures or gotten any photopass ones yet, but here are some from my cell!

This is Christopher making the most of our checking in process!!

Our first breakfast!!

All of us with the shirts done by Andrea!

Mom and the boys watching fireworks.

At Universal! The shirts were designed by Diane!! LOVED THEM!

I have few more of those too, but can't get my phone to upload. Will probably take me a week to catch up!!

Great pics, the outfits turned out great!

 

[dianemom2]

All of us with the shirts done by Andrea!

At Universal! The shirts were designed by Diane!! LOVED THEM!

I have few more of those too, but can't get my phone to upload. Will probably take me a week to catch up!!

Your trip looks like it was great! It seems like the tropical storm didn't bother you too much! It sounds like you got a good deal less rain from it than we did. I am so happy for you about that! It was one thing to be stuck inside on some rainy days at my in-laws. It is another thing to have days at Disney ruined by way too much rain! I am so happy that your HP shirts turned out well.

This is the front and back with the color-blocking sewn so that I could stitch on it.

I'm stitching on this (Phineas & Ferb) right now:

Sandi those are going to be so cute! I love all the color blocked stuff you make! You seem to have a knack for picking colors that look great together when you make them!

Hi everyone

I have been lurking for awhile. You all do such amazing work!! I finally built up enough posts to share my recent project. It's a ruffle pop skirt, with a small twist. I couldn't resist the doubloons :good vibes

Welcome and we're glad you stopped lurking and started posting! The skirt is adorable! Love the dangling coins!

Pattern HERE: http://fishsticksdesigns.com/blog/l...nd-the-free-mud-puddle-splashers-pdf-pattern/

Back Pocket Pattern/Tutorial HERE: http://fishsticksdesigns.com/blog/adding-a-back-pocket-to-your-mud-puddle-splashers/

Woody Shorts Front/Back:

Sunshine

The shorts are great! I am going to check out the patterns. Thanks for the link! Can't wait to see the top you are putting with the shorts.

 

[zuzu310]

Hey everyone! I have been MIA. With 4th of July, my birthday, and now tomorrow an interview I am behind on my sewing projects! I get so excited seeing everyone's projects. Everyone is so talented on here. I am hoping to get to try out some bowling shirts soon although I am super nervous. I have never done a buttonhole before...so we will see how it goes.

Here is my Mickey Mouse skirt

Pirates shorts

It's time to meet the Muppets!

My son and I on the 4th of July in matching attire. He has some crazy hair from playing outside. Oh and before anyone asks...I fence and those are the bruises from it on my arm. People always give me weird looks in stores.

My Minnie inspired skirt

Star Wars shorts x2

Modeled by my son

That's it for now! Maybe tomorrow and this weekend I will get my current projects done! Let's hope!

 

[pyrxtc]

I will be in the exact same boat after our trip is over with. We just can't afford to go even semi-frequently. I know that our upcoming trip in August will be the first in a "twice in a childhood" trips that we can take with our kiddos. We won't go back for probably three years when 3DD and DS are old enough to really enjoy it.

I hope that you all will let me stick around, even if I don't sew much Disney stuff. I DO plan to participate in the Big Gives, so that should help give me my Disney sewing fix.

Sunshine

It's just weird that we are not planning any trips since we've gone so much in the past few years. If the money wasn't already spent, we would be going on the cruise that I had an e-mail about today for September but I know the money needs to be somewhere else.

I haven't sewn much Disney stuff and it's all welcome. I like vintage patterns and like to mix up my fabric.

Hey everyone! I have been MIA. With 4th of July, my birthday, and now tomorrow an interview I am behind on my sewing projects! I get so excited seeing everyone's projects. Everyone is so talented on here. I am hoping to get to try out some bowling shirts soon although I am super nervous. I have never done a buttonhole before...so we will see how it goes.
Here is my Mickey Mouse skirt

Pirates shorts

It's time to meet the Muppets!

My son and I on the 4th of July in matching attire. He has some crazy hair from playing outside. Oh and before anyone asks...I fence and those are the bruises from it on my arm. People always give me weird looks in stores.

My Minnie inspired skirt

Star Wars shorts x2

Modeled by my son

That's it for now! Maybe tomorrow and this weekend I will get my current projects done! Let's hope!

Everything looks great !!

The Mickey fabric in that first skirt is the curtains in my kitchen. My Aunt made them all after being sick of coming here and me having no curtains. She said she saw the fabric and thought I would like it. She watched my kids for a weekend and I came back to Mickey curtains. Guess I brought her to Disney enough for her to know...

As for the bruise, my legs look like that all the time and so do my arms and I have no excuse. I may have bumped something and not even really felt it much and out comes a giant bruise.

 

[pumpkinpatchquilter]

Oh no! I hope that your DD is okay. Any chance it's teeth?

Sunshine

Yes I absolutely think it could be teeth, thank you for being so thoughtful! She's much better now, but I have been so frustrated I haven't made great progress on the Ariel costume. I did manage to get the upper bodice almost finished today though. The mermaid pattern I bought is a royal pain in the patoot to read and understand...sometimes they make the simplest instructions so difficult. In any case, my sewing machine isn't broken, I'm so happy!!! Just bad needles...I used those new Singer ones that have popped up at Walmart and now JoAnn's...they are cheapety cheap but they need replaced alot more than Schmetz.

Hi everyone

I have been lurking for awhile. You all do such amazing work!! I finally built up enough posts to share my recent project. It's a ruffle pop skirt, with a small twist. I couldn't resist the doubloons :good vibes


My daughter is visiting her grandparents this week, so I can't close up the back until I make sure it fits her right. Please excuse the elastic hanging out in the back.

Holy cow this is SO SO SO cute! What pattern did you use? Where can I get a pattern like this? Or did you make it up? I love it! I don't know if I'll have time but if I do I'd love to make these for my oldest daughter...

 

[campbell95]

MEG!! Glad to see you posting! You know I adore that skirt
!

Hi!!! Thanks!! You know I couldn't resist posting here! I've seen so many cute ideas and great tips, I wanted to share too

 

[campbell95]

Holy cow this is SO SO SO cute! What pattern did you use? Where can I get a pattern like this? Or did you make it up? I love it! I don't know if I'll have time but if I do I'd love to make these for my oldest daughter...

Sorry, I don't know how to do multiple quotes on my phone! The pattern is Ruffle Pop and can be found on youcanmakethis.com. I just added the coin trim on the over skirt instead of another ruffle

 

[Yoshiandi]

Hi everyone

I have been lurking for awhile. You all do such amazing work!! I finally built up enough posts to share my recent project. It's a ruffle pop skirt, with a small twist. I couldn't resist the doubloons :good vibes


My daughter is visiting her grandparents this week, so I can't close up the back until I make sure it fits her right. Please excuse the elastic hanging out in the back.

THAT"S THE STYLE!!! I have been looking and looking for this style skirt and I couldn't find it anywhere. What pattern did you use?? I thought I had bookmarked one but it wasn't in my list and I have material that I bought just to make this style And I LOVE LOVE the doubloons!

****Just saw that you listed it!! Thank you soo much!!

 

[miprender]

Hi everyone

I have been lurking for awhile. You all do such amazing work!! I finally built up enough posts to share my recent project. It's a ruffle pop skirt, with a small twist. I couldn't resist the doubloons :good vibes


My daughter is visiting her grandparents this week, so I can't close up the back until I make sure it fits her right. Please excuse the elastic hanging out in the back.

The skirt is adorable.

Question?

Are there any special tricks to embroider on towels? My 8-year-old is going to Bible camp for a week and is a little nervous about it. I wanted to make her a few special things to take with her and thought about embroidering her name on a few towels and making a toiletry bag, etc.

Any other suggestions would be welcome!

I do the same as Diane. I use Cutaway but for the topper I use HeatBeGone by Florianni. After going to a stabilizer class they said the stitches will still sink in with Water Soluble Top.

Hello ladies!! I haven't been on here in FOREVER!! We had a FABULOUS time in Florida! Disney was a blast and everyone enjoyed themselves. Of course it wasn't without some of our usual hiccups, but they were to be expected... what wasn't was that silly tropical system that came to say hello!! I haven't downloaded my camera pictures or gotten any photopass ones yet, but here are some from my cell!


Our first breakfast!!

All of us with the shirts done by Andrea!

I have few more of those too, but can't get my phone to upload. Will probably take me a week to catch up!!

Love the pictures.... And wasn't that rain the worst.

Yay! Looks like you had fun! I am getting so darn excited for my upcoming trip. I have my travel documents and my PhotoPass Plus preorder came with the stock photo disc.

I just updated my blog with my current Dis-wear projects, but I'll share a pic here of what I finished this morning:

This is the front and back with the color-blocking sewn so that I could stitch on it.

I'm stitching on this (Phineas & Ferb) right now:

So cute... And I have to say I LOVED the PHOTOPASS Plus I wasn't able to preorder it but it still was worth every penny.

Hey everyone! I have been MIA. With 4th of July, my birthday, and now tomorrow an interview I am behind on my sewing projects! I get so excited seeing everyone's projects. Everyone is so talented on here. I am hoping to get to try out some bowling shirts soon although I am super nervous. I have never done a buttonhole before...so we will see how it goes.

Here is my Mickey Mouse skirt

Pirates shorts

It's time to meet the Muppets!

That's it for now! Maybe tomorrow and this weekend I will get my current projects done! Let's hope!

Everything looks terrific. Is it scary that I have all those licensed fabric too

Stayed up WAAAAYYY too late last night working on these. They sewed up fairly quickly, but DH wanted to watch a movie, so I was a good wife and did that with him before I started sewing. I didn't even get everything out and set up until 12am!

Here's the shorts I will use for DS's Woody set. They are made out of blue Chambray so they look like Jeans but will be MUCH cooler in the August heat. I wish I had the yellow/gold Denim thread because I think that would have really made them look more jean-ish, but I didn't so made do with the navy thread.

This is made from the Fishsticks Mud Puddle Splashers pattern she has out FREE until the end of July. She is partnering with Hopeful Threads (a great organization that hosts a charity sewing project each month) and this month's project is shorts for boys in an orphanage in Cambodia.

Pattern HERE: http://fishsticksdesigns.com/blog/l...nd-the-free-mud-puddle-splashers-pdf-pattern/

Back Pocket Pattern/Tutorial HERE: http://fishsticksdesigns.com/blog/adding-a-back-pocket-to-your-mud-puddle-splashers/

Woody Shorts Front/Back:

Sunshine

Those shorts are too cute.

I can't sew that late when I am tired or nothing will come out straight.

Thanks for the link on the pattern. Going to check it out right now.

 

[gijules123]

precious i also do some sewing and embroidery for my daughter our first trip is in feb! Super excited made her a valentine's day pillowcase dress!

 

[Ashmanarion]

So I'm making my first attempts at sewing by fixing a throw pillow where some of the seams have come out. Unfortunately, I didn't leave myself enough thread to make my finish knot. I have about .75 of an inch of thread to finish. How can I finish this stitch? Would love some help please.

 

[VBAndrea]

THANK YOU!

Thank you all very kindly for the nice birthday wishes!

I haven't had time to quote lately so now I'm way behind -- I was looking for fabric in my stash to make a present and couldn't find what I was looking for so now have all my cabinets emptied out and am yet again refolding all my fabric -- I'm doing it on card stock which I am cutting to fit my cabinets, so hopefully I can maintain some sense of order this time. I had some minor surgery (gum/teeth) this past week and the surgery went fine but the antibiotics are making me nauseous, so I've really been taking it easier than normal (except I make sure I work out when I feel OK since D~ got me hooked on MyFitnessPal!).

I love all the pics of everything you've all done and love the pics Amy shared as well

 

[nowellsl]

I need some opinions .......

I have a chance to buy a Singer Featherweight (Model 221) and can't make up my mind

They go for pretty high prices on Ebay and judging by the finished auction prices I think it's a good price (around $150), but it's still pretty high considering I got my last Singer (not a featherweight) for $10 at the thrift store

It sews pretty well, but it needs a new belt, and some oil and grease would help a lot I'm sure.

I love the looks of these little machines and they're really light and easy to carry around!

So, does anyone here have one? I'd love to hear how you like it!

 

[Woodmnky]

I am hoping that some of the crafty people on this thread may be able to help me with something. I would like to make some carrying cases to take different activities in for my 2yo. The basic design that I am thinking about is something like this:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/8324603...+case&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

I would like to find a pattern or tutorial that I can use and then modify the pockets for our individual needs. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[pumpkinpatchquilter]

I need some opinions .......

I have a chance to buy a Singer Featherweight (Model 221) and can't make up my mind

They go for pretty high prices on Ebay and judging by the finished auction prices I think it's a good price (around $150), but it's still pretty high considering I got my last Singer (not a featherweight) for $10 at the thrift store

It sews pretty well, but it needs a new belt, and some oil and grease would help a lot I'm sure.

I love the looks of these little machines and they're really light and easy to carry around!

So, does anyone here have one? I'd love to hear how you like it!

Um buy it. BUY IT. BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT!!! $150 is VERY VERY GOOD for a featherweight! LOL* I do a lot of quilting and it is my favorite machine. To be honest it's my favorite to sew on of all my machines (I have 13, modern and antique, two treadles), they are VERY reliable. There are only 7 moving parts in a featherweight and they are ALL metal inside...this is what makes them so great...they are simple, which means they are easy to repair (and repair YOURSELF) and last a LONG time. Belts are cheap and easy to replace, no biggie there. The big expense would be if you need to replace anything electrical, for that you'd have to have someone do it for you, but it's worth the money in MHO. (Unless you are one of the lucky ones to have a Husband or family member handy in the electrical field). I have two - one in fantastic working order that I paid $300 for refurbished from a local sewing shop, and one my Hubby bought on Ebay for $250...it's a bicentennial badge so it's collectable but it needs some love. I can't sew on it for now - it must've been in a garage or basement...there was a rats nest in the bottom when it arrived!

In anycase for basic sewing I think they are great machines...I use mine nearly everyday. Not to mention it's great to take on retreats, to classes, and a great machine to teach children to sew on.

 

[WyomingMomof6]

Yes, you don't want to hoop the terry cloth. Use a sticky stabilizer (or just spray regular stabilizer) and float the towels. Pin the towel into place very well because you don't want it to shift and with the weight of a towel, it increases the chance of it shifting. The tutorial on emblibrary recommends using cut away stabilizer on the back even though it stays there permanently. They showed the results of the various stabilizers after the towels had been washed and the cutaway kept the design looking the best. Then you have to use a water soluble stabilizer on top or the stitches will sink into the terry cloth and get lost. I did a couple of towels this spring and they turned out great! I was very happy with the results.

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I use a stabilizer on the back called tear & wash, all the tough to get rid of wispies of leftover stabilizer come out with the first washing. I hoop that, but not the towel, and use a light spray of adhesive and a basting stitch to hold it all steady. On top I use 2 layers of the clear wash away, this keeps the stitches looking nice, so they don't sink into the toweling.

How about putting her name on a pillowcase and sending fabric markers for her new friends to sign?

I do the same as Diane. I use Cutaway but for the topper I use HeatBeGone by Florianni. After going to a stabilizer class they said the stitches will still sink in with Water Soluble.

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Thanks ladies! I will do some experiementing on an old towel first and see what works best for me.

The pillowcase is a great idea! I know they have t-shirts that all the kids sign for each other but I will definitely do this as well!