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

[TinkerbelleMom]

I've made these Minnie Mouse Clippies. I bought them a while ago, and I can't remember who had them then, but I know Heather has some too. They're made of felt, and super easy to do. I can do six at a time on my 6x10 hoop, they don't take long at all. I think these are two inch. Ignore the Jessie braid, she was trying on the hat!

And a close up...

I plan on making these for the little girls in my Dream FE group.

 

[cogero]

WTMTQ so many cute things posted.

We are home from our cruise on the Magic and it was truly magical.

Now to gear up for our DVC vacation at the end of the month.

 

[pyrxtc]

Oooo where? I know AC Moore at the mall but that all I really know there.

Across the street from the mall, going into the Toys R Us parking lot. right next to Chuck e Cheese. It's a huge store.

 

[VBAndrea]

True story, when my parents were first married, my Dad went to work and casually mentioned to my mom that here was a pile of things that needed mending... so when he got home it was all done. And when he went to use the "hole" in the front of his boxers, she played dumb and said, "I thought you wanted ALL the holes fixed!" and he never asked her to mend again.

And your Super Hero items are Super! (no pun intended)

8 more days until we leave...and in the last 24 hours, this is what I did for the trip:

Flannel Perry sleep shorts for my older boys (they are the same size = mostly interchangeable wardrobe)
Black tee with Fantasia Mickey and the broom - DH
Green Pooh tee - me
Green giraffe & Mickey tee - for Benjamin, who is obsessed with giraffes (His little eyes bugged out when he saw it)
Tan safari Pluto tee - for Matthew
Green Simba tee - for Jamie
Pink Mom tee - me (duh!)
Orange Dad tee - DH (who else?)

I am going to try to sew one more thing before bedtime as well as switch over the serger thread so it will be ready for what I need tomorrow...ugh, still so much more I want to finish!

WOW! You are one productive woman!

Good Morning to All,
Just caught up looking through so many pages of beautiful projects. I've been so busy that I don't seem to get on here as much as I should to keep up. Love all the new dresses....and nice to see clothes for little boys too. Wishing those with sick family members a "Get Well Soon and Speedy recoveries". Also, "Welcome" to new members and those that are learning to sew...enjoy.
I finally used my Snow White fabric...it is harder to work with because of the curved ends. I cut on the decorative lines of the fabric and matched them at the seam and it worked.

.Front of Snow White Dress by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

Sheila

Adorable! I agree about the fabric -- I just made Lisa a hospital gown with it and thought mine was printed wonky. It turned out perfectly aligned, but I had to improvise a bit to get it that way.

I like the way you color blocked it and it looks really cute.

What do you mean by curved ends ??

The stripes in the print do not align perpendicular with the selvage end -- I thought mine was misprinted but I guess it's all like that

Thanks for the tips on the scissors. I did have curved ones, but I went today and got some tiny ones which helped a lot. I do have a question for you PE770 aficionados, though. I have real trouble getting the hoop to clip in sometimes. Not everytime... Sometimes it just snaps right into place with zero efforts, and sometimes I cannot for the life of me and the strength of 10 men get the darn thing to snap in. I have it all lined up, put the front pin in first, pulling back on the tab, etc. And I cannot find rhyme nor reason why it is SO EASY sometimes and a huge pain others. Like today I literally walked away from it for a few hours because I could not no matter what get the darn thing in. It is mixed within a project even, like the first time is fine, second time is fine, 3rd time WILL NOT CLICK. Anything advice?

I made a cute little safari mickey t-shirt to go under the safari vests, and it turned out awesome. My only problem was getting the hoop back in for a couple steps.


Need to whip up another of these for the other kid.

Love the shirt!

Take a file to the interior metal pieces of the hoop and file them slightly. It will help. Also do what Michelle advised and back up a step so the hoop recenters to reattach (and then of course forward again to get to the step you really need).

Here are a few of my Disney looks:

Minnie fireworks top (McCall's 6566):

Minnie zebra tee and zebra skort (Butterick 4460):

Pink Disney Mom tee & tropical print shorts (Simplicity 1887):

Off to cut more fabrics while we watch the Olympics!

I love the zebra skort!!!! I am a huge skort fan -- was it a difficult pattern? Please bear in mind I am not a fan of commercial patterns. Everything looks fantastic How many suitcases are you bringing?

I got Mickey at FrouFroubyHeatherSue, they have minnie too. The problem isn't the fabric into the hoop, it's attaching the hoop to the arm part.



I didn't ever pay attention to where the arm was, but that makes sense since when I shut it off and came back to it later, it was all better.

Also, here are the scissors I am amassing:


The tiny ones I got yesterday at Joann (sort of, they weren't FROM Joann so I couldn't use a coupon which sucks. They have a sewing machine/embroidery shop inside Joann that is separate and is usually not very friendly or helpful. Yesterday I lucked out and actually got my questions answered.)
The ones on the left were ones I ordered when I got my machine, they had good reviews on Amazon and are great for cutting straight lines. Not so much with tiny curves. The "regular" scissors are just in there for scale so you can see how small the new curvy ones are. I hope that helps.

I have the scissors on the left and use them for most everything without difficulty. I think with a little practice it will get easier for you.

I know that Andrea has some problems and she found a way to file something down to fix it.

What a memory!

I am nuts!

Yes, you are! Though I wish I was as nutty as you (that's a compliment).

WTMTQ so many cute things posted.

We are home from our cruise on the Magic and it was truly magical.

Now to gear up for our DVC vacation at the end of the month.

Welcome back, can't wait to see pics!

 

[pequele]

Across the street from the mall, going into the Toys R Us parking lot. right next to Chuck e Cheese. It's a huge store.

Gotcha. Never had noticed! Yeah!!!!!!!!

 

[goteamwood]

So I am finishing up the second safari mickey shirt and something went seriously awry. I am on the LAST step of 14, no issues so far, and all of a sudden everything jammed up and keeps giving me the error that the safety feature was activated and everything stops. I can hear something struggling in the bobbin area. I cleared out the top thread that was in there, now 4-5 times, and re-threaded and re-threaded and re-threaded and no luck. The manual troubleshooting was not at all helpful, and the internet brother site just said thread was jammed, remove it and keep sewing. Where else could it be jammed? SO FRUSTRATING.

 

[pequele]

Is your top thread spool loaded the right way? I had no idea what "off the back" meant for mine because I thought the total opposite from what it is!

Foot down?

Hoop secured in?

Needle tight?

 

[Sandi S]

Andrea - the skort was easy. I have a Kwik Sew skort pattern I'd like to try out as well.

 

[Jen7079]

My machine came in yesterday and we did the big unveiling. Had to run to JoAnne's because it came with nothing. My thread from Threadarts isn't here yet (I didn't order it until Thursday) so I went ahead and got some thread by several different brands to see what I like best. All the stabilizers were 50% off and I had an additional 20% off. We came home and played with the machine. It is pretty fun.

I realized last night that I couldn't find my sewing scissors so I went by JoAnne's after class today and picked up 2 pairs of Gingher scissors, a curved pair and shears. They were pretty pricey. I got home and looked them up on Amazon and they were less that 50% ($30.51 compared to $67.) of what I paid for them at JoAnne's. Ordered them from Amazon and they will be here Wednesday. Taking them back to JoAnne's and with all the money I saved I am going to buy some applique designs!

I didn't realize that Amazon was a good source for sewing stuff. Has anyone else found any good buys on Amazon for sewing?

Also does anyone have a case for the Brother PE770?

Jennifer

 

[goteamwood]

My machine came in yesterday and we did the big unveiling. Had to run to JoAnne's because it came with nothing. My thread from Threadarts isn't here yet (I didn't order it until Thursday) so I went ahead and got some thread by several different brands to see what I like best. All the stabilizers were 50% off and I had an additional 20% off. We came home and played with the machine. It is pretty fun.

I realized last night that I couldn't find my sewing scissors so I went by JoAnne's after class today and picked up 2 pairs of Gingher scissors, a curved pair and shears. They were pretty pricey. I got home and looked them up on Amazon and they were less that 50% ($30.51 compared to $67.) of what I paid for them at JoAnne's. Ordered them from Amazon and they will be here Wednesday. Taking them back to JoAnne's and with all the money I saved I am going to buy some applique designs!

I didn't realize that Amazon was a good source for sewing stuff. Has anyone else found any good buys on Amazon for sewing?

Also does anyone have a case for the Brother PE770?

Jennifer

I've ordered presser feet many times from amazon. I usually find the one I want/need on the manufacturer site then search amazon for that item number. They have been literally a fraction of the cost. Also I ordered my pe770, some thread (shipped from thread art) scissors and stabilizer from amazon too. So much easier than taking two 2-year-olds to a fabric store, too!

 

[dianemom2]

pool bags for my 3 boys - all cut out and ready to go for appliques, drawstring backpacks for my older two to take in the parks, one more outfit each for Benjamin and Gracie, something for me to wear to the princess dinner...and more t-shirts

I'm on my 2nd shirt right now with several more already pre-fused with stabilizer...

I am nuts!

Wow, I am with Andrea when I wonder how many suitcases you are taking on this trip???? I hope you will fit into the car once you put in the luggage. Can't wait to see your wonderful pool bags and all the other stuff that you will finish very soon!

WTMTQ so many cute things posted.

We are home from our cruise on the Magic and it was truly magical.

Now to gear up for our DVC vacation at the end of the month.

Glad you had a great trip! I am so jealous that you have two Disney vacations this summer!

 

[goteamwood]

Is your top thread spool loaded the right way? I had no idea what "off the back" meant for mine because I thought the total opposite from what it is!

Foot down?

Hoop secured in?

Needle tight?

It is threaded the same exact way I have threaded it every previous time. Doing everything the same. It literally freaked out on the very last step. Now that I got the munchkins into bed I can go wrestle with it more.

 

[Sandi S]

My machine came in yesterday and we did the big unveiling. Had to run to JoAnne's because it came with nothing. My thread from Threadarts isn't here yet (I didn't order it until Thursday) so I went ahead and got some thread by several different brands to see what I like best. All the stabilizers were 50% off and I had an additional 20% off. We came home and played with the machine. It is pretty fun.

I realized last night that I couldn't find my sewing scissors so I went by JoAnne's after class today and picked up 2 pairs of Gingher scissors, a curved pair and shears. They were pretty pricey. I got home and looked them up on Amazon and they were less that 50% ($30.51 compared to $67.) of what I paid for them at JoAnne's. Ordered them from Amazon and they will be here Wednesday. Taking them back to JoAnne's and with all the money I saved I am going to buy some applique designs!

I didn't realize that Amazon was a good source for sewing stuff. Has anyone else found any good buys on Amazon for sewing?

Also does anyone have a case for the Brother PE770?

Jennifer

FUN!! I am a big sale shopper at Joann's and Hancock, so I get most basic supplies there when they are on sale, but I also get 15% off with my teacher discount, so that's a big help.

Wow, I am with Andrea when I wonder how many suitcases you are taking on this trip???? I hope you will fit into the car once you put in the luggage. Can't wait to see your wonderful pool bags and all the other stuff that you will finish very soon!


Glad you had a great trip! I am so jealous that you have two Disney vacations this summer!

Not sure, BUT given that we are a family of six and spending ten days at Disney plus a day traveling each direction, the car will be full. Everything pales in comparison, though, to my cross-country adventure in 2009 - 6 people (me, my mom and the 4 kids) plus we had strollers, diapers, 3 weeks worth of stuff...it was insane. Luckily, I drive a Toyota Sienna so we do have plenty of room.

I have a method for packing my crew (and making sure everyone looks nice for pictures b/c I love taking pictures on vacation). I pack a complete set of clothes for every person for one day in a bag (like a plastic bag from a clothing store). I roll everything together with the largest clothes on the outside. On the bag, I place a tape label with what day it is for. I have also been known to pack one bag per stop when we make multiple stops. I pack the car so the things we need first are on top. I have it down to a science. My spreadsheet for making stuff (and figuring out what day it was for, planning the trip) will turn into my packing list.

 

[pequele]

My machine came in yesterday and we did the big unveiling. Had to run to JoAnne's because it came with nothing. My thread from Threadarts isn't here yet (I didn't order it until Thursday) so I went ahead and got some thread by several different brands to see what I like best. All the stabilizers were 50% off and I had an additional 20% off. We came home and played with the machine. It is pretty fun.

I realized last night that I couldn't find my sewing scissors so I went by JoAnne's after class today and picked up 2 pairs of Gingher scissors, a curved pair and shears. They were pretty pricey. I got home and looked them up on Amazon and they were less that 50% ($30.51 compared to $67.) of what I paid for them at JoAnne's. Ordered them from Amazon and they will be here Wednesday. Taking them back to JoAnne's and with all the money I saved I am going to buy some applique designs!

I didn't realize that Amazon was a good source for sewing stuff. Has anyone else found any good buys on Amazon for sewing?

Also does anyone have a case for the Brother PE770?

Jennifer

BUMMER on the whole scissors thing...Aug 3-5 is their Founders Day sale so the scissors (all brands) will be on sale 50% off. My mom told me to pick up some of those german kind haha. I told her go with me as I like to help her spend money just as much as she likes to get ME to spend money

It is threaded the same exact way I have threaded it every previous time. Doing everything the same. It literally freaked out on the very last step. Now that I got the munchkins into bed I can go wrestle with it more.

GRRRRR!!! Any luck yet tonight? Needle have a burr???? Try changing the needle if you can't find anything else!

FUN!! I am a big sale shopper at Joann's and Hancock, so I get most basic supplies there when they are on sale, but I also get 15% off with my teacher discount, so that's a big help.



Not sure, BUT given that we are a family of six and spending ten days at Disney plus a day traveling each direction, the car will be full. Everything pales in comparison, though, to my cross-country adventure in 2009 - 6 people (me, my mom and the 4 kids) plus we had strollers, diapers, 3 weeks worth of stuff...it was insane. Luckily, I drive a Toyota Sienna so we do have plenty of room.

I have a method for packing my crew (and making sure everyone looks nice for pictures b/c I love taking pictures on vacation). I pack a complete set of clothes for every person for one day in a bag (like a plastic bag from a clothing store). I roll everything together with the largest clothes on the outside. On the bag, I place a tape label with what day it is for. I have also been known to pack one bag per stop when we make multiple stops. I pack the car so the things we need first are on top. I have it down to a science. My spreadsheet for making stuff (and figuring out what day it was for, planning the trip) will turn into my packing list.

Oh lordy, I wish I could be THAT organized! I at least layout outfits to pack so I haven't packed 12 shirts and 4 bottoms (that don't match!) and get to our destination and say oops! Say, how long does it take to drive from NC? PYRXTC, have you ever driven from NH? How long for you guys and do you stop? I'm debating to some time drive down. I'm one who could drive for like 15 hrs a day but I don't know about anyone else that would be in the car haha. Where do you stop if you do?

 

[pyrxtc]

Oh lordy, I wish I could be THAT organized! I at least layout outfits to pack so I haven't packed 12 shirts and 4 bottoms (that don't match!) and get to our destination and say oops! Say, how long does it take to drive from NC? PYRXTC, have you ever driven from NH? How long for you guys and do you stop? I'm debating to some time drive down. I'm one who could drive for like 15 hrs a day but I don't know about anyone else that would be in the car haha. Where do you stop if you do?

We have driven quite a few times. All but one time we stop in N.C. at my sister's . We stop in Raeford but you could stop right off the highway. It took us about 15 hours to do it from our house in middle NH. Sometimes we spent the night but sometimes we let the kids play during the day while we napped and then we started driving in the evening again so that the kids were sleeping in the car for the majority of the ride. Left about 6 or 7 pm so that they could get a full nights sleep. we napped about 4 hours to start driving the 9 hours we had left til Disney.

When we stop, everyone uses the bathroom. no extra drinks because we are not stopping more than once every 6 hours. We use the bathroom every time we get gas or stop to eat. That is when we switch driving also so the non-driver can sleep. Could be harder to easier to do with a 3 yr old.

We drive because we found that gas going down for 6 or 7 of us was much cheaper than flights for all of us. next time we drive down will be harder because my sister lives up near us now and we ahve nowhere to stop.

 

[dianemom2]

Not sure, BUT given that we are a family of six and spending ten days at Disney plus a day traveling each direction, the car will be full. Everything pales in comparison, though, to my cross-country adventure in 2009 - 6 people (me, my mom and the 4 kids) plus we had strollers, diapers, 3 weeks worth of stuff...it was insane. Luckily, I drive a Toyota Sienna so we do have plenty of room.

I have a method for packing my crew (and making sure everyone looks nice for pictures b/c I love taking pictures on vacation). I pack a complete set of clothes for every person for one day in a bag (like a plastic bag from a clothing store). I roll everything together with the largest clothes on the outside. On the bag, I place a tape label with what day it is for. I have also been known to pack one bag per stop when we make multiple stops. I pack the car so the things we need first are on top. I have it down to a science. My spreadsheet for making stuff (and figuring out what day it was for, planning the trip) will turn into my packing list.

I have a Toyota Sienna also but I am a huge over packer. Once I get in all the stuff we need for our trips even with just 4 of us, it gets crowded. I like your method of packing. That sounds like it works great.

I pack me and my younger daughter into one suitcase and dh and the older daughter into another suitcase. Then we also take a small suitcase with all our toiletries and everything we need for overnight for our stop on the drive down to Florida. I don't really have to do much packing anymore. I get my stuff and dh's stuff (because he just can't pack, too disorganized). The girls each get their own stuff. The best part is that my younger dd, who is 12 loves to be the one to put everything into the suitcases and make sure it is all organized. I love it!

Oh lordy, I wish I could be THAT organized! I at least layout outfits to pack so I haven't packed 12 shirts and 4 bottoms (that don't match!) and get to our destination and say oops! Say, how long does it take to drive from NC? PYRXTC, have you ever driven from NH? How long for you guys and do you stop? I'm debating to some time drive down. I'm one who could drive for like 15 hrs a day but I don't know about anyone else that would be in the car haha. Where do you stop if you do?

When my kids were little and I was stressed out about packing, one year I forgot to pack any underwear at all for my older dd. We had to go out and buy her underwear on the first day of vacation. Luckily we were right near a Target.

We always drive to Florida. The cost savings for us are HUGE! We live in MD and we take two days. We don't wake up crazy early the first day because I want to leave after rush hour (the DC rush hour is awful!!!!!!!!). We usually stop in Savannah and the second day we get to around Orlando a little after noon. We get to Sarasota by around 2 pm most of the time if that's where we are heading. If we left early and drove for longer we could do it in one long day but I prefer not to. My kids are very good in the car and we've been doing the drive at least once a year for the last 9 years. They each have a kindle and an ipod which keeps them entertained. When they were littler they had leap pads and leapsters which keep them very busy. They also know that there is a lot of fun waiting for them at the end of the drive so they are pretty good about it.

 

[goteamwood]

BUMMER on the whole scissors thing...Aug 3-5 is their Founders Day sale so the scissors (all brands) will be on sale 50% off. My mom told me to pick up some of those german kind haha. I told her go with me as I like to help her spend money just as much as she likes to get ME to spend money

GRRRRR!!! Any luck yet tonight? Needle have a burr???? Try changing the needle if you can't find anything else!

Oh lordy, I wish I could be THAT organized! I at least layout outfits to pack so I haven't packed 12 shirts and 4 bottoms (that don't match!) and get to our destination and say oops! Say, how long does it take to drive from NC? PYRXTC, have you ever driven from NH? How long for you guys and do you stop? I'm debating to some time drive down. I'm one who could drive for like 15 hrs a day but I don't know about anyone else that would be in the car haha. Where do you stop if you do?

Finally finished the safari Mickey shirt but not before two hours of troubleshooting. I wish I could say what worked but truly I have no idea. I essentially did the same things over and over and eventually it worked. I changed the bobbin, the needle (which didn't work so I changed it back then broke that needle and replaced it then broke that new one) and tried re-re-re-threading everything. When it finally did stop jamming it was off alignment so I had to rip out a bunch of stitches. And by the time it was done I managed to have a gaping hole in the shirt. Sigh.

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

Does anyone know if you can buy (and where) that stretchy crochet fabric used for headbands? I am looking to buy it for the top part of a dress for my DD but am having a hard time finding it anywhere! Thanks for your help!
Here is a picture of what I mean . . . .

 

[goteamwood]

Does anyone know if you can buy (and where) that stretchy crochet fabric used for headbands? I am looking to buy it for the top part of a dress for my DD but am having a hard time finding it anywhere! Thanks for your help!
Here is a picture of what I mean . . . .

The hobby lobby near me has lots of options like that. They are in with wearable crafts like blank shirts, bandanas, etc, not by fabric.

 

[TinkNH]

Does anyone know if you can buy (and where) that stretchy crochet fabric used for headbands? I am looking to buy it for the top part of a dress for my DD but am having a hard time finding it anywhere! Thanks for your help!
Here is a picture of what I mean . . . .

I think those are crochet..so you may need to look for the elasticized ribbon they are crochet with? they have headbands and some tops here http://www.haloheaven.com/tops.html i found rolls of it on etsy http://www.etsy.com/listing/1039763...crochet-ribbon-2?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_includes[0]=materials&ga_search_query=crochet+elastic+ribbon&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery