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

[pequele]

Looks great! I think I need to get Jake and the crew, my kids are nuts for Jake. (Mostly my kids are nuts.) The bowling shirts are not bad, but since I have to do two at a time it gets a little tedious I think. Of course I do two at a time everything in my life so I am sort of used to it! I will be honest though, the sleeves and I are not friends. Every time I have messed something up and every time had to pull out stitches and redo. Once I even sliced a big ol' hole in the sleeve with the seam ripper trying to get the darn stitches out to fix an issue. So that sleeve is a little shorter than the other I guess.

Here is a question: I am still in search for Wall-E, it's become an obsession. Has anyone ever tried and had any luck or terrible-bad-don't-even-think-of-it experience with any of those "2000 Disney Patterns Embroidery CDs" I found on my ebay search? My gut is that for $10-15, it couldn't be great, but I really only want Wall-E or Eve or Buy-n-Large. I would settle for a darn green sprout or a leaf, really. (Believe me, I have looked.) So before I do something stupid and buy one of those, or worse yet feed my credit card into the sketchy Russian site, please tell me your experience, good or bad or terrible or awesome. Oh Wall-E, why must you be the red-headed-stepchild of the Disney universe? I have been trying to stay with the recommended sites suggested here, I have gotten the special access and spent a fortune on lots of other stuff, but had no luck finding Wall-E.

Haha thanks on the Jake, yup mine's a nut (or as he says 'Knockerhead' which he confuses for knucklehead!). I pm'd you regarding Wall-e

many apologies, I only went back a couple of pages to grab quotes....

Those are cute! I will keep my eye out for them!

this came out super cute! and I agree, my kiddos (some of whom are really too old for the show!) LOVE Jake & the Neverland Pirates.

So precious! glad you were able to have a wonderful trip and welcome back!

Oh golly those shirts are cute! I Love Tigger on the back, but I agree that I think it would be overkill if you did anything to the front too.

Hope your hardware comes soon! The skirts are cute! Enjoy your trip!

Sorry you don't think your tie dyes turned out good. I hate it when projects don't come out like you wanted. LOVE the Tinkerbell skort! So cute! And you and your DH did a great job on the cinch bags!

THREE MORE SLEEPS!!!!!

Welcome! Your first project looks great!

I've had a rather stressful start to this week. I am down to ONE thing left to be constructed (the nemo top) and a couple of shirts that need to be hemmed (too big athletic wicking shirts that I took in so that DH, who has lost a ton of weight, could wear them on our trip).

The big stressful thing was that half the people who were originally going on the trip with us will no longer be going because my DH's grandfather has become sick and is currently in the ICU and his outlook is iffy, so they are staying home to be with DH's grandma during this difficult time. As it stands right now, my family is proceeding with our trip (non-refundable tickets and dumb me didn't get traveler's insurance), but honestly my heart is not in it.

After that bombshell dropped, we also had our pet/house sitter cancel on us somewhat at the last minute and that has left us scrambling to find someplace to board our pup.

So yeah, VERY stressful week. Sorry to be a downer, but I suppose I just needed to vent. Thank you.

Sunshine

Wow, sorry you are having to deal with all of this. Still hard to say "enjoy your trip" while you are dealing with everything back home.

I think it looks adorable. Great job

DivasDoodles has wall-e http://www.divasdoodles.com/shop/index.php?cPath=315_203

And I bought my first ever design from that Russian site and never had a problem. I actually even had to use my Credit Card at the time as they didn't take PP

But they are a legit company....but most of the stuff they sell is embroidery not applique.

Please do..... I can tease them that my shirts made them famous

It seems like something always happens before a trip. Personally I don't blame your for not cancelling. There really isn't anything that you can do anyway. Sending prayers

Might I suggest anytime someone wants to buy something on a sketchy site to use a prepaid visa much safer that way.

 

[pequele]

Can I post pictures directly from my iphone? I have some things completed that I would love to share (my facebook friends are getting tired of seeing sewing projects. )

Yes I think you have to upload them to like photo bucket and then where you type your reply, look at upper right for the + next to send and you can click on option to add a link to your photo there. I haven't tried it but that's where you would add it!

I want to do color posts on the phone without using [code)!

Thank you to all who liked Jake and Scully. It is tough catching everyone on the phone.

 

[PrincessMickey]

Love Jake, my youngest DS is a nut for him too.

I've had a rather stressful start to this week. I am down to ONE thing left to be constructed (the nemo top) and a couple of shirts that need to be hemmed (too big athletic wicking shirts that I took in so that DH, who has lost a ton of weight, could wear them on our trip).

The big stressful thing was that half the people who were originally going on the trip with us will no longer be going because my DH's grandfather has become sick and is currently in the ICU and his outlook is iffy, so they are staying home to be with DH's grandma during this difficult time. As it stands right now, my family is proceeding with our trip (non-refundable tickets and dumb me didn't get traveler's insurance), but honestly my heart is not in it.

After that bombshell dropped, we also had our pet/house sitter cancel on us somewhat at the last minute and that has left us scrambling to find someplace to board our pup.

So yeah, VERY stressful week. Sorry to be a downer, but I suppose I just needed to vent. Thank you.

Sunshine

for the rough week you've had. Don't be sorry, you're not a downer, you're just venting. I did my share of that last week and it felt much better after I vented. Just enjoy your trip and make some happy memories during this rough time.

Love the princess picture with Tori. The bowling shirts are looking great, love Tigger. I know I missed several quotes, my computer has been quite wonky since I spilled coffee on the keyboard If I missed you I apologize but everything has been looking great!

 

[Disney52303]

Did you get the fancy castle (might not be called that but it's Cinderella-esque castle) that might work. Also, I counted 12 but I counted tinker bell.

I have Tink too but am still counting 11 (I'm at work and not by my embroidery laptop). Who am I missing??? Tink, Cindy, Belle, Aurora, Ariel, SW, Jasmine, Merida, Tiana, Pocahantas, Rapunzel. Help!!

 

[aboveH20]

UPDATE of sorts: Yesterday I found some poly/cotton blend polka dots online and ordered a yard. I'm not really expecting it to be an exact match of what I have (Murphy's law and all) but for $3.99 I figured I'd give it a try.

It's being sent from Beverly Hills -- probably some famous actress is destashing.

I know many of you couldn't sleep waiting to find out whether or not I'd get my matching black polka dots fabric.

Monday I got the fabric I ordered from Beverly Hills. It was very cheap -- both meanings -- and not what I would call small dots, but they do.

The scrap is what I wanted, the other is what I got.



I'm pretty sure it's from the estate of Lucille Ball.

But there's good news in Whoville. Michelle said that she had some of the fabric.

It arrived today. Dorrrine beat me to the mail, and I think she's expecting a new dress, but it's the fabric I wanted and need to finish my bag.

THANK YOU MICHELLE (and mail man for delivering the package addressed to the beautiful house with the manicured lawn 300 miles south of the Big A).

Don't you just love 'and they lived happily ever after' endings?

<---- I guess I have to go sew now.

 

[goteamwood]

I have Tink too but am still counting 11 (I'm at work and not by my embroidery laptop). Who am I missing??? Tink, Cindy, Belle, Aurora, Ariel, SW, Jasmine, Merida, Tiana, Pocahantas, Rapunzel. Help!!

My bad. I searched lp for cutie then counted the two mermaids. Sorry. Numbers never were my strong suit. So... Castle or something completely different. How about a monogram for the wearer?

 

[Fruto76]

I have Tink too but am still counting 11 (I'm at work and not by my embroidery laptop). Who am I missing??? Tink, Cindy, Belle, Aurora, Ariel, SW, Jasmine, Merida, Tiana, Pocahantas, Rapunzel. Help!!

I'm not sure who you are missing... because apparently I'm missing her also I only have 11, including Tink.

If it were me, I would find the total width of what the skirt is supposed to be (# of strips x's width per strip) Then divide it by 11. The panels will be a little wider then the original skirt, but you won't have to worry about trying to find additional appliqués for it. If you do decide to do that, don't forget to add seam allowances to each panel.

 

[BabyRapunzel]

I have Tink too but am still counting 11 (I'm at work and not by my embroidery laptop). Who am I missing??? Tink, Cindy, Belle, Aurora, Ariel, SW, Jasmine, Merida, Tiana, Pocahantas, Rapunzel. Help!!

It would be Mulan if she has it.

 

[BabyRapunzel]

I looked on her site, I don't see Mulan.. Only 11 cuties, castle, and tower.

 

[dianemom2]

I know many of you couldn't sleep waiting to find out whether or not I'd get my matching black polka dots fabric.

Monday I got the fabric I ordered from Beverly Hills. It was very cheap -- both meanings -- and not what I would call small dots, but they do.

But there's good news in Whoville. Michelle said that she had some of the fabric.

Glad that you were able to get the needed piece of fabric! Sorry that the other fabric didn't work out but I love the way everybody on here supports one another.

 

[RMAMom]

I need a couple opinions! I bought CarlaC's stripwork jumper pattern and wated to embroider princesses along the bottom. 16 panels and I now own all 11 Lynniepinnie cuties thanks to her 50c sale (I think there's 11, if there are 12 my ? is moot point). I am going to leave every 4th panel blank with a more patterened fabric for the non-appliqued panels... but I will be one applique short. What would look cute? I was thinking Cinderella's coach (but then I was thinking of using that on the bodice, a wand, Heather's new Princess wording logo, a cutie Minnie...

When I did mine I took the princesses that I wanted and figured out the measurement of the skirt and divided by the number of princesses. I cut the panels in a trapezoid so they were wider on the bottom then on the top. here it is.
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Bodice

I hope that helps.

 

[Yoshiandi]

When I did mine I took the princesses that I wanted and figured out the measurement of the skirt and divided by the number of princesses. I cut the panels in a trapezoid so they were wider on the bottom then on the top. here it is.
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Bodice

I hope that helps.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE and WANT this dress (for me, not my daughter)!!! Gorgeous job!

 

[BabyRapunzel]

When I did mine I took the princesses that I wanted and figured out the measurement of the skirt and divided by the number of princesses. I cut the panels in a trapezoid so they were wider on the bottom then on the top. here it is.
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Bodice

I hope that helps.

Sooooo cute!

 

[PrincessMickey]

When I did mine I took the princesses that I wanted and figured out the measurement of the skirt and divided by the number of princesses. I cut the panels in a trapezoid so they were wider on the bottom then on the top. here it is.
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Bodice

I hope that helps.

That looks great, I love those fabrics!

The only sewing I did today was to replace a zipper in a pair of shorts for my sister in law. Not much fun but at least I was able to sit at the machine for a few minutes.

 

[TinkNH]

When I did mine I took the princesses that I wanted and figured out the measurement of the skirt and divided by the number of princesses. I cut the panels in a trapezoid so they were wider on the bottom then on the top. here it is.
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Bodice

I hope that helps.

gorgeous!!!!


QUESTION!I want an embroidery machine...and I need info. I know a lot of you love the Brother PE770. Does anyone have or know anything about the Singer Futura XL-400??? Pros cons compare to Brother etc?? I want to have it all picked out and researched so I can just give the info to DH and tell him to buy it for my birthday or christmas

 

[goteamwood]

gorgeous!!!!

QUESTION!I want an embroidery machine...and I need info. I know a lot of you love the Brother PE770. Does anyone have or know anything about the Singer Futura XL-400??? Pros cons compare to Brother etc?? I want to have it all picked out and researched so I can just give the info to DH and tell him to buy it for my birthday or christmas

I just did this research myself and decided on the brother. I have a singer sewing machine I got for Christmas that I have been happy with so I naturally looked there first. I read a lot of reviews on both (google and amazon, no one I know in real life uses either) and the general consensus was the singer was, well, not good. It's more expensive, and when the reviews were bad they were really bad. I've only had mine a week but I'm happy with the brother, despite the epic hours-long jamming issue I reported earlier in the week. It was super easy to learn even though I had never touched embroidery before. Truly though, it might just be one of those things that is a wash. There are probably tons of people who have and love the singer. But around these boards the consensus is brother, that I've noticed, and that is a nice support system if you run into trouble or have questions.

Ok enough rambling... I think you'll be happy either way and I have to start packing my family of 4 for a road trip in 10 hours. . .

 

[GlassSlippers]

Can we try something different ??

As a new sewer, I am worried about how my dresses look up close and the seams look. Can we see what your seams inside look like ? How do you finish them if you don't have a serger ? "How pretty does your sewing look ??"

My machine has an overcasting stitch and foot so I use those. It doesn't look exactly like serged seams but it gets the job done and it looks nice. If you look in your manual you should be able to see if your machine has that stitch. You don't absolutely need the foot, but it's easier with it. If your machine didn't come with the overcasting foot it should be easy to find on Amazon and it shouldn't cost very much.

HTH!

Lori in East Podunk

 

[Disney52303]

My bad. I searched lp for cutie then counted the two mermaids. Sorry. Numbers never were my strong suit. So... Castle or something completely different. How about a monogram for the wearer?

I'm not sure who you are missing... because apparently I'm missing her also I only have 11, including Tink.

If it were me, I would find the total width of what the skirt is supposed to be (# of strips x's width per strip) Then divide it by 11. The panels will be a little wider then the original skirt, but you won't have to worry about trying to find additional appliqués for it. If you do decide to do that, don't forget to add seam allowances to each panel.

It would be Mulan if she has it.

I am glad I am not losing my mind lol, too bad she doesn't have Mulan! I like the initials idea!

When I did mine I took the princesses that I wanted and figured out the measurement of the skirt and divided by the number of princesses. I cut the panels in a trapezoid so they were wider on the bottom then on the top. here it is.
Front

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Back

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Bodice

I hope that helps.

I love this... But am worried I will mess up the measurements lol.

 

[BabyRapunzel]

Question....not that I am starting this project yet, but if I see fabric I would like to get the correct amount. I looked at the grace dress pattern, and I did not see a spot for total yards and there were a lot of numbers to add up, so it looked confusing, but once I look it over 100 times, I might get it. I know it depends on size, just looking at estimate of what you guys have used. If it matters looking at view C or D with 2-3 fabrics.

 

[TinkNH]

I just did this research myself and decided on the brother. I have a singer sewing machine I got for Christmas that I have been happy with so I naturally looked there first. I read a lot of reviews on both (google and amazon, no one I know in real life uses either) and the general consensus was the singer was, well, not good. It's more expensive, and when the reviews were bad they were really bad. I've only had mine a week but I'm happy with the brother, despite the epic hours-long jamming issue I reported earlier in the week. It was super easy to learn even though I had never touched embroidery before. Truly though, it might just be one of those things that is a wash. There are probably tons of people who have and love the singer. But around these boards the consensus is brother, that I've noticed, and that is a nice support system if you run into trouble or have questions.

Ok enough rambling... I think you'll be happy either way and I have to start packing my family of 4 for a road trip in 10 hours. . .

thank you for the input!! The singer was appealing because of the ability to multi hoop, and it has a 6X10 hoop to begin with...but I also haven't heard fabulous things about singers in recent years!

Can we try something different ??

As a new sewer, I am worried about how my dresses look up close and the seams look. Can we see what your seams inside look like ? How do you finish them if you don't have a serger ? "How pretty does your sewing look ??"

My machine has an overcasting stitch and foot so I use those. It doesn't look exactly like serged seams but it gets the job done and it looks nice. If you look in your manual you should be able to see if your machine has that stitch. You don't absolutely need the foot, but it's easier with it. If your machine didn't come with the overcasting foot it should be easy to find on Amazon and it shouldn't cost very much.

HTH!

Lori in East Podunk

I would love to see this too!!! I wonder the same thing, especially since I have people asking if I sell stuff.
The machine my MIL gave me has an overcast foot as well and it does make a HUGE difference...I wouldn't show anyone some of the seams on my first few things because they are just a mess! But the overlock makes for a much neater finish..I still worry its not as neat as it could be....would love to see some stuff to compare it to!