Disboutiquers Part 29 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[Help Please!]

Hey Disboutiquers,

I used to look at this thread DAILY...until about a year ago...when I had my own child! LOL! Got so busy that I've rarely been able to read it! I'm not a sewer, but would love to learn when I have more time.

However, we are taking my son to the Magic Kingdom for the 1st time in about a month...would love for him to have an amazing first trip outfit. Good thing my mother-in-law sews! Doesn't have to be something that says "1st trip," but I would love something Mickey-themed. Has anyone seen/made a Mickey-themed toddler costume (would have to be lightweight for weather!) or costume?

 

[smile5sunshine]

Taking a short break from sewing. I'm trying to sew up a skirt and I just realized I've bungled all the math involved with it and am going to have to punt and see if I can salvage things later. *sigh*

I bought the top fabirc a long time ago (either last year or the year before) and plan to make skirts out of it for Thanksgiving on our trip this year. I was thinking of doing a 2 layered skirt and I'm trying to decide if the bottom material would look good as an underskirt (about as much as you see would peek out). Do they go well enough together? I can't decide if I should just do a single layer skirt with the turkeys or if I should do the 2 layer skirt. Be honest please.


Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

I personally think that both fabrics are cute, but don't think they compliment each other very well. If you want to use the hand print turkeys, go with a bold orange, red, or perhaps a chocolate brown so the top layer will really contrast.

So I have a non sewing question. Any ideas on a book or two for a 14 year old boy. My nephews birthday is coming up and he watches way too much tv and plays way too many video games. I want him to get him reading.

What about the Percy Jackson series or other series by the same author?

And, finally, my new logo. For those who are new, I explained the name a thread or two ago. It comes from an old song that I love called "Mairzy Doats". There is lots of history, both national and personal attached to the song.

Those are my own kids. I took photos of them on our swingset and my dh sillouette-ized them! I'm SO thrilled with how it came out! (I removed all contact info, so I hope that will satisfy the censors! I just wanted to share the final product with all of you who have encouraged me all year, not make sales here!)

I probably won't be on much this week while I finish getting ready for the sale, but I thank you all very much for ALL the kind words this year!!! It means a lot to me!!!

Regards,
C.

HURRAY for finally launching your business! FX that you have good sales and can purchase your machine soon.

My kiddos are HUGE fans of Phineas and Ferb so of course there has to be a custom outfit designated to this awesome show!! Here is my DD's Perry dress! When looking for the perry fabric, all I could find was the flannel kind. So I decided to make the dress from flannels and it turned out better than I thought! DD loves how soft it is inside and out

I LOVE this! So cute!

I finally got a chance to take my PE770 into the local Brother service place today, (which hasn't been easy since I didn't care to take my twin toddlers with me for that particular errand.)
The crotchety old guy who owns the shop for longer than I have been alive was able to show me how to clear out what was errant thread in the path of the thread, which explains the intermittent issue with it stopping. Basically there was a little bit of thread that was sometimes causing the sensors to think there was a tension issue. So...
While I was there he pretty much all but said how crappy the PE770 was a terrible machine and tried about a half-dozen ways to convince me I should just return it and buy one from him... Also tried to convince me that for ONLY $1000 he would sell me a used/refurb older machine that only uses floppy disks (of which I don't have a computer that can read/write and haven't since 1998.) Which, BTW, I am sure is an awesome machine, and it DID have a bigger hoop, but I was a little put off by the suggestion that my machine sucks (I don't think it does, I am pretty happy.) and the hard sell. Unfortunately it is the closest Brother dealer/service place, so I am hoping I don't need to visit often, but it is not implausible. Thankfully he didn't charge me for the service, but he did manage to drop the screw into the bottom of the machine, so I am gonna want to fish that out before I start anything, since he says it shouldn't bother anything, but somehow the idea of a random screw floating around under my bobbin makes me sort of nervous. sigh.
fingers crossed that the removal of that thread will make it all better.

Glad you were able to get your machine fixed up. Sorry, but that guy sounds like he was just trying to make a sale.

They did this to us for our Feb trip this year!!! Had all our seats and before we left, had a change of plane (long before the trip) so had to reseat people. They could not explain to me how the heck they needed to reseat the WHOLE plane yet couldn't manage to get traveling parties together! My mom, myself and 3 yo had seats in DIFFERENT ROWS! HOW DOES AN AIRLINE SEAT A 3yo ALONE???? Stupid airline couldn't do ANYTHING! NOT EVEN AT CHECK IN!!! WE had to wait til the plane boarded to get on and ask passengers if they would not mind switching seats as they were seated next to a 3yo who would now be traveling alone! Yeh I made sure to announce to people that I had to do the airlines job for then because they were to stupid to do it for us!!!

Needless to say, I filed a complaint with Delta upon our return and got not only double miles for all of us because of their rude and incompetent gate attendants in Atlanta, but $100 vouchers for future use...oh good! CAN'T even use the stupid things to book flights together because you can only use ONE voucher per reservation unless I book through a human (which costs $25 a freakin person!!!). ARGH!!! Stupid Delta! Whatever you do, just remember there will be some nice folks on your flight who WILL switch seats for ya!

I plan to call them at 12:01 am I just do not understand this AT. ALL. And I have heard several similar stories..one involved a 10 month old flying OVERSEAS, 14 hr flight, seated 10 rows behind her newly adoptive mother. I dont have a problem if they split us into 2 groups that cant be together, or even if we have to have 1 person across the aisle but really you think its ok to separate little kids from their adults? I could see if everyone was over 16 or so..fine, I wouldnt care..but really

This makes me SO MAD!!!! My aunt is a ticketing agent for one of the big companies and she even says that this practice of not assigning families with children seats together is wrong and potentially DANGEROUS. Who's to say that the person your child is seated with isn't a pedophile? If it were me personally, I would be demanding that either the airline fix this themselves (why should I as a paying customer have to do THEIR job?) OR fully refund my money without any penalties for endangering my child.

Sorry, I tend to get really worked up over how awful airlines have gotten recently. I hope you are able to get the seating worked out.

Well, after fixing my machine, or getting to work again, I proceeded to pin the sleeves into the dress and sew each of them in. I wanted to check how it looked so far before I overlocked the seams and so I turned the top half right side out. I had sewed them both on inside out ! UGH !!

So I took took my seam ripper and carefully ripped out both of them. I took a 30 minute breathe and tried again on one sleeve. Turned it right side and it looked okay so I took another 30 minute breathe.

I finished it except for some taking in around the collar. I need a friend that sews to help me with that since the biggest gap is at the back. Here is a picture of it so far with the wig I got.

I made it shorter so I wouldn't have problems getting on and off rides and wouldn't step on it. I'll post pictures of the arrow bag once I have all the sewing done.

The dress looks great! I have SO done the sewing sleeves on wrong thing too.

Okay, now that I've had a chance to clear my head I think I'll head back and try my luck with that skirt again.

Sunshine

 

[peachygreen]

Most of you have confirmed what I was thinking (thank you) that those 2 fabrics really don't compliment each other as well as I would have liked. I saw the 2nd one today (and didn't have the first with me) and I bought it with hopes that it would match. The colors are just close enough but far enough off to not work well. I wanted some additional opinions. I think I might make a 2nd skirt with it and have 2. It makes for a super easy outfit. I can potentially even reuse the shirt I have planned and wash it during the week (and bring a backup just incase).

I am almost done with the AK dresses. I should have pictures tomorrow. Then I think I am going to do the easy skirts before starting in on some of the other dresses.

 

[peachygreen]

One AK Dress down - 2 to go. Well its almost done that is. I still have to add the buttons but I want my DD to try it on first. I also have to do the hem. I need sleep before I attempt that.


Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

I think my girls will love it. I'm making one for each of my girls and one for my 10 month old niece to wear. I decided that for the baby I was not going to make the skirt as full and I was going to use elastic straps instead of button holes though to make it easier to put on. This dress is flannel. Its a little heavier then I am used to, but I think it really came together nicely.

 

[nannye]

Hey everyone, I need suggestions for a twirl skirt pattern from You Can Make This

Anyone suggestions?

 

[VBAndrea]

Deleted double post b/c my internet connection is misbehaving.

 

[VBAndrea]

Hey everyone, I need suggestions for a twirl skirt pattern from You Can Make This

Anyone suggestions?

Not form YCMT, but I use this tut for twirl skirts:
http://my-sweet-sunshine.blogspot.com/2009/05/okey-dokey.html

You can make it with solid fabrics and not do a stripwork. I also usually make my lower layer longer so it peeks out about 2 inches and then I trim both either with ric rac or bias tape or a combination.


PEACHY: The AK dress is really cute -- the pic didn't show up but now that I am replying I see it. My internet is behaving oddly this morning though.

 

[love to stitch]

One AK Dress down - 2 to go. Well its almost done that is. I still have to add the buttons but I want my DD to try it on first. I also have to do the hem. I need sleep before I attempt that.


Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

I think my girls will love it. I'm making one for each of my girls and one for my 10 month old niece to wear. I decided that for the baby I was not going to make the skirt as full and I was going to use elastic straps instead of button holes though to make it easier to put on. This dress is flannel. Its a little heavier then I am used to, but I think it really came together nicely.

The dress is adorable, the girls will love them.

 

[dianemom2]

That's a great deal that you got on the iron. I hope your Ellageo is very happy now that it is back from the spa.

Well, I haven't had a chance to test out the Ellageo since it came home yesterday. On the way home from the spa we started having huge thunderstorms which continued the rest of the evening. I try not to use my machine if I don't have to when we are having such big storms.

Here are some photos from the diaper covers I'm working on. The pattern is on YCMT by Tie Dye Diva. The first change I made was NOT to round the end of each ruffle because I used my ruffler foot to directly attach each piece. I couldn't guarentee the length would be perfect, so no rounded ends. I would not leave that out again, and I would ruffle each strip alone and then stretch or gather while attaching more as a seperate step.

Normally the pattern has you close the crotch seam, fold over the seam allowance and then attach bias tape inside the legs to form a casing. I dreaded doing that for 15 covers, so I came up with an alternative. I left the crotch open, serged the edges and just made the seam allowance into the casing by stitching 3/8" from the fold.

Then, I threaded the elastic on both legs and closed the crotch seam as the final step. Here's how that ended up looking. Even if I add bias tape in the future, I think I would do it in this order because it's so much less hassle to work on a flatter area rather than a tight circle.

Here's a finished cover:

And, finally, my new logo. For those who are new, I explained the name a thread or two ago. It comes from an old song that I love called "Mairzy Doats". There is lots of history, both national and personal attached to the song.

Those are my own kids. I took photos of them on our swingset and my dh sillouette-ized them! I'm SO thrilled with how it came out! (I removed all contact info, so I hope that will satisfy the censors! I just wanted to share the final product with all of you who have encouraged me all year, not make sales here!)

I probably won't be on much this week while I finish getting ready for the sale, but I thank you all very much for ALL the kind words this year!!! It means a lot to me!!!

Regards,
C.

I love the way you did the diaper cover legs. That seems to make a lot of sense. Did you add some additional length to the leg openings when you cut them out? I've only made that pattern once and it was such a pain in the you know where, I've never wanted to make it again! Your way looks a million times easier!

I love your new business card. That's so cute that you put your kids on there in silhouette! Good luck at the big sale!

Hello, I LOVE everything you all make. I have a quick question about the machines you use. My mom has sewn since she was little but I had a baby girl 3 months ago and she is really getting back into it. Her sewing machine broke recently. I was showing her what you all do and told her I wanted her to be able to do that with all the cute appliques and stuff.

So my question is: Is there a sewing machine that does this thats better than others and is not too expensive?

I know we have a place that sells Bernia's and I think another that sells brothers. Is one brand better than the other?

Thanks. THis is going to be her christmas present to herself.

Well, the first thing I'd do is get your mom's sewing machine checked out. Older machines were built with better parts. More metal versus more plastic. If it can be fixed easily, I'd do that first. Then if it can't, start looking into a replacement machine. Bernina's are excellent machines. My serger is a Bernina and it is a real workhorse! Some Brother machines are better than others. Make sure you read the reviews before you purchase one. Two things to consider. First- if you can get your mom's old sewing machine fixed, then you spend that money on an embroidery machine to add appliques to all the beautiful things she can sew for your little girl. Second, if you can't get your old sewing machine fixed, there is a charity that will take it to fix it or use it for parts. They then send it to cooperative sewing groups in developing nations where the women sew souvenirs or clothing to support their families. The charity is called Bikes for the World. Also, if your mom is going to get a machine that also does embroidery, make sure you get something that does at least a 5x7 design. There are lots of machines that will only do a 4x4 but that is pretty small and people outgrow it very, very quickly.

Hey Disboutiquers,

I used to look at this thread DAILY...until about a year ago...when I had my own child! LOL! Got so busy that I've rarely been able to read it! I'm not a sewer, but would love to learn when I have more time.

However, we are taking my son to the Magic Kingdom for the 1st time in about a month...would love for him to have an amazing first trip outfit. Good thing my mother-in-law sews! Doesn't have to be something that says "1st trip," but I would love something Mickey-themed. Has anyone seen/made a Mickey-themed toddler costume (would have to be lightweight for weather!) or costume?

Most people with little boys buy the CarlaC bowling shirt pattern from YCMT (Youcanmakethis.com) and use Mickey themed fabrics for the shirt. They turn out super cute! Plus the shirts are quite lightweight. You can also very easily sew up some shorts to go with it. CarlaC's Easy Fit shorts pattern is a favorite on here.

Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

I think my girls will love it. I'm making one for each of my girls and one for my 10 month old niece to wear. I decided that for the baby I was not going to make the skirt as full and I was going to use elastic straps instead of button holes though to make it easier to put on.

That turned out very cute! I'm sure your girls will love them! It sounds like a good idea to do the elastic straps for the baby. It will be easier to get on and off.

Hey everyone, I need suggestions for a twirl skirt pattern from You Can Make This

Anyone suggestions?

For twirly skirts, I hardly ever use a pattern. I typically just wing it or search the internet for a free tutorial. There was a really cute ruffled skirt pattern on there that a lot of people bought (I can't remember what it was called) but it wasn't twirly.

Not form YCMT, but I use this tut for twirl skirts:
http://my-sweet-sunshine.blogspot.com/2009/05/okey-dokey.html

You can make it with solid fabrics and not do a stripwork. I also usually make my lower layer longer so it peeks out about 2 inches and then I trim both either with ric rac or bias tape or a combination.

Great tutorial Andrea! I have a bunch of coordinating fabrics that I keep intending to use for a skirt like this. I am definitely going to bookmark this.

 

[goteamwood]

Hey Disboutiquers,

I used to look at this thread DAILY...until about a year ago...when I had my own child! LOL! Got so busy that I've rarely been able to read it! I'm not a sewer, but would love to learn when I have more time.

However, we are taking my son to the Magic Kingdom for the 1st time in about a month...would love for him to have an amazing first trip outfit. Good thing my mother-in-law sews! Doesn't have to be something that says "1st trip," but I would love something Mickey-themed. Has anyone seen/made a Mickey-themed toddler costume (would have to be lightweight for weather!) or costume?

I agree that the Carla C bowling shirts are adorable for boys. We are taking my twin boys for their 3rd birthday and I have now made more of these shirt than we need. (I keep finding new fabrics and ideas!) I blogged about the previous ones I made and posted them here on a previous thread. Here are the blog posts if you want to see examples.
Shhh. It's a Surprise
A Whole New (Disney) Wardrobe

In fact I let my boys wear the shirts for the first time yesterday, I am worried if I just put them into regular rotation before our trip they will ruin them. We attended a birthday party for a friend's twin girls, it was Minnie Mouse themed so I let my boys wear mickey shirts. I also made the birthday girls' dresses.





And the Birthday Girls waiting for presents:

 

[miprender]

I finally got a chance to take my PE770 into the local Brother service place today, (which hasn't been easy since I didn't care to take my twin toddlers with me for that particular errand.)
The crotchety old guy who owns the shop for longer than I have been alive was able to show me how to clear out what was errant thread in the path of the thread, which explains the intermittent issue with it stopping. Basically there was a little bit of thread that was sometimes causing the sensors to think there was a tension issue. So...
While I was there he pretty much all but said how crappy the PE770 was a terrible machine and tried about a half-dozen ways to convince me I should just return it and buy one from him... Also tried to convince me that for ONLY $1000 he would sell me a used/refurb older machine that only uses floppy disks (of which I don't have a computer that can read/write and haven't since 1998.) Which, BTW, I am sure is an awesome machine, and it DID have a bigger hoop, but I was a little put off by the suggestion that my machine sucks (I don't think it does, I am pretty happy.) and the hard sell. Unfortunately it is the closest Brother dealer/service place, so I am hoping I don't need to visit often, but it is not implausible. Thankfully he didn't charge me for the service, but he did manage to drop the screw into the bottom of the machine, so I am gonna want to fish that out before I start anything, since he says it shouldn't bother anything, but somehow the idea of a random screw floating around under my bobbin makes me sort of nervous. sigh.
fingers crossed that the removal of that thread will make it all better.

All sewing stores seem to put that machine down

I finished it except for some taking in around the collar. I need a friend that sews to help me with that since the biggest gap is at the back. Here is a picture of it so far with the wig I got.

I made it shorter so I wouldn't have problems getting on and off rides and wouldn't step on it. I'll post pictures of the arrow bag once I have all the sewing done.

That came out AWESOME!!!

My kiddos are HUGE fans of Phineas and Ferb so of course there has to be a custom outfit designated to this awesome show!! Here is my DD's Perry dress! When looking for the perry fabric, all I could find was the flannel kind. So I decided to make the dress from flannels and it turned out better than I thought! DD loves how soft it is inside and out

Great job on the dress

Hello, I LOVE everything you all make. I have a quick question about the machines you use. My mom has sewn since she was little but I had a baby girl 3 months ago and she is really getting back into it. Her sewing machine broke recently. I was showing her what you all do and told her I wanted her to be able to do that with all the cute appliques and stuff.

So my question is: Is there a sewing machine that does this thats better than others and is not too expensive?

I know we have a place that sells Bernia's and I think another that sells brothers. Is one brand better than the other?

Thanks. THis is going to be her christmas present to herself.

I am biased and really love my Brother machines.

How much is your budget? The PE770 (which is only an embroidery machine) runs around $600. If you go with a Combo machine they start around $2000 for one that would include only a 4x4 up to $10,000 for the Quattro II

However, we are taking my son to the Magic Kingdom for the 1st time in about a month...would love for him to have an amazing first trip outfit. Good thing my mother-in-law sews! Doesn't have to be something that says "1st trip," but I would love something Mickey-themed. Has anyone seen/made a Mickey-themed toddler costume (would have to be lightweight for weather!) or costume?

I saw on Etsy before a cute oufit that included Red shorts with buttons and I think a white shirt. That was very Mickeyish

One AK Dress down - 2 to go. Well its almost done that is. I still have to add the buttons but I want my DD to try it on first. I also have to do the hem. I need sleep before I attempt that.


Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

I think my girls will love it. I'm making one for each of my girls and one for my 10 month old niece to wear. I decided that for the baby I was not going to make the skirt as full and I was going to use elastic straps instead of button holes though to make it easier to put on. This dress is flannel. Its a little heavier then I am used to, but I think it really came together nicely.

Adorable

 

[peachygreen]

My girls modeled their dresses (with their unbrushed hair) this morning.


IMG_5714 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

They both love them.

 

[TarzansKat]

My girls modeled their dresses (with their unbrushed hair) this morning.


IMG_5714 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

They both love them.

They are so cute!

 

[PrincessMickey]

I'm not up on too many boy oriented books. Sorry I can't help out.

I know! So expensive! I'm hoping that she over-estimated on the pricing. But I guess that would techinically be in the middle of the price range. Since the Quattro is around $10K and the PE 770 is under $1K, I guess that $5K does fall in the middle. I was certainly hoping it would be less expensive. I'm still going to look at it and hopefully play with it at the Sewing Expo. Maybe in a year or two, I will be able to find one second hand. Just yesterday somebody locally was advertising a second hand Quattro for $4,500. I'd way rather buy that then the new machine for $5K.

Thanks anyway on the books, I know what you mean ask me about books for 7 and 8 year old books and I'm all over that but not the older boys.

That machine looks great and the embroidery field is sooo big. But hten again the quatro looks great too. Decisions decisions. If you do get a chance to play around with it let us know how it is.

I bought the top fabirc a long time ago (either last year or the year before) and plan to make skirts out of it for Thanksgiving on our trip this year. I was thinking of doing a 2 layered skirt and I'm trying to decide if the bottom material would look good as an underskirt (about as much as you see would peek out). Do they go well enough together? I can't decide if I should just do a single layer skirt with the turkeys or if I should do the 2 layer skirt. Be honest please.


Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

I have to agree with the others I would go with a solid color either a red or orange or brown. You could also make it reversable so you can use both fabrics.

Here are some photos from the diaper covers I'm working on. The pattern is on YCMT by Tie Dye Diva. The first change I made was NOT to round the end of each ruffle because I used my ruffler foot to directly attach each piece. I couldn't guarentee the length would be perfect, so no rounded ends. I would not leave that out again, and I would ruffle each strip alone and then stretch or gather while attaching more as a seperate step.

Normally the pattern has you close the crotch seam, fold over the seam allowance and then attach bias tape inside the legs to form a casing. I dreaded doing that for 15 covers, so I came up with an alternative. I left the crotch open, serged the edges and just made the seam allowance into the casing by stitching 3/8" from the fold.

Then, I threaded the elastic on both legs and closed the crotch seam as the final step. Here's how that ended up looking. Even if I add bias tape in the future, I think I would do it in this order because it's so much less hassle to work on a flatter area rather than a tight circle.

Here's a finished cover:

And, finally, my new logo. For those who are new, I explained the name a thread or two ago. It comes from an old song that I love called "Mairzy Doats". There is lots of history, both national and personal attached to the song.

Those are my own kids. I took photos of them on our swingset and my dh sillouette-ized them! I'm SO thrilled with how it came out! (I removed all contact info, so I hope that will satisfy the censors! I just wanted to share the final product with all of you who have encouraged me all year, not make sales here!)

I probably won't be on much this week while I finish getting ready for the sale, but I thank you all very much for ALL the kind words this year!!! It means a lot to me!!!

Regards,
C.

Looks great, your way sounds so much easier. Love the business card with the sillouetts. Your going to do great, good luck!!

Hello, I LOVE everything you all make. I have a quick question about the machines you use. My mom has sewn since she was little but I had a baby girl 3 months ago and she is really getting back into it. Her sewing machine broke recently. I was showing her what you all do and told her I wanted her to be able to do that with all the cute appliques and stuff.

So my question is: Is there a sewing machine that does this thats better than others and is not too expensive?

I know we have a place that sells Bernia's and I think another that sells brothers. Is one brand better than the other?

Thanks. THis is going to be her christmas present to herself.

I agree with Diane to see if it's fixable. I don't have an embroidery machine but most here use a different machine for sewing. It can be a pain to switch them back and forth from embroidery to sewing. Also with two machine you can have an embroidery stitching out and sew at the same time.

I have a 15 yr old boy, so I have a few suggestions. Maximum Ride series, Hunger Games series, Theodore Boone,

One more book suggestion from my DS. Vitals by Kathy Reichs.

Thank you so much I really appreciate your help and tell you DS thanks as well. I will look at them all today and pick a few out to send him.

Hey Disboutiquers,

I used to look at this thread DAILY...until about a year ago...when I had my own child! LOL! Got so busy that I've rarely been able to read it! I'm not a sewer, but would love to learn when I have more time.

However, we are taking my son to the Magic Kingdom for the 1st time in about a month...would love for him to have an amazing first trip outfit. Good thing my mother-in-law sews! Doesn't have to be something that says "1st trip," but I would love something Mickey-themed. Has anyone seen/made a Mickey-themed toddler costume (would have to be lightweight for weather!) or costume?

For boys I would go with the bowling shirt and maybe some shoerts. You can also do a romper/overalls in a Disney theme!

What about the Percy Jackson series or other series by the same author?

Sunshine

Thank you so much, I will look into these as well!

I agree that the Carla C bowling shirts are adorable for boys. We are taking my twin boys for their 3rd birthday and I have now made more of these shirt than we need. (I keep finding new fabrics and ideas!) I blogged about the previous ones I made and posted them here on a previous thread. Here are the blog posts if you want to see examples.
Shhh. It's a Surprise
A Whole New (Disney) Wardrobe

In fact I let my boys wear the shirts for the first time yesterday, I am worried if I just put them into regular rotation before our trip they will ruin them. We attended a birthday party for a friend's twin girls, it was Minnie Mouse themed so I let my boys wear mickey shirts. I also made the birthday girls' dresses.





And the Birthday Girls waiting for presents:

Those turned out great! And love the Minnie dresses too, so adorable!

My girls modeled their dresses (with their unbrushed hair) this morning.


IMG_5714 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

They both love them.

Looks great, I love the color, you don't see that too often. Can't wait to see the girls along with the baby in their matching dresses!

 

[Tonyslady]

Hey ladies, I need your help with something....about a year and half ago i bought some mickey jedi and other disney/starwars embroidery designs. since my computer crashed and i was unable to recover them and i must have deleted the original email. Looking at my paypal history looks like i bought them from designedbydena. But i cannot find this shop anywhere. Has the name changed or is she just not in businss anymore? Is there somewhere else i can find these designs?

TIA,
Jodi

 

[dianemom2]

My girls modeled their dresses (with their unbrushed hair) this morning.


IMG_5714 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

They both love them.

The girls are adorable and so are the dresses. Glad they loved them!

Hey ladies, I need your help with something....about a year and half ago i bought some mickey jedi and other disney/starwars embroidery designs. since my computer crashed and i was unable to recover them and i must have deleted the original email. Looking at my paypal history looks like i bought them from designedbydena. But i cannot find this shop anywhere. Has the name changed or is she just not in businss anymore? Is there somewhere else i can find these designs?

TIA,
Jodi

She is on FB but she might have changed the name of her shop. She has been notoriously difficult to get in touch with either way though. I can't remember what the new name of her shop is. Does anybody else know?

 

[ivey_family]

I love the way you did the diaper cover legs. That seems to make a lot of sense. Did you add some additional length to the leg openings when you cut them out? I've only made that pattern once and it was such a pain in the you know where, I've never wanted to make it again! Your way looks a million times easier!

I love your new business card. That's so cute that you put your kids on there in silhouette! Good luck at the big sale!

Thanks, Diane! I did not alter the pattern at all. There is enough seam allowance to serve as the casing.

Thank you all for the kind comments!
Regards,
C.

 

[nannye]

Not form YCMT, but I use this tut for twirl skirts:
http://my-sweet-sunshine.blogspot.com/2009/05/okey-dokey.html

You can make it with solid fabrics and not do a stripwork. I also usually make my lower layer longer so it peeks out about 2 inches and then I trim both either with ric rac or bias tape or a combination.


PEACHY: The AK dress is really cute -- the pic didn't show up but now that I am replying I see it. My internet is behaving oddly this morning though.

Andrea, thanks! After looking at it I decided I would make the strip skirt instead so I have 4 halloween fabrics ready to go after I finish the dress I am working on and a tutu tote. Now I need to look for fabrics to make V a dress for her Disney Cruise in Dec.
and I want to make a christmas patchwork skirt and shirt too. Sigh,
of course NOW I am back to thinking about the emroidery machine. It was the Brother P770 that most people recommend?

 

[pyrxtc]

My girls modeled their dresses (with their unbrushed hair) this morning.

They both love them.

The dresses look great !!

 

[nannye]

Have any Canadians ordered The Brother Pe770? If so where from? I know many order it off Amazon, but I was hoping to find some Canadian sites to skip the duties.

Also If I remember correctly many people buy the pre-wound bobbins so I'm assuming you just pick the color that matches as close as possible to your top stitch color?
Can anyone also advise me to the cost of buying the prewound bobbins.

anyone have experience with this machine? http://www.amazon.ca/Brother-HE240-...DY8D9F8SPIWY&qid=1347241196&s=generic&sr=1-18

Thanks
Erin