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

[3girlsmommy]

Hello! I'm new to the boards but this is EXACTLY the board I've been looking for for years I am planning a surprise trip for my 3 girls to DW for Christmas (we'll go in January) and the part of the trip I enjoy the most is the outfits!!! DD12 is "too cool" for matchy boutique, so I'm in search of funky, fun things to do for her as well. So far I found a $3 Mickey tee which I am going to cut up and turn into a vest with Mickey on the back and also a $7 classic Mickey sweatshirt that I will cut the collar off so she can wear it with a cami "flashdance style." Anyone have any other fun ideas for the tweenie 'tude so she can be as cute as her still compliant sisters? ~Katie

 

[Tigger1221]

Thanks for the advice. She will definitely try to get hers fixed as she loves it. She is borrowing a sewing machine from a friend and doesn't like it as much as she did hers. It sounds like she needs and embroidery machine. I don't know her price point but it helps to know that having the two separate machines is a good thing. Hopefully I will be able to post pics of things she has made soon.

 

[goteamwood]

Thanks for the advice. She will definitely try to get hers fixed as she loves it. She is borrowing a sewing machine from a friend and doesn't like it as much as she did hers. It sounds like she needs and embroidery machine. I don't know her price point but it helps to know that having the two separate machines is a good thing. Hopefully I will be able to post pics of things she has made soon.

My mom is a life-long seamstress who has a bernina she got before I was born 3.5~ decades ago and a couple of years ago she spent a fortune on a top-of-the-line new computerized bernina and she hates it. She missed her old solid steel one. I have a newish (Xmas last year) singer I'm happy with but it's not the love affair mom has with her bernina of old.

That said I just got the brother pe770 about 6 weeks ago and despite the old codger at the sewing shop trying to convince me it was crap I FREAKING LOVE IT. must. embroider. everything.

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

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.

Your boys are so cute!! The shirts are adorable as well!

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

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


IMG_5714 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

They both love them.

These dresses are so cute! Great job!!

 

[goteamwood]

Your boys are so cute!! The shirts are adorable as well!

Thanks. I think they're cute too. Certainly don't get that from me. There are definitely days I'd like to sell them to the circus but I think I'll keep them. I do also like how the Mickey shirts came out.

 

[peachygreen]

Don't get me wrong - I love the fact that I have a cleaning lady coming to my house once a month. But . . . I really don't like having to give up sewing time to try to organize my projects and put them away so they don't get "cleaned" up tomorrow.

Now I'll have to pull it all back out tomorrow night and try to figure out where I was and hope none of my pins got relocated.

 

[dianemom2]

Hello! I'm new to the boards but this is EXACTLY the board I've been looking for for years I am planning a surprise trip for my 3 girls to DW for Christmas (we'll go in January) and the part of the trip I enjoy the most is the outfits!!! DD12 is "too cool" for matchy boutique, so I'm in search of funky, fun things to do for her as well. So far I found a $3 Mickey tee which I am going to cut up and turn into a vest with Mickey on the back and also a $7 classic Mickey sweatshirt that I will cut the collar off so she can wear it with a cami "flashdance style." Anyone have any other fun ideas for the tweenie 'tude so she can be as cute as her still compliant sisters? ~Katie

Welcome to the group! Make sure you post pictures of the stuff you make. We love pictures here! 12 year old girls are hard! My daughter went last winter for a couple of days with her aunt and uncle. I made her a couple of appliqued t-shirts. She was willing to wear them because I bought teen cut shirts and she layered with with some Sugar Lips.

Thanks for the advice. She will definitely try to get hers fixed as she loves it. She is borrowing a sewing machine from a friend and doesn't like it as much as she did hers. It sounds like she needs and embroidery machine. I don't know her price point but it helps to know that having the two separate machines is a good thing. Hopefully I will be able to post pics of things she has made soon.

I hope you are able to get the old machine fixed easily. They are usually worth putting the money into. The only thing better about newer machines is the one step buttonholes. Since your mom loves her machine, I hope you can get it working again. And as I mentioned before we love pictures!

 

[dianemom2]

My mom is a life-long seamstress who has a bernina she got before I was born 3.5~ decades ago and a couple of years ago she spent a fortune on a top-of-the-line new computerized bernina and she hates it. She missed her old solid steel one. I have a newish (Xmas last year) singer I'm happy with but it's not the love affair mom has with her bernina of old.

I wonder if it would be worth if for your mom to hunt around on Craigslist to see if she can replace the old Bernina. There are tons of people on here who have bought older or vintage machines on there and are thrilled with them. If your mom misses her old machine that much, it might be fun for her to have one again.

 

[cogero]

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

If I remember right that machine only has a 4 x 4 hoop. You might be better going with the SE-400 or 500 which I believe hook up to a computer to download files.

My advice is to save for a bigger hoop. I started with a 4 x 4 hoop and was immediately struck by hoop envy.

As for bobbin thread it is generally white and you will need type A for a brother machine.

 

[pumpkinpatchquilter]

Holy cow, I cannot even keep up with this thread! Everything is so amazing!!

I know this isn't an outfit...but I DID sew it!!! I am a stay at home Momma on very tight budget so often I make things because I REALLY want them but don't have the extra money in the budget to buy them. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Minnie ear umbrella stroller at Walmart, but we are so close to our trip and just two weeks ago had to buy a new washer and dryer because they both died on us a week apart! So I just don't have the extra spending money for something that I really don't need. Luckily my Momma is super awesome and gave me a hunk of Minnie fabric leftover from something she made for my 16 month old. She gave me the red fabric about 7 years ago when I really started sewing heavily and the black was scraps from another project. Not too bad for FREE!!! Now we have a Minnie ear stroller! PLUS, it's my big stroller, not the umbrella. So happy with this!!!

 

[TarzansKat]

Holy cow, I cannot even keep up with this thread! Everything is so amazing!!

I know this isn't an outfit...but I DID sew it!!! I am a stay at home Momma on very tight budget so often I make things because I REALLY want them but don't have the extra money in the budget to buy them. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Minnie ear umbrella stroller at Walmart, but we are so close to our trip and just two weeks ago had to buy a new washer and dryer because they both died on us a week apart! So I just don't have the extra spending money for something that I really don't need. Luckily my Momma is super awesome and gave me a hunk of Minnie fabric leftover from something she made for my 16 month old. She gave me the red fabric about 7 years ago when I really started sewing heavily and the black was scraps from another project. Not too bad for FREE!!! Now we have a Minnie ear stroller! PLUS, it's my big stroller, not the umbrella. So happy with this!!!

That IS AWESOME!!!! I love it.

 

[tinkbell13]

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

I am just down the 401 in London and I ordered the PE770 last January. I ordered it from Amazon for 2 main reasons: 1. PE770 is not sold in Canada, 2. it was almost half the cost of the PE780D that is comparable and available here, even with shipping and duty.
The machine came quick, a lot quicker than they said on their site and Amazon not only quoted and charged the duty, but refunded the difference when it turned out to be less. They called after the machine was delivered to make sure everything was okay. I had a great customer service experience with them on this purchase and would have no qualms ordering from them again.

Chiara is correct that the HE240 is only a 4x4 hoop. And if I remember correctly, you have to hook it directly to the computer to transfer designs that you download off the internet. I'm sure you can get more information on it from the Brother.ca website. Or even better, go visit a local sewing store to see one in person!

Hope that helps!

 

[tricia]

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

Personally, I bought mine from a dealer in Canada. Most electronics bought in the US lose their warranty when bought by Canadians. So for something as important as my embroidery machine is to me I didn't want to chance it.

I have the 780D.

Also, I just buy Janome bobbin thread and wind my own bobbins.

Holy cow, I cannot even keep up with this thread! Everything is so amazing!!

I know this isn't an outfit...but I DID sew it!!! I am a stay at home Momma on very tight budget so often I make things because I REALLY want them but don't have the extra money in the budget to buy them. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Minnie ear umbrella stroller at Walmart, but we are so close to our trip and just two weeks ago had to buy a new washer and dryer because they both died on us a week apart! So I just don't have the extra spending money for something that I really don't need. Luckily my Momma is super awesome and gave me a hunk of Minnie fabric leftover from something she made for my 16 month old. She gave me the red fabric about 7 years ago when I really started sewing heavily and the black was scraps from another project. Not too bad for FREE!!! Now we have a Minnie ear stroller! PLUS, it's my big stroller, not the umbrella. So happy with this!!!

Super cute.

 

[GatorMama]

I BOUGHT (not made) DS's Jake the Pirate costume for MNSSHP. But I want to make him a trick-or-treat bag from some brown felt I have laying around. Should be easy enough without a pattern but does anyone have ideas for how to dress it up a bit? I'd love for it to have a "treasure chest" quality about it.

In other news... I got one whole piece of fabric cut last night for my Alice costume. ::sigh::

 

[goteamwood]

I BOUGHT (not made) DS's Jake the Pirate costume for MNSSHP. But I want to make him a trick-or-treat bag from some brown felt I have laying around. Should be easy enough without a pattern but does anyone have ideas for how to dress it up a bit? I'd love for it to have a "treasure chest" quality about it.

In other news... I got one whole piece of fabric cut last night for my Alice costume. ::sigh::

Jake sort of has a satchel he carries for treasure:

It looks like X marks the spot type graphic on a simple cross-body bag.

 

[nannye]

Also wondering if anyone has any experience with the Janome 350E I found a used one locally, and although the price point is a bit high if there is some room for negotiation it would be cheaper than ordering the PE770.

 

[GatorMama]

Jake sort of has a satchel he carries for treasure:

It looks like X marks the spot type graphic on a simple cross-body bag.

Thank you! In all the episodes we've seen, I haven't ever seen that!

 

[nannye]

If I remember right that machine only has a 4 x 4 hoop. You might be better going with the SE-400 or 500 which I believe hook up to a computer to download files.

My advice is to save for a bigger hoop. I started with a 4 x 4 hoop and was immediately struck by hoop envy.

As for bobbin thread it is generally white and you will need type A for a brother machine.

I thought I remembered some buying a larger hoop attachement they could use with the PE770? am I wrong? or did you mean the 4x4 hoop is only with the other machine. I defiinitely want the larger hoop size.

 

[nannye]

I am just down the 401 in London and I ordered the PE770 last January. I ordered it from Amazon for 2 main reasons: 1. PE770 is not sold in Canada, 2. it was almost half the cost of the PE780D that is comparable and available here, even with shipping and duty.
The machine came quick, a lot quicker than they said on their site and Amazon not only quoted and charged the duty, but refunded the difference when it turned out to be less. They called after the machine was delivered to make sure everything was okay. I had a great customer service experience with them on this purchase and would have no qualms ordering from them again.

Chiara is correct that the HE240 is only a 4x4 hoop. And if I remember correctly, you have to hook it directly to the computer to transfer designs that you download off the internet. I'm sure you can get more information on it from the Brother.ca website. Or even better, go visit a local sewing store to see one in person!

Hope that helps!

Ah that clarifies thank you. The HE240 is not for me. I sent you a PM about the PE770. Unfortunately we only have one local sewing store and they don't carry what I'm looking for. Their cheapest embroidery only machine was 1500 which is definitely out of my price range.