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

[dianemom2]

HELP!

I was embroidering Lumiere on a hoodie for my sister and this is how it turned out, here's a closeup of the gaps in the stitching:

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I'd have guessed that it was the stabilizer that you used but heavy weight cut away should have worked fine. Did you have it in the hoop or did you float the sweatshirt? I usually hoop shirts but thicker things like sweatshirts and towels, I float on top of the stabilizer and put in a million pins. It is frustrating when something like that happens.

I love the sewing robot story!

 

[BorkBorkBork]

Thanks for the reply Diane...I hooped the sweatshirt. I really don't know what could have happened or what I did wrong!

 

[PurpleEars]

Finished the other Jake shirt today during naptime, it was a pattern from a designer I hadn't stitched out before, but, maybe unfortunately, I bought MANY designs from, including a couple grab-bag type collections with TONS of designs to build a library. Now I am wondering if that was not maybe the best idea. The Jake head-only was heathersue and stitched like a dream. The head-and-body was 26 steps, lots of weird overlapping stitches, so much so it is like a blob the size of a pea in a couple places. The thing took FOREVER and had so many starts and stops and tiny little areas to trim. For some reason his sleeves were appliqué in tiny 1/2" or less squares, but his vest, which was a MUCH larger area, maybe 1.5" x 1/2" in each section, was a fill. I guess I will have to try a couple others and see if that was a fluke. Sadly I could see using Jake and friends again and again since my kids are wild about him. Hey, at least it is done. Chipping away at the to-do list.


IMG_3638 by Go Team Wood, on Flickr

Jen

Sorry to hear about the problems with the embroidery. I hope the other files will be easier to work with.

HELP!

I was embroidering Lumiere on a hoodie for my sister and this is how it turned out, here's a closeup of the gaps in the stitching:

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The base of his body is out of alignment too:

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What happened here? I didn't even take the hoop off the machine during stitching. I can't redo it because of the shirt that was provided but I want to know what I did wrong so I can prevent it in the future. It's very frustrating!

I would suggest floating a layer of washaway stabilizer on top so the knit is sandwiched between the cutaway on the bottom and a washaway on top (at least that worked for me in the past). I floated the knit and the washaway on the hooped cutaway and used tons of pins.

 

[VBAndrea]

HELP!

I was embroidering Lumiere on a hoodie for my sister and this is how it turned out, here's a closeup of the gaps in the stitching:

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The base of his body is out of alignment too:

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What happened here? I didn't even take the hoop off the machine during stitching. I can't redo it because of the shirt that was provided but I want to know what I did wrong so I can prevent it in the future. It's very frustrating!

I had a problem like this once with a good design -- my problem was I did not have the hoop snapped in completely to the moveable arm -- of course I didn't realize this until I was removing it and it was too late.

I also float tear away under the cutaway for any knits that I do -- if it's a fill design I put two layers of tear away under the cut away, but I use medium weight cut away.

Fortunately yours doesn't look too bad -- it's still wearable.

 

[BorkBorkBork]

Andrea, thanks for saying it's still wearable, because it's going to have to be! My sister probably won't even really notice it. I hope!

I need a guide to stabilizer. It seems like it makes all the difference and it's so hard (for me) to know what to use for what project. I have been using tearaway on the tshirts I've made and they stitch out well so hopefully that's correct. I've used heavyweight on wovens, fleece and this hoodie which was a thin sweatshirt material. I just want to use the right stuff!

 

[goteamwood]

You can always ask on here before getting designs -- I've had no problems with either Heather Sue or Planet Applique but I will say I'm not as impressed with Sweet Peas -- especially after the one applique that was completely missing a placement and tackdown! The other one I did from her was mediocre and I got one off etsy that I wasn't thrilled with either.

Thanks. I have actually done a couple Sweet Peas and I have been happy with them. This was one that was recommended a while back on the old thread as a source but it is only thru Facebook I guess for the character stuff (I don't want to throw the designer under the bus badmouthing on the internet.) I did send an email with photos and offered feedback... dunno what that will accomplish. I will just have to give the other patterns a chance to stand on their own. All I know is I was cursing like a pirate doing that one!

HELP!

I was embroidering Lumiere on a hoodie for my sister and this is how it turned out, here's a closeup of the gaps in the stitching:

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The base of his body is out of alignment too:

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What happened here? I didn't even take the hoop off the machine during stitching. I can't redo it because of the shirt that was provided but I want to know what I did wrong so I can prevent it in the future. It's very frustrating!

I can't offer any advice, but empathy, it stinks when you are doing everything the "right" way and get the wrong outcome. One of my signature moves is to catch a sleeve or have a snag or something else that otherwise destroys the shirt, usually in the last step of the embroidery file 5 seconds before it would be done.

I just wanted to say that my DD has been "playing sewing robot" for the last 30 mins. She comes up to me, I "thread" her and then she runs in circles. So far we've "stitched" the Monsters Inc gang, all of Epcot and the Haunted Mansion. I guess watching me stitch out designs today made an impression on her!

That is terribly cute, I don't let my kids NEAR my sewing, the couple of times they have come near one tries to talk on the phone which is really my rotary cutter, waiting for him to cut off his ear... They just get the magic finished products. They don't get it though that mommy doesn't make everything for them, I bought two tinker bell twirly light things at the resale this weekend since they LOVE Tink and they were $2 each, they kept saying "You make this Mommy?? I wuv it!" and then one broke tink off the top over the other's head. sigh.

Andrea, thanks for saying it's still wearable, because it's going to have to be! My sister probably won't even really notice it. I hope!

I need a guide to stabilizer. It seems like it makes all the difference and it's so hard (for me) to know what to use for what project. I have been using tearaway on the t****s I've made and they stitch out well so hopefully that's correct. I've used heavyweight on wovens, fleece and this hoodie which was a thin sweatshirt material. I just want to use the right stuff!

I agree! there seems to be some sort of voodoo to getting the stabilizer equation right.

 

[BorkBorkBork]

Thanks. I have actually done a couple Sweet Peas and I have been happy with them. This was one that was recommended a while back on the old thread as a source but it is only thru Facebook I guess for the character stuff (I don't want to throw the designer under the bus badmouthing on the internet.) I did send an email with photos and offered feedback... dunno what that will accomplish. I will just have to give the other patterns a chance to stand on their own. All I know is I was cursing like a pirate doing that one!



I can't offer any advice, but empathy, it stinks when you are doing everything the "right" way and get the wrong outcome. One of my signature moves is to catch a sleeve or have a snag or something else that otherwise destroys the shirt, usually in the last step of the embroidery file 5 seconds before it would be done.


That is terribly cute, I don't let my kids NEAR my sewing, the couple of times they have come near one tries to talk on the phone which is really my rotary cutter, waiting for him to cut off his ear... They just get the magic finished products. They don't get it though that mommy doesn't make everything for them, I bought two tinker bell twirly light things at the resale this weekend since they LOVE Tink and they were $2 each, they kept saying "You make this Mommy?? I wuv it!" and then one broke tink off the top over the other's head. sigh.


I agree! there seems to be some sort of voodoo to getting the stabilizer equation right.

I would really lose it if I destroyed a project right at the end there! I'm sure it'll happen one of these days...

 

[McDuck]

I told myself if I got all the paper patterns cut out for the projects I've got left on the massive costuming I took on for my brother, that I'd reward myself with trying out my new embroidery machine on a stitch-out.

So I did. And I did.

Worked like a dream! I am so excited and can't wait to be able to post such lovelies as many of you do!!!!

Here's my first test-stitch out completed.

It's a big enough piece I think I'm going to use it for something for Miss K.

Oh, and since I now have two machines, I joined the naming club. My Kenmore (Janome clone) has been named Samwise, since it's been loyal, dependable, and hardworking. And my PE770 is Gandalf, since it will make magic.

Here's Gandalf before he had to get boxed up again. We haven't figured out where "home" will be, haven't gotten a carry case to put him in, and until I finish the final 3 costumes for my brother, I can't really take the time to play with it more. But, I will be embroidering Miss K's birthday outfit!

 

[kgleine]

not done, but getting there. ignore my pinned on buttons and cuffs... i was resolving issues.... but yeah, other than those couple things, its almost freaking done. thank goodness. but the thing is as pretty inside as it is outside 9 days. 9 days to finish my sons hamish bear costume, my wig, clean, pack... yeah... oh and work 45 hrs... well 62 if you count this week still... you know.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh



everyones projects look great!!! im horrible at replying.... especially on my phone... it hates the site.

 

[cogero]

Just asking if anyone has a Janome embroidery machine. I have gone through 2 770 machines and am not looking for a third. This will be a back up machine.

 

[DMGeurts]

I told myself if I got all the paper patterns cut out for the projects I've got left on the massive costuming I took on for my brother, that I'd reward myself with trying out my new embroidery machine on a stitch-out.

So I did. And I did.

Worked like a dream! I am so excited and can't wait to be able to post such lovelies as many of you do!!!!

Here's my first test-stitch out completed.

It's a big enough piece I think I'm going to use it for something for Miss K.

Oh, and since I now have two machines, I joined the naming club. My Kenmore (Janome clone) has been named Samwise, since it's been loyal, dependable, and hardworking. And my PE770 is Gandalf, since it will make magic.

Here's Gandalf before he had to get boxed up again. We haven't figured out where "home" will be, haven't gotten a carry case to put him in, and until I finish the final 3 costumes for my brother, I can't really take the time to play with it more. But, I will be embroidering Miss K's birthday outfit!

Congratulations! So happy for you that it stitched out wonderfully!

not done, but getting there. ignore my pinned on buttons and cuffs... i was resolving issues.... but yeah, other than those couple things, its almost freaking done. thank goodness. but the thing is as pretty inside as it is outside 9 days. 9 days to finish my sons hamish bear costume, my wig, clean, pack... yeah... oh and work 45 hrs... well 62 if you count this week still... you know.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh



everyones projects look great!!! im horrible at replying.... especially on my phone... it hates the site.

LOVE THIS!!! You've done an amazing job!

Just asking if anyone has a Janome embroidery machine. I have gone through 2 770 machines and am not looking for a third. This will be a back up machine.

Sorry M'dear... I am still trying to decide if I should get my first one?

D~

 

[dianemom2]

Congratulations on the new machine. It looks like it works great! I hope you finish the project for your brother very soon so that you can get to use Gandalf very soon.

That looks great! You'll have to post a picture of all of you in your costumes.

Just asking if anyone has a Janome embroidery machine. I have gone through 2 770 machines and am not looking for a third. This will be a back up machine.

I don't have any Janome machines. Have you looked on Sewingpatternreview.com? They have lots of machine reviews posted by people who own the machines. I think that the fact that you have a dealer nearby who you really like would make a big difference too.

 

[ivey_family]

Just asking if anyone has a Janome embroidery machine. I have gone through 2 770 machines and am not looking for a third. This will be a back up machine.

I don't know how helpful this is, but I'll give you my experience with Janome. My main sewing machine is a high end 6 year old Janome quilting machine. I bought her new and had her serviced faithfully. She's a decent machine, but prone to lots of fussy moments! The bobbin winder doesn't wind smoothly which then causes lots of mess-ups and birds nests from the bobbin as it nears empty. My husband sits behind me working on computers in our hobby room. He comments a lot on how high maintenance she is since he hears me muttering frequently. I've considered a 350E, but I'm very afraid it will be fussy, too.

I second Diane's suggestion to check the reviews at the pattern review site!

Regards,
C.

 

[cogero]

thanks everyone.

I did read all the reviews I think I have 2 more to read LOL They are all good too so I think I may take the plunge. I desperately need a back up machine.

 

[smile5sunshine]

I told myself if I got all the paper patterns cut out for the projects I've got left on the massive costuming I took on for my brother, that I'd reward myself with trying out my new embroidery machine on a stitch-out.

So I did. And I did.

Worked like a dream! I am so excited and can't wait to be able to post such lovelies as many of you do!!!!

Here's my first test-stitch out completed.

It's a big enough piece I think I'm going to use it for something for Miss K.

Oh, and since I now have two machines, I joined the naming club. My Kenmore (Janome clone) has been named Samwise, since it's been loyal, dependable, and hardworking. And my PE770 is Gandalf, since it will make magic.

Here's Gandalf before he had to get boxed up again. We haven't figured out where "home" will be, haven't gotten a carry case to put him in, and until I finish the final 3 costumes for my brother, I can't really take the time to play with it more. But, I will be embroidering Miss K's birthday outfit!

HURRAY for making progress on your bother's stuff! HURRAY for doing a test stitch out on your new machine! HURRAY for names! Hope you have fun!

not done, but getting there. ignore my pinned on buttons and cuffs... i was resolving issues.... but yeah, other than those couple things, its almost freaking done. thank goodness. but the thing is as pretty inside as it is outside 9 days. 9 days to finish my sons hamish bear costume, my wig, clean, pack... yeah... oh and work 45 hrs... well 62 if you count this week still... you know.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh



everyones projects look great!!! im horrible at replying.... especially on my phone... it hates the site.

OMGah this is looking FANTASTIC! And don't you just LOVE it when they look pretty on the inside too! HA! Wow you've got a lot going on. FX for you that you can get everything finished!

Just asking if anyone has a Janome embroidery machine. I have gone through 2 770 machines and am not looking for a third. This will be a back up machine.

LOL, Chiara, you are just plain HARD on your machines! But I mean that in a good way. You just work them to death and even a MACHINE can't keep up with YOU! Obviously I cannot begin to even answer your question, but I hope you find something that will keep up with your workload better.

Finished the other Jake shirt today during naptime, it was a pattern from a designer I hadn't stitched out before, but, maybe unfortunately, I bought MANY designs from, including a couple grab-bag type collections with TONS of designs to build a library. Now I am wondering if that was not maybe the best idea. The Jake head-only was heathersue and stitched like a dream. The head-and-body was 26 steps, lots of weird overlapping stitches, so much so it is like a blob the size of a pea in a couple places. The thing took FOREVER and had so many starts and stops and tiny little areas to trim. For some reason his sleeves were appliqué in tiny 1/2" or less squares, but his vest, which was a MUCH larger area, maybe 1.5" x 1/2" in each section, was a fill. I guess I will have to try a couple others and see if that was a fluke. Sadly I could see using Jake and friends again and again since my kids are wild about him. Hey, at least it is done. Chipping away at the to-do list.


IMG_3638 by Go Team Wood, on Flickr

Jen

Sorry this particular applique was such a pain to stitch out. The finished result (what I can see anyway) looks good though.

Dave has now e-mailed us two days ago asking us to redo the renewal paperwork. Then he e-mailed something foreign about the basement (we get odd e-mails from him that make no sense whatsoever so dh e-mailed him back asking for a translation) and then he e-mailed to say he has three showings this week -- me thinks he is skeptical that he's getting the boot! I do need to e-mail him today to tell him we are not relisting with him, though I dread having to do so. Maybe he'll have good luck with one of the showings, but I think he only got them b/c he finally added our finished basement to the listing. We asked him to do that 11 months ago! He said he couldn't b/c it didn't have final inspection, but then he last week went ahead and added it prior to the final inspection anyway. He's just strange. And we still don't have final inspection b/c dh put the smoke/carbon monoxide detector inside the bedroom and he has to swap it with the one in the hallway that is just smoke detector. Our realtor couldn't handle switching them himself even though they are interchangeable units and all he to do is unscrew and unplug. We will just have the new realtor switch them.

SORRY IF THIS IS FULL OF TYPOS -- MY COMPUTER IS REALLY ACTING UP AND STOPS LETTING ME TYPE PERIODICALLY -- I THINK THE ROUTER IS MISBEHAVING SO I GUESS THAT MEANS I SHOULD GO DO MORE LAUNDRY. I CAN'T EVEN SEE WHAT I'M TYPING RIGHT NOW -- WONDER IF THIS WILL EVEN POST?

Oh I think my blood is boiling over Dave! NOW he wants to get his butt in gear and try selling your house, after all this TIME?? GRRRRR!!!!

And LOL at your computer kindly "hinting" that you needed to do laundry or something other than be on the computer! But seriously, I hope that the computer begins to behave itself and there aren't any major problems.

HELP!

I was embroidering Lumiere on a hoodie for my sister and this is how it turned out, here's a closeup of the gaps in the stitching:

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The base of his body is out of alignment too:

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What happened here? I didn't even take the hoop off the machine during stitching. I can't redo it because of the shirt that was provided but I want to know what I did wrong so I can prevent it in the future. It's very frustrating!

Oh no! Sorry that this didn't stitch out like it was supposed to. Disclaimer: I do NOT have an embroidery machine so I might be TOTALLY off base here, but I think it probably has to do with the knit shifting and stretching out while in the hoop. I hope that some of the suggestions the others offered will keep it from happening again. I do agree with Andrea that it actually doesn't look *that* bad and I doubt most people who don't sew would really notice unless they stopped and looked at it really closely.

I finished up the bag last night and, given the winging and the rush, it's not bad. Not bad at all. Not really Disney-fied, but it is black with purple topstitching. Very Maleficent.

PICTURES! PICTURES! PICTURES!

(please )

Sunshine

 

[SallyfromDE]

Never have time to make myself anything because I'm busy with Kirsta's outfit for the trip. But since I'm not working and we are using alot of her old stuff. I had the chance to do an embroidered shirt for myself. Of course I had to catch a chunk of the shirt underneath and I didn't catch it until it was too late to do anything with. Wasted a brand new shirt. I don't think I'm meant to have anything for myself.

Andrea, thanks for saying it's still wearable, because it's going to have to be! My sister probably won't even really notice it. I hope!

I need a guide to stabilizer. It seems like it makes all the difference and it's so hard (for me) to know what to use for what project. I have been using tearaway on the tshirts I've made and they stitch out well so hopefully that's correct. I've used heavyweight on wovens, fleece and this hoodie which was a thin sweatshirt material. I just want to use the right stuff!

I don't think you can really notice stitching. If you go to the floriani website, they have a guide on stablizers somewhere on there.

not done, but getting there. ignore my pinned on buttons and cuffs... i was resolving issues.... but yeah, other than those couple things, its almost freaking done. thank goodness. but the thing is as pretty inside as it is outside 9 days. 9 days to finish my sons hamish bear costume, my wig, clean, pack... yeah... oh and work 45 hrs... well 62 if you count this week still... you know.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh



everyones projects look great!!! im horrible at replying.... especially on my phone... it hates the site.

Looks gorgeous!!!

I don't know how helpful this is, but I'll give you my experience with Janome. My main sewing machine is a high end 6 year old Janome quilting machine. I bought her new and had her serviced faithfully. She's a decent machine, but prone to lots of fussy moments! The bobbin winder doesn't wind smoothly which then causes lots of mess-ups and birds nests from the bobbin as it nears empty. My husband sits behind me working on computers in our hobby room. He comments a lot on how high maintenance she is since he hears me muttering frequently. I've considered a 350E, but I'm very afraid it will be fussy, too.

I second Diane's suggestion to check the reviews at the pattern review site!

Regards,
C.

I have 2 Janome machines and a serger. I love them all. Surprised you have trouble with it. I love Janome, it's a good sturdy machine.

 

[sewmess]

not done, but getting there. ignore my pinned on buttons and cuffs... i was resolving issues.... but yeah, other than those couple things, its almost freaking done. thank goodness. but the thing is as pretty inside as it is outside 9 days. 9 days to finish my sons hamish bear costume, my wig, clean, pack... yeah... oh and work 45 hrs... well 62 if you count this week still... you know.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh



everyones projects look great!!! im horrible at replying.... especially on my phone... it hates the site.

Been there this week. Leaving for WDW via Greenville, AL tonight after Dh gets off work.

It may be last day of work before vacation brain, but isn't your costume for this year Merda (yeah, I know it's not spelled right. I come from Scottish stock on my dad's side, but I get my spelling from my mom ) Couldn't get the hubby to don a kilt? I can't either and mine has great legs. The cleaning woman at his work told him so

Sorry - hijacked a little here. Ready to be out of here and on vacation!!!

 

[kgleine]

Been there this week. Leaving for WDW via Greenville, AL tonight after Dh gets off work.

It may be last day of work before vacation brain, but isn't your costume for this year Merda (yeah, I know it's not spelled right. I come from Scottish stock on my dad's side, but I get my spelling from my mom ) Couldn't get the hubby to don a kilt? I can't either and mine has great legs. The cleaning woman at his work told him so

Sorry - hijacked a little here. Ready to be out of here and on vacation!!!

nope, merida got scrapped when cinderella took so long. So it's just cinderella charming and hamish, or (2nd party) cinderella linguini and hamish but either way!

 

[sewmess]

nope, merida got scrapped when cinderella took so long. So it's just cinderella charming and hamish, or (2nd party) cinderella linguini and hamish but either way!

Well, there's always next year...The Prince Charming looks amazing, by the way.

Good luck with the bear!

 

[dianemom2]

I finished up a couple of projects today. I did all the appliques for the sundress and capris a couple of months ago. Then they got buried in my project pile and I forgot about them. I found them on Tuesday when I did a little, much needed cleaning in the sewing room. I had put the project aside because I initially I did the appliques directly onto the flowered fabric. I really didn't like it. When I found it on Tuesday I decided to cut the appliques out and sew them onto other panels of fabric. I left the bodice alone because that would have been too much trouble to take apart and change. I also left the capris alone because I thought that the Red Queen stood enough on them.

front:

Back:

Here are close ups of all the appliques. I was very happy with how most of these turned out. A couple need some tiny tweeks.

Then I remembered that I back in the summer I bought some t-shirt material with bright colored daisies all over it. So I made this:

And I did the Daisy applique on the front.