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

[pyrxtc]

You guys are awesome! I seriously love all these outfits!

I have a few questions for you ladies.

( I don't know how to make the font larger, sorry)

I appliqued two shirts based on some things I've seen here and I had a small issue with the mickey mouse head. Can you tell me what you think happened with my bobbin based on the pictures?

Is it okay to make things similar that you've made (I know they won't look as good as yours and wont be exact repiclas)? I like certain elements of some things and then others and put them together? I don't want to step on any toes and it's just for personal use.

Also, How on Earth do you guys keep up with everything?! I feel like I never can keep up with the boards on top of everthing else.

I've had that happen if my bobbins weren't wound right and it got low on thread, it also happened when the needle was off. I have not appliqued before though.

I don't think anyone would mind if you did something like theirs. I get wonderful idea's on which fabrics I like and patterns I like and though I haven't yet matched someone's idea on here, I would love to make some of the stuff they make.

Sometimes I can be online whenever because I have no plan but on other I look online and I'm suddenly 5 or 6 pages behind and I'm a SAHM with all her kids in school, LOL!

Good luck !!

 

[babynala]

Hello Ladies-

I am very excited to say that I just bought a sewing machine and my family is heading to WDW in Feb. 2013. We will be there from the 3-10 and I plan on making many things for the family to wear. I have various t-shirts that I plan on making ( some sewing, some iron on, you get the picture) but I wanted your opinions about what I should plan weather-wise. What would you dress your kids in? Shorts? Jeans? Skirts?. My kids are 2 (girl), 5 (boy) and 7 (girl). Also, any suggestions on fun little things to pack for the trip would be great. Thanks in advance !

I just wanted to add that layers will be the best option since you never know what the weather in FLA will be. I would suggest packing some leggings to go under skirts for your DDs. My son is usually sweaty so I would probably pack shorts for him and a few pairs of pants.

Hi All! I think I may want to get an embriodery machine but I am clueless. I have two regular sewing machines so I can at least sew but I don't know what features I should be looking for. I am looking to do designs on bags, shirts, skirts etc. Can anyboy help guide me in the right direction? I don't want to spend anywhere over $500. Thanks!

I see you got lots of advice on this. Congrats on getting a new machine.

Hi Alll,

I haven't posted in a while.

We came through the hurricane without a scratch. I think I brought some Disney magic home with me. We live 45 minutes from Long Beach Island. My Mom has a summer place in Sea Isle City and we can't get to it yet so we have no idea what we will find when we are allowed down there. The whole think just makes me sick to think about it.

We have had a lot going on here. My DD got engaged in Disney when we were there the beginning of October. My youngest Grandson was baptized in September so we had my Son, DDIL and my grandchildren here. They are 4 and 2 and really keep you busy!!!! It was heartbreaking to send them back to OK at the end of September. I made my Emily a Grace dress to wear.
Here she is with my DH
My Mom (holding Gus) and my Aunt

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My DDIL wanted to learn to sew so I supervised while she made the Jamie dress for herself to wear. She looked great. I can't find a picture right now. They must be on my daughters computer


Mary

Congratulations to your DD. What a fun time/place to get engaged. The baptism gown is beautiful. Love the Grace dress and matching tie.

Everything around here is fine. Kids went back to school on Wednesday and the entire area is pretty much unscathed. I feel terrible for the people in NY and NJ where there was so much damage. My friend's mom's apartment building was condemned and she lost everything. And her aunt's house was also a complete loss. Just a terrible situation.


I am so happy that my Ellageo got sold. I also love my serger.

I went to Joanns today and I was so proud of myself that I stuck to my list and only bought buttons and elastic. It was hard because they are having an awesome sale. But I just organized my fabric closet and I have WAY more in there than I realized. I am going to set a goal of sewing from my stash for a while. I was doing really well on that until all the Labor Day sales. When I was organizing the closet, I found fabrics that were buried and I had totally forgotten about owning! I got 2 dresses cut out from fabric that I found in there. I have a third one planned but didn't have time to get it cut out.

Glad you guys made it thru the storm OK. I'm impressed that you stuck to your list at Joann's in spite of the great sale. Can't wait to see what creations you come up with out of stash. Glad your machine got sold and your new machine is making you happy!

Almost finished. I haven't done the sash yet. The one on the picture is just a piece of fabric pinned to the dress for effect.

This is the new Lauren Pattern from Funktional Threads. Its the first time I've done an elastic back a dress. that part came out better than I expected.

Unfortunately I have to leave for a business trip first thing tomorrow morning, so I won't get to see how it fits my daughter until Thursday.


2012-11-03 23.48.10 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Love the way the dress came out. The striped fabric is a very nice touch.

Just got back from our amazing trip and thought I would share some outfit photos in action. We got SO many comments when my friends and husband and I all wore our bowling shirts, but I didn't get any photos of the 6 of us with my camera, just photopass (which I can't download because I have more than 800 photos and they have to ship me a disc. tough problem to have, eh?)

Today is the boys' actual birthday, but I am not sure they understand that since we've been partying for a week!

Love seeing all the clothes in action and I'm so happy that you got so many comments. I am not surprised, everything you made came out really nice!!! I am at a loss to pick my favorite set. How cute that the boys did not want to leave, I don't blame them. What a great way to celebrate their birthday.

Hi everyone!

I am a long time lurker, but this is my first post!

I have been so inspired by all of you and your wonderful creations. On our last 2 Disney trips, my DD wore only customs. Our first trip she wore a few.

I just got an embroidery machine, and I ended up with the Brother SE400. It only has the 4x4, but for now, it meets my needs and I couldn't afford a larger hoop. I'm loving the machine and think I have it all figured out, but I need help finding a design. I'm looking for Mickey dressed as Luke Skywalker. I have seen it several times, but I just looked and I can't find it anywhere. There is one listing on Etsy, but it only comes as 5x7 or larger. Plus I know I've seen different variations so I know it's out there somewhere. Does anyone know where I can buy it?

Thanks!!

Welcome Glad you are having so much fun with your embroidery machine. I'm not sure where to get that design but I hope someone can help you. I think I have seen it done as a "hand" applique so that might be the variations you are seeing. I hope someone can point you in the right direction.

 

[DMGeurts]

You guys are awesome! I seriously love all these outfits!

I have a few questions for you ladies.

( I don't know how to make the font larger, sorry)

I appliqued two shirts based on some things I've seen here and I had a small issue with the mickey mouse head. Can you tell me what you think happened with my bobbin based on the pictures?

Is it okay to make things similar that you've made (I know they won't look as good as yours and wont be exact repiclas)? I like certain elements of some things and then others and put them together? I don't want to step on any toes and it's just for personal use.

Also, How on Earth do you guys keep up with everything?! I feel like I never can keep up with the boards on top of everthing else.

Well, usually if you have thread issues on the bottom - it means your UPPER tension is off... You might have to keep fiddling with it on a scrap piece... It looks to me like it worked iteself out though?

As far as doing things like others do them, it's common courtesy to ask the person you are wanting to base something off of if you can "case" their item. Then, usually when you post pictures, you state that item is "cased after so-and-so's item".

D~

 

[tricia]

I am finally getting some time to figure out my serger. I have a singer stylist and I am wondering if there are any recommendations for a website or something that will serve as a reference for what type of stitches to do for what type of sewing you are doing.

For instance I am going to be making a stripwork skirt and I remember during my very brief demo of the machine at the store that one type of stitch is better than another for sewing the strips together. It is a stronger seam. I am just starting to figure it out so I wanted to check first if there was a resource to help while I figure it out because well the Manual is...... a manual

I generally stitch my seams on my regular machine and then serge after. I find it is a much stronger seam that way.

If you want to see lots more I posted on my website it's goteamwood dot com. Today is the boys' actual birthday, but I am not sure they understand that since we've been partying for a week!

Oh my, everything is amazing. Glad you all had a good time.

You guys are awesome! I seriously love all these outfits!

I have a few questions for you ladies.

( I don't know how to make the font larger, sorry)

I appliqued two shirts based on some things I've seen here and I had a small issue with the mickey mouse head. Can you tell me what you think happened with my bobbin based on the pictures?

Is it okay to make things similar that you've made (I know they won't look as good as yours and wont be exact repiclas)? I like certain elements of some things and then others and put them together? I don't want to step on any toes and it's just for personal use.

Also, How on Earth do you guys keep up with everything?! I feel like I never can keep up with the boards on top of everthing else.

Did you use stabilizer? Your pics are too small for me to see.

Also, sometimes when mine looks like this it's because my top thread has somehow come unhooked from one of the spots it is supposed to be threaded through. So, take out upper thread and bobbin and rethread the whole machine.

 

[SallyfromDE]

I am in an embroidery group and the majority of people on there love SewWhat Pro. There is a facebook group for it and a yahoo group so lots of support. I have purchased it but haven't taken the time to even look at it

http://sandscomputing.com/id11.html

I do use their SewIconz program so I can vouch for the company just not the digitizing program although I've never heard anything negative about it.

Thanks!! I'll look into that one!!

 

[dianemom2]

You guys are awesome! I seriously love all these outfits!

I have a few questions for you ladies.

( I don't know how to make the font larger, sorry)

I appliqued two shirts based on some things I've seen here and I had a small issue with the mickey mouse head. Can you tell me what you think happened with my bobbin based on the pictures?

Is it okay to make things similar that you've made (I know they won't look as good as yours and wont be exact repiclas)? I like certain elements of some things and then others and put them together? I don't want to step on any toes and it's just for personal use.

I think you probably need to adjust your tension and use some stabilizer on the appliques. They look good on the top.

As Dorine said below, most people ask if they can "case" something that you've sewn. Most of us on here don't mind being "cased" as long as it isn't something you are copying in order to sell.

Well, usually if you have thread issues on the bottom - it means your UPPER tension is off... You might have to keep fiddling with it on a scrap piece... It looks to me like it worked iteself out though?

As far as doing things like others do them, it's common courtesy to ask the person you are wanting to base something off of if you can "case" their item. Then, usually when you post pictures, you state that item is "cased after so-and-so's item".

D~

Exactly what I wanted to say!

 

[ivey_family]

I need to go back and get caught up, but as one of the resident Star Wars mega-fans around here, I wanted to get an answer for the person who is looking for Luke Mickey.

Bows and Clothes has two versions. One DOES come in 4x4. It's called "Happy Luke Mouse". I've stitched it out and don't remember any major issues with that design. Some of hers are better than others. You will have to make an account and then request access to the licensed character area to see the design.

Here's a photo of my shirt with the design I'm talking about:

In case anyone wonders, Donald is Bows and Clothes, Leia is Applicakes and R2-MK is Heather Sue.

Hope that helps!
Regards,
C.

PS I'm crazy busy working on our trip clothes but I'll be on later to catch up!

 

[PrincessBoo]

Thanks so much! I will find the pictures and ask the appropriate people if I can "case" their item for our trip.

It did work itself out but good to know that it was probably the top thread. I will keep that in mind for the future!

I put the Dis app on my phone today so hopefully I will be on here often enough to become friends with you all.

 

[PrincessBoo]

Very cute Star Wars shirts! My oldest would freak out.

 

[PrincessMickey]

Hi Alll,

I haven't posted in a while.

We came through the hurricane without a scratch. I think I brought some Disney magic home with me. We live 45 minutes from Long Beach Island. My Mom has a summer place in Sea Isle City and we can't get to it yet so we have no idea what we will find when we are allowed down there. The whole think just makes me sick to think about it.

We have had a lot going on here. My DD got engaged in Disney when we were there the beginning of October. My youngest Grandson was baptized in September so we had my Son, DDIL and my grandchildren here. They are 4 and 2 and really keep you busy!!!! It was heartbreaking to send them back to OK at the end of September. I made my Emily a Grace dress to wear.
Here she is with my DH



And a matching tie for her brother Edward
Here he is with his perpetually untucked shirt looking for trouble in the middle of the baptism!

My Mom made the baby's gown. She made it very simple out of cotton eyelet.
It's not every baby that has a Christening Gown made by his great grandmother

My Mom (holding Gus) and my Aunt

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My DDIL wanted to learn to sew so I supervised while she made the Jamie dress for herself to wear. She looked great. I can't find a picture right now. They must be on my daughters computer

Mary

Glad you weathered the storm well and hopefully your mom's house makes it through ok too. Congrats on your DD getting engaged, how exciting!! Love all the outfits, what great memories and would love to see the dress your DDIL made!

UGH - Work travel is putting a damper on my projects. I have 10 more days at home before we leave and still have a few projects half finished.

Last outfit to finalize. Part of me is thinking of cheating and just making the shirt and pairing it with a plain storebought pink skirt. Part of me hates that idea. Anyway this is for our Epcot day dedicated to the World Showcase and Perry Missions.


Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

So the shirt (I may go with a darker pink then the tee shown) with Perry and each girl's shirt will have their initial (Agent M, Agent A). I am thinking of making a skirt in the world fabric. Any opinions positive or negative are welcome.

Tomorrow's goal is to finish my first Lauren dress. I need to add the elastic casing in the back and sew the skirt to the bodice. I also need to make the sash and apron. I made it detachable so I could switch them out. I want to use the apron for dinner at Biergarten because it gives it a more dirndl feel to it. I like the sash for changing it up though.

I think that would look good together. Good luck getting everything finished in time!

Glad that you wore the shirt to work and got lots of positive feedback on it. It is always nice to hear that something you made looks really good. It is very nice that you can go to work in casual attire.

I love having a serger. It make the inside of your garments look as nice as the outside! You want to get one with 4 threads, differential feed and one that is easy to switch to rolled hems.

I finished two dresses yesterday but don't have pictures. I also cut out two more. I am in planning mode right now. I cleaned out my fabric closet and was dismayed at how much fabric I really do have. I need to get some stuff sewn and use that fabric up!

In good news, my auction for my Ellageo ended. It sold for more than I expected so I was quite happy. I boxed it up and sent it off yesterday. I will miss it but I do like my new machine. They are very similar but the new machine has some features that the old one didn't. Plus I can do up to a 12x7 design now.

Yeah for getting more than you expected and enjoy the new machine!!

Anyone have any Disney themed Hawaiian shirt ideas?? I was thinking of creating some for my 3 boys and hubby to all match.

What about making bowling shirts with Hawaiian type fabrics and adding an applique of Stitch.

well, you lose internet and miss so much. The pages just jumped forward. I'm glad everyone came out of Sandy unscathed here.

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

Love the fabric, I have done that before and bought something in a huge size on clearance just for the fabric. I made DS a pair of Snoopy easy fits, most of the Snoopy fabric at the stores looks girly but found some mens comfy pants that worked.

I would wait until next year and maybe make a peasant top for myself.

Almost finished. I haven't done the sash yet. The one on the picture is just a piece of fabric pinned to the dress for effect.

This is the new Lauren Pattern from Funktional Threads. Its the first time I've done an elastic back a dress. that part came out better than I expected.

Unfortunately I have to leave for a business trip first thing tomorrow morning, so I won't get to see how it fits my daughter until Thursday.


2012-11-03 23.48.10 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

I loved how it turned out, can't wait to see it modeled!!

Just got back from our amazing trip and thought I would share some outfit photos in action. We got SO many comments when my friends and husband and I all wore our bowling shirts, but I didn't get any photos of the 6 of us with my camera, just photopass (which I can't download because I have more than 800 photos and they have to ship me a disc. tough problem to have, eh?)

I am glad to hear everyone came out OK of the storm, who would have thought that Florida would be the place to be for a major hurricane? We had a few cool days, nothing really below 50° though. And the last 2 days were actually really warm. Not a drop of rain the entire week though.

We stayed at the Art of Animation in Cars, which my boys LOVED. We went around every night to say goodnight to them and give them hugs.



If you want to see lots more I posted on my website it's goteamwood dot com. Today is the boys' actual birthday, but I am not sure they understand that since we've been partying for a week!

Wow, they looked so cute in all their shirts. Love the sad faces before leaving. Can't wait to see more pictures and the adult shirts being modeled!

Hi everyone!

I am a long time lurker, but this is my first post!

I have been so inspired by all of you and your wonderful creations. On our last 2 Disney trips, my DD wore only customs. Our first trip she wore a few.

I just got an embroidery machine, and I ended up with the Brother SE400. It only has the 4x4, but for now, it meets my needs and I couldn't afford a larger hoop. I'm loving the machine and think I have it all figured out, but I need help finding a design. I'm looking for Mickey dressed as Luke Skywalker. I have seen it several times, but I just looked and I can't find it anywhere. There is one listing on Etsy, but it only comes as 5x7 or larger. Plus I know I've seen different variations so I know it's out there somewhere. Does anyone know where I can buy it?

Thanks!!

Welcome. I don't have an embroidery machine so I can't help you with that but just wanted to say welcome to you!

 

[PrincessMickey]

You guys are awesome! I seriously love all these outfits!

I have a few questions for you ladies.

( I don't know how to make the font larger, sorry)

I appliqued two shirts based on some things I've seen here and I had a small issue with the mickey mouse head. Can you tell me what you think happened with my bobbin based on the pictures?

Is it okay to make things similar that you've made (I know they won't look as good as yours and wont be exact repiclas)? I like certain elements of some things and then others and put them together? I don't want to step on any toes and it's just for personal use.

Also, How on Earth do you guys keep up with everything?! I feel like I never can keep up with the boards on top of everthing else.

I forgot to grab your quote when I made my huge response but I wanted to second to check your tension on a scarp piece of fabric and make sure you use stabalizer.

 

[PurpleEars]

Hi everyone!

I am a long time lurker, but this is my first post!

I have been so inspired by all of you and your wonderful creations. On our last 2 Disney trips, my DD wore only customs. Our first trip she wore a few.

I just got an embroidery machine, and I ended up with the Brother SE400. It only has the 4x4, but for now, it meets my needs and I couldn't afford a larger hoop. I'm loving the machine and think I have it all figured out, but I need help finding a design. I'm looking for Mickey dressed as Luke Skywalker. I have seen it several times, but I just looked and I can't find it anywhere. There is one listing on Etsy, but it only comes as 5x7 or larger. Plus I know I've seen different variations so I know it's out there somewhere. Does anyone know where I can buy it?

Thanks!!

Welcome! I see that your question about the Star Wars embroidery has been answered. By the way, you *could* do quite a bit with a 4x4 embroidery field. I have a 270 (which also does up to 4x4) and I managed to do quite a few things with it.

You guys are awesome! I seriously love all these outfits!

I have a few questions for you ladies.

( I don't know how to make the font larger, sorry)

I appliqued two shirts based on some things I've seen here and I had a small issue with the mickey mouse head. Can you tell me what you think happened with my bobbin based on the pictures?

Is it okay to make things similar that you've made (I know they won't look as good as yours and wont be exact repiclas)? I like certain elements of some things and then others and put them together? I don't want to step on any toes and it's just for personal use.

Also, How on Earth do you guys keep up with everything?! I feel like I never can keep up with the boards on top of everthing else.

I agree with others that it looks like a top thread tension issue. That happened to me when I forgot to use the "hairnet" with my embroidery thread. The thread ended up unwinding unevenly which created something rather similar to what you had.

We usually don't mind if you want to copy elements of someone's work for your personal use - but I would ask the original creator for permission first. Let's just say I was miffed when someone used my idea and sold it for profit. I almost left this board because of it.

I think it is easier to keep up with the boards once you get to know the people here a little. I usually spend about 1/2 hour after dinner to catch up (mind you, I don't have any children so it is easy to find time for this).

 

[kcandbella]

Welcome ! I wish I could help but I don't do embroidery. Good luck !

PS. Any pictures of what you have made so far ?

Thank you! I will try to post some pics in a bit!

Welcome! I am not sure about the specific design you are looking for, since I don't own an embroidery machine either. However, my bff Dis friend does, and she does a lot with Just Peachy Applique... And of course Heather Sue is the best... I am sure someone will come a long shortly to answer your questions better than I can.

D~

I looked at Heather Sue, and she has some great Star Wars stuff, but not the one I was looking for. I'll have to check out Just Peachy. Thanks!

Welcome to the group. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan so I'm sure I'm not the right person to be replying to this question. However, I'm sure that there is must be somebody else on here who knows where you can find it. I've also seen one from time to time. Did you try Heather Sue?

That was the first place I looked!

Welcome! This is fantastic group of very talented people who have helped me so much already and I'm pretty new. I don't have an embroidery machine, so can't help with your question, but I'm sure someone here can. Congrats on the new machine and have fun playing with it!

Thanks! I'm having probably too much fun playing with it. I agree the talent on this board is incredible!

Welcome Glad you are having so much fun with your embroidery machine. I'm not sure where to get that design but I hope someone can help you. I think I have seen it done as a "hand" applique so that might be the variations you are seeing. I hope someone can point you in the right direction.

I didn't even think about that! Thanks!

I need to go back and get caught up, but as one of the resident Star Wars mega-fans around here, I wanted to get an answer for the person who is looking for Luke Mickey.

Bows and Clothes has two versions. One DOES come in 4x4. It's called "Happy Luke Mouse". I've stitched it out and don't remember any major issues with that design. Some of hers are better than others. You will have to make an account and then request access to the licensed character area to see the design.

Here's a photo of my shirt with the design I'm talking about:

In case anyone wonders, Donald is Bows and Clothes, Leia is Applicakes and R2-MK is Heather Sue.

Hope that helps!
Regards,
C.

PS I'm crazy busy working on our trip clothes but I'll be on later to catch up!

That is exactly what I was looking for! I'm so excited, I'm going to go find that right now. THANKS!

Welcome. I don't have an embroidery machine so I can't help you with that but just wanted to say welcome to you!

Thanks!

Welcome! I see that your question about the Star Wars embroidery has been answered. By the way, you *could* do quite a bit with a 4x4 embroidery field. I have a 270 (which also does up to 4x4) and I managed to do quite a few things with it.

That's good to know, thanks. Do you have a bigger hoop and use a program to split designs? I haven't ventured into that territory yet, though I have used Embird to combine letters from a font to make names.

 

[kcandbella]

Someone asked to see pictures of the things I've done so far, so I'm posting a few. A lot of these were inspired by things I've seen on here! These span three trips:

 

[peachygreen]

I am in love with the Dalmation Costume. So cute and creative.

All of your work is great.

(On my phone - almost imposible to quote or add pictures.)

 

[BabyRapunzel]

Sorry I got behind again Here is trying to catch up, hope I got it all...

Anyway, here are horrible pics of dd's halloween outfit -- she's worn it once and still hasn't worn her Halloween skirt this year and won't be able to given that I wonder if we will even have school on Wednesday. Makes me quite sad. I will try to take better detailed pics eventually.....

Very cute!

She is just adorable! Love those boots, too!

Ok, I finished the Feliz last night. I'm pretty happy with it, but I'm not anxious to make another anytime soon. I changed the pattern just slightly and attached the straps on the inside in the back instead of inside the seam. She needs them really short right now, but then I can adjust it next year without tearing major seams apart. Now I have to teach dd how to twirl!

Front:

So, now to shift gears to Christmas Mickey shorts for the boys and a skirt for me. Then I'll need to get all our tshirts prepped. We're spending Thanksgiving weekend at my parents in TN on our way down to WDW, so I'll be embroidering about 12 shirts in 2-3 days while there. Most of them are super simple designs, though, so it should go pretty quickly if I have everything marked and stabilized ahead of time.

Regards,
C.

Love this dress!

Thank you all! Thank for the encouragement to get it finished too. I did learn A LOT as it is my very first pattern and only my second sewing project (EVER)!

The Hello Kitty Fabric came from Walmart.

K was a moving target when we got her to try on the outfit so this is the best of the shots that I have so far

Cute dress!

Your dd is adorable in that dress! Once you get shorts for your boys and a skirt for you all made up, you will look awesome together. Is your DH getting anything to match with the family?


My older dd is also very, very short. She is 4' 10" and we're pretty sure she is mostly done growing. However, the size of her mouth definitely makes up for her lack of height. My dad always called her "Mighty Mouth" and it is true. She is used to people thinking that she is younger than she really is. She just recently decided that being short is a good thing though because she realized that she can shop for shoes in the adult section and the kids section. That paid off when we found her a pair of Uggs at Nordstroms rack for $30! They were in the kids section.

Just wanted to say, I am also 4'10, most of the time, no fun, but love good clothing/shoe bargains!!!

Captain America's 1940s Shield Mug Rug modeling my DH's favorite mug:

Upclose of the applique - not as pretty as some, but I decided I like the looser zig zag.


I'd also like to point out that it's not my sewing that's all wonky, it's my cutting that you can see through the sewing.

Very clever!

Love how the skirt turned out! How is Alli doing?

I just wanted to stop by and post pictures from my Dismeet with Flora (PurpleEars) last night at the MOA... We got there early because we had other shopping to do. DH and dd (V) came with, DH for security - not from Flora, but just the mall on weekend nights... The parking ramp can get a bit iffy after dark.

Anyways, we met up with Flora outside the Disney store and chatted for a while - I was surprised when we got out to the car and it was 7:30... So, we had to have chatted for a good half hour or longer. It was great to meet her... I even got to see some of her sewing stuff - she had a luggage tag on her carry-on and a phone case for her phone - both of which were super cute!

Thanks for meeting with me Flora - I hope you had a good flight home and are gettng some time to relax today!

D~

So fun for a DISmeet, maybe one day I will meet some of the awesome people here who have inspired me to learn to sew!!

I probably will at some point, I am just not that confident in my sewing ability yet.


Here is the shirt I made for myself for Halloween today, we will see if I am brave enugh to wear it to work on Wed.

Glad you wore this, it is very cute. I have plans to make myself something, but too many on the "to do list" for my daughter first.

Hi Alll,

I haven't posted in a while.

We came through the hurricane without a scratch. I think I brought some Disney magic home with me. We live 45 minutes from Long Beach Island. My Mom has a summer place in Sea Isle City and we can't get to it yet so we have no idea what we will find when we are allowed down there. The whole think just makes me sick to think about it.

We have had a lot going on here. My DD got engaged in Disney when we were there the beginning of October. My youngest Grandson was baptized in September so we had my Son, DDIL and my grandchildren here. They are 4 and 2 and really keep you busy!!!! It was heartbreaking to send them back to OK at the end of September. I made my Emily a Grace dress to wear.
Here she is with my DH




Mary

Love the Grace dress! Someday, I may attempt one of these. I have the pattern and started the mock up, then got scared.

well, you lose internet and miss so much. The pages just jumped forward. I'm glad everyone came out of Sandy unscathed here.

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

Cute find!

Almost finished. I haven't done the sash yet. The one on the picture is just a piece of fabric pinned to the dress for effect.

This is the new Lauren Pattern from Funktional Threads. Its the first time I've done an elastic back a dress. that part came out better than I expected.

Unfortunately I have to leave for a business trip first thing tomorrow morning, so I won't get to see how it fits my daughter until Thursday.


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Very cute! I keep debating Lauren dress or Precious dress. I am leaning towards the Precious, due to the elastic back on the Lauren.

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[BabyRapunzel]

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Sorry!!!

Just got back from our amazing trip and thought I would share some outfit photos in action. We got SO many comments when my friends and husband and I all wore our bowling shirts, but I didn't get any photos of the 6 of us with my camera, just photopass (which I can't download because I have more than 800 photos and they have to ship me a disc. tough problem to have, eh?)

I am glad to hear everyone came out OK of the storm, who would have thought that Florida would be the place to be for a major hurricane? We had a few cool days, nothing really below 50° though. And the last 2 days were actually really warm. Not a drop of rain the entire week though.

We stayed at the Art of Animation in Cars, which my boys LOVED. We went around every night to say goodnight to them and give them hugs.



1st Day at DHS, Potato Head shirts were a HUGE hit. Monsters Inc and Wall-E and Buzz for the grownups were too. When I get the photopass ones I will share, they are awesome.



Epcot and Dinner w/ Mickey, Chip, Dale and Pluto at Garden Grill. Mickey loved the shirts, and the food was awesome.



Before park opening breakfast at Crystal Palace, all of us in Tigger shirts.



Then that evening at MNSSHP. (photopass has better photos of all of us, and from the front. We had the cutest Hook, and the ONLY Smee I saw under 40.







'Ohana breakfast (also amazing food.) w/ Stitch and co. One shirt had a mishap even before we left the hotel so it was hand-washed and still soaked. Oh well. Later on the one that is pictured here that wasn't messed up in the a.m. was totally RUINED when the kid wearing it FELL ASLEEP eating a Mickey Bar.



Halloween Shirts and Pants at MK then on to DTD for dinner and Potato Head piece shopping.



Adorable Safari outfits, also got a ton of comments.




Buzz Lightyear shirts, more photo ops with Buzz, a couple of spins on his ride in MK and the longest line we waited in all week? Tinkerbell for my smitten boys' huge crush. I left my camera battery in the hotel that day so this phone pic is all I have that day!



Pirates and Pals fireworks cruise that night, which was awesome and SO MUCH fun. Plus my boys got to meet Hook and Smee which I don't think are in the parks anywhere that we ever found.



Yesterday we had Birthday breakfast w/ Mickey and the gang at Chef Mickeys, and the boys' had a moment of sadness when they realized we had to go home. They literally sat down on the curb and told us they were sad and didn't want to leave.





If you want to see lots more I posted on my website it's goteamwood dot com. Today is the boys' actual birthday, but I am not sure they understand that since we've been partying for a week!

LOVE all these outfits! Looks like you had lots of fun!

I need to go back and get caught up, but as one of the resident Star Wars mega-fans around here, I wanted to get an answer for the person who is looking for Luke Mickey.

Bows and Clothes has two versions. One DOES come in 4x4. It's called "Happy Luke Mouse". I've stitched it out and don't remember any major issues with that design. Some of hers are better than others. You will have to make an account and then request access to the licensed character area to see the design.

Here's a photo of my shirt with the design I'm talking about:

In case anyone wonders, Donald is Bows and Clothes, Leia is Applicakes and R2-MK is Heather Sue.

Hope that helps!
Regards,
C.

PS I'm crazy busy working on our trip clothes but I'll be on later to catch up!

Very cute star wars stuff!

Someone asked to see pictures of the things I've done so far, so I'm posting a few. A lot of these were inspired by things I've seen on here! These span three trips:

Fantastic outfits!

 

[BabyRapunzel]

So sorry about my triple post, too many pics, and I even eliminated some. I should not get so far behind.

Here is a photo of DD at Wreck It Ralph with Vanellope embroidery. It was very cute!

And then I couldn't resist.....

Princess or Superhero?

 

[pyrxtc]

Someone asked to see pictures of the things I've done so far, so I'm posting a few. A lot of these were inspired by things I've seen on here! These span three trips:

All those outfits are cute. I like the dalmatian too. The queen of hearts looks fun !

Here is a photo of DD at Wreck It Ralph with Vanellope embroidery. It was very cute!

And then I couldn't resist.....
Princess or Superhero?

It came out really nice ! She looked very happy with it too.

Why can't she be a princess who is a super hero ? They all do have secret identities after all.


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I might actually get to sew today ! yay !!

 

[disneychic2]

Someone asked to see pictures of the things I've done so far, so I'm posting a few. A lot of these were inspired by things I've seen on here! These span three trips:

Love these outfits! You did a very nice job. Cute models too! (Sorry, don't know why reducing the size turned some of them sideways.)

So sorry about my triple post, too many pics, and I even eliminated some. I should not get so far behind.

Here is a photo of DD at Wreck It Ralph with Vanellope embroidery. It was very cute!

And then I couldn't resist.....

Princess or Superhero?

So cute!! Great job! Love the princess with attitude!