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

[sewmess]

After doing two teeth-gnashing men's western frock coats for an indie movie my brother is making, I finally got to sew something fun!!! I made a Simply Sweet with princess modifications and my mom helped me make a coordinating hairbow as part of our fundraising efforts for Team Gleason for ALS patients. (DH and I are trying to raise money for them as we train for the Half Marathon at WDW)

This was my first attempt at princess modifications and I really liked how they came out!! (Now I think I'll need to add a princess modification dress for my DD to my to-do list! LOL)

This is a great outfit! I always love the use of organza types with cotton, but that's just me.

Wyomingmomof6 - I always wing it. That may be a slight problem, but even when I use a pattern, I tend think of them more as guidelines.

 

[ivey_family]

I haven't figured out how I am going to transfer all of my files from my "dead" laptop to my new one. I am glad that I have a few photos that I e-mailed myself. I finished this Pooh dress the other night and I am thrilled with it. I love when I imagine something and it comes out better. (It is an apron knot dress) I just pinned it for the pictures.

I am off to bed. I am supposed to be up early to go look at a daycare for my daughter. *sigh*

This is just so cute! Very creative!

I did. We have amazon Prime for 2-day shipping. I got mind literally a couple weeks ago. There are sites (I think) that track amazon prices and email you when they go down for a certain item. I haven't used them in a while so I can't recommend a specific one. But my 770 was less than $550.

Ooo, thank you for the tip! I *thought* the price had gone up recently, but then was doubting my memory.

After doing two teeth-gnashing men's western frock coats for an indie movie my brother is making, I finally got to sew something fun!!! I made a Simply Sweet with princess modifications and my mom helped me make a coordinating hairbow as part of our fundraising efforts for Team Gleason for ALS patients. (DH and I are trying to raise money for them as we train for the Half Marathon at WDW)

This was my first attempt at princess modifications and I really liked how they came out!! (Now I think I'll need to add a princess modification dress for my DD to my to-do list! LOL)

Clever use of fabric! Good luck with your fundraising!

FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SHARE MY GOOD NEWS:

For those who haven't been following along my little girl doggie had elevated liver labs at her last check up and had to go on some medication. It may have been hepatitis or a few other disorders that really didn't match with her physical exam. Good news is that yesterday's results were PERFECTLY NORMAL! Vet attributes it to something that stressed her liver -- idiopathic. Important thing is she is normal and we will just watch her for any physical signs .

Yay for good news on your fur baby!

The kids are napping, so I'm off to ruffle my fingers off.

Regards,
C.

 

[cogero]

I had multi quoted but J hit something and it disappeared.

Sandi NYC isn't any cheaper than Disney and hotels can be expensive. Also the Disney store is no longer on 5th avenue it is down in Times Square.

Andrea that is good new about your puppy.

I have posted what I have done on my pre trip report. I am off to take my girl to martial arts and make a list of what needs to get done tonight.

 

[BabyRapunzel]

FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SHARE MY GOOD NEWS:

For those who haven't been following along my little girl doggie had elevated liver labs at her last check up and had to go on some medication. It may have been hepatitis or a few other disorders that really didn't match with her physical exam. Good news is that yesterday's results were PERFECTLY NORMAL! Vet attributes it to something that stressed her liver -- idiopathic. Important thing is she is normal and we will just watch her for any physical signs of distress

 

[BabyRapunzel]

Glad to hear good news. What symptoms was she having that made you get her tested? My dog just got spayed and she has a nasty smell that I can't figure out and we've given her 3 baths in a week. And I need to wait until next week to take her to the vet to investigate. Her ear smells, but not sure if that's it. Hopefully its nothing internal.

 

[cogero]

Glad to hear good news. What symptoms was she having that made you get her tested? My dog just got spayed and she has a nasty smell that I can't figure out and we've given her 3 baths in a week. And I need to wait until next week to take her to the vet to investigate. Her ear smells, but not sure if that's it. Hopefully its nothing internal.

The ears could definitely be the smell. We had a Samoyed who that happened with, I will ask dh when he gets up how we treated it since it was about 11 or 12 years ago.

 

[WyomingMomof6]

Andrea, good news about your puppy!

Sandi, I second what everyone else has said about NYC. We went there for 8 days in May and spent every bit as much as we do going to WDW. Possibly more. It was a fun trip but I want to go back when my two youngest are older. They got bored easily at places my husband and I wanted to spend more time at. My son had the opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall so I would have missed it for anything though! Not by himself, with a college choir.

 

[aboveH20]

As of his last phone call, my baby has made it to California. Now he needs to find a place to live.

FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SHARE MY GOOD NEWS:

For those who haven't been following along my little girl doggie had elevated liver labs at her last check up and had to go on some medication. It may have been hepatitis or a few other disorders that really didn't match with her physical exam. Good news is that yesterday's results were PERFECTLY NORMAL! Vet attributes it to something that stressed her liver -- idiopathic. Important thing is she is normal and we will just watch her for any physical signs of distress

Dorrrine's quilt is too cute! I made one for my granddaughter but really didn't know what I was doing so I winged it!

Thanks. Winging is good!

There is simply too much here to quote..... I'm in awe of the creativity among the posters on this thread. While I may not post much, I read the thread daily. Unfortunately I have no kiddos to sew for. Most of my sewing is in church paraments, banners, flags and pastoral stoles for my DD and DSIL - both ordained ministers. Would be rather peculiar to have a Mickey Mouse on a church parament.

Sounds like you do a lot of interesting sewing.

There must be many stresses and blessings for a clergy couple. I hope they find it fulfilling and find time for each other.

I'm already thinking about the next Disney trip...planning for August 2014 - next summer I want to do Boston and NYC as a road trip with the kids so that will be a much cheaper than Disney adventure (but we may have to visit the NYC Disney store on 5th Avenue of course).

Happy sewing, ladies!

We just spent three nights in New York and were surprised at how much money we left there -- and we stayed at my son's apartment so didn't even have to get a hotel room.

I think the new Disney store is disappointing compared with the former one on Fifth Ave. I'm guessing your sons aren't into the American Girl store.

But, everyone has to go at least once, so do plenty of advance planning.

Chiara will probably disagree, but I think they purposely hide the subway stations just to annoy me!

 

[nowellsl]

The ears could definitely be the smell. We had a Samoyed who that happened with, I will ask dh when he gets up how we treated it since it was about 11 or 12 years ago.

Probably a yeast infection. My dog gets them every so often. Usually she gets an ear wash and ear drops (which she hates).

 

[ColonelHathi]

All you need to do is account for the length of the ruffle and seam allowance. I tend to cut off very little b/c my dd is really thin so length on jeans is rarely long enough. Also, if you go too short you can add a double ruffle. It's very forgiving.

thanks once again Andrea! DD is a little string bean (95th percentile for height) so this helps -and I love the double ruffle idea if I come up short! Totally guessing for next Oct using a growth chart.

 

[TinkNH]

I have seen this http://oliverands.com/blog/2010/06/ruffled-halter-free-downloadable-pattern.html made for a tween.

Also what about just a pillowcase style top?

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Thanks everyone who replied...I forgot i had downloaded this pattern..it will work perfect! I have tried knits but this is to match stuff I made the twins with the new nemo and squirt fabric...so needed something in cotton This will match and she likes it (its girly but not tooo girly )

My pukey kid is asleep so I may actually get to sew for a bit tonight!!

 

[Yoshiandi]

If it wasn't for the links on the first page, I don't think I would have been able to figure out what I was doing wrong for my applique. I could never re-hoop the material properly and it was starting at the wrong points.. just off by a bit. I bought the spray adhesive and will attempt again tomorrow.

But I did get this done with my new machine!! I am loving that I got one that has the 5x7 hoop.

I am going to cut him off the brown material and iron on the shirt I have and do some hand stitching to keep him in place. LOVE having an embroidery machine

 

[xdanielleax]

Just finished hand painting the polka dots on the skirt fabric for Violette's Bo Peep costume. My back is killing me! haha I forgot how painful...literally...that these projects can be!

 

[BabyRapunzel]

Probably a yeast infection. My dog gets them every so often. Usually she gets an ear wash and ear drops (which she hates).

Thanks, I will check into this. Hope that's all it is.

Thanks everyone who replied...I forgot i had downloaded this pattern..it will work perfect! I have tried knits but this is to match stuff I made the twins with the new nemo and squirt fabric...so needed something in cotton This will match and she likes it (its girly but not tooo girly )

My pukey kid is asleep so I may actually get to sew for a bit tonight!!

Hopefully you get some cute things done tonight. Hope your baby is feeling better.

If it wasn't for the links on the first page, I don't think I would have been able to figure out what I was doing wrong for my applique. I could never re-hoop the material properly and it was starting at the wrong points.. just off by a bit. I bought the spray adhesive and will attempt again tomorrow.

But I did get this done with my new machine!! I am loving that I got one that has the 5x7 hoop.

I am going to cut him off the brown material and iron on the shirt I have and do some hand stitching to keep him in place. LOVE having an embroidery machine

That is cute!

Just finished hand painting the polka dots on the skirt fabric for Violette's Bo Peep costume. My back is killing me! haha I forgot how painful...literally...that these projects can be!

Wow, impressive!



I finally finished the baby blanket, my first complete sewing and embroidery project, after several learning experiences and many hours. Cotton should be a breeze after minky.

 

[PrincessMickey]

FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SHARE MY GOOD NEWS:

For those who haven't been following along my little girl doggie had elevated liver labs at her last check up and had to go on some medication. It may have been hepatitis or a few other disorders that really didn't match with her physical exam. Good news is that yesterday's results were PERFECTLY NORMAL! Vet attributes it to something that stressed her liver -- idiopathic. Important thing is she is normal and we will just watch her for any physical signs of distress

Glad to hear she is doing much better! Now if only you can get your house to sell...

Looks great, I love Bambi! I so need to get an embroidery machine.

Just finished hand painting the polka dots on the skirt fabric for Violette's Bo Peep costume. My back is killing me! haha I forgot how painful...literally...that these projects can be!

Very impressive. I don't have the paitence to hand paint all that.


So a few weeks ago I had an interview for a job which I passed. Over the last two weeks I had to take a lie detector test, compile all sorts of stuff like high school transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc, and they ran a full background on me. I have to meet with the investigator tomorrow afternoon. I don't have anything to hide or anything but for some reason I am super nervous about this. I am so hopefull to get this job and it's been such a long process to go through, I first filled out the application in May. I have been so nervous it has been driving me nuts. I tried sewing to get my mind off of it and ended up sewing one panel on upside down so I had to set that aside for another day.

 

[PrincessMickey]

I missed quoting this in my last post. Looks fantastic, that fabric is so hard to work with. I did a blanket with minky last year and there were several times I wanted to just scream and throw it away. It looks great in the end but super frustrating.

 

[VBAndrea]

Glad to hear good news. What symptoms was she having that made you get her tested? My dog just got spayed and she has a nasty smell that I can't figure out and we've given her 3 baths in a week. And I need to wait until next week to take her to the vet to investigate. Her ear smells, but not sure if that's it. Hopefully its nothing internal.

She was not having any symptoms. They were doing routine testing for something parasitic and had to draw blood so asked me if I wanted a panel done as well. Since it was only $35 more I said sure. That is when the results came back showing the elevated liver enzymes.

A former dog of mine had an ear infection when I got her (she was a rescue). Once that was treated the nasty dog smell went away.

If it wasn't for the links on the first page, I don't think I would have been able to figure out what I was doing wrong for my applique. I could never re-hoop the material properly and it was starting at the wrong points.. just off by a bit. I bought the spray adhesive and will attempt again tomorrow.

But I did get this done with my new machine!! I am loving that I got one that has the 5x7 hoop.

I am going to cut him off the brown material and iron on the shirt I have and do some hand stitching to keep him in place. LOVE having an embroidery machine

THat looks great! I am not sure what you mean by re-hooping -- you are not supposed to rehoop during a project.

Just finished hand painting the polka dots on the skirt fabric for Violette's Bo Peep costume. My back is killing me! haha I forgot how painful...literally...that these projects can be!

I have done painting before and I have to say you a brave for painting circles. That has to be very difficult to get them to look so good. Well done

I finally finished the baby blanket, my first complete sewing and embroidery project, after several learning experiences and many hours. Cotton should be a breeze after minky.

I LOVE it! And I adore minky though I have never done a thing with it since it's so expensive.

So a few weeks ago I had an interview for a job which I passed. Over the last two weeks I had to take a lie detector test, compile all sorts of stuff like high school transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc, and they ran a full background on me. I have to meet with the investigator tomorrow afternoon. I don't have anything to hide or anything but for some reason I am super nervous about this. I am so hopefull to get this job and it's been such a long process to go through, I first filled out the application in May. I have been so nervous it has been driving me nuts. I tried sewing to get my mind off of it and ended up sewing one panel on upside down so I had to set that aside for another day.

Good luck! I worked as a contractor for the Dept of Defense for a bit and the application process was a bit much! I never had to do a lie detector test though -- but had to be finger printed (which I already had been when I worked at the VA hospital but they had no record of ).

 

[VBAndrea]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANE!!!!

 

[Yoshiandi]

THat looks great! I am not sure what you mean by re-hooping -- you are not supposed to rehoop during a project.



***I had read in the manual that the material needed to be taught as a drum in order for you to work with it. It didn't say to not rehoop, So here I am marking the fabric to try to line it up again First mistake I have made so far.. at least I learned for the next project that I can just hold the material.

 

[miprender]

which reminds me: question: can anyone point me in the direction of a pattern for a cool top made from cotton for a 10 yr old? I have already made her several of the Avivilo tween ruffle top, so need something different, shes 10 and not into things that are overly girly girl, but i need to make her a top to match outfits I made the twins...and I am a bit stuck at the moment.

off to take care of my sick kiddo...catch you all later!

How about the Maddie top?

It really goes together nice, but unfortunately when I tried it on my DD the look was not good on her. It made her look like a linebacker
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Sorry to hear your son is sick. My DS4 when I was tucking him into bed was burning up. Today his fever is down and doesn't want to eat anything. Being the paranoid mother I am and the fact that we were eaten alive at the beachhouse I googled West Nile Virus.

We are suppose to go back tonight to the beach house, but if he isn't feeling better I think I will take him to the doctors and keep him home.

and here is a link to the one Tom made.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...03632813.85317.297221956971801&type=3&theater

That is so cute. I never saw that one.

You ladies are amazing, when I grow up I want to sew just like you all!!! LOL!

My mom recently gave me her sewing machine (she moved to Vegas and she was just too heavy to take along). Not sure what kind it is as it is currently burried in my craft room/front porch/place we keep things that have no home. My plan is once the Big Boys go back to school (on monday ) to get the craft room cleaned out and functional.

Then I can waste time (that should be spent cleaning out other parts of the house) sewing.

So what would a good start project be? Pillowcase? blanket? I took home ec in school but that was..that was....that was longer than I want to post on a public forum.

FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SHARE MY GOOD NEWS:

For those who haven't been following along my little girl doggie had elevated liver labs at her last check up and had to go on some medication. It may have been hepatitis or a few other disorders that really didn't match with her physical exam. Good news is that yesterday's results were PERFECTLY NORMAL! Vet attributes it to something that stressed her liver -- idiopathic. Important thing is she is normal and we will just watch her for any physical signs of distress

that is terrific news.

If it wasn't for the links on the first page, I don't think I would have been able to figure out what I was doing wrong for my applique. I could never re-hoop the material properly and it was starting at the wrong points.. just off by a bit. I bought the spray adhesive and will attempt again tomorrow.

But I did get this done with my new machine!! I am loving that I got one that has the 5x7 hoop.

The design is cute, but like Andrea stated... What do you mean by rehooping? When you take your hoop off to cut the fabric you would still leave it hooped. Otherwise it would be almost impossible to realign everything.

Just finished hand painting the polka dots on the skirt fabric for Violette's Bo Peep costume. My back is killing me! haha I forgot how painful...literally...that these projects can be!

I finally finished the baby blanket, my first complete sewing and embroidery project, after several learning experiences and many hours. Cotton should be a breeze after minky.

Cute