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

[BabyRapunzel]

We just saw that movie yesterday. We all really enjoyed it. Did your dd think it was scary? Some of the littler kids in the theater cried during the movie that we saw. Your shirt turned out very cute!

Thanks. DD does not usually get scared of anything. She did get teary, but did not actually cry during a sad part of the movie, but then was ok.

The outfit looks great (I really like the skirt too). I guess she is a princess superhero!


Thanks. I try not to dwell on that event as I know there isn't much I could do about it. I only brought it up to make sure someone else doesn't find themselves in the same situation. I focus on the positive friendships that have been made possible through here, which is why I am still around.

Thanks. The skirt was actually a consignment store find last year that still fits. It also looks cute with a Mermaid storebought shirt she has. And glad you mentioned this to let others know. I would have been very upset as well. But, I'm glad you are still here.

Cute Wreck It Ralph outfit! And I love the Princess mash-up! My dd does that all the time, too with her brothers' costumes. We've had Snow-White-Bat-Girl and Iron Man Belle.

Thanks. Very cute about your dd!

Well, found my start to a costume for next year at Walmart on Halloween clearance tonight. The ribbon is bright red, not orange as it look here.

I'm going to make this costume but more pirate looking I think.

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Wow, that will be impressive!

 

[disneychic2]

First I wanted to say to PurpleEars how sorry I am that you had that bad experience. I think it's good you shared that so people can be more aware. And I am VERY glad you decided to stay on the DIS!!

We were going to take my boys to Wreck it Ralph yesterday but I got knocked flat by some horrible post-Disney flu thing that I literally spent 36 hours in bed. I am feeling a lot better today but still feel awful so you know how bad it was. Now that I am able to keep things down I am rehydrating and I think that is helping. Since my husband had to go back to work today after 10 days off for vacation my kids are getting a Disney marathon all day since I lack energy to do anything but sit on the couch. maybe Monday we can catch Wreck it Ralph at the theater, it will be the first time we've taken the boys to a movie. We met Ralph and Vanelope at hollywood studios, it was their first day there. Ralph was quite large and freaked the boys out a little. Unlike the other characters they were familiar with who they seemed fine with...

My kids are having Disney World withdrawals, one asked to take the monorail to dinner the night before last and they were demanding to wear their costumes and go to Mickey's party again last night.

So sorry you brought something back with you from Disney! I did the same thing in Dec 2010. But it's good it didn't happen while actually AT Disney.

Your boys are soooo adorable! I would like to take the monorail to dinner too!

Just dropping by to say hello. I have been a very bad Disser and have not been keeping up. I haven't been sewing either. I am still not back to my normal self and get tired very easily. I don't work for two full weeks though so hopefully I can clean the house a bit and then get back into sewing. I have a couple of shirts I need to make for friends who have requested and then want to work on things for dd's birthday party. She is having a sleepover but wants way too many kids over -- I'm making her limit it to 7 and we're doing a puppy theme so I'd like to do puppy shirts for all the girls since I own most all of Heather's dog designs. So hopefully tomorrow I can start to get busy with my embroidery machine again!

GOTEAMWOOD -- I LOVED your pics and seeing all the outfits in action

It is the pits to feel so tired all the time! I hope you are gaining strength every day and will soon be back to your old self! Meanwhile, don't stress about what isn't getting done. You want to be well for the holidays.

The puppy themed party sounds so cute. You are very wise to limit the guests to 7. Hope you feel up to getting the shirts done.

Well, found my start to a costume for next year at Walmart on Halloween clearance tonight. The ribbon is bright red, not orange as it look here.

I guess I could go straight steampunk but I don't think anyone will get it.

I think I have a lot of things I need to practice so I can pull off one of theses from my hands. And maybe some weight to lose too.....

What a great find! I love your ideas. I think you'll do fine with the patterns.

 

[love to stitch]

My latest stuff... Again - not sure where I left off...

Sorry for the photo overload... Most of these are from a side project I've been working on since August.

D~

Those are great bags!

 

[babynala]

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 see you got lots of answers about the problems with the thread on the Mickey head. If I run into trouble like this I usually start by rethreading my machine and sometimes I take the bobbin out and re-run it too just in case.

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:

Wow, so many cute things and your DD looks so cute!

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?

Love the Wreck it Ralph shirt you did. I did not get to see this moving because my sister in law was visiting and took my son for a special outing. I will have to wait for the DVD version I guess.

I guess the new superhero could be called Spider-ella? Kids are so funny.

My kids are having Disney World withdrawals, one asked to take the monorail to dinner the night before last and they were demanding to wear their costumes and go to Mickey's party again last night.

Sorry that you are not feeling well. I'm sure the boys enjoyed their day with Disney cartoons, I know I would. Looks like you have created two Disney lovers.

trying to make a skirt for myself but I need help. I have a waist of 41 and hips of 44 but the size 20 says waist of 34 and hips 44. I have tried making a size 20 dress and it was way huge on me. They were both McCall's brand. What do I do ? I guess I can cut it out and see how it wraps but what if I'm wrong ?

I made up a mock of the yoke for the top of the skirt and stapled the ends together to simulate the sewing but It's about 6 or 7 inches to small. Why do they do that ?

I just wanted to quote to say I hope you figure this out. That is very frustrating!

I haven't checked in much since purchasing the serger. I will be on more in the new year since I have a lot of dresses to make for my niece's. My mom and I are taking them on the Wonder in September and then DLR.

I have decided on Aprons for the 3 daycare children that already have crayon roll ups. Still have a nightgown and PJ's to make for my niece and nephew and birthday gifts for 2 children. Good thing we have a long weekend coming up!

The aprons sound like a great idea. Your September trip sounds like fun. Where will the Wonder depart from?

Just dropping by to say hello. I have been a very bad Disser and have not been keeping up. I haven't been sewing either. I am still not back to my normal self and get tired very easily. I don't work for two full weeks though so hopefully I can clean the house a bit and then get back into sewing. I have a couple of shirts I need to make for friends who have requested and then want to work on things for dd's birthday party. She is having a sleepover but wants way too many kids over -- I'm making her limit it to 7 and we're doing a puppy theme so I'd like to do puppy shirts for all the girls since I own most all of Heather's dog designs. So hopefully tomorrow I can start to get busy with my embroidery machine again!

GOTEAMWOOD -- I LOVED your pics and seeing all the outfits in action

Hey Andrea, I hope you are able to figure out what is ailing you and that you can feel 100% soon. Alexa's party sounds like fun.

Well, found my start to a costume for next year at Walmart on Halloween clearance tonight. The ribbon is bright red, not orange as it look here.

I'm going to make this costume but more pirate looking I think.

I guess I could go straight steampunk but I don't think anyone will get it.

I think I have a lot of things I need to practice so I can pull off one of theses from my hands. And maybe some weight to lose too.....

LOVE those boots. Those dresses look they would be fun to wear. Good luck!

D~ Love all your bags and lanyards

Flora - I didn't realize that someone had borrowed your idea without permission. Bummer. I'm glad you stayed too. I always enjoy seeing your creations for kids and adults.

 

[dianemom2]

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer. I am glad to have finally used all of it. I still have a bunch of the cupcake ribbon left so I will think up another cupcake project at some point. I liked this pattern but next time I will change a couple of things about how I make it. Next time I will line the pockets and turn them right side out to sew them on. It is much easier than ironing down the curves, basting them into place and then sewing them on. Also, the wide band ad the bottom of the dress is made with 4 separate pieces of fabric. There are two outside pieces and two lining pieces. Next time I will cut one wide band and fold it in half down the width instead of cutting so many different pieces.

This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

 

[PurpleEars]

Well, found my start to a costume for next year at Walmart on Halloween clearance tonight. The ribbon is bright red, not orange as it look here.

I'm going to make this costume but more pirate looking I think.

or this one

I guess I could go straight steampunk but I don't think anyone will get it.

I think I have a lot of things I need to practice so I can pull off one of theses from my hands. And maybe some weight to lose too.....

Those boots would be cute with a pirate costume! I know I can never pull it off as I will probably fall if I try to walk in those shoes!

First I wanted to say to PurpleEars how sorry I am that you had that bad experience. I think it's good you shared that so people can be more aware. And I am VERY glad you decided to stay on the DIS!!

Thanks. I have to say that my experience here has been very very positive. There are so many friendships formed because of here. I also learned a lot from others and they have challenged me to try new things (I just did my first shirring last night!) I certainly don't want to scare anyone away!

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer. I am glad to have finally used all of it. I still have a bunch of the cupcake ribbon left so I will think up another cupcake project at some point. I liked this pattern but next time I will change a couple of things about how I make it. Next time I will line the pockets and turn them right side out to sew them on. It is much easier than ironing down the curves, basting them into place and then sewing them on. Also, the wide band ad the bottom of the dress is made with 4 separate pieces of fabric. There are two outside pieces and two lining pieces. Next time I will cut one wide band and fold it in half down the width instead of cutting so many different pieces.

This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

Both of the dresses look great. I really like the material you used for the Olabelhe Olivia dress! You always have such a knack for choosing the right material/print for each pattern!

 

[babynala]

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer. I am glad to have finally used all of it. I still have a bunch of the cupcake ribbon left so I will think up another cupcake project at some point. I liked this pattern but next time I will change a couple of things about how I make it. Next time I will line the pockets and turn them right side out to sew them on. It is much easier than ironing down the curves, basting them into place and then sewing them on. Also, the wide band ad the bottom of the dress is made with 4 separate pieces of fabric. There are two outside pieces and two lining pieces. Next time I will cut one wide band and fold it in half down the width instead of cutting so many different pieces.

This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

The cupcake dress is so cute. Thanks for the tips on how you would modify the dress when you make it again. The ribbon looks very nice on it. I absolutely LOVE the pink dress. It is gorgeous.


I have a bunch of stuff to post. I have not been productive I have just been bad about posting (sorry about the big pictures, I made them smaller once but I think they are still too big):

I added the embroidery to these towels for my mom so everyone can have their own towel when she has lots of visitors. Of course she was here a few weeks ago and I never gave them to her.

I tried to channel Andrea and make this tote bag but I tried to modify the size and I made it WAY to narrow. Luckily my DD is a sweetheart and said "I can use it as a beach bag" since it can probably only hold a rolled up beach towel.

I made this bag for my mom. I am trying to use up the fabric from my stash and wanted to try this pattern. I left this in the guest room but I never told my mom it was for her so it is still sitting in there.

I made these pillowcases for a give:

I made this bowling shirt for my DH. I have had this fabric forever with this shirt in mind and finally made it the day before we went to Vegas.

This was the AG outfit I made for the swap we did during the Charlotte meet. This skirt was fun to make:

skirt back:

I made this AG outfit using one of my DHs old polo shirts. It was fairly easy since I used the hem and the collar of the shirt for the doll's shirt. I made the skirt using the leg from an old pair of my capris. Super easy since I used the hem of the pants and just added elastic for the waist.

Here is a picture of the shelf in my sewing area where I store my smaller pieces of fabric, serger thread and ribbon. I am proud of myself because I rigged up the "wire" to hold the ribbon all by myself. I was happy to find those little "buckets" for $1 at Target this summer. They fit my shelves perfectly and they have a little string from where I hung tags to identify all of my notions, etc.

I have soooo many things I want to make and soooo much fabric to use up. Please remind me to stay out of Joann Fabrics!!!

 

[BabyRapunzel]

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer. I am glad to have finally used all of it. I still have a bunch of the cupcake ribbon left so I will think up another cupcake project at some point. I liked this pattern but next time I will change a couple of things about how I make it. Next time I will line the pockets and turn them right side out to sew them on. It is much easier than ironing down the curves, basting them into place and then sewing them on. Also, the wide band ad the bottom of the dress is made with 4 separate pieces of fabric. There are two outside pieces and two lining pieces. Next time I will cut one wide band and fold it in half down the width instead of cutting so many different pieces.

This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

Love both of those dresses and the helpful tips for making the pattern easier.

The cupcake dress is so cute. Thanks for the tips on how you would modify the dress when you make it again. The ribbon looks very nice on it. I absolutely LOVE the pink dress. It is gorgeous.

I have a bunch of stuff to post. I have not been productive I have just been bad about posting (sorry about the big pictures, I made them smaller once but I think they are still too big):

I added the embroidery to these towels for my mom so everyone can have their own towel when she has lots of visitors. Of course she was here a few weeks ago and I never gave them to her.

I tried to channel Andrea and make this tote bag but I tried to modify the size and I made it WAY to narrow. Luckily my DD is a sweetheart and said "I can use it as a beach bag" since it can probably only hold a rolled up beach towel.

I made this bag for my mom. I am trying to use up the fabric from my stash and wanted to try this pattern. I left this in the guest room but I never told my mom it was for her so it is still sitting in there.

I made these pillowcases for a give:

I made this bowling shirt for my DH. I have had this fabric forever with this shirt in mind and finally made it the day before we went to Vegas.

This was the AG outfit I made for the swap we did during the Charlotte meet. This skirt was fun to make:

skirt back:

I made this AG outfit using one of my DHs old polo shirts. It was fairly easy since I used the hem and the collar of the shirt for the doll's shirt. I made the skirt using the leg from an old pair of my capris. Super easy since I used the hem of the pants and just added elastic for the waist.

Here is a picture of the shelf in my sewing area where I store my smaller pieces of fabric, serger thread and ribbon. I am proud of myself because I rigged up the "wire" to hold the ribbon all by myself. I was happy to find those little "buckets" for $1 at Target this summer. They fit my shelves perfectly and they have a little string from where I hung tags to identify all of my notions, etc.

I have soooo many things I want to make and soooo much fabric to use up. Please remind me to stay out of Joann Fabrics!!!

Wow, all great stuff. I especially like the bag. And very neatly organized sewing area. I don't know about reminding you to stay out of Joanns. I have lots of projects just waiting to be made out of all the fabric I have, but each project requires just a few things, which end up turning into another project when I go. Although this past week, I went 3 separate days, using coupons every day and actually stuck to my list. So there is hope.

 

[love to stitch]

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer. I am glad to have finally used all of it. I still have a bunch of the cupcake ribbon left so I will think up another cupcake project at some point. I liked this pattern but next time I will change a couple of things about how I make it. Next time I will line the pockets and turn them right side out to sew them on. It is much easier than ironing down the curves, basting them into place and then sewing them on. Also, the wide band ad the bottom of the dress is made with 4 separate pieces of fabric. There are two outside pieces and two lining pieces. Next time I will cut one wide band and fold it in half down the width instead of cutting so many different pieces.

This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

Those are very cute dresses.

The cupcake dress is so cute. Thanks for the tips on how you would modify the dress when you make it again. The ribbon looks very nice on it. I absolutely LOVE the pink dress. It is gorgeous.


I have a bunch of stuff to post. I have not been productive I have just been bad about posting (sorry about the big pictures, I made them smaller once but I think they are still too big):

I added the embroidery to these towels for my mom so everyone can have their own towel when she has lots of visitors. Of course she was here a few weeks ago and I never gave them to her.

I tried to channel Andrea and make this tote bag but I tried to modify the size and I made it WAY to narrow. Luckily my DD is a sweetheart and said "I can use it as a beach bag" since it can probably only hold a rolled up beach towel.

I made this bag for my mom. I am trying to use up the fabric from my stash and wanted to try this pattern. I left this in the guest room but I never told my mom it was for her so it is still sitting in there.

I made these pillowcases for a give:

I made this bowling shirt for my DH. I have had this fabric forever with this shirt in mind and finally made it the day before we went to Vegas.

This was the AG outfit I made for the swap we did during the Charlotte meet. This skirt was fun to make:

skirt back:

I made this AG outfit using one of my DHs old polo shirts. It was fairly easy since I used the hem and the collar of the shirt for the doll's shirt. I made the skirt using the leg from an old pair of my capris. Super easy since I used the hem of the pants and just added elastic for the waist.

Here is a picture of the shelf in my sewing area where I store my smaller pieces of fabric, serger thread and ribbon. I am proud of myself because I rigged up the "wire" to hold the ribbon all by myself. I was happy to find those little "buckets" for $1 at Target this summer. They fit my shelves perfectly and they have a little string from where I hung tags to identify all of my notions, etc.

I have soooo many things I want to make and soooo much fabric to use up. Please remind me to stay out of Joann Fabrics!!!

Wow! You've been busy. Everything looks great. I really like the fabric combination on the bag.

 

[disneychic2]

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer. I am glad to have finally used all of it. I still have a bunch of the cupcake ribbon left so I will think up another cupcake project at some point. I liked this pattern but next time I will change a couple of things about how I make it. Next time I will line the pockets and turn them right side out to sew them on. It is much easier than ironing down the curves, basting them into place and then sewing them on. Also, the wide band ad the bottom of the dress is made with 4 separate pieces of fabric. There are two outside pieces and two lining pieces. Next time I will cut one wide band and fold it in half down the width instead of cutting so many different pieces.

This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

I have a special love for cupcake fabric and I adore that dress!!! I also love the pink dress. Great job!!

The cupcake dress is so cute. Thanks for the tips on how you would modify the dress when you make it again. The ribbon looks very nice on it. I absolutely LOVE the pink dress. It is gorgeous.


I have a bunch of stuff to post. I have not been productive I have just been bad about posting (sorry about the big pictures, I made them smaller once but I think they are still too big):

I added the embroidery to these towels for my mom so everyone can have their own towel when she has lots of visitors. Of course she was here a few weeks ago and I never gave them to her.

I tried to channel Andrea and make this tote bag but I tried to modify the size and I made it WAY to narrow. Luckily my DD is a sweetheart and said "I can use it as a beach bag" since it can probably only hold a rolled up beach towel.

I made this bag for my mom. I am trying to use up the fabric from my stash and wanted to try this pattern. I left this in the guest room but I never told my mom it was for her so it is still sitting in there.

I made these pillowcases for a give:

I made this bowling shirt for my DH. I have had this fabric forever with this shirt in mind and finally made it the day before we went to Vegas.

This was the AG outfit I made for the swap we did during the Charlotte meet. This skirt was fun to make:

skirt back:

I made this AG outfit using one of my DHs old polo shirts. It was fairly easy since I used the hem and the collar of the shirt for the doll's shirt. I made the skirt using the leg from an old pair of my capris. Super easy since I used the hem of the pants and just added elastic for the waist.

Here is a picture of the shelf in my sewing area where I store my smaller pieces of fabric, serger thread and ribbon. I am proud of myself because I rigged up the "wire" to hold the ribbon all by myself. I was happy to find those little "buckets" for $1 at Target this summer. They fit my shelves perfectly and they have a little string from where I hung tags to identify all of my notions, etc.

I have soooo many things I want to make and soooo much fabric to use up. Please remind me to stay out of Joann Fabrics!!!

I love all the things you made! Very cute! And the shelf looks so organized. Love the idea of the little buckets for your notions! Thanks for sharing.

Love both of those dresses and the helpful tips for making the pattern easier.

Wow, all great stuff. I especially like the bag. And very neatly organized sewing area. I don't know about reminding you to stay out of Joanns. I have lots of projects just waiting to be made out of all the fabric I have, but each project requires just a few things, which end up turning into another project when I go. Although this past week, I went 3 separate days, using coupons every day and actually stuck to my list. So there is hope.

That's what happens to me too. I go in for thread or a zipper and come out with several projects to do! I sometimes make a list, but it's not really a deterrent for me. I have a class to learn more about my serger tonight at JoAnn's and I'm already planning to get there a couple hours early to do some shopping! I'm hopeless!!! Good for you for sticking to your list!

Here are three twirl skirts I just finished for 2 of my granddaughters. It's a small start for Christmas.

 

[BabyRapunzel]

That's what happens to me too. I go in for thread or a zipper and come out with several projects to do! I sometimes make a list, but it's not really a deterrent for me. I have a class to learn more about my serger tonight at JoAnn's and I'm already planning to get there a couple hours early to do some shopping! I'm hopeless!!! Good for you for sticking to your list!



Here are three twirl skirts I just finished for 2 of my granddaughters. It's a small start for Christmas.

Thanks. It was not my usual.

LOVE these skirts, so cute. What pattern is this?

 

[dianemom2]

skirt back:

I have soooo many things I want to make and soooo much fabric to use up. Please remind me to stay out of Joann Fabrics!!!

I love everything you've made and the picture of your super neat, organized shelf space is making me green with envy. The doll clothes were really cute and it was so smart how you used an old polo shirt of your husbands and an old pair of capri's to make that one outfit. I might have to try that some time. I am always making somebody's jeans shorts, I should save the piece that I cut off and make it into a doll skirt. Your bag and the pillowcases are awesome too! I have been trying to sew from my stash. I do have to go to Joann's today to pick up some interfacing. I am hoping that I can resist buying anything else in there. Although I do have to say that this time of year they have those stinky pine cones in there and I can't stay long because the intense scent gives me a headache. I don't know if everybody's Joanns carries them but ours has them in two places in the store and I hate them.

That's what happens to me too. I go in for thread or a zipper and come out with several projects to do! I sometimes make a list, but it's not really a deterrent for me. I have a class to learn more about my serger tonight at JoAnn's and I'm already planning to get there a couple hours early to do some shopping! I'm hopeless!!! Good for you for sticking to your list!

Here are three twirl skirts I just finished for 2 of my granddaughters. It's a small start for Christmas.

I love the twirl skirts. That is such a cute pattern! Are those rolled seams on the edges of the ruffles? I can't tell for sure. Have fun at your class tonight. I hope you learn everything you want to know about your serger.

 

[pyrxtc]

Those boots would be cute with a pirate costume! I know I can never pull it off as I will probably fall if I try to walk in those shoes!

I love me some really high heels and these are not bad. I can run in them, heck I could play baseball in them.

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer.
This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

Both dresses are really cute. I have the fabric in your Olivia dress but no clue what I'm doing with it yet. I also have some of the smaller cupcake fabric I think and will be making my niece a 1st birthday dress from it. I wish I knew what size she would be so i could make it soon but I guess I'll have to wait.

I have a bunch of stuff to post. I have not been productive I have just been bad about posting (sorry about the big pictures, I made them smaller once but I think they are still too big):
I added the embroidery to these towels for my mom so everyone can have their own towel when she has lots of visitors.
I tried to channel Andrea and make this tote bag but I tried to modify the size and I made it WAY to narrow.
I made this bag for my mom.
I made these pillowcases for a give:
I made this bowling shirt for my DH.
This was the AG outfit I made for the swap we did during the Charlotte meet. This skirt was fun to make:
I made this AG outfit using one of my DHs old polo shirts.

Here is a picture of the shelf in my sewing area where I store my smaller pieces of fabric, serger thread and ribbon. I am proud of myself because I rigged up the "wire" to hold the ribbon all by myself. I was happy to find those little "buckets" for $1 at Target this summer. They fit my shelves perfectly and they have a little string from where I hung tags to identify all of my notions, etc.
I have soooo many things I want to make and soooo much fabric to use up. Please remind me to stay out of Joann Fabrics!!!

The towels look great. I didn't see a tote besides the one made for you Mom but I'm sure it will be fine for what needs to be brought to the beach. I really like the fabric in your Mom's bag. The colors work great together and I forget to give people stuff all the time. The kids will all love you pillowcases. Your DH's shirt seems perfect for Vegas and cute fabric. Great job on the sewing, it looks store bought in the pic. I like the AG clothes. I haven't made any yet and I have lots of patterns. I guess I'm just waiting til my niece is almost old enough to start playing with hers before I make any. And she is only 6 months old.

Also, nicely organized notion area. I tried a string for my ribbon but found I ended up with too many empty spools on it and no easy way to get them off.

Wow, all great stuff. I especially like the bag. And very neatly organized sewing area. I don't know about reminding you to stay out of Joanns. I have lots of projects just waiting to be made out of all the fabric I have, but each project requires just a few things, which end up turning into another project when I go. Although this past week, I went 3 separate days, using coupons every day and actually stuck to my list. So there is hope.

I can't help you stay out. I'm heading there now.

That's what happens to me too. I go in for thread or a zipper and come out with several projects to do! I sometimes make a list, but it's not really a deterrent for me. I have a class to learn more about my serger tonight at JoAnn's and I'm already planning to get there a couple hours early to do some shopping! I'm hopeless!!! Good for you for sticking to your list!

Here are three twirl skirts I just finished for 2 of my granddaughters. It's a small start for Christmas.

I just need some patterns, alright I want some patterns. And maybe I'll find my fabric I want on clearance ???? Plus there is a 60% off one item coupon good now.

I have the fabric in the top right fabric. It is so cute and has great details. She will love it.

I have been trying to sew from my stash. I do have to go to Joann's today to pick up some interfacing. I am hoping that I can resist buying anything else in there. Although I do have to say that this time of year they have those stinky pine cones in there and I can't stay long because the intense scent gives me a headache. I don't know if everybody's Joanns carries them but ours has them in two places in the store and I hate them.

Me too from my stash but I usually find something I love. My stores usually just have the pinecones in between the two entry doors. I try to hold my breathe.

Off to Joann's.

 

[DMGeurts]

Thanks for taking the time to comment on my bags, I am sorry that I always post so many at a time, I just somtimes forget where I leave off.

Well, found my start to a costume for next year at Walmart on Halloween clearance tonight. The ribbon is bright red, not orange as it look here.

I'm going to make this costume but more pirate looking I think.

I think I have a lot of things I need to practice so I can pull off one of theses from my hands. And maybe some weight to lose too.....

Love it and love the idea for your costume. Will you be in Disney for Halloween next year?

Just dropping by to say hello. I have been a very bad Disser and have not been keeping up. I haven't been sewing either. I am still not back to my normal self and get tired very easily. I don't work for two full weeks though so hopefully I can clean the house a bit and then get back into sewing. I have a couple of shirts I need to make for friends who have requested and then want to work on things for dd's birthday party. She is having a sleepover but wants way too many kids over -- I'm making her limit it to 7 and we're doing a puppy theme so I'd like to do puppy shirts for all the girls since I own most all of Heather's dog designs. So hopefully tomorrow I can start to get busy with my embroidery machine again!

GOTEAMWOOD -- I LOVED your pics and seeing all the outfits in action

Hope you're feeling better soon.

I finished two projects today. The first one is the Oliver + S ice cream dress pattern. I have had the two cupcake fabrics, cupcake buttons and cupcake ribbon since last summer. I am glad to have finally used all of it. I still have a bunch of the cupcake ribbon left so I will think up another cupcake project at some point. I liked this pattern but next time I will change a couple of things about how I make it. Next time I will line the pockets and turn them right side out to sew them on. It is much easier than ironing down the curves, basting them into place and then sewing them on. Also, the wide band ad the bottom of the dress is made with 4 separate pieces of fabric. There are two outside pieces and two lining pieces. Next time I will cut one wide band and fold it in half down the width instead of cutting so many different pieces.

This one is the Olabelhe Olivia dress. It is hard to see but there are pink flowers embroidered all over the material. I liked the pattern a lot and I've already picked out the material for the next one that I plan to make.

I know I already commented on FB, but I just love how these turn out. I am such a huge O&S fan, and I really love their patterns - I have learned so much from them.

The cupcake dress is so cute. Thanks for the tips on how you would modify the dress when you make it again. The ribbon looks very nice on it. I absolutely LOVE the pink dress. It is gorgeous.


I have a bunch of stuff to post. I have not been productive I have just been bad about posting (sorry about the big pictures, I made them smaller once but I think they are still too big):

I added the embroidery to these towels for my mom so everyone can have their own towel when she has lots of visitors. Of course she was here a few weeks ago and I never gave them to her.

I tried to channel Andrea and make this tote bag but I tried to modify the size and I made it WAY to narrow. Luckily my DD is a sweetheart and said "I can use it as a beach bag" since it can probably only hold a rolled up beach towel.

I made this bag for my mom. I am trying to use up the fabric from my stash and wanted to try this pattern. I left this in the guest room but I never told my mom it was for her so it is still sitting in there.

I made these pillowcases for a give:

I made this bowling shirt for my DH. I have had this fabric forever with this shirt in mind and finally made it the day before we went to Vegas.

This was the AG outfit I made for the swap we did during the Charlotte meet. This skirt was fun to make:

skirt back:

I made this AG outfit using one of my DHs old polo shirts. It was fairly easy since I used the hem and the collar of the shirt for the doll's shirt. I made the skirt using the leg from an old pair of my capris. Super easy since I used the hem of the pants and just added elastic for the waist.

Here is a picture of the shelf in my sewing area where I store my smaller pieces of fabric, serger thread and ribbon. I am proud of myself because I rigged up the "wire" to hold the ribbon all by myself. I was happy to find those little "buckets" for $1 at Target this summer. They fit my shelves perfectly and they have a little string from where I hung tags to identify all of my notions, etc.

I have soooo many things I want to make and soooo much fabric to use up. Please remind me to stay out of Joann Fabrics!!!

LOL I love everything... but seriously - when I saw your AG outfit, I was like... Hmmm - I think I've seen that one before. And then I read what you wrote about it. LOL Adorable!

Love your DH's shirt - I wish I could get Josh to wear one like that... Now if it had Harleys on it - no prob.

Love the bag and the fabric you chose.

And great idea recycling old clothes for AG outfits - seriously, you don't need that much fabric for them, and it works well.

And - of course - I love seeing sewing rooms and storage options... I love that shelf. I seriously need to organize my ribbon - honestly - I don't understand why I have so much of it - I rarely use it.

Here are three twirl skirts I just finished for 2 of my granddaughters. It's a small start for Christmas.

These turned out adorable - they will love them!

D~

 

[Nevada Jen]

Excuse the interruption to your AWESOME thread (which I have now spent 3 hours reading when I should be working), but I am hoping your lovely ladies can point me in the right direction. I was reading someone's PTR on a wish trip. The kid was in a wheelchair and someone from the BIG GIVE had made her a bag that hung on her wheelchair stroller. Because I am new, none of the names are sinking in with me. I remember it was a KidCart wheelchair. ANd that is the extent of what I remember Anyway, I really want to try to make a bag like that for my daughter who has a similar wheelchair and I am wondering if anyone knows who made it or what pattern they used? I am dying to get out the sewing machine and start sewing for our upcoming trip. If I get the guts up, I will post what I make if everyone pormises not to laugh (I have been known to use glue and/or stick on velcro in place of fancy sewing).

Thanks in advance if anyone can remember the bag I am talking about!

 

[pyrxtc]

TLove it and love the idea for your costume. Will you be in Disney for Halloween next year? D~

I can always hope I will but no plans as of yet.

Excuse the interruption to your AWESOME thread (which I have now spent 3 hours reading when I should be working), but I am hoping your lovely ladies can point me in the right direction. I was reading someone's PTR on a wish trip. The kid was in a wheelchair and someone from the BIG GIVE had made her a bag that hung on her wheelchair stroller. Because I am new, none of the names are sinking in with me. I remember it was a KidCart wheelchair. ANd that is the extent of what I remember Anyway, I really want to try to make a bag like that for my daughter who has a similar wheelchair and I am wondering if anyone knows who made it or what pattern they used? I am dying to get out the sewing machine and start sewing for our upcoming trip. If I get the guts up, I will post what I make if everyone pormises not to laugh (I have been known to use glue and/or stick on velcro in place of fancy sewing).

Thanks in advance if anyone can remember the bag I am talking about!

Was it one of these ?

http://www.simplicity.com/Search.aspx?SearchTerm=wheelchair

 

[Nevada Jen]

No. I think I recall it looked more like a backpack. I am seriously kicking myself for not bookmarking it. It was absoultely perfect for what we need.

 

[disneychic2]

Thanks. It was not my usual.

LOVE these skirts, so cute. What pattern is this?

Ooops I forgot to give credit for the pattern. I got it from one of Teresajoy's bookmarks. It's just called the layered skirt. Here's the site: http://www.danamadeit.com/2012/03/tutorial-the-layered-skirt.html

I love the twirl skirts. That is such a cute pattern! Are those rolled seams on the edges of the ruffles? I can't tell for sure. Have fun at your class tonight. I hope you learn everything you want to know about your serger.

It was a tutorial and really easy! I just serged the hems. It was my first time using my serger, so really didn't know if I was doing it right, but I like the result. I'm sure I wouldn't have done 3 of the skirts if I'd had to hem all those ruffles!!

 

[sewmess]

... I seriously need to organize my ribbon - honestly - I don't understand why I have so much of it - I rarely use it. ...

D~

Because you never know when you'll need it...

babynala - everything was great and I too am super envious of your organizational skills. Everytime I think I'm getting somewhere, something (usually a sale at JoAnns or a flurry of ideas or purchases at the thrift store) backs me up again.

pyrxtc - I love me some heels too, but I've gotten out of the habit of wearing them (my old 3" heels make me about 1" taller than DH & it's weird.) Those are going to be a fabulous foundation to your costume.

I need to make some boutique AG outfits. I tend to rescue ones in good shape from the thrift store and they really need some clothes.

 

[love to stitch]

Here are three twirl skirts I just finished for 2 of my granddaughters. It's a small start for Christmas.

Those are very cute skirts.