Disboutiquers Part 30 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[mommy2AbIzEli]

I think I figured this out. Going to try & post pics for the first time.
I make hairbows. I just wanted to share some I made this weekend.

These are some bows I made to match my girls' softball uniform & some friends tball/softball uniforms.

These are just some bows that people had ordered from me. The bright colors are popular this year!!

 

[love to stitch]

I think I figured this out. Going to try & post pics for the first time.
I make hairbows. I just wanted to share some I made this weekend.

These are some bows I made to match my girls' softball uniform & some friends tball/softball uniforms.

These are just some bows that people had ordered from me. The bright colors are popular this year!!

Those are great bows.

 

[sewdisney]

I think I figured this out. Going to try & post pics for the first time.
I make hairbows. I just wanted to share some I made this weekend.

These are some bows I made to match my girls' softball uniform & some friends tball/softball uniforms.

These are just some bows that people had ordered from me. The bright colors are popular this year!!

Those are really cute. I love the bright colors!

 

[4HppyCamprs]

This is the dress I just completed. K was not a cooperative model but I am still hoping to catch a pic.

This is also a test to see if my image will work

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[babynala]

Hi everyone. My name is Laura and I have followed along your threads seeing all the fabulous creations! I love everyone's Disney designs and am going to start making some things for my kids. In the past, I've used a very old Bernina for sewing. My family is getting me a Brother PE700 for Mother's Day and I would appreciate any advice on how to get started with it. Anyone have any good websites or advice specific to a Brother embroidery machine? Any advice on brands or types of thread or stabilizer that I should use? Thanks so much!!! I look forward to joining in!

How exciting that you got the new machine for Mother's Day. Lots of folks use Marathon brand thread but others use other brands. You might want to try a spool or two of a brand to see if you like it before you buy too much. I think there are bunch of You Tube videos about the PE 700 but I don't have that machine so I am not sure.

Edit: I almost forgot to share this great news with all of you! We received a pin code for free dining for our December trip! I made the changes to our reservation today so we are officially on free dining trip #6. I guess I will have to study the menus before our 180 days!

Free dining sounds yummy to me.

We leave for WDW 3 wks from tonight! I'm so excited!! Cant wait til my mom gets back home on Monday so she can start sewing my kids outfits for the trip! She's the sewer & I make hairbows so I wil make bows to match the outfits! I am so excited if you can't tell!! Lol

Your trip will be here before you know it. Can't wait to see what you make.

Hi all!

I am a beginner sewer (made a few luggage tags, coin purses, etc.). Among other summer project s, I really want to make mag a little bag for my trading pins. I am not sure how to go about it though. Any ideas? I only have around fifteen pins, so it doesn't need to be huge.

Are you thinking of making a little purse with a flap? You might try to decrease the size of a messenger bag to have it fit your needs. Or use a bag that is slightly bigger then a coin purse. Add a loop of ribbon and you can clip it to your pin trading lanyard.

So, I've been crazy busy the last few weeks getting ready for the craft show yesterday. I'm happy to report that it went pretty well. I made some money, so that's always nice.

Here's some pics of things I made and my table:

Mug Rugs:

Country version of the towels I make:

Not sure if I'm going to do craft shows regularly or not at this point. It's an awful lot of work and just hasn't quite been as successful as I'd hoped.


Something exciting happened about two weeks ago. I received an email from a local gift shop asking if she could buy some of my nursing covers! She'd seen them on Etsy and she wanted to buy 5-6 at first. I took in 10 so she could choose from all the fabrics. She bought them all on the spot! I came home and bought Embird right away.

(I did look at Embrilliance again, Jen, but they don't intend to offer digitizing capability which I plan to do in the future, so I went with Embird. )

I pulled my first staying up late the night before an event to make clothes a couple week's ago. We were going to a Tigers baseball game so I made a new shirt for my dd. i think I purchased the designs at about midnight. Here's her shirt and clippies:
And here she is at the game:

And finally, here are the Mother's Day gifts I made for my mom, mil, dh's grandma and his aunts. Burlap is messy! I'm still cleaning fuzz off my cutting table!

Now, I've got three pairs of shorts and 3-4 shirts to get done before we leave for the beach next Saturday. Totally doable, right?

Regards,
C.

The craft fair seems to have been a success except for the masks. I'm sure you will be able to sell them on etsy, maybe as a lot for a birthday party favor or something. Love seeing all your items on the table. I have been making mug rugs and it is a fun little project. Your DD looks so cute in her t-shirt and clippies! Congrats on getting the order from the shop. I hope you sell her lots more! The lawn flags look great. Good luck on your beach outfits. I'm sure they will be super cute.

What a great photo! Love all the shirts. Can't believe how big all the kids look. Love all the memory lane photos everyone posted.

Here's one of the first outfits I made. I started sewing so I could make my tomboy feminine outfits out of "boy" fabrics she would wear. I couldn't find a photo of the failed first outfit made using a commercial pattern. Then I started using Carla's patterns.

Ohhhh, how cute. I love that outfit and your DD is so cute. Good thing you figured out the sewing because I'm sure it was hard to find cute stuff for your DD to wear that didn't have princesses on it.

Love all the creations everyone has posted!!! I just got back from a week at WDW. It was me & my youngest DD(10). A coworker and her DD(10) joined us for 5 nights. My coworker had not been in 22 years and this was to be her DDs one & only trip. I made them some Ts to help make their trip special.

Nade them these Minnie ear Ts-fun to make as they are something my youngest would never wear.

I made us all Epcot Flower Fest logo Ts

Once my coworker had booked her trip I tried every day for a month to get us an ADR at CP before the park opened. Once I got that ADR I made us these Ts

I made the girls pillowcases for autographs

I made a T for her DD of her favorite characters.


We had a great trip! Weather was near perfect most of the trip. Crowds were manageable. My DD & I went to Splitzville and had a blast. And I booked a Bounceback for my entire family for August.

You were busy. You made so many cute things. The pillowcases were a great idea for autographs. I'm glad you guys had a great trip and YEAH for the bounceback offer.

These aren't Disney but I thought I'd share my most recent sewing projects for the grandkids.
My granddaughter picked out the dress fabric and pattern from my stashes and helped cut it out. Then she informed me that I could finish it for her. The fabric for my grandson was also from my stash and he liked all the trucks.

That pink dress is beautiful and I love the truck shirt. You get bonus points for sewing from your stash!

I think I figured this out. Going to try & post pics for the first time.
I make hairbows. I just wanted to share some I made this weekend.

These are some bows I made to match my girls' softball uniform & some friends tball/softball uniforms.

These are just some bows that people had ordered from me. The bright colors are popular this year!!

Cute bows, I really like the baseball ones.

This is the dress I just completed. K was not a cooperative model but I am still hoping to catch a pic.

This is also a test to see if my image will work

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Cute dress.

 

[cogero]

Carrie on the masks I may want to take 6 off your hands. I am thinking for gifts for Js class. I will pm you tonight or tomorrow.

 

[ivey_family]

Carrie on the masks I may want to take 6 off your hands. I am thinking for gifts for Js class. I will pm you tonight or tomorrow.

Great! Thanks, Chiara!

 

[DMGeurts]

Super excited!!!

You all know me... I don't sew on anything modern...

Well, you know that machine (the SE270D) my friend gave me to try out with a potential barter involved? I had an idea for an auction bag I am making, where I could put a font on it... So, I actually took the machine out for a test spin today, and I had my first font stitched out with in 15 minutes (and I've never touched this machine before)... It was pretty cool. Usually stitching out fonts takes me hours by hand.

So, I am still back to my same dillema... This machine only comes with 4 or 5 fonts built in, and none of them really "fit" me... BUt I am now seriously contimplating a 440 so that I can at least stitch out words...

So, if I purchase a 440, would I need to purchase software to stitch the purchased letters together to create words with out rehooping?

Thanks!

D~

 

[ivey_family]

We haven't been to BOG yet (it opened since the last time we were there). I don't know if we will get a dinner reservation though, the menu didn't look that appealing to us when we checked it out a couple of weeks ago. We may go at lunch time just to check out the place.

It's so worth seeing the inside, at least do lunch! We did both dinner and lunch and loved both. My dh is a VERY picky eater, but he loved it. (Not saying you're picky, just that he is. )

We went to Be Our Guest. It was OK. I'm glad you tried it but not disappointed that I didn't make a reservation for August. Our server was marginal so I'm sure that was one reason I wasn't overly impressed. I thought food was just OK too. Strawberry cupcake was great. I think we might try CS in August.

BOG was a near magical experiences for us last year, so it almost makes me sad to hear you didn't have a good experience there! We don't think dining in MK is very good overall, so BOG really stands out to us.

I failed to quote all your pics. Love the one of your little tomboy. What a great idea to use a fabric she loved in a style you like! Very cute!

All your shirts and other outfits for the trip look great!

I think I figured this out. Going to try & post pics for the first time.
I make hairbows. I just wanted to share some I made this weekend.

These are some bows I made to match my girls' softball uniform & some friends tball/softball uniforms.

These are just some bows that people had ordered from me. The bright colors are popular this year!!

Very pretty! Love those bright colors!

This is the dress I just completed. K was not a cooperative model but I am still hoping to catch a pic.

This is also a test to see if my image will work

Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

Aww! That is adorable!

Super excited!!!

You all know me... I don't sew on anything modern...

Well, you know that machine (the SE270D) my friend gave me to try out with a potential barter involved? I had an idea for an auction bag I am making, where I could put a font on it... So, I actually took the machine out for a test spin today, and I had my first font stitched out with in 15 minutes (and I've never touched this machine before)... It was pretty cool. Usually stitching out fonts takes me hours by hand.

So, I am still back to my same dillema... This machine only comes with 4 or 5 fonts built in, and none of them really "fit" me... BUt I am now seriously contimplating a 440 so that I can at least stitch out words...

So, if I purchase a 440, would I need to purchase software to stitch the purchased letters together to create words with out rehooping?

Thanks!

D~

I think there is a pretty inexpensive software (maybe $50) just for fonts that a lot of people use, but the name escapes me. Hopefully someone else will know it. Can't wait to see what you added words to!


lovetostitch I missed your quote of the vehicles shirt and pink dress. Both are very nice!

Regards,
C.

 

[PurpleEars]

thanks! I was very busy! I'm not sure what I'll make for August. My older DD has ask for an Eeyore shirt. I also want to make my DS a freezer paper stencil T of Walt. And the kids have been wanting to make tie dye Ts. I've also always wanted to make my youngest a Slinky T. I should start thus weekend.

We went to Be Our Guest. It was OK. I'm glad you tried it but not disappointed that I didn't make a reservation for August. Our server was marginal so I'm sure that was one reason I wasn't overly impressed. I thought food was just OK too. Strawberry cupcake was great. I think we might try CS in August.

It sounds like you have your orders for the August trip already! If you ended up trying BOG at lunch time in August, please let me know if you liked it since we are more likely to do a CS lunch there then a TS dinner.

I think I figured this out. Going to try & post pics for the first time.
I make hairbows. I just wanted to share some I made this weekend.

These are some bows I made to match my girls' softball uniform & some friends tball/softball uniforms.

These are just some bows that people had ordered from me. The bright colors are popular this year!!

The bows look great! I am sure the girls look great with those bows and their uniforms.

This is the dress I just completed. K was not a cooperative model but I am still hoping to catch a pic.

This is also a test to see if my image will work

Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

The dress looks beautiful! You did a great job on it!

Super excited!!!

You all know me... I don't sew on anything modern...

Well, you know that machine (the SE270D) my friend gave me to try out with a potential barter involved? I had an idea for an auction bag I am making, where I could put a font on it... So, I actually took the machine out for a test spin today, and I had my first font stitched out with in 15 minutes (and I've never touched this machine before)... It was pretty cool. Usually stitching out fonts takes me hours by hand.

So, I am still back to my same dillema... This machine only comes with 4 or 5 fonts built in, and none of them really "fit" me... BUt I am now seriously contimplating a 440 so that I can at least stitch out words...

So, if I purchase a 440, would I need to purchase software to stitch the purchased letters together to create words with out rehooping?

Thanks!

D~

My understanding is that a 440 will still require software to put the purchased letters together. I am glad that you were able to use the 270D without problems. I wish I can help you with your decision, but I imagine you will be happy with whichever option you ended up getting.

 

[mommy2AbIzEli]

Thank you everyone on the comments on the bows!!

This is the dress I just completed. K was not a cooperative model but I am still hoping to catch a pic.

This is also a test to see if my image will work

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Cute dress!!

 

[Luv2DressEmUp]

Does anyone know where I could find some Minnie Dot fabric (with the large dots)?

 

[goteamwood]

Does anyone know where I could find some Minnie Dot fabric (with the large dots)?

I've gotten large polka dot at Joann fabrics in red, pink, black, all with about quarter-stars dots.

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[lovesdumbo]

Thank you I will try that. I've done that on other boards but thought there might be an easier way on the iPhone but I guess not!! Lol

I haven't tried the dis ap so I don't know if that makes it any easier.

I think I figured this out. Going to try & post pics for the first time.
I make hairbows. I just wanted to share some I made this weekend.

These are some bows I made to match my girls' softball uniform & some friends tball/softball uniforms.

These are just some bows that people had ordered from me. The bright colors are popular this year!!

Cute!

This is the dress I just completed. K was not a cooperative model but I am still hoping to catch a pic.

This is also a test to see if my image will work

Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

what a cute dress. I'm sure your model will love it.

Ohhhh, how cute. I love that outfit and your DD is so cute. Good thing you figured out the sewing because I'm sure it was hard to find cute stuff for your DD to wear that didn't have princesses on it.


You were busy. You made so many cute things. The pillowcases were a great idea for autographs. I'm glad you guys had a great trip and YEAH for the bounceback offer.

Thanks. My little tomboy is 10 now and has broadened her pallet of acceptable clothing. I am a bit worried about what will happen when she outgrows girl clothes. She's very conservative. She wont wear the low rise jr jeans her sister loves. I even had to shop around for shorts for our trip. Even the Bermuda shorts this year are skinny legs which she hates. I don't blame her for just wanting a simple, "regular" pair of shorts that aren't low rise, aren't too short or too long. It's exactly what I want too.

Really looking forward to Aug. we bought DVC last Nov so the 2nd half of our trip will be on points at BWV. I book AKV with Bounceback for first half.

It's so worth seeing the inside, at least do lunch! We did both dinner and lunch and loved both. My dh is a VERY picky eater, but he loved it. (Not saying you're picky, just that he is. )



BOG was a near magical experiences for us last year, so it almost makes me sad to hear you didn't have a good experience there! We don't think dining in MK is very good overall, so BOG really stands out to us.

I failed to quote all your pics. Love the one of your little tomboy. What a great idea to use a fabric she loved in a style you like! Very cute!

Regards,
C.

Thanks! I'll have to give BoG another try. I'm sure a different server would have made a difference and I would order differently. We went on Sat 5/4 and obviously booked way in advance. Then Disney announced the special May the 4th be with you fireworks at DHS that night which we really wanted to see. I'm sure worrying if we would make it to DHS took away from the meal too. The fireworks were awesome.

It sounds like you have your orders for the August trip already! If you ended up trying BOG at lunch time in August, please let me know if you liked it since we are more likely to do a CS lunch there then a TS dinner.

Will let you know what we think of CS there.

 

[4HppyCamprs]

Thanks all I am probably more excited than I should be but this is only the third item I have sewn and the from a pattern where I didn't have to call and ask MIL to explain what they were really trying to say in the instructions. I did it from start to finish on my own there was a heck of a lot of gathering. Thank goodness someone on here gave the tip for anchoring the thread as a figure 8 on the needle!

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[babynala]

Super excited!!!

You all know me... I don't sew on anything modern...

Well, you know that machine (the SE270D) my friend gave me to try out with a potential barter involved? I had an idea for an auction bag I am making, where I could put a font on it... So, I actually took the machine out for a test spin today, and I had my first font stitched out with in 15 minutes (and I've never touched this machine before)... It was pretty cool. Usually stitching out fonts takes me hours by hand.

So, I am still back to my same dillema... This machine only comes with 4 or 5 fonts built in, and none of them really "fit" me... BUt I am now seriously contimplating a 440 so that I can at least stitch out words...

So, if I purchase a 440, would I need to purchase software to stitch the purchased letters together to create words with out rehooping?

Thanks!

D~

So glad you got it to work (and so quick). Can't wait to see your bag. I think the software Carrie is talking about might be Alpha Baker. I am not familiar with it. I am going to the Applique Conference this weekend and they have a class about that software that I want to attend. Hopefully I can go and find out more about this software. Does the 440 have the ability to edit designs on the machine? I have a feeling you will need some kind of software.

Thanks. My little tomboy is 10 now and has broadened her pallet of acceptable clothing. I am a bit worried about what will happen when she outgrows girl clothes. She's very conservative. She wont wear the low rise jr jeans her sister loves. I even had to shop around for shorts for our trip. Even the Bermuda shorts this year are skinny legs which she hates. I don't blame her for just wanting a simple, "regular" pair of shorts that aren't low rise, aren't too short or too long. It's exactly what I want too.

Really looking forward to Aug. we bought DVC last Nov so the 2nd half of our trip will be on points at BWV. I book AKV with Bounceback for first half.



Thanks! I'll have to give BoG another try. I'm sure a different server would have made a difference and I would order differently. We went on Sat 5/4 and obviously booked way in advance. Then Disney announced the special May the 4th be with you fireworks at DHS that night which we really wanted to see. I'm sure worrying if we would make it to DHS took away from the meal too. The fireworks were awesome.

Will let you know what we think of CS there.

So cool that you have DVC. AKV will be awesome. I hope you have a better experience with BoG.

 

[4HppyCamprs]

Thanks all I am probably extra excited but the dress is only the third outfit (4th thing altogether)I have sewn and the first that i was able to complete on my own without calling my MIL to translate the pattern. Super excited!

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[PurpleEars]

It's so worth seeing the inside, at least do lunch! We did both dinner and lunch and loved both. My dh is a VERY picky eater, but he loved it. (Not saying you're picky, just that he is. )

BOG was a near magical experiences for us last year, so it almost makes me sad to hear you didn't have a good experience there! We don't think dining in MK is very good overall, so BOG really stands out to us.

Regards,
C.

I have to chuckle about the picky eater part. I know both DH and I are picky eaters and we are picky in different ways.

Does anyone know where I could find some Minnie Dot fabric (with the large dots)?

Joann's should have them. They are under a collection called Keepsake Calicos. I think the regular price is 5.99 a yard (but they are on sale at 30% off at the moment).

Thanks. My little tomboy is 10 now and has broadened her pallet of acceptable clothing. I am a bit worried about what will happen when she outgrows girl clothes. She's very conservative. She wont wear the low rise jr jeans her sister loves. I even had to shop around for shorts for our trip. Even the Bermuda shorts this year are skinny legs which she hates. I don't blame her for just wanting a simple, "regular" pair of shorts that aren't low rise, aren't too short or too long. It's exactly what I want too.

Really looking forward to Aug. we bought DVC last Nov so the 2nd half of our trip will be on points at BWV. I book AKV with Bounceback for first half.

Thanks! I'll have to give BoG another try. I'm sure a different server would have made a difference and I would order differently. We went on Sat 5/4 and obviously booked way in advance. Then Disney announced the special May the 4th be with you fireworks at DHS that night which we really wanted to see. I'm sure worrying if we would make it to DHS took away from the meal too. The fireworks were awesome.

Will let you know what we think of CS there.

Sounds like your 10 year old is like me in terms of clothing choices. I guess you may have to make her clothes when she outgrows the girls' sizes. Fortunately baggy clothes were "in" when I was a teenager so I managed to get away with store bought clothing.

I am looking forward to your review of BoG!

Thanks all I am probably more excited than I should be but this is only the third item I have sewn and the from a pattern where I didn't have to call and ask MIL to explain what they were really trying to say in the instructions. I did it from start to finish on my own there was a heck of a lot of gathering. Thank goodness someone on here gave the tip for anchoring the thread as a figure 8 on the needle!

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Congrats on making a dress from start to finish on your own! It is a big accomplishment. You did a great job and I hope you will continue to expand on your sewing skills!

 

[lynnanddbyz]

Super excited!!!

You all know me... I don't sew on anything modern...

Well, you know that machine (the SE270D) my friend gave me to try out with a potential barter involved? I had an idea for an auction bag I am making, where I could put a font on it... So, I actually took the machine out for a test spin today, and I had my first font stitched out with in 15 minutes (and I've never touched this machine before)... It was pretty cool. Usually stitching out fonts takes me hours by hand.

So, I am still back to my same dillema... This machine only comes with 4 or 5 fonts built in, and none of them really "fit" me... BUt I am now seriously contimplating a 440 so that I can at least stitch out words...

So, if I purchase a 440, would I need to purchase software to stitch the purchased letters together to create words with out rehooping?

Thanks!

D~

D~
I have used Embird for years they have a great design organizer that lets you see icons of the designs without opening each design. You can merge fonts and designs and save in multiple formats. You can also use it the rotate designs and mirror image. It also has a design converter. If you purchase a design in one format you can convert it to almost any other. It comes with fonts and has 1000's of others to purchase as well. But with the converter and being able to merge you can buy designs and fonts anywhere and use them together. You can also buy plug ins for a font converter(keyboard fonts into embroidery fonts), digitizing and more. You start with the basic and then add what and when you want(if you want more).

It is easy to use and there are online support groups and tutorials that come with the purchase. They are very helpful. I bought it just for the conversion part as I have other digitizing software. I have had it more than 12 years and I am still surprised at what I can do with it. PM me if you have any more questions. Sorry but I am unfamiliar with others.

 

[cogero]

Also the SE400 needs to plug into the laptop not a USB flash drive.

It is a great little machine. I use Embird too and love it.