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

[DisneyMom5]

Here are a couple pics of V's customs that are DONE.

A dress for Hoop Dee Doo! the dress ended up being too short (despite following the pattern) so we added a ruffle to the bottom. The blue doesn't match exactly but it works.
I'm going back and forth on adding an applique to this one, I'm not really sure. It's pretty "busy".
My mom made this one on her own. I've been so busy I haven't been able to devote the time that I need to.

This is a Belle inspired dress. My mom made this one too, all on her own. It was a pain she says. The sleeves didn't turn out right, I'm not really sure why, but we are having to modify a bit and make it 1 strap since the upper arm strap is too tight. I keep wondering if this one needs "something" The fabric is a yellow damask. I wasn't sure about it but it turned out really pretty. It looked weird until we put a hoop skirt under it.

This is V's classic Minnie dress. It should be for our MK day. My mom made this one mostly, but I did the applique. The applique took HOURS! It was a 5x7 applique that Loree sized down to a 4x4 for me since it was too big and it was hard to do. some parts were so tiny and the material frayed a lot.


Last one is V's Drizella dress. Janet made this one for V and its perfect. It is for dinner at Park Fare. V is so excited. She gasped when she saw it!

These are all great.
I'd leave the HdD dress the way it is. Super cute!
LOVE the Drizella dress.

 

[kmann31]

I just broke down and bought my first embroidery machine. It is an used older model, but I am still excited! I purchased a Brothers PE-180D. From my understanding, it sounds like I will need to get PED basic for this, correct? I am totally new to the embroidery world, but I am very excited to start and join in the fun with all of you!

 

[juligrl]

Hi all!

It's been a while since I've been here so a re-introduction may be necessary. I'm Julie and I like to glam things up a bit with patchwork and decoupage. We have a trip to Disney planned for December - our first in a couple of years! I can't wait to do some Disney themed decos for this trip!

Here's two of my latest:




I did these for my kids for our trip to the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. We are huge Civil War nuts and make an annual pilgrimage to Gettysburg for the battle anniversary and an overdose of real-time walking tours. There was no way we were going to miss the 150th events! We actually did a week-long vacation and it was amazing!

Here are the Gettysburg shorts AT Gettysburg!

 

[goteamwood]

Here are a couple pics of V's customs that are DONE.

A dress for Hoop Dee Doo! the dress ended up being too short (despite following the pattern) so we added a ruffle to the bottom. The blue doesn't match exactly but it works.

It all looks great, I think the navy blue ruffle is perfect and would not have thought anything of it if you hadn't mentioned it.

Today I finally found the courage to try to familiarize myself with my machine a bit more. Lowered the feed dogs and now they won't go back up again. Also my satin stitch doesn't look like a nice clean satin stitch (I used stabilizer). Debating if I should call Baby Lock to try to find out why the feed dogs won't go back up and why my satin stitch isn't pretty or if I should just give up on sewing. I'm not having much luck so far. Any words of encouragement? Wish I could afford to take classes but that isn't possible right now. I did heat bond an appliqué shape on to my fabric and that part worked. Hmm. I am loving all of the photos you are all sharing of your gorgeous creations! I really want to learn to sew and appliqué like you guys. I'm a perfectionist so if something doesn't go 100% the way it should I have trouble sticking with it. I want perfection from the beginning or I feel like I'm not good enough and I'm fooling myself by trying. Any suggestions? Thank you all soooooo much! (Keep sharing your creations, if I hadn't seen them all I would have quit already. Seeing your talent is making me want to try to figure this out!)

There are TONS of tutorials on youtube that are free. I have also signed up for (and not had time to do) a class on craftsy.com which go on sale a lot. Sign up for their emails and you can probably get the discount codes. I got enrolled in the serger class for $15, it is normally a LOT more. I just haven't had time/energy to actually do it.

I also need to make a FE (Fish Extender) for exchanging gifts on the cruise and I'm cutting out fabric for gifts for the kids (I don't think any of the FE families are on here but just in case I don't want to tell what it is I'm making) and my mom says she will help sew (I just have a feeling I'm going to end up doing it).

There is a free pattern for the fish extender on little lizard king. I have a friend going in sept on a disney cruise so she asked me to make one for her. It doesn't look too terribly difficult.

 

[Iloveeliot]

First off, V looks so much older then from last year's pictures. I love the HoopDeeDoo Review dress, I think it is perfect. I would not add an applique because maybe she can wear it again. If you have time, maybe you could add a dangler on felt with a pin? The Belle dress is gorgeous, truly amazing. The dress with Minnie on it is so cute, sorry the applique gave you trouble but it looks fine. The Drizella dress is perfect, I love Janet's work (I haven't had a chance to catch up on her TR lately but I love seeing her work). What are you going to wear to 1900 Park Fare?

Sorry about your feed dogs, my machine did this once but I don't know what fixed it. I think on my one machine the feed dogs don't come back up until you start sewing again. Keep up with the sewing. No one is going to examine your work and see your minor flaws. Plus, practice makes perfect. I cringe at some of the things I made at first (especially the applique I did with my regular machine) but looking back at the pictures of the kids wearing the stuff I don't see the mistakes. I just see them enjoying themselves and remember the fun they had wearing them.

What great advice Lois.

Babynala, you fixed my machine! Thank you! When I started sewing the feed dogs came back up! Hurray! I also discovered I just needed to change my stitch size to get my satin stitch to look the way it should. Now I need to figure out how to go around curves. I sewed a curved line but each stitch is slanted. It seems fastest to turn while sewing but I know I read that you should sew a few stitches, stop, raise the presser foot and make a small adjustment. I also read about how to know if your needle should be on the appliqué fabric or the background fabric when turning. Confusing! I'm so happy my machine is working though! Thank you everyone for your encouragement!

On another note, on a Disney bow site I saw a bow made out of fabric that looks like a map of the Magic Kingdom. I NEED that fabric, though I have no plan in mind. I looked but can't find it. Does anyone know where to find this fabric?

A great big Thanks again!

 

[NiniMorris]

Just a quick drive by!

Mr D is having a short procedure tomorrow to remove some beads that have been stuck in his ear for almost 2 weeks now. He has to be sedated, since both beads are touching his ear drums and there is a chance of the ear drum tearing when it is removed.

Since we found out he has to have this done, we have been preparing him for it...and we thought we had done a pretty good job of it...until his pre-op this morning. He was ok during the appointment, but ever since we have been home he has insisted I sit and hold him. He napped for a while and asked more questions, then went back to sleep. He is currently playing a video game, but refuses to let me leave his sight. I guess he is a bit more scared than he is letting on.

I am so far behind on my projects I don't even want to think about it!

Nini

 

[Iloveeliot]

Just a quick drive by!

Mr D is having a short procedure tomorrow to remove some beads that have been stuck in his ear for almost 2 weeks now. He has to be sedated, since both beads are touching his ear drums and there is a chance of the ear drum tearing when it is removed.

Since we found out he has to have this done, we have been preparing him for it...and we thought we had done a pretty good job of it...until his pre-op this morning. He was ok during the appointment, but ever since we have been home he has insisted I sit and hold him. He napped for a while and asked more questions, then went back to sleep. He is currently playing a video game, but refuses to let me leave his sight. I guess he is a bit more scared than he is letting on.

I am so far behind on my projects I don't even want to think about it!

Nini

Your poor boy! He will be in my thoughts. Hoping everything goes smoothly! If you haven't already, you might check to see if there is a child life worker that could help him to feel more comfortable if the procedure will be in a hospital. Hang in there and please let us know how it goes!

 

[PurpleEars]

A quick post to share a couple fun things:
Finished up this Alice in Wonderland dress, which is the Carla C Precious dress w/ a pinafore of my own frankenstein-ing. It's a combination of the precious apron, the front half of the simply sweet and a whole lotta luck.



I borrowed a friend's daughter, since the little girl this is going to isn't local, and my sons rejected trying it on saying, "Um, I don't think Alice in Wonderland is good for me, I am not a girl."

And, as a backup for the Twinsdays day I made 1 of 2 Prince Charming t-shirts so they don't roast in the coats. This is our 4th twinsdays fest and it has never failed to be a million degrees that weekend in Ohio.

And we hit 99 days today so we made a countdown calendar after dinner. I numbered the squares 99-1 and they got to stick a million stickers on, which is toddler heaven.

Now, back to my 99 projects... Oh and a friend dropped by a stack of blank shirts to make for her 3 kids trip in Sept. It's only 9 shirts so not much in the scheme of our trip

The Alice dress is super cute. It's funny that you have to borrow a model. The sad thing is, we don't have too many young children in my area so borrowing a model is hard! The Twins Day shirt is great. The countdown calendar looks fun, I may do one and have it at work (my team already knows that I am a Disney nut so I might as well live to up my reputation)

Here are a couple pics of V's customs that are DONE.

A dress for Hoop Dee Doo! the dress ended up being too short (despite following the pattern) so we added a ruffle to the bottom. The blue doesn't match exactly but it works.
I'm going back and forth on adding an applique to this one, I'm not really sure. It's pretty "busy".
My mom made this one on her own. I've been so busy I haven't been able to devote the time that I need to.



This is a Belle inspired dress. My mom made this one too, all on her own. It was a pain she says. The sleeves didn't turn out right, I'm not really sure why, but we are having to modify a bit and make it 1 strap since the upper arm strap is too tight. I keep wondering if this one needs "something" The fabric is a yellow damask. I wasn't sure about it but it turned out really pretty. It looked weird until we put a hoop skirt under it.


This is V's classic Minnie dress. It should be for our MK day. My mom made this one mostly, but I did the applique. The applique took HOURS! It was a 5x7 applique that Loree sized down to a 4x4 for me since it was too big and it was hard to do. some parts were so tiny and the material frayed a lot.



Last one is V's Drizella dress. Janet made this one for V and its perfect. It is for dinner at Park Fare. V is so excited. She gasped when she saw it!

Wow wow wow! Those outfits look great. I think the Hoop De Doo dress is perfect the way it is, I don't think you need an applique on that. By the way, you can tell V that she has a perfect outfit for Stampede should they ever come this way.

I just broke down and bought my first embroidery machine. It is an used older model, but I am still excited! I purchased a Brothers PE-180D. From my understanding, it sounds like I will need to get PED basic for this, correct? I am totally new to the embroidery world, but I am very excited to start and join in the fun with all of you!

Welcome! You can use the built in designs without anything special. However, if you want to use other designs, you will need the PED Basic to write the designs on a card for your machine. Please note that your machine does up to 4x4 and not all digitizers offer designs in 4x4 - some of them only do 5x7 and up. I had a 4x4 machine for a long time and it actually saved me a bit of money on buying designs since I could not use them.

Hi all!

It's been a while since I've been here so a re-introduction may be necessary. I'm Julie and I like to glam things up a bit with patchwork and decoupage. We have a trip to Disney planned for December - our first in a couple of years! I can't wait to do some Disney themed decos for this trip!

Here's two of my latest:




I did these for my kids for our trip to the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. We are huge Civil War nuts and make an annual pilgrimage to Gettysburg for the battle anniversary and an overdose of real-time walking tours. There was no way we were going to miss the 150th events! We actually did a week-long vacation and it was amazing!

Here are the Gettysburg shorts AT Gettysburg!

Welcome back! The shorts look great! When are you going in December? There are a few of us going between late November and early Decemeber.

Babynala, you fixed my machine! Thank you! When I started sewing the feed dogs came back up! Hurray! I also discovered I just needed to change my stitch size to get my satin stitch to look the way it should. Now I need to figure out how to go around curves. I sewed a curved line but each stitch is slanted. It seems fastest to turn while sewing but I know I read that you should sew a few stitches, stop, raise the presser foot and make a small adjustment. I also read about how to know if your needle should be on the appliqué fabric or the background fabric when turning. Confusing! I'm so happy my machine is working though! Thank you everyone for your encouragement!

On another note, on a Disney bow site I saw a bow made out of fabric that looks like a map of the Magic Kingdom. I NEED that fabric, though I have no plan in mind. I looked but can't find it. Does anyone know where to find this fabric?

A great big Thanks again!

I am so happy to hear that you are figuring this out. I am sure you will be making beautiful designs in no time! I haven't seen this fabric in question, but I am afraid that my wallet will be upset with me if I saw this fabric!

Just a quick drive by!

Mr D is having a short procedure tomorrow to remove some beads that have been stuck in his ear for almost 2 weeks now. He has to be sedated, since both beads are touching his ear drums and there is a chance of the ear drum tearing when it is removed.

Since we found out he has to have this done, we have been preparing him for it...and we thought we had done a pretty good job of it...until his pre-op this morning. He was ok during the appointment, but ever since we have been home he has insisted I sit and hold him. He napped for a while and asked more questions, then went back to sleep. He is currently playing a video game, but refuses to let me leave his sight. I guess he is a bit more scared than he is letting on.

I am so far behind on my projects I don't even want to think about it!

Nini

So sorry to hear that Mr. D is so nervous about his procedure. I hope this will help him remember not to put foreign objects in his ears in the future (though I suppose the previous trips to the ED did not help him remember ). I will be praying that the procedure will go smoothly and Mr. D will recover quickly.

 

[NiniMorris]

Your poor boy! He will be in my thoughts. Hoping everything goes smoothly! If you haven't already, you might check to see if there is a child life worker that could help him to feel more comfortable if the procedure will be in a hospital. Hang in there and please let us know how it goes!

If we had known it would come to sedation we would have driven the hour or so to the children's hospital to start with...but in the past, the ER doc or ENT have been able to take care of it.

So sorry to hear that Mr. D is so nervous about his procedure. I hope this will help him remember not to put foreign objects in his ears in the future (though I suppose the previous trips to the ED did not help him remember ). I will be praying that the procedure will go smoothly and Mr. D will recover quickly.

Mr D is a special needs child. He craves stimulation in strange ways...and pressure in his ears is one of the the things he craves, so he is constantly putting his fingers in his ears, followed occasionally by other things...which results in lots of trips to the ER. We are going to try a pair of special ear plugs. (who knew there were other kids that craved this type of thing!) They provide the pressure without being something that can damage his ear, and he wears them around his neck.

Strange the way his mind works. He decided that since he could not have breakfast in the morning he needed some orange juice tonight so he could get his vitamins! So of course, Dad had to drive to the store to get him some OJ!

Nini

 

[BabyRapunzel]

I need to come back and quote, but wanted to be an enabler, so.....

On etsy, sisboom has their Jamie dress on sale for $5, just in case anyone wants to sew something for themselves. I really need to stop shopping for patterns and fabric and start sewing, I am in the middle of a dress and I just can't step away from internet searching and turn my machine on. I also need to work on editing ppp pics, probably what I am really avoiding. Not sure why I dread it so much, I think because it is such a slow process.

Ok I am gonna do something productive now.

Nini...good luck with the procedure tomorrow, poor guy.

 

[juligrl]

Welcome back! The shorts look great! When are you going in December? There are a few of us going between late November and early Decemeber.

We're going December 15-21. This is our first ever Christmas season trip! We're staying at Port Orleans French Quarter - can't wait!

 

[squirrel]

I forgot to order a GC for my trip (planned to order 2 weeks ago) and now I'm wondering if there will be enough time for it to arrive before we leave in Sept.

I'm in Canada so I know it will take longer. Also trying to decide if I should go with the Landry's Restaurant or the Rainforest Café. We plan to go to the Rainforest Café in Downtown DL.

 

[PurpleEars]

If we had known it would come to sedation we would have driven the hour or so to the children's hospital to start with...but in the past, the ER doc or ENT have been able to take care of it.



Mr D is a special needs child. He craves stimulation in strange ways...and pressure in his ears is one of the the things he craves, so he is constantly putting his fingers in his ears, followed occasionally by other things...which results in lots of trips to the ER. We are going to try a pair of special ear plugs. (who knew there were other kids that craved this type of thing!) They provide the pressure without being something that can damage his ear, and he wears them around his neck.

Strange the way his mind works. He decided that since he could not have breakfast in the morning he needed some orange juice tonight so he could get his vitamins! So of course, Dad had to drive to the store to get him some OJ!

Nini

I knew Mr. D had TBI but I didn't realize he craves pressure in his ears. (I have no idea that some people crave that kind of pressure at all) Hopefully the ear plugs will help him. I guess he is on the right track in terms of getting vitamins, though I suppose the timing could be better!

I need to come back and quote, but wanted to be an enabler, so.....

On etsy, sisboom has their Jamie dress on sale for $5, just in case anyone wants to sew something for themselves. I really need to stop shopping for patterns and fabric and start sewing, I am in the middle of a dress and I just can't step away from internet searching and turn my machine on. I also need to work on editing ppp pics, probably what I am really avoiding. Not sure why I dread it so much, I think because it is such a slow process.

Ok I am gonna do something productive now.

Nini...good luck with the procedure tomorrow, poor guy.

If we want to further the enabling, I can tell you that Jamie is a lovely dress. The design makes women of all figures look FAB. It is quite a bit of fun to put together too. In fact, I am wearing my Minnie inspired Jamie dress right now (told you that I wear my park clothes to work).

We're going December 15-21. This is our first ever Christmas season trip! We're staying at Port Orleans French Quarter - can't wait!

Unfortunately we will return home before your family arrives. However, we are staying at POFQ as well. I am really looking forward to it. We had a great stay at POFQ last time so I am sure this trip will be great as well.

 

[Iloveeliot]

The Jamie dress is really cute! It wouldn't be a good beginner project right? I'm thinking with the gathers it must be hard. What do you all think? Doable or would it just frustrate me? I have only sewn a pathchwork type purse, a top and pants for an American Girl doll, and a simple blouse (part of a sewing class). Do you know how easy to follow the instructions are if I'm awful at sewing terminology? Thank you. Wish I knew someone who sews and could help me! Anyone live in Amish Country PA? Lol.

 

[goteamwood]

The Jamie dress is really cute! It wouldn't be a good beginner project right? I'm thinking with the gathers it must be hard. What do you all think? Doable or would it just frustrate me? I have only sewn a pathchwork type purse, a top and pants for an American Girl doll, and a simple blouse (part of a sewing class). Do you know how easy to follow the instructions are if I'm awful at sewing terminology? Thank you. Wish I knew someone who sews and could help me! Anyone live in Amish Country PA? Lol.

I haven't sewn the Jamie dress but I have done 3 other sis boom patterns, and like the scientific seamstress ones they are a lot like a sewing lesson wrapped up in a pattern. You can't go wrong with the scientific seamstress or sis boom patterns. I think everyone here has made a simply sweet dress (or 1000) the easy fit pants, the bowling shirts.

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[DisneyMom5]

I forgot to order a GC for my trip (planned to order 2 weeks ago) and now I'm wondering if there will be enough time for it to arrive before we leave in Sept.

I'm in Canada so I know it will take longer. Also trying to decide if I should go with the Landry's Restaurant or the Rainforest Café. We plan to go to the Rainforest Café in Downtown DL.

My GC came in less than a month. Probably 2 weeks. Worth a shot, right?

The Jamie dress is really cute! It wouldn't be a good beginner project right? I'm thinking with the gathers it must be hard. What do you all think? Doable or would it just frustrate me? I have only sewn a pathchwork type purse, a top and pants for an American Girl doll, and a simple blouse (part of a sewing class). Do you know how easy to follow the instructions are if I'm awful at sewing terminology? Thank you. Wish I knew someone who sews and could help me! Anyone live in Amish Country PA? Lol.

I haven't sewn the Jamie dress but I have done 3 other sis boom patterns, and like the scientific seamstress ones they are a lot like a sewing lesson wrapped up in a pattern. You can't go wrong with the scientific seamstress or sis boom patterns. I think everyone here has made a simply sweet dress (or 1000) the easy fit pants, the bowling shirts.

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I'm making one right now. The gathering was easy. I'm intimidated by the zipper, but I have made one Jamie before and was able to do it no problem.
The patterns are VERY easy to follow and understand.
It turns out very pretty!

 

[Iloveeliot]

Other than t-shirts what Disney clothing (not costume) have you made for women? I'd love to make myself a dress of some sort but I don't know if there is anything adult appropriate that isn't a costume. Do you wear any Disney clothing you have made as part of your everyday wardrobe?

Is there anywhere I can find free Disney sewing patterns? Babies, adults, anything? Where do you find your paid for Disney patterns?

Please share your favorite websites for patterns in general. Looking for stuff that isn't Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity etc especially very easy to follow patterns with great directions?

Thank you!

 

[goteamwood]

Other than t-shirts what Disney clothing (not costume) have you made for women? I'd love to make myself a dress of some sort but I don't know if there is anything adult appropriate that isn't a costume. Do you wear any Disney clothing you have made as part of your everyday wardrobe?

Is there anywhere I can find free Disney sewing patterns? Babies, adults, anything? Where do you find your paid for Disney patterns?

Please share your favorite websites for patterns in general. Looking for stuff that isn't Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity etc especially very easy to follow patterns with great directions?

Thank you!

I used the Sisboom/Scientific Seamstress "Dana" pattern to make my Monster's Inc shirt to wear to the movie this summer. And I made adult sized bowling shirts last year for the 4 adults in our party for DHS.








The Monster's Inc and Buzz were for my friend and her husband, the Wall-E and Eve ones were for me and my husband. They were from a Kwik Sew pattern I think.
I am planning to do a red/white polkadot Minnie Mouse inspired Dana or Devon top from Sisboom/Scientific Seamstress. And I bought orange/white polka dot to make a skirt or skort for Halloween to go w/ a t-shirt w/ a Halloween Minnie Applique.

Edited to add try youcanmakethis.com for patterns, or http://sisboom.com

 

[ABCastillo]

Other than t-shirts what Disney clothing (not costume) have you made for women? I'd love to make myself a dress of some sort but I don't know if there is anything adult appropriate that isn't a costume. Do you wear any Disney clothing you have made as part of your everyday wardrobe?

Is there anywhere I can find free Disney sewing patterns? Babies, adults, anything? Where do you find your paid for Disney patterns?

Please share your favorite websites for patterns in general. Looking for stuff that isn't Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity etc especially very easy to follow patterns with great directions?

Thank you!

I have bought one of the Disney Princess non-costume patterns from Simplicity (I know you mentioned no simplicity but it turned out pretty cute). Got it on sale one day. It's pretty cute but does have several pieces to the bodice.

Lately I've been just using basic dress patterns and then using "inspired by fabrics". I like Sew Sweet Patterns for many of these. They've got some easy and cute dresses with no zippers and only require like a yard of fabric.

Hope that gives you a couple of ideas!

 

[PurpleEars]

The Jamie dress is really cute! It wouldn't be a good beginner project right? I'm thinking with the gathers it must be hard. What do you all think? Doable or would it just frustrate me? I have only sewn a pathchwork type purse, a top and pants for an American Girl doll, and a simple blouse (part of a sewing class). Do you know how easy to follow the instructions are if I'm awful at sewing terminology? Thank you. Wish I knew someone who sews and could help me! Anyone live in Amish Country PA? Lol.

The Jamie is not too difficult to make. There are lots of pictures and good instructions along the way. Of course you can also ask questions here.

Other than t-shirts what Disney clothing (not costume) have you made for women? I'd love to make myself a dress of some sort but I don't know if there is anything adult appropriate that isn't a costume. Do you wear any Disney clothing you have made as part of your everyday wardrobe?

Is there anywhere I can find free Disney sewing patterns? Babies, adults, anything? Where do you find your paid for Disney patterns?

Please share your favorite websites for patterns in general. Looking for stuff that isn't Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity etc especially very easy to follow patterns with great directions?

Thank you!

I have actually never done Disney t-shirts. I have done quite a few outfits for myself. Let me see if I can find some examples:

World Showcase skort (based on the Insa skirt and Easy Fit) and a blouse made using McCall's pattern.


"Retro Mickey" Jamie dress (I am actually wearing it right now!)


One of my fav - Minnie inspired Jamie dress


Minnie inspired Rebecca dress


Mickey head "flowers" on Meghan dress


Minnie inspired Lucy top


With the exception of the Lucy top, I have worn every other item to work, church, and of course, at Disney World!

The patterns I used for these outfits were mostly SisBoom patterns (done by Carla C), with the exception of the Insa. The Insa is a skirt from the Making Clothes Kids Love book. I just upsized it from the original instructions.