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

[PurpleEars]

Almost finished this one. It just needs some pink ribbon that I will have to go and buy tomorrow. This is my third Rapunzel dress. Each niece has one and a friends daughter. The other two were made a while ago and each one is constucted differently.

The dress looks great! I am sure a little girl will be thrilled to wear a special dress like this!

All of you are so talented. I can not sew for the life of me. I'm envious. I can make a mean hair bow though. LOL

You may be surprised by how well you can sew once you give it a try

Slowly but surely I am chipping away at my to-do list for our trip. And miraculously so since my children have 100 percent given up napping this week, like not a wink.

These are the outfits for Pirates League. I booked pirates league and the pirates and pals fireworks voyage on the same day, so of course they need outfits. I sort of made up the pirate shirt, it's very roughly put together, but I figure so are real pirates, right?



And Carla C's Scientific Seamstress group on FB is having an Easy-Fit-a-Thon so I figured I would knock out a few pants/shorts on my list. I got the pirate ones and 4 more pants done, including these PJ lounge pants, and have 4 more pairs on the sewing desk that only need elastic but I ran out, so I have to get more.

And these to go with t-shirts I have yet to make for a friend's kids for their Disney trip. And a skirt for the sister.



One more messenger bag for a friend's birthday:


Whew! Of course I keep looking at the list of what I want to get done and wonder how I will fit it all in. If only everything was as quick and easy as the Easy Fits.

All the outfits look great. I think your boys make pretty cute pirates! The messenger bag looks great. I am sure your friend will like it!

I tackled the Scarlett dress again this week and in the Minnie fabric! Love how it turned out. Added a sash to hide my less than straight topstiching. I like it better with the extra red around the waist, anyway!

Great job on the dress. It looks very pretty. I agree that the red sash makes the dress really "pop."

That's my problem, sewing straight. Haha! I'm definitely going to try though. Thanks!

Sewing straight lines overrated anyway

Hoping these pics work and aren't too big. I rarely post pics. So apologies if this a bust!

Here are the 10 outfits I worked on for my 2 year old for our trip in September! I am so pleased with them! The John Deere one is for our dinner at Garden Grill with Farmer Mickey. The USA flag one is for our World Showcase night (and he wore it on the 4th of July)and you can probably figure out what parks the other ones are for. My son also gave up napping a month ago. Ug...I was dreading the day that happened. Now all of my sewing involves burning the midnight oil when he is in bed.

Great job on all the outfits. I am sure you can do jon jons in your sleep after doing 10 of them! I look forward to seeing pictures of the outfits in action!

The outfits are adorable! I love the prints. I seem to have to cross the border from Canada to the US to get some cute prints.

Some Fabriclands have Disney prints (though I didn't see any when I was in the store yesterday). I would also recommend trying your local quilt store, they may have them.

 

[PurpleEars]

I think it has been a while since I posted pictures of my projects...

First up, we have a shirt I made for my cousin for her birthday:


Then I made a pair of coffee cup wraps for my co-workers:


(Yes, one of them is a Montreal Canadiens fan )

I also made a bag for my yoga mat. (That was my $4 exercise equipment purchase - $3 for the mat and $1 for the fabric)


The girl on the pocket is supposed to represent me.

I am sure I have pictures of other projects hiding somewhere. I will share them when I find them.

 

[sewdisney]

I think it has been a while since I posted pictures of my projects...

First up, we have a shirt I made for my cousin for her birthday:

All are great. You did a fabulous job. You cousin must be a fan of The Big Bang Theory!

 

[familyabgar]

I think it has been a while since I posted pictures of my projects...

First up, we have a shirt I made for my cousin for her birthday:


Then I made a pair of coffee cup wraps for my co-workers:


(Yes, one of them is a Montreal Canadiens fan )

I also made a bag for my yoga mat. (That was my $4 exercise equipment purchase - $3 for the mat and $1 for the fabric)


The girl on the pocket is supposed to represent me.

I am sure I have pictures of other projects hiding somewhere. I will share them when I find them.

I've never seen cloth coffee wraps before, good idea! I've never seen Big Bang Theory but have heard of that song, so that made me laugh!

 

[Iamthequeen]

I love the pirate outfits! Cute, cute, cute.

The Minnie dress is adorable and I like the extra touch of red around the waist!

The coffee wraps are a great idea. Might have to see if I can make something similar for Christmas gifts.

 

[PurpleEars]

All are great. You did a fabulous job. You cousin must be a fan of The Big Bang Theory!

I've never seen cloth coffee wraps before, good idea! I've never seen Big Bang Theory but have heard of that song, so that made me laugh!

I love the pirate outfits! Cute, cute, cute.

The Minnie dress is adorable and I like the extra touch of red around the waist!

The coffee wraps are a great idea. Might have to see if I can make something similar for Christmas gifts.

Thanks. My cousin is really into cats more than the TV show, she just liked the song. However, DH and I are fans of the show - especially when both of us are trained as scientists!

The coffee wraps were easy to make. I used my embroidery machine for the applique and quilting, but they could easily be done a sewing machine. I just an online tutorial as the basis of my wraps but they were quite modified by the time I was done.

 

[babynala]

I am a little far behind but I have been following along on my tablet, just need to get to my computer so I can see the pictures bigger so I can admire everyone's hard work.

Here is an outfit I made for my 10 month old granddaughter earlier in the season. They live in Colorado, so this is the first I had pics of her in it.



And I made a dozen envelope pillow cases for some ladies who own a shop. They wanted "popular" initials in different colors. Not sure they will sell for them, but that is what they wanted.



Don't know why that first photo didn't resize for me. Sorry about that! I'm meeting with those ladies today for them to tell me other things they want me to make for their shop. They and their shop(s) are in Virginia, so I'm trying to get everything settled before going back to Ohio on Friday. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Oh my, your granddaughter is so cute. I love that outfit and hat. Perfect for summer. How did your pillow cover business work out? I really like that design on the cover.

Hi remember me? I asked about making a Merida inspired dress. Well, I did it. Initially I wanted to make one for my 4 year old. But she doesn't like the dark green color that I had. This was a fitted sheet that we don't use anymore, and bits and pieces of trims from an upcycle craft store.

So I made one anyway, but for my 8 year old. I used 2 patterns, the top is for a peasant blouse and the skirt pattern and then I just sewed them together.

A note though... all hand sewn because my machine didn't work. I do enjoy sewing by hands, it just takes forever.

Wow, this came out really nice. I am so impressed that you sewed this by hand. I hope your machine is working for you again.

Almost finished this one. It just needs some pink ribbon that I will have to go and buy tomorrow. This is my third Rapunzel dress. Each niece has one and a friends daughter. The other two were made a while ago and each one is constucted differently.

Very pretty. I can see why all the little girls want one.

Slowly but surely I am chipping away at my to-do list for our trip. And miraculously so since my children have 100 percent given up napping this week, like not a wink.

These are the outfits for Pirates League. I booked pirates league and the pirates and pals fireworks voyage on the same day, so of course they need outfits. I sort of made up the pirate shirt, it's very roughly put together, but I figure so are real pirates, right?


And Carla C's Scientific Seamstress group on FB is having an Easy-Fit-a-Thon so I figured I would knock out a few pants/shorts on my list. I got the pirate ones and 4 more pants done, including these PJ lounge pants, and have 4 more pairs on the sewing desk that only need elastic but I ran out, so I have to get more.

And these to go with t-shirts I have yet to make for a friend's kids for their Disney trip. And a skirt for the sister.

One more messenger bag for a friend's birthday:


Whew! Of course I keep looking at the list of what I want to get done and wonder how I will fit it all in. If only everything was as quick and easy as the Easy Fits.

I absolutely love the pirate shirt you made, perfect. Your boys will have so much fun at the PL and cruise. That picture of the two of them chatting makes me think they are plotting their course to the treasure.
The pj pants and shorts are really cute too and I love the messenger bag too.

I tackled the Scarlett dress again this week and in the Minnie fabric! Love how it turned out. Added a sash to hide my less than straight topstiching. I like it better with the extra red around the waist, anyway!

I really like the sash you added but I'm sure your stitching is fine. I really like the back of the dress too.

Hoping these pics work and aren't too big. I rarely post pics. So apologies if this a bust!

Here are the 10 outfits I worked on for my 2 year old for our trip in September! I am so pleased with them! The John Deere one is for our dinner at Garden Grill with Farmer Mickey. The USA flag one is for our World Showcase night (and he wore it on the 4th of July)and you can probably figure out what parks the other ones are for. My son also gave up napping a month ago. Ug...I was dreading the day that happened. Now all of my sewing involves burning the midnight oil when he is in bed.

You have been busy. I love all these little outfits for your son. He will be perfectly dressed for all the parks.

I think it has been a while since I posted pictures of my projects...

First up, we have a shirt I made for my cousin for her birthday:

Then I made a pair of coffee cup wraps for my co-workers:

(Yes, one of them is a Montreal Canadiens fan )

I also made a bag for my yoga mat. (That was my $4 exercise equipment purchase - $3 for the mat and $1 for the fabric)


The girl on the pocket is supposed to represent me.

I am sure I have pictures of other projects hiding somewhere. I will share them when I find them.

Cute shirt. The coffee wraps came out really nice too. Your yoga mat carrier is cool, and you look so cute on the pocket. How did your Yoga sessions go?

 

[BabyRapunzel]

Sorry I am behind again. Everything posted has been awesome!!! I have been having some sadness to deal with lately, so I will catch up soon, I hope! Some good news is that instead of waiting until Christmas for my serger, I may get one soon. So I need advice on supplies I need. Has anyone used Maxilock thread? What colors should I buy (how many of each)? And does anyone have good links for tutorials for a first time serger user? Thank you!!

 

[sewdisney]

Sorry I am behind again. Everything posted has been awesome!!! I have been having some sadness to deal with lately, so I will catch up soon, I hope! Some good news is that instead of waiting until Christmas for my serger, I may get one soon. So I need advice on supplies I need. Has anyone used Maxilock thread? What colors should I buy (how many of each)? And does anyone have good links for tutorials for a first time serger user? Thank you!!

Congratulations on getting the serger soon. I have not had good luck with Maxilock threads. They tend to break in my loopers - could just be my machine though. As far as colors go, I would get white and black. I have found that I can use those 2 colors for 90% of everything I serge.

Sorry you are having some hard things to deal with. Hopefully those bad times will be behind you soon!

 

[PurpleEars]

Cute shirt. The coffee wraps came out really nice too. Your yoga mat carrier is cool, and you look so cute on the pocket. How did your Yoga sessions go?

Thanks I went to the yoga demo class and I wasn't a big fan of the instructor, so I didn't sign up for the summer session. I heard they are sending a different instructor for the fall session so I will wait and see if this instructor is better.

Sorry I am behind again. Everything posted has been awesome!!! I have been having some sadness to deal with lately, so I will catch up soon, I hope! Some good news is that instead of waiting until Christmas for my serger, I may get one soon. So I need advice on supplies I need. Has anyone used Maxilock thread? What colors should I buy (how many of each)? And does anyone have good links for tutorials for a first time serger user? Thank you!!

I am so sorry to hear about your situation. I hope things are looking up for you and your family. The serger is a wonderful tool. I would recommend getting 4 cones of white thread. I leave white thread cones on most of the time anyway. I also have black, navy and red. I have used a few brands of thread and I have not experience any problems. I don't know of any tutorials since I just sat there and played with the serger when I got it! I am very much the "let's see what I can do" type though.

 

[ABCastillo]

I have a question for everyone! I will still be breastfeeding DS when we are at WDW and I want to take light weight dresses on the trip that I can layer with. I have the hardest time finding dresses that I can nurse in so I thought I would try to make something. Does anyone know of any patterns or ideas on how I could design a pattern of my own? Thanks!!

 

[souris]

I have a question for everyone! I will still be breastfeeding DS when we are at WDW and I want to take light weight dresses on the trip that I can layer with. I have the hardest time finding dresses that I can nurse in so I thought I would try to make something. Does anyone know of any patterns or ideas on how I could design a pattern of my own? Thanks!!

Lightweight cotton dresses are difficult to find! For my upcoming trip I modified a peasant top pattern (simplicity 3750).. I made it longer into a dress. The elastic at the top make it super easy to BF. Plus I can wear any bra. I have made three tops and two dresses from this pattern. I have also made shirred dresses which look cute and are super easy to make.

 

[goteamwood]

I have a question for everyone! I will still be breastfeeding DS when we are at WDW and I want to take light weight dresses on the trip that I can layer with. I have the hardest time finding dresses that I can nurse in so I thought I would try to make something. Does anyone know of any patterns or ideas on how I could design a pattern of my own? Thanks!!

On the scientific seamstress Facebook group someone just made the Jamie dress with a hidden button strap for breast feeding. I'm sure the idea could be used on other strap dresses or tops.

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[souris]

I was looking for my next sewing project.. Looking to expand my BF wardrobe.. Here are two pins that inspire me. These could easily be made into dresses. . Happy sewing!

http://www.assortednotions.com/2011/08/tutorial-nursing-alteration-for-t-shirt.html


http://rowena.typepad.com/rostitchery/2007/08/an-exercise-in-.html

 

[ABCastillo]

I was looking for my next sewing project.. Looking to expand my BF wardrobe.. Here are two pins that inspire me. These could easily be made into dresses. . Happy sewing!

http://www.assortednotions.com/2011/08/tutorial-nursing-alteration-for-t-shirt.html

http://rowena.typepad.com/rostitchery/2007/08/an-exercise-in-.html

Thank you so much! Those are great! I loved that she made the one from two pieces, so simple. Might be a good pool cover up too.

On the scientific seamstress Facebook group someone just made the Jamie dress with a hidden button strap for breast feeding. I'm sure the idea could be used on other strap dresses or tops.

Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

I am going to have to try this one out. Thanks for the suggestion!

Lightweight cotton dresses are difficult to find! For my upcoming trip I modified a peasant top pattern (simplicity 3750).. I made it longer into a dress. The elastic at the top make it super easy to BF. Plus I can wear any bra. I have made three tops and two dresses from this pattern. I have also made shirred dresses which look cute and are super easy to make.

I never thought about just doing some dresses with elastic top for pull down. I have a few tank tops like that, but no dresses. Thanks!

 

[Meshell2002]

I have a question for everyone! I will still be breastfeeding DS when we are at WDW and I want to take light weight dresses on the trip that I can layer with. I have the hardest time finding dresses that I can nurse in so I thought I would try to make something. Does anyone know of any patterns or ideas on how I could design a pattern of my own? Thanks!!

I love all of these, I think one is a knit dress and one is a woven. I haven't made any of these as I found them a little too late to sew during my last pregnancy, they r BF friendly too, but she also has some free tutorials on her blog.

http://megannielsen.com/collections/sewing-patterns/products/nursing-survival-pack

The turn around the room dress is a pretty quick sew, it is a knit, but if you make it out of performance fabric it would stay cool and wick the sweat off

http://diymaternity.com/dresses/the-turn-about-the-room-dress-with-miriam-of-mad-mim/

 

[ivey_family]

Hi Everyone!

It's been far longer than I meant to go between posts. It seems like I just don't have as much free time to post right now. We homeschool and started our year in early August, so I've been swamped with that. We've also been doing mega research into having a house built and selling ours which took a lot of time, too. No movement on that yet, though. We're waiting another 6 months to see if the value of our house goes up a bit more so we can afford to build.

So anyway, I've missed you all!! I read through the last 20 pages since I last posted, though, and there are some terrific outfits!

LOVE the Jessie, Cinderella and Merida costumes!

Jen - Your Wilderness Explorers are SOOO awesome! Love the UP family Halloween theme!!

Lois - Congrats on the new grandbaby! HOW did you stabilize those pillowcases? It looks perfect, and that is not easy on such delicate fabric!!

D - Amazing bags, as always!!

Chiara - Sami is a dolly!

pyrxtc - Love the stroller mod! How exciting to be getting ready for a new (to you) family member!

Andrea - SOO great to "see" you! I hope your shoulder heals up very quickly!!

Cheryl - Love the pillowcases!

Flora - I saw you on the Darkside, but didn't realize you were new to it! Cool! Love the kitty shirt! We're Big Bang fans, too!

Erin - LOVE the treat dress and the Wishes dress! I hope you had a great trip!

I know I missed tons of stuff, but it was all super cute!

As far as sewing, I haven't done a whole lot this summer. A cousin asked me to create a tu-tu dress/angel costume, so I did that. Glitter tulle. Ick! I need to deep clean my sewing area before I start my next big project. (See below)

A different cousin has asked me to make a whole bunch of stuff for her wedding next May, including her wedding gown! (Hence the need to purge the glitter!) I'll be embroidering white button-down shirts with monograms and the wedding date for the bride and all the bridesmaids to wear to have their hair done, burlap flags with the couples' monogram, t-shirts with appliqued ties for the ring bearers (including my sons), dresses for the flower girls (including my daughter), and I'm sure a bunch of other stuff as well. (They will be paying me for all this.) I'm excited about the project, but nervous, too. The wedding gown is a big responsibility!

We also have a new ticker!! I'm not 100% positive we'll go through with this trip because we still want to build a house next year, but since I needed to make ADRs, I figured I'd put it up anyway. I'm waiting for the Stay/Play/Dine promo to come out in early October to book our room. It will just be my dh and I celebrating our 10th Anniv. (though a little early). The 180 day mark snuck up on me this week. I didn't have our dates or daily park plan even started! I scrambled through that on Thursday night and have been making my ADRs each morning. So far, so good on those! My only must-have, BOG, comes up on Tuesday morning, so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Feels good to be caught up!
Regards,
C.

 

[squirrel]

This should be the last dress (13 dresses, 2 tops and a FE)

Another one for the oldest niece, who happens to have curly red hair. I have photos somewhere on my memory cards from last year's trip that I took of Merida (dolls, clothes) but I have yet to look at them again.

 

[nannye]

We are back, the trip didn't go as well as planned.... 2 outfits did not get worn, oh well, we had too many, a grumpy girl, a hospital visit, a lost photopass voucher, some wasted days blah blah blah, but lots of comments on her outfits! we were stopped by a Dis member at HS. She told me her Scnreen name and now I forget Loads of comments on her fab 5 dress, treats and Mary Poppins! Will post pics eventually.

Is there a pattern for an ironing board cover?
Thanks
Erin

 

[PurpleEars]

Hi Everyone!

It's been far longer than I meant to go between posts. It seems like I just don't have as much free time to post right now. We homeschool and started our year in early August, so I've been swamped with that. We've also been doing mega research into having a house built and selling ours which took a lot of time, too. No movement on that yet, though. We're waiting another 6 months to see if the value of our house goes up a bit more so we can afford to build.

So anyway, I've missed you all!! I read through the last 20 pages since I last posted, though, and there are some terrific outfits!

As far as sewing, I haven't done a whole lot this summer. A cousin asked me to create a tu-tu dress/angel costume, so I did that. Glitter tulle. Ick! I need to deep clean my sewing area before I start my next big project. (See below)

A different cousin has asked me to make a whole bunch of stuff for her wedding next May, including her wedding gown! (Hence the need to purge the glitter!) I'll be embroidering white button-down shirts with monograms and the wedding date for the bride and all the bridesmaids to wear to have their hair done, burlap flags with the couples' monogram, t-shirts with appliqued ties for the ring bearers (including my sons), dresses for the flower girls (including my daughter), and I'm sure a bunch of other stuff as well. (They will be paying me for all this.) I'm excited about the project, but nervous, too. The wedding gown is a big responsibility!

We also have a new ticker!! I'm not 100% positive we'll go through with this trip because we still want to build a house next year, but since I needed to make ADRs, I figured I'd put it up anyway. I'm waiting for the Stay/Play/Dine promo to come out in early October to book our room. It will just be my dh and I celebrating our 10th Anniv. (though a little early). The 180 day mark snuck up on me this week. I didn't have our dates or daily park plan even started! I scrambled through that on Thursday night and have been making my ADRs each morning. So far, so good on those! My only must-have, BOG, comes up on Tuesday morning, so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Feels good to be caught up!
Regards,
C.

Glad to see you around! It sounds like you have a busy time. I hope you will be able to get your dream home built! The angel costume turned out beautifully, though I am sure it left tons of glitter behind! It is wonderful that your cousin asked you to make things for her wedding - I think it is a sign saying that your handiwork is fab! I can't wait to see pictures of everything you will make for your cousin!

This should be the last dress (13 dresses, 2 tops and a FE)

Another one for the oldest niece, who happens to have curly red hair. I have photos somewhere on my memory cards from last year's trip that I took of Merida (dolls, clothes) but I have yet to look at them again.

Wow! The dress looks nice and very Merida! Great job!

We are back, the trip didn't go as well as planned.... 2 outfits did not get worn, oh well, we had too many, a grumpy girl, a hospital visit, a lost photopass voucher, some wasted days blah blah blah, but lots of comments on her outfits! we were stopped by a Dis member at HS. She told me her Scnreen name and now I forget Loads of comments on her fab 5 dress, treats and Mary Poppins! Will post pics eventually.

Is there a pattern for an ironing board cover?
Thanks
Erin

Welcome back! I am sorry to hear that the trip did not go as planned. I hope everyone is doing ok after the hospital visit! I know someone did an ironing board cover recently, but I am struggling to remember who it was.