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

[goteamwood]

Unfortunately, Joann's has been purchasing not great quality fabrics in the last year. Fabric mills print fabric from several different quality of fabric (as well as different weights) I have almost stopped buying my fabrics at Joann's because of that!

I have some black and white dot fabric that I FINALLY washed enough to get it soft...but it looks more grey than black now. Sorry...I have no help in this...

Nini

I know exactly which fabric you are talking about ... And I am totally with Nini... The ONLY fabric I ever buy now at Joann's is Kona and any licensed fabric that catches my eye... The rest of their fabrics are too awful for quality and I can't use them in my bags at all.

I am at a loss about what you can do to soften that fabric... I' have tried several times with what I purchased, and I have not had any luck at all. It remains folded on the bottom of my fabric shelf -I don't know that I will ever use it. Hopefully someone here will have some ideas, because I would like to be able to use mine eventually too.

D~

I read on Pinterest a method for softening t-shirts to give them a softer feel, I *think* it was to soak them in salt water for a few days. If you search Pinterest you might be able to find it. Try "vintage t-shirt feel" or similar. I remember reading it and thinking that sounded like a good idea but not executable in our house with my seek-and-destroy duo because they'd invariably dump it, drink it, possibly drown in it ... Have I mentioned they make poor choices?

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[pyrxtc]

Ok so I got some Dot fabrics at Joanne a month ago. We got black with white dots and red with white dots, black with small white dots.... you get the picture.

This material FEELS so weird. It's been washed and it has almost like this plastic feel to it. It is not soft like regular cotton, yet it is in with the quilting cottons. Any way to soften it up?
any ideas on my it is so weird?
Thaknks
Erin

I have the red and white dots and I know what you mean. I washed it twice with fabric softener and it didn't change. It is very stiff. It works well on my table though since it lays so straight that it helps keep the vinyl on the top. I don't think it would make good clothes but bags and stuff as long as you kept ruffles to a minimum.

 

[goteamwood]

OK, I found the pinterest thing for brining a t-shirt. I don't know if it works or if it would work for the fabric but might be worth trying. http://pinterest.com/pin/113364115592851730/

And I totally forgot about these shirts I made my boys until I mentioned the seek and destroy comment in the last post.



And of course they wouldn't sit the "right" way for a photo, they aren't trained monkeys, though sometimes by the end of those really long toddler-wrangling days I sort of wish they were!

 

[love to stitch]

OK, I found the pinterest thing for brining a t-shirt. I don't know if it works or if it would work for the fabric but might be worth trying. http://pinterest.com/pin/113364115592851730/

And I totally forgot about these shirts I made my boys until I mentioned the seek and destroy comment in the last post.



And of course they wouldn't sit the "right" way for a photo, they aren't trained monkeys, though sometimes by the end of those really long toddler-wrangling days I sort of wish they were!

Too cute!

 

[cogero]

I am behind because I forgot to subscribe to the new thread.

For dots I love Michael miller or Riley Blake.

I will say I was pleasantly surprised with the weight of 2 character prints I bought yesterday.

 

[sewdisney]

OK, I found the pinterest thing for brining a t-shirt. I don't know if it works or if it would work for the fabric but might be worth trying. http://pinterest.com/pin/113364115592851730/

And I totally forgot about these shirts I made my boys until I mentioned the seek and destroy comment in the last post.



And of course they wouldn't sit the "right" way for a photo, they aren't trained monkeys, though sometimes by the end of those really long toddler-wrangling days I sort of wish they were!

They are so ADORABLE!

 

[PurpleEars]

First post here! I've been a lurker for a while now.

I had a question and I hoped that you guys could help! My daughter loves, no adores, Doc McStuffins. I'm making her an applique t-shirt for our Disney trip June 3rd (so excited! it is getting so close!) I have been stressing over what color to do the skin tone and hair. I was the kid who took four crayons out the box as a kid and stared at them. I hate matching stuff. I love applique because usually i can just pick whatever I want! It looks to me like a medium brown for the skin and a dark brown for the hair. Picture of Doc Has anyone tried this?

Second, my son really wants a dinosaur shirt for AK. Every dino thing I see is sorta babyish. Has anyone ever seen a plain silhouette of a dino done in animal fabrics (I have giraffe and zebra minky/cotton scraps) Would that be original or just wonky?

Love the group and the great ideas!

Welcome! I am afraid I don't have suggestions for you, but I just want to welcome you to the group.

Ok so I got some Dot fabrics at Joanne a month ago. We got black with white dots and red with white dots, black with small white dots.... you get the picture.

This material FEELS so weird. It's been washed and it has almost like this plastic feel to it. It is not soft like regular cotton, yet it is in with the quilting cottons. Any way to soften it up?
any ideas on my it is so weird?
Thaknks
Erin

I don't think I had that problem, though most of my polka dot fabrics have been in the stash for 3+ years. Thanks for brining that issue up though, so I will know not to buy that fabric anymore. I hope someone can help you out with that.

OK, I found the pinterest thing for brining a t-shirt. I don't know if it works or if it would work for the fabric but might be worth trying. http://pinterest.com/pin/113364115592851730/

And I totally forgot about these shirts I made my boys until I mentioned the seek and destroy comment in the last post.



And of course they wouldn't sit the "right" way for a photo, they aren't trained monkeys, though sometimes by the end of those really long toddler-wrangling days I sort of wish they were!

Your boys are too cute!

 

[nannye]

Unfortunately, Joann's has been purchasing not great quality fabrics in the last year. Fabric mills print fabric from several different quality of fabric (as well as different weights) I have almost stopped buying my fabrics at Joann's because of that!

I have some black and white dot fabric that I FINALLY washed enough to get it soft...but it looks more grey than black now. Sorry...I have no help in this...


Nini

Yes it's weird and looking at it, it's not thin at all. which is what I expect crappy joanns fabric to be. I bought dots at my local fabricland that were so thin! these look great other than the feel of them

I know exactly which fabric you are talking about ... And I am totally with Nini... The ONLY fabric I ever buy now at Joann's is Kona and any licensed fabric that catches my eye... The rest of their fabrics are too awful for quality and I can't use them in my bags at all.

I am at a loss about what you can do to soften that fabric... I' have tried several times with what I purchased, and I have not had any luck at all. It remains folded on the bottom of my fabric shelf -I don't know that I will ever use it. Hopefully someone here will have some ideas, because I would like to be able to use mine eventually too.

D~

So weird. I was pretty happy with the other fabrics that I got from Joanns. I didn't find any real thin ones or "not good" ones. I have been using the small dots I bought at joanns last year for appliques and for small bits they work well.

I read on Pinterest a method for softening t-shirts to give them a softer feel, I *think* it was to soak them in salt water for a few days. If you search Pinterest you might be able to find it. Try "vintage t-shirt feel" or similar. I remember reading it and thinking that sounded like a good idea but not executable in our house with my seek-and-destroy duo because they'd invariably dump it, drink it, possibly drown in it ... Have I mentioned they make poor choices?

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I repeat your boys are freaking adorable!

I have the red and white dots and I know what you mean. I washed it twice with fabric softener and it didn't change. It is very stiff. It works well on my table though since it lays so straight that it helps keep the vinyl on the top. I don't think it would make good clothes but bags and stuff as long as you kept ruffles to a minimum.

yes we used some for aprons I think and it was okay. we just have so much of it

OK, I found the pinterest thing for brining a t-shirt. I don't know if it works or if it would work for the fabric but might be worth trying. http://pinterest.com/pin/113364115592851730/

And I totally forgot about these shirts I made my boys until I mentioned the seek and destroy comment in the last post.



And of course they wouldn't sit the "right" way for a photo, they aren't trained monkeys, though sometimes by the end of those really long toddler-wrangling days I sort of wish they were!

I am behind because I forgot to subscribe to the new thread.

For dots I love Michael miller or Riley Blake.

I will say I was pleasantly surprised with the weight of 2 character prints I bought yesterday.

I have Riley blake dots in yellow, red and black for V's classic Disney dress so i'm so happy I did decide to get them. I know I was warned about the quality of joanns fabrics and I expected them to be thin, but not this!

 

[mommy2AbIzEli]

Love everyone's creations!! Y'all are some talented ladies!!!

 

[Iamthequeen]

I think with Joann's you need to feel the "hand" of the fabric before you buy it. Some is very thin, some is very stiff, some is still okay to work with. I think it depends on the project you are using it for. The biggest problem I have with Joann's fabrics is the price - $12.99/yard for their "premium" quilting fabric and its just not "quilt shop quality". I have a hard time spending that much for really good fabric, so no, I won't buy it at Joann's unless I have a good coupon and really need it right away.

 

[cogero]

I think with Joann's you need to feel the "hand" of the fabric before you buy it. Some is very thin, some is very stiff, some is still okay to work with. I think it depends on the project you are using it for. The biggest problem I have with Joann's fabrics is the price - $12.99/yard for their "premium" quilting fabric and its just not "quilt shop quality". I have a hard time spending that much for really good fabric, so no, I won't buy it at Joann's unless I have a good coupon and really need it right away.

That is the only section I will shop in.

I have a few personal favorite companies I will buy online so it is all good. Plus I hoard fabric.

 

[Iamthequeen]

Chiara, you should see my sewing room and my "stash". I could make queen size quilts for the rest of my life and never buy another yard of fabric!

 

[livndisney]

Yes it's weird and looking at it, it's not thin at all. which is what I expect crappy joanns fabric to be. I bought dots at my local fabricland that were so thin! these look great other than the feel of them



So weird. I was pretty happy with the other fabrics that I got from Joanns. I didn't find any real thin ones or "not good" ones. I have been using the small dots I bought at joanns last year for appliques and for small bits they work well.

I know the fabric you are talking about. It is not the "regular" minnie dot that most talk about here. The red almost has a sheen to it like the polished cottons for home dec. I can tell you DD has an outfit with a bit of that fabric that gets worn and washed quite often and in two years if "wear" it has not softened up. (It also has not faded-so that is something LOL)

 

[nannye]

That is the only section I will shop in.

I have a few personal favorite companies I will buy online so it is all good. Plus I hoard fabric.

where is that section in the store? I've probably been to bad joanns?

I know the fabric you are talking about. It is not the "regular" minnie dot that most talk about here. The red almost has a sheen to it like the polished cottons for home dec. I can tell you DD has an outfit with a bit of that fabric that gets worn and washed quite often and in two years if "wear" it has not softened up. (It also has not faded-so that is something LOL)

hmmm I think it is the same stuff as the others used or used to use. It is located with the cottons and not home dec.

 

[livndisney]

where is that section in the store? I've probably been to bad joanns?



hmmm I think it is the same stuff as the others used or used to use. It is located with the cottons and not home dec.

Oh yes it is located with the cottons. I have seen it at several Joanns over the years. I will try and post a pic of the fabric I am talking about this weekend. The dots are smaller than the "Minnie dot" fabric.

 

[nannye]

Some advice? so this is the Irelyn Peek a boo dress pattern. It was made in the largest size 6/7 and fit V throughout the bodice pretty well. I think it is too short. What do you guys think? I am planning to make her the same style dress in classic mickey colors.



TIA!
Erin

 

[4HppyCamprs]

Some advice? so this is the Irelyn Peek a boo dress pattern. It was made in the largest size 6/7 and fit V throughout the bodice pretty well. I think it is too short. What do you guys think? I am planning to make her the same style dress in classic mickey colors.

http://s2.photobucket.com/user/youngstarsowner/media/DSC_0482_zps8c633f6f.jpg.html

TIA!
Erin

I think it is so cute! I also think it is a good length for both summer and walking.

On a different note, wow that is a lot of ruffles!

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[nannye]

I'm looking for some suggestions for people who can do accessories to match customs. I am late in ordering so most are probably booked but would appreciate if anyone has any suggestions of pages I should look up if they could PM me as to not clog the board.
thanks

 

[goteamwood]

Some advice? so this is the Irelyn Peek a boo dress pattern. It was made in the largest size 6/7 and fit V throughout the bodice pretty well. I think it is too short. What do you guys think? I am planning to make her the same style dress in classic mickey colors.



TIA!
Erin

I think it is so cute! I also think it is a good length for both summer and walking.

On a different note, wow that is a lot of ruffles!

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I agree the length is good. I am doing a pirate Irelyn for a birthday and making it just-below-knee so the little girl can move around a little pirate theme park we have here. I think any longer it might be confining.

And I have made the irelyn and it seems like a ton of ruffles but it really isn't bad. I think it is one that looks a lot hard than it is. And I am no ruffle expert for sure!

 

[4HppyCamprs]

I agree the length is good. I am doing a pirate Irelyn for a birthday and making it just-below-knee so the little girl can move around a little pirate theme park we have here. I think any longer it might be confining.

And I have made the irelyn and it seems like a ton of ruffles but it really isn't bad. I think it is one that looks a lot hard than it is. And I am no ruffle expert for sure!

Oh that is good to know! It is adorable but I imagined days of making ruffles. I am terrible for judging how hard it is to make a outfits. I keep picking stuff that looks simple and ends up having advanced techniques lol.

Simply sweet in on my rader but I found a 1.00 pattern sale at Joann's first lol

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