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

[cogero]

I do - here you go...

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Thank you so much.

 

[disneychic2]

I've been gone for quite a while with out of state company 4 of the last 5 weeks. Now I have a few weeks to get caught up before heading to Virginia to help my DD before her 4th baby is born in August.

There was WTMTQ, but I took notes.

Jen, First let me say that banning your boys from her store was beyond outrageous! Maybe she thinks that will keep you AWAY from her store? What an idiot!

Loved the Merida outfit with the purple corduroy.

Flora, your stampede outfit was darling. I love seeing you wear fun things! Also, the pics of the flood aftermath were shocking. I'm so glad you weren't directly effected, but it must be so heartbreaking to see so many families displaced and struggling. Bless you for helping where you can!

Loved the Merida twirl skirt!

Sheila, your 3 granddaughters are adorable and the outfits are beautifully done!

Nowellsl, I'm with everyone else and just love that writstlet! Great choice of fabric and beautiful execution.

Sewmess, I'm sorry you are having stress at work and shoulder problems. Glad it is improving, and I hope you are getting the physical therapy you need.

Squirrel, Thank you for sharing all your wonderful dresses! I love them all! Great job.

Maggie at the Fort - What a great use of that fabric and a great idea as well for the saddlebag for the stroller. Very smart!

RMAMom - What a darling grandson! Love all the pics and the jon jon is perfect. Great job!

Disney Mom 5 - I really like that skort you made! I've been avoiding making one, but since you said it's easy, maybe I'll give it a try. You little one is adorable!

Jen - I always enjoy seeing photos of your boys. You found a really good solution to get a bit more wear time with the pirate shirts. Good for you. I honestly don't know how you get so much done with 2 small boys who don't nap any more. You're amazing

I just wanted to join in here... I've been a Disney addict for many years, but just recently started sewing (when I found out I was pregnant with my baby girl, who is a year old now, the sewing bug hit!)... I am drooling over everyone's pictures and can't wait to get through the whole thread!

I've been working on some things for our upcoming trip and have been eyeing a couple of fantastic applique dresses that I may splurge on! I will post pictures of what I'm working on as soon as I have enough posts! I tried just now but it won't let me yet...

Anyway, I'm glad to be here!

I see you posted your Epcot shirts. Fantastic job on all of them. You're family is sure to get lots of attention with those!

I am so sorry! I didn't know! Thanks for telling me!

All this stuff is so pretty! I think what I'm going to do for me, is, I have a friend who embroiders, and pretty much all I wear are Land's End polos, so I'm going to have her take a few of them and embroder a tiny logo on them like, Polo pony sized, but make them, like, a castle, or a wand or something princessy. Will that look dumb, do you think?

That is what I plan to do for my DH for our next trip. He likes the subtlety of the design on a regular polo. You'll see a lot of that down there.

I just ordered 2 yards of each fabric, I figure it won't kill me to have a little extra... I found fatquartershop.com had the yellow and green I needed for Tiana clearance so I ordered it at like 11 p.m. last night and the blue and white from fabric.com which for once did not have a coupon code I have not used. sure enough this morning FQS sent me a 15% off coupon code, of course. Oh well...

The boys got to wear their pirate outfits to the Renaissance faire yesterday. My husband's former coworker moonlights there on weekends during the summer so we went to say hi and it was swashbuckler's weekend so there were TONS of pirates there. My boys were thrilled.

I spent all morning trying to find the PERFECT little embroidery file for the little gold broad scrolly things that are beside the buttons on Prince Charming's jacket. (and since I clearly have no idea what they are called, this was a fun search.) I managed to find a couple of things that would have worked, but when I found one that was PERFECT I could not believe it was $15. I have never ever paid that much for an embroidery design, especially one that is one color, 3000 stitches and basically a couple of loops. But I desperately did not want to be stitching on trim for hours on end so I bought it. And the prince charming outfits are coming right along... I will post pics when they are done. I got the shorts done last night. I have to have them all complete before aug 1 since we are headed to the Twins Days festival Twice Upon a Time weekend. The parade theme this year is fairy tales. Doubly good the outfits are for our CRT breakfast so that knocks one set of outfits off the to-do list.

And on the embroidery machine debacle: I have all but shut down my business. I have a couple things listed on etsy, though not much. And I decided to do custom orders for friends/family/previous customers, but I cannot operate a business using a machine that I cannot get support for. I have filed two complaints with Brother, the BBB and now the state's Atty general consumer fraud devision. My machine has worked less than 2 months of the 4 I have had it. The place refuses to fix it because they say it is not broken. I have my PE770 which thankfully I never got around to selling, and have been getting by with that, though I can't in good conscious run a business off that machine knowing that if something happens to it that the only place within 50 miles is o awful. I have shed A LOT of tears over this and have daily headaches from the stress. It is just not worth it. I really wanted the larger hoop for projects for my kids' WDW outfits, but I guess that is not in the cards. Sadly, until something is resolved and I either get it refunded or replaced, I keep having to make payments on it, since I don't want to ruin my credit over this. And it is boxed up in the hallway where it has been most of the past two months.

First, was the Renaissance Fare in Colorado? My DD and her family were there last weekend. It was too hot for Charlotte to wear her Rapunzel dress, but she put it on as soon as she got home. She had a unicorn painted on her face and it was adorable.

Is the twins festival you will be attending in Twinsburg Ohio? I live about 15 minutes from there and they have a twins festival every year. I'm sure there are others held elsewhere, just thought it may be the one you're headed to.

As far as you closing your shop, I'm so very sorry to hear that. You have done everything you can to resolve this and now it's time you got help. Hopefully you'll get that help with the steps you've taken. Shame on that business owner to put you through this. You are VERY talented and this will not be the last of your creativity or your business. You'll get through this and you will be stronger and more determined than ever. I'm sorry you've had so many tears and sleepless night over this. It's a hard and expensive ordeal you are going through, but at the end of the day, you still have your integrity and your sure knowledge that you were in the right. The shop owner cannot claim either. Good luck to you!

 

[goteamwood]

Jen, First let me say that banning your boys from her store was beyond outrageous! Maybe she thinks that will keep you AWAY from her store? What an idiot!

Jen - I always enjoy seeing photos of your boys. You found a really good solution to get a bit more wear time with the pirate shirts. Good for you. I honestly don't know how you get so much done with 2 small boys who don't nap any more. You're amazing



First, was the Renaissance Fare in Colorado? My DD and her family were there last weekend. It was too hot for Charlotte to wear her Rapunzel dress, but she put it on as soon as she got home. She had a unicorn painted on her face and it was adorable.

Is the twins festival you will be attending in Twinsburg Ohio? I live about 15 minutes from there and they have a twins festival every year. I'm sure there are others held elsewhere, just thought it may be the one you're headed to.

As far as you closing your shop, I'm so very sorry to hear that. You have done everything you can to resolve this and now it's time you got help. Hopefully you'll get that help with the steps you've taken. Shame on that business owner to put you through this. You are VERY talented and this will not be the last of your creativity or your business. You'll get through this and you will be stronger and more determined than ever. I'm sorry you've had so many tears and sleepless night over this. It's a hard and expensive ordeal you are going through, but at the end of the day, you still have your integrity and your sure knowledge that you were in the right. The shop owner cannot claim either. Good luck to you!

We're back "home" in Illinois now, the Ren Faire is at the Wisconsin/IL border. (Colorado will always be home to me, but I live here.) It was super hot, my kids had their pirate hats on for the first hour, but they are polyester foam and both kids were soaked with sweat so they went hat-free the rest of the day.


We are going to Twinsdays in Twinsburg OH. We have gone every year since my boys were 9 months old. We sort of happened upon it the first year, we drove to Philly for a wedding and needed and half-way point, turned out to be that weekend. Had so much fun that we have gone back every year. It really is a lot of fun and the parade is great people watching. Everyone we have met there has been wonderful and I think it is great for my boys to see twins celebrated instead of weird. (of course they think it is totally normal to have two babies at once since nearly all their playmates are twins.)

I am not willing to totally give up my business since I really do enjoy it and it is my "break" from the daily grind of wrangling toddlers but I can't handle the stress right now. Plus I have just over 3 months to make a million outfits for our trip!

 

[darnheather]

We were supposed to go in September so I've been cutting shorts and short-sleeved shirts for Izzy's wardrobe. Now it looks like we'll go the week before Thanksgiving. I know the weather is very unpredictable that time of year. Should I just continue what I'm doing and take along turtle necks, leggings and tights to wear under or change everything up?

 

[babynala]

Unbelievably EASY. Took me a morning from cutting to finished. Great, easy to follow directions. I'm glad I decided to try it!

Thanks! I will have to try that one soon.

We're back "home" in Illinois now, the Ren Faire is at the Wisconsin/IL border. (Colorado will always be home to me, but I live here.) It was super hot, my kids had their pirate hats on for the first hour, but they are polyester foam and both kids were soaked with sweat so they went hat-free the rest of the day.


We are going to Twinsdays in Twinsburg OH. We have gone every year since my boys were 9 months old. We sort of happened upon it the first year, we drove to Philly for a wedding and needed and half-way point, turned out to be that weekend. Had so much fun that we have gone back every year. It really is a lot of fun and the parade is great people watching. Everyone we have met there has been wonderful and I think it is great for my boys to see twins celebrated instead of weird. (of course they think it is totally normal to have two babies at once since nearly all their playmates are twins.)

I am not willing to totally give up my business since I really do enjoy it and it is my "break" from the daily grind of wrangling toddlers but I can't handle the stress right now. Plus I have just over 3 months to make a million outfits for our trip!

First off, sorry that you had to close your shop. I know your machine has been causing you so much stress. I truly hope Brother steps in and resolves the issue with the machine and the shop. It really makes me annoyed to hear your story. I think it is so neat that you are going to the Twinsday, what fun. The boys look so cute in their Pirate outfits. Can't wait to see their Prince Charming outfits.

We were supposed to go in September so I've been cutting shorts and short-sleeved shirts for Izzy's wardrobe. Now it looks like we'll go the week before Thanksgiving. I know the weather is very unpredictable that time of year. Should I just continue what I'm doing and take along turtle necks, leggings and tights to wear under or change everything up?

We have been in Dec and the end of November and have never worn pants at Disney. I would stick with the stuff you have already made and plan on bringing long sleeve shirts to wear under the t-shirts. Same with leggings. I made dresses for my niece for her January trip and she wore leggings under the dresses and a sweatshirt on top when needed - but she ripped off the sweater her mom put on her to show off her dress (of course her mom did not pack long sleeve shirts to wear under as I suggested). I like the idea of adding layers under the clothes instead of trying to wear something and being hot.

 

[GS for life]

Finally finish the youngest one's outfits. She will have more than she needs. Next I have to tackle that dreaded shirt for the oldest. I tried one pattern and failed with the collar. On to the new one, but still using cheap practice fabric. Hopefully I can up load these pictures. I don't think the light is great.

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[disneychic2]

Jen, the boys look so cute in their outfits. I imagine the hats would be hot in the summer sun. Glad you had fun!

We were supposed to go in September so I've been cutting shorts and short-sleeved shirts for Izzy's wardrobe. Now it looks like we'll go the week before Thanksgiving. I know the weather is very unpredictable that time of year. Should I just continue what I'm doing and take along turtle necks, leggings and tights to wear under or change everything up?

We've been in November and wore shorts and short sleeve shirts. We also went last year the last couple of days of November and the first week of December and never wore our jeans. We had a light sweater for early mornings, but I can't remember ever needing them. Of, course, as you say, weather is sooo unpredictable. In 2010 we needed winter coats that first week of December. I think you and Liz have the right idea of planning to layer if needed.

GS for life: Great job on the dresses for your daughter! Your cute little model looks like she's pleased with everything. Did you make your appliques or did you buy them? And are they sewn on or removable? They are just adorable! Good luck with the rest of your projects. Thanks for sharing.

 

[GS for life]

I bought them on etsy. I sewed them on using invisible thread. I use it for their Girl Scout badges/patches too. She is so excited about the clothes.

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[darnheather]

We have been in Dec and the end of November and have never worn pants at Disney. I would stick with the stuff you have already made and plan on bringing long sleeve shirts to wear under the t-shirts. Same with leggings. I made dresses for my niece for her January trip and she wore leggings under the dresses and a sweatshirt on top when needed - but she ripped off the sweater her mom put on her to show off her dress (of course her mom did not pack long sleeve shirts to wear under as I suggested). I like the idea of adding layers under the clothes instead of trying to wear something and being hot.

We've been in November and wore shorts and short sleeve shirts. We also went last year the last couple of days of November and the first week of December and never wore our jeans. We had a light sweater for early mornings, but I can't remember ever needing them. Of, course, as you say, weather is sooo unpredictable. In 2010 we needed winter coats that first week of December. I think you and Liz have the right idea of planning to layer if needed.

Thanks ladies! The last time I went in late November was 1990 and I wore a sweater and jeans comfortably. I'll continue with my plans and stock up on cute tights and leggings. Leggings I can make but they never seem to last as long as the ones I can buy (especially when I find Hannah Anderson at Costco!)

 

[KatieFrederickTX]

Finally finish the youngest one's outfits. She will have more than she needs. Next I have to tackle that dreaded shirt for the oldest. I tried one pattern and failed with the collar. On to the new one, but still using cheap practice fabric. Hopefully I can up load these pictures. I don't think the light is great.

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I love the princess-themed Mickey ears! I think the Rapunzel is my favorite! This makes me want to do a Snow White version! I don't know if I'll have time to take that on, though, before our trip... I still need to finish 5 days of shirts for 6 adults and 1 toddler, and 3-4 dresses for my DD.

 

[Iloveeliot]

Hi. I am new fairly new here (I gave to the Big Give years ago). I just got it in my head today that I want to learn to applique. I can barely use my sewing machine so I don't know how doable it will be. I looked at Heathersue's tutorial but I have a ton of questions. I don't know what kind of needle I need, what kind of fabric to use for the applique, what kind of fabric to put the applique on. How to center things, etc. I get lost in the details. lol. I'm wanting to start with a onsie or baby shirt. I'm totally overwhelmed. Can someone tell me if I'm biting off more than I can chew? Any advice? I'm scared to just jump in but I love so many appliqued baby things I see. I don't have an emboidery machine but I do have a computerized machine..I think that is what you call it. Help! Thank you

 

[h518may]

I am looking for something and was hoping someone around here could help me. I know I have seen figment embroidery designs somewhere, does someone have a link to a figment embroidery design. I do know that heathersue has a figment cutie, but that is not the one I was looking for. She could have another one, but my tablet doesn't like her sight so I could never get very far looking. Thanks for helping.

 

[goteamwood]

Hi. I am new fairly new here (I gave to the Big Give years ago). I just got it in my head today that I want to learn to applique. I can barely use my sewing machine so I don't know how doable it will be. I looked at Heathersue's tutorial but I have a ton of questions. I don't know what kind of needle I need, what kind of fabric to use for the applique, what kind of fabric to put the applique on. How to center things, etc. I get lost in the details. lol. I'm wanting to start with a onsie or baby shirt. I'm totally overwhelmed. Can someone tell me if I'm biting off more than I can chew? Any advice? I'm scared to just jump in but I love so many appliqued baby things I see. I don't have an emboidery machine but I do have a computerized machine..I think that is what you call it. Help! Thank you

There is a great YouTube video from DIY dish that helped me understand the steps
http://www.thediydish.com/2011/05/h...wing-machine-embroidery-machine-free-pattern/
You can use pretty much whatever fabric you want for the appliqué. I've used regular quilters cotton mostly but also used felt, canvas, vinyl, satin, fleece. I do use an embroidery machine but did a few shirts manually before I got the machine.

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[billyvmom]

Hi
I am a mom of 3 and in the past few months have gotten into customs.
We have a upcoming trip in September. I have met some great people in Facebook through the customs groups and launches. Unfortunately for my wallet I don't see at all but, am considering taking a few classes to try to learn.

 

[cogero]

I am looking for something and was hoping someone around here could help me. I know I have seen figment embroidery designs somewhere, does someone have a link to a figment embroidery design. I do know that heathersue has a figment cutie, but that is not the one I was looking for. She could have another one, but my tablet doesn't like her sight so I could never get very far looking. Thanks for helping.

I think Misskenziemac has figment.

 

[4HppyCamprs]

There is a great YouTube video from DIY dish that helped me understand the steps
http://www.thediydish.com/2011/05/how-to-applique-with-a-sewing-machine-embroidery-machine-free-pattern/
You can use pretty much whatever fabric you want for the appliqué. I've used regular quilters cotton mostly but also used felt, canvas, vinyl, satin, fleece. I do use an embroidery machine but did a few shirts manually before I got the machine.

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This is a great video and I especially appreciated seeing how the embroidery machine works. Amazing. I so need/want one more than ever!

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[4HppyCamprs]

Hi. I am new fairly new here (I gave to the Big Give years ago). I just got it in my head today that I want to learn to applique. I can barely use my sewing machine so I don't know how doable it will be. I looked at Heathersue's tutorial but I have a ton of questions. I don't know what kind of needle I need, what kind of fabric to use for the applique, what kind of fabric to put the applique on. How to center things, etc. I get lost in the details. lol. I'm wanting to start with a onsie or baby shirt. I'm totally overwhelmed. Can someone tell me if I'm biting off more than I can chew? Any advice? I'm scared to just jump in but I love so many appliqued baby things I see. I don't have an emboidery machine but I do have a computerized machine..I think that is what you call it. Help! Thank you

I'm new to appliquing as well but do using my regular sewing machine. So far I have found out that using a stabilizer when working with tshirts makes ALL the difference!

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[goteamwood]

Finally finished up these outfits today, which I don't think could have turned out more like I had envisioned. Not something I am eager to make again, bit since I managed to come up with two occasions to wear them, it is a bonus. But all this cuteness is totally worth it.

 

[Iloveeliot]

Finally finished up these outfits today, which I don't think could have turned out more like I had envisioned. Not something I am eager to make again, bit since I managed to come up with two occasions to wear them, it is a bonus. But all this cuteness is totally worth it. [/QUOTE]

This is so precious! I love them!

 

[4HppyCamprs]

Finally finished up these outfits today, which I don't think could have turned out more like I had envisioned. Not something I am eager to make again, bit since I managed to come up with two occasions to wear them, it is a bonus. But all this cuteness is totally worth it.

Very nice!! The boys look very handsome