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

[babynala]

Now that I've finally finished three consignments sales back to back and school is back in , I finally have time to think. This was such a fun question, but didn't know what we were doing then. Here's my plan. I guess I better get busy!

Let's have some fun!!!​

WHAT IS ON YOUR TO DO LIST FOR CUSTOMS FOR YOUR UPCOMING TRIP???
Let's see.... Legoland matching t-shirts x4

Sea World matching t-shirts x2, 2 baby doll style dresses

"I'm going to Disneyland" (plane) x3
Carsland bowling style shirt (still looking for Cozy Cone Motel applique)
Carsland dress
Sally t-shirt

Disneyland tops, dress or romper, t-shirt

World of Color t-shirts x 5 and two circle skirts

Dress for my little princess with princess appliques for Ariel's Grotto

Jake and the Neverland pirates short set

Possibly chef Goofy outfits x3

And matching hairbows for the girls

Something with Merida and her bow. My nine year old just got a bow this week.


When is your trip?
Flying Oct 3 arriving at Disney Oct 7

Who are you sewing for on this trip?

My three year old princess, 5 year old boy cars nut, 9 year old tom boy, myself, and darling hubby.

Lots of cute ideas for your trip. I hope you get a chance to get everything done and then come back and share pictures from your trip.

That pirate dress is too cute!

I finished my second dress last night. I'm really pleased with it! I used the Simply Sweet pattern from CarlaC.

In the picture the bottom topstiching on the bodice looks crooked, but it really doesn't look too bad in person.

I'm still holding onto my Minnie fabric and trying to decide what style of dress to make from it! I'd like to modify the Simply Sweet to add an apron and perhaps a bib/vertical ruffle to the bodice.

Also, I just ordered the Brother CS6000i machine to use instead of my mom's old JC Penney machine. I wanted to get my own before I got too comfortable on the other. The model I purchased comes with many quilting supplies, but the price + reviews were the best I found for the features in general.

That little dress is so sweet looking. The modified SS sounds cute. I think you will enjoy having a new machine. I don't have that model but I think there are lots of people that use that machine on this thread (or were on here in the past).

 

[babynala]

I wanted to share a few things I have made recently.

Ironing board cover (I also cleaned my iron - which took way longer then it should have).


I made this bag for my mom (I bought this fabric for our last trip two years ago and just got around to making something with it for her) My DD tried to confiscate it. This bag is pretty big but I think she will fill it up! Please ignore the wrinkle in the embroidery (it ironed out).


This is the inside:


I made most of this bag before our Universal trip in the beginning of June. I just needed to add the strap which I did yesterday.

Under the flap:

The inside:

the back (with pockets for park maps):


This bag was based on a Sherpani Milli LE (http://sherpani.com/sherpani-millile.aspx) which was a good size to fit my DSLR, small movie camera, my son's epipen and his glasses cases. I tend to carry a bunch of stuff in the parks and I like to have a pocket to keep everything organized.

I started with this bag pattern and modified it to fit my needs but the inside is a bit of a hack job.
http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6045-products-10743.php?page_id=104

 

[VBAndrea]

So sad the BG's moved to FB but can understand if it's easier for the coordinators. Right now it's just as well as I am limited with sewing. I just have so much fabric to use though!

I started the Pirate dresses on the weekend and almost finished one. This one is for the younger niece with ties. The older one is getting a knot strap with the same applique. Just need to top-stitch this one and then it's finished. Once again Pippi had to check out what I had been doing in the spare room for the weekend.



I forgot to post this one last week.

Both are awesome! I love the Aristocat applique.

That pirate dress is too cute!

I finished my second dress last night. I'm really pleased with it! I used the Simply Sweet pattern from CarlaC.

In the picture the bottom topstiching on the bodice looks crooked, but it really doesn't look too bad in person.

I'm still holding onto my Minnie fabric and trying to decide what style of dress to make from it! I'd like to modify the Simply Sweet to add an apron and perhaps a bib/vertical ruffle to the bodice.

Also, I just ordered the Brother CS6000i machine to use instead of my mom's old JC Penney machine. I wanted to get my own before I got too comfortable on the other. The model I purchased comes with many quilting supplies, but the price + reviews were the best I found for the features in general.

That turned out really nice. A sash covers any wonky topstitching that shows. I had issues with one SS I made but the sash took care of it.

I wanted to share a few things I have made recently.

Ironing board cover (I also cleaned my iron - which took way longer then it should have).


I made this bag for my mom (I bought this fabric for our last trip two years ago and just got around to making something with it for her) My DD tried to confiscate it. This bag is pretty big but I think she will fill it up! Please ignore the wrinkle in the embroidery (it ironed out).


This is the inside:


I made most of this bag before our Universal trip in the beginning of June. I just needed to add the strap which I did yesterday.

Under the flap:

The inside:

the back (with pockets for park maps):


This bag was based on a Sherpani Milli LE (http://sherpani.com/sherpani-millile.aspx) which was a good size to fit my DSLR, small movie camera, my son's epipen and his glasses cases. I tend to carry a bunch of stuff in the parks and I like to have a pocket to keep everything organized.

I started with this bag pattern and modified it to fit my needs but the inside is a bit of a hack job.
http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6045-products-10743.php?page_id=104

Super job with everything!

 

[teresajoy]

So sad the BG's moved to FB but can understand if it's easier for the coordinators. Right now it's just as well as I am limited with sewing. I just have so much fabric to use though!

You might find FB isn't so bad.

 

[teresajoy]

When you apply to the Dis Big Give on Facebook, I will probably be sending you a PM to verify who you are. Please check your "other" folder for PMs.

Thanks!

 

[DMGeurts]

I started the Pirate dresses on the weekend and almost finished one. This one is for the younger niece with ties. The older one is getting a knot strap with the same applique. Just need to top-stitch this one and then it's finished. Once again Pippi had to check out what I had been doing in the spare room for the weekend.



I forgot to post this one last week.

These are great! I love the pirate one!

That pirate dress is too cute!

I finished my second dress last night. I'm really pleased with it! I used the Simply Sweet pattern from CarlaC.

In the picture the bottom topstiching on the bodice looks crooked, but it really doesn't look too bad in person.

I'm still holding onto my Minnie fabric and trying to decide what style of dress to make from it! I'd like to modify the Simply Sweet to add an apron and perhaps a bib/vertical ruffle to the bodice.

Also, I just ordered the Brother CS6000i machine to use instead of my mom's old JC Penney machine. I wanted to get my own before I got too comfortable on the other. The model I purchased comes with many quilting supplies, but the price + reviews were the best I found for the features in general.

Very cute! And congrats on the new machine! I woudl still hang on to your Mom's old JCPEnney machine... YOu may find you will have better luck with that machine, as older machines are more durable and can go through thick seams better.

I wanted to share a few things I have made recently.

Ironing board cover (I also cleaned my iron - which took way longer then it should have).


I made this bag for my mom (I bought this fabric for our last trip two years ago and just got around to making something with it for her) My DD tried to confiscate it. This bag is pretty big but I think she will fill it up! Please ignore the wrinkle in the embroidery (it ironed out).


This is the inside:


I made most of this bag before our Universal trip in the beginning of June. I just needed to add the strap which I did yesterday.

Under the flap:

The inside:

the back (with pockets for park maps):


This bag was based on a Sherpani Milli LE (http://sherpani.com/sherpani-millile.aspx) which was a good size to fit my DSLR, small movie camera, my son's epipen and his glasses cases. I tend to carry a bunch of stuff in the parks and I like to have a pocket to keep everything organized.

I started with this bag pattern and modified it to fit my needs but the inside is a bit of a hack job.
http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6045-products-10743.php?page_id=104

Great job with the bags Liz! I love the fabric on the first one... And I love that you modified the pattern to make it more like the Sherpani bag... I have a Sherpani bag that I love - but the strap drives me crazy (the webbing rubs at my neck) - I shoudl really take it apart one of these days and put a different strap on it. So, the second bag - did you carry that in the park then? Or did you just finish it? I love the fabrics for that one as well. Great job on both!

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

I drafted a new Park Bag pattern on Tuesday night... I did not have a chance to make any prototypes at all because we leave on our trip so soon... So, basically, I had to "wing it"...

After my trip last year, and Donald wrecking my first UPB... And my only other Donald bag is my backpack from my trip to Charlotte last year - and it would just be too hot to carry in the parks... This bag is a cross body bag based off of my backpack...

And sorry for the duplicate posts - I posted this on FB too...

Front (or back...)

Under Donald's collar:

Inside the front zippered pocket:

The bow:

The back slip-in pocket:

Inside the slip-in pocket:

Inside the main pocket of the bag... My only annoyance with this bag is that I use my "Duck Butt" hat as the legs - but it's just too bulky inbetween the exterior and the lining... So, I will purchase a "new Donald" when we are in Disney, so I can sacrafice him to become the legs of this bag.

Interior zippered pocket:

And as long as I am here... A few months back, I had asked Chiara to make a few appliques on felt for us - and then she could mail them to me, and I would straight stitch them on to our shirts... So, she sent me this awesomeness of Pixie Dust and I am slowly attaching them to the proper tanks... Again - THANK YOU CHIARA - we love them!!!

D~

 

[sewdisney]

I drafted a new Park Bag pattern on Tuesday night... I did not have a chance to make any prototypes at all because we leave on our trip so soon... So, basically, I had to "wing it"...

After my trip last year, and Donald wrecking my first UPB... And my only other Donald bag is my backpack from my trip to Charlotte last year - and it would just be too hot to carry in the parks... This bag is a cross body bag based off of my backpack...

And sorry for the duplicate posts - I posted this on FB too...

Front (or back...)

Under Donald's collar:

Inside the front zippered pocket:

The bow:

The back slip-in pocket:

Inside the slip-in pocket:

Inside the main pocket of the bag... My only annoyance with this bag is that I use my "Duck Butt" hat as the legs - but it's just too bulky inbetween the exterior and the lining... So, I will purchase a "new Donald" when we are in Disney, so I can sacrafice him to become the legs of this bag.

Interior zippered pocket:

D~

I can't believe you just "winged it"! And you drafted it in one night??? You are incredible girl! My wish in life is to be even 1/4 as good as you!

 

[babynala]

So, the second bag - did you carry that in the park then? Or did you just finish it? I love the fabrics for that one as well. Great job on both!

D~

Thanks D~, I have not carried the red/black bag yet. I ran out of time so I finally just finished it.

I drafted a new Park Bag pattern on Tuesday night... I did not have a chance to make any prototypes at all because we leave on our trip so soon... So, basically, I had to "wing it"...

After my trip last year, and Donald wrecking my first UPB... And my only other Donald bag is my backpack from my trip to Charlotte last year - and it would just be too hot to carry in the parks... This bag is a cross body bag based off of my backpack...

Under Donald's collar:

And as long as I am here... A few months back, I had asked Chiara to make a few appliques on felt for us - and then she could mail them to me, and I would straight stitch them on to our shirts... So, she sent me this awesomeness of Pixie Dust and I am slowly attaching them to the proper tanks... Again - THANK YOU CHIARA - we love them!!!

D~

I will not tell Casey that you are going to sacrifice a stuffed animal for your bag, she would be traumatized. It does sound like a good idea since the hat is a bit bulky - plus you can actually wear your duck-butt hat

Your bag is great but the applique is just amazing, so expressive.

Love all the appliques that Chiara did and they look really nice on the tank tops. Now get back to work.

 

[Mom2kmta]

I just finished my daughters Halloween costume. It's inspired by Jessie from Toy Story but my girly girl insisted on a skirt.

[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mom2Kaden/media/Facebook/Instagram%20Photos/1022c7b1-b0a3-4ea9-9ea1-114cd7b9e164.jpg.html][/URL]

Next up a Woody costume for her twin brother.

 

[Dittz]

I just finished my daughters Halloween costume. It's inspired by Jessie from Toy Story but my girly girl insisted on a skirt.

[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mom2Kaden/media/Facebook/Instagram%20Photos/1022c7b1-b0a3-4ea9-9ea1-114cd7b9e164.jpg.html][/URL]

Next up a Woody costume for her twin brother.

This is Awesome!! Great job. May I ask how you did it??

I too recently finished my daughter Halloween costume. Cinderella. Although I used the pattern by simplicity.

 

[nannye]

V's customs ar done. We are in Florida, and check in to Disney on the 19th. My mom and. Finished all but two dresses (a second one for Hollywood studios and a princess skirt for Epcot we added a Wendy dress last minute but that didn't get done oh well!

 

[Tonyslady]

Hi Ladies,

Thought I would come out of lurkdom to ask for your help. My dh is deployed and should be home sometime in feb. We originally planned to take a trip to the world end of may/beginning of june but as it turns out he will have to report to a school the first week in june sooooo we decided on doing a spring break trip in march. I would like to do some sort of matching t-shirts for my family. I've seen the ones that say "welcome home daddy your princess missed you" wich works great for our 8yo dd but not so much for the 18yodd and our 5 and 12yo ds's. So I guess what i'm asking is what would you do? I'm hoping i could get some clever ideas from you wonderful ladies here.

TIA
Jodi

 

[goteamwood]

I drafted a new Park Bag pattern on Tuesday night... I did not have a chance to make any prototypes at all because we leave on our trip so soon... So, basically, I had to "wing it"...

After my trip last year, and Donald wrecking my first UPB... And my only other Donald bag is my backpack from my trip to Charlotte last year - and it would just be too hot to carry in the parks... This bag is a cross body bag based off of my backpack...

And sorry for the duplicate posts - I posted this on FB too...

Front (or back...)

Under Donald's collar:

Inside the front zippered pocket:

The bow:

The back slip-in pocket:

Inside the slip-in pocket:

Inside the main pocket of the bag... My only annoyance with this bag is that I use my "Duck Butt" hat as the legs - but it's just too bulky inbetween the exterior and the lining... So, I will purchase a "new Donald" when we are in Disney, so I can sacrafice him to become the legs of this bag.

Interior zippered pocket:

And as long as I am here... A few months back, I had asked Chiara to make a few appliques on felt for us - and then she could mail them to me, and I would straight stitch them on to our shirts... So, she sent me this awesomeness of Pixie Dust and I am slowly attaching them to the proper tanks... Again - THANK YOU CHIARA - we love them!!!

D~

Running out of adjectives to describe how awesome your bags are. Have a GREAT trip!

I just finished my daughters Halloween costume. It's inspired by Jessie from Toy Story but my girly girl insisted on a skirt.

[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mom2Kaden/media/Facebook/Instagram%20Photos/1022c7b1-b0a3-4ea9-9ea1-114cd7b9e164.jpg.html][/URL]

Next up a Woody costume for her twin brother.

Very cute! I can't wait to see Woody too!

V's customs ar done. We are in Florida, and check in to Disney on the 19th. My mom and. Finished all but two dresses (a second one for Hollywood studios and a princess skirt for Epcot we added a Wendy dress last minute but that didn't get done oh well!

Have fun! I am glad you got all your dresses done, mostly. You'll just need another trip to wear the unfinished ones.

Hi Ladies,

Thought I would come out of lurkdom to ask for your help. My dh is deployed and should be home sometime in feb. We originally planned to take a trip to the world end of may/beginning of june but as it turns out he will have to report to a school the first week in june sooooo we decided on doing a spring break trip in march. I would like to do some sort of matching t-shirts for my family. I've seen the ones that say "welcome home daddy your princess missed you" wich works great for our 8yo dd but not so much for the 18yodd and our 5 and 12yo ds's. So I guess what i'm asking is what would you do? I'm hoping i could get some clever ideas from you wonderful ladies here.

TIA
Jodi

I don't have any show-stopping ideas, but that is really great you're all able to go to Disney together. You could maybe do Mickey Heads w/ camo fabric and use the wording you have in your ticker about celebrating your Hero coming home.

I actually got something done for our trip! These are my boys' Wilderness Explorer outfits for AK day, they will have sashes but those are not done yet. I dyed the hats from white to yellow and managed to not destroy them on my PE770 w/o a hat hoop. The shirts I just finished up today. When they saw I was working on them they asked if they could wear them on Halloween so we will be going as characters from UP. My hubby and I will be the kid versions of Carl and Ellie, and the boys will be wilderness explorers.


Plus I finished up the other princess dress for the sister after I made the Tiana dress. They are leaving in a couple weeks for Disney World and will be wearing these to breakfast in the Castle. The girls are 5 and 3.


And since I could not resist and no event should go without a custom outfit, these are my kids' first day of preschool shirts. (they start after labor day.)

Mostly decided to make shirts with their names because it bugs my husband and I when people call him Josh, so I thought this might help, since he's 3 he won't correct someone, but he also doesn't answer to it.

Now back to the sewing room. After going back and forth, I decided I am going to go to the Sewing Summit in Salt Lake City next month. I wasn't sure I would and I tried unsuccessfully to sell my ticket, but bought a flight yesterday and will be going. I am hoping to make a few things for myself for the trip, I would like to make the Jamie dress for the reception, and they have this "travel handmade" campaign encouraging people to make their own bags, etc. So I have cut out a messenger bag. I am making it so I can use it there but it will still be disney-ish. Because what I needed more than anything was a new project!

 

[DMGeurts]

Running out of adjectives to describe how awesome your bags are. Have a GREAT trip!


Very cute! I can't wait to see Woody too!



Have fun! I am glad you got all your dresses done, mostly. You'll just need another trip to wear the unfinished ones.

I don't have any show-stopping ideas, but that is really great you're all able to go to Disney together. You could maybe do Mickey Heads w/ camo fabric and use the wording you have in your ticker about celebrating your Hero coming home.

I actually got something done for our trip! These are my boys' Wilderness Explorer outfits for AK day, they will have sashes but those are not done yet. I dyed the hats from white to yellow and managed to not destroy them on my PE770 w/o a hat hoop. The shirts I just finished up today. When they saw I was working on them they asked if they could wear them on Halloween so we will be going as characters from UP. My hubby and I will be the kid versions of Carl and Ellie, and the boys will be wilderness explorers.


Plus I finished up the other princess dress for the sister after I made the Tiana dress. They are leaving in a couple weeks for Disney World and will be wearing these to breakfast in the Castle. The girls are 5 and 3.


And since I could not resist and no event should go without a custom outfit, these are my kids' first day of preschool shirts. (they start after labor day.)

Mostly decided to make shirts with their names because it bugs my husband and I when people call him Josh, so I thought this might help, since he's 3 he won't correct someone, but he also doesn't answer to it.

Now back to the sewing room. After going back and forth, I decided I am going to go to the Sewing Summit in Salt Lake City next month. I wasn't sure I would and I tried unsuccessfully to sell my ticket, but bought a flight yesterday and will be going. I am hoping to make a few things for myself for the trip, I would like to make the Jamie dress for the reception, and they have this "travel handmade" campaign encouraging people to make their own bags, etc. So I have cut out a messenger bag. I am making it so I can use it there but it will still be disney-ish. Because what I needed more than anything was a new project!

OMGeeeee!!! Jen - those Wilderness Explorer outfits are TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!! I must show Alli when she comes down here - she will love them! And you must show us your Carl and Ellie gear when you get that far - spectacular idea!

And as usual, I love the dresses and tees too.

MOM2KTMA: I love your Jessie costume - too cute - I love working with Toy Story, it's one of my favorites!

D~

 

[ABCastillo]

I actually got something done for our trip! These are my boys' Wilderness Explorer outfits for AK day, they will have sashes but those are not done yet. I dyed the hats from white to yellow and managed to not destroy them on my PE770 w/o a hat hoop. The shirts I just finished up today. When they saw I was working on them they asked if they could wear them on Halloween so we will be going as characters from UP. My hubby and I will be the kid versions of Carl and Ellie, and the boys will be wilderness explorers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goteamwood/9538431873/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goteamwood/9538433239/
Plus I finished up the other princess dress for the sister after I made the Tiana dress. They are leaving in a couple weeks for Disney World and will be wearing these to breakfast in the Castle. The girls are 5 and 3.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goteamwood/9541433094/

I absolutely love these! Fantastic job!

 

[goteamwood]

Reaching out to those who are much more experienced than I. I want to make a skirt to wear on top of some leggings for a Minnie Mouse costume (for me). I am plus size (around a size 28). My waist is a lot smaller than my hips & behind.

I am an extreme novice when it comes to making clothes. I did make a skirt once for a toddler by taking a rectangle of fabric long enough to go around the child's waist, sewing a area to put 1 inch elastic into, and then sewing the skirt into a circle. This worked well & turned out cute for a 2 yo, but would this work for an adult?

I'm specifically wondering if it would come out far enough to be "bouncy" so that it would cover the areas that I don't want tight fabric on?

I think when I made it for the toddler that I used enough fabric to go around them 1.5 times. Any idea if the same would work for an adult?

I'm sorry if my question doesn't make sense. Hopefully, someone will be able to make some sense of this before I try.

I downloaded a free pattern for a gored skirt from fabric.com that I think goes to plus size, I am hoping to make it for our trip, I am not much a skirt person, so I bought some stretch knit to make a "skirt" underneath w/ knit. Might be interesting to see how it turns out.

OMGeeeee!!! Jen - those Wilderness Explorer outfits are TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!! I must show Alli when she comes down here - she will love them! And you must show us your Carl and Ellie gear when you get that far - spectacular idea!

And as usual, I love the dresses and tees too.


D~

You and I are like a mutual admiration society these days
And, not in any way hoping to ever come CLOSE to your level of amazing-awesomeness in bag making, I made myself a little messenger bag today. I had to sort of improvise because the fabric I had was left over from the pirate dress that I made twice in two weeks (the first one was too big so I made it again!) but some of the pocket pieces are supposed to be 15x15 and I only had enough to make them 12X15, etc. the flap is shorter by about 3 inches than it is supposed to be, but I think it works. And, I didn't have interfacing or fusible fleece like the pattern called for, so I used quilt batting scraps. The pattern is the Aivilo Messenger bag, I found the pattern to be super easy to follow, having never made a bag before. I think it took me about 2-2.5 hours. I had done the appliqué earlier while I was working on the Wilderness Explorer shirts.





It is big enough for my laptop, though I am not sure I will use it for that, I think I will carry my DSLR at Disney at least a couple days (CRT for sure) and it doesn't fit in my Toy Story UPB (well, it does, but then nothing else will and I can't zip it...)and I intend to use this as my bag carryon for my trip to Salt Lake. (which I am pretty excited about.) I mentioned before, it's a sewing conference, I signed up for MONTHS ago when my business was great, then my machine broke and I've all but shut down. So I wasn't going to go. But my husband said I should do it. It will be a nice break, and the first time I have ever been away from my kids for more than a couple hours. I will probably sleep the entire time because I have a quiet room all to myself!

 

[pyrxtc]

I just finished my daughters Halloween costume. It's inspired by Jessie from Toy Story but my girly girl insisted on a skirt.
[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mom2Kaden/media/Facebook/Instagram%20Photos/1022c7b1-b0a3-4ea9-9ea1-114cd7b9e164.jpg.html][/URL]
Next up a Woody costume for her twin brother.

Super cute !! I have a pattern for woody and Jesse sitting in my drawer. when I saw it, I had to buy it. Toy Story 3 is on now too.

I actually got something done for our trip! These are my boys' Wilderness Explorer outfits for AK day, they will have sashes but those are not done yet. I dyed the hats from white to yellow and managed to not destroy them on my PE770 w/o a hat hoop. The shirts I just finished up today. When they saw I was working on them they asked if they could wear them on Halloween so we will be going as characters from UP. My hubby and I will be the kid versions of Carl and Ellie, and the boys will be wilderness explorers.

Plus I finished up the other princess dress for the sister after I made the Tiana dress. They are leaving in a couple weeks for Disney World and will be wearing these to breakfast in the Castle. The girls are 5 and 3.

And since I could not resist and no event should go without a custom outfit, these are my kids' first day of preschool shirts. (they start after labor day.)

Now back to the sewing room. After going back and forth, I decided I am going to go to the Sewing Summit in Salt Lake City next month. I wasn't sure I would and I tried unsuccessfully to sell my ticket, but bought a flight yesterday and will be going. I am hoping to make a few things for myself for the trip, I would like to make the Jamie dress for the reception, and they have this "travel handmade" campaign encouraging people to make their own bags, etc. So I have cut out a messenger bag. I am making it so I can use it there but it will still be disney-ish. Because what I needed more than anything was a new project!
I downloaded a free pattern for a gored skirt from fabric.com that I think goes to plus size, I am hoping to make it for our trip, I am not much a skirt person, so I bought some stretch knit to make a "skirt" underneath w/ knit. Might be interesting to see how it turns out.
I made myself a little messenger bag today. I had to sort of improvise because the fabric I had was left over from the pirate dress that I made twice in two weeks (the first one was too big so I made it again!) but some of the pocket pieces are supposed to be 15x15 and I only had enough to make them 12X15, etc. the flap is shorter by about 3 inches than it is supposed to be, but I think it works. And, I didn't have interfacing or fusible fleece like the pattern called for, so I used quilt batting scraps. The pattern is the Aivilo Messenger bag, I found the pattern to be super easy to follow, having never made a bag before. I think it took me about 2-2.5 hours. I had done the appliqué earlier while I was working on the Wilderness Explorer shirts.





It is big enough for my laptop, though I am not sure I will use it for that, I think I will carry my DSLR at Disney at least a couple days (CRT for sure) and it doesn't fit in my Toy Story UPB (well, it does, but then nothing else will and I can't zip it...)and I intend to use this as my bag carryon for my trip to Salt Lake. (which I am pretty excited about.) I mentioned before, it's a sewing conference, I signed up for MONTHS ago when my business was great, then my machine broke and I've all but shut down. So I wasn't going to go. But my husband said I should do it. It will be a nice break, and the first time I have ever been away from my kids for more than a couple hours. I will probably sleep the entire time because I have a quiet room all to myself!

Love the costumes and I don't blame them for wanting to wear them for Halloween. Cute school shirts too. Hopefully the teachers will call him the name you tell them to call him. Great bag ! Bags make me nervous to make, I have one that I cut out months ago but never got around to sewing.

I finally sewed something today, curtains. My DS9 needed some curtains and toppers so I sewed up the curtains and then cut the fabric for toppers but cut them the wrong way.... don't know what I was thinking. Now they are too short and look stupid so I have to decide if I want to buy another yard of fabric so that each window has two toppers or to make it out of other fabric. Ugh ! The one I did for over my bathtub came out nice though. It was a weird slippery fabric, almost plastic feeling, that I got from Walmart for $1 a yard. It had a sequin design on it and it kept messing up my sewing and finally bent the needle and now I can't use my auto-threader but I got it done ad will be throwing away the remaining fabric. I am not using it again. One more topper to go for my DS12 and then I can start to sew fun stuff again.

 

[DMGeurts]

I downloaded a free pattern for a gored skirt from fabric.com that I think goes to plus size, I am hoping to make it for our trip, I am not much a skirt person, so I bought some stretch knit to make a "skirt" underneath w/ knit. Might be interesting to see how it turns out.


You and I are like a mutual admiration society these days
And, not in any way hoping to ever come CLOSE to your level of amazing-awesomeness in bag making, I made myself a little messenger bag today. I had to sort of improvise because the fabric I had was left over from the pirate dress that I made twice in two weeks (the first one was too big so I made it again!) but some of the pocket pieces are supposed to be 15x15 and I only had enough to make them 12X15, etc. the flap is shorter by about 3 inches than it is supposed to be, but I think it works. And, I didn't have interfacing or fusible fleece like the pattern called for, so I used quilt batting scraps. The pattern is the Aivilo Messenger bag, I found the pattern to be super easy to follow, having never made a bag before. I think it took me about 2-2.5 hours. I had done the appliqué earlier while I was working on the Wilderness Explorer shirts.





It is big enough for my laptop, though I am not sure I will use it for that, I think I will carry my DSLR at Disney at least a couple days (CRT for sure) and it doesn't fit in my Toy Story UPB (well, it does, but then nothing else will and I can't zip it...)and I intend to use this as my bag carryon for my trip to Salt Lake. (which I am pretty excited about.) I mentioned before, it's a sewing conference, I signed up for MONTHS ago when my business was great, then my machine broke and I've all but shut down. So I wasn't going to go. But my husband said I should do it. It will be a nice break, and the first time I have ever been away from my kids for more than a couple hours. I will probably sleep the entire time because I have a quiet room all to myself!

This turned out fantastic Jen!!! I just love that it's pirate!!! And all of those fabrics are perfect - I never would have guessed that you were using the last of your fabric to create the bag - as all of your fabric choices are spot-on. Great job!!! Bummer that your DSLR doesn't fit in the UPB - I remember Marianne telling me that too - I've never actually tried to put Alli's DSLR into one of my UPBs... So, I am glad you now have a bag to carry your camera in.

Have a great time at your sewing conference! It will be fun - I am sure of it!

D~

 

[goteamwood]

This turned out fantastic Jen!!! I just love that it's pirate!!! And all of those fabrics are perfect - I never would have guessed that you were using the last of your fabric to create the bag - as all of your fabric choices are spot-on. Great job!!! Bummer that your DSLR doesn't fit in the UPB - I remember Marianne telling me that too - I've never actually tried to put Alli's DSLR into one of my UPBs... So, I am glad you now have a bag to carry your camera in.

Have a great time at your sewing conference! It will be fun - I am sure of it!

D~

My DSLR is huge, I think some of the smaller ones might fit. It didn't even occur to me when I bought the bag, last time I only carried my small point and shoot camera, but missed the SLR a few times so I decided I would bring it for a few days. It is pretty heavy and cumbersome so I might yet decide I want to leave it home again. Decisions Decisions.