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

[PurpleEars]

Here's what I've made so far:

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I'm super thrilled with the Prince Charming outfit. It came out exactly how I envisioned. Actually, they both did. For the person who was looking for an infant PC, DS is only 18 lbs. This is a 18 mon (non-preshrunk) Rabbit skins onesie with 9 mon sweat pants from Target.

You did a great job on both outfits. Your children look like they like the outfits too!

So, I'm officially 6 months out from our trip! We got all our ADRs, including Terrace Dessert Party, except that we couldn't get our preferred BOG times, and actually, the times/day we did get really throws off our schedule!! Grrrr.

But, anyway, I want to start planning out DD's outfits so I have a plan of attack for after the holidays. I can't decide if I want to go the fully custom route or not.

Congrats on 6 months out from your trip! I can't wait to see what you make for your trip! Please come by and share pictures when you have time!

Hi, I have a few questions for you or anyone at that matter. I'm new to sewing and I was wondering what kind of machine you use to do the edges around your appliques and also the felties. Currently, I purchase my felties from someone, but if I could make my own that would be awesome. I'm going to attempt my first pillowcase dress. I will post a picture of it on here when it's done. Any advice would be appreciated as I am starting out of this adventure. Thanks and have a good day everyone.

In terms of appliques, you can do the edges as long as your machine does zig zag stitches. Just set the stitch length shorter than usual (so the zig zag will be very close to each other) and maybe stitch width wider. This is what we call a "satin stitch." Some of us use embroidery machines which does that for us. I am not sure about felties as I don't do them. My guess is that most, if not all, are done using embroidery machines.

 

[GS for life]

Hi, in the prior version of this thread, someone posted how to make a drawstring bag back pack. My 15 yo really wants to do this, but I can't remember what page it was posted on. We found some great Marvel hero fabric she wants to use.
Thanks in advance! Once I remember how to upload to photobucket, I will post the shirt I made her for our August trip, plus her little sister's Merida costume. That fabric was slippery.

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[DMGeurts]

I thought I would just come by and lurk to see what everyone has been up to... I know - I know - bad me... I just don't have the time to multiquote today... Everything posted lately is fantastic though - so many great and creative ideas!

Hi! I thought I'd introduce myself, my name is Kristy and I am a Disneyaholic and a very mediocre sewer. I did get a Silhouette Cameo a year and a half ago and have become obsessed with making custom shirts for my kids for almost every event! I love my vinyl and heat press!

I have a simple brother machine and am pretty decent with straight lines. I'm planning on making simple drawstring backbacks for our 2 kids trip in a month! I found a basic pattern online.

2 questions...
1. I saw that in the ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE Donald Duck bag DMGeurts made, she had a waterbottle holder. I'm trying to figure out if there is a way I might be able to add one to the kids backpacks? Any ideas? They are basically carrying them for their autograph books and waterbottles. DS5 has a hard time keeping any of the cute little backpacks I've bought on, but the string ones seem ok.

2. What kind of 'string' should I get? Is the fabric store the best bet or possibly the hardware store? The pattern says 4 yards of nylon string for each.

Thanks so much for your help! I LOVE everyone's designs! I'm inspired! I just wish I had more time! My dream is to have an embroidery machine someday!!

I know this is probably too late for you - my apologies, I don't check in as often as I should.

First - thank you. I am glad you like my Donald bag.

I am not sure if you are looking for something insulated for the water bottles? Or if it doesn't matter. If you are just looking for something simple that's non insulated - a piece of elastic inserted into a side seam should be just enough to keep it upright... If you want it a bit fancier - you could cover the elastic with fabric?

Otherwise the tutorial that Liz posted is a good one... Much simpler to do than you might think.

For cord... I use parachute cord - you can find it all over Etsy, since the paracord bracelets are pretty popular now. The only issue I have with it is that it really frays on the ends, so you have to melt them to keep them from fraying. Otherwise - it works great. Someone else suggested ribbon - which is a great idea, and would be really cute.

Hope that helps.

D~

 

[sunleigh]

i absolutely love this thread, just came upon it. I have made some DIS items in the past, but now trying to find time to sew is down right impossible. hoping to make some stuff before our trip in januray once I am on break from classes.

lets see if these post

made these for my girls and son and filled them with disney items for our car trip
and this for my son on our first trip to DIS

 

[sunleigh]

and since I am new here I was wondering if there are creators here that sell somewhere, I would love to support fellow DIS'ers by purchasing items from you all Is there an etsy sellers list or something of the like somewhere?

 

[livndisney]

and since I am new here I was wondering if there are creators here that sell somewhere, I would love to support fellow DIS'ers by purchasing items from you all Is there an etsy sellers list or something of the like somewhere?

We are not allowed to sell on the Dis. Some posters do list their Etsy shops in their signatures.

 

[love to stitch]

i absolutely love this thread, just came upon it. I have made some DIS items in the past, but now trying to find time to sew is down right impossible. hoping to make some stuff before our trip in januray once I am on break from classes.

lets see if these post

made these for my girls and son and filled them with disney items for our car trip
and this for my son on our first trip to DIS

Those are very nice.

 

[aboveH20]

Hi, in the prior version of this thread, someone posted how to make a drawstring bag back pack. My 15 yo really wants to do this, but I can't remember what page it was posted on. We found some great Marvel hero fabric she wants to use.
Thanks in advance! Once I remember how to upload to photobucket, I will post the shirt I made her for our August trip, plus her little sister's Merida costume. That fabric was slippery.

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I'm not sure if you're referring to this post.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=46905514&postcount=2104

I'll try to find the tutorial I used and post it in a bit.

 

[GS for life]

I think so! She will be thrilled. I tried to read all the old thread but it was too long!

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[mrsw94]

I'm not sure if you're referring to this post.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=46905514&postcount=2104

I'll try to find the tutorial I used and post it in a bit.

That's some great information. If you can find the original tutorial I'd love to see it. Thanks!!

 

[sunleigh]

We are not allowed to sell on the Dis. Some posters do list their Etsy shops in their signatures.

thanks for the reply, i will look for links as i read through all this fun!!!

 

[aboveH20]

Hi, in the prior version of this thread, someone posted how to make a drawstring bag back pack. My 15 yo really wants to do this, but I can't remember what page it was posted on. We found some great Marvel hero fabric she wants to use.
Thanks in advance! Once I remember how to upload to photobucket, I will post the shirt I made her for our August trip, plus her little sister's Merida costume. That fabric was slippery.

Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

I think so! She will be thrilled. I tried to read all the old thread but it was too long!

Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

That's some great information. If you can find the original tutorial I'd love to see it. Thanks!!

I love string backpacks! So lightweight and out of the way -- and it's surprising how much they hold.

This is the one I took last year.



This fabric came from Hobby Lobby last year. It screams Disney to me. (The photo doesn't do it justice.)



Yesterday when I got to my sewing quadrant looking for the tutorial I used I found four handwritten pages of directions I had made myself. I've made so many of the bags that I've tweaked and modified. If I had more time I'd do a tutorial, but I divide my time between home and my mother's house (she can no longer live alone) so that it's just not possible at this time.

I looked through all of the tutorials I bookmarked (and there were many) but I think this one is the closest to what I've done.

http://mamaurchin.com/pats-tuts-and-how-tos/how-to-sew-a-string-backpack/

Good luck. They're fun to make and very practical.

(I'll be curious to see how the photos come out. They should be the same size, but they sure don't look that what in preview mode!!!)

 

[mrsw94]

I love string backpacks! So lightweight and out of the way -- and it's surprising how much they hold.

This is the one I took last year.



This fabric came from Hobby Lobby last year. It screams Disney to me. (The photo doesn't do it justice.)



Yesterday when I got to my sewing quadrant looking for the tutorial I used I found four handwritten pages of directions I had made myself. I've made so many of the bags that I've tweaked and modified. If I had more time I'd do a tutorial, but I divide my time between home and my mother's house (she can no longer live alone) so that it's just not possible at this time.

I looked through all of the tutorials I bookmarked (and there were many) but I think this one is the closest to what I've done.

http://mamaurchin.com/pats-tuts-and-how-tos/how-to-sew-a-string-backpack/

Good luck. They're fun to make and very practical.

(I'll be curious to see how the photos come out. They should be the same size, but they sure don't look that what in preview mode!!!)

Thanks so much. I was going to do a simple string one without a pocket, but I love yours! I'll see if it's something I can master!!

When I clicked on the top picture, it took me to your photobucket pics and I saw some for your cute sanitizer cozy as well. Do you have directions? It's so cute!!

 

[familyabgar]

I have 10 of 11 shirts finished for the cousins at Thanksgiving! 3 of them represent my first attempts at applique. I just cannot figure out satin stitching on the knit. It looks perfect on my practice square, but even with stabilizer it is just wonky on the tshirt!! So frustrating. So I switched to zig zag, which looks just "ok". And of course I used bobbin filler thread b/c I read that as a "tip" on a pattern I purchased--and it pulled through to the top even with low tension. So I should have just used the same color bobbin and it would have turned out better. Live and learn. Here is one of each of the types of shirts I made:

 

[babynala]

There were a few quotes that I grabbed but I deleted them because others were able to reply to their questions better then me.

Thanks! That water bottle tutorial is super cute, but scares me a bit! I'm thinking I might try to put a little pocket inside, or else I just wont worry about it!

Here are a few of the things I've made with my Cameo. This is a purse I got in Hawaii, but 'Disneyfied"
This is a sweatshirt I did. The Mickey head is made up of characters.

This is DD's Agent P shirt

These are great. Thanks for sharing. I LOVE the mickey head with the characters.

Wow, I just found this thread after days of searching. (I'm easily distractible and there are too many fun things on the DISboards&) You are all so talented and blow me away with all the cool and wonderful things you create! I am inspired to sew some fun costumes (outfits) for our WDW trip next year.

For now, back to my regularly scheduled sewing projects& some ballet uniform skirts and bags for the girls in my Brownie unit.

Welcome!!!! YIKES, all the Brownie scouts get a a bag??? You are very kind.

I am not sure why I missed these earlier. They are great! I really like the Mickey head shirt with the characters! Great job!

Here are some of my recent projects:
A Devon peasant:

A jacket - front:

Thanks for looking!

That jacket is amazing. Just love the style and the applique. You must be getting excited for your trip.

Here's what I've made so far:

I'm super thrilled with the Prince Charming outfit. It came out exactly how I envisioned. Actually, they both did. For the person who was looking for an infant PC, DS is only 18 lbs. This is a 18 mon (non-preshrunk) Rabbit skins onesie with 9 mon sweat pants from Target.

Your little ones are so cute. You did a great job on both outfits. How fun!

I just came across this from this past summer. Does anyone know what the pattern is for the skirt?

Not sure what pattern it is but you might want to look at You Can Make This dot com. When I saw that skirt I thought of the Zoe skirt but it is not the one that you are looking for. Here is the link for that:
http://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/zoe-frilled-layer-skirt-sizes-2-8

Hi, I have a few questions for you or anyone at that matter. I'm new to sewing and I was wondering what kind of machine you use to do the edges around your appliques and also the felties. Currently, I purchase my felties from someone, but if I could make my own that would be awesome. I'm going to attempt my first pillowcase dress. I will post a picture of it on here when it's done. Any advice would be appreciated as I am starting out of this adventure. Thanks and have a good day everyone.

I assume those shirts were done on an embroidery machine (I didn't do them but I don't think those were done by hand since they have the text. The princess felties here (and most of the felties I have ever seen) are done on an embroidery machine. Good luck with the pillowcase dress.

Hi, in the prior version of this thread, someone posted how to make a drawstring bag back pack. My 15 yo really wants to do this, but I can't remember what page it was posted on. We found some great Marvel hero fabric she wants to use.
Thanks in advance! Once I remember how to upload to photobucket, I will post the shirt I made her for our August trip, plus her little sister's Merida costume. That fabric was slippery.

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I see Cheryl responded about the drawstring bags.

i absolutely love this thread, just came upon it. I have made some DIS items in the past, but now trying to find time to sew is down right impossible. hoping to make some stuff before our trip in januray once I am on break from classes.

lets see if these post

made these for my girls and son and filled them with disney items for our car trip
and this for my son on our first trip to DIS

Great job. How fun that it will be your son's first trip!

I have 10 of 11 shirts finished for the cousins at Thanksgiving! 3 of them represent my first attempts at applique. I just cannot figure out satin stitching on the knit. It looks perfect on my practice square, but even with stabilizer it is just wonky on the tshirt!! So frustrating. So I switched to zig zag, which looks just "ok". And of course I used bobbin filler thread b/c I read that as a "tip" on a pattern I purchased--and it pulled through to the top even with low tension. So I should have just used the same color bobbin and it would have turned out better. Live and learn. Here is one of each of the types of shirts I made:

These look really nice. I love seeing all the different versions. I am not the best with the hand applique. I would suggest maybe using more stabilizer and others like to use ball point needles with knit.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

 

[familyabgar]

Not sure what pattern it is but you might want to look at You Can Make This dot com. When I saw that skirt I thought of the Zoe skirt but it is not the one that you are looking for. Here is the link for that:
http://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/zoe-frilled-layer-skirt-sizes-2-8




These look really nice. I love seeing all the different versions. I am not the best with the hand applique. I would suggest maybe using more stabilizer and others like to use ball point needles with knit.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Thanks! I'll go look at that skirt pattern. Also, the shirts were so cute on everybody and my cousins (the parents) all really liked them. So I'm a happy camper!

 

[sunleigh]

best advice for a newbie...what do you do that makes your project easier. I bought my brother machine 2 years ago and still have not touched the embroidery feature due to lack of time, but more b/c i have no flipping idea what i am doing. My classes will be ending next week so i will have some time, now i need the courage

i also bought a ped reader( i think that is what it is called) and have not touched that either

i am a craft hoarder...collect everything to make items but never make them...this needs to change!

thanks for any embroidery advice!!

 

[DisneyTeacher01]

best advice for a newbie...what do you do that makes your project easier. I bought my brother machine 2 years ago and still have not touched the embroidery feature due to lack of time, but more b/c i have no flipping idea what i am doing. My classes will be ending next week so i will have some time, now i need the courage

i also bought a ped reader( i think that is what it is called) and have not touched that either

i am a craft hoarder...collect everything to make items but never make them...this needs to change!

thanks for any embroidery advice!!

Welcome to the craft hoarder club!! Meetings are daily and at each and every store you stop at!

The best advice I can tell you is to just play with the machine :good vibes I stitched out one of the preloaded designs first and then just went from there!

There are also several online/youtube tutorials you can look at.

Sorry I wasn't much help, but good luck and HAVE FUN!!!

~Jennifer

 

[familyabgar]

Ordered the Brother 1034D Serger today and several patterns through Cyber Monday sales! I'm starting my customs list for DD and so far will make a Daisy inspired outfit (more Disneybound than anything) and a Rapunzel dress.

 

[squirrel]

Do you need the PED Software when you buy a Brother PE770?

Anything else you need to buy besides thread and stabilizer?