Disboutiquers Part 4ish Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[SallyfromDE]

I'm a big time lurker here, I LOVE all the cute things you guys make. I'm not really a sewer but I'd like to try it sometime. Anyways, I'd like to try to make something for our disney trip. My DD's will be 4 and 18 months when we go. I saw on etsy a really cute Cinderella Tuto dress (the tulle is tied around non roll elastic and the bust is made of flowers). It's so cute and it doesn't look that hard. Does anyone know how to make the flower top? I've made the tie twirl skirts before, but I have no idea on the top. Any suggestions?

Also does anyone have any ideas on any other easy projects I could try for disney. My oldest DD is obsessed with princesses.

thanks for your help.

erin

Congrats on coming out of lurkdom! I remember the twirl you are talking about, Is it Flea that made that?

There are some easy twirl skirts with pricess fabric, you can make for you 4yo. Have you looked at YCMT? Maybe make a cute Tshirt with a design from the Disign boards.

Good luck and show us what you come up with.

I have been lurking for months now and you guys have got me sewing again. I use to sew for myself years ago and stopped sewing when I had children - had the late in life. They are now 9 and 7 and wish I had seen these gorgeous clothes back when my daughter ws young - she would have looked adorable. I think I have talked her into some capris with ruffles- which leads me to why I was going to post - I bought a ruffler today - after seeing ideas and such posted here and looked at it a couple of times at Joanns - honestly did not even know they made such a thing. So I bought one today and went to YCMT and down loaded the ruffler guide and was so proud of myself when I made a ruffle - almost brought tears to my eyes. Am having surgery tomorrow - Breast cancer - but I know you all will be a part of my recovery. When I am able to - I will post more - feel like dropped a bomb and all I wanted to do was to share my excitement of the ruffler.

Marla

Marla, please let us know how your surgery made out. My mother has been a breast cancer survior for close to 25 years. She believes recovery had to do with being busy (sewing and crocheting) and attitude.

I know what you mean about the older kids. Kirsta is 7 and now only wants to wear things at Disney. And occassional other places. She loves the attention. So I am going overboard this year, becuase I think it will be the last she will wear special "costumes".

Suggestion needed!!!

I have made a patchwork twirl skirt and I am going to applique the crab on the shirt.

Here is the material:

I have the crab applique ready to go on a white shirt but I can't decide if I want to put the crab sitting straight up or turn it a little bit at an angle. It would still be in the middle of the shirt just off kilter some.

What do you think?
a) crab sitting straight up
or
b) crab angled a bit

I'd do straight becuase that is how it is on the fabric. Very cute prints!! Good pick.

I been following this thread since the begining with envy, as a mother of two preteen boys I really had no reason to do any sewing...(I used to sew years back...I even made my wedding gown)...well getting ready for our trip to disney I decided to make my own handbag, this is my first time sewing one and without a pattern it was a little tricky for the measurements, I did use a DisIng (cannot recall who's) for the front... not to bad to be the first one

Linnette

Linnette, great bag! I'll probably be sewing for myself next year. What do you want to work on next? My nephew is 9 and he loves tshirts I make from the disigns board.

This is a plaid- very New England style. Rose and raspberry with green and a bit of cream, with accent pillow in cream with floral on it.

DH and I carried our former couch out to the street for trash pick-up- costs $30 to throw it out! LOL!! Same here- first real set we have bought. We got a L-shaped one for TV room a few years ago- but thats not the same. This makes me feel like we have a real living room now- of course this is more of a family room for us.- its not as red as it looks in this photo.

I love the new furniture! I need to rip the house down and start over! Don't forget to check out FreeCycle. You can get rid of unwanted items by offering them to other people.

Good morning everyone!

I have two questions that I hope you can help with.

1. Does the ruffler work with any machine? I have a 32 year-old Bernina. Still runs like a champ so I really don't want to replace it. I'm interested in using a ruffler with it.

2. When you add ribbons to your outfits do you pre-wash them too? Do you just wash them by hand and put in the dryer before you apply them to the outfit?

I'm finally working on a few outfits for DD instead of the dolls!

Thanks for your help!

I think any machine can use a ruffler. You just need to know if you have a low shank or slant shank.

I took a quilting class and was told to wash everything. The trims should even be hand washed in the sink and thrown in the dryer. But I haven't done that to anything and had trouble. Now watch, I'll have an issue with the next outfit.

Tools and Materials
Satin charmeuse (1 1/2 yards)
Nylon chiffon (about 3 yards -- see measurements below)

I know all the cutting measurements can be confusing! Buy a liitle extra, just in case.

I did see that. But Kirsta is now into a 10/12. So I'd need to see what I can do to modify it. Maybe I'll just break down and buy from YCMT. Lisa Zoe had listed a few theatre places with the chiffon net, so I'd order it. I know Kirsta would wear a Pettiskirt becuase of Hannah Montana.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Mr Moonk's Mom Hi I have been lurking on here for a couple months now. I see that you will be at the POP in June..... so will we..... our very first trip. I have two girls ages 5 ( 6 in June ) and 4. We are soooo looking forward to our trip. Just thought I would say hi. Missy

Welcome Missy. We go in September. You are going to have a great time!!

So i have been very busy sewing some B-day outfits for my kids ,I finished Jayedyn's and wanted to share with you all , Today is her B-day she is 7 ... and she still loves it when i make her clothes.
I will have some boys stuff to post soonish, friday For Khrystian's Bday and monday for Logan's (it's Xmas at my house )
Here is DD's outfit ( Fabric is from the Hobby Lobby)

Tell Jayden Happy Bday from the group. Kirsta is 7, and loves me to sew for her, but not so Disneyized so she looks like a "fool". Very cute outfit!

 

[sahm1000]

here it is. I gotta still do teh inside black dot ruffle but heres one petti
took me about 2 1/2 hours and Im SUPER PROUD of myself for doing it and sticking with it.
I was SO scared about gathering before ,now that ive got it down Im gonna be gathering like crazy.
lol.

Oh, so cute! How much did you spend on your fabric (if you don't mind me asking)? Is it really soft like the ones in the stores?

I have been lurking for months now and you guys have got me sewing again. I use to sew for myself years ago and stopped sewing when I had children - had the late in life. They are now 9 and 7 and wish I had seen these gorgeous clothes back when my daughter ws young - she would have looked adorable. I think I have talked her into some capris with ruffles- which leads me to why I was going to post - I bought a ruffler today - after seeing ideas and such posted here and looked at it a couple of times at Joanns - honestly did not even know they made such a thing. So I bought one today and went to YCMT and down loaded the ruffler guide and was so proud of myself when I made a ruffle - almost brought tears to my eyes. Am having surgery tomorrow - Breast cancer - but I know you all will be a part of my recovery. When I am able to - I will post more - feel like dropped a bomb and all I wanted to do was to share my excitement of the ruffler.

Marla

Glad you came out of lurkdom! is coming your way along with prayers for an easy and speedy recovery.

DD has a field trip to a local High School to see Seussical the Meussical (sorry sp.) I made her a Horton outfit a few weeks back to wear to the movie, she got to wear it to school today!! Horton is on the bodice, but she didn't want it on the front today, so it's on the back! lol.

The bows...

Cute Cute Cute! I'm sure she was the best dressed child there!

So i have been very busy sewing some B-day outfits for my kids ,I finished Jayedyn's and wanted to share with you all , Today is her B-day she is 7 ... and she still loves it when i make her clothes.
I will have some boys stuff to post soonish, friday For Khrystian's Bday and monday for Logan's (it's Xmas at my house )
Here is DD's outfit ( Fabric is from the Hobby Lobby)

Love the pink and brown! Great job!

 

[Twins+2more]

Marla, Saying a prayer for your quick recovery. I hope everything went well.

Happy Birthday Jayden! Great outfit.

Love the cat in the hat outfit. Your DD is a doll. Another outfit well done.

 

[ms_mckenna]

I am so excited I found a lady who sews who is going to do things for me for a very reasonable price! I am furnishing everything and she is sewing it! So my girls can be precious till I learn how to sew lol. Or my life slows down enough and we stay out of the hospital long enough for me to learn anway! I am going to do my own appliques though since I know I can do that. Anyway what patterns do you guys use most? I will be sewing for a four year old (who is tall) and my 2 month old. So rompers for the baby and I love the shirts with capris for the 4 year old. Like the outfit that 2cutekidz just made TOO PRECIOUS btw! I also will probably want her to do some twirl skirts for the 4 year old. Would LOVE suggestions.

 

[2cutekidz]

Sooooooo cute!!!!! Where did you get that fabric??

LOVE it! Where, oh where did you get the seuss character fabric? Or did you do iron ons?

Thanks!! The fabric was from ebay. At the time the seller had 13 yards of it (I only got 1 yard) It was the most I've ever spent on fabric! I can just imagine DD coming home today covered in marker!!

 

[disneymommieof2]

eyore4ever149-was this it? I love the ruffles!! Did you end up altering it?

I don't know why it is so small
Oh and BTW I love your new Couches!

 

[Taja]

I been following this thread since the begining with envy, as a mother of two preteen boys I really had no reason to do any sewing...(I used to sew years back...I even made my wedding gown)...well getting ready for our trip to disney I decided to make my own handbag, this is my first time sewing one and without a pattern it was a little tricky for the measurements, I did use a DisIng (cannot recall who's) for the front... not to bad to be the first one

Wonderful! Love Minnie's sparkles!

Would it be corny if I made myself some Disney sundresses for our trip? hehe...I'm jealous of all this stuff I'm making for Violette

No more so than adults wearing character t-shirts, sweats, shorts, socks, etc.

Go for it and enjoy it!

 

[disneymommieof2]

DD has a field trip to a local High School to see Seussical the Meussical (sorry sp.) I made her a Horton outfit a few weeks back to wear to the movie, she got to wear it to school today!! Horton is on the bodice, but she didn't want it on the front today, so it's on the back! lol.

The bows...

It is very Suessy- Great Job!

So i have been very busy sewing some B-day outfits for my kids ,I finished Jayedyn's and wanted to share with you all , Today is her B-day she is 7 ... and she still loves it when i make her clothes.
I will have some boys stuff to post soonish, friday For Khrystian's Bday and monday for Logan's (it's Xmas at my house )
Here is DD's outfit ( Fabric is from the Hobby Lobby)

to Jayedyn. I love pink and brown together- It looks really great!

I also wanted to say WELCOME to our new friends

 

[rie'smom]

I am totally awestruck each time I look through the pics on this thread! Everytime I think that I've found my favorite outfit, there's another just as beautiful.
mcz0714, welcome and I hope that everything goes well for you today!Hugs.

 

[tadamom]

Finally got the crabby outfit finished. Thanks to everyone that replied on how to place my crabby. I asked my hubby which way and he said angled, so I went with that. It also covered up a slight stain when it was angled as well.

Anyways......

Doing the JoJo...

Doing the Pakrer....

And most importantly, the TWIRL factor...

 

[ediebeedieboutique]

Hey everyone! I'm really behind with no chance of catching up!! We leave Saturday morning!! Anyone else going to be at WDW next week, so I know who to look out for??

We'll be there next week! Staying at the Pop Century.

Fabulous, as always!

I'm planning to take Mia out tomorrow to get shots of her in the outfits you made her, Kaysie. I can't believe you leave Saturday and we leave a week later - and we're going to miss you at the park. Now GO PACK!!!

Thanks, Kimberly! Believe it or not, I have STILL not started packing!!

I have been lurking for months now and you guys have got me sewing again. I use to sew for myself years ago and stopped sewing when I had children - had the late in life. They are now 9 and 7 and wish I had seen these gorgeous clothes back when my daughter ws young - she would have looked adorable. I think I have talked her into some capris with ruffles- which leads me to why I was going to post - I bought a ruffler today - after seeing ideas and such posted here and looked at it a couple of times at Joanns - honestly did not even know they made such a thing. So I bought one today and went to YCMT and down loaded the ruffler guide and was so proud of myself when I made a ruffle - almost brought tears to my eyes. Am having surgery tomorrow - Breast cancer - but I know you all will be a part of my recovery. When I am able to - I will post more - feel like dropped a bomb and all I wanted to do was to share my excitement of the ruffler. Marla

Marla, good luck with your surgery! I share your excitement about the ruffler... I got mine not long ago, and I absolutely LOVE it!!!

it's ADORABLE I love your attention to detail.QUOTE]

Cinderella dress- that is really sweet- I like the Moda blended in and your finishing touches really step it up to a tru "DisBoutique"!

edie[/B] That dress is too cute!! I love the little bow in back! You add such nice details to your outfits!

Thanks for noticing the details, ladies!

2. When you add ribbons to your outfits do you pre-wash them too? Do you just wash them by hand and put in the dryer before you apply them to the outfit?

I have never prewashed riboons when I add them to outfits, and I have had no problems yet (knock on wood!!).

The bows...

This is so cute!!

So i have been very busy sewing some B-day outfits for my kids ,I finished Jayedyn's and wanted to share with you all , Today is her B-day she is 7 ... and she still loves it when i make her clothes.
I will have some boys stuff to post soonish, friday For Khrystian's Bday and monday for Logan's (it's Xmas at my house )
Here is DD's outfit ( Fabric is from the Hobby Lobby)

Very cute!! Good job! I love Hobby Lobby!

 

[lori123]

Here are pics of Edie's new Cinderella outfit. We leave for Disney on Saturday!! Yippee!

So adorable - I LOVE the back straps and bow! Have a fantastic trip!

 

[revrob]

I am so excited I found a lady who sews who is going to do things for me for a very reasonable price! I am furnishing everything and she is sewing it! So my girls can be precious till I learn how to sew lol. Or my life slows down enough and we stay out of the hospital long enough for me to learn anway! I am going to do my own appliques though since I know I can do that. Anyway what patterns do you guys use most? I will be sewing for a four year old (who is tall) and my 2 month old. So rompers for the baby and I love the shirts with capris for the 4 year old. Like the outfit that 2cutekidz just made TOO PRECIOUS btw! I also will probably want her to do some twirl skirts for the 4 year old. Would LOVE suggestions.

Probably the most popular patterns are the YCMT stripwork jumper and the easy fit pants. They are GREAT "staples".

Finally got the crabby outfit finished. Thanks to everyone that replied on how to place my crabby. I asked my hubby which way and he said angled, so I went with that. It also covered up a slight stain when it was angled as well.

Anyways......

Doing the JoJo...

Doing the Pakrer....

And most importantly, the TWIRL factor...

VERY cute! Love the crab!

 

[jham]

Happy Birthday Jayedyn!We you!

Heidi, i just bought the Viking 4D program for my Designer SE. I want to look at it in depth this weekend. My dealer said that there's a way to change clip art into applique. I'm hoping it can do somersaults and back flips too because it costs a fortune!!!
I have the Brother 750D. It does beautiful embroidery but it only does embroidery-no sewing. While at the dealership last weekend, the manager showed me a new Disney embroidery card that has 5 x 7 designs!!!! It's called Big Magic. Of course, I had to buy it .This is so great because the others just stitched to 4 x 4. He said that Brother is developing more of the 5 x 7 design cards.

keep the embroidery machine advice and info coming! I love it, I need it!

I finished 2 things that have been on the "list"
First is a hooded towel for an auction basket for a preschool fundraiser- it was SO EASY!!!

I almost forgot to take pictures- so I had ds pose quick outside before we went to school today.
Next is the Apron top and pants- I am not happy with the straps the are to far apart and keep falling down

It was very nice today but kinda windy. but it felt so good to be outside!! and not have a coat on!!!
and how artsy are my pics?

Great job! Very cute.

Good morning everyone!

I have two questions that I hope you can help with.

1. Does the ruffler work with any machine? I have a 32 year-old Bernina. Still runs like a champ so I really don't want to replace it. I'm interested in using a ruffler with it.

2. When you add ribbons to your outfits do you pre-wash them too? Do you just wash them by hand and put in the dryer before you apply them to the outfit?

I'm finally working on a few outfits for DD instead of the dolls!

Thanks for your help!

I put my ruffler on my 50 year+ Singer and it works great, just make sure you get the right shank. I have never prewashed ribbon but I know some is "washable" and some is not.

DD has a field trip to a local High School to see Seussical the Meussical (sorry sp.) I made her a Horton outfit a few weeks back to wear to the movie, she got to wear it to school today!! Horton is on the bodice, but she didn't want it on the front today, so it's on the back! lol.

The bows...

Darling! I just got some bows on for Lily that are that huge! They look cute on Emily, but Lily's head is so small...oh well, we'll try them. They are cute. I love the outfit!

Finally got the crabby outfit finished. Thanks to everyone that replied on how to place my crabby. I asked my hubby which way and he said angled, so I went with that. It also covered up a slight stain when it was angled as well.

Anyways......

Doing the JoJo...

Doing the Pakrer....

And most importantly, the TWIRL factor...

Now that's some twirl factor! Your skirt is a bit like the goldfish twirl skirt I'm going to make for Lily (just as soon as I get this boutique stuff done). Love it! How come I never see that fabric at Joanns?

 

[ameraumi]

Gotta a silly question: what is the best way to make headbands? DD has thin hair and I love the material ones that match the outfits.

 

[tadamom]

Now that's some twirl factor! Your skirt is a bit like the goldfish twirl skirt I'm going to make for Lily (just as soon as I get this boutique stuff done). Love it! How come I never see that fabric at Joanns?

About the material...this material was grouped in the nursery/baby stuff at my JoAnn's. I didn't use to go down that aisle but you can be that I do now!

 

[disneymommieof2]

Finally got the crabby outfit finished. Thanks to everyone that replied on how to place my crabby. I asked my hubby which way and he said angled, so I went with that. It also covered up a slight stain when it was angled as well.
Anyways......

And most importantly, the TWIRL factor...

That is so cute!! Very twirly!!
On the last tier/ruffle are the squares half size? That's a great idea - hmmmm....
I love the "parker"!!!

 

[jham]

Gotta a silly question: what is the best way to make headbands? DD has thin hair and I love the material ones that match the outfits.

When I signed up for the YCMT newsletter I got a bunch of free stuff including a headband pattern. It is reversable and you can use 2 different fabrics. It velcros shut. It takes a couple of minutes to make and is so easy. I use it a lot (just made 8 of 'em last night) but the thing I like best is they really stay in well. You can also add buttons or flowers or fun stuff to them. I do make the next size up and use a longer strip of velcro to make it fit better. It seems to run a little small. PM me if you have any questions.

 

[2cutekidz]

Darling! I just got some bows on for Lily that are that huge! They look cute on Emily, but Lily's head is so small...oh well, we'll try them. They are cute. I love the outfit!

These bows still look huge to me. I love them, but I usually like them a little smaller. And In the way of boutique bows they are relatively small - 3 inches I think. She usually doesn't wear the big bows to school - too much of a distraction to the other girls.