Disboutiquers Part 7 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[kimmylaj]

OH, they used to do a free picture w/ a mickey backround for every guest, so we'd get one family picture taken and however many copies of it as there were of us for FREE at MNSSHP.

No, Lily is in a day care, they have a "younger" 3 class where they stay for the first part of the year they can't move to the "older 3" class until they are potty trained but they move them at a certain time of the year.

I AM THE WORST MOTHER EVER!!!!!

With being out of town last weekend and this weekend I hadn't gone shopping. I dropped Lily off w/ no lunch and thought I would run out at lunchtime and pick something up, seeing as the grocery store wouldn't be open at 7:30. BUT here I sit ALONE in the office w/ my leg all immobilized (B is usually here for lunch but he had field work TODAY of all days!!!) and they called to ask about her lunch. No problem. It's less than 7 minutes away the store is on the way there I'd be there in 15 w/ lunch. I transferred the incoming calls to my lead technician and tore off my braces and ran to the car. NO KEYS!!!!! B has been driving in light of my condition so my keys are at the house and B's are with him!!! My Grand lives close and is going to pick her up and bring her here rather than take her lunch to eat a half hour after everyone else, POOR THING

Oh my heart is broken!!! I totally hate it for her. I usually take such pains to give her a good lunch. I cut her sandwich into shapes (stars are her favorite) and make sure to pack fresh fruit and a "fun" snack.

I absolutely hate that all the kids sat down for lunch and there she was w/ no princess lunch box! I am a terrible mother!!!

...t.

i think everyone has been there. i teach preschool 3s fullday class. i cant tell you how many times kids dont have their lunches. mommies and daddies are very busy and sometimes life is crazy. in my school we always have cheese and bread just in case. i cant tell you how many times i have forgotten ryans item for letter of the week or his napmat. dont worry about it she is probably thrilled to get out early and spend some extra time with you.

 

[dkshan96]

You know we have a nice mickey head if you want to use it:

I did tie dye mickey heads and we were not approached and asked to remove them! Nor have I heard of anyone being asked to remove there homemade custom outfits!!
Have fun and be sure to post pics!!

You all have been so very helpful and kind!! Can't thank you enough!! I am just hoping I can do it I will post pics though even if they are crappy

 

[charlinn]

This was so helpful!! I have never applique'd and now...I know what to do!! I have so many shirts that I need to do to match the skirts!! Thanks for this link...even thought it wasn't for me

 

[kstgelais4]

I have been lurking and admiring all of your work for some time. I finally decided that I could do it too!!! This is my first attempt at sewing in probably 20+ years. Not bad if I do say so myself!! My DD is thrilled with this skirt.

Thanks to you all for the inspiration.

Great job! I'm so glad you joined us!

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I hate how big they are and that's the main reason I haven't bought one. I love that I can just stick my regular camera into my purse and use it whenever the urge strikes me.

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What do you think?? Should I add the white ruffle at the bottom hem?? I can't decide...or should I try one of those Petti's????

Let me know what you think...???

I love it as is, but a Petti would be cute too!

I wanted to share some photos of a very short and last minute camping trip Zoe and I made this weekend. We've been talking about doing one for a couple of years now and since it's just the two of us, I was a bit nervous. However, we had a blast and already have reservations for a 2 night trip next week (we were only able to get one night this weekend).


Many of the Oregon State parks with camping areas have permanent structures as well as spaces for RVs and tents. Some are basic cabins but we stayed in what is called a yurt. These are canvas and wood structures that have heaters and lights, a locking door and a wood floor as well as some basic furniture. One other thing I loved was the price - only $27 per night. Here's Zoe in front of our home for the night:

Looks like you guys had fun!
We stayed in a Yurt for half our Vaca last summer.
Here is our yurt:

We stayed in a cabin for the second half:

I love all the Halloween photos. It's one of my favorite holidays. Here are photos of Zoe in her costumes:

I love all the costumes, but this is my favorite! They are fantastic!!

Try #1 at the dress. I am almost there but still need to fix the width at underarm.

How can I get a curve to the bust? Also to the side at the shoulder point before it goes up? I need to attach fringe to the top but this is just a fitting dress so far. Not bad for no pattern.

It looks great for no pattern!

Oh, everyone's kiddos look so cute in their costumes! What kind of mom would I be if I didn't share? Making costumes is how I started out in this crazy world of sewing! Get ready for too many Calebs and Ellas!

Caleb's first costume - he was a dinodaur - I don't have a great shot of the tail part:

Caleb's second - he was Elmo and that red fur was HARD to sew! I had intended to make him a trick or treat bucket that was a fishbowl with Dorothy, but never got around to it. I was newly pregnant with little miss Ella and had little to no energy! In fact, under Caleb's Elmo costume is a t-shirt that says "I'm a big brother!" and that is how we announced our pregnancy to the fam!

Caleb's third and Ella's first - a Fireman and what was supposed to be a dalmation, but looked more like a cow - I just couldn't get those ears to turn out right! One of my co-workers' husband was a fireman and she gave us an old helmet for caleb to wear and a real patch for me to sew onto his costume. The real helmet was pretty heavy, though, so he only wore it for a while before he switched to the plastic one!

Caleb's fourth and Ella's second - Caleb was a pirate - Ella was going to be a parrot, but then I found this costume online and it was just too cute to pass up - plus it was only $25 and I couldn't have made the parrot costume for that! And, if you really stretch your imagination, you can get the two to go together - a pirate on a boat, at sea - fish in the sea - following me?

Finally - last year - Caleb was a mummy and Ella was a "scary princess" - her words. I just fused torn muslin (LOTS of it) onto a sweatsuit for the mummy - it took FOREVER but it was worth it, I think!

The fish costume is the only one I didn't make. I have so much fun doing it! I just hope they continue to let me! this year, they're thinking of being Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, but not sure yet! Ella doesn't have near enough hair for those buns!

These are all fantastic! I love the "scary princess"

 

[kstgelais4]

Here are the Pics from Zofia's party yesterday!! Get ready for too many Zoe's!
Before all her friends came:

playing games:
That is my sister (Nani to my kids) Shushing them. LoL! She looks like such a grump in this pic!

For some reason all th kids thought the lawn mower was the best!

opening her gifts

The cake

Cricut sign(well, half of it)

with her favorite gift (her first AG doll)

My birthday girl and I reading Fancy Nancy

All in all, we had a blast!

 

[iheartdisney]

Okay, this was a zillion pages back, but I wanted to comment. I had a 10+ year old basic singer. Nothing wrong with it, but thought about getting a new one. I got the Brother SE 270, right around your price range, you can get it at Walmart. It has DISNEY embroidery. I really love it. No, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the $$$$ machines, but it also didn't cost $$$$. I really love the bells and whistles that it does have over my old Singer. I now have my Singer for heavy duty stuff (like sewing a tote bag with lots of layers), just because I am not afraid of breaking it. And my brother for everything else.

Thanks, I was looking at that one.

Now its showing off time!

So, I figured out I that Pillowcase dresses look cuter on the hanger than on the kids...IDK...They just look like I wrapped them in sheets, but I guess that is the point, right? Oh well, the girls love them, so thats what counts, right?!?

But DS's shirt came out perfect! Except he didn't feel like modeling...BUMMER! But the buttons actually fit in the holes, and it actually worked! YIPPIE!!!

I want to dress them up matching and take them to the theater to watch it again, but DH said he won't go with us if we do!

 

[jham]

I'm back from my camping trip! Now if I could just do a little laundry and clean my craft room I might be able to SEW!!!

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Luke, Izzy and cousin doggy Luna:

Cheeeeeez!

My girls:

Lily throwing rocks by the trailer:

Jayden (in the orange shirt) and my sisters walking to the lake (with Bald Mountain in the background, we were at 10,000 ft. elevation):

Izzy napping on Lily's princess chair:

a little light reading:

my fisherboy, okay, Uncle Brad caught the fish, but Seth was in the canoe with him when he did. The poor boys just don't know how to set the hook when they get a nibble (either do I) (they are rainbow trout BTW)

 

[SallyfromDE]

Mrs. Miller,

THANK YOU for the help! I am not part of this group and thought I was going to get dissed' but you are a blessing.

I am not a big person at all. Not flat but not very much either.

I have sewed up the first bodice and the major problem is the curves on the front. They are just too big but I wonder if I put elastic in the top? I do like the idea of doing it in the back but how do I make the curves stay?

Also, I added darts under the bust but now it is tight to pull over my head and yet the under arms are huge.

What do you think? I was going to

1. Try again with more accurate curves on front.
2. Put elastic in casing and also back and see if it helps.
3. Recut and glue down to a strapless backless bra. Cheating!

So far this is what I have all just in a sheet and in a basted stich for easy removal.

It sounds like your part of the group now! I stink at stuff like this. I have to start with a pattern of some sort, even if I franken pattern. Linetter has given you some great ideas.

I just found a picture of the drawing for Simplicity 2790 and it shows the dress cut at an angle and then elastic all the way round. Do you think this would hold up the dress? Is there a way to incorporate the curves?

Thanks for the help!

What if you shir the back, but not at he bust. Around the stomach part. That would pull the underbust of the fabric in. Also, if your worried about the top staying up, what about those clear bra straps. You can make little loops with ribbon on the inside of the costume (I've done this trick plenty of times).

This is called Minky: would it be too heavy?

It's from Fabric.com, I'm sure the other fabric stores would have it. I know I've seen trim for Indian/cowboy outfits at JoAnnes, but it's the darker tan.

 

[jessica52877]

Linnette! For real, you cranked out that outfit in like 12 hours and it is GREAT!

We had the whole copyright conversation way back in the beginning of the very first thread. I think I remember one poster getting pretty animated about it. Ah, the memories!

Let's not revisit that!


Kelly, great birthday pictures! The HK dress and cake are adorable!


Jham! What fun! I wish we had fun places to camp. That looks so beautiful! I love the kids look like they are having fun.

Wall E ! Perfect! I really like all 3 of them together! Pillowcase dresses are so cute, whether they looked wrap in sheets or not!

Okay, I only went back 1 page and read and then quoted so I missed some great things and going back!

Lisa and Zoe! That place looks like alot of fun too and the price of it! I would love to find something like that around here.

1st Pocahontas outfit - Looks darn good to me!

 

[minnie2]

Try #1 at the dress. I am almost there but still need to fix the width at underarm.

How can I get a curve to the bust? Also to the side at the shoulder point before it goes up? I need to attach fringe to the top but this is just a fitting dress so far. Not bad for no pattern.

Looks great to me!

Oh, everyone's kiddos look so cute in their costumes! What kind of mom would I be if I didn't share? Making costumes is how I started out in this crazy world of sewing! Get ready for too many Calebs and Ellas!

Caleb's first costume - he was a dinodaur - I don't have a great shot of the tail part:

Caleb's second - he was Elmo and that red fur was HARD to sew! I had intended to make him a trick or treat bucket that was a fishbowl with Dorothy, but never got around to it. I was newly pregnant with little miss Ella and had little to no energy! In fact, under Caleb's Elmo costume is a t-shirt that says "I'm a big brother!" and that is how we announced our pregnancy to the fam!

Caleb's third and Ella's first - a Fireman and what was supposed to be a dalmation, but looked more like a cow - I just couldn't get those ears to turn out right! One of my co-workers' husband was a fireman and she gave us an old helmet for caleb to wear and a real patch for me to sew onto his costume. The real helmet was pretty heavy, though, so he only wore it for a while before he switched to the plastic one!

Caleb's fourth and Ella's second - Caleb was a pirate - Ella was going to be a parrot, but then I found this costume online and it was just too cute to pass up - plus it was only $25 and I couldn't have made the parrot costume for that! And, if you really stretch your imagination, you can get the two to go together - a pirate on a boat, at sea - fish in the sea - following me?


Finally - last year - Caleb was a mummy and Ella was a "scary princess" - her words. I just fused torn muslin (LOTS of it) onto a sweatsuit for the mummy - it took FOREVER but it was worth it, I think!


The fish costume is the only one I didn't make. I have so much fun doing it! I just hope they continue to let me! this year, they're thinking of being Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, but not sure yet! Ella doesn't have near enough hair for those buns!

All absolutely adorable!

Here are the Pics from Zofia's party yesterday!! Get ready for too many Zoe's!
Before all her friends came:
y kids) Shushing them. LoL! She looks like such a grump in this pic!


opening her gifts
The cake
My birthday girl and I reading Fancy Nancy
All in all, we had a blast!

Looks like she had a great party! I love the AG Julie doll!

I'm back from my camping trip! Now if I could just do a little laundry and clean my craft room I might be able to SEW!!!

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Luke, Izzy and cousin doggy Luna:

Cheeeeeez!


Lily throwing rocks by the trailer:

Jayden (in the orange shirt) and my sisters walking to the lake (with Bald Mountain in the background, we were at 10,000 ft. elevation):

Izzy napping on Lily's princess chair:

a little light reading:

my fisherboy, okay, Uncle Brad caught the fish, but Seth was in the canoe with him when he did. The poor boys just don't know how to set the hook when they get a nibble (either do I) (they are rainbow trout BTW)

Love that picture of Izzy! I have a picture of my daisy on the kids chair when she was a pup.
So Lily was kicking back with a beer reading a book back wards

 

[Tinka_Belle]

I love this picture!! You guys look so cute together.

i see that you made one better looking than mine!!!

back

still have to finish the sash and add a few beading

Linnette

I love that!! You did a great job.

Here are the Pics from Zofia's party yesterday!! Get ready for too many Zoe's!
Before all her friends came:

playing games:
That is my sister (Nani to my kids) Shushing them. LoL! She looks like such a grump in this pic!
The cake

Cricut sign(well, half of it)

with her favorite gift (her first AG doll)

My birthday girl and I reading Fancy Nancy

All in all, we had a blast!

It looks like everyone had a great time. I love that Hello Kitty dress and that cake is just too cute too.

Thanks, I was looking at that one.

Now its showing off time!

So, I figured out I that Pillowcase dresses look cuter on the hanger than on the kids...IDK...They just look like I wrapped them in sheets, but I guess that is the point, right? Oh well, the girls love them, so thats what counts, right?!?

But DS's shirt came out perfect! Except he didn't feel like modeling...BUMMER! But the buttons actually fit in the holes, and it actually worked! YIPPIE!!!

I want to dress them up matching and take them to the theater to watch it again, but DH said he won't go with us if we do!

I think that they look really cute.

I'm back from my camping trip! Now if I could just do a little laundry and clean my craft room I might be able to SEW!!!

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Luke, Izzy and cousin doggy Luna:

Cheeeeeez!

My girls:

Lily throwing rocks by the trailer:

Jayden (in the orange shirt) and my sisters walking to the lake (with Bald Mountain in the background, we were at 10,000 ft. elevation):

Izzy napping on Lily's princess chair:

a little light reading:

my fisherboy, okay, Uncle Brad caught the fish, but Seth was in the canoe with him when he did. The poor boys just don't know how to set the hook when they get a nibble (either do I) (they are rainbow trout BTW)

All of these camping pics look like so much fun. The view that ya'll had is breathtaking.

 

[ncmomof2]

I made my boys matching shirts for animal kingdom. My middle child seemed to be getting jealous that I was sewing for his sister! They have so many disney shirts that I don't want to make one for each day though.

My oldest says the shirt is itchy around the applique. Is that normal? What can I do? Thanks!

I love all the halloween pictures!

 

[CastleCreations]

I made my boys matching shirts for animal kingdom. My middle child seemed to be getting jealous that I was sewing for his sister! They have so many disney shirts that I don't want to make one for each day though.

My oldest says the shirt is itchy around the applique. Is that normal? What can I do? Thanks!

I love all the halloween pictures!

PM LisaZoe, she recommended something that irons on the inside of the shirt so there are no itchies...for the life of me, I can't think of what it is...

 

[TravelinGal]

I made my boys matching shirts for animal kingdom. My middle child seemed to be getting jealous that I was sewing for his sister! They have so many disney shirts that I don't want to make one for each day though.

My oldest says the shirt is itchy around the applique. Is that normal? What can I do? Thanks!

I love all the halloween pictures!

PM LisaZoe, she recommended something that irons on the inside of the shirt so there are no itchies...for the life of me, I can't think of what it is...

Those are CUTE!!! Love how you tied in the boys shirts with her little outfit!

Would fusible interfacing ironed on the back of the appliqué work? I seem to remember the stuff I have in my stash was pretty soft!

 

[LisaZoe]

I made my boys matching shirts for animal kingdom. My middle child seemed to be getting jealous that I was sewing for his sister! They have so many disney shirts that I don't want to make one for each day though.

My oldest says the shirt is itchy around the applique. Is that normal? What can I do? Thanks!

I love all the halloween pictures!

The stabilizer I use (Totally Stable) does leave small pieces when it's torn away. Those eventually soften and/or wash away with laundering. Until then, I use a fusible knit interfacing that I buy at JoAnn's. I prefer the brand Fusi-Knit but our local JA doesn't have it in white any more. I just cute it about 1/2-1" bigger than the stitching of the applique so all stitching is covered then fuse in place. It does come loose after washing and especially if the garment if put in the dryer but it can be re-fused easily. I typically keep Zoe's in place for 8-10 washings then just take it off because it's often a PITA to try to flatten enough to re-fuse. She's never complained of "itchies" once we remove it.

 

[karebear1]

LisaZoe and Jahmmie-LOVE the random pics of the camping etc. It looks so relaxing and so fun! Next DIsmeet should be at a campsite near you! ;-)

Halloween picture people.......... I LOVE THESE PICS! You are all so good to me posting the pics of your little kiddles so I can have memories come flooding back about my own kids when they were young. It's ahrd being the "Grandma" in the group..... even though I am only 49........ NO!! REALLY!!!! I am only 49!

 

[dkshan96]

Ok guys this is no where near the level you guys are at, but pretty happy for a first time going. This is what I was able to do in about 2 hours. Not great, but can tell, practicing will help. So happy

this was the first one I did last night at home by myself with no directions, what a mess!

this is first try tonight have to work on my cut outs better!!

This was the 2nd one tonight, better but still needs work

Kelli

 

[Stephres]

My oldest says the shirt is itchy around the appliqué. Is that normal? What can I do? Thanks!

Per my mother's advice (and later Lisa's) I bought fusible interfacing that you iron on the inside after you done with the appliqué. The kind I got is called Pellon Easy-Knit Fusible Interfacing. It's soft and silky on one side and stiffer on the glue side. Lisa is right, it does come off after a few washings but usually by then everything has softened up so I don't bother to reiron it on. HTH!

The kids look great in their matching shirts!

You are getting better Kelli! When I first started I appliquéd onto another piece of cotton and then cut it out and put heat-n-bond heavy and attached it to the t-shirt. I was afraid to appliqué directly onto the t-shirt. You're doing great!

Lisa and Jeanne, I love the camping pictures! Looks like a great time!

 

[sohappy]

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[MinnieVanMom]

I just got home from work and in the mailbox was my luggage tags for ME! I have dinner, clean up and the bed as I have work all day tomorrow.

I won't be able to sew again until Wed morning.

Mrs. Miller, please do tell me how on earth you made that beautiful dress. I love yours and that it is lined. As you could see in the picture of mine it showed through a bit. I also want to get detailed instructions on how you put in the casing.

Thank you again for posting the pictures of how you put it together. I am a kinetics learner now and the photos help.

For the casing did you just stich a line 1/2 inche from the edge and then put elastic thru? It really looks good and I want to copy your pattern if I may.

Please as model your dress. I am sure you look super in it. Are you going to MNSSHP? I am so excited to be going to Disney soon.

Thanks to everyone for the support and help. I like that fabric suggested. I saw a light fleece at $3.99 a yard at the store. IS that a good price? It is creamy brown.