Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes

[Designed*by*Dena]

Deann do not use the heat n bond ultra if you are going to use a sewing machine....it will ruin the needle and gunk up the machine!

Dena

 

[Chim Chiminy]

Here are pics of DD in her Ariel dress for our MGM day........don't mind her, she is a bit of a dork when posing for pics!

 

[CastleCreations]

Deann do not use the heat n bond ultra if you are going to use a sewing machine....it will ruin the needle and gunk up the machine!

Dena

Exactly. I cut out a gorgeous applique of a sailboat. It took hours to piece it all together and fused exactly where I wanted it. I had used heat n bond ultra. When I went to sew it, I totally ruined the garment. Make sure, it's for machines. I think some of it's meant just for patches or hems. Something you won't be sewing down.

 

[CastleCreations]

Here are pics of DD in her Ariel dress for our MGM day........don't mind her, she is a bit of a dork when posing for pics!

Your daughter is cute. She looks a lot like what my youngest will look like when she gets bigger...

 

[tnmom25]

Exactly. I cut out a gorgeous applique of a sailboat. It took hours to piece it all together and fused exactly where I wanted it. I had used heat n bond ultra. When I went to sew it, I totally ruined the garment. Make sure, it's for machines. I think some of it's meant just for patches or hems. Something you won't be sewing down.

Oh No!!!! I used it on the Walmart dresses for the ears and ribbon. I was going to have a friend (or my aunt) stitch them down with their machine. What are my options now?

 

[Designed*by*Dena]

Well the good thing is that Heat n Bond Ultra will hold better then the HNB light when not stitched and can be ironed down over and over again. You can sew the appliques on by hand, just around the edges if you want to, or you could use the dimensional (puffy) fabric paint and squeeze it around the edges...I would not put it in the dryer either way. The paint will melt in the dryer. If you can hand sew it I would do that....just zig zag around the edges.

Dena

 

[Designed*by*Dena]

Here are pics of DD in her Ariel dress for our MGM day........don't mind her, she is a bit of a dork when posing for pics!

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How cute! your dd is adorable, love the poses!

Dena

 

[tnmom25]

Well the good thing is that Heat n Bond Ultra will hold better then the HNB light when not stitched and can be ironed down over and over again. You can sew the appliques on by hand, just around the edges if you want to, or you could use the dimensional (puffy) fabric paint and squeeze it around the edges...I would not put it in the dryer either way. The paint will melt in the dryer. If you can hand sew it I would do that....just zig zag around the edges.
Dena

Thanks!!! So what are the odds of it fraying if I sew it?

 

[LadyRob]

I'm glad you found the stickers without a problem. They really are cute!
As for the applique job. This is what I do. I find an image, like say the outline of a Mickey head. I buy fusible web that has the paper backing. Then I lay the fusible web down over the image, paper side up. You can see through it, so then I take a pencil and trace the image. I cut the image out, roughly, not on the line, about a quarter of an inch away from the line, on the outside of it. I then fuse it to the fabric that I want to use. Then I cut it out on the line, it's easier to cut it out after you fuse it, to get a perfect shape. Then I iron the cut out, onto whatever I want to use it on. Then I iron on a piece of fusible interfacing on the back of the garment. So if I'm making a minnie tee, I put the fusible interfacing on the inside of the shirt, but making sure I cover the whole applique that's on the front, if that makes any sense. When you sew the applique on, it's nice to have the interfacing behind it. Then I use a low tension, applique stitch. On some machines it's called a satin stitch. If your stitch is adjustable, set it to a pretty low or high setting, whatever it takes to make your stitches right next to each other. Then you can adjust the width of your stitches. I use a thinner stitch to sew little things, like Spongebob's legs, shoes, etc. But like for his eyelashes, I use a wider stitch.
It does take practice, but not too much. The mickey heads are perfect, because they have curves, and these take a little bit of skill.
Good luck with your projects everyone.
I get to spend the day, following around a Labor and Delivery nurse tomorrow, so hopefully I can see a few precious babies being born.

Thanks for the help! I think I may be able to do this. I've ordered a clear presser foot from ebay and I think that is going to make a huge difference. With the regular zig zag foot, I'm not able to see the outer edge of the applique well enough to make a nice, neat line.

 

[SallyfromDE]

I came across this and thought it might work for the twirly skirts. They have a net skirt. I think I might do a Minnie skirt with it.

 

[graciegirlie]

I came across this and thought it might work for the twirly skirts. They have a net skirt. I think I might do a Minnie skirt with it.

I think that this would work for the tutu skirts like my dd has on above.

You would just have to have gradual layers; bottom layer with the tulle in the middle & then the top layer. The top of this poodle skirt is exactly how ours looked. Hope this helps those that like this style and can sew..... I will still have to buy ours so remember me when you make yours....

 

[Designed*by*Dena]

Thanks!!! So what are the odds of it fraying if I sew it?

Well I think it may fray a little but remember that you can iron it back down flat every time you wash it to keep it in place. I do not think it will fray a lot, because the HNB ultra really holds to the fabric. The closer you get your zig zag stitches the better. I made DD a pair of applique jeans over a year ago and used HNB ultra and hand sewed the zig zag...she has worn them at least 6 times, I threw them in the washer every time and they still look great. HTH!

LadyRob-I have heard lots of people swear by the open toed or clear feet for applique work, so that might be just what you need! Once you practice a little you will get the hang of it.

Dena

 

[bengalbelle]

Do any of you use both sewing and embroidery machines? I'm waffling over whether I want to get into embroidery and buy myself the machines/software, or replacing my sewing machine with one that has more features.

I like appliques more than "picture" embroidery, so I don't know what I'd use an embroidery machine much for other than monogramming and very small pictures (like flowers, hearts, etc.) around the monogramming.

Any thoughts?

 

[rie'smom]

Do any of you use both sewing and embroidery machines? I'm waffling over whether I want to get into embroidery and buy myself the machines/software, or replacing my sewing machine with one that has more features.

I like appliques more than "picture" embroidery, so I don't know what I'd use an embroidery machine much for other than monogramming and very small pictures (like flowers, hearts, etc.) around the monogramming.

Any thoughts?

It's funny that you posted this. I have a Bernina Artista 180 that I bought several years ago. Today I called about lessons to use the machine. I've never even opened the embroidery package that came with it. Howeve,after seeing all of the precious outfits here,I want to start using the embroidery features on the machine. The embroidery is great for baby outfits and gifts. I had an old Janome embroidery machine that I used to make tons of both wedding and baby gifts. My Bernina will take images from the internet and digitize them to embroider. If the embroidery features work as well as the straight sewing does,I'll be a very happy camper.
To answer your question,I'd get a machine that does both.

 

[lillygator]

those red polka dot dresses...are they at Walmart and how much are they?

 

[LisaNJ25]

here is my daughters mets outfit.. thanks to pat from the designboard for the shirt. I did the ribbon shorts. I wanted to jazz up the shorts more but ran out of time. The game is tonight. I will add more and put it with a nemo shirt for disney.

 

[fterie4u]

One more try at this photo thing...

Can you tell me how did you do the Minnie ears? Did you already have an applique or did you make it yourself? If you did, how did you do it, what did you use?

Also, how did you do the Cinderella head so big on the dress, it is beautiful! Thanks!

 

[SallyfromDE]

I think that this would work for the tutu skirts like my dd has on above.

You would just have to have gradual layers; bottom layer with the tulle in the middle & then the top layer. The top of this poodle skirt is exactly how ours looked. Hope this helps those that like this style and can sew..... I will still have to buy ours so remember me when you make yours....

When I saw the pattern, it was your skirt that came to my mind. I think it's adorable.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Do any of you use both sewing and embroidery machines? I'm waffling over whether I want to get into embroidery and buy myself the machines/software, or replacing my sewing machine with one that has more features.

I like appliques more than "picture" embroidery, so I don't know what I'd use an embroidery machine much for other than monogramming and very small pictures (like flowers, hearts, etc.) around the monogramming.

Any thoughts?

I share machines with my Mother. I was raised on a Singer. A few years ago, her bit the dust and we went "machine" shopping. She ended up with a Janome. Pretty basic. It was $300. It's a great machine. I'll probably go that root when mine dies. She always wanted a machine that had all the fancy stitches, but would then say, I don't use them, what's the point. Dad passed away last year and she had a few $$. So she went out and bought the Disney embroidery machine. A year later, she says she wishes she just went for the machine that did all the fancy stitches. We love the Disney machine, the cards for it cost $100 tho'. Then you deal with 2 machines and the embroidery does just that.

 

[bengalbelle]

I share machines with my Mother. I was raised on a Singer. A few years ago, her bit the dust and we went "machine" shopping. She ended up with a Janome. Pretty basic. It was $300. It's a great machine. I'll probably go that root when mine dies. She always wanted a machine that had all the fancy stitches, but would then say, I don't use them, what's the point. Dad passed away last year and she had a few $$. So she went out and bought the Disney embroidery machine. A year later, she says she wishes she just went for the machine that did all the fancy stitches. We love the Disney machine, the cards for it cost $100 tho'. Then you deal with 2 machines and the embroidery does just that.

I have a good friend that dons tons of custom embroidery and she LOVES her Janome. I don't know what model it is, but it's very fancy. I don't know what she uses for regular sewing.

I thought about the Disney embroidery machine, but the hoop is kinda small, isn't it? I may want to do some larger monograms and name writing. Is the Disney machine capable of this?