Disboutiquers Part 22 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[Loodlow]

I have really enjoyed looking through this thread (for hours! ) and seeing all the great creations everyone has made. We just got home from Disney last week, so I thought I'd share a couple pics of what I made. I didn't have the kids model anything beforehand, so everything is action shots.

DD had to have something Tiana:

Minnie for our Chef Mickey breakfast day:

Snow White for a MK day:

Incredibles for Studios - I did the tshirts for the kids and the skirt for DD

Tinkerbell for MNSSHP:

Emperor Zurg for MNSSHP - we forgot the chest/shoulder piece at home, but DS1 said he preferred it this way :

Thanks for letting me share! I can't wait to get started on next year's outfits!

Wow I love all your outfits! They are beautiful!

 

[billwendy]

DH told me today that he'd rather get me an embroidery machine than have me keep buying my embroidered things. So those of you with experience, what machines would you recommend? Any to stay away from? We can't do a super expensive machine at the moment, but I'd like something I can use for awhile.

I got a Brother PE 770 a few months back from HSN - I love it!!! And, they l let me do it on flex pay so it makes it easier to pay for!!!!! I think its very user friendly!!! It has a 5x7 Hoop!!

 

[MyDisneyTrio]

this is probably a silly question- but what in the world is an "in the hoop" project, and how in the world does that work?

 

[MomtoAlexnWilliam]

I have the Brother PE 750D and Love it! It has the 5x7 hoop.

What is the price range you are looking at?

 

[MomtoAlexnWilliam]

Hello, I want to do the film strip for DD's shirt for our upcoming trip. I am having a hard time finding fabric that will fit in the strip. Can those of you who have done this tell me the best way to find it?

Anyone have any snippets of fabric they would like to share????

THANKS!!!

 

[peachygreen]

Pictures finally.

Here is Megan as Sleeping Beauty tonight for Halloween. She had a blast. She's worn it part of the last 3 days (Halloween Party Friday night at school, Halloween Party at the Zoo Saturday and Tonight for trick-or-treating)

Megan's Pirate Skirt for Pirate Night on our Cruise before I hemmed it.

After I hemmed it

THe under shorts

Alice's Coordinating Dress

I am planning to make a black peasant shirt with a pink pirate Mickey Head to go with the skirt along with a sash and bandana for Megan. I am going to add a black Mickey Head to Alice's bodice.


Alice in Wonderland - Alice's Halloween Costume. I made this a little large so she can wear it on our cruise in Feb.
The back

The Front

I love the smiley face detail on the trim. It is just so whimiscal and Wonderland like.

And here is the dress on my Alice

Here is the Cinderella Dress I finished for Megan for Formal Night on the cruise. I have the material cut out for a matching dress for Alice.

And Both my girls together

I made this one last year for Megan, but it still fits this year and I don't think I ever posted it, so here is her fall dress. It is still one of my favorite dresses.

 

[billwendy]

Pictures finally.

Here is Megan as Sleeping Beauty tonight for Halloween. She had a blast. She's worn it part of the last 3 days (Halloween Party Friday night at school, Halloween Party at the Zoo Saturday and Tonight for trick-or-treating)

Megan's Pirate Skirt for Pirate Night on our Cruise before I hemmed it.

After I hemmed it

THe under shorts

Alice's Coordinating Dress

I am planning to make a black peasant shirt with a pink pirate Mickey Head to go with the skirt along with a sash and bandana for Megan. I am going to add a black Mickey Head to Alice's bodice.


Alice in Wonderland - Alice's Halloween Costume. I made this a little large so she can wear it on our cruise in Feb.
The back

The Front

I love the smiley face detail on the trim. It is just so whimiscal and Wonderland like.

And here is the dress on my Alice

Here is the Cinderella Dress I finished for Megan for Formal Night on the cruise. I have the material cut out for a matching dress for Alice.

And Both my girls together

I made this one last year for Megan, but it still fits this year and I don't think I ever posted it, so here is her fall dress. It is still one of my favorite dresses.

All I can say is AWWWWWWW They are CUTE!!!

 

[mom2OandE]

I have really enjoyed looking through this thread (for hours! ) and seeing all the great creations everyone has made. We just got home from Disney last week, so I thought I'd share a couple pics of what I made. I didn't have the kids model anything beforehand, so everything is action shots.

DD had to have something Tiana:

Minnie for our Chef Mickey breakfast day:

Snow White for a MK day:

Incredibles for Studios - I did the tshirts for the kids and the skirt for DD

Tinkerbell for MNSSHP:

Emperor Zurg for MNSSHP - we forgot the chest/shoulder piece at home, but DS1 said he preferred it this way :

Thanks for letting me share! I can't wait to get started on next year's outfits!

Wow! It all looks amazing! You did a great job and you have a beautiful family. I hope you all made many wonderful memories!

 

[effervescent]

Wow I love all your outfits! They are beautiful!

Thank you! I had a blast making them.

I got a Brother PE 770 a few months back from HSN - I love it!!! And, they l let me do it on flex pay so it makes it easier to pay for!!!!! I think its very user friendly!!! It has a 5x7 Hoop!!

Oh my...flex pay? That was definitely too tempting to pass up I'm sure! Ooohhh I just checked the site and they still have some......

I have the Brother PE 750D and Love it! It has the 5x7 hoop.

What is the price range you are looking at?

Ideally in the $500 range, but I'm fairly flexible on that. I have a feeling I'll be giving the machine quite a workout so I don't mind paying a little more for it to keep up with me. Conversely, I don't want to spend a small fortune and then discover that DIY embroidery isn't for me.

Pictures finally.

Here is Megan as Sleeping Beauty tonight for Halloween. She had a blast. She's worn it part of the last 3 days (Halloween Party Friday night at school, Halloween Party at the Zoo Saturday and Tonight for trick-or-treating)

Megan's Pirate Skirt for Pirate Night on our Cruise before I hemmed it.

After I hemmed it

THe under shorts

Alice's Coordinating Dress

I am planning to make a black peasant shirt with a pink pirate Mickey Head to go with the skirt along with a sash and bandana for Megan. I am going to add a black Mickey Head to Alice's bodice.


Alice in Wonderland - Alice's Halloween Costume. I made this a little large so she can wear it on our cruise in Feb.
The back

The Front

I love the smiley face detail on the trim. It is just so whimiscal and Wonderland like.

And here is the dress on my Alice

Here is the Cinderella Dress I finished for Megan for Formal Night on the cruise. I have the material cut out for a matching dress for Alice.

And Both my girls together

I made this one last year for Megan, but it still fits this year and I don't think I ever posted it, so here is her fall dress. It is still one of my favorite dresses.

I love them all, especially the Alice dress!

Wow! It all looks amazing! You did a great job and you have a beautiful family. I hope you all made many wonderful memories!

Thank you! It was DD's first time meeting Tinker Bell this year (notice the kissy face in all her pictures? lol!) and I think that was the most amazing moment for me.

 

[MyDisneyTrio]

Just wanted to share my kiddos Halloween pictures. My boys pants were the Easy Fit pants, the vests were from a Hannah Montana pattern I got for 99 cents at JoAnns during a pattern sale week. And I took the easy way out and used a Woody iron on applique that my mom bought for my boys at JoAnns. My sweet little girl was Alice and I made her apron from the Nana's Pinafore pattern from YCMT, and the top underneath is a portrait peasant. My mom made her the tutu I was so proud of these costumes (I am a bit of a new sewer). Our pumpkins were Lightning McQueen and Mater. I also made them some Halloween outfits... used a HeatherSue design for the boy's shirts and the easy fits for their short. And used the Simply Sweet for my daughter's outfit Thanks for letting me share!

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[NiniMorris]

DH told me today that he'd rather get me an embroidery machine than have me keep buying my embroidered things. So those of you with experience, what machines would you recommend? Any to stay away from? We can't do a super expensive machine at the moment, but I'd like something I can use for awhile.

Well, I see a couple people have already voted for my favorite machine...Brother PE770...and I al so got mine from HSN. Between the flexpay and the 15% off for new customers...well, let's just say no one missed the 150 per month for 5 months.

When choosing your machine...don't forget hoop size. For the first three or four items, the small 4x4 won't bother you...but the next item you make, you will want that 5x7 hoop. I am really wishing I had a 6x10...but I have learned to be happy with what I have. So, I recommend going with the biggest hoop size you can afford. You can always go down in size, but only up as large as your machine supports.

Make sure the machine has an easy way to transfer the designs (from your favorite designer) from your computer to your machine. Some ways are easier than others. Mine uses a thumb drive and it super easy to use.

DO NOT buy a machine based on the designs that are pre loaded in the machine! There are gazillions of free and inexpensive designs out there. In the 10 months I have had my machine I think I have used the pre loaded designs twice...and one of them was just to see how easy they worked.

As with everything you purchase online...make sure they have a good return policy. Luckily, I have never had to use that...but it is nice to know their return policy before you buy. Unfortunately, there are duds that slip through the quality control everywhere. I have only known one person that had to return their machine to HSN...but they were quick and easy!

(as a side note...I encouraged my new sewer DIL to purchase her sewing machine through HSN...I really like their quick service!)

Also...once you order your machine, go ahead and get a couple of the designs you have your eye on. Make sure you get some that are good quality (I vote fro Heather Sue here) Get some stabilizer and thread so you will be ready to rock once your machine gets in!


Most importantly....HAVE FUN!!!!



Nini
PS...can you tell I love my Bubba?

 

[birdie757]

I need some help with stitch era--I took a design & Added a name to it, but when I exported it it was saved as an eox file which my machine won't read. When I clicked on the file type to export as it was as brother pes 6, but saves as eox. HELP!!!

It will actually create 4 different files when you make and export a design...dsg, eox, bak, and pes. just make sure you grab the pes to put on your machine.

 

[birdie757]

DH told me today that he'd rather get me an embroidery machine than have me keep buying my embroidered things. So those of you with experience, what machines would you recommend? Any to stay away from? We can't do a super expensive machine at the moment, but I'd like something I can use for awhile.

I would not recommend a singer futura. I had one less than a year before i sold it for a brother 780D. The futura's are quirky...there are several boards just dedicated to learning how to avoid their quirks. They do sew well though...if you can get around their issues. I do like the software for the machine though and the fact that is can use several different file types. The brother on the other hand is super user friendly and can be used by even non sewers out of the box. I got my machine for $800 last year and I believe their is a brother model with a 5x7 hoop that goes for about $600.

 

[ellenbenny]

Hello, I want to do the film strip for DD's shirt for our upcoming trip. I am having a hard time finding fabric that will fit in the strip. Can those of you who have done this tell me the best way to find it?

Anyone have any snippets of fabric they would like to share????

THANKS!!!

I have made 2 of these and I have just used disney fabrics that I have on hand. Usually I can get at least a face to fit inside the individual frames of the filmstrip.

For this one I used the largest size embroidery design (~ 6x8)

And for this one I used the 5x7 embroidery design:

 

[ireland_nicole]

Just have a second, but I wanted to say I love, love, love everything posted- so cute- especially love the alice dresses- but then I'm a sucker for cute babies, too LOL.

RE: the Brother embroidery machine- I loved mine, it was awesome, great workhorse, did everything I wanted it too. HSN w/ the flex pay is a great way to get one too. I think you will definitely use it. I don't know anybody who has just let it sit and gather dust. Worst case scenario, you can always sell it on Craigs list probably around $500, so you wouldn't really be losing anything if you found out it wasn't for you. Everyone has designs available in PES, I think it's probably the most popular. I sold mine a few months ago, but only in trade for a machine with a 6x10 hoop (I do a lot of adult t's and stuff so really wanted to upgrade and got a fab deal.) I kind of wish I'd kept it, I hate not having a backup lol. I also second starting with one of Heathersue's designs. For your first, I'd try something simple like one of the mickey head designs, just to get the hang of it, but all Heathersue's designs stitch out great! I think Heathersue for embroidry is like Carla C for sewing- great for Novice to experienced, reliable, and definitelyhave the cute factor!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

So this Halloween the kids didn't want anything sewn......maybe they saw where I was going with Mary Poppins...they just knew!

Anyway....this is what they came up with...

Patrick was a cowboy...

And Katie and Timmy...nerds....

I think I am ready to jump back on the horse...or on the sewing machine as it is....and give it a try today....I have calmed down after this weekend...of course the unlimited supply of chocolate helps!

 

[tricia]

Here is my outfit for Joey's Big Give - for his sister Shaelyn

I altered the back of the Emma Swing Top using Stephres tutorial:

Love the colours in the skirt. Very cute pup too.

I know this isn't sewing-related, but I successfully made our tie dye mickey shirts for MVMCP! I am in with the way they turned out!

Awesome, my boys always insist on tie dyed Mickeys when we go to WDW, they are so fun.

I just wanted to tell all of you how inspiring you are. Not only in your sewing skills, but also in how much you give to others through your Big Give. You inspired me to get the Easy Fit Pants and do them all by myself without any help! (I sound like my 2 year old when I say that) You also inspired me to join a big give as well! So thank you and here is a pic of the pants I made my daughter. They are pirate themed pants and she is just wearing them as pajamas, but they are her new favorites!! Thanks! Also where do I find the simply sweet pattern?
Erica

They look great. Since my boys are a little older, about the only thing I get to make for them is PJ pants, but they love them and ask for new ones like every month.

so the first time i saw the tim burtons "Alice in Wonderland" i fell in love with all the costumes. but by far my fav was the red white and black dress that alice wore as "Um" in the red queens court. I vowed to make my dd a kid version of this dress for halloween and here it is...

Very cute.

Great job, very creative coming up with the last one!

Thank you.

Thanks to everyone who has made a similar dress before me, because I think I CASED a little from everyone on this one. So I think of it as FRANKENCASING.

Also thanks to Heather for the awesome filmstrip design!! Not sure how you came up with the idea for this one, but I absolutely love it!

I am very pleased with how this came out for DGD for our upcoming 4th b-day Disney trip in December.

Awesome. You have been posting the most wonderful stuff lately.

I hate to admit it, but I love the "local dealer" joke! Tyler's costume turned out great. I am finished with my Halloween outfits as well but haven't even pulled pics off the camera yet. I've gotten lots of compliments on them thus far (school party and one other party).

he got lots of mileage out of the joke over the past few days. And Tyler got lots of compliments on his outfit, even if not too many people knew who he was (Ezio, the assassin, from Assassin's Creed) He won the best costume contest at his boxing club for the second year in a row, so he is already planning what he wants to be next year so he can keep up the streak.

Hi guys - Just got Michael's Big Give shirts all done!!

Does anyone know of a good site for free in the hoop projects? maybe a key tag or a luggage tag??? Im intrugued and would like to try....


Whats everyone else up to?

Very cute. My DH loves the Donald, I don't think I have that yet, so I may have to get for him.

I just finished up a set for Joey's big give for his sister. I made her a tee and a knit twirl skirt with vintage Disney patches. I scanned some vintage Disney scrapbook stickers I bought at the park a few years ago, printed them onto to transfer paper and then ironed them on to white knit. Then I put wonder under on the back of the knit and cut them out. Ironed them to the skirt and then straight stitched the edges. It turned out so cute. I'm doing a similar one for dd and ds.

Good idea. Came out beautiful/

Snow White for a MK day:

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Oh my, she is such a cutie. Love that kissy face pose. The outfits are great too.

Pictures finally.

Here is Megan as Sleeping Beauty tonight for Halloween. She had a blast. She's worn it part of the last 3 days (Halloween Party Friday night at school, Halloween Party at the Zoo Saturday and Tonight for trick-or-treating)

And here is the dress on my Alice

Everything is awesome. My guys got a full 3 wears out of their costumes this year too. Tyler was so excited about that. "I get to wear it on Friday at school, Saturday at boxing, and then AGAIN on Sunday for trick or Treating!!!!"

Love the little Alice.

Love everything, great pumpkins too.

 

[tricia]

So this Halloween the kids didn't want anything sewn......maybe they saw where I was going with Mary Poppins...they just knew!

Anyway....this is what they came up with...

Patrick was a cowboy...

And Katie and Timmy...nerds....

I think I am ready to jump back on the horse...or on the sewing machine as it is....and give it a try today....I have calmed down after this weekend...of course the unlimited supply of chocolate helps!

All cute, but I love Katie's nerd

 

[Granna4679]

I have several pages to catch up on. I had my granddaughters all weekend and we made it to 2 Fall Festivals, 1 Car show (@ our church), and had a birthday party for my oldest daughter, who turned 30. Here are few pictures of the DGDs in their costumes...both Tiana!

And in their outfits I made for them to wear to the Car Show @ our church...
(the car behind them in the first picture is my husband's baby)

Now I have to go back and catch up on the last few pages....

 

[wbarkhur]

I am soo excited only 20 days left till our first trip!!! So excited, but still have tons to do.