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

[Granna4679]

Time to show off some Halloween costumes. The kids had Orange and Black day yesterday:
and then Halloween Costumes for school this morning:

Liam, and since he is a teenager, the joke about this is 'hey, I'm your local dealer'. Not very appropriate, but on the other hand, kinda funny.



Vest is the version by Carla, just upsized, and I made the Bow Tie too.

And now for Tyler, you may remember, that this is what we were trying to replicate:



And this is what we came up with:



Leggings from the Sewing Clothes Kids love book, blouse the portrait peasant, the tunic is a REALLY modified bowling shirt.

Super cute costumes!

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

You did a great job and looks like she loves them. Keep it up....

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:

And just because she is so cute - here is Chloe our 11 week old Golden pup - who almost pulled my sewing machine into the floor while I was in the next room pressing seams open!

This outfit is adorable. I love that swing top.
And the puppy just makes me smile!

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...

Cute idea. She is a doll.

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.

Ellen - just fantastic!!!! That's all I can say!

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.

Cute, cute, cute!

Thanks for the links to the different sites everyone!

I did find an adorable Nativity design that I'll put on a shirt to wear to Sunday School !!!!! I already bought it, but I just realized, I DONT KNOW IF IT WILL FIT MY 5x7 Hoop!!!! UGH!!!!
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2177674

I'd love to find a free lip balm holder for in the hoop now that I know they exist!!!lol!!!

Happy Halloween!! Have fun trick or treating - and be safe!!

From the dimensions, it looks like it should fit! I don't think you need to worry.

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.

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

Great job on everything....looks like everyone is enjoying their customs.

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)

Alice's Coordinating Dress

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

I am over my limit on pics here but I just had to say they all look adorable...you did a great job but my favorite is the Alice dress (I am a sucker for anything "Alice").

 

[woodkins]

Love all of the Halloween cuties...so many Alice's this year!
Gianna decided that this would be her first Hallween NOT going as a Disney Princess, so she picked a witch. Even though I sew, Grandma traditionally makes her costumes, so after much deliberation and design consulations, here is my funky witch:

 

[billwendy]

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....

Anita - AMAZING!!! Love how the girls are holding their Prince!!!! lol!!!

Bill and I get the kids this coming weekend (Matt, Elizabeth, Tim and Hannah) while their parents are at a "conference" which happens to be at WDW - so they are taking a few extra days to enjoy themselves and relax before their oldest son's wedding on 1/2/11. I think we are going to do one of those indoor playgrounds on Saturday and then Coco Cay waterpark on SUnday. I also have some of those Disney Tshirts they had at Joanns for them to color, we will watch toy story 3 and Im SURE we will play Disney Apples to Apples six million times!!! I forgot to mention, we will also have their humungous Great Dane (we are watching them at their house) who tries to eat everything - including ZOEY!!!

Oh and YES the nativity design is in 5x7 - I got it last night!!

Im thinking of maybe doing a Disneyland shirt for Billy and I for our trip...should I do short sleeves?

 

[MinnieVanMom]

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.

It all is just beautiful, great job on colour choices for the pirates. The Alice dress is just adorable on that too cute baby.

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Okay....been playing with my embroidery machine this morning...scary!

So I have questions...

When I purchase a design from let's just say Heather...when you transmit the design to the machine does it first do an outline so that you lay the fabric down for the applique? Or is that something I have to be able to tell the sewing machine to do? Do you lay down one fabric at a time and then I stop the machine and cut away? Can you tell I have no clue here!!!!!!

 

[my*2*angels]

NEW GIVE JUST POSTED!
This is a quick one, but let's make it EXTRA special! This family has NEVER been on a vacation, despite trying for the past 5 years. The wish child, Alexnder, will also be having a birthday while on this trip!!!!
http://s3.excoboard.com/DisBigGive/69525

 

[NiniMorris]

Okay....been playing with my embroidery machine this morning...scary!

So I have questions...

When I purchase a design from let's just say Heather...when you transmit the design to the machine does it first do an outline so that you lay the fabric down for the applique? Or is that something I have to be able to tell the sewing machine to do? Do you lay down one fabric at a time and then I stop the machine and cut away? Can you tell I have no clue here!!!!!!

Generally speaking...the first step is an outline stitch to show you where the fabric should be placed, the second is a tack down stitch to show you where to cut the fabric. Then, depending on how many fabrics are needed, these two steps will be repeated for each color of fabric. Then the satin stitch around each piece of fabric and all of those little touches that make it so beautiful.

That is the way most of Heather's work. Some designers...well, they go about things differently. (kinda like they think if there is 150 thread changes it makes them a better designer!) That is the reason Heather makes such a good place to start!

You might notice that all of Heather's placements are one color and the tack down is another color...most are two shades of blue. But almost aways a color that isn't needed for the actual design.

Hope that helps...if not, let me know...I am procrastinating going to work...so I'd 'love' to help you! LOL




Nini

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Okay...so bare with me because I am so scared I will mess this up I know i am over thinking all of this!

So this is how I understand...

First - outline stitch on just your base fabric...

Second - put your fabric on in the area it goes and then tack stitch...stop and cut.

Third - satin stitch and leave all happy!

Generally speaking...the first step is an outline stitch to show you where the fabric should be placed, the second is a tack down stitch to show you where to cut the fabric. Then, depending on how many fabrics are needed, these two steps will be repeated for each color of fabric. Then the satin stitch around each piece of fabric and all of those little touches that make it so beautiful.

That is the way most of Heather's work. Some designers...well, they go about things differently. (kinda like they think if there is 150 thread changes it makes them a better designer!) That is the reason Heather makes such a good place to start!

You might notice that all of Heather's placements are one color and the tack down is another color...most are two shades of blue. But almost aways a color that isn't needed for the actual design.

Hope that helps...if not, let me know...I am procrastinating going to work...so I'd 'love' to help you! LOL




Nini

 

[NiniMorris]

Okay...so bare with me because I am so scared I will mess this up I know i am over thinking all of this!

So this is how I understand...

First - outline stitch on just your base fabric...

Second - put your fabric on in the area it goes and then tack stitch...stop and cut.

Third - satin stitch and leave all happy!

LOL...you should have seem ME when I first got my machine! I had less than 2 hours alone with it before I had to leave for church!

First...make sure you are using something that won't matter if you mess up...that way there is no pressure at all! I had a bunch of plain muslin that I practiced on.

Hoop your fabric (making sure you use stabilizer). Place the hoop in the machine and make sure the design you want to use is showing. Press the start button, and the machine will show you where to put the fabric.

Place the fabric where it goes (one trick is to use glue...I like to use washable school glue sticks. Some people use a spray adhesive, others just place and hope...they all work equally as well!) Press the start button and the machine will tack down the fabric. Remove the hoop from the machine...and cut around the tack down stitch. Place the hoop back in the machine and press the start button again. If you are doing a one fabric applique, it will add the final touches and the satin stitch at this time.

Last step is to admire your handiwork! (oh..I guess I will add, don't take the fabric out of the hoop until you are completely finished...my DD10 thought you were supposed to tak ethe fabric out of the hoop to cut...not a pretty picture!

LOL


Nini

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

LOL...you should have seem ME when I first got my machine! I had less than 2 hours alone with it before I had to leave for church!

First...make sure you are using something that won't matter if you mess up...that way there is no pressure at all! I had a bunch of plain muslin that I practiced on.

Hoop your fabric (making sure you use stabilizer). Place the hoop in the machine and make sure the design you want to use is showing. Press the start button, and the machine will show you where to put the fabric.

Place the fabric where it goes (one trick is to use glue...I like to use washable school glue sticks. Some people use a spray adhesive, others just place and hope...they all work equally as well!) Press the start button and the machine will tack down the fabric. Remove the hoop from the machine...and cut around the tack down stitch. Place the hoop back in the machine and press the start button again. If you are doing a one fabric applique, it will add the final touches and the satin stitch at this time.

Last step is to admire your handiwork! (oh..I guess I will add, don't take the fabric out of the hoop until you are completely finished...my DD10 thought you were supposed to tak ethe fabric out of the hoop to cut...not a pretty picture!

LOL


Nini

Yippie! I think I get it! Now to be brave!!!!

 

[dizzy4mickey]

Hi ladies. I was wondering if anyone can help with this question. I have a singer 8780. I am doing one more last minute shirt before our trip on Wednesday. I tried calling the Singer 800# and their system must be down, I am getting a busy signal.

My top needle is not catching the bobbin thread. I have threaded and re-threaded the needle thread and the bobbin thread. They are both threaded correctly. I have taken out the bobbin casing and cleaned out the lint. I re-oiled the machine. I tried different, new needles and adjusting the tension, but nothing is working. I cannot get the needle to catch the bobbin!

If anyone can help with this question, I would appreciate it. I would like to get this shirt done today if possible. Thanks!!!!!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Hi ladies. I was wondering if anyone can help with this question. I have a singer 8780. I am doing one more last minute shirt before our trip on Wednesday. I tried calling the Singer 800# and their system must be down, I am getting a busy signal.

My top needle is not catching the bobbin thread. I have threaded and re-threaded the needle thread and the bobbin thread. They are both threaded correctly. I have taken out the bobbin casing and cleaned out the lint. I re-oiled the machine. I tried different, new needles and adjusting the tension, but nothing is working. I cannot get the needle to catch the bobbin!

If anyone can help with this question, I would appreciate it. I would like to get this shirt done today if possible. Thanks!!!!!

I know you said you tried the needle....is it turned the right way? That is the only thing I can think. (kinda did that once!) Good Luck!

 

[golden2323]

I've been lurking on this thread for months, drooling over what you all create. I have a basic sewing machine and have done some beginner sewing, but what I REALLY want to do is embroidery.

My DH told me to go ahead and order a machine for Christmas. I searched and searched, but a 5x7 or larger hoop just was not in the budget, so I went with a Brother machine with a 4x4 hoop.

Now I'm worried I'll get it and wont' be able to do much due to the size restriction. I'm mostly sewing for my toddlers, so I HOPE the 4x4 will hold me for a while - if I get comfortable with it, hopefully I can upgrade.

So, those of you with 4x4 hoops - please show me some examples of what you've been able to do to reassure me!!!!

 

[tricia]

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....

Love everything, especially the flame overalls.

Love all of the Halloween cuties...so many Alice's this year!
Gianna decided that this would be her first Hallween NOT going as a Disney Princess, so she picked a witch. Even though I sew, Grandma traditionally makes her costumes, so after much deliberation and design consulations, here is my funky witch:

Very cute witch.

 

[tricia]

Got a couple of more things done on the weekend.

First a Christmas table topper that I am donating to a Silent Auction to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. It is very similar to one I had done earlier:

Then a St. Patrick's day table runner. I had made a set of 3 table runners (Halloween, Christmas and Easter) for a friend for her wedding shower, now she sd to her sister, that she is only missing a couple of seasons, so her sister contracted me to make them for St. Pat's and Valentines to just about cover the whole year.

A Manhattan dress from the Sewing Clothes Kids Love book for a customer for a Christmas present for her daughter (I can't wait to see it on her)

And a Brooklyn shrug from the same book to go with above dress:

And a quick way to make your 9 yr old boy think you are the best mom ever. Buy a cheapie Walmart hat and embroider a skull on it in the colors of his choice:

 

[billwendy]

NEW GIVE JUST POSTED!
This is a quick one, but let's make it EXTRA special! This family has NEVER been on a vacation, despite trying for the past 5 years. The wish child, Alexnder, will also be having a birthday while on this trip!!!!
http://s3.excoboard.com/DisBigGive/69525

Heading over there now!!! How cool for them!!! YAY!!!

I've been lurking on this thread for months, drooling over what you all create. I have a basic sewing machine and have done some beginner sewing, but what I REALLY want to do is embroidery.

My DH told me to go ahead and order a machine for Christmas. I searched and searched, but a 5x7 or larger hoop just was not in the budget, so I went with a Brother machine with a 4x4 hoop.

Now I'm worried I'll get it and wont' be able to do much due to the size restriction. I'm mostly sewing for my toddlers, so I HOPE the 4x4 will hold me for a while - if I get comfortable with it, hopefully I can upgrade.

So, those of you with 4x4 hoops - please show me some examples of what you've been able to do to reassure me!!!!

Sure you can!!! Especially for Toddlers!!!

 

[birdie757]

Hi ladies. I was wondering if anyone can help with this question. I have a singer 8780. I am doing one more last minute shirt before our trip on Wednesday. I tried calling the Singer 800# and their system must be down, I am getting a busy signal.

My top needle is not catching the bobbin thread. I have threaded and re-threaded the needle thread and the bobbin thread. They are both threaded correctly. I have taken out the bobbin casing and cleaned out the lint. I re-oiled the machine. I tried different, new needles and adjusting the tension, but nothing is working. I cannot get the needle to catch the bobbin!

If anyone can help with this question, I would appreciate it. I would like to get this shirt done today if possible. Thanks!!!!!

Did you check the bobbin case? My very first machine started doing this and it ended up being that the point broke off the bobbin case. I couldn't even tell since it kind of broke off in a point but the dealer could tell right away. At first the stitches looked weird...like some were longer than the others then it didn't catch at all. I hope it isn't case though because that "totaled" my machine out because it wasn't worth as much as the repair was.

 

[NiniMorris]

I've been lurking on this thread for months, drooling over what you all create. I have a basic sewing machine and have done some beginner sewing, but what I REALLY want to do is embroidery.

My DH told me to go ahead and order a machine for Christmas. I searched and searched, but a 5x7 or larger hoop just was not in the budget, so I went with a Brother machine with a 4x4 hoop.

Now I'm worried I'll get it and wont' be able to do much due to the size restriction. I'm mostly sewing for my toddlers, so I HOPE the 4x4 will hold me for a while - if I get comfortable with it, hopefully I can upgrade.

So, those of you with 4x4 hoops - please show me some examples of what you've been able to do to reassure me!!!!

If you are sewing for toddlers...the 4x4 size is perfect. I use the 4x4 for my GD3 all the time and use the larger 5x7 for everyone else...



Nini

 

[froggy33]

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.

This turned out so nice! I love the tie at the waist as well!

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.

Yep, I was going to say the same thing. I tried it out and opened a design I had already in .pes format and added a name to that and then exported it as a .pes (I didn't realize you could do this! Will totally help if I want to add names) It seemed to work, but it does export as both .pes and .pes.eox. Search around you may have just missed it.

 

[abfight]

I've been lurking on this thread for months, drooling over what you all create. I have a basic sewing machine and have done some beginner sewing, but what I REALLY want to do is embroidery.

My DH told me to go ahead and order a machine for Christmas. I searched and searched, but a 5x7 or larger hoop just was not in the budget, so I went with a Brother machine with a 4x4 hoop.

Now I'm worried I'll get it and wont' be able to do much due to the size restriction. I'm mostly sewing for my toddlers, so I HOPE the 4x4 will hold me for a while - if I get comfortable with it, hopefully I can upgrade.

So, those of you with 4x4 hoops - please show me some examples of what you've been able to do to reassure me!!!!

I love my 4x4. There are tons of designs out there. I also have toddlers so I couldn't use much bigger right now. But I can see a huge case of hoop envy in my future. But maybe by then we'll both hit the lottery, or the mbroidery machine fairy will fly over our houses........ HEY it could happen RIGHT???