Here's a fall dress for Lily. I haven't made her official first day of pre-school dress yet but I have the fabric all ready to go. It won't be anything fancy, but I think it will be cute. The pre-school asks that you take "first day of school" photos at the orientation day which is coming up in a couple of weeks.
That is so cute! Is that pattern from modkidboutique?
This is so cute. I was just thinking I wonder what one looks like with out the appliques. I am new as sewing and am just not there yet with appliqueing but love the style of the Vida. I checked out your tutorial too on the Vida thanks so much for taking the time to do that. Quick question too... ??? Can you only buy the Vida pattern online if so where is a good place to get one. I did Google it and came up with several places. Thanks in advance for your help.... and thank you again for doing that tutorial.
There may be some specialty fabric shops that carry the Farbenmix patterns but my only option is to buy online. I've usually just googled the name of the pattern with Farbenmix to limit the results. Then I check prices including shipping. I think I got my Vida pattern from a woman on ecrater.
I finished Taylor's Magic Kingdom birthday dress today. Once again HeatherSue is my hero (and Marah too). Thank you ladies for coming up with such cute birthday appliques! I don't know what I would do without you!
That came out so cute! Heather's applique designs are perfect. I'm so envious of those who can do larger than 4x4" machine applique.
I love the look of this Vida. it makes it seem like "ordinary" people can do it too
Not that your fabrics are ordinary
You have unbelievable skill in fabrics!
So that feliz you are making....you know with "butt ruflles"?????? A person can never have too many of those
Oh and a tutorial would be great. I have seen lots of people complain about the "vagueness" of that pattern and the butt ruffles. Well not the butt ruffles themselves....really how can anyone complain abut butt ruffles??
I'm planning to make so many ruffles the little girl will have trouble walking from the weight.
Seriously, though, I hope a nice cascade of ruffles from about the sash down will work.
I've only purchased one Studio Tantrum pattern so I don't know if they all have just basic instructions but there do seem to be more tutorials for this pattern than others. The instructions don't really even do more than mention at what point ruffles can be added. In photos, it looks to me like many people stitch the ruffles on top of the fabric. I prefer to enclose the raw edges in a seam so I end up with multiple strips that are stitched together (with a ruffle in each seam) to make the back panel.
Hi LisaZoe
When you do your larger appliques how do you attach the larger pieces without them puckering...I did a Minnie one a while back and I noticed where I fused larger pieces of fabric on, they were a little lumpy? Can't think of the right word...maybe orange peely? Do you think my iron was too hot...that is the only thing I can think of. I have a huge Pirate Mickey applique that I have been working on...and I'm afraid to get started...LOL
I don't think I've ever noticed that happening. Do you think you might be seeing the 'texture' of the fusible itself? I just checked some applique I have around and I don't see anything but then I mostly use fabric with a printed texture or pattern that might make it harder to notice. Of course since I've mostly only seen my own appliques and learned on my own, I might not even be aware that there's a texture that's not supposed to be there.
I'm sitting here turning an applique in various angles to see if I'm missing anything. All I notice is the texture of the fabric weave and small 'crinkles' that seem a natural part of most fabric.
I see SO much for little girls here, can someone post pictures of boy outfits that a 6yr old would go for? Would LOVE to see the Disboutique for Boys!
Definitely check out the Disboutique photobucket account (see the first post of this thread). Designs for girls definitely outnumber those for boys. I do both but have to admit I find it easier to design for girls. When I do things for boys, I feel much more limited in which colors, prints and styles I can do. I feel like I'm in a 'rut' and mostly do jeans/shorts and tees - with applique.
I am cracking up because I did look at every aspect of the dress. LOL I wanted to see how perfectly you made it and guess what . . . it is perfect!
That's a relief! Having sewn mostly for myself over the past 30+ years, I worry that my methods aren't up to par. Not that I don't think they're constructed soundly but more that how I do it may not be the 'right way', KWIM?
I got a real insecure feeling when I first started checking out
boutique boards. So many people talked so much about the classes, couture methods, etc. they used and here I was just a home sewer wanting to make a little cash.
I felt better, though, when a friend mentioned that one of the biggest critics of poor construction mentioned her biggest 'pet peeve' is when the seams at the crotch don't line up. I considered that a fairly basic criteria so I thought maybe I was OK after all. It's so hard for me to think of what I do as something most other people couldn't do just as well or better.
Just to let everyone know when Lisa sent the set Hannah was being . . . well . . . a complete pain in the butt to put it nicely. LOL Luckily she has mellowed a bit and I am again happy to give her things. She was supposed to wear the dress on her sisters bday but the theme was changed to The Little Mermaid. Goodness sakes you cannot wear an Alice dress to a mermaid party!
Hannah is wearing this to WDW next week and then to Kindergarten Orientation.
I'm glad Hannah's attitude is smoothing out. I've been struggling with Zoe over that issue for a few months. I know most of the problems happen when she's tired so I've tried getting her to bed earlier. It worked during school but it's been so hard to stick to a schedule this summer.
She'll do that every now and again when she's out looking over the threads on the boards.
Like mine. 
