Disboutiquers Part 24 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[Granna4679]

Adi - Just had to post again to say ....I love your outfits and Isabel is just absolutely precious!!

 

[cogero]

Annita not sure if I posted before or not but Congrats on the baby Boy.


I just watched 4 of 6 parts of a PBS special on autism. I really shouldn't do this because I always wind up with a laundry list for the dr. We even have an appointment tomorrow with our pediatrician.

I am going to go lay down because those shows always depress me too.

 

[billwendy]

Adi - She is just precious!!!!! Love all the pics of the meet as well!! Sometime I hope to meet you all!!!!

Anita - Congrads on your first GRANDSON!!!!! WOO HOO!!! We can all be so proud of his Daddy - we know the sacrifice he is making for us - thank him for me!! Thanks for the advice about the dresses - so would you recommend going with their measurement size? Hannah is tiny, but Elizabeth is not....but I cannot STAND things that gape!!!! Thoughts?

WyomingMomof6 - the kids look ADORABLE and what fun all going to the ballgame!!!

If anyone would like to help with Trace's big give, that'd be awesome. His Mom, Tonya is a big giver herself! We could really use pillowcases, medium sized rosetta bags, bracelets, water bottle holders and a sea world shirt for trace (would love some crazy shark iron on!!). Thanks for considering!!!!

 

[PurpleEars]

Thanks for all the compliments on the Belle outfit. The Big Gives are so rewarding. I am so behind on this thread and there have been way too many amazing things to quote!

I have a couple of things to share.

These are Easter outfits I did for my kids to wear to their parties today.

We went to a Rockies game this weekend. My middle son was singing the National anthem with his college. I made Alexa this outfit to wear to the game. All of my kids were able to go to the game so it was a great time!

And here is a pic of all three of my girls just because!

Great outfits. It's cool that your son gets to sing at the game.

Spent the weekend with my DD that is pregnant. She had and ultrasound on Friday and found out she is having......A BOY!!!!!In my family, we had 3 girls, my oldest sister had 2 girls, I had 2 girls, my oldest daughter has 2 girls....that's all we have ever had. Can you see why the excitement??? They are very excited. On a sad note though, Her husband just received Army orders that he will leave for Korea on May 26 (without her). He is really upset that he will miss most of the pregnancy and most likely the first 8 months of the baby's life. It will be a tough time. If you ever wonder what military life is like...it is called sacrifice!

Congrats! I hope your DD will have an uneventful pregnancy and will have lots of support while your SIL is serving overseas.

In order to help this thread move along (It just seems that things have slowed down – lets get a new thread already, LOL) and in honor of Mickey Mouse entertaining Miss Isabel right now – I uploaded stuff I made Isabel for 4th of July (last year), Her birthday trip to WDW, Thanksgiving and our Christmas trip. It is WAAAAYYY too many pictures – feel free to ignore – but I hope her *fans* enjoy, lol. I have some pictures of the stuff I , made just hanging and WAY too many action shots. Here goes. . . .

July 2010 – 4th of July outfit (I will likely recreate this outfit for this year):

Thanks for sharing all the pictures! I enjoyed seeing all the outfits on Isabel! You did a good job on them!

 

[ncmomof2]

I have been lurking but not saying much lately. I have been in a sewing slump! When I don't sew for awhile, I get nervous to start again. SInce my DD will be two on Friday, I finally got myself to the sewing machine to make her a birthday dress.

Here is the gymboree dress I attemted to copy:

Here is the finished product:

Here is a closer look at the pleats (what a pain, but worth it!):

Oh, and I think I have a future seamstress on my hands. This is where I found her the other day...

I really need to start planning for our DW trip in Sept. We are staying extra days, so extra dresses

 

[billwendy]

Denise - she is super cute!! And GREAT job on the dress!!!!

 

[mphalens]

Okay ... so these are NOT Disney outfits, but I really wanted to share some of the pictures from DS#1 and his BFF's joint star wars birthday party ... We asked the guests to come in costumes if they wanted ... so of course we all had to dress up too ... My mom made the boys Jedi Robes for birthday presents ...

Amber (BFF's mom) had a Padme costume, so I went with Leia ... but DS wanted me to be "Ewok Speeder" Leia so here's what I came up with (oh! and Amber decided she was not putting the dang white jumpsuit on again so she needed a jedi shirt so I made her one to wear with her skirt)

Then of course, we had the littlest jedi's of the bunch ... I made their over shirts and DS#2's belt - and boy was he particular!!!

Here's a better picture of DS#1's actual costume ... he wanted to be "teenage Anakin -before he switched to the Dark Side" ....

Of course - Darth Vader made an appearance (Amber's DH already had the costume) which meant my DH got to be the Jedi Master that conducted the Jedi Training ...

Here's a group shot:

We're talking super hi-tech sewing here ladies Pinking Shears to cut the shirts out ... only sewed up the side seams and under sides of the arms (shirts cut out with the fold at the top of the shirt) ... the belts are lots of straight sewing putting two layers of pleather on top of one another one skinnier than the other ... Buckles sewed on for the easy on & off DS#1's pleather top thing (I swear they sort of look like odd suspenders ) was tricky, but it attached to his belt ...

DS#2's boots came from OUAC's girls clearance bin ... leggings too ... DS#1's boots were part of his Star Wars costume from Halloween '09 -luckily bought big- pants are baseball pants from Goodwill ... undershirt out of his closet ...

 

[teresajoy]

It sounds like you are going to busy to me!!!! Is that $25 museum thing still available? i'm assuming it isn't. Last week we took the kids to the Indianapolis children's museum and it was a lot of fun!!!!

Thanks for the satin advice!

Please keep an officer's family in your prayers. He was killed not too far from here last night. It just makes me sick to my stomach and my heart just hurts for the family. I wish my DH was close to retirement!!!

It lasted about two days, but it's overwith now. I should have messaged you to make sure you saw it, it was for the Kingman.

I saw that about the officer on the news. That is just so tragic. Those kinds of stories scare me to death.

Serving for a really emotional week around here this week. And...not having an emboridery machine to play with I have no therapy of my own!



Nini

I'm sorry honey.

Kirsten

Great job!!! This is too cute!

Thanks for all the ideas. It does sound like lots of stuff, I hope you get a chance to relax a little.

I will!! I love relaxing. I usually start with a big list of things I'd like to do, and then we get to 3 of them!

And here is a pic of all three of my girls just because!

So beautiful!! I love your daughter's dress!

Hi All,

Does anyone know where I could find a pattern to make Belle's Blue Dress for dd who is almost 3?

TIA!

I used the Simply Sweet and the Portrait Peasant. I widened the straps and didn't put in elastic on the Simply Sweet (but you wouldn't have to).

Photobucket is working now, so here's a picture:

Spent the weekend with my DD that is pregnant. She had and ultrasound on Friday and found out she is having......A BOY!!!!!

Congratulations!!! I hope she has a wonderful pregnancy!

Princess Breakfast at EPCOT (Akershus – sp?)

Belle was OVER THE MOON excited to see a LO dressed like her:

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I love your pictures Adi!!! Isabel is so cute!!!! The pictures with Belle are wonderful! Belle looks so excited to see Isabel!!!

HEY!! That boy is spoken for!

I want to go back NOW (and that has absolutely nothing to do with the extremely crappy Spring we're having )!
.

I was going to say that too Heather!!!

It has been a rather icky yucky awful kind of "spring" hasn't it!

SNOW! YUCK! Come with me to Florida!

Machine is purring right along! I am SO excited! I was getting very nervous! My mom thinks I'm completely nuts buying something I've never touched before... let alone a brother machine! I told her I had some good tech support online via the disboardsx! Thanks for your help and support.

I'm so glad you got it worked out!!!!

Oh, and I think I have a future seamstress on my hands. This is where I found her the other day...

I love the dress! This picture is too adorable!

Okay ... so these are NOT Disney outfits, but I really wanted to share some of the pictures from DS#1 and his BFF's joint star wars birthday party ... We asked the guests to come in costumes if they wanted ... so of course we all had to dress up too ... My mom made the boys Jedi Robes for birthday presents ...
Here's a group shot:

We're talking super hi-tech sewing here ladies Pinking Shears to cut the shirts out ... only sewed up the side seams and under sides of the arms (shirts cut out with the fold at the top of the shirt) ... the belts are lots of straight sewing putting two layers of pleather on top of one another one skinnier than the other ... Buckles sewed on for the easy on & off DS#1's pleather top thing (I swear they sort of look like odd suspenders ) was tricky, but it attached to his belt ...

DS#2's boots came from OUAC's girls clearance bin ... leggings too ... DS#1's boots were part of his Star Wars costume from Halloween '09 -luckily bought big- pants are baseball pants from Goodwill ... undershirt out of his closet ...

Did you just say that Star Wars wasn't Disney??? Star Tours! Star Wars Weekends! Definitely Disney! And, the outfits are WONDERFUL!!! I love seeing these pictures, thank you so much for sharing!

 

[teresajoy]

QUESTION:

Lydia wants me to make her a dress for Sea World. I tried to convince her she wanted a skirt and top, but she really wants a dress. I want to do the Simply Sweet with the Scallopini skirt on the bottom. I know other people have combined these two, but I can't find any pictures. If you have made this (or can find me the link to the pictures I know have been posted) I would be most grateful!!!!

 

[VBAndrea]

Thanks so much!

For the fabric - I got my Marlins fabric on EBay - for around $5 a yard (Got a whole bolt, lol). I've seen Yankee's on JoAnn's .com - but it comes and goes. They have loads of football fabric at my store, but not much baseball. I think it isn't as popular or is out of print Try Ebay.

You can check MaryJos.com as well ... sometimes they have MLB cottons ...

When my mom needs Red Sox fabric to make the boys jammies she goes to Marshalls or TJMAXX and buys a pair of the mens pajama pants in an XL or larger ... she gets plenty of fabric that way might help if you can't find it elsewhere!

When I was looking for cotton yankees fabric for my crib set recently it was no where to be found (except the rediculously priced stuff on ebay.) I ended up using fleece for parts of the set, and appliqueing logos for the rest.

I know I posted pics, but just in case you missed them:

And I used this baseball fabric, but I think they also had it in navy either in store or on line:

Mary Jo's had a bunch of MLB fabrics when I was there last week. I am almost positive I saw Yankees, Rockies and Red Sox.

After the Sox won the World Series in 2004 it seems they stopped selling the cotton/poly blend fabric, just the red sox fleece is all that is available.

I did the same thing as your mom did with mens pj pants, that is the only way to get Red Sox fabric. When I went home last year I got my pj bottoms at Walmart, I'll have to check TJ Maxx when we go home this summer. When I went to Walmart in Monroe last week I bought two pairs of Mickey Mouse pj bottoms in the ladies department and I plan to take them apart and use the fabric to make something for the kids.

THANKS LADIES!!!! All MJ's has is fleece, which is available at Joann's and Hancock's (at least on line). Ebay has the same $100 per yard prices that etsy has. Would I really ever lay scissors to something that cost $100/yd?!!! Anyhoo, my sister e-mailed me this morning asking me if I could serge a blanket instead (using the fleece Yankees fabric). Let's see, would I rather do a Bowling shirt with applique and piecing fabric together or do a fleece banket (I am thinking only in the essence of time cuz I'm kind of swamped with other projects due at the same time)??? No brainer! I also told her I could fringe and knot the blanket -- may depend what pattern she picks.

Ellen -- I for some reason had in my head that your set was the Mets Sorry, I'm not a New Yorker! If I go with the bowling shirt I'm doing exactly as you did and appliqueing the logo onto navy and will add the baseballs on navy fabric on the front of the shirt as well (though I hadn't yet seen that fabric actually in the store -- it's on line though). This family would freak if they saw your set. The boy is turning three or four though, so thankfully I will not be commissioned to make any crib sets. He's my sister's boyfriend's grandson. They are all originally from upstate NY.

I have been lurking but not saying much lately. I have been in a sewing slump! When I don't sew for awhile, I get nervous to start again. SInce my DD will be two on Friday, I finally got myself to the sewing machine to make her a birthday dress.

Here is the finished product:

Here is a closer look at the pleats (what a pain, but worth it!):

Oh, and I think I have a future seamstress on my hands. This is where I found her the other day...

I really need to start planning for our DW trip in Sept. We are staying extra days, so extra dresses

The dress turned out better than the Gymboree version! Great job on the pleats. Sorry they were such a pain. And I love your future seamstress!

Okay ... so these are NOT Disney outfits, but I really wanted to share some of the pictures from DS#1 and his BFF's joint star wars birthday party ... We asked the guests to come in costumes if they wanted ... so of course we all had to dress up too ... My mom made the boys Jedi Robes for birthday presents ...

We're talking super hi-tech sewing here ladies Pinking Shears to cut the shirts out ... only sewed up the side seams and under sides of the arms (shirts cut out with the fold at the top of the shirt) ... the belts are lots of straight sewing putting two layers of pleather on top of one another one skinnier than the other ... Buckles sewed on for the easy on & off DS#1's pleather top thing (I swear they sort of look like odd suspenders ) was tricky, but it attached to his belt ...

DS#2's boots came from OUAC's girls clearance bin ... leggings too ... DS#1's boots were part of his Star Wars costume from Halloween '09 -luckily bought big- pants are baseball pants from Goodwill ... undershirt out of his closet ...

Wow!! Amazing!!! It LOOKS like hi tech sewing! I can't beleive you made it as simple as you did b/c the finished products look very professional!

 

[Fruto76]

When I was looking for cotton yankees fabric for my crib set recently it was no where to be found (except the rediculously priced stuff on ebay.) I ended up using fleece for parts of the set, and appliqueing logos for the rest.

I know I posted pics, but just in case you missed them:

And I used this baseball fabric, but I think they also had it in navy either in store or on line:

Anita, congrats on the DGS to be!!!

Adi, adorable pictures!! Your DD looks a lot like you I think. Love the pink birthday dress and the ohana dress the most . Great group shot from the meet too. So much cuteness!!

WOW! Amazing job!

I have been lurking but not saying much lately. I have been in a sewing slump! When I don't sew for awhile, I get nervous to start again. SInce my DD will be two on Friday, I finally got myself to the sewing machine to make her a birthday dress.

Here is the gymboree dress I attemted to copy:

Here is the finished product:

Here is a closer look at the pleats (what a pain, but worth it!):

Oh, and I think I have a future seamstress on my hands. This is where I found her the other day...

I really need to start planning for our DW trip in Sept. We are staying extra days, so extra dresses

I like your version much better than the gymboree one! Great job!

Okay ... so these are NOT Disney outfits, but I really wanted to share some of the pictures from DS#1 and his BFF's joint star wars birthday party ... We asked the guests to come in costumes if they wanted ... so of course we all had to dress up too ... My mom made the boys Jedi Robes for birthday presents ...

Amber (BFF's mom) had a Padme costume, so I went with Leia ... but DS wanted me to be "Ewok Speeder" Leia so here's what I came up with (oh! and Amber decided she was not putting the dang white jumpsuit on again so she needed a jedi shirt so I made her one to wear with her skirt)

Then of course, we had the littlest jedi's of the bunch ... I made their over shirts and DS#2's belt - and boy was he particular!!!

Here's a better picture of DS#1's actual costume ... he wanted to be "teenage Anakin -before he switched to the Dark Side" ....

Of course - Darth Vader made an appearance (Amber's DH already had the costume) which meant my DH got to be the Jedi Master that conducted the Jedi Training ...

Here's a group shot:

We're talking super hi-tech sewing here ladies Pinking Shears to cut the shirts out ... only sewed up the side seams and under sides of the arms (shirts cut out with the fold at the top of the shirt) ... the belts are lots of straight sewing putting two layers of pleather on top of one another one skinnier than the other ... Buckles sewed on for the easy on & off DS#1's pleather top thing (I swear they sort of look like odd suspenders ) was tricky, but it attached to his belt ...

DS#2's boots came from OUAC's girls clearance bin ... leggings too ... DS#1's boots were part of his Star Wars costume from Halloween '09 -luckily bought big- pants are baseball pants from Goodwill ... undershirt out of his closet ...

OK, you did an AMAZING job on the party costumes... they are fabulous and the pictures make it look like you spent weeks or even months sewing them up! Seems your son had an awesome birthday party! OH...and did you say Star Wars isn't Disney? silly you!

 

[babynala]

These are Easter outfits I did for my kids to wear to their parties today.

We went to a Rockies game this weekend. My middle son was singing the National anthem with his college. I made Alexa this outfit to wear to the game. All of my kids were able to go to the game so it was a great time!

And here is a pic of all three of my girls just because!

Cute Easter outfits. The baseball dress came out really nice. I love the picture of all of your girls at the game.

Spent the weekend with my DD that is pregnant. She had and ultrasound on Friday and found out she is having......A BOY!!!!!In my family, we had 3 girls, my oldest sister had 2 girls, I had 2 girls, my oldest daughter has 2 girls....that's all we have ever had. Can you see why the excitement??? They are very excited. On a sad note though, Her husband just received Army orders that he will leave for Korea on May 26 (without her). He is really upset that he will miss most of the pregnancy and most likely the first 8 months of the baby's life. It will be a tough time. If you ever wonder what military life is like...it is called sacrifice!
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Congrats to your DD and her DH. How exiting to have a little boy to sew for. I guess you will be buying lots of blue fabric. I'm sorry that your son in law is being sent to Korea during this special time. Will your DD be close to you or living somewhere else during his deployment? I can't imagine how tough it will be on them.

I just watched 4 of 6 parts of a PBS special on autism. I really shouldn't do this because I always wind up with a laundry list for the dr. We even have an appointment tomorrow with our pediatrician.

I am going to go lay down because those shows always depress me too.

They seem to be coming up with insights into autism all the time. Hope you were able to get some rest. You are a GREAT mom.

Here is the finished product:

Here is a closer look at the pleats (what a pain, but worth it!):

Oh, and I think I have a future seamstress on my hands. This is where I found her the other day...

I really need to start planning for our DW trip in Sept. We are staying extra days, so extra dresses

the Birthday dress is beautiful and the pleats are great. I guess you have a little helper now.

Okay ... so these are NOT Disney outfits, but I really wanted to share some of the pictures from DS#1 and his BFF's joint star wars birthday party ... We asked the guests to come in costumes if they wanted ... so of course we all had to dress up too ...
Here's a group shot:

That looks like a great birthday party. You did an fabulous job creating all the costumes, very creative.

(She LOVED the noodles – this is my MIL’s favorite picture from the trip)

December Trip, Action Shots:

Wow, thanks for posting all of the pictures from your trips and the ones from the Big Dis Meet. The dresses you made were really great. The birthday dress is amazing. I think the picture of your DD eating her noodles is so cute. She looks so adorable sitting in this big chair. You can really see how she has grown in this group of pictures.

 

[mphalens]

Did you just say that Star Wars wasn't Disney??? Star Tours! Star Wars Weekends! Definitely Disney! And, the outfits are WONDERFUL!!! I love seeing these pictures, thank you so much for sharing!

OK, you did an AMAZING job on the party costumes... they are fabulous and the pictures make it look like you spent weeks or even months sewing them up! Seems your son had an awesome birthday party! OH...and did you say Star Wars isn't Disney? silly you!

That looks like a great birthday party. You did an fabulous job creating all the costumes, very creative.

Aw! It was late ... not sure what I was thinking saying "not Disney"
Thanks for making my morning!!!! Gives me more confidence to tackle that growing pile of material

 

[Marianne0310]

Here's a group shot:

Hi Marianne,

What a great Birthday Party. You're so creative!! Those costumes are awesome!!! I love the pictures. It looks like everyone had a great time, image the wonderful memories you have made.

 

[cogero]

Feeling much better today. MY attitude and physically. Yesterday I ate chinese food and I would of sworn I was having a gallbladder attack if I had a gallbladder. It was horrible I almost called DH home from work at midnight but I took some alka seltzer and feel loads better.

I am back on a strict diet of watching what I eat which I haven't been doing lately. I swear I have gallbladder disease since I still have all the ducts.

I have to take my son to the ped for his 3 year check up we are only 6 months behind. going to ask for any insight into talking and things. Probably wont go anywhere but worth a try.

A little more than 2 months to our developmental Ped appointment.

I love the star wars outfits they are awesome

tonights project is finishing Easter.

 

[Granna4679]

Wow...you did a great job on all if the costumes and the party looks like so much fun. Love that the adults participated. That is something your DS will always remember. You are very creative to come up with all of those costumes.

Annita not sure if I posted before or not but Congrats on the baby Boy.

Anita - Congrads on your first GRANDSON!!!!! WOO HOO!!! We can all be so proud of his Daddy - we know the sacrifice he is making for us - thank him for me!! Thanks for the advice about the dresses - so would you recommend going with their measurement size? Hannah is tiny, but Elizabeth is not....but I cannot STAND things that gape!!!! Thoughts?

Congrats! I hope your DD will have an uneventful pregnancy and will have lots of support while your SIL is serving overseas.

Here is the finished product:

Here is a closer look at the pleats (what a pain, but worth it!):

Oh, and I think I have a future seamstress on my hands. This is where I found her the other day...

I really need to start planning for our DW trip in Sept. We are staying extra days, so extra dresses

She is just precious! I really like the dress you made more than the Gymboree dress. Love the pleats!

Congrats to your DD and her DH. How exiting to have a little boy to sew for. I guess you will be buying lots of blue fabric. I'm sorry that your son in law is being sent to Korea during this special time. Will your DD be close to you or living somewhere else during his deployment? I can't imagine how tough it will be on them.

Thanks ladies! I have a list a mile long of things to make for this baby. My DD's baby bedding when she was born was "ducks" and she has always loved them. Her lovey was a duck and she carried it for many years. So....you guessed it...she wants to do the baby's bedding and things in "ducks". So....if anyone sees anything unusual or creative let me know. I am looking for ideas. I already have the usual quilt, dust ruffle, bumper pads, etc on the list but looking for extra ideas.

Wendy - I would do measurements for the girls (especially length). I would probably make Hannah's a size according to chest size since it seems to run large on the pattern.

 

[tricia]

I have been lurking but not saying much lately. I have been in a sewing slump! When I don't sew for awhile, I get nervous to start again. SInce my DD will be two on Friday, I finally got myself to the sewing machine to make her a birthday dress.

Here is the finished product:

Oh, and I think I have a future seamstress on my hands. This is where I found her the other day...

I really need to start planning for our DW trip in Sept. We are staying extra days, so extra dresses

So cute. Glad you are starting to get your sewing mojo back, you always make such nice dresses for your girls.

...

Great job with everything. What a cute little Jedi, love the boots.

 

[RubberDuckyRanch]

GREAT pictures Adi -- WTMTQ!!!

Anita: Congrats on the future grandSON! What a surprise for the family. I see loads of Bowling Shirts in your future. Sorry about your SIL going to Korea. As my DH always says, that's why they're called orders.

QUESTION
Where does everyone get their baseball team fabric? I am in need of Yankees and need it soon!
ETA: Gee, I see I can get some on etsy for only $100 per yard!!!

Phillies fabric is OOP too and goes for obscene amounts of money on ebay.

After the Sox won the World Series in 2004 it seems they stopped selling the cotton/poly blend fabric, just the red sox fleece is all that is available.

I did the same thing as your mom did with mens pj pants, that is the only way to get Red Sox fabric. When I went home last year I got my pj bottoms at Walmart, I'll have to check TJ Maxx when we go home this summer. When I went to Walmart in Monroe last week I bought two pairs of Mickey Mouse pj bottoms in the ladies department and I plan to take them apart and use the fabric to make something for the kids.

This is what I did with a pair of Phillies jammie pants too. I haven't made anything yet but now I have a logo design so this may be a project soon.


Will post pics soon of the dresses I've made recently. 3 done, finishing Juliet's easter outfit this morning.

ADI - pics look great! She is a cutie! Love the meet pics too!
Granna - congrats on the baby boy!! So is a strong one adn with the support of her family she will have a nice healthy Pregnancy. We are thankful for the sacrifice made by all of you.

 

[RubberDuckyRanch]

LOVE THE STAR WARS PARTY!!!!!!!!
(yes I had to shout that.)

 

[Granna4679]

I have been playing catch up and finishing up a few orders. Here is what I worked on this week.

A Tink outfit....the skirt (thanks Aimee for the tutorial on the skirt)

and the complete outfit:

And AK shirts (individually and then together). I made them coordinating:

Thanks for looking.