Disboutiquers Part 27 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[kha100399]

Beautiful work! I like the little overlay on the Tiana dress. I must be very tired -- when I saw the first photo I couldn't figure out why you embroidered "Grammy to many" on the shirt of the first dress I figured it out as I scrolled further down.


Heaven's NO! I am making two costumes -- one for each child of mine. They are just taking so long that if I were to sell them ever and were to charge the $20 and hour someone suggested, I would have to charge $500 per costume. It took me over an hour just to do the trim on one of the sleeves. The second one went much faster (maybe only about 20 to 30 minutes). Remember, I'm the one who keeps contemplating opening an etsy shop and never has the time to.


Perla is my guess and I see now that I'm quoting what your photo is labeled

yeah!! everyone who guessed was correct, I feel so much better! even if the non disney nuts don't get it

my oldest two are anastasia and drizella, my middle is cinderella, my only boy prince charming, which left my clueless for the baby...will post pictures after the weekend of everyone together.

thanks for playing along! only about 50 days until our trip, so excited! I love reading along with you all for inspiration, and will try to do better about posting (although I always do read along).

 

[DMGeurts]

Yay for almost half way point! I would say people had positive things to say about my dress and other customs. I had a number of guests and CM's asking me where I got the dress. Only 1 person asked me if I would consider making a dress for her. I guess I am not a good salesperson? Not that it matters anyway, I am very hesistant about selling since I am concerned that sewing won't be enjoyable if I *had to* do it for an order.

This is good to know. I just wanted to make sure that people wouldn't be teasing me, because I'm all dressed up.

Heaven's NO! I am making two costumes -- one for each child of mine. They are just taking so long that if I were to sell them ever and were to charge the $20 and hour someone suggested, I would have to charge $500 per costume. It took me over an hour just to do the trim on one of the sleeves. The second one went much faster (maybe only about 20 to 30 minutes). Remember, I'm the one who keeps contemplating opening an etsy shop and never has the time to.

Well, you should sell them for $500 each... you'd be half way to taking me to Disney.

D~

 

[dianemom2]

okay, if anybody will recognize who this is it will be you wonderful ladies. My five kiddos have a disney themed halloween ensemble that we are also using on our next trip, but unless you are a fanatic, people may not know who it is....

so, what do you think

I was going to guess one of Cinderella's mice but you already answered.

yeah!! everyone who guessed was correct, I feel so much better! even if the non disney nuts don't get it

my oldest two are anastasia and drizella, my middle is cinderella, my only boy prince charming, which left my clueless for the baby...will post pictures after the weekend of everyone together.

thanks for playing along! only about 50 days until our trip, so excited! I love reading along with you all for inspiration, and will try to do better about posting (although I always do read along).

That sounds like such a cute group costume. You should take some pictures and submit them to that website http://www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/costumes.html . Maybe your family would win the group costume prize. Are you doing mouse ears to go with the mouse dress?

 

[NiniMorris]

Soooo bummed.

Today and this weekend is the Atlanta Sewing Expo. I always go and pick up my stabilizer, thread, some fabric and look at all the new pretties that has come out. This year, with the Disney trip earlier this month, my budget ran out before my wants and needs ran out.

On top of that the girls are out of school this week, so there is no way I could have gone and taken 3 kids! (even though, Mr D loves to go and was looking forward to it as a school field trip! Of course, it has a lot to do with the pretzels there than anything else!)

I purposely deleted all my emails about the show so I wouldn't think about it...and what happens, I get another reminder email!

I guess it is time to find something creative to get done to take my mind off it...like maybe I can finish the quilt that was supposed to be finished last weekend. After all...it only needs the binding and it will be ready to go to its new home! Just not feeling it today!


Nini

PS...if anyone local gets to go...have extra fun for me! I really wanted to play with one of the new 6 needle machines...

 

[NiniMorris]

I know this probably won't work, but I'll try. The quilt I had so much trouble with last week left my studio without getting a picture...so the new mommy sent me some pictures via face book.

I am going to attempt to post one of the pictures here so you can see...from a distance it doesn't look too bad...just don't get too close! LOL

Now for the test....

Nini

 

[kha100399]

I was going to guess one of Cinderella's mice but you already answered.


That sounds like such a cute group costume. You should take some pictures and submit them to that website http://www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/costumes.html . Maybe your family would win the group costume prize. Are you doing mouse ears to go with the mouse dress?

thanks for the link! If I can get a good photo of the 5 of them I will definitely send it in!

She has a bonnet type head scarf like Suzy and Perla wear, but I didn't think of ears, maybe add them on top the bonnet?

 

[cogero]

I know this probably won't work, but I'll try. The quilt I had so much trouble with last week left my studio without getting a picture...so the new mommy sent me some pictures via face book.

I am going to attempt to post one of the pictures here so you can see...from a distance it doesn't look too bad...just don't get too close! LOL

Now for the test....

Nini

Nini it is gorgeous. I just love the colors of the quilt.

 

[mphalens]

Beautiful work! I like the little overlay on the Tiana dress. I must be very tired -- when I saw the first photo I couldn't figure out why you embroidered "Grammy to many" on the shirt of the first dress I figured it out as I scrolled further down.

Phew! I'm not the only one that couldn't figure out it was a watermark until a couple of pictures down! I had a good laugh at myself when I realized

It's GORGEOUS!!! I'm sorry you can't go to the sewing expo! I had to cancel my plans for this weekend too It stinks when that darn money thing gets in the way of our fun, doesn't it?




I still haven't sewn anything for our Disney trip, but the stack of things to sew is getting bigger! I've cut out all but two pairs of pants for each boy, and I'm holding off cutting those because I haven't decided which fabrics to use for them . . .
Yesterday I worked on stuff for me . . . Most of mine is upcycled stuff, so it was more a matter of matching up fabrics with articles of clothing and figuring out what to cut where . . . I have the layout for my decoupage princess jeans almost done (just have to finish up the back) . . .

Does anyone know of a place I can find the Mickey Head Flags of the World that would be suitable for PRINTING and using in Iron-On Transfers? I love Heather Sue's but they're for applique & embroidery and I need straight up graphics (does that make sense?). I found one of the DISigners that has some, but they have the name of the country across them. Another one has some, but they look a little 3D and that won't work for what I want to do . . .
I was up until 12:45 this morning looking through DISigners work looking for some . . .

 

[GrammytoMany]

I was going to put the watermark to the side of the dress but I must have clicked on the wrong button. Then I couldn't move it over or remove it and didn't want to copy the pic and start over. Don't think my granddaughter would have liked GrammytoMany across her dress

Love the blue quilt.
"Pink Christmas" outfit is adorable.
Lots of cute outfits posted.

Sheila

 

[Lauriepop]

I have been cutting out pattern pieces and fabric pieces for my first Vida dress for our Christmas trip to Disney...my first project for our trip! Yikes! I cut out all the pattern pieces and then realized I forgot the seam allowance so I had to start all over! It has been slow going, but I can't wait to see the finished project!

 

[ivey_family]

Andrea - I thought of you when I saw this article on a friend's facebook today. When you get your kids' costumes sold, then you can buy the original patterns.

Regards,
C.

 

[ivey_family]

Okay, here's goes...I'm going to try to post some photos of clothes I've made for some of my granddaughters...let's see if I get this right

The Froggie Dress (middle strip has little frogs on it)

DSC_1198 by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr
The Apron dress for youngest granddaughter.

DSC_6212 by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

I've been making the dresses using a t-shirt for the top because the dresses are easier for the girls to get dressed and undressed.
Getting ready to hit the submit button -- hope this works
Sheila

I love all of these, but these two are my favorites! The girls are all so cute! I've got to make some for dd!

okay, if anybody will recognize who this is it will be you wonderful ladies. My five kiddos have a disney themed halloween ensemble that we are also using on our next trip, but unless you are a fanatic, people may not know who it is....

so, what do you think

This is so cute! I can't wait to see the whole group!

I know this probably won't work, but I'll try. The quilt I had so much trouble with last week left my studio without getting a picture...so the new mommy sent me some pictures via face book.

I am going to attempt to post one of the pictures here so you can see...from a distance it doesn't look too bad...just don't get too close! LOL

Now for the test....

Nini

Aren't we all way too hard on ourselves? This is beautiful, Nini! I love the colors and the quilting!


I finished dd's Fall/Thanksgiving Portrait Peasant yesterday. I really like this pattern! So many possibilities! She wasn't in the mood for pics, but here it is. The pumpkin is a raggy design.

Arrgh! We found out yesterday that my BIL is moving home from California where he's lived for the last two years. He's driving back as we speak. I'm so not excited about this. Selfishly, that means no visit to Disneyland for us next year. I had even planned all our WDW outfits with that in mind so stuff would fit next year, too. But, worse, it means major tension for my in-laws. Without all the gory details, he's been...troubled. It will be 'interesting' to see where things go from here.

Thanks for letting me vent!
Regards,
C.

 

[NiniMorris]

Thanks for the compliments on my quilt...from a distance it is not too bad. Unfortunately, up close you can see several issues. The thread is a polyester thread...my quilter will NOT work at all with anything except cotton thread. (I forgot that when I saw this thread...I was just excited I found the right color I didn't even notice it wasn't cotton!) This caused the thread to shred every few inches. It was supposed to have beautiful feathers quilted in it, but because of the thread shredding I had to quilt it denser than I wanted in order to keep it together a bit longer.

The owl, which stitched perfectly in the 4x4 size, would not stitch right to save my life. I actually stitched it out 4 times before I got one that was workable. The satin stitch did not cover all the raw edges. After the first wash, it has already started raveling. I have already told mom she can have a new quilt after the first of the year when my schedule gets a bit lighter.

This is truly not a case of being too hard on myself, this is truly a case of having produced an inferior product. Oddly enough, I did get two orders for more baby quilts from the shower...of course that in itself bothers me because I know they ordered a quilt based on how it looks not on the quality of the product...

Happy Weekend to everyone!

Nini

 

[miprender]

So what a crazy day today. My mother was babysitting for me and took the kids out to the bus stop and I left for work but..... I accidently locked them out My neighbor had to climb through my bathroom window to unlock the door for my mom and DS3 But the worst part is my bedroom was a total disaster

On a better note my mother in law that had a stroke last month came home yesterday. She is doing much better and can walk with the assistance of her walker.

Okay, here's goes...I'm going to try to post some photos of clothes I've made for some of my granddaughters...let's see if I get this right

Tiana Dress

DSC_5023 by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

I've been making the dresses using a t-shirt for the top because the dresses are easier for the girls to get dressed and undressed.
Getting ready to hit the submit button -- hope this works
Sheila

Love all those dresses but I really love this dress.

okay, if anybody will recognize who this is it will be you wonderful ladies. My five kiddos have a disney themed halloween ensemble that we are also using on our next trip, but unless you are a fanatic, people may not know who it is....

so, what do you think

That came out really cute.

I know this probably won't work, but I'll try. The quilt I had so much trouble with last week left my studio without getting a picture...so the new mommy sent me some pictures via face book.

I am going to attempt to post one of the pictures here so you can see...from a distance it doesn't look too bad...just don't get too close! LOL

Now for the test....

Nini

Nini this looks amazing.

I finished dd's Fall/Thanksgiving Portrait Peasant yesterday. I really like this pattern! So many possibilities! She wasn't in the mood for pics, but here it is. The pumpkin is a raggy design.

Thanks for letting me vent!
Regards,
C.

So cute and sorry about all the family drama.

 

[PurpleEars]

I actually booked my room yesterday, and the price with the dining plan gave me major anixieties!!! I actually got hold of my travel agent and asked her to take off the dining for now, because the thought of spending so much money was causing me to loose sleep! I figure breaking it up into smaller amounts will be better for my nerves!! Here's hoping for a free dining pin code! Or ANY pin code!

Keeping my fingers crossed for a free dining pin for you!!

yeah!! everyone who guessed was correct, I feel so much better! even if the non disney nuts don't get it

my oldest two are anastasia and drizella, my middle is cinderella, my only boy prince charming, which left my clueless for the baby...will post pictures after the weekend of everyone together.

thanks for playing along! only about 50 days until our trip, so excited! I love reading along with you all for inspiration, and will try to do better about posting (although I always do read along).

Looking forward to seeing a group picture of the Cinderella crew!

This is good to know. I just wanted to make sure that people wouldn't be teasing me, because I'm all dressed up.
D~

Nah, if anything, they would think, "why didn't I do that for myself?"

I know this probably won't work, but I'll try. The quilt I had so much trouble with last week left my studio without getting a picture...so the new mommy sent me some pictures via face book.

I am going to attempt to post one of the pictures here so you can see...from a distance it doesn't look too bad...just don't get too close! LOL

Now for the test....

Nini

The quilt looks great. I read further to find out what the issue was, but frankly I don't think most people would notice or care about that!

I have been cutting out pattern pieces and fabric pieces for my first Vida dress for our Christmas trip to Disney...my first project for our trip! Yikes! I cut out all the pattern pieces and then realized I forgot the seam allowance so I had to start all over! It has been slow going, but I can't wait to see the finished project!

Sorry to hear about the seam allowance issue!

I finished dd's Fall/Thanksgiving Portrait Peasant yesterday. I really like this pattern! So many possibilities! She wasn't in the mood for pics, but here it is. The pumpkin is a raggy design.

Arrgh! We found out yesterday that my BIL is moving home from California where he's lived for the last two years. He's driving back as we speak. I'm so not excited about this. Selfishly, that means no visit to Disneyland for us next year. I had even planned all our WDW outfits with that in mind so stuff would fit next year, too. But, worse, it means major tension for my in-laws. Without all the gory details, he's been...troubled. It will be 'interesting' to see where things go from here.

Thanks for letting me vent!
Regards,
C.

Great job on the dress. The colours are so appropriate! I am sorry to hear about your family issues. Remember, you can always vent to us here!

Thanks for the compliments on my quilt...from a distance it is not too bad. Unfortunately, up close you can see several issues. The thread is a polyester thread...my quilter will NOT work at all with anything except cotton thread. (I forgot that when I saw this thread...I was just excited I found the right color I didn't even notice it wasn't cotton!) This caused the thread to shred every few inches. It was supposed to have beautiful feathers quilted in it, but because of the thread shredding I had to quilt it denser than I wanted in order to keep it together a bit longer.

The owl, which stitched perfectly in the 4x4 size, would not stitch right to save my life. I actually stitched it out 4 times before I got one that was workable. The satin stitch did not cover all the raw edges. After the first wash, it has already started raveling. I have already told mom she can have a new quilt after the first of the year when my schedule gets a bit lighter.

This is truly not a case of being too hard on myself, this is truly a case of having produced an inferior product. Oddly enough, I did get two orders for more baby quilts from the shower...of course that in itself bothers me because I know they ordered a quilt based on how it looks not on the quality of the product...

Happy Weekend to everyone!

Nini

I think people who don't sew won't know where to look for "bad spots." Maybe they thought the owl was supposed to be frayed?

So what a crazy day today. My mother was babysitting for me and took the kids out to the bus stop and I left for work but..... I accidently locked them out My neighbor had to climb through my bathroom window to unlock the door for my mom and DS3 But the worst part is my bedroom was a total disaster

On a better note my mother in law that had a stroke last month came home yesterday. She is doing much better and can walk with the assistance of her walker.

Yikes! I am sure it was a scary moment for you! I am glad to hear that your MIL is doing better. I think of her and wonder how she is doing from time to time, so thank you for the update!

 

[tricia]

Well, since the family received their package I can post the stuff I sent for owen's Big Give now. I made Kamryn a vida with an LGM on it. She is taller than me and going to wear it with leggings I think. Here it is on me. And I made a buzz tshirt and LGM shorts for Owen.


IMG_7975 by tricialee22, on Flickr

The back


IMG_7982 by tricialee22, on Flickr

The front



IMG_7978 by tricialee22, on Flickr

 

[CastleCreations]

Hi Everyone... I haven't dropped off the planet. Almost but not quite. A lot has happened. Well I got married, moved, moved again and here I am. That's the short version. Add lots of drama in there... and that's a little more precise. Anywho, I'm beginning to design a new Animal Kingdom dress and I have seen an Expedition Everest embroidery design out there somewhere, but can't find it now... any help would be great... Thanks.

 

[mphalens]

Well, since the family received their package I can post the stuff I sent for owen's Big Give now. I made Kamryn a vida with an LGM on it. She is taller than me and going to wear it with leggings I think. Here it is on me. And I made a buzz tshirt and LGM shorts for Owen.


IMG_7975 by tricialee22, on Flickr

The back


IMG_7982 by tricialee22, on Flickr

The front



IMG_7978 by tricialee22, on Flickr

WHERE did you get that LGM fabric???? OHMYGOODNESS! NEED some!!!

 

[VBAndrea]

I know this probably won't work, but I'll try. The quilt I had so much trouble with last week left my studio without getting a picture...so the new mommy sent me some pictures via face book.

I am going to attempt to post one of the pictures here so you can see...from a distance it doesn't look too bad...just don't get too close! LOL

Now for the test....

Nini

Beautiful! I love the colors. Sorry about the sewing expo, but remember, you were just at Dis so having a really nice vacation is probably better than getting more supplies.

Andrea - I thought of you when I saw this article on a friend's facebook today. When you get your kids' costumes sold, then you can buy the original patterns.

Regards,
C.

The link won't work for me....but there will hopefully be no more Sgt Pepper's costumes in my future. I'm beginning to thin a catfish and harp seal would have been better choices after all. There are just too many details in these jackets and dh would be all pissy (excuse the language) if they aren't done just so.

I finished dd's Fall/Thanksgiving Portrait Peasant yesterday. I really like this pattern! So many possibilities! She wasn't in the mood for pics, but here it is. The pumpkin is a raggy design.

Arrgh! We found out yesterday that my BIL is moving home from California where he's lived for the last two years. He's driving back as we speak. I'm so not excited about this. Selfishly, that means no visit to Disneyland for us next year. I had even planned all our WDW outfits with that in mind so stuff would fit next year, too. But, worse, it means major tension for my in-laws. Without all the gory details, he's been...troubled. It will be 'interesting' to see where things go from here.

Thanks for letting me vent!
Regards,
C.

Beautiful Thanksgiving outfit! I may have to case that if you don't mind. Ugh! I have yet to even work on Halloween clothes for dd. I really want to get two of these t's done plus make her another skirt. We'll see what progress I can make this weekend.

Sorry to hear about BIL's return. Hopefully you can still find an excuse for a vacation and hopefully your relationship with the in-laws won't be affected too much.

So what a crazy day today. My mother was babysitting for me and took the kids out to the bus stop and I left for work but..... I accidently locked them out My neighbor had to climb through my bathroom window to unlock the door for my mom and DS3 But the worst part is my bedroom was a total disaster

On a better note my mother in law that had a stroke last month came home yesterday. She is doing much better and can walk with the assistance of her walker.

about your messy bedroom! That so sounds like something that would happen to me. My worst house mess was when dh was gone to CA for 10 months and came home 3 days early to *surprise* me. First, I had his cat put down the day before and would have waited another day had I known he was doing this so he could say goodbye to her. But the worst was he came home to find me unbathed in jammies and uncombed hair and the house a nightmare. I was not a happy girl. He rang the doorbell -- my mistake was in opening it! I should have ran and cleaned while he fumbled to find a key.

Well, since the family received their package I can post the stuff I sent for owen's Big Give now. I made Kamryn a vida with an LGM on it. She is taller than me and going to wear it with leggings I think. Here it is on me. And I made a buzz tshirt and LGM shorts for Owen.


IMG_7975 by tricialee22, on Flickr

The back


IMG_7982 by tricialee22, on Flickr

The front



IMG_7978 by tricialee22, on Flickr

Love everything and Kamryn looks so good in her dress. You did a fabulous job (as usual). Great fabrics too!

 

[Lauriepop]

The Froggie Dress (middle strip has little frogs on it)

I love the twirl factor of your Froggie Dress!