Disboutiquers Part 28 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[DMGeurts]

I am still waiting for you to draft your pattern so that we can buy it! I always love how your bags turn out!

Is there even the slightest possibility that D~ will draft her pattern? I'm getting excited here.

I still plan on trying to draft it... I need to find the time though...

She had at one time talked about it but since someone found the other pattern I think she may have decided not to draft it -- they really appear similar. You can always tweak any pattern a bit to get pockets where you'd like and such. You could also ask D if she has the other pattern -- she very may since she said there were construction differences. I know D's bags get rave reviews and she does a very professional job with everything. I think a lot of people that sew order from her anyway.

Awww... Thanks Andrea! That is such a nice compliment!

I do not have the other pattern. I chose not to buy it, just because mine is sooo similar - I didn't want that pattern maker to think I had stolen her idea. Does that make sense? I do know, just by looking at the completed bags, that there are a few construction details that are different - I am not sure about the finished size difference - and I am not sure what the interior of those bags look like - so the insides might be totally different too? I also know that my zippers are constructed differently... But the bags are very similar, and many have made bags from the other pattern that look quite close to mine. I will admit, that since that pattern has been discovered, I have moved the development of my pattern to the back burner... If there is still a huge call for it - I'd be willing to draft it - I just don't want to waste time drafting it if I am only going to sell 4 or 5 - because so many others already have the other pattern. Does that make sense?

****I also want to add - for those of you not following my TR - I just did a fun update yesterday, we had something exciting happen to us on our AK day - and I revealed yesterday what it was... I plan to continue to update more about it today and possibly tomorrow, so if you haven't been over there yet - please stop by to say hello. And if the size of my TR intimidates you - I try to keep my Table of Contents up to date, so you can avoid all the chatter (which is sometimes quite hilarious) and just read it via the ToC.

D~

 

[tricia]

Lots of great stuff. Can't really quote pics cause I'm on the iPad.

Bowling shirt - love the Scooby shirt. My son wears these shirts over TShirts, and never buttons them, I sometimes wonder why I even sew buttons on his.

Joanne - I don't line my bowling shirts either. I did for my first one, but my son did not like the way it draped, said it was too stiff and he wanted it more flowy, so I haven't lined one since. I have to agree with him, they do hang better without the lining.

 

[pumpkinpatchquilter]

So inspired by all of you, I have been reading through the pages of this thread for the past several days and have been truly enjoying every moment of it. I am more of a quilter than a seamstress but recently we began planning a trip to Disney and I have been so inspired to make Disney clothes for my three daughters! I made a few pillowcase dresses and then one dress from my own pattern that I just sort of made up...I will post pictures once I'm able...I still haven't commented enough to be able to! I do have a blog though, I will add it to my signature and you can see what I've been making.

I wanted to ask, for those of you who have embroidery machines, do any of you have any thoughts or feelings on a Brother? I am interested in just a basic embroidery machine, I cannot really afford to get a top of the line right now, but I know if I had even something basic I would do a lot with it.

Oh - and Equinox, I made my 11 month old's pillowcase "top" from the same Minnie material! So cute!

 

[SallyfromDE]

So inspired by all of you, I have been reading through the pages of this thread for the past several days and have been truly enjoying every moment of it. I am more of a quilter than a seamstress but recently we began planning a trip to Disney and I have been so inspired to make Disney clothes for my three daughters! I made a few pillowcase dresses and then one dress from my own pattern that I just sort of made up...I will post pictures once I'm able...I still haven't commented enough to be able to! I do have a blog though, I will add it to my signature and you can see what I've been making.

I wanted to ask, for those of you who have embroidery machines, do any of you have any thoughts or feelings on a Brother? I am interested in just a basic embroidery machine, I cannot really afford to get a top of the line right now, but I know if I had even something basic I would do a lot with it.

Oh - and Equinox, I made my 11 month old's pillowcase "top" from the same Minnie material! So cute!

You'll find that quite a few people here have a Brother, the 770 being the most popular.

 

[Blyssfull]

So inspired by all of you, I have been reading through the pages of this thread for the past several days and have been truly enjoying every moment of it. I am more of a quilter than a seamstress but recently we began planning a trip to Disney and I have been so inspired to make Disney clothes for my three daughters! I made a few pillowcase dresses and then one dress from my own pattern that I just sort of made up...I will post pictures once I'm able...I still haven't commented enough to be able to! I do have a blog though, I will add it to my signature and you can see what I've been making.

I wanted to ask, for those of you who have embroidery machines, do any of you have any thoughts or feelings on a Brother? I am interested in just a basic embroidery machine, I cannot really afford to get a top of the line right now, but I know if I had even something basic I would do a lot with it.

Oh - and Equinox, I made my 11 month old's pillowcase "top" from the same Minnie material! So cute!

A lot of us here have the Brother PE770. I love it! and would definitely recommend it to anyone.


Ughh, I'm so far behind, AGAIN! I've sifted through all the pictures and everything is super cute! I really enjoy embroidery but I'm not a big fan of sewing...That's probably a terrible thing to admit on the Disboutiquers board huh? I'm thankful for the all tricks and tips y'all post tho, it's really good stuff to keep in mind when I start sewing for my STILL unnamed niece.

I just saw your post on facebook about joining the next launch D~, I'm so excited to see what you make! Is it going to be an original? I really need to get over to your, err I mean Andrea's, TR but I'm so far behind over there too.


I still haven't done much Disney related stuff... I've had a wedding shower to make gifts for and so forth. I used Walmart brand pillowcase 2/$5.00 for the pillowcases and I really don't like the way it turned out. I think they would look much nicer on some better pillowcases. I always buy my pillowcases in a sheet set and didn't realize how expensive it is to just buy pillowcases. :/

I also did them a set of towels. I really love this design. It's called embossing. So the letter in the middle is the towel and all the lilac around is thread. Everyone seems to like them so I'll probably do this again.

I'm sick of winding bobbin!!!!!!!! But I'm so worried about buying all those pre-wound and my machine not liking them. I did learn something really important about my machine while making these...Hopefully it'll be helpful to someone else... When winding my bobbins if I don't have the bobbin thread tight enough around the third step (through the little metal part with the round "button") then my bobbin will be wonky and not wound tight. I also figured out a lot of the sulky thread has little pieces of plastic sticking out from the top and bottom of the spool of thread and it was catching my thread and causing it to shred and break a lot so I filed them down with a metal nail file and that seems to have fixed the problem.

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! I loved seeing everyone's kiddos all dressed up!

 

[pumpkinpatchquilter]

You'll find that quite a few people here have a Brother, the 770 being the most popular.

Oh thank you! I will go and look that one up - I am torn between an embroidery machine and a serger. I found a Brother serger as well for a very reasonable price and though I so badly want to be able to do embroidery now I'm wondering if the serger is more the "necessity".

 

[dianemom2]

Is there even the slightest possibility that D~ will draft her pattern? I'm getting excited here.

I know that D had considered drafting her pattern. I did have to add interior zippered pockets to the pattern from Dog Under My Desk. I know that D's pattern would be great because she is a perfectionist in all her sewing.

I still plan on trying to draft it... I need to find the time though...


I do not have the other pattern. I chose not to buy it, just because mine is sooo similar - I didn't want that pattern maker to think I had stolen her idea. Does that make sense? I do know, just by looking at the completed bags, that there are a few construction details that are different - I am not sure about the finished size difference - and I am not sure what the interior of those bags look like - so the insides might be totally different too? I also know that my zippers are constructed differently... But the bags are very similar, and many have made bags from the other pattern that look quite close to mine. I will admit, that since that pattern has been discovered, I have moved the development of my pattern to the back burner... If there is still a huge call for it - I'd be willing to draft it - I just don't want to waste time drafting it if I am only going to sell 4 or 5 - because so many others already have the other pattern. Does that make sense?
D~

I still think you should draft your pattern. You have such a following on here with people wanting to know how you do your bags that I think you would sell a bunch of the patterns. I also think you should draft a pattern for your coin purses since they are so cute!

I wanted to ask, for those of you who have embroidery machines, do any of you have any thoughts or feelings on a Brother? I am interested in just a basic embroidery machine, I cannot really afford to get a top of the line right now, but I know if I had even something basic I would do a lot with it.

Welcome to the group and I can't wait to see pictures of your sewing! I know a lot of people on here buy the Brother PE 770 from the Home Shopping Network and from Overstock.com. I think somebody else recently posted that Amazon.com had a very good price on it too. You can also watch your local Craigslist ads to see what comes up. My Babylock machine was something that I bought second hand and got a very good price on it. I bought an embroidery machine first and then I got my serger. I love having all 3 of my machines!

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I also did them a set of towels. I really love this design. It's called embossing. So the letter in the middle is the towel and all the lilac around is thread. Everyone seems to like them so I'll probably do this again.

I love the pillowcases and towels. Do you have a Ross or a Marshalls near you? Those are great places to buy pillowcases without spending a fortune and I think that the quality is better than what I've found at Walmart. The towels are great! I love the embossed design.

 

[VBAndrea]

So inspired by all of you, I have been reading through the pages of this thread for the past several days and have been truly enjoying every moment of it. I am more of a quilter than a seamstress but recently we began planning a trip to Disney and I have been so inspired to make Disney clothes for my three daughters! I made a few pillowcase dresses and then one dress from my own pattern that I just sort of made up...I will post pictures once I'm able...I still haven't commented enough to be able to! I do have a blog though, I will add it to my signature and you can see what I've been making.

I wanted to ask, for those of you who have embroidery machines, do any of you have any thoughts or feelings on a Brother? I am interested in just a basic embroidery machine, I cannot really afford to get a top of the line right now, but I know if I had even something basic I would do a lot with it.

Oh - and Equinox, I made my 11 month old's pillowcase "top" from the same Minnie material! So cute!

I have the Brother PE 770 as well and love it. I also saw you might want a serger -- if you are a sewer I would do the serger first. If you are like Beth and don't care for sewing as much then go with the embroidery machine first.

I do not have the other pattern. I chose not to buy it, just because mine is sooo similar - I didn't want that pattern maker to think I had stolen her idea. Does that make sense? I do know, just by looking at the completed bags, that there are a few construction details that are different - I am not sure about the finished size difference - and I am not sure what the interior of those bags look like - so the insides might be totally different too? I also know that my zippers are constructed differently... But the bags are very similar, and many have made bags from the other pattern that look quite close to mine. I will admit, that since that pattern has been discovered, I have moved the development of my pattern to the back burner... If there is still a huge call for it - I'd be willing to draft it - I just don't want to waste time drafting it if I am only going to sell 4 or 5 - because so many others already have the other pattern. Does that make sense?

****I also want to add - for those of you not following my TR - I just did a fun update yesterday, we had something exciting happen to us on our AK day - and I revealed yesterday what it was... I plan to continue to update more about it today and possibly tomorrow, so if you haven't been over there yet - please stop by to say hello. And if the size of my TR intimidates you - I try to keep my Table of Contents up to date, so you can avoid all the chatter (which is sometimes quite hilarious) and just read it via the ToC.

D~

I haven't really studied either bag -- I just figure I can adapt any pattern to suit my needs so I never really compared differences between yours and the Dog one. I do want to get a pattern (either would work for me, b/c I'll likely tweak it anyway) and had intended to already but sewing is on the back burner for me. With spring here yard work consumes too much of my time. Apparently eating does too -- I've gained 9 pounds. DH got me a new tv for our bedroom though (an early Mother's Day present) so I did do a workout today

A lot of us here have the Brother PE770. I love it! and would definitely recommend it to anyone.


Ughh, I'm so far behind, AGAIN! I've sifted through all the pictures and everything is super cute! I really enjoy embroidery but I'm not a big fan of sewing...That's probably a terrible thing to admit on the Disboutiquers board huh? I'm thankful for the all tricks and tips y'all post tho, it's really good stuff to keep in mind when I start sewing for my STILL unnamed niece.

I just saw your post on facebook about joining the next launch D~, I'm so excited to see what you make! Is it going to be an original? I really need to get over to your, err I mean Andrea's, TR but I'm so far behind over there too.


I still haven't done much Disney related stuff... I've had a wedding shower to make gifts for and so forth. I used Walmart brand pillowcase 2/$5.00 for the pillowcases and I really don't like the way it turned out. I think they would look much nicer on some better pillowcases. I always buy my pillowcases in a sheet set and didn't realize how expensive it is to just buy pillowcases. :/

I also did them a set of towels. I really love this design. It's called embossing. So the letter in the middle is the towel and all the lilac around is thread. Everyone seems to like them so I'll probably do this again.

I'm sick of winding bobbin!!!!!!!! But I'm so worried about buying all those pre-wound and my machine not liking them. I did learn something really important about my machine while making these...Hopefully it'll be helpful to someone else... When winding my bobbins if I don't have the bobbin thread tight enough around the third step (through the little metal part with the round "button") then my bobbin will be wonky and not wound tight. I also figured out a lot of the sulky thread has little pieces of plastic sticking out from the top and bottom of the spool of thread and it was catching my thread and causing it to shred and break a lot so I filed them down with a metal nail file and that seems to have fixed the problem.

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! I loved seeing everyone's kiddos all dressed up!

The pillow cases are great but I especially love the towels! Very cool embroidery on them!

OK, your tip would have helped me in the past but I switched to just winding the bobbins on my sewing machine b/c of the problems I had on the embroidery machine. But now I guess I know why I had inconsistent results. My machine didn't like Sulky thread and I have the same machine you do. It would snap but it was not from the spool -- I actually unwind most my Sulky thread and put them on a regular spool b/c the way they get caught so easily drives me insane.

Like Diane already said, I was going to suggest buying pillow cases at Ross. That's where I buy mine (and my sheet sets too).

 

[SallyfromDE]

Oh thank you! I will go and look that one up - I am torn between an embroidery machine and a serger. I found a Brother serger as well for a very reasonable price and though I so badly want to be able to do embroidery now I'm wondering if the serger is more the "necessity".

Well, I might consider the serger. It cleans up the stitching on your garments. But, how important is that for you? Do you have a sewing store near you? There are some good second hand machines. Depending on your budget, you might be able to work out both.

 

[PrincessMickey]

Thanks for all the compliments!!

Do you mind sharing which pattern or tutorial you used (if you used one)??? I really need to make a couple of these for my car . . .

I used this tutorial and made my own changes. I didn't like the eyelets on the bottom, they are so big they take away so much from the pockets and I wasn't too keen on the big strap on the top. I had some cord elastic on hand so I put button holes on the back of the binding on the top and bottom. I used two pieces of elastic one for the top and one for the bottom and used the binding as a casing. I can take pictures if you want to see the back better.

http://sew4home.com/projects/storage-solutions/894-kick-off-to-summer-travels-car-caddy

 

[lynnanddbyz]

Oh- I almost forgot, I can share my latest bag, since the person I made it for has received it... For those of you following along in my TR - sorry you have to see it twice...

It's very similar to another Figment UPB I've done...

Front:

Back:

Inside:

And the zip wallet

D~[/QUOTE]

D
PLEEEEEEEAAAAAASE, PLEEEEEEEAAAAASE, PLEEEEEEAAAAASE when are you going to start selling your bag pattern? I LOOOOVE your bag and I want one REAAAAAALY badly. I keep looking at other patterns and they are just not the same as yours. I even tried to make a pattern myself and it turned out awful. PLEEEEASE let me know and I will buy it immediately. I NEED THIS BAG! okay sorry to scream but I am a little frustrated. Thank you for listening.
Lynn

 

[teacher1717]

THanks for the advice. I will take a look at the pattern today!!!

For a first pattern, I (and everyone else on here too probably) would suggest the Easy Fit Pants pattern by CarlaC. It goes together in a snap and is VERY forgiving. Plus, her patterns are really set up more like picture tutorials and she gives lots of pointers on sewing techniques along the way. The pattern is available in both kid and adult sizes and would make a PERFECT pair of pj shorts/bottoms. That way even if they are a little flawed, you should still be able to get some good use out of them.

1.) Yes if you are trying to cut things that are straight lines then the rotary cutter is a GOD send. It makes things so much more precise and speedy! If you are trying to cut around a pattern, my favorite thing to do is to trace around the pattern with washable markers (the kinds your kids probably use for school), and then cut out the pattern.

2.) For me, I use the edge of my presser foot. My foot is 1/4" away from the needle, but some presser feet are wider than others. There is also probably markings on the switchplate you can use as a guide. For some patterns, I have to use the markings on the switch plate because they use different seam allowances, however if I'm top stitching then I always use my presser foot as my guide because I get the cleanest look that way.

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[mphalens]

I also did them a set of towels. I really love this design. It's called embossing. So the letter in the middle is the towel and all the lilac around is thread. Everyone seems to like them so I'll probably do this again.

I'm sick of winding bobbin!!!!!!!! But I'm so worried about buying all those pre-wound and my machine not liking them. I did learn something really important about my machine while making these...Hopefully it'll be helpful to someone else... When winding my bobbins if I don't have the bobbin thread tight enough around the third step (through the little metal part with the round "button") then my bobbin will be wonky and not wound tight. I also figured out a lot of the sulky thread has little pieces of plastic sticking out from the top and bottom of the spool of thread and it was catching my thread and causing it to shred and break a lot so I filed them down with a metal nail file and that seems to have fixed the problem.

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! I loved seeing everyone's kiddos all dressed up!

Okay - Where did you buy that embossing font? LOVE that!!!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE! And I guess I should also ask, does it come in a 4x4 size?

I know i don't have a 770, but I do have a brother machine . . .other than the bobbin that came with the machine (pre-wound) I have been using pre-wound bobbins from Long Creek Mills and they are fabulous! I haven't had any problems with them at all (and although they happened to come with my machine since the woman that originally bought it went to LCM and bought a bunch of supplies and then never opened the machine, I checked the price and they seem to be very reasonable. . . they'll even send you one of each to try in your machine for $1.00 (includes shipping).
http://www.longcreekmills.com/product/bobbins.html

Or if our machines take the same kind, I can drop one in the mail to you
I really need to find someone with this machine that can show me (in person) how to use it OTHER than embroidery . . .

Thanks for all the compliments!!



I used this tutorial and made my own changes. I didn't like the eyelets on the bottom, they are so big they take away so much from the pockets and I wasn't too keen on the big strap on the top. I had some cord elastic on hand so I put button holes on the back of the binding on the top and bottom. I used two pieces of elastic one for the top and one for the bottom and used the binding as a casing. I can take pictures if you want to see the back better.

http://sew4home.com/projects/storage-solutions/894-kick-off-to-summer-travels-car-caddy

Thanks for sharing!!!! What you said makes perfect sense!!!

D
PLEEEEEEEAAAAAASE, PLEEEEEEEAAAAASE, PLEEEEEEAAAAASE when are you going to start selling your bag pattern? I LOOOOVE your bag and I want one REAAAAAALY badly. I keep looking at other patterns and they are just not the same as yours. I even tried to make a pattern myself and it turned out awful. PLEEEEASE let me know and I will buy it immediately. I NEED THIS BAG! okay sorry to scream but I am a little frustrated. Thank you for listening.
Lynn

Hey D~ I think Lynn likes your bag
I know I absolutely love mine! Love love love!!!

 

[Meshell2002]

Here is DD's dress she wore for Easter....I have posted pics of the dress before (couple of threads ago), but not this picture....it was done over the holidays for her 3rd birthday. The dress will be one of the few I save for her. This and her blessing gown. Sorry about the quality of the pic....its a pic by my camera of the portrait on the wall...so not the highest pixel count.

BTW we finally went public....DD is going to be a middle child! I'm due in October, DH has his position until Jan 1st....so thanks everyone for your prayers that something opens up for him!

This is why I have not been as productive at the sewing machine as I have in the past....but the fatigue is getting better now.

It would be great if we could take the new LO to WDW after the big reopen at MK in 2013

 

[mphalens]

Here is DD's dress she wore for Easter....I have posted pics of the dress before (couple of threads ago), but not this picture....it was done over the holidays for her 3rd birthday. The dress will be one of the few I save for her. This and her blessing gown. Sorry about the quality of the pic....its a pic by my camera of the portrait on the wall...so not the highest pixel count.

BTW we finally went public....DD is going to be a middle child! I'm due in October, DH has his position until Jan 1st....so thanks everyone for your prayers that something opens up for him!

This is why I have not been as productive at the sewing machine as I have in the past....but the fatigue is getting better now.

It would be great if we could take the new LO to WDW after the big reopen at MK in 2013

Love that picture! I remember oohing and ahhing over the dress when you posted it. . .

And congrats on your pregnancy!!!!

 

[dianemom2]

BTW we finally went public....DD is going to be a middle child! I'm due in October, DH has his position until Jan 1st....so thanks everyone for your prayers that something opens up for him!

I remember your beautiful dress from when you posted it before. It is amazing and I just love it! I wish I'd made something like that for my girls when they were little.

Congratulations on your big news! I hope that it is a smooth and easy pregnancy.

 

[casper_jj11]

Sooo many beautiful things posted lately!

Thanks so much for all the advice re lining in bowling shirts. No lining it is... woohoo! So, another related question, the pattern called for sewing the lining to the shirt by attaching with a 1/4in join on the bottom... that would have ultimately been the hem on the bottom of the shirt. If there's no lining, how do you hem the bottom? Do you use a double fold and sew? Or a single fold and sew? For the latter would you sew and do a zigzag to make sure the fabric doesnt run? If that's the case, do you zigzag the single layer first and then fold to hem or somehow do it after?.... I'm so pattern dependant its sad ...

 

[mphalens]

Sooo many beautiful things posted lately!

Thanks so much for all the advice re lining in bowling shirts. No lining it is... woohoo! So, another related question, the pattern called for sewing the lining to the shirt by attaching with a 1/4in join on the bottom... that would have ultimately been the hem on the bottom of the shirt. If there's no lining, how do you hem the bottom? Do you use a double fold and sew? Or a single fold and sew? For the latter would you sew and do a zigzag to make sure the fabric doesnt run? If that's the case, do you zigzag the single layer first and then fold to hem or somehow do it after?.... I'm so pattern dependant its sad ...

I know someone will remember WHERE it is, but there is a tutorial someplace for how to make the bowling shirt without the lining . . . I would know where it was, except the bowling shirts were one of the things my mom ended up sewing for me for our trip when I was running out of time. From what I hear though, the tutorial is FABULOUS!

 

[DisneyTeacher01]

A lot of us here have the Brother PE770. I love it! and would definitely recommend it to anyone.


Ughh, I'm so far behind, AGAIN! I've sifted through all the pictures and everything is super cute! I really enjoy embroidery but I'm not a big fan of sewing...That's probably a terrible thing to admit on the Disboutiquers board huh? I'm thankful for the all tricks and tips y'all post tho, it's really good stuff to keep in mind when I start sewing for my STILL unnamed niece.

I just saw your post on facebook about joining the next launch D~, I'm so excited to see what you make! Is it going to be an original? I really need to get over to your, err I mean Andrea's, TR but I'm so far behind over there too.


I still haven't done much Disney related stuff... I've had a wedding shower to make gifts for and so forth. I used Walmart brand pillowcase 2/$5.00 for the pillowcases and I really don't like the way it turned out. I think they would look much nicer on some better pillowcases. I always buy my pillowcases in a sheet set and didn't realize how expensive it is to just buy pillowcases. :/

I also did them a set of towels. I really love this design. It's called embossing. So the letter in the middle is the towel and all the lilac around is thread. Everyone seems to like them so I'll probably do this again.

I'm sick of winding bobbin!!!!!!!! But I'm so worried about buying all those pre-wound and my machine not liking them. I did learn something really important about my machine while making these...Hopefully it'll be helpful to someone else... When winding my bobbins if I don't have the bobbin thread tight enough around the third step (through the little metal part with the round "button") then my bobbin will be wonky and not wound tight. I also figured out a lot of the sulky thread has little pieces of plastic sticking out from the top and bottom of the spool of thread and it was catching my thread and causing it to shred and break a lot so I filed them down with a metal nail file and that seems to have fixed the problem.

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! I loved seeing everyone's kiddos all dressed up!

I love your pillow cases. I like the "Always Kiss me good night"

I had that same problem last week when I was winding bobbins!!! I too used a nail file to fix it

 

[miprender]

D--- love seeing MM

Happy Easter to you all!! Here are my kiddos and my DD in her new Feliz dress I made for her! She loves it! I adore this pattern and can't wait to make another one! Thanks to all who recommended this book! It is great!

Cute picture! Love your mickey in the background.

So from my family to yours, have a blessed Easter!

Sunshine

What an adorable picture

I haven't been on much in the last few days because I was making this:

I have quite a few more pictures on my blog: The Ultimate Smocked Easter Dress

I was still smocking yesterday morning and ended up staying up to 5am until I got the dress done. After just 3 hours of sleep, I crashed hard this afternoon. It was worth it though...she looked so sweet at church, and this will be an heirloom to pass down.

Wow... that dress came out amazing.

I haven't shared my projects in a while, so here are a few things I finished in the last couple of weeks:

Next up, it is an update of a dress I made last year. Some of you may recall I made this Jamie dress when the pattern first came out. Unfortunately the fabric got caught and ripped when I was finishing the hem, so it ended up about 6" shorter than planned. I tried to wear it (it was still below knee length in the shorter version), but it simply didn't work for me. I decided the only way I would actually wear the dress was to add a border to the bottom to lengthen the dress. I had sketched out a few ideas but none of them really had the "right look." Then I had this inspiration for the hem when I did the "Mickey's Fun Wheel skirt" for Barbara's auction:

Thanks for looking. Happy Easter to those who celebrate Easter!

Love everything you made. I can never sew for myself unless it is a shirt for Disney

I haven't shared anything in awhile (heck, I haven't made much of anything in awhile - I've had strep throat 4 times since the end of January and I'm having my tonsils removed in May). Anyway, here's DD' birthday outfit (I made the tiara, too).


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Cute and bummer that you have been so sick.

My moms Joanns in MD donated almost 3 yards of the flannel print for us to make pillowcases for GKTW. That's in addition to the ones they are making!!

Off to make dinner!! Enjoyed looking at the pictures on this page. Great job!

I was shocked that Joannes donated fabric until I read you other post. How sweet of them to do that.

Hi everyone! I stumbeled onto D~'s trip report and fell in love with her creations. I then followed her pre-trip report and she linked me to this thread. You are all amazingly talented and I am both in awe and inspired. So much so that I dug out my machine (that was never taken out of the box) bought some sewing/fabric basics and I am going to attempt to learn how to sew.

Aside from a brief stint in Home Ec. 20 years ago I've never touched a machine. So, I plan on starting with napkins and snack bags (with fold over tops.)

I'm am heading back to Disney in July and I would love to be able to make something to take with me.

Please be prepared for me to ask the most basic sewing questions. I can't wait to get started!

Tara

Here is my first custom for our August vacation - it's Farbenmix "Uli" top and skort with Heather Sue's Pooh cuties. Gracie insisted on wearing it today, but she wasn't happy with the temperature when we stepped outside for a picture!

Cute outfits!

WOW, I just read through over a week of post/photos...haven't figured out the multi-quoting...
mprender- the Dumbo Outfit is so cute...I can't before someone didn't buy it.

Sheila

Thanks

I have been hanging around since the last thread halfway through (I did go back & read about 60 pgs of that one too!) & I love everything everyone does! I got my first machine a few weeks ago for my bday & I have finished my first project! It's for my youngest daughter (3) whom wants to be minnie mouse when asked what she wants to be when she grows up!

Cute... I used some of that fabric on our last trip.

Here are pictures of what I have been working on recently - the pioneer dress and pinafore. I used the Carla C portrait peasant dress pattern and it was a dream to use! For the pinafore, I used vintage instructions as to how to do it.

Great job!

Here's what I've been working on lately. First youngest DS requested a Scooby Doo shirt. He's not too much into the bowling shirt anymore, says he doesn't like buttons, so I let him pick them out.

Then I made a car organizer. This one is for older DS's side of the car. I will make a similar one for younger DS. I took one pic inside so you can see it better and one from inside the car.

Love the little bone buttons... and the car organizer would be a big hit in this Star Wars family.

Ok, on to dumb sewing questions...

1) how do you cut out the fabric straight? Is that what I need a rotarty cutter for? I already have the self-healing mat. THe rotary citter was on my list, but I kind of left the list home and had to wing my supplies

2) When sewing, is there anything I can do to ensure that I am sewing in a straight line?? It is just a matter of practice and patience? My little snack bags are ok, but it looks like a drunk person sewed the seams on the napkin!!!

1. I have a hard time using the rotary cutter so I don't use it much.

2. For sewing straight I think it just takes lots of practice. I sometimes use the markings on my foot but I also use a seam guide that works wonders

So inspired by all of you, I have been reading through the pages of this thread for the past several days and have been truly enjoying every moment of it. I am more of a quilter than a seamstress but recently we began planning a trip to Disney and I have been so inspired to make Disney clothes for my three daughters! I made a few pillowcase dresses and then one dress from my own pattern that I just sort of made up...I will post pictures once I'm able...I still haven't commented enough to be able to! I do have a blog though, I will add it to my signature and you can see what I've been making.

I wanted to ask, for those of you who have embroidery machines, do any of you have any thoughts or feelings on a Brother? I am interested in just a basic embroidery machine, I cannot really afford to get a top of the line right now, but I know if I had even something basic I would do a lot with it.

Oh - and Equinox, I made my 11 month old's pillowcase "top" from the same Minnie material! So cute!

Like everyone else I have a PE770 and love it and I also have a Brother serger but if I had to save one in a fire it would be my embroidery machine

I also did them a set of towels. I really love this design. It's called embossing. So the letter in the middle is the towel and all the lilac around is thread. Everyone seems to like them so I'll probably do this again.

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! I loved seeing everyone's kiddos all dressed up!

Great job. I love that block style embroidery.

Here is DD's dress she wore for Easter....I have posted pics of the dress before (couple of threads ago), but not this picture....it was done over the holidays for her 3rd birthday. The dress will be one of the few I save for her. This and her blessing gown. Sorry about the quality of the pic....its a pic by my camera of the portrait on the wall...so not the highest pixel count.

Congrats on baby number 3