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

[Gryffinclaw]

I can't remember if i posted a pic of my grandbabies in their easter dresses...i made the dresses from fabric their greatgrandmother ,G.G.,my ex -mil,had given me when she found out i was learning to sew. she had a rubbermaid tote full of easter fabric ready to make things for her greatgrands and then had a stroke,the fabric sat for a year or so and then she gave it to me last year. So i made things for all the lil girls...dgd Avery and dgs Jackson were not able to come for the egg hunt at Nanna & Pawpaw's { their mom has issues}. there as nothing in the tote for my 2 grandsons or their cousin Conner. but there are several fabric book panels that i am hoping to make quilts with for the next grandbaby Liberty and for my niece and nephew when they have babies in the future...
anyway,here are Chloe-5,Elli - 10 next weekend!,Kensleigh-7,Gracie-7 and Blaze -7! hard to beleive he is only 3 mos. older than the twins! he's so tall and they are so short...but then again his dad is 6'4" and theirs is 5'9"...

Love the outfits! What pattern is that?

A few weeks ago I asked about cutting up a scrub top to make a skirt, thanks for the suggestions. By carefully seam ripping apart the top (who knew making all those mistakes over time would pay off ), I was able to get 3/4 of the skirt with the Marie fabric.

Great job! I love re-purposing fabric.

Everything together

The whole set together again...

D~

WOW!! I love everything about this bag, colors, fabric, style! I have been working my way through your PTR and TR...I am very inspired by your bags and your story! I would have guessed that you had been sewing all your life based on your quality workmanship....gives me the courage to maybe attempt a bag/purse at some point

It's been a busy final day of spring break...spent a lot of time with my machines.

This is the front of the Alice in Wonderland top:

I also have this embellished and ready to sew together:

Fabulous!! My DD would love the Ariel/Flounder appliqué! Great work!

They have inspired me to do my first satin stitch applique too!!! Can't wait to see your applique...Lightening McQueen doesn't sound easy! Wow! Nice job!

Here is a picture of the Mickey head applique I did. I ended up making a mini-tote/purse out of it for my youngest. She is only a year old so all she really does is chew on it, lol*, but her older sisters both have their own totes so I decided it should go to her. I'm really pleased considering this was just a practice experiment I did with scraps! Now I feel confident enough to applique on their actual outfits...

Love the tote! Good luck appliquéing their outfits, I am sure they will turn out great

Hi. Remember me? The crazy mom with the triplets. I've been lurking here and there but haven't had time to keep up.

So we finally booked our trip for this year and I've started sewing. Of course, my first dress didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to but it will do. (I think it looks cuter on a kid versus a hanger.)

Cindy sundress


apr17a by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Hopefully, I'll be back with more. (And better photos.)

Super cute!

I love it dress! It is beautiful!

I have been lurking here the past few weeks and busy with shirts for friends kids since they are all heading to Disney next week and want matching shirts for the kids. Here is a few of the things i have done.

Easter dress for my girls. Simply sweet pattern the oldest 2 have fully lined dresses since the floral fabric is thin.

A onesie dress for a friends neices first trip to Disney.

This is a simple crossover bag that my dd 9 made in the hoop

Now that I am done with shirts for friends i can start on our families clothes for our Disney trip in August. I got 1 done and 1 shirt is in the process only 78 planned to go. We will see how far i get

This is DS 8 who has Aspergers. He loves Phinneas and Ferb

Everything looks great! I really love the easter dresses. My DS wandered over and saw the phineas and verb outfit and got very jealous!

 

[ivey_family]

This is the front of the Alice in Wonderland top:

Sandi, this outfit is terrific! I love the colors! Any modeled pics?

Just a drive by post. I'll try and catch up with the board tomorrow. We had quite the weekend - I spent it at children's hospital with my ds who is 2. He had really low platelet levels and we were admitted friday and we just got home. He was diagnosed with ITP and really responded well to the IVIG treatment. Now that he is out of the hospital, he is running around and getting into everything (in other words, he is a typical 2 yr old). I am exhausted, but should be back to normal tomorrow after a good night's sleep.

I've seen quite a few cute things posted, but am too tired to comment now. Will post more tomorrow.

I'm glad to hear your son is doing better! What a rough way to spend your weekend!

Molly Peasant for DD:

Nice job on everything. Your dd's dress is adorable! I hope your recovery is swift and complete!

WOW good job on keeping plugging away at those nursing covers. I bet you are going to be one excited person when you actually finish! I am no help on the name, but I think it's cute!


I started working on the kids' 'fab 5' sets....well, more like 6 because one of my DDs requested a Daisy Themed outfit. The skirts are all cut out and I finished the sash parts already. They should sew up pretty quickly though. hopefully I will have some pictures to share soon.

Sunshine

Thank you for the encouragement! Yes, I will be jumping for joy, and even more so once I sell them!

Can't wait to see your Fab 5 inspired outfits!

Mares eat oats and does eat oats,
And little lambs eat ivy,
A kid will eat ivy too,
Wouldn't you ?




I thought this was funny, it took me a long time to figure out what those words meant

. It's such a sweet little song! Thanks for clearing up Michelle's confusion on it, too!

BTW - Sandra Betzina's Fast Fit and/or Palmer/Pletsch's Fit for Real People are excellent resources about fit and pattern ease. They apply mostly to women's patterns, but lots of info is applicable to any pattern.

Love, love, love Sandra Betzina's books! Soo much good info there!

They have inspired me to do my first satin stitch applique too!!! Can't wait to see your applique...Lightening McQueen doesn't sound easy! Wow! Nice job!

Nice job! I haven't been brave enough to try hand appliqué, so I greatly admire those who dive right into it!

Easter dress for my girls. Simply sweet pattern the oldest 2 have fully lined dresses since the floral fabric is thin.

A onesie dress for a friends neices first trip to Disney.


Now that I am done with shirts for friends i can start on our families clothes for our Disney trip in August. I got 1 done and 1 shirt is in the process only 78 planned to go. We will see how far i get

Now back to work. Its going to be a long 3 1/2 months

Everything you've done looks great, but these are my favorites! 78 items to go! Wow! You'll be eating and sleeping at your machine! Good luck!



Big thanks to everyone who commented on my shop name idea! A very good point about defining what it's about. I'll definitely keep that in mind! Right now, I think I'm leaning towards Kiddley Divey Sewing or Kiddley Divey Sewing Shop, but I do still like Boutique, too. Decisions, decisions!


Enabler Alert: I was browsing the licensed fabrics on Joann's.com yesterday and noticed that there are two Agent P fabrics available. I know there are many Phimmy and Ferb (my boys' pronunciation) fans here and you might now have run across them.


Dh and I have been running budget numbers and have decided that if Free Dining is offered for the last quarter of the year, we're going in early Dec for our first visit at Christmas. Squeee! Now I just have to hold my breath until early August when they'll likely announce whatever discount might be coming. And, of course, make just-in-case ADRs next month! I'm not going to put up a ticker unless/until it becomes official, though.

I'll be out of town all next week, so I'll likely get way behind again, but I'll 'see' you all in a couple weeks!

Regards,
C.

 

[smile5sunshine]

Did someone say Harry Potter??? I would LOVE an excuse to buy some HP appliqué files....unfortunately I will not be able to sew in time for this one...I'll look into some HP pixie dust though!! And yes, I am a bit of a HP fan...as I type this wearing my Gryffindor PJ pants...

Ya know, with a screen name like "Gryffinclaw" I would have NEVER guessed you were a HP fan

The finished sizes should be printed on the envelope. Also, when you break out the paper pattern, the finished sizes for chest, waist, and hip should be printed on the paper pattern. You may need to dig around to see them because they only show up once across all pattern pieces.

Hmmm, I guess I'll have to pull out my patterns and look more carefully because I've never noticed either of these before. Thanks for the tip.

We are checking into AoA on August 5th!

I love it dress! It is beautiful!

I have been lurking here the past few weeks and busy with shirts for friends kids since they are all heading to Disney next week and want matching shirts for the kids. Here is a few of the things i have done.

Now that I am done with shirts for friends i can start on our families clothes for our Disney trip in August. I got 1 done and 1 shirt is in the process only 78 planned to go. We will see how far i get

This is DS 8 who has Aspergers. He loves Phinneas and Ferb

Currently running in my embroidery machine is a shirt for DS 12 with Luke skywalker, yoda and Darth vadar on it.

QUESTION I have read that several of you are heading to Disney in the beginning of August. Just how many of you are? We will be checking in and Pop on August 5th for 1 night and then from August 6th to the 15th we will be a the Carribean.

Now back to work. Its going to be a long 3 1/2 months

My family will be at Shades of Green from Aug 4-11.

WOW you have been sewing up a storm! I love the fabric you used for the Easter dresses and your DS's P&F shirt is great! Can't see what else you come up with!

He is doing very well, thank you. For all of the things we could have been hospitalized for, this one, while a little scary at times, was very treatable and it is unlikely to have long lasting side effects. Having said that, there is a small chance that he could have low platelet levels for the rest of his life, but we'll know more for certain next week when we have anther blood test done and see his paediatrician.

For now, he seems to have recovered nicely and is now acting as a healthy 2 yr old should - he is driving me crazy with all of his climbing and jumping.

HA HA I know EXACTLY what you mean as I have an 18 month old! It seems that the very minute I even THINK about sitting down at the computer, that means it's time to get into something he's not supposed to so he can keep is mommy's attention! Praying for good results at the ped. appt.

Hi. Remember me? The crazy mom with the triplets. I've been lurking here and there but haven't had time to keep up.

So we finally booked our trip for this year and I've started sewing. Of course, my first dress didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to but it will do. (I think it looks cuter on a kid versus a hanger.)

Cindy sundress


apr17a by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Hopefully, I'll be back with more. (And better photos.)

Oh this turned out lovely!

Hey everybody! Just been lurking lately, gathering tons of ideas for our first family trip in December.

I have matching/coordinating clothing ideas for EVERYTHING except the one day we will be at US. We're going mostly for the minions, but I don't do yellow. Would be fine for the kids, but not really mom or dad. I'm totally drawing a blank. Any suggestions?

Okay, I don't know if you'll like them, but I've got a few ideas:

1.) One of my favorite quotes from the movie is the one where the little girl is shaking the unicorn that Gru won from the arcade saying, "It's so FLUFFY!" So what about a shirt with the unicorn applique and then the words.

2.) my other favorite quote is when Gru says, "Light bulb". I did a quick google image search and there came up a profile silhouette of Gru that I think would made a good applique and then write the "light bulb" in a thought cloud. OR you could just do a light bulb applique on the shirt. People who are pretty family with the movie should get the reference.

If the kids are fine doing the yellow minon theme, then I'd do that.

I can't wait to see what you finally settle on. This really was a cute movie (of course I am biased as I have 3 girls)

Here is a picture of the Mickey head applique I did. I ended up making a mini-tote/purse out of it for my youngest. She is only a year old so all she really does is chew on it, lol*, but her older sisters both have their own totes so I decided it should go to her. I'm really pleased considering this was just a practice experiment I did with scraps! Now I feel confident enough to applique on their actual outfits...

Looks great!

The big 4 - McCall's, Simplicity, Butterick, and Vogue all use a standard 5/8 inch seam allowance. Be aware of that and pick a size based on the measurements. Also, I would suggest check out Pattern Review before you sew up something if you have any concerns. There are thousands of reviews. (I have reviewed almost 700 patterns myself - a little bit of everything.)

I was mindful of the seam allowance and tried my best to get good measurements (hard on squirmy kiddos though). Thanks for the link to that site. I will have to check out the patterns I've used and see how they fare.

You very creative ladies have inspired me to do my very first ever appliqué. I'll admit, it was an easy one; Lightening McQueen. I'll try to post a picture tomorrow.

Oh I would LOVE to see this. And Um, I'm really hoping that you have an embroidery machine, otherwise I'll be super envious that you said a Lightening McQueen applique was "easy"!

Sunshine (who's been too caught up in reading the Hunger Games Trilogy to sew!)

 

[VBAndrea]

I missed the quote with the hand applique Mickey bag from the pumpkin quilter and dared not go back to grab it since it's taking 5 minutes for a page to load -- but it is adorable and I love the colors.

Hi. Remember me? The crazy mom with the triplets. I've been lurking here and there but haven't had time to keep up.

So we finally booked our trip for this year and I've started sewing. Of course, my first dress didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to but it will do. (I think it looks cuter on a kid versus a hanger.)

Cindy sundress


apr17a by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Hopefully, I'll be back with more. (And better photos.)

Just adorable!

I love it dress! It is beautiful!

I have been lurking here the past few weeks and busy with shirts for friends kids since they are all heading to Disney next week and want matching shirts for the kids. Here is a few of the things i have done.

Easter dress for my girls. Simply sweet pattern the oldest 2 have fully lined dresses since the floral fabric is thin.

DD in her dress

A onesie dress for a friends neices first trip to Disney.

A Marie onesie for my DD who loves her to death

This is a simple crossover bag that my dd 9 made in the hoop

Now that I am done with shirts for friends i can start on our families clothes for our Disney trip in August. I got 1 done and 1 shirt is in the process only 78 planned to go. We will see how far i get

This is DS 8 who has Aspergers. He loves Phinneas and Ferb

Currently running in my embroidery machine is a shirt for DS 12 with Luke skywalker, yoda and Darth vadar on it.

QUESTION I have read that several of you are heading to Disney in the beginning of August. Just how many of you are? We will be checking in and Pop on August 5th for 1 night and then from August 6th to the 15th we will be a the Carribean.

Now back to work. Its going to be a long 3 1/2 months

78!!!! I'm going insane making 8 shirts for Amy and you plan on 78??!!! I hope you have a lot of free time on your hands but with the size of your family and ages of your young ones I'm willing ot bet that is not the case.

The Easter dresses are awesome. I love the same fabric of different colors. The girls look really pretty in them. And I especially adore the Marie onesie -- I'm a bit partial to Marie and really need to make dd something with Marie.

HAha - yes - I dont think the boys even know they are going to WWoHP!!!


I keep getting logged out of the DIS!!! Grrrrrr driving me crazy!!!!

Try clearing your cookies -- though this morning Dis is being incredibly slow to load pages.

Wish Heather had some Harry appliques -- that seems like a popular request for BG and I could switch mine over, but I'll just stick with what I signed up for since she only has the one wording.

Enabler Alert: I was browsing the licensed fabrics on Joann's.com yesterday and noticed that there are two Agent P fabrics available. I know there are many Phimmy and Ferb (my boys' pronunciation) fans here and you might now have run across them.
Regards,
C.

It's about time! Though I have to say with an embroidery machine I was able to do a cute set without any P&F fabric. And fabric isn't in the budget (though I couldn't resist some remnants at Wally's the other day and did have to buy some corduroy on clearance).

My family will be at Shades of Green from Aug 4-11.

Sunshine (who's been too caught up in reading the Hunger Games Trilogy to sew!)

Didn't know you were military! I always forget about SoG but if I ever want another trip down with dd that may be an option. Where do you all live?

 

[cogero]

ANdrea I know she has a Wizarding World of HArry Potter Graphic.

I am so ticked right now I ordered fabric from Joann.com and received a notice that it is out of stock UGH. I need it too. I hate when stores let you order something and then don't have it.

Now to try and find 2 yards of it for an order.

 

[DMGeurts]

pumpkinpatchquilter I missed grabbing your quote - but your tote bag and applique turned out marvelous!!!

Hi. Remember me? The crazy mom with the triplets. I've been lurking here and there but haven't had time to keep up.

So we finally booked our trip for this year and I've started sewing. Of course, my first dress didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to but it will do. (I think it looks cuter on a kid versus a hanger.)

Cindy sundress


apr17a by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Hopefully, I'll be back with more. (And better photos.)

This turned out great! It's always good to see you around.

I am so going to have to order an UPB whenever we get to go to Disney again! You do amazing workhttp://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/lovestruck.gif

Awww... Thanks - that was so nice of you to say.

I love it dress! It is beautiful!

I have been lurking here the past few weeks and busy with shirts for friends kids since they are all heading to Disney next week and want matching shirts for the kids. Here is a few of the things i have done.

Easter dress for my girls. Simply sweet pattern the oldest 2 have fully lined dresses since the floral fabric is thin.

DD in her dress

A onesie dress for a friends neices first trip to Disney.

A Marie onesie for my DD who loves her to death

This is a simple crossover bag that my dd 9 made in the hoop

Now that I am done with shirts for friends i can start on our families clothes for our Disney trip in August. I got 1 done and 1 shirt is in the process only 78 planned to go. We will see how far i get

This is DS 8 who has Aspergers. He loves Phinneas and Ferb

Currently running in my embroidery machine is a shirt for DS 12 with Luke skywalker, yoda and Darth vadar on it.

QUESTION I have read that several of you are heading to Disney in the beginning of August. Just how many of you are? We will be checking in and Pop on August 5th for 1 night and then from August 6th to the 15th we will be a the Carribean.

Now back to work. Its going to be a long 3 1/2 months

Everything turned out fabulous! YOu'll have to tell your dd that she did a wonderful job on the ITH bag!

WOW!! I love everything about this bag, colors, fabric, style! I have been working my way through your PTR and TR...I am very inspired by your bags and your story! I would have guessed that you had been sewing all your life based on your quality workmanship....gives me the courage to maybe attempt a bag/purse at some point

I hope you are enjoying my TR/PTR... I hope you'll say hi when you're over there. And I hope you try to do a bag some day - they are so much fun! Oh, and thank you for the compliments... That really means a lot to me. You have all these wonderful ladies (and Tom) here to thank for that... They really give you something to aspire to.

ANdrea I know she has a Wizarding World of HArry Potter Graphic.

I am so ticked right now I ordered fabric from Joann.com and received a notice that it is out of stock UGH. I need it too. I hate when stores let you order something and then don't have it.

Now to try and find 2 yards of it for an order.

ACK! I hate it when that happens... That's why I like to buy my fabric from Etsy - once I started buying there, I don't have that problem anymore.

I'll be spending my day appliqueing... as soon as I can drag myself off of this comptuer.

D~

 

[queenbeaz]

Miprender-I thought about the Dr. Seuss ones but since HP is at the same park, we are going w/ HP stuff that day. But, thank you!

DMGeurts - I was thinking about making myself a bag, but I may just have to order from you! Love your UPB!

SarahJN - Love your Cindy sundress!

Okay, I don't know if you'll like them, but I've got a few ideas:

1.) One of my favorite quotes from the movie is the one where the little girl is shaking the unicorn that Gru won from the arcade saying, "It's so FLUFFY!" So what about a shirt with the unicorn applique and then the words.

2.) my other favorite quote is when Gru says, "Light bulb". I did a quick google image search and there came up a profile silhouette of Gru that I think would made a good applique and then write the "light bulb" in a thought cloud. OR you could just do a light bulb applique on the shirt. People who are pretty family with the movie should get the reference.

If the kids are fine doing the yellow minon theme, then I'd do that.

I can't wait to see what you finally settle on. This really was a cute movie (of course I am biased as I have 3 girls)

OH MY HECK!!!! Why did I not think of these myself???? "It's so FLUFFY!" is our favorite movie line!!! I think we've all perfected it! And my husband will even like the light bulb idea! You are so clever! Thank you! I knew I could count on you creative ladies!!

 

[lovemygrowingfamily]

Everything you've done looks great, but these are my favorites! 78 items to go! Wow! You'll be eating and sleeping at your machine! Good luck!




Enabler Alert: I was browsing the licensed fabrics on Joann's.com yesterday and noticed that there are two Agent P fabrics available. I know there are many Phimmy and Ferb (my boys' pronunciation) fans here and you might now have run across them.


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I got the cotton Phin and Ferb print the other is a flannel for DS. He loves the print and its 30 % off at Joanns this week! Its nondirectional also which was nice when making his shorts.



smile5sunshine Awesome! So far 3 families.

Andrea 80 isn't that much if I do 2 a day I will be done by August. My oldest will wear whatever shorts he has and dh and i just need shorts. Its the younger ones that will have mostly matching tops and shorts or dresses. I'm a workaholic and I only have 1 at home so i have plenty of time on my hands.
I got this Marie on etsy and its super easy and stitched out great took about a hour to do. Thank for the comment on the girls and their dresses. It was a last minute grab at Walmart since they marked it all down to $2.00 a yard.


I'm still trying to multiquote and its going to take me some time lol

 

[smile5sunshine]

Big thanks to everyone who commented on my shop name idea! A very good point about defining what it's about. I'll definitely keep that in mind! Right now, I think I'm leaning towards Kiddley Divey Sewing or Kiddley Divey Sewing Shop, but I do still like Boutique, too. Decisions, decisions!


Enabler Alert: I was browsing the licensed fabrics on Joann's.com yesterday and noticed that there are two Agent P fabrics available. I know there are many Phimmy and Ferb (my boys' pronunciation) fans here and you might now have run across them.


Dh and I have been running budget numbers and have decided that if Free Dining is offered for the last quarter of the year, we're going in early Dec for our first visit at Christmas. Squeee! Now I just have to hold my breath until early August when they'll likely announce whatever discount might be coming. And, of course, make just-in-case ADRs next month! I'm not going to put up a ticker unless/until it becomes official, though.

I'll be out of town all next week, so I'll likely get way behind again, but I'll 'see' you all in a couple weeks!

Regards,
C.

Okay, while I LOVE the name Kiddley Divey, don't do the sewing shop one....at first I read through it too quickly and thought it said "SWEAT SHOP"

YAY about maybe getting to do another trip!!! FX you can work it out!

Didn't know you were military! I always forget about SoG but if I ever want another trip down with dd that may be an option. Where do you all live?

Sorry for the confusion, but my family is NOT military.....my SIL is a DOD civilian, so that's why I will have the privilege of staying at the same place as our awesome service men/women and their families. However the resort looks just beautiful and I'm so excited about getting to stay there.

ANdrea I know she has a Wizarding World of HArry Potter Graphic.

I am so ticked right now I ordered fabric from Joann.com and received a notice that it is out of stock UGH. I need it too. I hate when stores let you order something and then don't have it.

Now to try and find 2 yards of it for an order.

OH NO! FX that you are able to find some.

Miprender-I thought about the Dr. Seuss ones but since HP is at the same park, we are going w/ HP stuff that day. But, thank you!

DMGeurts - I was thinking about making myself a bag, but I may just have to order from you! Love your UPB!

SarahJN - Love your Cindy sundress!


OH MY HECK!!!! Why did I not think of these myself???? "It's so FLUFFY!" is our favorite movie line!!! I think we've all perfected it! And my husband will even like the light bulb idea! You are so clever! Thank you! I knew I could count on you creative ladies!!

you're welcome. I really can't wait to see what you end up doing because there are so many fun movies/characters to pick from (suess, HP, etc.)

I got the cotton Phin and Ferb print the other is a flannel for DS. He loves the print and its 30 % off at Joanns this week! Its nondirectional also which was nice when making his shorts.



smile5sunshine Awesome! So far 3 families.

Andrea 80 isn't that much if I do 2 a day I will be done by August. My oldest will wear whatever shorts he has and dh and i just need shorts. Its the younger ones that will have mostly matching tops and shorts or dresses. I'm a workaholic and I only have 1 at home so i have plenty of time on my hands.
I got this Marie on etsy and its super easy and stitched out great took about a hour to do. Thank for the comment on the girls and their dresses. It was a last minute grab at Walmart since they marked it all down to $2.00 a yard.


I'm still trying to multiquote and its going to take me some time lol

Okay the Multi quote is actually really easy....

SIGN INTO YOUR Account BEFORE you try to reply, otherwise you won't see the three pictures/buttons I'm talking about.

AT the bottom of each person's post, in the RIGHT HAND CORNER you will see three pictures. The first one says "quote", THE MIDDLE one looks like a little box with a quotation mark on it with a +, and then the 3rd (far right) looks like a piece of paper with a pen. If you click THE MIDDLE ONE WITH THE QUOTATION MARK and + sign, it will TURN REDish and the + sign will change to a - instead, which means that you're selecting that post to quote. Go through and pick up as many quotes as you want. Then when you are all done gathering your quotes together, at the LEFT HAND bottom of the screen (where the quick reply box is...but ABOVE that box) there is a button labeled "POST REPLY". Click the "POST REPLY" button and it will take you to a new page where all your multiquotes should show up in the response text box. All you have to do is fill in whatever you wanted to say after the quote.

I hope that makes sense and maybe helps!

Sunshine

 

[Blyssfull]

I really like this. I'm a bagaholic. Your hand applique looks great!

Cindy sundress


apr17a by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Hopefully, I'll be back with more. (And better photos.)

Aww, this is such a sweet dress! I get overwhelmed just thinking about sewing for 1, I can't imagine sewing for 3!

A onesie dress for a friends neices first trip to Disney.

A Marie onesie for my DD who loves her to death

This is a simple crossover bag that my dd 9 made in the hoop

Everything looks fantastic. I love how you made the onsie into a dress. My nephew has aspergers and he had a fantastic time at Disney. He has a gluten/dairy/anything worth eating free diet and the chefs worked amazingly with my brother for all his special diet needs.

ETA: I forgot to ask if it was difficult using the zipper ITH? She did a great job... Love the colors and the B since my name is Beth.

 

[PrincessMickey]

Love the Star Wars. I can't show my boys or they will want one too!

Love the dresses and how neat that you were able to use all that fabric!

Love everything!

This is the one detail I added that made me fall head over heels in with the UPB again!!! I just love it!!!

Back:

Zip wallet:

D~

As always I love your bags. I need to learn to applique like you.

This is the front of the Alice in Wonderland top:

...and the back

Love it!. I also love how the cat has the same pose in both pics!

Greta job on the applique! Love the bag and colors too!

apr17a by 4forSarah, on Flickr

Love the dress, love the lace on the bottom!

Love everything, especially the coordinating easter dresses!

I have been pretty busy this week and haven't been able to sew much but hopefully today I will be able to finish my current project. It is another installment of my sewing for myself. I'm super excited about it and can't wait to show it off! Have a great day!

 

[cogero]

So I have been reading about Segers again this morning. My 1034d is a lemon and needs to go to the shop but I can't fathom paying $60 to have them look at a 200 machine LOL.

So I am debating a higher end Brother and am now reading about a Juki machine which gets good reviews.

 

[lovemygrowingfamily]

SIGN INTO YOUR Account BEFORE you try to reply, otherwise you won't see the three pictures/buttons I'm talking about.

AT the bottom of each person's post, in the RIGHT HAND CORNER you will see three pictures. The first one says "quote", THE MIDDLE one looks like a little box with a quotation mark on it with a +, and then the 3rd (far right) looks like a piece of paper with a pen. If you click THE MIDDLE ONE WITH THE QUOTATION MARK and + sign, it will TURN REDish and the + sign will change to a - instead, which means that you're selecting that post to quote. Go through and pick up as many quotes as you want. Then when you are all done gathering your quotes together, at the LEFT HAND bottom of the screen (where the quick reply box is...but ABOVE that box) there is a button labeled "POST REPLY". Click the "POST REPLY" button and it will take you to a new page where all your multiquotes should show up in the response text box. All you have to do is fill in whatever you wanted to say after the quote.

I hope that makes sense and maybe helps!

Sunshine

Thank You i briefly read the 1st page and well with kids climbing all over me i missed a lot. I got it this time!

Everything looks fantastic. I love how you made the onsie into a dress. My nephew has aspergers and he had a fantastic time at Disney. He has a gluten/dairy/anything worth eating free diet and the chefs worked amazingly with my brother for all his special diet needs.

ETA: I forgot to ask if it was difficult using the zipper ITH? She did a great job... Love the colors and the B since my name is Beth.

Thank you on our last trip they were great with both of my lacto boys and my dd who has allergies.Its nice to go somewhere and not have to worry about their food. The onesie dress took literally 10 minutes to complete and it still has the snaps between the legs with no cutting of the onesie at all.

There is no problem with the zipper the machine just goe right through it. It is by pickle pie designs. I made the first one, then showed her how to do the 2nd one, helped with the 3rd and now she does it on her own. This pink one was the first that we made into a crossover bag. She also puts them as wristlet purses and just bags that she carries her camera in since it padded. The only problem we encounter is fighting over who is going to use the embroidery machine.



I have 1 shirt done already and just 1 left to go which will be quite simple

 

[dianemom2]

So I have been reading about Segers again this morning. My 1034d is a lemon and needs to go to the shop but I can't fathom paying $60 to have them look at a 200 machine LOL.

So I am debating a higher end Brother and am now reading about a Juki machine which gets good reviews.

I agree that it isn't worth $60 to get your serger looked at. I have a Bernina 1200DA that I absolutely love. It works like a dream! I've had it for 3 years and never had a minutes problem with it. And I have never needed to change the knives yet either. I think I am close to needing to get new ones but so far, they are fine! And I use it almost every day.

There is no problem with the zipper the machine just goe right through it. It is by pickle pie designs. I made the first one, then showed her how to do the 2nd one, helped with the 3rd and now she does it on her own. This pink one was the first that we made into a crossover bag. She also puts them as wristlet purses and just bags that she carries her camera in since it padded. The only problem we encounter is fighting over who is going to use the embroidery machine.

I've made several of these bags and I really like them. They come out very cute. But I am not letting either one of my girls near my embroidery machine. That's MY toy, not theirs! LOL!

Here is what I have been working on for the last several days. First up a reversible baby bubble romper. The first side has one of my new designs:

Then I did Heather Sue's Bambi on ther other side:

Then I made a reversible, open backed baby dress with a ruffled diaper cover:

Then, this is the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts. To celebrate they are having a huge gathering called Girl Scouts Rock the Mall in Washington DC. I made each of the Girl Scout troop leaders a shirt to wear to the event.

 

[ColonelHathi]

Hi all,

I have been lurking here for a few months. I'm new(er) to sewing - basically became inspired by looking at all of the fun creations here, on Esty, and at the fabric stores lately that I decided it was time to dig out the old Montgomery Wards sewing machine my mom bought me (has a great straight stitch) and really, seriously, give it a try.

Background, I am the daughter of an EXTREMELY accomplished seamstress - she's done it ALL, literally. I also grew up in the local fabric store where my DAunt worked PT. My MIL is also quilter. So I finally just had to come to the realization that I can't live up to that perfection... yet! But my life has been filled with ideas and inspiration long enough and it's about time I get started! So in the past month I've already cooked up a patchwork camera strap, 2 tops for DD (one that will now be repurposed as a skirt ) and 2 skirts. I work FT so I have to squeeze it in on the weekend.

I will post some pictures of my first attempts once I get my posts up above 10. We're not going on our first family trip until next October _POR here we come, so I gave myself pleanty of time for DD's outfits, and might even attempt a Phinneas and Ferb outfit for DS if he lets me.

There is so much happening here and I just wanted to officially say hi and I love your work to ALL! Happy sewing!

 

[HHI_DisFans]

Hi there! I've never really participated in this forum before, mostly I just admire quitly from the sidelines...BUT... this fiesta set is the CUTEST! I have the three cabelleros, but I would love to have mickey, minnie, and daisy the way you have them for a dress I am making my DD6. Where on earth did you find them? Did you digitize them yourself? Gorgeous!

 

[PrincessMickey]

Then I did Heather Sue's Bambi on ther other side:

Then I made a reversible, open backed baby dress with a ruffled diaper cover:

Everything looks great! I especially like the baby romper. One of these says I need to get an embroidery machine. And a serger.

Hi all,

I have been lurking here for a few months. I'm new(er) to sewing - basically became inspired by looking at all of the fun creations here, on Esty, and at the fabric stores lately that I decided it was time to dig out the old Montgomery Wards sewing machine my mom bought me (has a great straight stitch) and really, seriously, give it a try.

Background, I am the daughter of an EXTREMELY accomplished seamstress - she's done it ALL, literally. I also grew up in the local fabric store where my DAunt worked PT. My MIL is also quilter. So I finally just had to come to the realization that I can't live up to that perfection... yet! But my life has been filled with ideas and inspiration long enough and it's about time I get started! So in the past month I've already cooked up a patchwork camera strap, 2 tops for DD (one that will now be repurposed as a skirt ) and 2 skirts. I work FT so I have to squeeze it in on the weekend.

I will post some pictures of my first attempts once I get my posts up above 10. We're not going on our first family trip until next October _POR here we come, so I gave myself pleanty of time for DD's outfits, and might even attempt a Phinneas and Ferb outfit for DS if he lets me.

There is so much happening here and I just wanted to officially say hi and I love your work to ALL! Happy sewing!

Welcome, can't wait to see what you've made.

I'm almost finished with my skirt, I will post when I'm done. But I had to share real quick, I have job interview on Wednesday!!! I took a test two weeks ago and I made it through to the interview. There's still several more steps after the interview and if I make it all the way thorugh it won't start until mid June but I'm super excited. Although I have been enjoying these last few weeks of staying at home and having more time to sew but I really do need a job.

 

[cogero]

welcome to all the newbies.

I bought a new serger. I went with a Janome 1110DX. I tried a couple different at the store and I liked this one a little better than the Janome 7034D

I think I wanted to stay away from anything with a 34 at the end.

Going to set it up later tonight and work on some orders

 

[casper_jj11]

I want to thank everyone so much for your help over the last week or so. From big questions to small questions, I've had so many responses. You're all so helpful! If it wasn't for you I'd still be trying to get a lining in the bowlings shirts and I'd have wire wrapped inside my buttons.

I haven't posted much other than questions because I've been waiting to contribute a bit more first. I do want to say that the clothes I see here is just amazing. You're all so talented!

So, here goes... Until now, I've only ever sewn costumes for the kids. Nothing elaborate at all and they all had fur so the sewing was very forgiving. I haven't made a costume in years though so even my basic skills are weak. I got interested in making customs for the kids and participating in the Big Give when my kids were fortunate enough to have been chosen to receive a Big Give for DD's wish trip. Everything was so cute on the kids! A few months after we returned, I made my first drive across the border trip to the US to visit Joann's and a Walmart there that sells disney fabric (there's absolutely nothing here). I bought oodles and had great ideas... and then the fabric sat. Well, we're going to Disney again in May and I kept putting off the sewing saying that I didn't really know what I was doing. The week before Easter, I took the plunge and decided to find a pattern for a pillowcase dress... I figured that would at least be straightforward. Who would have thought someone could learn so much on something so simple LOL. I learned how to do french hems, I learned how to topstitch, I learned how to use my zigzag stitch... what a learning curve! But I made my first pillowcase on Good Friday and DD loved it so I was hooked. I made another pillowcase from Tiana fabric and then decided to do some bowling shirts for the boys and a matching top for DD. I'm working on another dress for DD but the Marissa pattern by CarlaC for this one... hoping to have it done tomorrow. And I still have a stripwork twirl skirt to make. I have fabric for another bowling shirt for DS4 but I'm not sure if it'll happen. Those Bowlings shirts took almost a week on their own! Boy they're intricate! You all were so helpful though!

Anyway, here are a few pics of what I"ve finished... be gentle

This is the first dress I made for DD.

Here's the second pillowcase.

Here is the matching set

Here's a close up of DS9's shirt

And ds4's shirt

And here's DD's matching top

I'll post pics of the others once I finish!

 

[Mom in Heels]

Oh my goodness - the mice must have been busy at our house because this creation for my youngest just appeared


Cinderella's Made by Mice Dress by S & J Harrison, on Flickr

I'm SO happy with the way this came out! This was the original dress that I first found and fell in love with on Ollie Girl and my first two (Briar Rose & Rapunzel) were confidence builders to ramp up to this one...just hope that my little one grows in the next 7 months before our trip so that I don't have to hem it up too much

And just for a little extra, I followed the twirly garden dress tutorial that someone posted and combined it with Carla C's jumper top for these sundresses for the girls:


Emme sundress back by S & J Harrison, on Flickr

Emme sundress front by S & J Harrison, on Flickr


Sophie sundress front by S & J Harrison, on Flickr
(can you tell she didn't want her photo taken that day? )