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

[VBAndrea]

Hi All!
Tori and I are both feeling much better this morning! We just hit up Joann's. I did awesome! I am a veteran so I got to get 20% off my total order, clearance and sales included!!! I ended up with over 25 yards of fabric, two packages of the colored velcro for diapers and a package of heat n bond..all for 64 dollars.

Dumped it all in the washing machine and am very excited!!!!

Oh you are now making me very mad that I didn't go this morning. I get the 20% off too (dependent). I just hate to spend any extra money right now until our house sells. On June 15 our tenants move out and it will really hurt us financially. Our 30 year mortgage up there costs more than our 15 year mortgage here! And our house here is bigger.

My son got back from his whirlwind trip to CA late last night and left at 5:45 this AM for graduation at West Point (the cousin of one of his friends). Coincidentally we got an email that a man (colonel) my husband used to work for is headed to West Point today for his 55th reunion. Since good things come in threes, anyone else headed there? (I'm curious who the commencement speaker will be.)

We canceled our AK cruise.

Instead we're thinking of heading somewhere in New England. If I can't see the Pacific Ocean, may as well see the Atlantic. We thought about Provincetown, but at the tip of Cape Cod it's 300 miles from us.




Our intention is to rebook, but the ENT MD has said recovery will be measured in months not weeks, so for now we've just canceled. I hope to rebook at some point.

Your wish is granted. Here in the t-shirt quilt I made for my younger son. Don't use it as a model I'm sure the real quilters at my winter group would and if they saw it. I don't think I have the right equipment to properly quilt it.

But, at least you know I wasn't lying when I said I made one

Hmmm, maybe I am destined to go to West Point this weekend.

I am sorry you canceled your cruise. You want an Atlantic vacation? How 'bout Virginia Beach? We could then swing down to Charlotte together for the Dismeet.

Your quilt is fantastic! Was your ds on the production crew for Hello Dolly? Did they go to Subway for their post play party? Forest Park Elementary has an *interesting* mascot. Did you go on ToT with your son? Where is Robin?

I could go on and on but must go change dd's dressing now since she's whining.

 

[VBAndrea]

Absolutely horrible pic of an outfit I made dd. She is really into Westies so I did the t and used my $1.50 Walmart skirt to applique on. Problem is dd is wearing the skort backwards and refused to put it on properly b/c she wanted the Westie on the skirt in front. I purposely put in on the back since she has a Westie on the shirt. This will teach me to take pics of clothes NOT modeled (I'd take another pic but the outfit is currently in the wash). I'll try to get better pics b/c it really is cute -- it looks totally crooked on backwards!

And these are two shirts for Amy (she buys the shirts and designs -- I had Tink but she bought Dumbo -- and I stitch them out for her). Excuse any markings -- they are not washed post applique. The Dumbo is for Skye and Tink is for Allison. Amy hasn't even seen these yet!

 

[Teamtori]

Absolutely horrible pic of an outfit I made dd. She is really into Westies so I did the t and used my $1.50 Walmart skirt to applique on. Problem is dd is wearing the skort backwards and refused to put it on properly b/c she wanted the Westie on the skirt in front. I purposely put in on the back since she has a Westie on the shirt. This will teach me to take pics of clothes NOT modeled (I'd take another pic but the outfit is currently in the wash). I'll try to get better pics b/c it really is cute -- it looks totally crooked on backwards!

And these are two shirts for Amy (she buys the shirts and designs -- I had Tink but she bought Dumbo -- and I stitch them out for her). Excuse any markings -- they are not washed post applique. The Dumbo is for Skye and Tink is for Allison. Amy hasn't even seen these yet!

I love them! My DD does those kinds of things too!! Great job!

 

[Teamtori]

Here is my finished Cat in the Hat outfit!

I am proud of it.

 

[Teamtori]

Finished the matching shirt for my snow white outfit.

 

[Sandi S]

Since there have been lots of bags posted lately, I thought that I would share the stuff that I made for our trip last week to DisneyLand.

My camera bag

Inside the bag and the ticket pocket on the strap

Wallet and small zipper bag

Love it - makes a great camera bag!

DisneyLand stuff continued. This is what I made for my DD.

That is really cute too - I almost bought that Simplicity pattern, but I have a really similar Taylor Made Designs pattern, so I (somehow) resister.)

OK total newbie sewing question....

I am having trouble with finishing seams...

I learned how to do french seams, and thats how I have been finishing the sides of dd's dresses when i do them, so no raw edges, and i can sew the seam flat so shes not bothered by it (for those that dont know she has sensory integration dysfunction0
Well i just learned how to make ruffles, and want to do the bottom trim on the next dress as a ruffle,...but french seaming it makes a rather awkward bump that makes the ruffle hang funny... how do i do that? How do you sew a ruffle to the bottom of something without it just being ugly raw seams inside? i am sure the answer is something simple..or i am doing the ruffles wrong...but i am completely perplexed at the moment

Have you considered binding the seam with either double fold bias or fold-over elastic? I use the FOE on the collars of my sons' shirts like this:

Here is my finished Cat in the Hat outfit!

I am proud of it.

Very cute! I am planning to do a Dr. Seuss theme outfit for back-to-school since D starts Kindergarten (and I have been hoarding the Dr. Seuss fabric).

Finished the matching shirt for my snow white outfit.

I like this one too - glad to see she is feeling better.

I am finishing up some shirts for the big boys:

They are all from the same Ottobre pattern - I just need to add the buttons, buttonholes, and front packet to the Lego Jack Sparrow shirt to finish.

Meanwhile, I stitched out a design on a polo for DH:

I figured out a trick to hooping shirts like this without getting extra fabric caught - do it over a stool!

 

[dianemom2]

We canceled our AK cruise.


Your wish is granted. Here in the t-shirt quilt I made for my younger son. Don't use it as a model I'm sure the real quilters at my winter group would and if they saw it. I don't think I have the right equipment to properly quilt it.

But, at least you know I wasn't lying when I said I made one

Ok, first, we have no plans to go to West Point this weekend. But I hope your son has a great time.

Sorry that you had to cancel your cruise. I think it is smart to wait until the ENT says you are better. There are always plenty of Alaska cruises available so you just need to wait to be completely better and then you can find one that works out just right for you. BTW, I don't know if it is in your budget, but we enjoyed the land portion of our Alaska cruise/tour as much as the cruise and it was important to me to see the interior of Alaska too. I didn't want to go that far and miss seeing Denali.

I love the t-shirt quilt. I am very impressed. Was each of the t-shirts something that he saved from a special memory or event in his life?

Absolutely horrible pic of an outfit I made dd. She is really into Westies so I did the t and used my $1.50 Walmart skirt to applique on. Problem is dd is wearing the skort backwards and refused to put it on properly b/c she wanted the Westie on the skirt in front. I purposely put in on the back since she has a Westie on the shirt. This will teach me to take pics of clothes NOT modeled (I'd take another pic but the outfit is currently in the wash). I'll try to get better pics b/c it really is cute -- it looks totally crooked on backwards!

Don't you just love then kids do stuff like that for you??? Although I never would have known that the skirt was backwards if you hadn't told. I love the outfit and I think is just adorable! The shirts for Amy are great too.

Finished the matching shirt for my snow white outfit.

That's so cute! I think I missed getting the Cat in the Hat picture but I love it too. I have the same Snow White design and I think it is just adorable. I actually have all of Lynnie Pinnie's princess designs except for the Bald is Beautiful one.


Enabler Alert Old Navy is having their $2 tank top sale this weekend. I took my girls there this afternoon and they each got 4 tank tops. My girls wear the smaller women's sizes but there were plenty of tank tops left in all the sizes. They were supposed to have kids tank tops too but we didn't look at them since my kids have outgrown the children's department. Plus, if you go to the Old Navy FB page there is a coupon on there for an extra 10% off. $1.80 per tank top was a pretty good deal!

 

[Teamtori]

Enabler Alert Old Navy is having their $2 tank top sale this weekend. I took my girls there this afternoon and they each got 4 tank tops. My girls wear the smaller women's sizes but there were plenty of tank tops left in all the sizes. They were supposed to have kids tank tops too but we didn't look at them since my kids have outgrown the children's department. Plus, if you go to the Old Navy FB page there is a coupon on there for an extra 10% off. $1.80 per tank top was a pretty good deal!

Oh no. Are they online too?

Also, is there a Make a Wish or I'm on a wish trip or something like that applique floating around?

 

[dianemom2]

Oh no. Are they online too?

Also, is there a Make a Wish or I'm on a wish trip or something like that applique floating around?

No, only in the stores. I haven't seen a Wish Trip applique before. Do you have something in mind?

 

[Teamtori]

No, only in the stores. I haven't seen a Wish Trip applique before. Do you have something in mind?

Darn! I wonder if we should go by the store! That's a great price for tank tops and might be good for our trip in July!

I wanted to make a "Travel" outfit that was something related to her Make a Wish.

 

[VBAndrea]

Here is my finished Cat in the Hat outfit!

I am proud of it.

You should be proud of it -- it's adorable and fits Tori beautifully. Good to see her smiling today

Finished the matching shirt for my snow white outfit.

I love it! What a great set!

I am finishing up some shirts for the big boys:

They are all from the same Ottobre pattern - I just need to add the buttons, buttonholes, and front packet to the Lego Jack Sparrow shirt to finish.

Meanwhile, I stitched out a design on a polo for DH:

I figured out a trick to hooping shirts like this without getting extra fabric caught - do it over a stool!

Looking good! I really like your pirate fabrics. That pattern looks similar to the Bowling Shirt with the placket design.

LOL at your stool friend. I don't hoop my shirts and for the life of can't figure out how I would get them on straight. Pinning works perfect for me.

Oh no. Are they online too?

Also, is there a Make a Wish or I'm on a wish trip or something like that applique floating around?

On line they are $4 ~ how stupid is that! So now I guess I need to go to ON in addition to Joann's tomorrow. Grrrr! And I have my ds begging for water park passes which we really can't afford this year.

The only Wish Trip things I have seen are iron on designs (you can find those on the BG site). I wish there were embroidered designs for them because it would be nice for when we make BG shirts.

 

[Teamtori]

LOL at your stool friend. I don't hoop my shirts and for the life of can't figure out how I would get them on straight. Pinning works perfect for me.


On line they are $4 ~ how stupid is that! So now I guess I need to go to ON in addition to Joann's tomorrow. Grrrr! And I have my ds begging for water park passes which we really can't afford this year.

The only Wish Trip things I have seen are iron on designs (you can find those on the BG site). I wish there were embroidered designs for them because it would be nice for when we make BG shirts.

How do you pin instead of hooping??

I guess I will make an ON trip tomorrow! I made TWO trips to Joann's today! Once for the fabric and then went back for thread.

Darn about the MAW embroidery. Maybe someone can make one! I have no idea how though!

Ok, here is my next project!

Tori is an ambassador for the Ride for Wishes that is taking place in St Louis next week. They raise money to fund MAW trips. I wanted a "Biker Mickey" outfit and this is what I came up with.

 

[Sandi S]

How do you pin instead of hooping??

I guess I will make an ON trip tomorrow! I made TWO trips to Joann's today! Once for the fabric and then went back for thread.

Darn about the MAW embroidery. Maybe someone can make one! I have no idea how though!

Ok, here is my next project!

Tori is an ambassador for the Ride for Wishes that is taking place in St Louis next week. They raise money to fund MAW trips. I wanted a "Biker Mickey" outfit and this is what I came up with.

That is very cool! Did you make her a biker bandanna to go with it? If not, that would totally fit the theme.

 

[Teamtori]

That is very cool! Did you make her a biker bandanna to go with it? If not, that would totally fit the theme.

Great idea!!!

 

[DisNorth]

Since there have been lots of bags posted lately, I thought that I would share the stuff that I made for our trip last week to DisneyLand.

My camera bag

I love the camera bag!

Hi all..had a rough day with my Tori last night. She ended up with a 103.8 temperature in the ER last night. Luckily, we were able to go home after a lot of fluids and antibiotics.


Here are my latest projects:

Your just cranking out the projects now, everything looks great and glad you guys are feeling better

We canceled our AK cruise.


Your wish is granted. Here in the t-shirt quilt I made for my younger son. Don't use it as a model I'm sure the real quilters at my winter group would and if they saw it. I don't think I have the right equipment to properly quilt it.

But, at least you know I wasn't lying when I said I made one

Too bad about the cruise
But the quilt looks great from here

I am finishing up some shirts for the big boys:

They are all from the same Ottobre pattern - I just need to add the buttons, buttonholes, and front packet to the Lego Jack Sparrow shirt to finish.

Love the shirts, they do look like the bowling shirt patern from Carla C.

Tori is an ambassador for the Ride for Wishes that is taking place in St Louis next week. They raise money to fund MAW trips. I wanted a "Biker Mickey" outfit and this is what I came up with.

This is just too cute! We'll need pictures of it in action and a bandana is totaly needed as the finishing touch for the outfit.

 

[Sally]

On another thread there is a question about people having an issue with using a Disney likeness and copyright issues, the post-er of the question didn't go into details. I personally had never heard of anything like that before. Has anyone else heard of something like this?

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

TeamTori...love the biker Mickey outfit! It also meets the approval of my 7yo DD, who now wants one too!

I don't hoop my t-shirts, only the stabilizer. I think theres a video tute on SWAK if what I'm about to tell you gets confusing. I use heavyweight stabilizer and temporary adhesive spray and "float" my shirt on top of that, holding it down with a basting stitch around the perimeter of the design. HeatherSue has one for a penny on her site, don't get the ones on SWAK, they're hard to remove. I press a line down the center front to keep everything straight. I'm better at doing shirts than actually hooping other stuff, I've never had a problem with it and I never learned that shirts were hard to deal with until I'd been doing them successfully for a while!

 

[SallyfromDE]

On another thread there is a question about people having an issue with using a Disney likeness and copyright issues, the post-er of the question didn't go into details. I personally had never heard of anything like that before. Has anyone else heard of something like this?

You do hear that off and on. Disney is licensed and of course wants what they think is due to them for using the Disney characters. My understanding what that you could use it for your personal use, not to sell. That is why on alot of embroidery sites you can see where it says mouse instead of Mickey. Some people have even tried to ask for donations. But Disney takes issue with that also, it's like asking someone to pay for it. From what I've heard, if your selling something and Disney sees it, they ask you to pull it or they pursue it. There is someone that fought Disney on the use of selling clothes made with Disney fabric, but they won. You'll notice fabric now says for home use only on the selvage.

http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/EmbroideryDesigns.shtml

http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/LicensedFabric.shtml

 

[Sally]

You do hear that off and on. Disney is licensed and of course wants what they think is due to them for using the Disney characters. My understanding what that you could use it for your personal use, not to sell. That is why on alot of embroidery sites you can see where it says mouse instead of Mickey. Some people have even tried to ask for donations. But Disney takes issue with that also, it's like asking someone to pay for it. From what I've heard, if your selling something and Disney sees it, they ask you to pull it or they pursue it. There is someone that fought Disney on the use of selling clothes made with Disney fabric, but they won. You'll notice fabric now says for home use only on the selvage.

http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/EmbroideryDesigns.shtml

http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/LicensedFabric.shtml

Thank you that makes sense. I knew there was an issue with mass production of items, and Disney takes offense to that.

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

Darn! I wonder if we should go by the store! That's a great price for tank tops and might be good for our trip in July!

I wanted to make a "Travel" outfit that was something related to her Make a Wish.

I think HeatherSue has an unadvertised one, but if I remember right, it was embroidery and not an applique. Cute at any rate. I think she offered it to people sewing for Big Gives. I haven't seen her here since her family's trip, but TeresaJoy has been by, and they're sisters, so I'm sure she'll say something for you. I can put a note on Facebook for you too.