Disboutiquers Part 30 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[Marsone1]

Saw all the nice design that everyone here created. I wish I could sew so that I custom make outfits for my whole family. I saw dome disney iron on appliques on ebay. Are those easy to use? Im thinking of buying a few of those and the iron on transfer with the disney design.

 

[livndisney]

Saw all the nice design that everyone here created. I wish I could sew so that I custom make outfits for my whole family. I saw dome disney iron on appliques on ebay. Are those easy to use? Im thinking of buying a few of those and the iron on transfer with the disney design.

There are some ladies on here that sell the appliques thru their Etsy shops.

 

[Marsone1]

Thanks I'll go look and purchase it from them.

 

[MrsDrewsky]

OMG adorable!!! I have to come up with our Feb trip onesies for the twins -- what a great idea!!!

Thank you. I agree with the PP who said a Mickey one would be cute.

So so cute! I think it looks great in the photo.

Thank you.

Looks adorable and just like donald with no pants! Perfect.

Thanks. We have some white baby legs to complete the outfit, and to keep the no pants look.

I cannot believe how cute this is!!!!

Now he needs one for each of the characters!!! This is just awesome!

~Jennifer

Thanks. If only we didn't leave on Saturday!

This is such a great idea and your little guy is adorable!!

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Thank you. He's a good little model.

 

[Sally]

My daughter came home for Christmas and brought a doll she had found at a yard sale. She asked me if I could make her a new dress, as the one she is in has ripped and repairing is not an option (dry rotted dress, poor almost naked doll ).
The doll is a 16 inch doll and with the tiny forearms in porcelain and from the knee down in porcelain with a stuffed body. I can not find a pattern for dresses for her, but I have found patterns for Barbies and American Girl dolls..if any one knows of site that has patterns that might work I would appreciate it.
I can either scale down AG or scale up Barbie patterns, but hoping for actual patterns. I did take all her measurements to make any option work out a bit easier.
Thanks for the help

 

[angelbaby129]

Does anyone know where I might find designs for Despicable Me? I found some filled in designs, but I'd rather have applique. Thanks!

 

[teresajoy]

Does anyone know where I might find designs for Despicable Me? I found some filled in designs, but I'd rather have applique. Thanks!

froufroubyheathersue has some.

 

[familyabgar]

Just bought some Riley Blake lavender dot fabric on sale for a Daisy-inspired top for our May trip. It's the Sweetheart dress by Very Shannon, but I'm going to shorten the dress into a hip length top and make white knit ruffle shorts. Hopefully I'll have some stuff to share in the next few makes as I make progress toward DD's customs.

 

[strmtroopr96]

I have been lurking these threads for awhile now, and hopefully in the next couple of months I'll have some pictures to post. I bought a sewing machine 12 years ago, when my girls were 4 and 2, and my twin boys were born (because I became a SAHM then due to the high cost of daycare for 4 children, and what else was I going to do in all my newfound spare time, hahaha). I made a quilt top, and my husband took over sewing as the reality of life with twins kicked me in the head. The machine was a budget saver for home dec projects in our new house, at least. The machine has mostly been unused since then, except for a year when my daughter Maddie was making quilts for Project Linus for her Girl Scout Bronze award.

Now Maddie is 16, and we both want to get back into sewing. We recently bought a serger, and are anxiously awaiting our new owners' class so that we can learn how to use it. Maddie is interested in making costumes, hats, and bags, and possibly some clothing for herself. She loves all things Disney, and plans on applying to the College program as soon as she's eligible, and eventually working at Disney full-time.

I'm interested in constructing some fun and warm things for myself and for eventual sale. We live in upstate NY, and it's too cold for my taste from November-April. I also am endlessly frustrated finding handbags that I like, so I also want to make my perfect bag. I hope to eventually make some money to fund an occasional family trip to Disney. I also love the idea of making handmade gifts.

Maddie and I both are excited to eventually make things for the Big Give - volunteering and giving back are important to us, and this looks like a great outlet for us. My boys are interested in learning to sew, too, and they also love donating their time and money for good causes.

I look forward to getting to know all of you and sharing ideas. It's so nice to find a community of Disney lovers that sew!

I am just a lurker on this thread who is sooo not creative enough but loves looking at what everyone here can create since I am obsessed with dressing my youngest in Disney customs for all of our trips but I saw that you were from New Hartford and just wanted to say Hello! We are in right in Ilion but I don't usually spot too many Diser's from the area on here.

 

[Imagineer2Be]

So it looks like I will finally be getting my PE-770. For those that have this machine, what software do you recommend? Any helpful hints/ tricks are also appreciated. Thanks!

 

[RMAMom]

So it looks like I will finally be getting my PE-770. For those that have this machine, what software do you recommend? Any helpful hints/ tricks are also appreciated. Thanks!

Sew What Pro is great with the PE770. They have a 30 day trial and the program is around $65.00

 

[CraftyMommy]

I started sewing a few years ago and now I want to get into the world of embroidery. Before I go to the sewing machine dealer and fall in love with a top of the line machine that has more bells and whistles than I will use I want to do some research and make a realistic list of requirements.

Do you have any suggestions on a good quality embroidery machine? And my most important question, what size embroidery hoop is typically needed to do WDW t-shirts, dresses, and skirts? Like, the t-shirts that have a Mickey head on it, or the skirts that have the characters embroidered on them. I know they would require a hoop larger than a 4x4. Would I be limited with a 5x7 or should I look for a machine does larger? What size embroidery field would I need to be able to do the majority of the designs that are out there?

TIA!

 

[Robbi]

I started sewing a few years ago and now I want to get into the world of embroidery. Before I go to the sewing machine dealer and fall in love with a top of the line machine that has more bells and whistles than I will use I want to do some research and make a realistic list of requirements.

Do you have any suggestions on a good quality embroidery machine? And my most important question, what size embroidery hoop is typically needed to do WDW t-shirts, dresses, and skirts? Like, the t-shirts that have a Mickey head on it, or the skirts that have the characters embroidered on them. I know they would require a hoop larger than a 4x4. Would I be limited with a 5x7 or should I look for a machine does larger? What size embroidery field would I need to be able to do the majority of the designs that are out there?

TIA!

Hi, I started out with the basic Brother Disney embroidery machine. It only had a 4x4 frame. I quickly realized that I needed a larger embroidery frame. I ended up with a Brother Quattro which was the top of the line embroidery/ sewing machine. I have loved it! It both sews and embroiders beautifully plus it is the most user friendly combo machine I've owned. I had a Janome, Bernina, and Husqvarna Viking. They were ok but nowhere near as easy to use.

 

[squirrel]

Here is something I made for my niece. It's for school they have a relaxed uniform. Beige pants and skirts and a navy shirt. They have to show the school name and mascot on the shirt which makes it almost impossible for the girls to wear dresses. I managed to figure out a way for it to show and still be a dress. My niece asked for me not to put on Mickey buttons, but I did since I don't have any other beige buttons.

 

[Amandas4]

OOHH! I just found this thread and even though I'm buried in school work and house work, I have spent a great deal of time looking at all the amazing things you all have made. I'm especially impressed with the awesome appliqués they look so intricate and time consuming.
Can I join the club?!
Here are some things I've made:

Minnie outfits the girls wore to Disney on Ice.

Corduroy Tinkerbell jumper.

Rapunzel Dress

Another Rapunzel dress. I made this one for her friend out of the scrapes from the first dress. I may have over estimated my fabric needs for that first dress.
We are going to WDW in less than two months and I have a few things I want to make. With my school load I'm not sure they'll get done.

 

[Meshell2002]

OOHH! I just found this thread and even though I'm buried in school work and house work, I have spent a great deal of time looking at all the amazing things you all have made. I'm especially impressed with the awesome appliqués they look so intricate and time consuming.
Can I join the club?!
Here are some things I've made:
Corduroy Tinkerbell jumper.

Rapunzel Dress

Another Rapunzel dress. I made this one for her friend out of the scrapes from the first dress. I may have over estimated my fabric needs for that first dress.
We are going to WDW in less than two months and I have a few things I want to make. With my school load I'm not sure they'll get done.

Very Nice work!

I have not been on here much since our trip in October because after 3 years of being a SAHM due to DH being laid off I have started back to work full time. So with 3 kids (7,5, &1) and working full time I havn't had much computer time. I'm off today due to the southern snow storm.

I just finished some non Disney sewing, and hope to go ahead and start on spring/ summer soon, since most of the time I only sew about once a week.

I do lurk here some to see what everyone is up to!

We are wishing for a 2015 or 2016 trip if my job works out for the long term.

 

[kstgelais4]

Hello All! I haven't been over to this thread in a long while, But this thread is the one that got me back into sewing over 6 years ago!
I'm loving looking at all of your creations

Here are some of my most recent Disney creations!





Thanks for letting me share!

 

[babynala]

I too haven't been over here much lately either and I haven't been doing much sewing but we are "snowed in" and I'm not feeling well so it is a great chance to catch up over here....

OOHH! I just found this thread and even though I'm buried in school work and house work, I have spent a great deal of time looking at all the amazing things you all have made. I'm especially impressed with the awesome appliqués they look so intricate and time consuming.
Can I join the club?!
Here are some things I've made:
Another Rapunzel dress. I made this one for her friend out of the scrapes from the first dress. I may have over estimated my fabric needs for that first dress.
We are going to WDW in less than two months and I have a few things I want to make. With my school load I'm not sure they'll get done.

Welcome! The Minnie outfits are adorable, I really like the layered skirt. Those Rapunzel dresses look beautiful. Kind of nice that you were able to make 2 dresses and hopefully used up most of your scraps. It seems I always over buy fabric - unless I make a mistake and need more, then I didn't buy enough.

Hello All! I haven't been over to this thread in a long while, But this thread is the one that got me back into sewing over 6 years ago!
I'm loving looking at all of your creations

Here are some of my most recent Disney creations!
Thanks for letting me share!

So many beautiful dresses. I really love that Little Mermaid dress.

 

[Dittz]

Okay gals need a little help.

I am Canadian and live near Niagara Falls, so getting to both Buffalo NY or Niagara Falls NY is pretty easy. Where is the best place in the USA to purchase fabric. The local fabric store doesn't have any fun Disney material (which I would LOVE to get my hands on - Mickey, Princess, Marvel). Also would live to find some dance related material to make a shoe bag for my daughters tap and ballet shoes (she just started this year).

Thanks for the tips.

 

[Yoshiandi]

Okay gals need a little help.

I am Canadian and live near Niagara Falls, so getting to both Buffalo NY or Niagara Falls NY is pretty easy. Where is the best place in the USA to purchase fabric. The local fabric store doesn't have any fun Disney material (which I would LOVE to get my hands on - Mickey, Princess, Marvel). Also would live to find some dance related material to make a shoe bag for my daughters tap and ballet shoes (she just started this year).

Thanks for the tips.

HEY Neighbor!!
There is both a Joann's and Hobby Lobby on Military Rd in Niagara Falls. Both have Disney material, but Joann's has a better selection; Hobby Lobby is good for the basic colors and they always have their material on sale for 30% or even 40% notions like thread and needles if you have the coupon off their app.

There is both a Joann's ETC and a Michaels on Niagara Falls Blvd just farther out of Niagara Falls heading towards Amherst. I usually don't have to go out that far to find some really pretty material

Happy Shopping!