Disboutiquers Part 13 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[Tinka_Belle]

Hi I read your trip report. I didn't see the test track dress everyone is talking about. Can you or someone else please post a link. I have been looking for it for a while. I would love to see it.
Thanks Laura

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2159565&page=4 Here you are. It really is cute.

 

[coteau_chick]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2159565&page=4 Here you are. It really is cute.

Thank you. It is really cute. I might ask to case it one day.

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Thank you. It is really cute. I might ask to case it one day.

I was thinking the same thing. So....Brook, How do you feel about people copying the things that you have made for your daughter?

 

[coteau_chick]

I don't post here too often. I am mostly a lurker. I am going to try to do better. I have a question. I have made a few of the round neck dresses lately. I have a very hard time getting the top stitching perfect. I ripped the last one I made about twenty times. Do any of you have any tips for top stitching?????? Thanks
Laura

 

[princessmom29]

I don't post here too often. I am mostly a lurker. I am going to try to do better. I have a question. I have made a few of the round neck dresses lately. I have a very hard time getting the top stitching perfect. I ripped the last one I made about twenty times. Do any of you have any tips for top stitching?????? Thanks
Laura

I had problems with topstitching that pattern too. I figured out that I was not lifting the presser foot and pivoting the needle often enough. I have to pivot much more often on topstiching that anything else. Once i started pivoting mre it cme out much better. My other big problem was wher the bias tape went into the yoke. Mine ended up a little bulky and I had to be very careful.

 

[Twins+2more]

I had a hard time top stitching the round neck top too. I find it easier if I top stitch the inside instead of the outside. I can see the fold and sew around the opening much better withit like this.

 

[praline3001]

I was thinking the same thing. So....Brook, How do you feel about people copying the things that you have made for your daughter?

I DID NOT MAKE THAT

A seamstress I met through Etsy and have become friends with made it for me.


I am sewing challenged But I love buying adorable customs

 

[jessesgirl]

Wow Im gone for a week and now I cant get caught up ! Yall have been busy posting! I have seen a few creations and as always they are all awesome. I have finally finished the pageant skirt I was working on and it turned out so cute, I did not get a picture of it since I did not have a camera at the time. I am now working on and nearly finished with a Pooh dress, Ariel dress, and Princess dress in addition to a floral print dress . All of them are the same pattern though. I am finally all caught up with projects that I can start working on vacation clothes (it is about time ! LOL) Well I have to get to making a million bows and finishing the dresses so I can move on to the fun vacation clothes.

 

[Mirb1214]

So here is the Tinkerbell dress I made! I need help!!! Not sure how I like it.
First it is too short I think. What do you all think? Could I just add some bloomers or should I just start over? And the straps are supposed to be like "wings", but I am not sure! HELP!

That is absolutely ADORABLE!!

 

[praline3001]

Hi I read your trip report. I didn't see the test track dress everyone is talking about. Can you or someone else please post a link. I have been looking for it for a while. I would love to see it.
Thanks Laura

I think someone already sent the link. I am glad you like my trip report! I DO NOT SEW I have tried but I am all thumbs. I do enjoy looking at the Disney customs and I love dressing my DD in customs so I just get in good with the people who DO know how to sew
Again, I did NOT make that test track dress. I did pick out the colors and patterns

 

[emcreative]

Jenna had two outfits per day when we went last year and she wore all of them but 2.

See there you go! Problem solved.

Hey, you're not supposed to ENCOURAGE my mental illness! heehee

 

[ibesue]

Its pattern 3680

That pattern is easy, but keep in mind I have been sewing for at least 30 years!
Here is a picture of the first one I made.

It was Kadie's birthday and we were waiting to get into Ariel's grotto!

OMG! I wonder if because we are doing a magazine article/photoshoot with the kids, I can write their Disney Outfits off as a tax deduction?!?!

And to quote you again! I like that idea!!!

I don't post here too often. I am mostly a lurker. I am going to try to do better. I have a question. I have made a few of the round neck dresses lately. I have a very hard time getting the top stitching perfect. I ripped the last one I made about twenty times. Do any of you have any tips for top stitching?????? Thanks
Laura

Look on Carla's blog, she gives a nice tut on how to topstitch! Its the Scientific Seamstress.

Wow Im gone for a week and now I cant get caught up ! Yall have been busy posting! I have seen a few creations and as always they are all awesome. I have finally finished the pageant skirt I was working on and it turned out so cute, I did not get a picture of it since I did not have a camera at the time. I am now working on and nearly finished with a Pooh dress, Ariel dress, and Princess dress in addition to a floral print dress . All of them are the same pattern though. I am finally all caught up with projects that I can start working on vacation clothes (it is about time ! LOL) Well I have to get to making a million bows and finishing the dresses so I can move on to the fun vacation clothes.

We need pictures! You must remember that camera!

I think someone already sent the link. I am glad you like my trip report! I DO NOT SEW I have tried but I am all thumbs. I do enjoy looking at the Disney customs and I love dressing my DD in customs so I just get in good with the people who DO know how to sew
Again, I did NOT make that test track dress. I did pick out the colors and patterns

Okay, so hubby was really tired last night and snoring SO loudly that I could not sleep. Of course I had a 9 am doctors appointment and I am not an early riser! SO, I read your trip report from start to finish! It sounded like an amazing time! I so want to have a guide!!! I am so jealous!! And so were a few little trolls! But anyways you both looked so cute and had such a good time!

Okay, Mecca yesterday!!! This fabric store is huge! I forgot to take pictures but I did find some on the internet. They have tons & tons of Micheal miller, moda, Henry Alexander, plus everything else you can imagine. I saw at least 25 DIFFERENT strawberry shortcake fabric. Polka dots in any color and sizes and all price ranges. Gingham was an entire row of all colors and all sizes. They even had the hungry caterpillar! The main floor has rows & rows like a Joanns but each row is 4 fabrics deep. THEN you hit the flat folded area. Its about 1/3 of the store and is packed probably 25 deep per row. And it goes on & on. Then there is the back room. Along one length of the building is flat folded knits. Every color imaginable, except the red & white stripped I wanted. They have stacks of brocades and corduroys. Oh and all the corduroy is 3.99 a yard! And rows and rows of jungle prints and rows of skull prints and it just goes on & on!
Okay, here is a picture I found on the internet. Keep in mind there are rows & rows like this!
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...m7ntBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image

So in all that, the fabric I was looking for was not there. I had a customer request a certain fabric. So after going there (its 25 miles away!) and 2 Joann's, I redesigned what I was going to make for her. Then as I laid in bed trying to fall asleep I thought OMGosh, I bet Wallyworld has it. And sure enough they did!! So I got to visit my favorite place & got what I was looking for, though not in the same trip!

 

[danicaw]

I just saw the Test Track dress and I love it!
Are the RnR and EE dresses in the post as well.. I would love to see those.

 

[Marianne0310]

I love that dress. What a great idea for Epcot.

Thank you for sharing,
Marianne

 

[Adi12982]

Okay, Mecca yesterday!!! This fabric store is huge! I forgot to take pictures but I did find some on the internet. They have tons & tons of Micheal miller, moda, Henry Alexander, plus everything else you can imagine. I saw at least 25 DIFFERENT strawberry shortcake fabric. Polka dots in any color and sizes and all price ranges. Gingham was an entire row of all colors and all sizes. They even had the hungry caterpillar! The main floor has rows & rows like a Joanns but each row is 4 fabrics deep. THEN you hit the flat folded area. Its about 1/3 of the store and is packed probably 25 deep per row. And it goes on & on. Then there is the back room. Along one length of the building is flat folded knits. Every color imaginable, except the red & white stripped I wanted. They have stacks of brocades and corduroys. Oh and all the corduroy is 3.99 a yard! And rows and rows of jungle prints and rows of skull prints and it just goes on & on!
Okay, here is a picture I found on the internet. Keep in mind there are rows & rows like this!
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...m7ntBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image

WOW! Mecca sounds amazing!! I wish I could go!

 

[emcreative]

Yes I'm going to try to get Praline to divulge her secret source in a PM to me...heehee

(and yeah, I agree with the PP on the jealousy in the other thread, it kinda made me sad.)

 

[jeniamt]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2159565&page=4 Here you are. It really is cute.

Why can't I see the pictures? Brook your pics just show up as a little box with a red x in the middle. Wonder why????

That pattern is easy, but keep in mind I have been sewing for at least 30 years!
Here is a picture of the first one I made.

It was Kadie's birthday and we were waiting to get into Ariel's grotto!

That is one of my all time favorite outfits!!! I have dreams about that pirate get-up.

 

[HeatherSue]

Grandpa died this morning. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers.

Oh Anna, I'm so sorry.

Heather- glad to hear all went well with the mammogram- I know that can be scarey! I just ahd an MRI about 3 hours ago- they never tell you anything! I'll ahve to wait until the Dr. calls to know how everything is.

I hope your MRI turns out okay! I just had one of my brain last week, and then a bone scan the day before that! I have a benign pituitary tumor that screws up my hormones and such. So, they like to keep an eye on it. I probably won't get the results from either test until June. I hate waiting!

Heathersue you really have the digitizing thing (not that I have any idea what that involves - totally clueless here!!) figured out - you're designs turned out fantastic! The little boy outfits are kind of what I'm thinking about doing for my kids and nieces and nephews for next year but in a dress or skirt form. Can I CASE yours for my nephews?

Of course you can CASE me! I just put some appliques on a pre-made outfit, so it's not really an original idea!

psssst ! look at my ticker

YAY!!!!

Your appliques look great!! I am curious as to how wide your satin stitch is on most of them.. it looks tiny. I usually use 3.5 but wish I could go bigger sometimes. I find if I go bigger that it looks bad. I bought that same tutorial. It was great!!

I kind of goofed because I just resized some 6x10 designs I'd made to fit in the 4x4 hoop. So, they're not as wide as I'd like them to be. I now know you can't really do that! On the bigger designs, I try to stick with 4.0 (Pooh and Mickey were 4.0) and it seems to turn out nicely.

ok, finished today Super Girl... I like to call this one super jojo!!!!

Adorable! So is the outfit!

I

I love the stripes you used! Is this the one where you were trying to choose between the pink stripes and the green stripes? I really like the ones you chose!

I am shamelessly asking you to *vote* for me!

My dd entered a Victoria's Secret on-line Mother's Day contest. Prize is a trip to NYC. I need votes! The easiest way to get to it is to go to her myspace... www.myspace.com/k8win
There's a picture of us, and under it three boxes...click on the one that says "vote", and you've voted!
shameless, I know, but if you get the chance, please????

I voted!

Hi everyone!
I was just shown this thread. I never knew it was here!

I am a huge Disney customs fan. I can't sew to save my life but my DD and I love putting fabrics and ideas together and I have a few designers who are friends

People tease us all the time for the time and effort we put into the outfits but we ENJOY it so =p to them

On our upcoming trip my DD is starting to get out of the princess stage and more into the tween stage. We have come up with some ideas for great sundresses and are slowly watching them take shape. We focused on many of her favorite rides (TT dress, EE dress, RNR dress)
along with some camp rock stuff.

Anyway ~ just wanted to give a quick shout out as I hate lurking without giving an intro
I can't wait to see all of the adorable outfits!

!!

Ok ladies, I finally figured out what as wrong with my new embroidery machine,... ME!!!! It just wasn't doing what I wanted it too, and i was almost ready to chuck it when it dawned on me what I was doing wrong. THE HOOP WAS UPSIDE DOWN!!!! I` don't understand how it could even sew that way, but it did 2 complete appliques with the hoop upside down. I did minnie tonight with it rught side up and the difference is huge!

Sorry the pice is burry. Didn't notice that untill I posted it.

I feel really silly, but at least I fugured it out!

Oh no! Upsidedown? I'm glad you figured it out! The Minnie looks great!

Nooo I have tried to sew and I am HORRID at it!

I do like to match fabrics and come up with fun ideas and I love looking what others have done.

All you need is a couple of CarlaC's patterns from www.youcanmakethis.com and you will be on your way!

 

[revrob]

Okay, Mecca yesterday!!! This fabric store is huge! I forgot to take pictures but I did find some on the internet. They have tons & tons of Micheal miller, moda, Henry Alexander, plus everything else you can imagine. I saw at least 25 DIFFERENT strawberry shortcake fabric. Polka dots in any color and sizes and all price ranges. Gingham was an entire row of all colors and all sizes. They even had the hungry caterpillar! The main floor has rows & rows like a Joanns but each row is 4 fabrics deep. THEN you hit the flat folded area. Its about 1/3 of the store and is packed probably 25 deep per row. And it goes on & on. Then there is the back room. Along one length of the building is flat folded knits. Every color imaginable, except the red & white stripped I wanted. They have stacks of brocades and corduroys. Oh and all the corduroy is 3.99 a yard! And rows and rows of jungle prints and rows of skull prints and it just goes on & on!
Okay, here is a picture I found on the internet. Keep in mind there are rows & rows like this!
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...m7ntBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image

So in all that, the fabric I was looking for was not there. I had a customer request a certain fabric. So after going there (its 25 miles away!) and 2 Joann's, I redesigned what I was going to make for her. Then as I laid in bed trying to fall asleep I thought OMGosh, I bet Wallyworld has it. And sure enough they did!! So I got to visit my favorite place & got what I was looking for, though not in the same trip!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I have been busy but not with sewing very much. Today I did finish the Give give shirts for Matt. I felt called to make shirts for Matt. The Star Wars shirt was designed by Dom13 on the Disign forum. He has been a great help in teaching me photoshop. Thanks to Jessica for teaching me my first applique the Jack head. This one didn't come out as good as I planned but I am out of shirts.