Hollywood Studios here we come!

Good Morning! Happy Columbus Day to all! 

I took the opportunity on this extended weekend to sew a little bit and finished this dress for Devon! I love high contrast like this so much I am making another one but with purple for Brooklyn!

Here are the appliques laid out, ready to assemble...

And here is the finished dress (from many angles...lol):

I keep forgetting to say that the pattern for all of these Disney dresses is the Simply Sweet by the Scientific Seamstress....and to do the skirt I made it like the StripWork dress, also by the Scientific Seamstress....I kind of combined both patterns! The designs I bought from two different sources....contact me if you need them!

No rest for the weary...off to make another one! Have a great day everyone! Thanks for looking!

God Bless,

Cathy

Hi Ho...Hi Ho...it's off to work I go!

Hello All,

Yes I am really still here! Work keeps getting in the way of my sewing! I arrive home so exhausted that I am only really able to sew on the weekends between activities! This past weekend we all enjoyed my daughter Devon's 8th birthday! Happy Birthday Devon!!! We had a safari theme pizza party which included a hayride and pumpkin picking then a pizza party! Fun! (There is Devon in the Zebra dress!)

After the party excitement calmed down, I finally finished the last details of my latest creation. I have wanted to make a Snow White and Seven Dwarfs dress for many years. Since this is the last trip that I am going to make a lot of custom outfits for, I went for it! I am also very much into the new Fantasyland Expansion going on at Disney. One of the upcoming attractions will be the Snow White Mine train and so I wanted something on the dress as a "nod" to the FL expansion. I tried my best to copy the innovative ride system. I am sooo excited about the whole project.

Without further ado...the dress:

 

I made a large and small yo-yo and layered them. Then I sewed a button in the center and attached it to the dress.(above)
Here is the back of the dress with the Mine Train..... (below)

 

 

I hope Brooklyn likes her new dress!

My next project will be a dress for Devon...for Hollywood Studios....hint...black and white will be involved!  Have a great weekend everyone! God Bless,

Cathy

Sewing Along in September!

Hello Everyone!

Hope the September Cold hasn't reached you yet. I didn't get it yet but I am sure its just around the corner! I keep washing my hands hoping to ward it off! LOL!

So I've been trying to keep up with my Disney sewing on the weekends. Here is my latest creation! Again, the pattern is a Simply Sweet by the Scientific Seamstress. The appliques I bought from different Etsy sellers. (Just let me know if you need the resources.) This time I tried to create an underwater scene...in honor of Disney's new expansion where they will have Ariel's Underwater Adventure! I then made a beach scene for Prince Eric and his dog Max. 

Here are the skirt pieces before stitching them together...

 I laid out the bodice approximately where it would be centered.

Last night, I sewed everything together! Here is the final dress! I took a bunch of pictures of the skirt from different angles! This dress will be for Devon, who is a big Ariel fan!

What fun! I hope she likes it!

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In other exciting news, I am so honored to be featured on the Slice Fabrique blog today! Click here to see!

I made a bag pattern and used my Slice Fabrique to decorate! You know how I love my Slice!!! A big thank you to Jenny for featuring the pattern!!!

Well, I am happily going to get dinner ready and go to yet another back-to-school night! Have a super evening everyone!!!

God Bless,

Cathy

It's a Small World!

Hello All,

I am very excited to share the latest dress I made for our Disney trip...this time it was Brooklyn's request....It's a Small World dress! For all of these customs, I had ordered fabric from JoAnn Fabrics during a sale and I had purchased applique designs from a variety of places or used what I already had. After cutting out the fabric, I assembled my appliqueing supplies...

 The girls pulled out the horse stuff to play while I sewed....I love that!!

 My thread and applique fabric, spray and iron. I have quite a system!

 I loved these cute designs!!!

The finished appliques ...ready to assemble the dress!

And here is the final dress! This is the front.....

 And then I took a bunch of pictures of the appliques around the dress...

 Close up of the bodice....

 This is the back!

Brooklyn is really excited about wearing this dress! So I checked this one off of my list! Not sure what I am going to work on this weekend. Any guesses???

Have a great Friday!!!!

God Bless,

Cathy

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I am adding in here that the pattern I used, Simply Sweet, is by The Scientific Seamstress and is available here!!
And if you are interested, here is a link to the appliques too! :) 
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Pooh and Friends dress

Hello Everyone!

I just finished Devon's Simply Sweet halter dress with Pooh and Friends...perfect for our Crystal Palace dinner ressies!

Sorry for the darker inside pics...it is literally hot off the press!

 Many more to come! Be back soon!

Thanks for looking,

Cathy