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We succeeded in NOT sewing a summer version of Elsa’s outfit last time we visited Walt Disney World, but it was unavoidable this time around! Frozen II “fever” was beginning, and the girls’ top 10 lists ALL included the magical Norwegian. Ummmm, rewind. . . LG included both Elsa {#2 choice} AND Olaf {#5 choice}. […]
While planning the girls’ outfits for Disney, we tried to sew in sets of twos . . .using one pattern for {at least} a few outfits. The Children’s Corner, Nora was one of those overlapping patterns. It was previously used on EA’s African Safari top, and now, it was the perfect look for CL’s giraffe […]
Keeping with the “detail oriented” theme, we opted to sew a flamingo for LG’s animal-based outfit for the Animal Kingdom. We thought it would compliment EA’s zebra attire nicely, and please our “partial to pink” youngest niece. AKA: the queen of silliness. Time and time again . . . To begin, we sewed the Oliver […]
This trip to Disney was all about the details. Or so it seemed, looking back on some of the outfits we tackled . . . on a time crunch. However, we couldn’t resist the stark contrast between black and white to capture a zebra-based outfit for another day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We selected 3 […]
To pair with CL’s safari dress and LG’s repeat safari outfit {you can see the original outfit HERE}, we opted to sew EA the Oliver + S, Sketchbook Shorts {size 7} and a Children’s Corner, Nora {size 8, shortened to a shirt} with added applique. The shorts were shortened to a 14″ outseam, since EA is […]
After returning from our first trip to Disney with two of the nieces, we asked each one to tell us her favorite of the outfits sewn. CL, who has a knack a throwing us sewing “curveballs” so to speak, surprised us once more. Safari . . .errr, should we say SHAFARI {to coin the vocabulary […]
To conclude the Disney PRINCESS “take 2″ / repeats, we sewed another “Belle dress.” During our first “Sewing for Disney”, Belle stole the show {for us, at least}! We LOVED the thought process of creating the titles of books that accented the Oliver + S, Ice Cream Dress. This time, instead of EA, CL requested […]
We don’t cry over many of our creations. In fact, off the top of my head – I can think of one other. However, this one brought tears to one of us!! Goodness. Why do we get so invested in these garments?? Sewing should NEVER bring on the water works – unless it is tears of […]
Remember how we mentioned the girls’ wish lists for Disney characters to represent? Mmmm-hhhmmm. We say time and time again that we don’t sew much for LG. And for our upcoming Disney trip, we could have taken some sewing shortcuts along the way. Technically, she didn’t need many “new sews”. Four of the original Disney […]
We thought a good place to start this round of “Sewing for Disney” was with the four characters that were revisited! That’s right!! Four of the original characters sewn were requested once again for our return trip. There were a few others of the original group requested, but they were much further down on the […]
This past spring, we returned to Disney . . . this time taking ALL of the nieces and our parents. WHAT FUN! And, when we begin to plan a trip to Disney, our “Sewing for Disney” scheming commences – in full swing. If you have followed our blog for some time, you might remember our “Sewing […]
Ever since we began sewing the Lou Bee Clothing, Bimaa Sweater, it has become a staple in the nieces’ winter wardrobes. Last winter, we sewed EA two more Bimaas. . . One was a made from a coral, textured fabric bought from Textile Fabric‘s yearly sale {75% off pre-cut yardage, as well as 40-50% off […]
So, we sewed a size 8. . . . Of a Children’s Corner, Louise. We admit, we are spoiled. Children’s Corner patterns do that to you. And, when you are spoiled, you sometimes cut corners and take shortcuts. Time and time again, Children’s Corner patterns fit our nieces SPOT. ON. If any adjustments have to […]
Hi, my name is EA. I am very excited to have an opportunity to write to all of you on this blog. As you can see down below, I am very excited. That picture was taken last fall! I am 9 years old, and when I’m out of school, I like to work in our […]
This was one of those “work in progress” {WIP} projects – for entirely too long! We actually envisioned sewing the Ellen McCarn angel sleeve bishop when EA was a mere toddler, perhaps age two. Fast forward seven years later . . .yep. SEVEN YEARS! Needless to say, sewing the garment for EA was OUT!! As […]