{"id":35921,"date":"2016-06-30T21:45:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T01:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=35921"},"modified":"2016-07-15T17:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T21:54:00","slug":"tsum-tsum-toddler-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/30\/tsum-tsum-toddler-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsum Tsum Toddler Outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_35922\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35922\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35922\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/top-shortsxx.jpg\" alt=\"Simplicity 1475 with Brother iBroidery.com Tsum Tsum embroidery\" width=\"435\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/top-shortsxx.jpg 435w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/top-shortsxx-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simplicity 1475 pattern with Brother&#8217;s iBroidery.com Tsum Tsum Disney embroidery<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Tsum Tsum<\/em>? &#8220;What&#8217;s that?&#8221; I said when Brother asked me to create a project using the new collection of <em>Disney<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibroidery.com\/DesignList.aspx?CatID=14&amp;SubCatID=375&amp;ModelID=&amp;SizeID=\"><em> Tsum Tsum<\/em> embroidery designs<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 So I did some research and this is what I learned.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wikipedia:\u00c2\u00a0 <em><b>Disney Tsum Tsum<\/b> is the name of a range of collectible <a title=\"Stuffed toy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stuffed_toy\">stuffed toys<\/a> based upon popular <a title=\"The Walt Disney Company\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Walt_Disney_Company\">Disney<\/a> characters&#8230;.. The name is derived from the Japanese verb <a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikt:\u00e7\u00a9\u008d\u00e3\u201a\u20ac\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E7%A9%8D%E3%82%80\">tsumu<\/a> meaning &#8220;to stack&#8221;, because the toys are designed to stack on top of each other, forming a pyramid shape&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<sup id=\"cite_ref-people_1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Disney_Tsum_Tsum#cite_note-people-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a toddler&#8217;s grandmother, this is important information!\u00c2\u00a0 Since my first grandchild came of age recognizing commercially promoted characters, it&#8217;s been a steep learning curve for this Nana.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ve struggled to become conversant\u00c2\u00a0 about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/29\/brother-sister-wiggles-outfits\/\">Wiggles<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/23\/backyardigans-do-you-know\/\">Backyardigans<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/only-for-love-of-grandchildren\/\">Pokemon Ninjas<\/a> and more.\u00c2\u00a0 Now it&#8217;s Tsum Tsum which covers Disney characters\u00c2\u00a0 from Frozen to Mickey&#8217;s Gang and still more!\u00c2\u00a0 Whew!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before Laurel, our first,\u00c2\u00a0 I thought I was ready for this grandmother gig. \u00c2\u00a0 Hey, I was well-schooled on Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep and Mary, the girl who had a lamb and all those Mother Goose tales. Was I ever wrong!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35925\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35925\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35925\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shorts-back.jpg\" alt=\"Tsum Tsum characters on back of shorts\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shorts-back.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shorts-back-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shorts-back-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tsum Tsum characters on back of shorts<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Simplicity pattern #1475 seemed perfect for these embroidery designs, especially Minnie Mouse with her polka dot bow.<\/p>\n<p>A step-by-step tutorial for recreating this play set can be found on Brother&#8217;s new blog,<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.brothersews.com\/\"> Stitching Sewcial<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 There is so much more posted here!\u00c2\u00a0 The blog includes such topics as &#8220;foot of the month,&#8221; quilting, garment construction, serging, the use of the new Dream Fabric Frame and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>If you like what you see, I&#8217;d really, really appreciate it if you would leave a comment at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.brothersews.com\">Stitching Sewcial<\/a> on my posts (see also my Zootopia knapsack and Ariel Doll Sleeping Bag)\u00c2\u00a0 as well as any other posts which interest you.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, if you don&#8217;t like it&#8230;..well, in the words of Gilda Radner, &#8220;Never mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsum Tsum? &#8220;What&#8217;s that?&#8221; I said when Brother asked me to create a project using the new collection of Disney Tsum Tsum embroidery designs.\u00c2\u00a0 So I did some research and this is what I learned. According to Wikipedia:\u00c2\u00a0 Disney Tsum &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/30\/tsum-tsum-toddler-outfit\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70,159,18],"tags":[1102,1101],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35921"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35921"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35994,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35921\/revisions\/35994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}