May 24, 2008
· Filed under Child-rearing, Sewing
My fashion album includes photos of many lovely pieces I have seen in magazine layouts and would love to one day add to my own wardrobe. This skirt is similar to one of them. I think it turned out pretty well being that I didn’t have a pattern. I have been learning how to visualize a piece of fabric and all its folds and turn it into a piece that resembles something wearable. The drape of this skirt is not as smooth as I would have liked. I look forward to the day I have a mannequin to “play dress up with” as my husband would say. I can imagine it would be simply wonderful to be able to fasten my prickly pinned fabric to a mannequin instead of me!
I’ll wrap up this post with a photo of one of my favorite pairs of shoes. When I went to take the snapshot, I realized that the floor was covered with alphabet blocks and thought to myself, “Doesn’t that just speak truth in a million different ways.” I’m sure all you mothers out there understand the rare days you get to put on a pair of heels and trip over toys!
May 24, 2008
· Filed under Sewing
I have been learning to sew during my time away and this is one of the most recent products. It is a very simple infant dress that I will be sending to my cousin. Their third baby arrived a few months ago and I had only just now got around to making a replacement for the original dress I made that turned out about two years too old! I am sure she’ll look sweet as a summer strawberry in it!
May 24, 2008
· Filed under Crafting, Sewing, Ummmm...
So, I thought I would use up some of my stash to make some super cute cloth diapers but I didn’t have any PUL fabric or waterproof fabric. SO, I did a little searching through a really informative cloth diapering forum and found out about silicone waterproofing spray for fabrics. Now, I thought this was going to be my saving grace because it was only a few dollars for the can and it would last through repeated washings. After spraying the inside and outside panel of the outer shell (decorative fabric) I thought it would be nothing but success!
Well, I did like the diaper pattern which was a bit of this, and a bit of that, as well as a bit of my own idea (adding a zipper to slide the inserts into). Although I didn’t add this feature, I think gussets are an ingenious asset to cloth diapers! As you can see, the diapers are sweet to look at but they are certainly not as functional. I tried inserting cloth diapers as well as a “waterproof” liner” but it was simply ineffective.
I’m thinking the only way to salvage these poopers is to cover them with a plastic diaper cover; of course, that covers up their cuteness. Unfortunately, my wee one has already outgrown these so I am contemplating finding some PUL to make the next size up. Has anyone out there had a good experience with waterproofing their own fabric? If so, what product did you use?
