NiniMorris
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- Feb 10, 2008
Doing my part to get it to 20 for Andrea....
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So I have finished another day...The day that we eat at the San Angel Inn and hunt down Senor Donald.
here is my first attempt at a you can make this pattern I am really happy with how it turned out
They make perfume free fabric softener sheets -- I use them for my dd as her skin is quite sensitive as well and she has no problems with them. I can't use fabric softener with her. I also wash in Ivory.
My daughter calls herself a disney geek. wears her Disney shirts at home not anything over the top.
Quick drive by post....
Grand Princess had a very successful surgery yesterday. It ended up lasting over an hour longer than we thought it would. They had to put a longer rod than they were expecting to (not sure why) and they had to put 2 pins in her ankle rather than one(again I don't know why) But the surgeon said they had a perfect angle on the foot and ankle and her foot is now perfectly straight. There is a 99% chance they won't have to do it again!
As to the washing fabric item...there are 3 main reasons to wash fabric first...as lots of people mentioned the shrinkage item. (that one is pretty much covered) the chemical item (which is really about 25 times worse than most people think...in fact you should always wash fabric for children ...if not before you sew, at least before you let them wear. Most of you aren't old enough to remember the problems back in the 70's...some of the chemicals they used to think were completely harmless were shown to cause cancer in children...all of the chemicals were used in the finishing of fabrics.
They did change the chemicals used. However, since then, more of the chemicals they changed to have been shown to be much worse. They are constantly trying to find new chemicals that can be used that are not harmful....with cheap being the biggest requirement. Add to that that most of the cotton fabric used in the US is no longer manufactured in the US and you run into a whole different problem with chemicals. Some of the smaller cotton mills now purchase the raw fabric overseas and then dye the fabric here...finding the finish on the fabric is harder to take the dye, they have to use more dyes and chemicals to get the fabric to 'take'
Which brings us to the third reason to wash your fabric... Bleeding. Until you at least test your fabric you will not know how the fabric will react to detergent and heat.
It only takes one fabric to shrink or bleed to ruin an outfit.
Since I have dealt with childhood cancer...I would not make any thing for my children or grand children without washing the fabric first. You can always buy the spray sizing if you really want that finish....
And one important note about starching and storing...DON'T DO IT!!! Silverfish love the starch! It is one of their favorite foods! I press my fabric (actually I take it out of the dryer awhile warm and fold) and starch it only after I am ready to cut.
I will now get off my soapbox! LOL
Yes, I grew up in an area that was full of cotton mills.... it was always a big topic around here...
Nini
hello all ,gotta go back and catch up on some post but i wanted to share these pix while i was online...i finished all the SuperHero capes and gave them to the kids in my class to celebrate our lil friend who had his cerebellum operated on almost 3 weeks ago,he's back in school and right as rain! so good to have him back and the kids loved their capes and couldn't wit to take them home!
and here is the super Isaac pj/play set i made for my dd's friend who is headed to wdw in 10 days! 1st trip and kids have no clue,they think they are going to Texas since they are gong with g'parents and g'parents mom lives there...lol Isaac is into any and all super heros and wears a pillowcase cape with pride...so i made him his own,i had the fabric in my stash,i think it was a toddler bed top sheet...thrift store find of course...anyway here it is,just a simple sewn on emblem on tee and cape...
thanks for looking ~Beth~
So I have finished another day...The day that we eat at the San Angel Inn and hunt down Senor Donald.
The updated Cinderella:
And Pocahontas:
Sorry if this has been asked. I searched through some of your posts, but there is just so much info.
How are y'all making these characters with different dresses on? For example, I really, really want a Minnie as Cinderella. Is there any way to get that as a patch or some type of applique that I can use to personalize an item and not already made onto an item.
Please PM if you have one available.