A little background information: I am what
people call crafty. They've called me that as far back as I can
remember. If it's a craft, I've probably tried it and made other people
look bad because I could do it better. Now, this has resulted in me getting
a bit sloppy when it comes to crafting. I have an "I can do anything
attitude" matched poorly with a "git er done" motto. My
mom once tried to tell me that I was a perfectionist. Nothing could be
further from the truth. Being a perfectionist is b-o-r-i-n-g. I
want to finish up this thing and start on the next thing right now! Also,
I will need to go shopping and buy lots of supplies (more than for this one
project, obviously) because this is so much fun I'm going to want to make a
million of them! After a few completed projects, I tend to get inspired
to start something new and put the current work away to get back to it
later....as in a few years later. This has resulted in a pretty decent
stock-pile of material and equipment with which to create or re-create.
Today was a Friday. I should have been
working, but I've been very sick all week and it just seems silly to start work
on a Friday, right? So...still feeling inspired by Project Runway
All-Stars, Earth Day this weekend and a little by Alicia Silverstone baby bird
feeding her little one....I'm thinking of sitting at the sewing machine getting
creative instead of sitting at the computer editing documentation (a very
essential task which I am leaving less and less time for). So...I browse
around on facebook and I see that LunaPads has popped up several times on my
news page with stories of...shall we say lady-blood art? It's
gross. I'm fascinated. Like a beautiful train wreck that
people are passionate about. Is that even possible? Well, I
close up my computer and I know what my new priority is for the day. I'm
going to green-up my life a little bit more and sew some cloth lady pads for
the postpartum horror that will accompany my darling new baby in about 6 weeks
time.
This will be my third (and final) baby. Ok, I
get a little sad thinking that, but realistically, I am done with
baby-making. It's a lot of work and the joy is totally worth it, but
you've got to draw the line somewhere, right? So, are postpartum pads a
good thing to invest in? Really? Ok, no, they probably aren't, so I
think I've got to make something that is a basic liner with different soaker
layers that can be snapped in and easily replaced with fresh ones throughout
the day. That should make these cheaper to make and own than a
traditional all-in-one pad. I can make a pattern using an existing unused
pad I have and tack on a couple inches for 'good measure' (yes, that's a pun,
you're welcome). Since I'm working with my existing stash of fabric,
including fabric I bought when I made a ton of baby diapers for my first born
(that never did work as well as the store bought ones so I ended up replacing
all my hand-made diapers with their brand-name versions), I've got a variety of
cotton prints, white PUL, bamboo fleece, white cotton diaper flannel and this
crazy synthetic felt called Zorb. I lament the fact that I have not until
recently discovered the eco-goodness and absorptive qualities of Hemp, but
alas, I am forced make due with these fine options. I console myself with
the fact that when I start producing these amazing products for retail, I will
experiment with more organic and hemp options.
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Water-proof pad with snap in soakers - bamboo
fleece on left and cotton flannel on right (shrinks more)
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After making my planned extra-long pads I make a few regular all-in-one
regular pads with some funky purple flower flannel I found. So
cute. Here are the pics of my products after they have been washed to see
how they would turn out. I'm pretty pleased with the results. First
stop: my undies, next stop: the world! Moo-hahahahha!!
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