This one is just for you ladies!

        I have been using home made, cloth, feminine products for the last 4+ years. I decided to do this for environmental, money and health reasons. I did all sorts of research and I really didn't want to buy any so, I came up with my own pattern and just used what I had made. The originals that I made are still holding up wonderfully and I am still impressed with them after TONS of uses. I have made some more of my original pattern recently that I love and decided to share with you, and everyone else! I also decided that I would try out some other patterns, and let you know what I think of them. I have plans of selling my version 1.0 and 2.0 on Etsy in the near future. Keep an eye out for them! I will let you know on my blogger where/when/how much before I post them! Let me know if you have any ideas, imput etc. I would also love to make some specially for my friends so, let me know if you have any thing you would like/need (ie. heavy flow and would like extra thick ones, or long ones, or night ones, or a certain pattern).

Version 1.0
This is the original pattern that started it all! I love this one the best, and you can't find it anywhere! It's all in my head! :-) It is made out of 100% terry cloth cotton. I can make it with buttons or snaps, and the center is "hollow" so that you can slide in more absorbent layers (I will post pictures of this in the future). I can only make this one in solid colors.



Version 2.0
This is the new pattern that I am going to test out. It is made from 4 layers of 100% cotton flannel. I have not yet added snaps to it but, it can be made with snaps or buttons. I can make it with any pattern(s) of fabric. I want to try adding a layer of PUL to it for a vapor barrier and maybe a fleece layer too. I have plans of adding a nice little ribbon on the outside (in an out of the way place) for hang drying!



I hope you like them! I will add some more to it tomorrow!

The fleece just keeps hanging around...

     When hubby and I decided to have a poker night he was quite bummed that we did not have the proper table for it. I was also bummed because that meant we would be playing on our nice hardwood oak dinning room table. We were also bummed about the fact that most poker tables can not really accommodate very many people and all of their food and drinks. We found some that would but, they were either hugely expensive or you had to make your own dedicated table and they took up tons of space. Come on, who REALLY plays poker every night or a few times a week? Don't answer that. I am sure there are plenty of men who do. Either because they are single, or wish they were. :-)

     The solution to our problem was very simple. We would make a
felt cover for our table that we could remove. Table felt is kinda expensive and not readily available. We would have to buy it online and wait for it to come. We decided to try normal felt from the craft store. Once we got there we realized that it was affordable but, could never be washed and would pill easily. Thats when we saw it. The FLEECE. Non-pill even! Yay! Since it is close to the holidays it was super cheap.

     Here is where the fleece issue came into play. Hubby wanted to make sure that he got plenty of it. I mean PLENTY. I understand wanting to have enough but, like a yard and a half too much? Well, we bought gobs. It turned out great for the table (you can see a few pics of it in the Poker Night slide show) but, we had a lot left.

     Yesterday, I took it upon myself to use some of it up. I had just come inside from raking, and bagging leaves and my feet were cold. I decided to make myself some fleece socks. What a great way to use up the fleece! Yay! I thought it should be super easy! Not quite. I didn't have a pattern so, I painstakingly created one to use. I had to do some changing once I realize that my pattern was not going the way I wanted it to and I had to remember witch way the grain (and stretch) of the fleece needed to run. My finial product came out well. (Please excuse the cat fur.)

The socks:


I proceeded to make a scarf with pockets for my hands, tissues and such. It also has a split in it so that you can tie it around your neck without having to wrap it around your neck a million times. I had to come up with the pattern for this one too but, it was much easier. A scarf doesn't need to be so exact. It still needs to be ironed but, here it is.

The pocket scarf:


     When hubby came home from work at 1:30am, he asked me to make him a bag for his camping stove. I thought that even though it was late I would make it and it would be easy. I also wanted to make it because he left for a three day camping trip this morning and would be able to use it. So, I quickly made it. Hubby didn't like it. Ug. I had to cut it apart and make it again. This time smaller so that it had less bulk. Ug. I like the way the second one turned out but, I was not feeling up to it last night.(I don't have a pic yet) :-)

I saw enough fleece for one night. There is STILL more fleece left over...