{"id":29298,"date":"2014-02-11T23:57:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T04:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=29298"},"modified":"2016-02-28T22:02:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T03:02:40","slug":"nap-time-and-too-many-children-on-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/11\/nap-time-and-too-many-children-on-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Nap Time and Too Many Children on Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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cot sheet for Vivian Rose, made of heavy pink twill with a border of Children on Parade<\/em> by Michael Miller<\/p><\/div>\n

Valentine NEWSFLASH!!! Sarah Jane, the fabric designer for Children on Parade and many other adorable prints, has posted on her blog a downloadable PDF for an absolutely adorable, printable (4 to a sheet) kids’ Valentine card. With Olympic hearts and a gold chocolate coin taped to the back, it will delight all your children’s friends. Check it out here<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks, Mary Sue, for the link!~~~~~~~<\/p>\n

Our 13 month old granddaughter, Vivian Rose, is now enrolled at a Montessori school two days a week.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 After the first day, I called her mother, my Rebecca, to see how it went.\u00c2\u00a0 When she said it hurt to hear Baby Girl wailing as she did, I sympathized and said it must have been hard to leave her.<\/p>\n

“NO!” Rebecca said. “She cried and cried when I picked her up! She didn’t want to leave!\u00c2\u00a0 When I dropped her off she gave me not a single backward glance and toddled off to the play area.\u00c2\u00a0 That hurt a little.”\u00c2\u00a0 Vivian Rose is one independent little girl.<\/p>\n

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The font is JuJu’s<\/a> Sugar and Spice<\/em>. Isn’t it so cute?\u00c2\u00a0 The set comes with numerals, upper case and lower case in 3″, 5″ and 6″ sizes.\u00c2\u00a0 The letters had to be staggered in order to fit in my largest (8″ x 12″) Brother Quattro hoop.<\/p><\/div>\n

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But like all of the “Ones” in her baby class, she has a scheduled nap time. \u00c2\u00a0 For that, Rebecca asked for a personalized cot sheet<\/a>, much like those I had made for Big Brother Alastair and his friend Carson.<\/p>\n

My Oh My, so sew much drama ensued.<\/p>\n

But first, I have to ask if you have seen this most adorable dress made by Cheryle Cole-Bennett whose facebook page is\u00c2\u00a0 SeeSeeMe Custom Designs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The fabric is Michael Miller’s Children on Parade<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Just look at the back of this sweet, fun little dress.\u00c2\u00a0 And notice the whimsical, childish print.\u00c2\u00a0 Are you seeing the connection to the cot sheet?<\/p>\n

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Cheryle also has an etsy shop here<\/a>, with just a few of her designs.\u00c2\u00a0 Cheryle is a frequent contributor at SewForum.com<\/a> (sign up if you haven’t already) and everyone rushes to see her posts with photos of her latest projects.\u00c2\u00a0 Her designs and projects are without exception, exceptional<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, one of her projects was featured on this blog, Spectacularly Made by Cheryle-Cole Bennet<\/a>t.\u00c2\u00a0 And she is a nice as she is talented and creative.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 But back to Vivian Rose’s cot sheet.\u00c2\u00a0 This is going to take a while.<\/p>\n

When I saw this dress, it was love at first sight for me. \u00c2\u00a0 AND I have the out-of-print Children’s Corner Jenni Leigh<\/em> pattern!<\/p>\n

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I rushed to Fabric.com<\/a> to buy the fabric–3 yds. seemed like a good prime number for this prime Michael Miller print.\u00c2\u00a0 (That was fabric order #1.)<\/p>\n

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Children on Parade<\/em> close up<\/p><\/div>\n

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Next, I rushed to my go-to-on-line source, Farmhouse Fabrics<\/a> to order the covered gingham buttons and matching piping.\u00c2\u00a0 Because I knew I would have extra fabric, I bought 20 buttons along with 10 yds. of matching piping.\u00c2\u00a0 (That was notions order #1).\u00c2\u00a0 Then I would have more options for the leftover fabric.\u00c2\u00a0 Tasks completed, I concentrated on pampering my dear husband who is recovering from knee replacement surgery.<\/p>\n

WHOA!!!\u00c2\u00a0 Back at the computer on a break from pampering, I read a post by another reader, also smitten with Cheryle’s Children on Parade dress. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 She had ordered \u00c2\u00a0Children on Parade \u00c2\u00a0<\/em> from Fabric.com in the same rush, but, alas, her’s arrived with a distinctly ivory background.\u00c2\u00a0 YIKES!\u00c2\u00a0 I went back to Fabric.com and sure enough, the description reads “ivory background.”\u00c2\u00a0 Normally, I like an ivory background, but the piping and buttons I had just ordered have a white background.\u00c2\u00a0 And Cheryle’s fabric background looks white.<\/p>\n

Even though the first order was on its way, I was driven, a woman on a mission.\u00c2\u00a0 I wanted Vivian Rose to have a dress just like Cheryle’s, one with a white background. \u00c2\u00a0 I MUST make her a dress just like Cheryle’s with the white background.<\/p>\n

So I went to another site for Children on Parade<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 The background color was not listed, but surely it must be white.\u00c2\u00a0 Three yards please.\u00c2\u00a0 But as I scurried away from the computer to get my guy’s ice pack and iced tea, the site had disappeared.\u00c2\u00a0 The fabric order (#2) did not seem to go through.\u00c2\u00a0 RATS!!!<\/p>\n

Off I went to a lovely site which I had never before visited, Hawthorne Threads.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/a>YES!!!\u00c2\u00a0 They have the fabric!\u00c2\u00a0 3 yards please (fabric order #3).\u00c2\u00a0 Now, surely I had all my ducks in a row, all the required goods headed to Janice’s Pretty Good Sewing Room (Remember Ralph’s Pretty Good Grocery Store from Garrison Keeler’s Tales from Lake Wobegone?)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The same day the Fabric.com order (order #1) arrived, so did the buttons and piping from Farmhouse.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Uh…newsflash.\u00c2\u00a0 The Children on Parade background seemed to be quite white and the dark aqua buttons and piping I ordered were too dark.\u00c2\u00a0 The light aqua is what was needed.<\/p>\n

Now, if you have suffered with me through this never ending saga you can guess that I ordered another 20 buttons and 10 yds. of piping from Farmhouse.\u00c2\u00a0 But you might not know that fabric order #2 did go through and both it and #3 arrived promptly.\u00c2\u00a0 All with white background.<\/p>\n

Now, I am the proud owner of 40 aqua gingham buttons, 20 yards of aqua piping and 9 yds. of this charming fabric, which, by the way, is a double border.\u00c2\u00a0 That translates to 18 yds. of\u00c2\u00a0 this cute print and so many children I can’t even count them.\u00c2\u00a0 All this to make a size 18 months dress requiring 1.25 yds., 6 buttons and maybe a yard of piping.<\/p>\n

So what was I to do?\u00c2\u00a0 And here is the connection.\u00c2\u00a0 Remember that Rebecca wanted a cot sheet for Vivian Rose?\u00c2\u00a0 Aha!\u00c2\u00a0 Suddenly, Children on Parade<\/em> seemed perfect for this project.\u00c2\u00a0 This nursery school bedding used just 24 of my 648″ of border.\u00c2\u00a0 But it’s a start. (Note to self: quit wondering why our 3 car garage is filled with fabric.)<\/p>\n

So in my future, I see a lot of Children on Parade Little Dresses for Africa.\u00c2\u00a0<\/a> Also, at least one dress per year for Vivian Rose (but only until she goes to high school), perhaps\u00c2\u00a0 pillowcases, baby gifts, whatever.\u00c2\u00a0 But I do have what I need to make a dress just like Cheryle’s and it made a cute little cot sheet.\u00c2\u00a0 Still,\u00c2\u00a0 that’s a lot of drama and a lot of fabric for one tiny frock.<\/p>\n

Please go see Cheryle at\u00c2\u00a0 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeeSeeMe<\/a>, at https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/SeeSeeMe<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 and atSewForum<\/a> under the user name ccb.\u00c2\u00a0 You will love what you see.<\/p>\n

P.S.\u00c2\u00a0 Now, after my three fabric orders have arrived, Fabric.com has this print ON SALE.\u00c2\u00a0 groannnnn…\u00c2\u00a0 I’m thinking about ordering the on sale coordinating balloon fabric.<\/del><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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