{"id":29481,"date":"2014-02-21T01:18:26","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T06:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=29481"},"modified":"2018-01-19T04:00:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T09:00:28","slug":"parade-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/21\/parade-catastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"Parade Catastrophe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-dress-all2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29482\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-dress-all2.jpg\" alt=\"parade dress all2\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-dress-all2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-dress-all2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a good thing that I bought 9 yards of\u00c2\u00a0 Michael Miller&#8217;s <em>Children on Parade<\/em> fabric, because I think I will need every inch of it to get one dress to look like\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"Nap Time and Too Many Children on Parade\" href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/11\/nap-time-and-too-many-children-on-parade\/\"> Cheryle&#8217;s.<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure she is SuperWoman for stitching such a perfect little garment. I won&#8217;t bore you with the painful details of the errors made while trying to duplicate her pretty little parade dress.\u00c2\u00a0 Most of my mistakes were the result of my jumping in, both feet first, without checking the depth of the water.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/6330362259_3e85b235f9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/6330362259_3e85b235f9-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"6330362259_3e85b235f9\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/6330362259_3e85b235f9-228x300.jpg 228w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/6330362259_3e85b235f9.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suffice it to say that the disastrous frock shown above is my second attempt.\u00c2\u00a0 But I will share some of the things I learned about the fabric (Michaael Miller&#8217;s <em>Children on Parade<\/em>), this pattern (Children&#8217;s Corner<em> Jenni Leigh<\/em>), and the Emergency First Responder product (Carbona&#8217;s <em>Dye Magnet<\/em>) which kept my most recent attempt from ending up in the trash can (where perhaps it should be anyway).\u00c2\u00a0 This is definitely a dig-in-the-sandbox\/romp-at-the-playground kind of garment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29483\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-back.jpg\" alt=\"parade back\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-back.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-back-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Children on Parade<\/em> fabric notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The double border runs parallel to the selvage on each side but the parade goes in opposite directions on each side.<\/li>\n<li>The distance from the selvage to the bottom of the print is greater on one side than on the other.<\/li>\n<li>The print will shadow through on the front facings if it is not replaced with solid from the center of the yardage<br \/>\n(which I did, <strong>twice<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>The color is a creamy white, not ivory as described at Fabric.com.\u00c2\u00a0 The background color on the three pieces I ordered from three different vendors were identical.\u00c2\u00a0 All matched perfectly.<\/li>\n<li>I took a cue from one of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/08\/contemporary-cuteknot-dress\/\"> Jo&#8217;s projects<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 and added a label made from the selvage.\u00c2\u00a0 Coincidentally, <em>Children on Parade<\/em> is from the same fabric line as Jo&#8217;s dress.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/label.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29487\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/label.jpg\" alt=\"label\" width=\"800\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/label.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/label-300x78.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Children&#8217;s Corner<em> Jenni Leigh<\/em> pattern notes: My 30 year old pattern is the original version and I really need a larger size. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 After a web search, I found the original <em>Jenni Leigh<\/em> at Baltazors and\u00c2\u00a0 then found that it has since been combined with\u00c2\u00a0 CC Carol and is called <em>Aprons<\/em> at that store.\u00c2\u00a0 I expect this is an updated, improved pattern.\u00c2\u00a0 But it has not yet arrived so I cannot compare the two. Now that I know the pattern has been renamed <em>Aprons<\/em>, I have found that it is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenscornerstore.com\/ccpattern4.html\">Children&#8217;s Corner Store<\/a>. under the name <em>Carol Aprons<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 All the notations below refer to my original size 18 months pattern.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The finished neck measurement is a mere 9 1\/2&#8243;.\u00c2\u00a0 When I realized this while working on my second <em>Jenni Leigh<\/em>, I moved the buttons and left the glaring gap at the neckline in an effort to accommodate Vivian Rose&#8217;s 11&#8243; neck. \u00c2\u00a0 As a result of this, my Herculean effort to match the pattern at the hemline was for naught.\u00c2\u00a0 Additionally, the two front hemlines didn&#8217;t meet so the hem on the button side front had to be dropped, but still they don&#8217;t match.\u00c2\u00a0 The center front is skewed and the feet of the two groups of parading children are marching on different planes.<\/li>\n<li>While the pattern front shows a distinctly curved hemline, the curve is very gentle until approximately 1.5 inches before the side seams.\u00c2\u00a0 Keeping the hem even and the feet of the parading children an equal distance from the hem bottom at the side seams was frustrating, and, in my case, unsuccessful.\u00c2\u00a0 I won&#8217;t even get started on the difficulty of\u00c2\u00a0 trying to match the print.\u00c2\u00a0 On my next try, I will begin the curve sooner to avoid the dramatic upturn at the side seams.\u00c2\u00a0 This would not be such a problem with fabric which is not a border print.<\/li>\n<li>The pattern calls for a 3&#8243; hem.\u00c2\u00a0 Because Baby Girl won&#8217;t be wearing this size long enough to require a let-down hem, I allowed for just 2&#8243;, thinking it would be easier to turn up the hem.\u00c2\u00a0 SI think it was, but still, it was very challenging at the side seams where the curve was most pronounced.<\/li>\n<li>The finished dress length, as shown on the pattern front, is very short. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jenni-Leigh-patt1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29528\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jenni-Leigh-patt1-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jenni Leigh patt\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jenni-Leigh-patt1-222x300.jpg 222w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jenni-Leigh-patt1-759x1024.jpg 759w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jenni-Leigh-patt1.jpg 1227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>In retrospect, I should have lengthened the pattern pieces.\u00c2\u00a0 Actually, I prefer this very short length for toddlers, but this finished garment is too short even to cover Vivian Rose&#8217;s bulky cloth diapers.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 To compensate I made bloomers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-open-bloomers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-open-bloomers.jpg\" alt=\"parade open bloomers\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-open-bloomers.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/parade-open-bloomers-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If I had had my wits about me, I would have ordered the matching microcheck from <a href=\"http:\/\/farmhousefabrics.com\">Farmhouse Fabrics<\/a> when I ordered the piping and buttons.\u00c2\u00a0 But I had a bit of this 1\/4&#8243; gingham on hand and deemed the match close enough for a sandbox outfit.\u00c2\u00a0 The ruffles are skimpy, but this remnant allowed for no more fullness.\u00c2\u00a0 And again, I remind you that this is an every day, puddle stomping kind of\u00c2\u00a0 outfit, certainly not worthy of another mail order.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bloomers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29484\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bloomers.jpg\" alt=\"bloomers\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bloomers.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bloomers-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, this was the greatest catastrophe of all&#8230;&#8230;..bleeding.\u00c2\u00a0 Actually, more like hemorrhaging.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/calamity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29524\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/calamity-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"calamity\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/calamity-300x259.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/calamity-1024x884.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/calamity.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I plundered through my assortment of perle cotton, I came across a ball without a label.\u00c2\u00a0 The texture and size were not like the DMC perle but I assumed since it was in the same box, it was the same.\u00c2\u00a0 BIG MISTAKE!<\/p>\n<p>I liked the coral\/red color and proceeded to weave it through the holes made with an empty #120 needle in the starched fabric of the collar, cuffs and belt. After rinsing the blue marks from the fabric I left Jenni Leigh hanging to dry overnight. \u00c2\u00a0 I was appalled when I saw that the alien cord had bled all over the collar, cuffs and belt! This was not something that could be ignored, even for a sandbox dress.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, I remembered this product, <em>Carbon<\/em><em>a&#8217;s Dye Magnet<\/em>, which was purchased a few years ago at the suggestion of my sister-in-law and sitting unopened, on a shelf in the wash house. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dye-magnet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dye-magnet.jpg\" alt=\"dye magnet\" width=\"258\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a>I ripped open the box, plunged the dress into tepid water with some liquid dish detergent and submerged the dye magnet cloth, which is similar to a terry wash cloth.\u00c2\u00a0 The dress and cloth were swished and squished and agitated by hand for a few minutes. Then it was apparent that the pink bleed was gone!\u00c2\u00a0 The magnet cloth had a distinctly pink tint.\u00c2\u00a0 I threw the dress into the dryer and Voila&#8217;!\u00c2\u00a0 There was no evidence of the bleeding!<\/p>\n<p>The dress was quickly pressed and rushed outside to be photographed.\u00c2\u00a0 By then, it was dinner time for my 3 orange marmalade feral cats and they pestered me unmercifully, weaving in and out of my feet as I tried to take the photos.\u00c2\u00a0 In the process of pushing Rusty-cat away as he clawed into my shorts (and my leg), the dress was wrinkled and shifted on the hanger.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/polit_catastrophe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/polit_catastrophe.jpg\" alt=\"polit_catastrophe\" width=\"492\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/polit_catastrophe.jpg 492w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/polit_catastrophe-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, I think you can see enough detail to recognize that this is NOT like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/SeeSeeMe\">Cheryle&#8217;s<\/a> dress at all. As soon as that new pattern arrives, I can start on my third <em>Children on Parade<\/em> Jenni Leigh, my third attempt to make one just like <a href=\" https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeeSeeMe\">Cheryle&#8217;s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I hope I have enough fabric.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"pinImage\" style=\"height: 657px; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 40px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com\/736x\/8f\/a1\/46\/8fa14629d33669a5af1bca3248b16159.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Engelbreit\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a good thing that I bought 9 yards of\u00c2\u00a0 Michael Miller&#8217;s Children on Parade fabric, because I think I will need every inch of it to get one dress to look like\u00c2\u00a0 Cheryle&#8217;s.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure she is SuperWoman for &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/21\/parade-catastrophe\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1214,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29481"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29481"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31169,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29481\/revisions\/31169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}