My Previous Work

I just wanted to take a minute to show you some of the previous work I've done. None of these pieces are available for sale.

Successful Trip!

Well, my trip to the yarn store was very successful!!! I LOVE wool yarn. I was able to find a few skeins that were the only ones in stock, so I got them for 30% off vs. 20% off. If the store is still around and owned by the same gal when my B-day comes around in December, I will get 25% off, or 30% if it's the last of the colorway. Which ever discount is greater. So, hopefully I can get some custom orders and be able to earn enough to make another successful trip there!

Email me at tailenddesigns@yahoo.com or send me a pm on diaperswappers, my name there is wanamingomommy.

TTFN!

Trip to the Yarn Store

My favorite yarn store is closing it's doors. It's a shame because I just found it this spring. It's the closest (40 min away) yarn store to me that sells top of the line, mostly wool yarn. It's difficult at best to take the kiddo's there because it's an old victorian house. The main floor is all fabric and the upstairs is wool. I was waiting until my birthday to go and spend a lot of money because you get 25% off on your B-day. Well, I just learned they are closing. Right now it's all 20% and an extra 10% if you take the last of a colorway.

So we're taking the big trip there TODAY!!!!!! I'm so excited that I feel like I have a body buzz!!! Hubby is golfing today, so I've allowed myself a few extra dollars to spend. Revenge spending? I don't know.

I'm working on getting a slideshow up of my current in-stock yarns for customs. So this will only add to that slideshow!

Wish me lot 'o luck!!!

Sizing for Longies, Shorties & Soakers

Longies/Shorties:
Soaker measurements in parenthesis.

Newborn:
Hips 12-14" (12-14) Rise 13" (14) Inseam 6-7" (Leg 5-8")

Small:
Hips 14-16" (14-16) Rise 14" (16) Inseam 7-8" (Leg 6-9")

Medium:
Hips 16-18" (16-18) Rise 16" (18) Inseam 9-10" (Leg 7-10")

Large:
Hips 18-20" (18-20) Rise 18" (20) Inseam 10-11" (Leg 8-11")

X-Large:
Hips 20-22" (20-22) Rise 20" (22) Inseam 11-13" (Leg 9-13")

XXL/Toddler:
Hips 22-25" (22-25) Rise 22" (24) Inseam 12-15" (Leg 10-15")

Please take your measurements over the cloth diaper that will be worn under the soaker.
Longies aren't just for cloth diapers! They make great unique pants! If it is not intended for cloth diaper use, let me know! Just a few small adjustments in my knitting are all that's needed!

How to measure:
Rise is measured from just above the back of the diaper, throught the crotch, and up to the front above the diaper.
Hip is measured around the widest part.
Inseam is measured from groin to ankle.

New Undies!

I was able to sew a little yesterday. Here are the undies I sewed for J. I made a trial pair a week ago out of an old ARMY t-shirt. He likes them better than his store-bought undies! So I had these cut out and was able to find 10 minutes to sew them together. He likes that they don't have elastic to them. The knit fabric is stretchy enough to act as waist and leg bands. All of his newly bought undies seem to have elastic issues. Why do they have to frey after one washing? That leaves a tiny piece of elastic that inevitably gets caught somewhere in his pants and snaps him. While it's kind of funny to see, ya gotta feel for the kid!

Whispers and Lies

I just wanted to take a minute to review a book I just read. I had this sitting

on my shelf for I don't know how long. I read the back cover and it was just too interesting to pass up.

So it sat there until now.

I read this 300+ page novel in 3 days! Quite an accomplishment for a busy SAHM! I could NOT put it down!!!

Without giving anything away, I'll give a brief synopsis. It's about a 40-year old woman, Terry, who rents out the cottage in her back yard to a 28-year old woman. They become friends quickly but Terry can't help but feel that there's something wrong. Before long, the reader starts to feel paranoid as well. Everything comes together in a HUGE TWIST at the end. You would never believe it! No way!!! Whoa!!!

Read it, read it, read it!!!
I think Joy Fielding may be my new favorite author!

Next book: Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer.

My Intro Blog

Thank you for visiting my blog!
I've always wanted to start one, but never really knew what I'd talk about.
Well here it is!

I'll start by telling a little about myself.
I am a stay-at-home mom of a 4yo and 18mo. We also have one more on the way!
I absolutely love my job! It's the most amazing thing to wake up every day and see the smiling faces of my loves all day long. Okay, they don't smile all day, but that's what I chose to reflect on at the end of the day. :) I won't lie. It's the hardest job I have ever loved; with my whole heart!

I would love to be a WAHM (work-at-home-mom). I have many talents. I am an accountant by trade and crafter by heart. If I could make one of those talents earn a little extra income for my family, I'd be set. That's my ultimate goal.

What is it that I can do?
Well, I sew and knit mostly. I also love to read, but can't imagine anyone paying me to do that. (But if you are someone who needs a review of a novel or article and you do pay, please email me!!!!)

We use cloth diapers on our 18 mo pretty much full time. The exception being when we go out.
Now that I'm pregnant and can't stand the smell of overnight cloth diapers, we use sposies at night too. The cost of name brand cloth diapers is out of my league, so I make all of our cloth diapers. We don't even own one name brand diaper!

I have become a Hippy Hippy Snap and Fattycakes approved seamstress.
This means I can make and sell from their patterns.

I also just paid for my license to knit and sell from the SheepyTime Pants pattern.

I LOVE to knit. That's what I do at the end of the day to relax. I ALWAYS have a project on my needles!! I would love to knit custom longies/shorties for you too! I can do soakers and skirties too, they just won't be with the SheepyTime pattern. I haven't saved up enough to buy those licenses!

I will be posting pictures of my work as time allows. Some items I post here will be for sale. Others, just for show.

Please email me (tailenddesigns@yahoo.com) if you'd like me to make any cloth diapers or knit any wool for you, or if you have any other questions! There is currently no waiting list and most orders are completed in one week, from when all materials are collected. I will also knit with your yarn. So if you fall in love with some yarn, scoop it up and send me an email!

Thanks for reading my blog!