St. Patricks Day Hair Quilt Shamrock

This would look great with one of my dresses!

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ST. PATRICKS DAY FABRIC CHOICES 2008

Here are my choices for fabrics and inventory may change daily, depending upon requests. I make twirly dresses, ties and long sleeved t-shirt dresses. Please visit me at Deedaloos.com if you would like a dress for your St. Patrick's Day princess. There's shamrocks, clover, leprechauns and even the peanuts gang! The tops are generally black, white or off white, depending on the print you choose. Thanks for visiting my blog!

BE MY VALENTINE!

A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOUR LITTLE CUPCAKE FOR VALENTINES DAY TO KNOCK HER DADDY'S SOCKS OFF! THE DRESSES CAN BE FOUND AT www.deedaloos.com AND THE CLIP CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8810220 SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!

WHAT'S NEXT AT DEEDALOOS?

WELL, NOW THAT XMAS HAS PASSED BY WITH A WHIRLWIND OF ACTIVITY, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE BEYOND THOSE FLEECE HATS AND MITTENS, ALTHOUGH I'D CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO WELCOME CUSTOM PJ, HAT AND OR MITTEN ORDERS. WITH ALL THIS SNOW WE'VE HAD HERE IN NH, MAYBE WE'VE GOTTA HAVE LOTS OF EXTRA SETS ON HAND ?? - AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I'VE NOTICED HERE! CHECK OUT THOSE SNOW BANKS!

FOR THOSE THAT KNOW ME, MY NEXT VENTURE IS PROBABLY PREDICTABLE (SORRY). I WILL BEGIN MY WORK ON ST. PATRICKS DAY DRESSES AND TIES. I EXPECT TO HAVE SOME REPEAT BUSINESS ON EBAY AS MY ITEMS ARE CUTE AND THEY'RE REASONABLY PRICED. HERE'S A SAMPLING OF MY WORK! I MAY ALSO LIST SOME VALENTINES DRESSES AT http://www.deedaloos.com/ BUT I DIDN'T FIND THOSE TO BE QUITE AS MUCH OF A HIT AS ST. PATRICK'S DAY, SO I'LL PROBABLY LIMIT THOSE LISTINGS.

HAPPY SLEDDING AND STAY WARM!

MANCHESTER UNION LEADER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ALERT

RED ALERT, RED ALERT. THE MANCHESTER UNION LEADER, MANCHESTER, NH, HAS MADE CONTACT WITH SOME NH ETSIANS STATING THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN WRITING AN ARTICLE ABOUT ETSY! I WAS CONTACTED VIA AN ETSY CONVO AND TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO FEATURE MY FLEECE PRODUCTS IN THEIR ARTICLE. IF YOU'VE STROLLED ACROSS MY BLOG ANONYMOUSLY, PLEASE VISIT MY SHOP AT DEEDALOOS.COM FOR SOME SUPERIOR HATS AND/OR MITTENS MADE WITH MALDEN MILLS FLEECE! LET ME TRY TO TEMPT YOU WITH A COUPLE OF PICTURES! LET'S BE WARM THIS WINTER!

DEEDALOOS DOES DALLAS!

O.K., SO I LIED . . . I DIDN'T DO DALLAS AND I DIDN'T EVEN DO TEXAS, BUT I DID DO A CRAFT FAIR IN PENACOOK, NH THIS WEEKEND AND IT WAS PAINFULLY SLOW. WHY? IT WAS A PERFECT RAINY DAY BUT I DO THINK THAT ADVERTISING MAYBE COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT BETTER AS THERE WERE OTHER CHURCH FAIRS AND SUCH GOING ON. MAYBE EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS THOUGH, WE'LL SEE . . .

AS YOU CAN SEE, JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT BLOGGING DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT SEWING! ALSO, DUE TO THE VOLUME OF HATS I HAVE AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE TWO SPACES AT MY UPCOMING FAIR, I NEED TO GET MORE HAT RACKS MADE SO TIME TO ORDER MORE WOOD. I ALSO PLAN ON REPAINTING THE RACKS THAT I DO HAVE AND HAVING MY HUSBAND CHANGE THE BASES SO THEY'RE A LITTLE LESS TIPPY.

IN CLOSING I'LL JUST SAY . . . VISIT ME AT http://www.deedaloos.com/ and GO RED SOX!!

Why buy Deedaloos? Why Malden Mills?

First, Deedaloos has a commitment to quality and your satisfaction. I do my best to choose fabrics that are both appealing and durable, standing up to multiple washings. Many of these I have used to make things for my own children and I know that they will last. I choose quality threads and manufacture my items using the best technique for the item at hand, so if it can be serged without bulk, I do so using four threads. I frequently use wooly nylon in my pj production as it's very soft against your skin.

When it comes to fleece, I primarly use fleece from Malden Mills. I do not advertise it as polarfleece or polartec as there are trademark issues with use of such, although that may well be what I'm using, just like other high end manufacturers such as LL Bean or Lands End. Sometimes I may use a less expensive fleece from Joann Fabrics, but it's been chosen due to the popularity of the print. I have had great experience specifically with their microfleeces that are quite pricey, but are very soft and yes, VERY durable.

Malden Mills fleece comes in a variety of weights and finishes. I mostly will use 100 and 200 weights or a combination of both in my hat and mitten productions. The higher the number, the warmer it is, but sometimes using a 300 weight is simply too bulky and doesn't make a nice hat for a child. Different finishes means that some of them may look different on the right side than the wrong side and some look exactly the same, as they have a double-velour finish. You may find some with a chunkier or berber finish and others may be treated to deflect water. There's also a curly fleece which is lots of fun when you really want to turn your sewing room into a big mess! In my experience, the way they are manufactured does seem to impact the stretch that they have, so I look for that as I shop. Malden Mills fleece washes and wears so very nicely and even better . . . it's made in the USA!

Now . . . direct from horses mouth is as follows:
Q. What's the difference between Polartec fleeces and copycat fleeces?
A. Be careful of the imitations! Other manufacturers are producing fleeces that may appear to be similar to Polartec fleeces, but they aren't. They will cut costs by:
- producing a thinner fleece (less oz per linear yard)
- producing a fleece that pills. Polyester is a strong fiber that doesn't break away from itself when it meets abrasion. The longer thread of other fleeces will pull into itself and pill.
- producing a fleece that matts. It is the ability of the fibers to stand upright that provides Polartec fleeces with it's thermal qualities.
producing prints whose colors and lines are fuzzy instead of vivid and clear

You should still use certain care when washing your fleece items. Recommend care is as follows: machine wash warm, tumble dry low or line dry. It's always best to wash with like fabrics, but I tend to just wash darks with darks and lights with lights. Do not use bleach or fabric softeners as this can remove some of the finishes on your fleece. Last, do not dry clean which is glorious because who wants to pay for that anyways!





Thanks for visiting and I look forward to your special requests for hats and mittens!