Behind the scenes

While it may look like all is quiet at fishnoodles (no stocking last week), there's actually a lot going on behind the scenes. One thing is custom stash orders of Solo Flyers. Here's a whole bunch ready to pack and ship. I've now added the custom stash info and ordering page to the store.

Another thing has been my futile quest for a new sort of one size fitted. As I mentioned way back in August, I think it was, I was developing a new type of fitted. Well...that was overly optimistic. What seemed absolutely brilliant in the dead of night (lying awake in bed) turned out to be a dud in the harsh scrutiny of daylight (testing on actual babies). I don't have anyone in diapers at home anymore, so my team of testers rose to the occasion. We tried a number of variations on my new idea, and the diaper was pretty good on younger babies that don't move much. With active toddlers, forget it, the diaper just came loose. So, now several months later, I've abandoned this concept. Maybe I'll bring it back at some point if I have another inspiration (you'll notice I've carefully not mentioned exactly what it is).

In the meantime, I've had a stack of diapers cut out and ready to sew, hogging up part of my main worktable for months. All that testing did give me good fit information, and so I finally sewed up the fitteds and did a fold-to-fit snap front panel. These are nice, squishy bamboo diapers, and I know they fit various sizes of babies well. I'm giving away a free boyish one this week, and there will be a freebie girly one next week.


I also had some Snapper covers prepped and ready to sew, and rather than keep shifting those around my work space week after week, I went ahead and finished them too. Wrapper (side snap cover) mamas, I do apologize. I've been sold out of those for a couple weeks now. Wrappers will be coming soon, I swear!

Solo Flyers have been very popular lately too - just about sold out on them - so more will be coming over the next couple of weeks. Whew! That's about it.

See? It really is busy over here!

Strange numbers of print solo flyers

Well, speaking of cutting print PUL carefully, as I mentioned last week, it doesn't always go as planned. Sometimes my brain gets the best of me.

I first noticed this back in kindergarten, where I had trouble with "left" and "right". My mind would just switch them on me. No one every talked to me about dyslexia in school, but over the years I've learned to double and triple check myself when balancing the checkbook or recording inventory.

Still, sometimes I mess up. Just recently I had to notify the same customer - on two occasions - that I had mis-stocked one of the items in her order and it was not actually available. Sigh. So embarrassing!

Back to the print PUL: Last week, I *meant* to cut 1 small, 3 medium, and 3 large from each of my prints. Somehow the inners and outers didn't match up when sewing...and I discovered that I cut 2 medium and 4 large from each print. I wish I understood just how that happens in my head. I went back and cut the matching inners, and that's what we've got this week. If you're looking for large, great! Medium, better snag your print. Small, sorry about that.
Once, as a college student driving home, I could have sworn I took the westbound exit. I drove at least 45 minutes before I figured out I was heading east. It's amazing I've survived this far.
Oh...and if you've read this far, then you deserve to know that I'm offering a large olive solo flyer free for shipping this week. Come on over and put your name in between noon Friday and noon Sunday.

Free stuff for newborns

Bitty Fluff congo, (all newborn all the time) which I am a member of, is doing a whole bunch of free for shipping drawings on Friday October 9 as part of our regular bi-weekly stocking. If you know of an expectant or new mama, send her on over to put in a few entries. I'm offering a bamboo velour prefold with quilted zorb center core - and this is a one size up to an 18" rise. So no matter the age of your little one, feel free to come on over and put your name in.
I was aiming to stock print solo flyers at fishnoodles this week but that's not going to happen until next Friday. I am working on a huge 33 diaper stash for twins! (Why the odd number? She's already got 1 diaper at home :) While it's true that I don't do customs for covers, I will do customs for 10 or more solid color solo flyers. For mamas who have tried them and want a complete stash, they can choose PUL and snap colors for each diaper. Not for prints though - the print PUL is still so hard to find and expensive that I need to cut it carefully so I can offer as many different items and sizes as possible in the prints.
If you're interested in the solo flyer custom stash, just email me to set up your order.