On Jan 19, 10:17*pm, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote:
Oh, Pauline, good thought! *I don't want her hurting or uncomfortable from
the weight! *I'll check that carefully before I make a final decision on the
layers.

I gotta brag here- man, did I get lucky! *Mom dresses nicely- not
expensively or anything- but very nice even just around the house. *She owns
ONE pair of jeans that she wears when she goes fishing with dad (seldom).
She doesn't own a pair of sweats or anything like that. *I keep hearing that
with the chemo she will feel cold and that her skin will be sensitive.
So..... this afternoon I went to my fave clothing store- they had their
winter clearance sale with 80% off. *Then today was another additional 40%
off and my military ID got me another 15% off! *I bought her 5 velour tops
and matching pants- the set- marked from originally $66 each set and with
all the discounts they cost me a whopping $4.08 for each *set*! *And another
two velour sets that are nice enough to wear to church or any place for a
little bit more for those sets. *Then I found some darling warm socks in
silly patterns with hearts and dots and stripes, etc. and got 8 pairs of
those and three slinky, soft microfiber long sleeved V-necked pullovers
(with a little soft lace at the neckline and cuff area but where it won't be
next to her skin) that are intended to be used like you'd wear long johns
under your clothing. *All told I got her an almost complete wardrobe of
soft, snuggly, warm clothing for about $80- seven tops and pants, 8 pairs of
socks and the three pullovers. *I'm THRILLED!!!!!

Leslie- heavyweight-division shopper, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

"Pauline" wrote in message

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Oh, oh! *I feel badly that I steered you to fabric.com for the minkee,
Poly. I didn't know it wasn't the real deal!

Something else to consider if you are going to use minkee & batting Leslie
is that the quilt may end up being too heavy for your mom. *Can you stand
one more piece of advise about this quilt LOL! *I think the purpose of the
quilt is two fold, right? *To keep her warm & to feel snuggly while she is
going thru treatment. *I think I would just try draping your quilt top
over the batting & then over the minkee to see if it is too heavy. *My
friend made her MIL a lap quilt & backed it with minkee, but didn't use
any batting, so it just felt snuggly & comforting. *YMMV - I hate to give
you another thing to think about!

Pauline
Northern California
"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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No, Leslie, I don't. *That's why I was growling about generic
substitutes. The stuff I found at fabric.com is nice but so is potato
soup. *Just not what I was looking for. *Real Minkee has a gentle feel no
matter which way you glide your hand over it; the double-faced minky I
bought is kind of rough against grain. *Not, of course, like a cat's
tongue but still not the comfort of Minkee. *IMHO. *Polly

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." asked Great idea, Polly! *Thanks! *Now,
do you have a cheap source (yardage and
shipping) for Minkee?

"Polly Esther" wrote If you are going to make satin pillowcases, you
might want to try Super
Satin. *I found it atwww.chenilleplace.comand it's only $ 4.95 per
yard. My mom used to love her satin pillowcases but the kind she used
(decades ago) needed to be handwashed and ironed. *I've used the Super
Satin for backing little minkee throws for babies and it is just very,
very nice. Polly
"Louise and Ray Denny" wrote in message
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I second that suggestion. *The two women that I have given satin pillow
cases to later told me that the pillow cases were very helpful.- Hide quoted text -

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Leslie - if you go to this site, you'll see some really comfy hats -
my sisters loved this style with a cute pin attached. Go to
http://www.hancockfabrics.com/jump.j...emType=CONTENT

Sharon (N.B.)