Diaper Garden Gallery: Squash
October 2002
Winter is definitely on the air. The dark half of the year is beginning. Winter vegetables are ripe, which is good because the frosts and snow are upon the north. Cheeks are rosy. Time for squash soup.
Setting. Squash photos were taken in the wild, organic garden of a friend of mine. Her garden grows organically not just in the sense that she uses no chemical additives but also in the sense of its architectural style, which follows undulating lines of found wood fences and stone paths. This garden is a regular stop on the annual Buffalo Garden Walk.
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October 2002
Squash fitted cloth diaper and cover set
To create the Squash set, we accordion-folded an undyed piece of knit fleece then painted deep orange stripes. The looseness of the folds left the edges of the stripes quite soft. This fabric was overdyed with a softer orange. The inside layer was solid soft orange, and the binding was avocado green.
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October 2002
Almost-in-One Squash contour diaper set
The covers for the squash sets were solid undyed or solid black. This was an early set, and I didn't yet have a sense of how far I could take the covers.
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October 2002
Squash Baby
The squash baby body fabric was accordion folded in a circle then loosely tied for dyeing. The same deep orange was used to create stripes. The effect was slightly tie-dye, but careful folding held the stripe apart enough that they almost looked like the ribs on a squash. Each squash baby started as a giant circle, gathered around the edge for the neck, then a simple body was stuffed inside with a big wad of organic wool. The cap also rolled down so the baby could hide.
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