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From: Mom of Six
Date: 07-18-2007, 03:46 PM (1 of 8)
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I promised Dd I would make a parachute for our family reunion. The original plan was just to hem a piece of nylon fabric that I have & add some simple handles. I am now thinking I would like to do triangles & make a bigger more circular (like a real parachute) one. Would it work if I added fun panels of cotton prints? I do have some mesh I thought I might add as a center circle. My plan is to work on this tomorrow as long as it takes.
Barb
Happiness is having time to sew!! |
User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 07-18-2007, 04:30 PM (2 of 8)
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You're not jumping out of a plane with this thing are you? I always say let the hubby take a test run -- or in this case leap -- first. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Mom of Six
Date: 07-18-2007, 04:36 PM (3 of 8)
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NO jumping!! They use them in school with the kids to play cooperitive games. They put different colored & sizes of balls on top & they need to work together to keep their teams on & knock the other teams off. They also play games where certain people have to try to run or crawl under before they get trapped. We have a few teachers in the family who love to organize these games with the kids but no one has a parachute. Last time they played with a tarp but it didn't have enough air flow through the fabric to work for some of the games. I hope I explained it well enough. Here is a picture of one to buy. http://www.ssww.com/store/product/sku=W2368/cmc=BRWSSPFPARPAR/grp=SPF/sbgrp=PAR/ln=PAR/p=1/ Barb
Happiness is having time to sew!! |
User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115
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From: siwian
Date: 07-18-2007, 06:12 PM (4 of 8)
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Barb, I think the cotton panels would work. There would still be enough air flow to make the parachute ripple. A round shape would definitely work better for the ball games. |
User: siwian
Member since: 12-27-2001 Total posts: 114 
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 07-22-2007, 07:29 PM (5 of 8)
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Here are some pictures @ the reunion of the kids playing with the parachute. I didn't get a picture of it by itself. I will try to do that tomorrow. They had fun but it really needed to be bigger. I might try another one before DH family reunion at the end of August. The cotton worked fine. As you all know I don't have a shortage of fabric to use up. http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n159/Momofsix2006/parachute/ Barb
Happiness is having time to sew!! |
User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 07-22-2007, 08:53 PM (6 of 8)
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Thanks for showing us how it came out. I love the mix of prints!
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: grandma C
Date: 07-22-2007, 11:22 PM (7 of 8)
| I'd love a closer look and a little more info. Sounds great for family gatherings!!! |
User: grandma C
Member since: 01-15-2007 Total posts: 263 |
From: Judi
Date: 07-23-2007, 01:41 AM (8 of 8)
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Fun bright cotton prints would go well with some solid nylon triangles. If you decide to round off the outer edges that would work too.
Judi
Sewing is almost better than Chocolate. |
User: Judi
Member since: 06-22-2000 Total posts: 85 |
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