Hey gf! Rancho cordova! you are practically in my back yard as online things go.   my children are adopted so I never "had" any children either.  hehhe.  so excited you wrote Cheryl! I hate to admit this but I just barely learned to put zippers in.  Well I sort of knew before but I was terrified of it so I never did it.  So when I did costumes I would design them myself so i wouldnt have to put zippers in.   yeah I know.. Im such a cheater. lol .  Anyway. I requested you as a friend, hope you accept.  I have a friend that is going to teach me how to "drape" so i can take all the ugly dresses in the costume closets and transform them into something that we can actually use.  I am so excited about that!  write back when you can.. Im also on facebook at Beverly Severin Fearon  so if you have facebook add me so we can compare notes and help each other.  k?  thanks again.. Bev