The mother of invention

We all know the phrase about necessity being the mother of invention. Invention is also a child of creativity so maybe creativity is invention's father.
Not all things that are necessary are in need of reinvention. And yet through the competitive world of economics they often are. Feminine hygiene products for example don't need this constant state of reinvention except to keep convincing women that our natural bodily functions must be kept secret. And the more discreet the better.
I keep seeing advertising for things that are not a real problem but because some one invented a way to solve the non-problem there are millions spent of convincing us it is a problem. body hair, wrinkles, sheets that don't smell like they were dragged through a field of blue bonnets...

Oops got a little side tracked there.
Where I was going to go, was to talk about a possible up-coming issue for myself and one that does effect others. Incontinence, night sweats, menstrual over flow and sexual body fluids have a way of making sleeping uncomfortable and ruining mattresses. Now there are already solutions out there. disposable pads, leakproof mattress covers, and reusable bed pads that you can toss in the washer.
So why reinvent something that already has a number of solutions?
Because I want something that is pretty. 
I want something that is not industrial, bleachable, but still shows stains, institutional, "I should be ashamed of this", white.

One of the symptoms that often arises with my form of leukemia is drenching night sweats. So I will focus there as a reason for my need. I am looking at buying all the stuff I need to make a couple of pretty bed pads with with lots of color that would hide staining better than white.

(another side note: I once met a woman who had expensive Persian rugs over her carpet in strategic points and she explained that kids spill things, with the Persian rugs and all their bright colors they did not show the stains as much as the regular carpet and these would last much longer and they could always pass them down in the family.)

Anyway her logic has stuck with me and I am ready to invest in the three types of fabric it will take to make a good size, pretty, reusable mattress pad or maybe two. I just need to find the space to do some sewing one of these days. 

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