Nostalgia

[callmemadam]

I was clearing out drawers this morning (my life is full of thrills) and found this little girl's dress.



Cute, eh? I never do any sewing these days; perhaps I should get back into it.

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[(Anonymous)]

This brings back memories for me Barbara. I used to sew little girl dresses in similar style. It used to be economical with sale bits of liberty fabric, but even if I had a little girl now I wonder how much the pattern, plus material, plus thread etc would come to? Quilting now appeals more, but have horrid feeling it would take oodles of space and be another way to spend loads of money as I'd probably want really nice fabric (knowing me!). Mentally waved at you this afternoon as had lunch out at Plumber Manor and drove home via the Avenue and Banbury Rings!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

That sounds a nice outing!

I'm amazed by the things I had the patience to do: bound collars, proper buttonholes...That dress is in a lovely fabric and yes, I dread to think what it would cost now.

[debodacious.livejournal.com]

That is so cute. And just the same shape as posh frocks worn by toddler valleygirl and earwig.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Why doesn't that surprise me? I found a beautiful needlecord Clothkits posh frock as well.

[gghost.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is lovely! My mother sewed most of my childhood clothes.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you. My mother made most of our clothes, too. We always had new summer dresses in May, ready for the Sunday School Anniversary.