So… yesterday I went to visit my cousin Wendy. Her dad and my mom were the youngest two kids of our grandma and Wendy and I were, admittedly, gram’s favorites. She and I hadn’t really gotten a chance to sit down for hours and talk for years and years… yesterday we did. It was really a great day! Emotionally draining, for sure… as we talked out a lot of things… My mom died in ‘95, gram in ‘96, and her mom this past January… many tears were shed but much laughter pealed out as well!!! So anyhow, I just poured out my soul to you just to share this picture of her with you. Doesn’t she have a beautiful smile?
And in the corner of the picture you can see a picture of her son, who I didn’t get to see yesterday but will soon when they come to visit!
And she has a cat, which, if you know me in person and you also have a cat or have seen me around somebody else’s cat, you know how much I tried to steal it and bring it home with me… LOL! It spent a good part of the day purring on my lap…
I promised individual pictures of the dresses as I got permission from each lady… so here is the start… First, me in my, approximately 1860s era dress, Simplicity 4551, which, as you can see, is in desperate need of a hoop!!! Unfortunately, the hoop I made did not turn out very well and was unusable so I just tripped over the bottom during my presentation instead… I am going to place this one on eBay for sale eventually. (unless one of you out in blogland wants it, e-mail me, I’ll send you all the measurement details, and we can work out an offer)
It is a 100% cotton material with hooks and eyes down the front center.
Next up is Lori in an approximately 1894 dress with jacket. This was fashioned from Simplicity 9723 except there are hooks and eyes up the back rather then a zipper. (No zippers in the 1890s clothing!) This is also for sale and is a quite petite size, same thing… e-mail me for measurement details and we’ll work something out. The blue material is of unknown origin… but I think a high polyester count… (which they didn’t have in the 1890s but it was the perfect look for this!)
