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Thursday, August 14, 2025

1985 and 1986 (Volume 019)

 

Hannah's sweater and skirt, and Dorcas' skirt, were made from a sweater and a couple of skirts that had been mine.


The girls' dresses had been the previous year's Christmas dresses (hence the shortness of them).

Keith's sweater was made from one of Larry's sweaters, and the pants were once raw linen curtains.







I made Hannah's flowergirl dress and Keith's three-piece suit for Kenny and Annette's wedding.  (Kenny is Larry's younger brother.)

The only thing I didn't make in this picture was Teddy's velour vest.  These were the children's outfits for our Thanksgiving dinner at church.

And yes, I matched the girls.


Keith, Teddy, Joseph, Hannah, and Dorcas


Gunne Sax pattern

Ninth grade.  I used the tuck foot on my machine for the first time on the yoke of this outfit.





Hannah had a matching outfit.






At my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.

Silly Joseph








Easter





Saturday, January 20, 2024

1985 (Volume 018)

 

Sarah Lynn, 8th grade, 12
I was pretty proud of myself for getting the yoke right on that jumper!

Hannah

Teddy

Keith and Teddy

Keith, Hannah, Dorcas, and Teddy




Keith and Teddy

Keith and Joseph

Dorcas


Teddy

Hannah


Joseph, just before coming home from the hospital.


Hannah

Hannah

Keith

Dorcas
Suit and blouse made with remnants from my own.  We wore them to Kenny and Annette's wedding.

Hannah


Hannah, Teddy, and Dorcas

Dorcas

Dorcas

Hannah

Larry, Keith, Hannah, Teddy, and Dorcas

Hannah

Hannah, Keith, and Calico Kitty



Hannah


Hannah
Vest and skirt made from a hooded sweater of mine.


Keith, Hannah, Dorcas, and Teddy




Larry, suit and shirt I made when we were both 17.


Hannah
Sweater and skirt cut down from one of my outfits.



Dorcas

Hannah

Teddy and Hannah
Teddy's pants were made from one of my skirts.

Sarah Lynn's senior picture

Keith and Joseph

Dorcas and Hannah

Dorcas, Kindergarten


I am second from the right.  Those dresses were made from the stretchiest fabric I have ever sewn on, either before or after!  We'd hem them -- and by the time we tried them on again, they'd 'grown' another two inches -- and never uniformly, either!