Here are four of the very earliest dresses I made.
Sarah Lynn, 12, and Sparkle, a German Shepherd/Collie mix, at Echo Lake, halfway up Mt. Evans, Colorado. My Uncle Don said, "That dog is smarter than you! -- because... you taught her everything you know, and the dog knew something in the first place." 😂
My friend Martha and I with Sparkle at Lake McConaughy, western Nebraska. We made our matching dresses together, starting a years-long tradition of sewing together.
Here I am at age 13 with my little Sunday School class, the 4-6-year-olds. A poor picture, but I love it just the same.
The shawl collar on the dress I'm wearing was the first one I ever attempted. I had to have a little help from my sister-in-law Janice to get it right.
The third boy from the right -- the blond one resting his chin on his fist -- is my nephew Robby, aka Robert Walker, now the pastor of our church. He's a little taller now -- he's 6' 3", to be exact.
Sarah Lynn, 14, 10th grade. You can't see much of this one... but I can tell you that I was pretty proud of that double collar, and you can see that I loved ruffles from the beginning of my sewing journey. The skirt was yellow, and there was a wide yellow sash. Can you see all the tucks in the bodice?
The fabric is single knit. The Singer machine my brother Loren gave me when I was 8 years old did a fairly nice job with knits, if I used a ball-point needle.
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