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Across the Fence:  Found a letter!  |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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 Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 7:15:45 PM
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Just wanted to share this with my farmgirl friends. We have been getting ALOT of rain here. So, yesterday I decided to put off going to Joanne's for fabric for a MJF project, and see if I have any stashed away. Tried sewing about 10 years ago, but kind of stopped at the "beginner/easy" stage. Have been inspired (by all of you) to start up again. Anyway, was digging around and came across a bag I forgot I had. It was sent to me from my mom after my grandmother passed. In it are patterns belonging to my grandmother from the early 60's. Some are apron patterns! One is addressed to her, mailed from "Family Circle" magazine. I thought of her and how excited she must have been to get that in the mailbox, the same way I am when I get something. Then in one of the patterns, were clippings of pictures from magazines and newspapers of hairstyles she liked, a bedspread she liked...and then I found a letter!!! A handwritten letter from July 1964 from one of her sisters. It was on lined paper, and I can imagine my grandma sitting on her porch on a hot July day, reading it. I felt I found a piece of family history. I want to try to earn the merit badge for aprons. None of these patterns were cut. Do you think I should make one of my grandma's patterns, or do you think I should leave them all intact?
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 7:18:26 PM
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What a wonderful find! I think you grandmother would have been thrilled for you to make one of the patterns. Each time you wear that apron you will think of her and the treasure she left behind.
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 7:19:38 PM
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I think it was a good omen that you dug out thatbag and found all that you did. Make some aprons from your G/mas patterns, make her proud as well as yourself, and add that story to your familys history for one of your G/daughters down the line to find.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 7:21:18 PM
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What a find! As far as cutting the patterns goes, I would do whatever would be more sentimental for you. if it's having her pattern to hold, then keep it in tact. If it's making the pattern in honor of her memory and feeling she would be proud, then heck...cut into the thing! Good luck, whatever you do and way to go for takin up sewing again!
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 7:45:41 PM
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Nicole - that is the coolest thing ever!! And what a neat idea to do your apron badge from those patterns. If you want to leave the patterns uncut you can use tracing paper to make a pattern from them. I always tend to try to preserve things - I inherited my grandma's sewing/odds and ends dresser and all the stuff in it and every time I take something out I try to put it back the exact same way it was:)
What a great surprise
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 8:06:30 PM
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Amy, thank you. That is what I'll do, I'll make the pattern but use tracing paper. I wonder if that is what my grandma did? None of them were cut, but they were all opened, and I can't imagine her 'wasting' them by never using them.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 8:15:41 PM
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I would do the thing with tracing paper or you can use sew in interfacing to make the pattern out of. I think it would be wonderful to have an apron off a pattern that belonged to my Grandma. Good luck and post photo's.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 05:48:09 AM
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That is awesome, Im so happy for you, now you can wear her apron and keep the pattern in tact too! I would love to see the pic of your apron once you have finished it. Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
Farmgirl sister #1156
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Candy C.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Candy
Mescal
AZ
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 09:19:11 AM
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Nicole,
That is TOO cool!!
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 11:53:09 AM
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Oh wow...I have goosebumps. What an exciting find. What good are patterns if we don't actually "make something?" They just dry-rot/fold-rot away....then what will you have. Oh ya....I'd make one...it can be your little, "Welcome Back" to "ye old sewing circle." lolol And think how proud and how good you'll feel in it...not to mention the story you'll be able to tell about it each time. A Great Holiday Dinner Story! What a Nice New Traditionyou can start! I'm envious!!! :-)...in a Good, Sisterly Way of course!! Enjoy your Treasure!
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
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