I had a dress that Bea made for me. It was made out of a feed sack. In those days feed came in fabric sacks, which was recycled into clothing, etc. There was a “pig” brand stamped into the material. Bea made this dress to that the pig was inside the pocket. I loved that dress because it had the pig in the pocket. Being the last girl, when my clothes were outgrown, it was passed on to others who needed them. Cleo was going to give my “pig” dress to a neighbor girl and I remember becoming very upset. I don’t know what ever happened to it.
Margie made Lolly and I beautiful ruffled dresses out of dotted Swiss. Mine was pink, Lolly’s mint green. She gave me a pair of black patent Mary James (shoes) to wear with the dress. I had a pink straw had also. I wish I knew what happened to the hat. After being passed down to many nieces and to Tracy and Tiffany to play with, my pink dotted Swiss ruffled dress is still here in my bedroom on the wall.
julie baker says
I rem re mber reading this same installment of Aunt Naomi’s stors earlier this year and was happy to get to see the dotted swiss dress as she brought it to the family reunion. I’m glad she saved the dress and I’m glad she kept having babies until she got a couple girls to dress them in it!
Lloyd Jr. says
Some stories are too good to just post once.
Naomi Vetter says
My shoes were Mary Janes and not Mary James….I need to learn to type sometime.