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| Mikaela & Ethan's wedding gift |
First, let me say that my daughter wore my wedding gown! The gown was my mother's gown. She made it for her wedding 62 years ago. It was then stored in a cedar chest in the attic of my grandparent's 3 story farmhouse. The next spring, the farmhouse caught on fire and was completely gutted. But high up on a beam sat mom's cedar chest. They knocked it done and it fell to the basement. The lid broke open to reveal her perfectly preserved dress!
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| Ethan & Mikaela May 19, 2018 |
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| Gene & Elaine April 21, 1956 |
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| Mike & Mandy December 31, 1989 |
She is such a tiny thing that we had to have the dress redesigned a bit. But it was beautiful! Don't you think?
There was lots of fabric left over so I made some clutch purses for myself, Mom, and Mikaela.
There is still more fabric left. Enough that maybe one day I can make a blessing gown for grandchildren. {wishful thinking}
In between these things, I made a Cleveland Cavaliers blanket for one of my pastors. This was the hardest pattern to date, trying to keep all the colors and yarn from being entangled was enough of a challenge. But actually, I had the thing nearly 1/3 done when I realized I had made a major mistake. So I pulled the whole thing out and started again. This time from a different angle.
I also finished a baby blanket for a niece and a wedding gift for another niece. These I wanted to be finished before the wedding so that I could deliver them personally. Well at least personally to their mothers. :) In my haste, I forgot to take pictures of one of them.
This summer I had a new project of a triangular shawl. This one was easy. Finished it over a weekend. I'll share it with you later.
Mandy
P.S. If you want to see more wedding photos, go to my family page, www.thefarmersplace.com
