In 1967 I sent Scott Paper Company $1.25 and recieved a paper dress! I never wore it, and now it is worth between $500 and $1000! I’m not planning to sell it, but have fun memories of the 1960’s and the dress made of “Dura-Weve”, a cellulose material patented in 1958. Glad my mom saved […]
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This name tag started with a 5 inch X 4 inch muslin pillow with bosel foam as the inner piece. I added lace, doilies, and my name which I had embroidered on a piece of feedsack fabric. On the bottom when I sewed the pillow closed I added a piece of Irish Lace. I glued […]
What fun to make a quilt from the six orphan blocks of the six generations of quilters in my family. Included are my greatgrandmother Salome Strum Lauffenburger, my grandmother Kate Ames, my mom Selma Davidson, me, my daughter Thea Engen, and granddaughter Brielle Engen. All the quilts have buttons of the era and since Brielle […]