Though I was only five when this photo was taken, I remember standing on the porch of the rental house in Lansing Michigan posing for it. I remember telling my mother "I look dainty". And I remember her laughing at me and asking me where I had learned that word.
We're not a 'dainty' family. We're midwestern stock - large and robust, arty, and folksy. But I can recall just how delightfully feminine and romantic this much beruffled dress made me feel. Despite her somewhat sarcastic response to my words, my mother was, and is, as big a romantic as I am. She had absolutely filled the pale blue bodice with those ruffles when she sewed it for me. And despite the black and white-ness of the photo, I remembered the exact soft shade of blue of the dress, when I was photoshopping the old snapshot.
Whenever I've sewn a dress, I've been just a little bit influenced by the memory of that dainty blue frock.
What a very special story to begin your blog with!! It's a good birthday present to give to yourself!!
ReplyDeleteI don't remember wearing a dress as a little girl, but I have seen pictures and I know I did!!