tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post2610962469889016778..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 194: 14 September 2013Alex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-37728162979636625912013-09-25T11:45:11.540+10:002013-09-25T11:45:11.540+10:00From reading your post and then the comments, mode...From reading your post and then the comments, modern women may think this is now just too much trouble, but for all of the efforts, you get something unique. Something I would appreciate. It's like when someone brings you something home cooked. They could have gotten something store bought, but home made is so much better, and shows the care that person has for you. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-20547594133742520772013-09-25T11:42:31.093+10:002013-09-25T11:42:31.093+10:00Depends of the size of the stocking. My parents on...Depends of the size of the stocking. My parents once got me one that was taller than me.... <br />:D~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-77877158718091658492013-09-18T06:26:21.727+10:002013-09-18T06:26:21.727+10:00Dear Little Nell - I was delighted to find that ph...Dear Little Nell - I was delighted to find that photo on Picture Queensland and thought it fitted perfectly. The letter is interesting. I have no idea who the recipient was - someone my Mother met along the way - she was a great one for writing letters, my Mother. I treasure them.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-39190480746595087702013-09-18T06:24:41.989+10:002013-09-18T06:24:41.989+10:00Thank you Wendy. The memories are very strong and...Thank you Wendy. The memories are very strong and I'm grateful to have the letters so I can hear my mother's voice again.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-84171427870124977722013-09-17T09:12:11.257+10:002013-09-17T09:12:11.257+10:00What a charming photo of the girls, probably makin...What a charming photo of the girls, probably making clothes for their dolls. The detailed letter is very interesting. As a doll and toymaker myself I found it fascinating.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-66998666943978016932013-09-17T02:59:40.697+10:002013-09-17T02:59:40.697+10:00Even though you think you don't have enough ph...Even though you think you don't have enough photos, your memories and the letters about sewing fill this post beautifully. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-50250879821549799412013-09-16T18:58:12.494+10:002013-09-16T18:58:12.494+10:00Thanks Mike - made from the heart....I like it :)Thanks Mike - made from the heart....I like it :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-30503477071507135202013-09-16T13:58:41.432+10:002013-09-16T13:58:41.432+10:00It may have been a struggle to find a photo but yo...It may have been a struggle to find a photo but you've produced a perfect post for the theme. Made from the heart doesn't have to be a flag. My grandmother made lots of dolls and soft toys, especially the classic Monkey from brown work socks. It bothers me to see soft dolls and animal toys for sale cheap at thrift stores, even though they were made in China they still took skilled handwork to make. Perhaps some of my grandmother's and your mother's dolls are somewhere still prized by some child. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-44421588610174281272013-09-16T04:40:23.952+10:002013-09-16T04:40:23.952+10:00Hmm...not much joy. I'm wondering if it might...Hmm...not much joy. I'm wondering if it might have been an issue of Golden Hands...Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-69502172648420630592013-09-16T04:39:43.745+10:002013-09-16T04:39:43.745+10:00Thanks Liz. I agree - you've really got to en...Thanks Liz. I agree - you've really got to enjoy the process as much if not more than the end result.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-26574631634044870362013-09-15T23:54:23.117+10:002013-09-15T23:54:23.117+10:00Wonderful photos and wonderful memories. I agree e...Wonderful photos and wonderful memories. I agree entirely with your mother's comment about never really getting paid enough for the work put in. But then, most keen sewers do it because they love it, not for the money.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-73404647274198141302013-09-15T17:41:56.444+10:002013-09-15T17:41:56.444+10:00Hmmm...now I've spent half an hour on Trove lo...Hmmm...now I've spent half an hour on Trove looking at the Women's Weekly but not having much joy. I did find an article on Patsy McGrath which featured a clown doll in her bedroom. But - where did the pattern come from? I shall look through my mother's old patterns. Stand by for further information if I find it.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-62663143086376740592013-09-15T17:40:03.494+10:002013-09-15T17:40:03.494+10:00Pillowcases are so much easier to fit stuff in don...Pillowcases are so much easier to fit stuff in don't you agree? Those stockings are too tight a fit.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-29707188631026662013-09-15T16:42:50.099+10:002013-09-15T16:42:50.099+10:00For someone who said they had trouble finding phot...For someone who said they had trouble finding photos you sure did a good job. I couldn't find any. <br />You did remind me of the clown dolls - my mother made heaps of them too. I wonder if the pattern was in a favourite magazine at the time, prompting our mothers to make them?Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-67338694184219364432013-09-15T16:22:40.072+10:002013-09-15T16:22:40.072+10:00"The toy's head was always popping over t..."The toy's head was always popping over the top of the pillow case on Christmas morning. Great excitement!'<br />Such a lovely simple tradition. (And we used pillow cases as well)Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-75826411285984601742013-09-15T06:44:00.516+10:002013-09-15T06:44:00.516+10:00Dear Bob - well you know what they say about insan...Dear Bob - well you know what they say about insanity - that we inherit it from our children ;)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-85710748563466037042013-09-15T06:43:16.349+10:002013-09-15T06:43:16.349+10:00Dear Hazel - thanks for dropping by. I love knitt...Dear Hazel - thanks for dropping by. I love knitting things for new babies. The photo of three sisters is very special and I'm glad I found it. Where they were is not very far from where I worked for many years.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-13724554942605743122013-09-15T06:28:21.230+10:002013-09-15T06:28:21.230+10:00Yes Karen. I do love the satisfaction of creating...Yes Karen. I do love the satisfaction of creating something. Dust off that sewing machine and get back into it.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-86506492662935025942013-09-15T06:26:30.280+10:002013-09-15T06:26:30.280+10:00Thanks Sharon. It's always fun preparing for ...Thanks Sharon. It's always fun preparing for Sepia Saturday isn't it?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-43928000125225301722013-09-15T06:25:03.363+10:002013-09-15T06:25:03.363+10:00I think that's the problem. Unless you really...I think that's the problem. Unless you really enjoy the making there is not much point. You certainly don't save any money these days.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-18915911379732579422013-09-15T06:24:00.198+10:002013-09-15T06:24:00.198+10:00Dear Anne - I wish I was as clever as my Mother wa...Dear Anne - I wish I was as clever as my Mother was. I have got better but am still not confident and there is much sucking of teeth and frowning whenever I do sew.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-19049934000137077862013-09-15T04:33:58.351+10:002013-09-15T04:33:58.351+10:00My wife seems to have inherited sewing duties whil...My wife seems to have inherited sewing duties while we are on holiday at my daughter's to whom a needle is one of those pointed thingees.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-55902814488792442222013-09-15T03:15:46.617+10:002013-09-15T03:15:46.617+10:00I remember in those days when a baby was coming th...I remember in those days when a baby was coming the ladies were knitting pretty, little things. Great photos! My fave is of the three sisters sewing although I have never seen a clown doll before.<br /><br />HazelHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-52155965479169187592013-09-15T01:11:32.042+10:002013-09-15T01:11:32.042+10:00Oh goodness what wonderful photos, all of them. Wh...Oh goodness what wonderful photos, all of them. What better place to sew than by the water too. As a child having your dearest dolls near you too, ranks very high too! I enjoy the clown as well, one year I made a bunch of clowns and mailed them to nieces that lived far away as a special surprise! My mother got one too, and at the time I only had one son, and once my daughter was born, my clown making days were over. Hmm, something I should bring back right?!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-18072268914994935762013-09-15T00:08:47.489+10:002013-09-15T00:08:47.489+10:00Some great photos and memories.
Some great photos and memories.<br /><br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.com