The women in my family keep old clothes for years. (I don't have the space or the desire to continue the tradition). My grandma recently gave my daughter a dress that she had made for her daughter (my mom) over 60 years ago. It's cute and looks brand new. I told Sarah that it was very special, because her great-grandma made it, and her grandma wore it when she was a little girl. Sarah was duly impressed and said in awe, "Grandma must have been a neat eater. There aren't even any stains on her dress!" OK, so that's another reason I don't keep my kids' clothes. They are messy, and stain removal is not my forte. Here's a picture of Sarah wearing the dress.
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Of course she's sweating and playing in the dirt in Great Grandma's dress. :-) Sure is cute though!
Love that dress! Great embroidery applique.
We have only kept a few special outfits, i.e. what was worn in infant's pix... or a really favorite outfit that a child never wanted to take off and the ones I made. As our storage space is running out, I am oddly glad that I stopped making dresses for my girls... there would not have been room to keep them all.~
If they ever want to pass down old aprons.....I would be willing to keep that tradition going for you!
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