Your Family Preserves

So, during the six years that my children were born - I really liked to cross-stitch.  Therefore, I cross-stitched a sampler for each one, complete with: name, birth date, pound-age, etc. (Some of the info. was covered up to necessitate quick frame-age), but, nonetheless, you get the picture. Of course I didn't create the patterns for each of the samplers, I merely purchased cross-stitch books with the patterns already inside.  I just chose a pattern that I particularly liked, and that I thought fit my child.  As the youngest ones were born, I got more creative - I think anyway... They are a long-lasting, time consuming labor of love that you will be able to give to your child "someday". A creative heirloom for them to take with them, whether they want to or not...:) It will always remind them that you were spending a lot of time thinking about them when they were tiny and putting those thoughts into action. This is just one more idea on a PRESERVE that will always h

Is sewing yours or your own children's clothing a lost art or interest?  Do many people do that anymore? This "PRESERVE" may only appeal to those who may be older, unless there are more "sewers" out there than I think... I learned to sew in my "tween" years - a skill that was horribly frustrating at first, but then (as "they" so often tell you) became of great value and enjoyment as I grew older. I sewed A LOT of my children's clothes and therefore had a lot of fabric remnants. The remnants from the dresses I sewed for my daughter were the prettiest by far and held the most nostalgia. We would even name her dresses depending on what style they reminded us of.   She had a Pollyanna dress, an Alice in Wonderland dress.  She had a Sleeping Beauty dress, an American Girl dress etc.  You get the picture... It's amazing how certain things in your life can recall vivid memories - material scraps can do that for me. I personally have a shoe