Showing posts with label sewing dresses for Ruth Atwood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing dresses for Ruth Atwood. Show all posts

Friday, February 3, 2012

Mama Atwood as a seamstress


Mama made these two dresses for Ruth in about 1926.  She sent these sketches from the patterns and these swatches in a letter to Mamie so she could see them.  One was blue and ivory linen, and the other was white 'lawn" or sheer, with black lace for trim.