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me aress ana two yaras in tne apron.”
“I’m big on buttons and bows everywhere. I put ruffles and lace on every conceivable place you can imagine. I lean toward the older, wide sashes and double them, so that they’re not tacky. I like them to look nice going as well as coming,” says Mrs. Bailey.
“The shoulder pads are stuffed with polyfill which holds the puff of the sleeves. For the hats, I use interfacing stiffing. That gives the hat body” add Mrs. Bailey.
“The dresses are 100 percent cotton and hold up well in the washing machine” says Mrs. Bailey.
I ask Mrs. Bailey if she makes clothing for boys, she explains, “boys clothing is very time consuming and not cost effective. A man’s suit, with the fly front and the pockets set in, is a big job.”
In all of her years of sewing, Mrs. Bailey discoverd “how sad it is that there aren’t many patterns out there for plump children. I’ve only found thre£ options, and they are rather douty. So I put puffed sleeves in them, frill around the sleeves, and false buttons on the front. There is a market out there for that sort of
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