My church ladies group, along with other groups make Christening gowns for less fortunate babies and their families. We have also made burial dresses and little suits for dear angel babies. Its good to see the fabric put to wonderful uses. I have also heard of large families taking their mothers dress and making small keepsakes for each child such as pillows, Christmas tree ornaments, handkerchiefs, scarfs, or incorporating parts of it into new wedding dresses. My daughters dress contains parts of mine, her grandmothers and great-grandmothers lace.