Mother made Easter Dresses for my sister and I as we got a bit older...it was not one of her favorite activities...lol. She had a sister in Ireland who could see a dress in the store and come home and duplicate it without a pattern. Her daughter is the same. I think I got my sewing genes from her. My Aunt in Galveston always had a quilt in the works when we went to visit on weekends. I was in love with her treadle and all the pretty fabrics. She is why I can't go into a LQS without leaving with more fabric than I ever need.