I am child of the 50's.
My mom made my clothes..until was old enough to make my own. I just bought some fabric with pix of the old McCalls "mom and daughter", and "big sister, little sister" patterns on it.
I am sooooo enjoying all these memories.
mjsylvstr...your comment about the baby dolls reminded me of one of my earliest memories. I loved purses, so my aunt would give me her old ones. I still remember taking my "baby" for a walk in her buggy, me with my purse over my arm. I suspect the purse was almost as big as I was!!! LOL :)