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Thanks Doreen. It's burned into my happy place memory. Juno

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Pat in Virginia

What a great memory to have of your DGD. Maybe when you are all better, you could write it in a letter for her to read when she's grown. Emily

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CypSew

That's a great idea Emily, Thank you. DH is the keeper of the family's daily happenings. This way I could be the keeper of special memories. Juno

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Juno

Actually, an aunt started this custom when her children were small, she loved to write letters, poems, & what ever, then a couple of her sisters followed. This was during the depression when supplies were difficult to buy. Later, she used a cassette recorder and told many of those stories plus stories of her childhood. She gave me one set of the tapes about her childhood & of course my Dad was in them, which I shall treasure forever. I have done some of the same stuff for my own children and DGC. One DD has begun scrapbooks, etc for each of her three children, including video, DVDs, CD, etc. In fact, one of my birthday gifts this year was a DVD she made from hers of the two sons and their Dad on the Philmont hiking trip, one of the skills to become an Eagle Scout, along with the older boy's Eagle Scout Ceremony. Next summer, more will be added when the younger one becomes an Eagle as well. She used to set up a video camera aimed at the playpen, when the children were alone and just videotape their antics for hours on end. The oldest is now 21 and recently DD showed one of the tapes to her and her fiancé. She said a person could have heard the squeals & laughter a block away. I told her to make certain the camcorder is running when she shows another. They are in FL and I am too far away. Four of my DGC live in FL, one in TN and one in SC,much too far away, thank goodness for phones, planes, trains and automobiles. Emily

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CypSew

I found my pattern for the 'butterfly shirts' I made DGD and DGS when they were younger...fabric wing sewn to the back of a tee shirt, with elastic hand loops. The pattern includes instructions for tie-dying, which I had never tried before and wasn't too good at, but that step isn't necessary, of course. This was DGS's:

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won't use the pattern again and would be glad to send it to you if you want to email me with your snail addy. Doreen in Alabama

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Doreen

Doreen!! Those are wonderful!! Can you give me the pattern number? I have a 4 year old GrandD who would LOVE that!!!!

TIA..........Pat in Arkansas

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Pat,

It's an Angelworks pattern called The Butterfly Shirt. The company may be out of business...I found a couple of links through a Google search. Here's one that lists the pattern:

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address on the back of the pattern isAngelworks Pattern and Gift CompanyP. O. Box 26 Sanford, Maine 04073

HTH,

Doreeen in Alabama

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Doreen

Absolutely wonderful , how cool are they. I will send snail mail address. Thank you so, so much

Claire in Montréal France

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You're very welcome.

My grandchildren were doing a lot of inline skating when I made their butterfly shirts. They live about 150 miles away, but once on a visit I went with them to the skate park when they wore their shirts. Speeding along with their arms outstretched, it almost did look as if they were flying!

Doreen in Alabama

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