Saturday, January 26, 2013

Vintage Valentine Hearts

Pardon me while I get sentimental...
 When I was a little girl, way back in the 1960's, my grandmother would make me beautiful dresses. 
She had the talent to see a dress in a store window and make a pattern out of a paper grocery bag, then make the dress from some fabric she had on hand. Fortunately for me I inherited that same gene. Wish I had inherited her fabulous cooking gene too, as she used to put on fabulous multi-course Holiday dinners that everyone raved about. Ah, but I digress...

 When I was 8 years old, she made me a dress from some red and white, sort of plaidish fabric and saved the leftover yardage. Living through the Great Depression, my grandmother saved everything.  
Last year, when I was in a creative mood, I came across the vintage fabric and decided to make these hearts.
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It is only fitting that I made the little red hearts from leftover fabric from a dress my grandmother made me when I was 8 years old.  I always loved the dresses she made for me, they always seemed to be my style and color. Here I am sitting on the piano bench (next to my brother) wearing the dress. .
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I made several of the red and white hearts last year and gave one to each of my girls on Valentine's day.
Vintage Valentine Hearts, Fabric Hearts, Vintage, Valentine's Day

Vintage Valentine Hearts, Fabric Hearts, Vintage, Valentine's Day

I love decorating the bare branches with the vintage Valentine hearts and think of those special dresses that my grandmother made me every time I walk by them.

What special memories do you have of Valentine's Day?

If you'd like to see more Valentine's Day crafts, click HERE.

Pam

17 comments:

  1. Those are very sweet Pam, and I love the sentiment!

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  2. How sweet they are. My aunt how raised me until I was six and made all my clothes. I have none of my dresses though. I cannot remember any Valentines memories but I remember my sweet dresses my aunt made.

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  3. How sweet that you saved the fabric, Pam! These are just darling and look so cute on the branches. What a little doll you were! :)

    XO,
    Jane

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  4. What an awesome way to bring that fabric back to life, and remind you of your sweet Grandma! I hope your girls are enjoying them too.
    And how neat that you have that photo in the dress...love it!!

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  5. Oh what a great fabric and such a special and precious memory. I love it. Hugs, Marty

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  6. What a loving tribute to your grandma and her talent for sewing. Those hearts are to sweet hanging on the tree. My mom use to do the same thing looking at a picture, or a dress in the store then go home and make her own pattern out of a brown paper bag. Sadly, not a stitch of her sewing talent rubbed off on me. But, her crafting and decorating talents did. Thank you for sharing. Humble Abode

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  7. What a sweet way to honor your memories of your grandmother...so cute. And great way to share the memories with your girls. My grandma made me dresses too...I'd love to have a piece of fabric from any of them.

    Oh and cute picture of you and your brother!

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  8. What a touching post!!!! I lost both of my parents within the last five years and have some of their treasures. It really makes me feel connected to them even though they're in a better place.

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  9. What beautiful hearts, Pam! And, I agree ... so special of you to honor your grandmother in such a sweet way! I love how you hung them on the branches.

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  10. That is very sweet Pam..and love the picture of you and your brother!
    Valentines was always a big deal in our house: my Mother loved it. None of us ever liked Halloween...but Valentines suited us all!

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  11. This is so sweet and sentimental! I love the photo too!

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  12. What sweet memories! I was forever going through my grammas fabric scraps. They told such stories :)

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  13. This is so precious. My mother made me a lot of pretty dresses when I was little. I have never thought of doing something like this. I love the idea that the dress will live on as something else. I took my grandmother's old piano sheet music and mod podged it on a frame and put a picture of she and my daughter at her piano in the frame. There are so many ways to remember loved ones. Thank you for sharing this heartfelt idea. I'm a new follower. Angie

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  14. So charming! I love the fabric. What a unique way to share that memory of your grandmother with your family.
    Karee

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  15. Pam,

    These are so cute! I love the fabric....especially against the blue!

    blessings,
    karianne

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  16. love them Pam, these are beautiful hearts... x

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