What a cherished gift.... I have a handmade coat that my grandmother made for me... it is a real "Coat of Many Colors'... She made it from quilt pieced and made it to fit me at the time...... I was about 12... I didnt stay in it long... as I was in a growing spurt! But I have it and will keep it until I find the right relative to inherit it..... kinda rough..as none of my cousins are really interested~ nor their kids.... they are really missing out...<g> -----Original Message----- From: Mary Russell <bird@scrtc.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 4:17 PM Subject: Re: more primitive toys... >My Aunt and Uncle were about as poor as the dirt he was trying to grow >crops on and they had 9 children . Her children didn't lack for toys but >she made them . She carved little hands and feet and used gourds for the >dolls heads and painted faces on them . Dressed them up fancy is scraps of >cloth. Her family said that she made boys toys too. >When I got married she wanted to send me something , so she carved me a >doll -- A bride all dressed in white. The Face and hands and feet are >whittled and painted. I still have her and cherish her after 47 years of >marriage. >Mary Russell bird@scrtc.com > > >