Memory Makers

I’ve always been a girly girl and enjoyed playing with dolls. I could lose myself for hours making up stories and adventures for them. One year my mom made me a ‘fabric shop’ out of a cutlery drawer insert.

MMSign

When we were clearing out storage items it was recovered, and she shipped it to me.

Manufakturen1

The ribbon cards that used to fill the paper cubbies were reduced to just 2, but everything else was still part of the kit.

Manufakturen2

The matchbox drawers hold buttons.

Manufakturen3

The contents were in dire need of a bath after 22 years.

dollbathing

Going through everything was a trip down memory lane.

washing

Each piece of fabric came from an adult, child’s or doll-size version of a garment hand-sewn by mom once upon a time. Some of my dolls and I had matching jumpers.

washing2

While I have taken a sewing class and do own a sewing machine the little store didn’t predispose me to dressmaking.

Manufakturen5

Though I remember making a tiny doll sweater for a Barbie with my babysitter, knitting and crocheting has only happened sporadically in my life.

Manufakturen4

Still, the scope of imagination this store held could fill a storybook. I set the shop up on my fireplace mantle for some further reminiscing.

ManufakturenSetUp

There is even a fabric swatch of the jumper I wore in this picture.

LittleMaike

Childhood nostalgia is fun.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Verified by MonsterInsights