Fall Bazaar

[misspresley]

The angels were made with no faces, body filled with stuffing - wings and dresses were made from white cotton/poly blend - wings crimped in middle and trimmed with crochet lace - glued to back of dressed angel. the dress came down to a point in the front and back - with batenburg lace applique in front - dress trimmed in same lace as wings - hair made with spanish moss - finished angel measured about 8" - and used for ornaments - women bought them for secret pal gifts, bunco gifts - not unusual to sell a dozen at a time - $5.00 each - only way we could sell at the price is because all labor and alot of the material was donated. There were usually approx. 10 women working on them at one time - some liked making bodies, others sewing wings or making dresses. then we'd get together to assemble them. We also made a 20" angel that was usually put on top of Christmas tree - I have two hanging in my sewing room now. They were sold for $15.00 - They came in white or ecru - had a few made with old quilt scrap wings that sold well - It was a fun time!

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by misspresley

. . . some liked making bodies . . .

Reminds me of a story. I put an ad in the paper to sell the minivan, and my mom and dad were visiting at the time. I called home from work, and my mom answered. I disguised my voice and said, "Uh, yes, I'm calling about the van for sale. About how many bodies would it hold, er, I mean, uh, how much cargo space do you think it has?" Mom said "Oh, I, well, I, uh, I don't know".