Laurel, 5, 2009
 Pinafores are great garments for little girls. Through spring and summer, they are worn as sun dresses and for fall and winter, they can be popped over over a coordinating basic yoke dress.  By doing so, they serve their original purpose of keeping the under dress clean for another wearing.
Laurel wore this pinafore for her third day of home school class.  Unfortunately,  I took the picture just after she ate lunch, which left a spot of peach juice on the bodice. Oh well. It might come out and the pinafore is what I call a second generation garment anyway.  That sounds so much nicer than “hand-me-down.”
Rebecca, 6, 1984
Twenty five years ago, I made this pinafore for my daughter to wear to first grade. She wore it over a basic yoke dress of gorgeous Liberty of London tanna lawn. The crisp print featured leaves of autumn colors–rust, coral, gold and browns.  Laurel would love that dress. But after considerable digging through closets and the cedar chest, I’ve finally accepted the sad reality that it is MIA. Continue reading
