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I donated my wedding dress today. The dress I’ve been dreaming about my whole life but never could exactly picture. The dress that made me feel like a Sicilian 👑 for a day. The dress that as soon as I was reassured makeup could cover my 18-year-old tattoo mistakes, I knew I had to have. From the first try on, to the big day and every fitting in between, thank you for making me feel beautiful. I am glad you are no longer taking space in my closet, but instead being sold to generate funds for women who have fallen victim to sex trafficking. I know you will do your job making someone else look amazing and help save lives in the process. ✨ ...read more

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    "To sew is to pray. Men don't understand this. They see the whole but they don't see the stitches. They don't see the speech of the creator in the work of the needle. We mend. We women turn things inside out and set things right. We salvage what we can of human garments and piece the rest into blankets. Sometimes our stitches stutter and slow. Only a woman's eyes can tell. Other times, the tension in the stitches might be too tight because of tears, but only we know what emotion went into the making. Only women can hear the prayer."
     ~LOUISE ERDRICH, Four Souls  

    Image:  ~Almira-Jackson-American-Indian-quilt:    ~Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson, (in 1994) once said that she would "dream the colors [of quilts] at night."  
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    "To sew is to pray. Men don't understand this. They see the whole but they don't see the stitches. They don't see the speech of the creator in the work of the needle. We mend. We women turn things inside out and set things right. We salvage what we can of human garments and piece the rest into blankets. Sometimes our stitches stutter and slow. Only a woman's eyes can tell. Other times, the tension in the stitches might be too tight because of tears, but only we know what emotion went into the making. Only women can hear the prayer." ~LOUISE ERDRICH, Four Souls  Image: ~Almira-Jackson-American-Indian-quilt: ~Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson, (in 1994) once said that she would "dream the colors [of quilts] at night."