| Fannie talks about herself
Fannie teaches herself to sew
[Q=Len]
Q. How did you learn to sew?
A. Nobody in the family really knew how to sew. Baba, she could sew on a button. She said, “I'll cut it for you,” so she cut me the dress, and as long as the pattern was, she'd make it that long. If it said it's a size 12, she'd cut it a size 12. I wasn't that tall. It was a waste of material, but it was about six cents a yard. That's how it was.
Q. So you learned how to sew.
A. I learned how to sew real good because, you know, the suits I used to make.
Q. Oh, yes.
A. Let's see, who was it that saw one. Charlotte wearing a suit. Right. I thought she was going nuts. She says “Fannie, that's a $125 suit—I remember, it was Manya from Denver. “That's a $125 suit. I didn't believe you made it,” but I did. I really worked; it was good material. No wonder it was $125.
Q. A beautiful suit. I still remember it.
A. The first one. Little tiny checks. Little bitty checks. From afar it just looked like a gray suit, but when you came close, it was pretty, because it had a red line and a green line. Very narrow line. |
