Mama loved to sew and was remarkably gifted at it. She had the mountain people's common sense which allowed her to decipher the most complicated situations.
When I was four, I admired a dress in the window of a local department store. It was pale green with lace around the neck, sleeves, and waist, with rows around the skirt that included a stiff petticoat.
From Mama, a simple dear Mama who…