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My mom was a babe who knew how to sew. She hand-made almost everything she wore—and almost everything my sister and I wore later on. She designed this floral polyester mini dress for the house party my parents threw in lieu of a wedding reception. She also made her elegant, long-sleeved wedding gown, which she subsequently turned into curtains. Woman is resourceful! —Rachel Heinrichs, senior editor