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I go by Ruth, or mom, or grandma, or mama Ruth (a moniker I acquired at a dance school).\u00a0 Who I am: mother, wife, grandmother, daughter, friend, cousin.\u00a0 In the past I\u2019ve been Cookie Ruth, when I owned a specialty bake shop with my mom, and Ruffuss, a nickname given to me by my Uncle Allen and too many more to mention.<\/p>\n
I have been sewing as long as I can remember.\u00a0 My mother sewed, I learned a lot from her.\u00a0 She sewed out of necessity in the early years and later because she loved making things for her family.\u00a0 She was still making outfits for me when I was in high school.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0my eldest daughter started dance classes I started sewing in earnest.\u00a0 It was then that I learned to make costumes, clothing and decorative items.\u00a0 Although I\u2019ve taken breaks over the years, I still come back to my sewing machine to create lovely things. This is my creative outlet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I go by Ruth, or mom, or grandma, or mama Ruth (a moniker I acquired at a dance school).\u00a0 Who I am: mother, wife, grandmother, daughter, friend, cousin.\u00a0 In the past I\u2019ve been Cookie Ruth, when I owned a specialty bake shop with my mom, and Ruffuss, a nickname given to me by my Uncle … <\/p>\n