Helen's Daughters Studio

Sunday, March 31, 2013

20 Most Asked Questions - #1

 
We've decided to answer
 the twenty most asked questions about Helen's Daughters! 
Question #1. 
Who was Helen??
Helen is our mother!! 
She was born in the mid 1920's. 
She grew up in Minnesota. Had to leave her home to work at age 14.
Met and married our dad at age 19 and had her first child at 20. 
She had a total of six children. 
Lived on a farm, milked Jersey cows, 
grew a huge garden,worked very hard 
and LOVD to sew.
She taught us how to sew when we were five years old. 
She was creative, hard working, community minded and said girls can do anything! 
To honor our Mom,
 we've called our business 
"Helen's Daughters!" 
(Helen is on the left hand side and she's standing with her sisters - Mary and Murna.)



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