6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JULY 12, 2017
Local sewing circle offers bloomers for BMD
"We come here and get together and sew," she
said.
Their latest project was inspired by a sermon,
Steen says.
"He was talking about an orphanage in Mexico
and when he was done speaking I asked him if
there was anything they might need and he said
not really but then I asked him about quilts and he
said if the children could each have a blanket that
was just theirs, that would make a difference,"
Steen said.
So, she started sewing.
Steen and her quilting group agreed to do fi ve
scrap quilts each. So far, Steen has done 25.
"You just get the scraps and I try not to make
them too fancy so that the children don't all want
the one fancy quilt," she said.
The quilts that turn out "too fancy" will be on
sale at Bohemia Mining Days and the proceeds
will go towards sending the quilts to the orphan-
age in Mexico.
Each quilt's price varies, as does the price for
bloomers. Steen makes children's and women's
size bloomers in a variety of patterns and each
pair comes with a lace detail at the ankle.
"They used to just be white but if you're going
to wear them to be seen, they might as well have
a nice pattern," she said. "And you can wear them
with any blouse, they're really very comfortable."
To order a pair of bloomers for the parade, con-
tact Steen at (540) 226-2582 or visit the quilters
booth during Bohemia Mining Days.
Marjorie Steen thinks
By Caitlyn May
the
annual Bloomer Parade
cmay@cgsentinel.com
hosted by Bohemia Mining
Days is ironic.
"The only people who would have been seen
in public in their bloomers in those days were the
local madam and her girls," Steen said.
Just the same, every year a few dozen wom-
en climb into their bloomers and walk through
the city as part of the traditional Bohemia Min-
ing Days. Last year, at least six of those women
where outfi tted by Steen.
Her living room is full of fabric. Fabric for
blankets, mermaid tails, quilts and yes, bloomers.
Piles of quilts are moved from one chair to anoth-
er to make room for visitors and are a reminder of
the projects Steen has on her plate.
"If someone calls me Thursday, I can still get
them bloomers by Friday," she said. She sews fast
but promises the comfort isn't compromised.
"They used to be called step-ins," she says of
the pants we call bloomers today. "In 1912, they
were allowed to sew the middle up because before
that, doctors said you couldn't have anything be-
tween your legs."
Steen has been sewing colonial-style garments
since 1972. When she moved to Cottage Grove,
she joined the local quilting group and now a
handful of ladies come together to work on vari-
ous projects. While they were meeting at the TLC
building downtown, a temporary change has the
ladies meeting at Steen's.
PHOTO BY CAITLYN MAY/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Marjorie Steen showcases her collection of bloomers. This is the second year she's provided the garment for those
interested in showing off during the bloomer parade hosted by Bohemia Mining Days.
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