SEWING
When these are made by hand, you cut the hole first; when made by machine, you cut them open at the end.
Buttonholes
What is the name of Atticus Finch’s two children in To Kill A Mockingbird?
His son is Jem (Jeremy Atticus) and his daughter is Scout (Jean Louise).
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
Muhammad Ali
According to the Guinness Book of Records, Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to set foot on this continent.
Antarctica (in 1935)
What body part was Captain Hook missing?
His hand
Sewing this part of a dress is almost always the last step in making it.
The hem
In the book series Little House on the Prairie, as well as in real life, Charles and Caroline Ingalls had five children. But most of the Ingalls familiy’s time on television featured only two of their biological children. Can you name them?
Mary Ingalls (who lost her sight) and Laura Ingalls Wilder (who grew up to write the books of her childhood)
“It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
Yogi Berra
In 1951, this ambitious First Lady of Argentina tried to run for vice president on a joint ticket with her husband.
Eva “Evita” Perón
What body part was the Scarecrow missing?
A brain
These come in several different lengths including cap, short, and three-quarter length.
Sleeves
What are the names of all four daughters of Mrs. March (“Marmee”), the mother in Little Women?
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
“There were three of us in the marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
Princess Diana
In 1989, she wrote a children’s book called To Space and Back.
Astronaut Sally Ride
What body part was Long John Silver from Treasure Island missing?
His leg
This is the French term for a fabric design applied on top of a contrasting fabric.
Applique
Constanzia (“Connie”) is the name of Vito Corleone’s daughter in The Godfather. What are his sons’ names?
Santino (“Sonny”), Frederico (“Fredo”), and Michael
“Can we talk?”
Joan Rivers
This early 20th century jazz singer was known as “Lady Day.”
Billie Holiday
What body part was the horseman in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow missing?
His head
These cutting shears or scissors have V-shapes along the blade to prevent fabric from unraveling.
Pinking shears
In Shakespeare’s King Lear, what are the names of King Lear’s three daughters?
Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia
“Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.”
Cary Grant
After she was beaten up by a woman saloon owner, this temperance crusader put down her hatchet and never picked it up again.
Carrie Nation
What body part was TV’s Colombo missing? (Peter Falk was missing it, too.)
His eye. (Falk lost his right eye at age three, due to a tumor.)