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MARYSVILLE Michelle Matthews has never met any of the hundreds of parents here and around the country for whom she has sewn and donated baby gowns.
The gowns are all for newborns who have died at hospital intensive care units.
The gowns are stored at medical facilities for such a sad occasion, and Matthews doesnt know when or to whom theyll be given.
Thats all right, she says. There are times when what is a small act to one person is such a huge gift to the other.
She sews her gowns in three sizes; the smallest so tiny its just a diamond-shaped wrap with a little pocket and a ribbon to close it.
Matthews began her project at the end of 2011 using her own wedding gown.
I didnt see any reason to hang onto it forever in my closet, she says.
As word spread, she began getting emails from around the country from women offering their gowns.
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