Yesterday was the final day to turn in completed dresses for this year’s shipment which are going to India this week in Christmas packages for needy little girls. Our goal was to make 300 dresses between The beginning of September and now. We achieved 523!!! The outpouring of donations, sewing volunteers, and love has been extraordinary! With such an awesome response, we decided to continue sewing the dresses all year, although our big push will begin again next September. Between now and then, we will be sending them wherever the need and means to get them delivered arises. In January a batch of them will be going to Haiti. A huge thank you for all who have contribued supplies, money, or sewing time. Bless you all!
Pillowcase Dress Ministry
We have begun a new ministry at my church that I am so excited about! We are making dresses for needy little girls out of used or new pillowcases. I need help!! I am looking for volunteers to sew and also for donations of slightly used or new pillowcases, double fold bias tape, and 1/2″ elastic. My goal is to have over 1,000 dresses done and ready to ship out by Thanksgiving. The dresses will be going to needy little girls around the world. They are fun and easy to make – can be done in 20 minutes each! I have packets made up with all the supplies needed to make a dress packaged together along with instructions. All is cut and ready to assemble! Packets can be picked up either at my shop or at Hosanna! Lutheran Church, Randall & Red Gate, St. Charles. I am eternally grateful for all the help and support received for this project. All completed dresses need to be in to me by November 13. Watch for upcoming sewing marathon! We will be doing a last minute push to get as many dresses completed as possible. We will need non sewers as well as sewers to meet for a few hours to do a production line of dresses. Date, time, and more information will be posted later.
