Shorts for boys are collected and distributed as well.
Dresses for africa pillowcases.
And these weren t just any ordinary pillowcase dresses these were machine appliquéd high quality pillowcases sewn by some of the best women and one man in the industry.
Little dresses for africa is collecting dresses made from gently used pillow cases or new in hopes of offering relief for these families in need.
So here is a little closer view of the applique that we created for our pillowcase dresses.
Once finished you can connect with someone who is planning a trip to africa or some other location where dresses are needed or you can send your dresses to little dresses for africa or.
You can read more about sending your donation on the little dresses for africa website.
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Nancy s notions has also assembled a dress kit for the pillowcase style dress and the lillian s dress designs.
Jun 19 2017 explore sally squire s board little dresses for africa followed by 320 people on pinterest.
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This post includes step by step instructions on how to sew the pillowcase dress with photos for you to follow.
Little dresses for africa pillowcase pattern you will want to collect pillowcases prior to your event and may want to have multiple sewing opportunities.
And all you need to donate is a pillow case and some time.
I used my 15 minute pillowcase pattern to create the pillowcase found here and then i used part of the dresses for africa free pillowcase dress pattern found here i changed up the way that the top of the dress was sewn.
2t to 5 6 to 10 and 12 to 16.
Little dresses for africa was started to show these girls that they are also cared for and to bring them a bit of joy from a new dress made from a simple pillowcase.
The pillow case.
Nancy s notions can receive your dresses at the following address.
Mar 12 2020 explore kay anders s board dresses for africa followed by 256 people on pinterest.
We created 40 dresses to send over to africa.
I decided to thread through a larger fabric sash through the casing at the top of the dress instead of the elastic in.
Free pattern project sheet.