Back in Feb, after around 6 months of collecting (100% cotton) pillowcases...me and some other ladies from church sewed dresses for an orphanage in Uganda.
That one day (in which we completed 21 dresses) was followed by another month of sewing invidually and in March we sent 85 pillowcase dresses to an Ugandan Orphanage.
Last night, I received this photo in my inbox::
Be still my heart....Best. Photo. Ever :o)
Yesterday I got the pleasure of sewing all day and into the night for a wonderful cause. I was joined by around 15 other ladies (and 4 sweet girls from the 5th grade!) We have been collecting pillowcases for around 6 months, to turn into dresses for Ugandan orphaned girls.
As much as we wanted to make pretty dresses, our main aim was to make them hardwearing. This meant that every raw edge needed to be serged, even if if was to be double hemmed, even if it wouldn't be seen. We also decided to make all of our own bias tape, so that it was soft (unlike the shop bought stuff) and again hardwearing.
All of that took time.
the first completed dress!!
So even after 8+ hours of sewing and 15 women helping, we had just 15 dresses completed and another 51 in stages of completion.
I have until the first week in March to finish them up to meet our deadline. However, this morning I am going to take a small break to make another one of these little mug rugs...(an un-wonky one!) as a teacher appreciation gift. Teacher appreciation week is fast approaching and I have a week of gifts to make for both my kiddies sweet teachers, another worthwhile cause!
