Sewing Marathon for the weekend ending 30-Apr-2017

I finished 5 dresses this weekend. Two of them I made last Saturday, 29-Apr-2017 -

and 3 I completed today. 

But it looks like the cabinet I have with fabrics from my personal collection has not moved at all inspite of the 31 dresses I have been sewing so far. I need to do something about this in the next few weeks as I need back the space occupied by fabrics.

Sewing for Days 25-Apr and 28-Apr-2017

For this week I completed 8 dresses for my Keep on Sewing Marathon 2017.
3 last Monday(25-Apr-2017)

and 5 for today (28-Apr-2017)

The above brings my total to 26 dresses sewn since I started my sewing marathon last month.

Feedback Dress Distribution #108 - Vietnam

Today I received this letter from the Christina Noble's Children Foundation of Ho Chi Minh Vietnam acknowledging the dresses I took and gave to them when I visited Ho Chi Minh early this month. 

Also received a couple of pictures taken when the dresses were given to the kids.

Visiting the foundation was a very great and memorable experience for me especially that we were able to spend some time with the children they were taking care of from babies to about 6 year olds. The kids loved it when you played and gave them hugs. It was an experience to treasure and a real great treat for the soul. My heartfelt thanks to the foundation for accommodating us very well during the visit.

For larger and individual images of the distribution and the letter, please click here.

Keeping on Sewing for 2017 Marathon

This weekend I made 4 dresses for my Keep on Sewing 2017 Marathon...and more to come. I really need to step up on this marathon so I could clear at least one side of my cabinet that is full of fabrics.

Happy Easter everyone!

Vietnam visit - 5-Apr-2017

Handed over the 25 dresses I handcarried for the kids at the foundation, donated some money and experienced a well-spent two hours hugging and playing with babies and toddlers at the foundation. A great food for the soul and great experience to cherish forever. Thank you to Piers Birtwistle, Public Relations Vietnam of Christina Noble Children's Foundation - Vietnam for the time he spent taking us around the ophanage. Much appreciated.

Dress Distribution #108 - Vietnam - April 2017

I will be visiting Vietnam in early April so I have decided to handcarry 25 dresses which I will be distributing in an orphanage I have organized about two weeks ago. Here is the parcel of 25 dresses

and the 25 dresses 

made possible by the additional donors below. 3 of the dresses came from the 2016 Christmas collection which did not make it as the parcel was already full, 5 dresses are sponsored and 3 dresses I sewed for a friend of mine. The other 14 dresses are from my sewing marathon 2017.

1) Sue Porsche (1 dress)
2) Monika Osvald (2 dresses)
3) Megan Jones (5 sponsored dresses)
4) Jen Fegredo (3 dresses)
5) Dress A Girl Australia (14 dresses)

For larger and individual images of the 25 dresses, please click here. Thank you to the additional donors of this collection. It is much appreciated.

Sewing for the Day - 5 Dresses - 25-Mar-2017

Today I finished 5 dresses which will be included in my Vietnam Collection. These dresses bring my total to 25, the number of dresses I will be taking with me when I go to Vietnam on the 2nd of April.

Sewing for the Day - 2 Dresses

Today's sewing of 2 dresses brings my total to 9 dresses so far for my Vietnam Collection.

Sewing for the Day Marathon - 4 Dresses

Today's sewing resulted in four dresses below -

"Keep on Sewing" 2017 Marathon by Dress A Girl Australia

It is time to start a sewing marathon for the year 2017. Below are the first 3 dresses I made tonight to officially start the marathon. These dresses I will be taking with me when I visit Vietnam in early April.

I have not really been sewing that much especially last year. I have been relying mostly on donated dresses. I started this campaign where almost 50% of the total dresses I distribute were personally sewn by me and I hope this marathon will help bring me back to that stage. My target is 14 dresses to be completed by the end of this week to complete my Vietnam Collection.

More pictures from Pakistan Dress Distribution

Received more pictures from the dress distribution completed in Pakistan from the 2016 Christmas Collection. Dresses were distributed to deserving kids in Bassi, Saraba and village No. 294 in Pakistan. Thank you to Lubna Ghani for making these distributions possible. Thank you.

Click here to see more individual and large images. Previous images from dress distributions posted last week have been included on this album.

P.O. Box is closed

Just a reminder to everyone and I do hope you all understand that the P.O. Box number I used to have is no longer open. No one and nobody should be sending anything at all to this P.O. Box number. As I have mentioned several times before I will not be responsible for anything or any contributions sent to this box. I know you want to make a difference and I am trying my best to help everyone but some people are not helping at all. I think everyone's understanding is not too much to ask. Thank you.

3 Dresses from Jen

Tonight I made 3 dresses from a fabric material donated by my very good friend Jen.

I will be adding these 3 dresses to my special collection for Vietnam. Thank you Jen for the contribution. Much appreciated.

Feedback Dress Distribution #107 - Pakistan

Here are a couple of pictures sent in by Lubna Ghani from the dress distribution of about 16 dresses made in a village named Bassi in Pakistan.

For larger images of the above, please click here.

The remaining dresses will be distributed in a different location soon. Thank you to Lubna Ghani for making this distribution possible. Much appreciated.

First 5 sponsored Dresses for the year 2017

These are the first five sponsored dresses for the year 2017 sponsored by Megan Jones.

Thank you Megan. Much appreciated.

Proceeds from the Dress Sponsorships will help pay for the cost of distributing dresses to disadvantaged children. If you would like to help make a difference this year, why not sponsor a dress. All you have to do is click on the link below -

Dress Sponsorship Program

Sewing Again for 2017

I am sewing again after almost six months and the dress below has been added to my Dress Sponsorship Program.

Dress Distribution #107 - Christmas Collection 2016

This article on Christmas Distribution 2016 should have been made in December of last year but due to quite a hectic life in the last 3-months (October-December) of the year and early 2017, I only had a chance to do it tonight. I guess better late to acknowledge all donors for the Christmas collection and show my appreciation than never.

Here are the dresses from  the Christmas collection -

made possible by the following donors -
1) Sophie Dargaville
2) Jody Clooney. Materials donated by Deb Colahan and Nadia Hamilton
3) Kellie Cameron
4) Leslie Kroese
5) Rachel Walsh
6) Yvonne Henderson
7) Sylvia Pommerening
8) Monika Osvald
9) Students of Picnic Point High School of NSW - Year 10 Textiles Technology Class of 2016 assisted by Teriesa Thompson and Cheryl Wardrop
10) Ann McGinnes
11) Prue Wilkinson
12) Lyn Granger
13) Jayne Hogan
14) Sue Pursche
15) Denise Scott
16) Carol Mead
17) Judy Ducrou
18) Colleen Mundt
19) Year 9 Textile students of Kincumber High School NSW c-o Colleen Stokeld
20) Tranquility Crafts

A 143 dresses were sent to the Philippines and 36 were sent to Pakistan. The rest of the dresses (about 20 of them) will be handcarried by me and give to orphans when I visit Vietnam in early April.

Thank you to all the donors. Your kindness and generosity last Christmas were highly appreciated. Thank you.