More than a Mile #1 - The heat is on...Countdown of "More than a mile with Thongs" starts today

The heat is on ! Always one step ahead and knowing today was going to be a warm day to go out for lunch, I brought a sandwich instead and saved my $10 and on my way home I stopped by a dollar shop that was still open and bought these 3 pairs of thongs. 

So the countdown has started a day early. 3 thongs down .... 97 to go! 

For more information, please send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.

Christmas Charity Drive #1 - The heat is on - "More than a mile with thongs"

Spreading a very positive spirit about Christmas this year 2013 with Dress A Girl Australia's Christmas Charity Drive #1 - "More than a mile with thongs" and I hope a lot of you would catch the spirit.

When temperature is starting to reach 30, the heat is on. And the heat to wear thongs when you are walking….hopping….jumping and/or running around... is on!

100 thongs will make the children of Wilcannia enjoy more walking, more hopping, more jumping and more running around for more than a mile . The best and most appropriate gift to give to 100 of those children most especially when the heat is on. Starting today, thongs in any size between 5 and 14 until the 10th of November 2013.

If you have not started yet, make 2013 the year of living making a difference. Spread good cheer and the holiday spirit not only to your family and friends but to the whole world and celebrate Christmas in the most wonderful way possible.

For any thongs donation, please send them to 

Dress A Girl Australia
P.O. Box 240
Casula Mall Casula
NSW 2170

Start Date : 1-Oct-2013
End Date : 10-Nov-2013

That is 40 'heat' days for everyone to help raise 100 thongs for the children of Wilcannia NSW.

For more details, please send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. 

Thanks a whole lot everyone!

"With my own two hands"

I was listening to Ben Harper songs last night and I thought the song "With my own two hands" is a perfect description of everyone making dresses for "Dress A Girl Around the World"

♪♫ I can change the world ♫ With my own two hands ♪♫ Make a better place ♫ With my own two hands ♪♫ Make a kinder place ♫
Oh- with my ♪♫ Oh- with my own two hands ♪ With my own ♪ Oh- with my own two hands ♪♫ With my own ♪♫ With my own two hands ♪♫I'm gonna make it a brighter place ♪♫(with my own)
♪♫I'm gonna make it a safer place♪♫(with my own) ♪♫I'm gonna help the human race♪♫(with my own) ♪♫ ♪♫(with my own two hands)♪♫

Friendly Reminders to everyone

Hi everyone! Welcome to all the new likers and supporters of Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia. Am a planning geek so here are 2 reminders which I think will help me a lot until the new year -

#1 - September month is about to end and am reminding everyone (especially to those who are asking if there dresses will be distributed in December) that there will be no more new dresses or shorts received that will be allocated for distributions between now and the end of the year. 2013 is fully allocated and all parcels filled up. If ever there is a need to allocate, priority will be given to the dresses I already have. A new schedule of distributions will be released sometime in Jan/Feb of next year (2014).

#2 - I highly recommend not to send dresses to me during the Christmas season (month of December) to avoid the Christmas chaos and inconveniences at the postoffice (i.e. parcels not received etc). I may not be able to pick parcels every weekend in December and sometimes leaving them at the postoffice on the busiest month of the year might cause inconveniences so please take this into consideration when making your sewing plans.

Thanks everyone!

Quilts #63 to 68 - From Linda Smyth

Day 82 and another drop-off of 6 quilts by this lady from Revesby. Only another charity work that she volunteers to and which is going in full swing at this time due to the Christmas season is going to stop her from dropping off items at my place so she is taking a rest from sewing for Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia but finished off these 6 quilts first.

To Linda, thank you so much for these lovely quilts. I wish we could see the kids who gets to comfort themselves with these quilts and sleep warmly with joy in their cold winter season. But am sure just the thought of it makes us all feel so much joy in our hearts that we are able to make a difference to the lives of these children thus make this cause so worthwhile. Thank you so much for all the help and support you have provided this year. It is so much appreciated and I hope you enjoy every minute you spend with the other charity work (Operation Christmas Child) you do the same way you enjoyed sewing for Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia. Thank you so much.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #138 - Goodies from the Ladies of Kapunda S.A.

Number 138 on the list is a parcel of dresses, undies, pairs of shorts, t-shirts and quilts which took me more than a week of nights to sort ( a total of 8 parcels) from the ladies of Kapunda South Australia. The 30 quilts have been published and acknowledged separately and this time it is for the rest of the stuff I have received - You probably wont see it clearly in the picture (boxed images in red) but this batch actually had more than 300 undies -

I hope I get all of this correctly and dont missed anyone. The undies came from Liz Williams (most of them) and Di Fennell, t-shirts from Paisley Parish, dresses from Diane Cain, Deborah Parish, Julie Quast, Margaret Adair, Sally Giles, Loris Pullen and Shirley Bell. The shorts were donated by the Robertstown Senior Citizens. 

To all the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group and the Craft and Hope Group, thank you so much for everything. I thank you all for all the time, money and effort you spend coming up with these goodies. It is very much appreciated. Thanks a lot!  

Quilts #33 to #62 - 30 Quilts from the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group and Craft and Hope Group

Day 81 of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive, 30 more kiddies will feel warmth, comfort and joy during their winter through the kindness and generosity of the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing group and the Craft and Hope Group of Kapunda South Australia. What an amazing effort to make a difference in this world through the quilts they make. Here are the 30 quilts the 2 groups have contributed to this charity drive and note that this is in addition to the quilts they have sent in previous weeks -

Thank you so much to all the quilters of the Craft and Hope Group and to Shirley Bell, Gaynor Battcher, Chris Redden of the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group. Thank you for your unwavering support of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive. It is so much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #137 - 8 dresses, 2 pairs of shorts and 4 singlets from Tannis

In addition to the 2 quilts I have received, Tannis also sent 8 dresses, 2 pairs of shorts and 4 pink singlets and this is number 137 on my list. Tannis recently closed and sold her business and while cleaning her fabric cupboard decided to make dresses and shorts with her fabric leftovers. 

To Tannis, thank you for the goodies. Thank you for thinking of the less fortunate children when cleaning your fabric cupboard. What a great way to say goodbye to your business. Thank you.

Quilt #31 and #32 from Tannis Brennan

Day 80 of "100 Days of Quilting" and 2 more kiddies will be kept warm, feel comfort and joy through the kindness and generosity of Tannis Brennan. 

 Thank you, Tannis, for your support of this campaign. Thank you for making this world a better place especially for the less fortunate children around the world. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #136 - A dozen dresses from Stephanie of Elodie Grace Designs

Number 136 is a parcel of 12 dresses from Stephanie Barone of Elodie Grace Designs. 12 pretty dresses for 12 little girls around the world.

To Stephanie, thank you so much for the 12 pretty dresses for 12 pretty little girls around the world. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. It is much appreciated.

If you want to check out other handmade dresses that Stephanie makes, visit her Elodie Grace Designs' facebook page here.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #135 - 6 pairs of shorts and assorted goodies from Vanya

An assortment of goodies is number 135 on the list from Vanya Bryant. Goodies of 6 pairs of shorts, 28 undies and 13 little handmade babies which made me smile when I saw it. Love your creativity.

To Vanya, thank you so much for the goodies and thank you for sharing your creativity with the little girls of this world. Thank you for your unwavering support of Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia. Much appreciated.

Quilt #30 from Lucienne

Wow! Day 77 of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive and another amazing quilt for another child to be kept warm during their winter in Romania from Lucienne Magnay. Such an unbelievable support for this charity drive.

Thank you Lucienne, for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for giving another child comfort and joy during their winter this year and in all the years to come. Thank you so much.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #134 - A box of fabrics from Lucienne Magnay

Number 134 on the list is a big box full of fabric materials for lots and lots of dresses and pairs of shorts from Lucienne Magnay. Too many that the postoffice marked the box as heavy. :-) Also in the box was a quilt which will be acknowledged separately. Here are the bundles of fabrics donated by Lucienne -

and this is Lucienne - (thank you so much for sending your picture too! )

To Lucienne, thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for your support of this campaign of dressing the disadvantaged children around the world. I cannot tell how many girls and boys will be made very happy with your box full of fabrics  but one thing is sure though....there will be lots of smiling faces around the world. Thank you so much.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #133 - 61 dresses from Julie Bolton of S.A.

Number 133 on the list is a parcel of 61 dresses from Julie Bolton of Gawler, South Australia. Her first contribution to Dress A Girl Australia and I believe these dresses were all made by her and more to come. Julie is also responsible for establishing the Dress A Girl Australia chapter in Gawler. The main contact address of this group is at the Hewett Community Centre of  26 Kingfisher Drive, Hewett. 

Here are the dresses from Julie -

To Julie, thank you so much for helping make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged children around the world and in doing so making this world a better place. Thank you for your support. It is very much appreciated.

 Ladies with a passion for sewing and would like to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged children anywhere in the world and lives in Gawler or nearby suburbs is free to join Julie in her Dress A Girl Australia activities. Any fabric donations to make into dresses during their sewing bees can be dropped off at the Hewett Community Center.

Target for number of shorts in 2013 adjusted by another 250

I was not watching the tracking but today I saw that the target of the number of pairs of shorts I wanted to collect for this year has been reached. My target was 500 and as of today I have received 533. Since we are still 3 months away from the end of the year 2013, I have adjusted the target from 500 to 750. I know this number is achievable. My personal target actually is 200 and I have only made 13 so far and am still hoping I will be able to catch up to at least half this number. Am still looking forward to seeing a few kids wearing something I made. 

So Good Luck Dress A Girl Australia!

Quilt Distribution #2 - Quilts for the Children of Romania

I wanted to do something special last Wednesday, the 18th of Sept and make the day a really memorable one so I decided to pack and send 3 parcels of dresses and quilts. I packed 11 quilts and a few beanies in two smaller boxes for the children of Romania. 11 more children to be kept warm when the quilts arrived. (The other 2 parcels of dresses I sent will be posted separately as soon as I have identified all the donors.)

These are the two parcels which contained the 11 quilts and beanies -

and here are the quilts and beanies inside the parcel -

made possible through the kindness and generosity of the following donors :
1) Deborah Parish 
2) Shirley Bell
3) Kathy Pfeiffer
4) Linda Smyth
5) Vanya Bryant (who also donated the beanies)
6) Toni Kirkpatrick

Thank you all so much for making this parcel possible. Thank you for your support of Dress A Girl Australia's initiative to keep a few children of Romania warm and make them feel comfort and joy during their winter this year and the years to come. Thank you. It is very much appreciated.

To see larger images of the quilts, please click here or click on the special tab "Dress Distribution" located at top of this page.

My new sewing boxes...hope it brings me luck

On my way home last Wednesday I decided to stop by my favourite bargain shop (it normally closes at 6pm) since I also wanted to buy my favourite 'Rocky Road' ice cream at the Sara Lee outlet shop which is right next to it. It is when I do unplanned visits to this shop that I find real bargains and real things I like which I can not easily find anywhere and if I do find these things they probably would be very, very expensive. 

And my ESP was right again that I will find something. I found these 2 cute sewing boxes for less than 10 bucks (if she had more I could have bought it all. LOL!) And what I love about it is the sewing machine right on top of the box and believe me they are very solid it makes the box a little bit heavy. The slide cover locks and you can only open it if you press the white rubber button on the side (see the small white round thing protruding on the side in between the 2 boxes). Did not hesitate for a moment to buy both. The best 'finding' in a long time.

I hope to apply my 'decoupage' skill (as if.. LOL!) on these two treasures and I hope it brings me luck on my next market day as my money box.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #132 - 11 dresses and bundle of fabrics from Katherine

Taking advantage of the early hours of my 'off-from-work' day, another morning donation acknowledgement and number 132 on the list is from a very dear supporter of Dress A Girl Australia's campaign to dress disadvantaged girls around the world. In fact one of the very early supporters I think I have lost count of the number of dresses she has sewn not only from her own personal contribution but also on behalf of other donors and small businesses making fabric donations. A parcel of 11 dresses and a bundle of fabrics from Katherine Nott. These are the goodies she has sent this time -

To Katherine, thank you so much for the time and effort you spend making all these dresses. Thank you for your unwavering support, for helping make a difference to the lives of the less fortunate children around the world. It is very much appreciated. Thanks.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #131 - 13 dresses and 14 pairs of shorts from Annette

This was supposed to be last night's posting on my 'one parcel a night' donation acknowledgement but I had problems uploading pictures. So it will have to be a morning posting (am off from work again) for number 131 on the list from Annette Norley. It is a parcel of 13 dresses and 14 pairs of shorts this time. Here are the goodies -

To Annette, thank you so much for your unwavering support of this campaign. Your kindness and generosity is helping make this world become a better place. Thank you. It is very much appreciated.

Feedback from M-Lisada Orphanage Uganda

If anyone can recall about 6 weeks ago, the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing group donated 20 dresses and 20 pairs of shorts for Fionna Davies of Two Hands Wines to handcarry for their Uganda Project. 

Sharing this picture of girls from the M-Lisada orphanage wearing the dresses sewn and provided by the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing group S.A. 

Well done Ladies. Thank you.

If you want to know more details or read the articles on dress distributions, please click here or you can click on the special tab "Dress Distributions" located at the top of this page.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #130 - 6 dresses from Lorraine

I decided that I should acknowledge at least one parcel donation every night so I dont get inundated with unopened parcels and be more organized . So for tonight's parcel, here are 6 dresses from Lorraine Walter which is number 130 on the list and for the month of September - 

To Lorraine, thank you so much for your unwavering support of dress a girl (around the world) australia. Your time and effort spent on making these dresses to dress 6 disadvantaged girls is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Quilt #29 from heyboom

Number 29 on the list on Day 73 of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive is from my sister Joan Wolf of heyboom. She used to quilt almost everyday and here is one of her creations she is donating to the drive.

Thank you to my sister for this wonderful quilt which will keep another child in Romania warm during their winter. Thank you so much.

Quilt #'s 27 and #28 - From Annette Norley

Quilts just keep on coming and they are all awesome and priceless. Number 27 and number 28 on my list comes from Annette Norley. Wish I could take a full picture of each quilt that I received but it doesnt look safe to me. I tried to do it last week and I almost fell from the high stool I used to stand and be up there to get a full view of the quilt so I think I will stick to taking pictures the way it is now. Here are the quilts from Annette -

Two quilts to keep two kids warm and feel comfort and joy through the kindness and generosity of Annette. Thank you so much, Annette. Your contributions are very much appreciated.

"No Work" Day

Imagine the number of possibilities you can do in a day when you do not have to go to work  and that is just what I did yesterday. Did not do any sorting or packing (not even sewing) for a change but I did go to the postoffice to mail some items (but not the parcel with dresses that needed to be repaired) and since I was already there picked up parcels. When I came back I tried to finish my decoupaged fabric magnets (attached full magnets at the back) which I made from a fabric panel leftover. I decoupaged it to a recycled canvas tarp. Didnt look so bad and I hope I can sell some of them at the market next month. I think they would look good on the fridge.

Then my sister and I were off to Spotlight to check out something and perhaps use the 40% coupon and also decided to stop by Officeworks which was on the way. She wanted to buy labels for her goodies. We must have spent over an hour over there as she could not make up her mind as to which labels to get. Too many labels to choose. I bought a box of micro mini plastic bags for my decoupaged magnets and a box of dispense-a-label which I too could not decide whether to get the small or the large one. At Spotlight, we both did not find what we wanted to get but I decided to buy some fabrics with an  'owl' and 'tree' fabric prints. They were on sale so did not cost that much. I havent done any fabric shopping spree for a while now although I should not really be buying fabrics as I have a half-a-cabinet full of fabrics , untouched for quite some time now (since I started Dress A Girl Australia actually) but am thinking of making tote bags and thought owl prints would be good. I might even end up making decoupaged fabric magnets out of this.

Back home I saw the plastic bag that was filled with threads donated by Jenni Kirillov on behalf of her mum. I didnt like the idea of it in a plastic bag so I took them out and placed them in glass containers I bought from a bargain shop about 5 months ago which I planned to use for terrariums.  This is why I love bargain hunting and thrift stores as these 3 containers only cost me $6.50. Two dollars each for the glass pots and $2.50 for the jar with lid. The glass pots were originally priced at $19.95 but the store owner said nobody seemed to like them so she brought them down to $2.00 each and I was the happy recipient of that bargain. Other people would probably put cookies on these containers but I decided to put the threads donated by Jenni. Thank you to Jenni for these donations. It will take me more than a year I think to use all of them.

These jars are now placed next to my 2 jars of button collection. Some of these buttons I bought from trash and treasure shops, some I removed from old clothes, some are spare buttons from new clothes which I have collected all these years. Silly me I even threw away some when I moved house. They are not really collectible buttons but I just like them. I have made magnets out of them and a pendant and I think I will make a bracelet soon. :-)

Here are some items I have made from my button collection. :-)

With these jars sitting on top of my cabinet people will really think I am a professional seamstress. LOL! They dont know I can only make a pillowcase style of dress and a t-shirt dress(now everyone knows) and only for a worthy cause.

Then back to my computer to check out emails, one of the notifications I got was about yesterday, 17th of September being an International Hug Day. I once made a fabric card of a girl giving out a hug. I tried to look for the card but could not find it but am sure it is in one of those craft boxes I have in my garage. I take pictures of all the things I make so I looked for the picture in my hard drive instead and found it. The picture was stamped 28-05-2007. 

So I am going to end this blog about my day yesterday (thank you so much for reading) with a big hug to everyone. My share of a big hug to everyone to celebrate International Hug Day. 

28 Days away - "100 Days of Quilting" Charity Drive update

Hello everyone! Barely 28 days away and am now halfway to my target of 50 quilts. With the number of emails I have been receiving asking if they can still send a quilt beyond the end date of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive, it looks like I will be getting more. 

So without further ado, I'd like to let everyone know that 10 of the quilts I will be receiving after the end date of Oct 16 (quilts received during the period of the charity drive 8-Jul-16-Oct 2013 goes to the children of Romania as intended and would love to send a 100 if I can), I will be sharing these to 10 grandmothers of Mbale Uganda. Grandmothers who look after the children and orphans of this community who deserves something special in appreciation of what they are doing...taking care of the kiddies we dressed. If I get more...then I can share more. 

So thank you everyone for supporting this charity drive....and keep those quilts coming. They are all awesome!

Quilt-A-long Tutorial 10 is now available.- "100 Days of Quilting" Charity Drive

Wow! The last tutorial - Tutorial 10 - Binding Part 2 for the Quilt-A-long for Charity by Margie Burke has been published. Here is the link and i hope everyone had a good time quilting along with Margie and learned a lot from the experience. My heartfelt thank you to Margie for patiently sharing her quilting knowledge to all of us and making the experience for everyone an unforgettable one. Thank you to all who participated.

Again, If you missed any of the past tutorials, not to worry as I have compiled all the tutorials in one page. All you have to do is click here or click on the special tab "Quilt-A-Long with Margie Burke" which you can always find at the top of the page anytime and anywhere you are.

Thanks everyone!

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #129 - 7 pairs of shorts from Sarah

Number 129 on the list is a parcel of 7 pairs of shorts and 10 hair scrunchies from Sarah Tanmahapran. This is Sarah's contribution to the year of living making a difference for the month of September.

To Sarah, thank you so much for your unwavering support of this campaign. Thank you for making this campaign of dressing the less fortunate children anywhere in the world a reality and not just imaginary. It is much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/09 #128 - From Meiling of Sewaholic Creations

Number 128 on the list and this time for the month of September is this pretty dress from Meiling Sparrow of Sewaholic Creations.

To Meiling, thank you for the dress. Thank you for helping make this world a better place. Much appreciated.

If you love things handmade, check out Meiling's Sewaholic Creations facebook page by a click of a mouse here.

Quilt #'s 25 and #26 - From Sue-ellen

Wow! Cant stop looking at the quilts I have received so far. They are all beautiful and priceless especially if you think of the time and effort spent  on each quilt, something that will definitely make the children warm, make them feel comfort and joy.  
Here are Quilts #25 and #26 from Sue-ellen Cox.

To Sue-ellen, thank you so much for supporting this charity drive. Thank you for helping keep the children of Romania warm during their winter season. It is much appreciated. Thank you.

More than a mile with thongs

Now i am aiming for these kids to walk, hop, jump and run more than a mile with a pair of thongs for christmas. 

coming soon! Watch this space!

A gift to celebrate my journey

My best friend at work handed me a small parcel before I left work yesterday but only opened it today and love what I found!! 

A replica of a vintage sewing machine...it's got a quilt, pair of scissors and fat quarters....reminds me of the quilt I still have to finish for the "100 days of quilting" charity drive. What a great gift to celebrate my journey to make a difference in this world. Thank you Jen!

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #127 - Bundles of fabrics from Jenni Kirillov

Last night I finally managed to take pictures of all the fabric materials donated by Jenni Kirillov from her mum's fabric stash and this is number 127 on my list. According to Jenni, her mum was an avid dress maker many years ago but due to ill health has not been able to sew for many years and has asked to find a good home for all her materials. There were bundles and bundles of fabrics, buttons, a bag of threads, laces, zippers but I thought I only take pictures of the fabrics so I can now find a spot to store them well . Here they are -

and very soon I will be back in my 'One-Dress-A-day campaign for 365 days" and I will be making a few dresses for Jenni's mum this year.

To Jenni, please extend my heartfelt thank you to your mum and thank you for dropping the parcels. Took me a while to take pictures of it but finally found the time and made it. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. There will be a lot of kiddies who will be proudly wearing dresses from your mum's fabric donations. Thank you.

Quilt-A-long Tutorial 9 is now available.- "100 Days of Quilting" Charity Drive.

We are speeding up towards the end of the quilt-a-along with Margie. If you are still with us on this great project and learning and enjoying the experience, Tutorial 9 - Binding - Part 1 has just been published by Margie. -

If you missed any of the past tutorials, not to worry as I have compiled all the tutorials in one page. All you have to do is click here or click on the special tab "Quilt-A-Long with Margie Burke" which you can always find at the top of the page anytime and anywhere you are.

Quilt #'s 22,23 & 24 from Linda Smyth

From Linda Smyth are quilts #22, 23 and 24. Three more quilts to keep warm three more children.

Thank you Linda for the time and effort you spend in making these quilts to keep children warm during their winter. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. It is very much appreciated. Thanks!

Reminder on Fabric Materials to use

Hi everyone, just a reminder about the fabric materials to use when making dresses. Please make sure that they are not thin or flimsy that you can see through the dress. I received a few the past few weeks and I dont think they are wearable. I dont have the time to put lining on them so they will not be distributed. 

For everyone's info. Thank you.

Quilt-A-long Tutorial 8 is now available.- "100 Days of Quilting" Charity Drive.

WooHoo!! Day 64 of "100 Days of Quilting". We are almost there! If you are quilting-a-long with Margie Burke, tutorial 8 - Quilting has been published. Please click on the image below - 

I hope everyone is having a great "quilt-a-long with Margie" time! Enjoying the experience of making a quilt and at the same time making a difference to the life of a child and making this world a better place.

If you missed any of the past tutorials, not to worry as I have compiled all the tutorials in one page. All you have to do is click here or click on the special tab "Quilt-A-Long with Margie Burke" which you can always find at the top of the page anytime and anywhere you are.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #126 - 21 dresses from Evelyn

Finally the last parcel for the month of August and number 126 on the list is a parcel of 21 dresses from Evelyn Smart. The fabric materials used were donated by her neighbour Sarah Fraser. Here are the 21 dresses -

To Sarah,thank you for your fabric donations. To Evelyn, thank you making the dresses on behalf of Sarah. Thank you for your support. It is much appreciated.

More dresses to the Philippines

Finally was able to get in touch with my friend Leila who is in the US on holiday with her Knights of Columbus Grand Marshall husband Gerry. She will arrange for another dress distribution on my behalf when they go back to the Phils at the end of this month. I hope to convince her to distribute smaller dresses(size 0 to 3) for Christmas. 

So here is the link to the first 25 of 200 dresses between the sizes of 4-6 allocated to the parcel I will be sending next week. More dresses from other donors will be added in the next few days.

https://picasaweb.google.com/105893469986510663094/ManilaParcel?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKeR7cPa74SBFg&feat=directlink

Please be guided with the previous posting "Update on Dress Distributions" if you do not see your name in any of the lists on any of the dress distribution articles between now and mid-November, your dresses will be distributed next year. Thank you.

Update on Dress Distributions

Here is an update on Dress Distributions for the remaining months of 2013. I have decided that unless the need is very urgent or there will be willing volunteers to handcarry dresses, there will be no sorting/packing tasks in the months of November and December. I have designated these two months as my "rest and relaxation" months.  My last market for the year to raise funds will also be in mid-October so the remaining 2 months of the year(Nov and Dec) is really the best time to have a rest (and best time to catch up on my "one dress a day for 365 days" campaign) and the best time to plan for the new year 2014.

Distributions will resume in Feb/March 2014. So if you dont see your names listed in any of the dress distribution articles between now and mid-November, your dresses will be distributed next year. 

For everyone's info. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #125 - 20 dresses from Mo

Second to the last parcel for the month of August and number 125 on the list is a parcel of 20 dresses from Mo O'Brien. Taking pictures at night with a yellowish colour of downlights does not give justice to the real colours of the dresses but (the colours) will remind you of candies. :-)  Here are the 20 dresses -

Twenty dresses for twenty lucky girls. Thank you Mo. Thank you for your unwavering support of Dress A Girl Australia's campaign to dress disadvantaged girls around the world. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #124 - 14 dresses and goodies from Vanya

Number 124 on the list and third to the last parcel still to acknowledge is from Vanya Bryant. A parcel of 14 dresses, headscarves, headbands and 2 handmade bags she is donating to sell to raise a few dollars for postage. Here are the goodies from Vanya -

To Vanya, thank you for the dresses and the goodies. Wonderful goodies that will make a good filler for Christmas bags. And thank you for the 2 handmade bags. Thank you for your thoughtfulness, kindness and generosity. It is so much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #123 - 7 dresses from Nhulunbuy Christian College NT

Number 123 on the list is a parcel of 7 dresses from Nhulunbuy Christian College NT. I dont know much about this parcel whether it was a school project or made by students of the college. All I know it came from this college in NT as this was the return address. Here are the 7 dresses -

Thank you Nhulunbuy Christian College of NT. Much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #122 - 3 dresses from Paola

Number 122 on the list still for the month of August is a parcel of 3 dresses from Paola Campora-Kaal. Here are the 3 dresses -

To Paola, thank you for the dresses. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. It is much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #121 - 4 dresses, 3 t-shirts and goodies from Monika

Number 121 on the list is a parcel of goodies from Monika Osvald which included 4 dresses, 3 t-shirts, headscarves, colouring books, colour pencils and toys. Goodies that would make a good filler for a christmas bag -

To Monika, thank you for the goodies and thank you for the scraps. Thank you for your unwavering support of Dress a Girl Australia. It is people like you who makes me strive to find other ways on how to make a difference in this great world of ours and make every step of the way a great and enjoyable experience. Thank you.

Quilt #'21 from Vanya

Another quilt in the parcel and is number 21 for the currently very active "100 days of Quilting" charity drive. Another kiddie will be warmer, feel more comfort and joy made possible by the kindness and generosity of Vanya Bryant. Here is the quilt which am sure any kiddie would love -

Thank you Vanya. Thank you so much for the time and effort you spend making a difference and making a kiddie experience something different during the winter season...warmth, comfort and joy...with a quilt. It is much appreciated.

If you are wondering why I am collecting quilts? This is to keep kiddies warm during the winter season in Romania. Am running a "100 days of Quilting" charity drive which will end next month on the 16th of October and want to collect as many quilts as possible. If you are a new quilter or wants to learn a new skill and at the same time enjoy the experience, there is a quilt-a-long going on with Margie Burke. Here is the link to the quilt-a-long -

Quilt-A-Long with Margie Burke

or you can click at the tab "Quilt-A-Long with Margie Burke" which you can find at the top of this page. For more questions, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. 

Come one...come all! Enjoy the experience of making a quilt and at the same time make a difference to the life of a child and make this world a better place.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/08 #120 - 6 dresses from Vanya

Number 120 on the list and still for the month of August is a parcel of 6 dresses from Vanya Bryant. Also included in the parcel was a quilt which will be acknowledged separately. Here are the 6 dresses from Vanya

To Vanya, thank you so much for these dresses. Thank you for your unwavering support of this campaign. It is much appreciated.

Quilt #'s 18 to 20 from Linda Smyth

Three more quilts to keep the kiddies warm during their winter has arrived from Linda Smyth. Actually I had this for almost 2 weeks now but havent had the chance to open the parcel until this morning. That is how slow I am. :-)

Quilt #18, 19 20...here they are and I should be ready to pack parcel 3. And by the way, I forgot about Parcel 2 which I was supposed to send yesterday morning. It was covered by parcels from the last weekend. I have now put it right on top of a bench where I can see it everyday until I take it with me to the next postoffice trip.

Thank you Linda for your kindness and generosity, to help keep kiddies warm this winter. It is so much appreciated. Thank you.