Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #63 - from Cassandra of casscansew

'Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads #7. From the last but not the least contributor of the Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads project is Cassandra Hodges from 'casscansew' bringing to 50 the total number of dresses donated to Dress A Girl Australia. What an accomplishment.  

Here are the two dresses from Cassandra and one of it is actually on its way to Vietnam to be given to one of the children from ethnic minorities who lives in an orphanage in the highlands in the area of Kontum.  

Cassandra, thank you so much for the dresses. I received it just in time when I needed one more dress to include in my parcel for Vietnam. Thank you. Much appreciated.

Thank you so much and hats off to all those who participated in the project. You should all be very proud of what you have accomplished.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #62 - from Tash of Little Ladybird

'Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads #6. I know am so late in acknowledging but as the saying goes 'better late than never'. Next on the list and number 6 contributor to the April 2012 Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads global project is Tash of Little Ladybird. 

Tash is Pam of Threading My Way's daughter and this is the first dress she has ever made. And with Mum's little help here is the pretty dress she has come up with 

What a great way to spend a lovely afternoon with your Mum. And knowing that the dress you are making is going to a disadvantaged girl who probably hasnt had a chance to own a dress like this, it  makes you appreciate more the time and effort you spend in making the dress.

Thank you Tash for such a lovely dress. Much, much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #61 - from Pam of Threading My Way

'Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads #5. Once again, its time for donation acknowledgements and this time from Pam of Threading My Way. These dresses were made as her contribution to the April 2012 Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads global project. And looking at the dressses she has made below what a great job she has done. 

Pam, thank you so much for these dresses. Another 23 beaming little girls from the less fortunate locations around the world for helping them own at least one dress. Thank you so much.

If you are looking for something creative and fun to do, join Pam in her linky parties at Threading My way. 

Final Tally of Dresses Contributed from Hopeful Threads project.

I now (and I hope I have it right) have the final tally for the number of dresses contributed by the participants of the April 2012 Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads project. The total number is 50. Woohoo!!

Here are the dresses - (some of them are already on their way to dress the less fortunate girls in several locations and some of these dresses have already found owners)

and here are the donors who participated -
1. Pam of Threading My Way
2. Tash of Little Ladybird
3. Roslyn of Sew Delicious
4. Sherry from Leda W.A.(whatsherrymadetoday)
5. Christie of JoyFoolery
6. Theresa of Sew Sister
7. Cassandra of Casscansew
8. and myself on behalf of Dress A Girl Australia

My heartfelt thanks to all the ladies who participated and a special thanks to Kristy Smith of Hopeful Threads for thinking about the less fortunate children around the world and making dresses for Dress A Girl Around the World one of her global projects for the year. Thank you! Very much appreciated!

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #51 - Dresses from Christie of Joyfoolery

'Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads #4'. Eight dresses from Christie of Joyfoolery. 

Christie participated on the Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads and these eight dresses are her contribution to the global project. Her passion for sewing shows on her tutorials which you can find on her blog here. She also has a shop at madeit for her wonderful handmade items which you can visit here.

Christie, thank you so much for these dresses. Joining the project was such a nice gesture on your part and donating to Dress  A Girl Australia. Thanks a lot!

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #44 - Dresses from Theresa Kazmierczak of New Zealand

'Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads #3'. These dresses came all the way from our Kiwi neighbour New Zealand more specifically from Christchurch. Theresa made them as her contribution to the Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads global project for the month of April.

Love the pockets (My earlier dresses used to have heart-shaped pockets) and the ruffled hems. The heart-shaped pockets was inspired by the hearts sent to Christchurch residents from people all over the world when they had that earthquake tragedy about a year ago. Theresa received one and thought it was time for her to send a heart back in the form of a pocket to a disadvantaged little girl somewhere out there. What a very lovely and thoughtful gesture. When you learn what motivates that someone to do something, to make a difference even in a very small and unconventional way, it kind of melts your heart. 

Theresa, whoever receives your dress am sure will have a glowing face when she sees the heart on her new dress. Thanks a whole lot for the green dresses. Much appreciated.

And when you have a spare time, please drop by Theresa's 'Sew Sister' blog.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #35 - Dresses from Sew Delicious

'Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads #2' The third name on the list of donation acknowledgements and the second set of dresses made and contributed to Hopeful Threads' Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads global project is from Roslyn of Sew Delicious from Preston Victoria.

When I saw the dresses the first thing that came to mind was I wish the recipients of these two dresses would be girl twins. Wouldnt these look great on them? 

To Roslyn of Sew Delicious, thank you so much for the twin dresses. I really hope that it would be a pair of twins who will get to receive these dresses. Thank you. Your effort is much appreciated.

The Hopeful Threads' Dress A GIrl with Hopeful Threads is still going on and stronger each day until the end of April. If you wish to join, please visit Hopeful Threads site for more details. Would love to receive more dresses from this global project. If globalization does not seem to be working in the business environment, it definitely is working in the crafting world of handmades. Globalizing for the good of the world - sewing for disadvantaged children around the world. 

So come one...come all... and join in the fun of making dresses for the less fortunate children around the world. Thank you in advance!

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #34 - Dress from Sherry

'Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads #1' Second on the list is Sherry from Leda, Western Australia with her dress donation to Dress A Girl Australia. This dress is one of the first dresses contributed to Hopeful Threads' Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads global project for Dress A Girl Around the World.

Something different. here is the tea towel dress donated by Sherry.  

The dress actually comes with a small shoulder bag that matches the dress but I miss to include when taking a picture. Thank you so much for the dress and the small bag that came with it, Sherry. It is very much appreciated. I think you just gave me an idea on how to make a dress out of several fat quarters I have and would like to donate to Dress A Girl Australia's cause.Thank you!

Project Updates - How is Everyone Doing?

Earlier this month I wrote about two big projects happening this month of April. Here is a friendly reminder to all those who would like to join and have some fun making dresses and/or pairs of shorts for disadvantaged children around the world.

For those who have joined, your participation is very much appreciated. For those who are still about to join, please feel free to start those sewing machines rolling. There are still ten days left in the month to participate and catch-up. Come on...dont be shy. Just imagine the number of disadvantaged children around the world who would be smiling knowing that they soon would own a dress of their own.

The charity about to end at the end of this month is the sp'egg'tacular Easter charity drive for 55 pairs of shorts for boys. The drive has now exceeded 55 pairs but donations are still welcome until the 30th of April. There will be 55 disadvantaged boys who will have new pairs of shorts raised from this drive but there are more than 55 boys from around the world who need new pairs too.

The second charity project that is still going on and has raised more than a 100 dresses and is now aiming for doubling the target to 200 is Hopeful Threads' Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads. A global project for the month of April for Dress A Girl Around the world. As of today, Dress A Girl Australia has contributed 4 dresses to the project and I hope to make it half-a-dozen by the end of this month.

This project is still going strong and still welcoming more dresses with open arms on behalf of all the less fortunate children around the world. If you want to join and want to know more details about it, please feel free to click on the image below. 

Dress A Girl Australia hopes to see you, your name or anyone, anyones name join in any of these two big projects, two big causes to support the less fortunate children around the world. Thank you in advance!

Gift of Hope for the less fortunate children of the world

It is a special holiday that is always celebrated on a Sunday but can happen either in the month of March or April. But it is more than just a special holiday. I always think of Easter as a symbol of new life and hope. And because of this, when i woke up this morning I created this special dress in pink as my Easter gift to the less fortunate children around the world to give them hope in this world and to let them know that they are being looked after by a lot of kind-hearted people all over the world.

Happy Easter to all the children most especially to the less fortunate children around the world.

I decided to make a T-shirt dress as my gift of hope to disadvantaged girls around the world and as my contribution to Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads' 'Let's Sew 100 Dreses together' for Dress A Girl Around the World. My sister is almost done cutting up the bundles of fabrics I have received for pillowcase dresses and she also collected a pile of fabric cuts good enough to use for the skirt section of a T-shirt dress. 

The T-shirt is one of the 15 t-shirts donated by i-craft i-sew last year (there are several more to be done I think) and the fabric cut was donated by an anonymous donor in the 'share-the-love' this valentines day charity drive. Thank you.

Didnt I say I was going to make a pair of shorts for every dress I make for Dress A Girl with Hopeful Threads? I think I did and that would be my first task when I come home tonight from a family Easter lunch celebration. Now all I have to do is find the flickr group to post this dress and am off to a big celebration.

If you want to join in this global sewing project of Hopeful Threads, please check out the details on the link below:

                 Hopeful Threads April 2012 Monthly Project Announcement