Donation Acknowledgement FY13/05 #63 - From the Ladies of Kapunda S.A.

Number 63 on the list is a parcel from Deborah Parish and the Ladies of Kapunda S.A.

The parcel includes 12 dresses from Julie Quast, Deborah Parish, Dianne Cain and Chris Redden. From Sue Schmidt are the dozen boys' t-shirts and the rest of the goodies like the girls and boys' undies comes from Deborah Parish and the other ladies including the two pairs of shorts for the boys. 

Check out the goodies here -

To all the ladies of Kapunda, thank you so much for your unwavering support, kindness and generosity. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

One Dress A Day for 365 Days for April 2013

After a disappointing March, I did my best to make up for it this month and here it is - 29 dresses and 3 pairs of shorts bringing my total as of today to 114 dresses out of a possible 120/120 days - One dress a day for 365 days, my journey in 2013. WooHoo!!!

These dresses wouldn't have been made possible without the generosity of the following donors:
Fabric Donations -
1) My mum Jolly
2) Monika Osvald Collection
3) Sash Hinton
4) Linda Smyth Collection
5) Meredith Cain 
6) Dress A Girl Australia

T-Shirt Donations -
1) Heyboom shop
2) Monika Osvald
3) Dress A Girl Australia

Thank you so much to everyone for their kindness and generosity. It is very much appreciated.

If you want to keep track of how am doing with this journey, please click here or click on the '365 days diary' tab which you can find at the top of this page.

Keep watching as May dresses start to get posted!!

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/05 #58 - From Heather

Thirteen dresses, 4 boys' shorts and 2 packs of undies from Heather Harris is number 58 on my list this month. Sometimes Heather sews dresses out of fabrics donated by family and friends but this batch is her personal contribution.

To Heather, thank you so much for your kindness and generosity and for the time and effort you spend in helping other people make a difference by sewing on their behalf. It is much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/04 #51 Part 2 - Parcel 2 from the Ladies of Kapunda (Sewing Bee 13-Apr-13)

This is the second parcel from the Ladies of Kapunda S.A. from their sewing bee held on the 13th of April 2013. Two parcels filled to the brim of goodies still part of donation #51. The first parcel was posted last night.

This parcel contained 
1) 70 undies from Tania Wilson, Gaynor Bottcher, Valda Ridley, Lorraine Sandow and Kathy Pfieffer.  
2) 7 pairs of shorts from Mary Lauke and Loris Pullen
3) T-shirts from Claire Clarke and Valda Ridley
4) 2 Baby pants from Claire Clarke
5) PJ's from Deborah Parish
6) Dresses from Dianne Cain, Sally Giles, Julie Quast and Claire Clarke

I hope I didnt miss any name and if I did, please raise your hand for the necessary corrections.

Thank you so much Ladies. Everything you do is very much appreciated. Thank you !!

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/04 #46 - From Wendy

The day is almost over (perhaps over when you read this :-))and this is only the third acknowledgement I have made so far on the second day of the 4-day weekend so that means I have only 2 more days to go. Looks like it is not going to be a very productive weekend....but a lazy weekend. :-)
Anyway, donation #44 on the list comes from Wendy Yates. A parcel of 12 peasant dresses, 12 girls undies(note that is 1 undie for every dress...amazing!) and 10 boys' shorts.

Wendy has joined the Bobkin Sewciety group on facebook. Although she has already been sending dresses and undies to Dress A Girl Australia, this is the first batch of dresses she is comtributing as part of the Bobkin Sewciety's Dress A Girl Dress Drive. She feels very excited and finds it heartwarmng to see such community spirit. 

Thank you so much Wendy for your unwavering support of this campaign. It is much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/03 #34 from Lyn Granger

I better continue my acknowledgements before the month of March ends and before I get inundated with unopened parcels. :-)

#34 on the list is from Lyn Granger of NSW. This time (this is the second "filled with love" parcel from Lyn) inside the parcel are 5 dresses and 6 pairs of shorts and here they are -

To Lyn, thank you for making this world a better place for 5 girls and 6 boys from the less fortunate locations anywhere in the world with your donation. Thank you for giving these kids the opportunity to own at least one dress or one pair or shorts each especially if they never owned at least one. Much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/03 #32 - from Gaylene

A parcel of 51 dresses and 1 pair of shorts from Gaylene Herrmann is donation #32 on my list. I think I have mentioned this before that Gaylene is one of the pioneer donor of dresses. In fact she is  the second person to donate dresses to Dress A Girl Australia.
Here are the dresses she has donated this time -

and here is the pair of shorts -

To Gaylene, thank you so much for your kindness, generosity and support of the Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia program. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/02 #24 - From Linda Smyth

Number 24 on the list is a parcel that was dropped off at my place last Tuesday by Linda Smyth. She lives about 10-15 minutes away from my place. The parcel had 8 dresses and 5 pairs of shorts and 4 bundles of fabrics. Also in the parcel was 2 sets of patterns for boys' shorts.
Here are the dresses and the pairs of shorts -

and the 4 bundles of fabrics -

Linda, thank you for the dresses and the pairs of shorts and the bundles of fabrics which will make children from the less fortunate locations happy. And thank you for the patterns. Thank you for thoughtfulness.

28 Dresses & 4 pairs of shorts for 28 days of February

Today is the last day of February, Day 59/365 for the One-Dress A Day project. Here are the 28 dresses I made for the month and 4 pairs of shorts which I would like to share with everyone and most especially to the donors. With these numbers, it brings my total to 64 dresses and 10 pairs of shorts as of the 28th of February.
Dresses -

Pairs of Shorts -

Thank you very much to the following donors who made these dresses and pairs of shorts possible -
1) Flor dela Cruz
2) Jenny F
3) Linda Smyth
4) Sylvia Lowe
5) Louise Wright and family
6) Penny Grey
and heyboom shop and Mila Elloso for the embellishments.

Tomorrow will be the first day for the month of March and I look forward to the project in March.

When it rains...it's pairs of shorts

Yesterday's rain gave me the chance to make pairs of shorts but only limited to two pairs because I still have not bought the elastic I needed. The elastic I used in these two pairs I got from a 2-dollar shop and they only had 1 pack left for the size that I wanted good for about six pairs. I also needed to do some advamced cuttimg.
Here are the pairs I made yesterday - there are about 5 more from this particular fabric waiting to be sewn - fabric donated by yours truly.

This brings my total to 8 out of a personal goal of 200 for this year. Still a very, very long way to go. 

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/02 #14 - Another parcel from Wendy

Finally opened the last parcel standing and this time from Wendy Yates of Victoria. Number 14 on the list is a parcel of 5 dresses, 16 boys' shorts and 10 girls' undies. Wendy finds it a pleasure to be a part of Dress A Girl Around the World. Thanks! 
Here are the goodies from Wendy -

Last year I was wondering if I would be able to pack a parcel containing 70 dresses with an undie on the pocket of each dress. Now am drowning with undies. Amazing work and donation from all of you ladies. Thanks a whole lot! Much appreciated.

Wendy, thank you so much for your generosity and your unwavering support. Sorry to hear about your overlocker. Hope you get it back soon and in good running condition. :-) Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/02 #13 - Dresses and more goodies from the Ladies of Kapunda S.A.

Number 13 on the list are lots of goodies from the Ladies of Kapunda S.A. So many that I hope I get them right. :-)
Let me start with the dresses from Mary Lauke, Sally Giles and Julie Quast -

A pack of girls and boys undies from Deborah Parish and Lyn Crossley

Also from Lyn Crossley are boys' t-shirts and trousers -

and boys' shorts from Virginia Schrapelli and Valda Sutch who is nearly 80 years old! Wow! - this is one good thing about the Dress A Girl Around the World campaign, it is for the young and the young at heart. Age is never considered a hindrance to its success - in fact it is good for the mind, body and spirit regardless of age. Thank you Betty Barrett

From the fabric donations of Lyn Crossley, the 'Fusion' op shop and Valda Sutch, the group has now collected over 55 dresses, 11 pairs of shorts and handmade boys t-shirts which will contribute a lot to an upcoming collaboration event with the Kapunda Quilters.

To all the ladies of Kapunda, South Australia, thank you so much for your continued support of this campaign, thank you for your kindness and generosity. It is very much appreciated. You have made a lot of disadvantaged children happy. Thank you.

Also, a special thanks to Virginia Schrapelli for helping send these items to Sydney. Thanks a lot everyone.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/02 #12 - Another parcel from Sarah

Number 12 is a parcel of 2 dresses, 9 pairs of shorts and a t-shirt from Sarah Tanmahapran of Victoria. Sarah had a great feeling of pleasure sewing these items. She has a 4-year old daughter who helps her by trying on the dresses she makes for measurements and pattern cutting and gives her feedback on the garments. What a cutie! She knows why her mum is making dresses for the less fortunate children and that is probably why she is very enthusiastic in making a feedback. It is a pleasure for the little girl as well to help her mum knowing where the dresses are going.
Here are the dresses, pairs of shorts and t-shirt that Sarah sent to me this month -

Sarah, thank you so much for the items and give your little girl a hug for me. The garments are attractive. Thank you.

It is always nice to know what the story is behind the dresses you make, why you make them so please write a small note and insert it in the parcel. I love and enjoy reading notes and writing them in the article too. And I keep all those small notes too so please feel free to write. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/02 #11 - another parcel this time from Frances

I better hurry up in acknowledging donations before I get drowned with parcels to open. And yes, Number 11 on the list is another parcel of 22 dresses and 2 pairs of shorts from Frances Cornish of ACT. 17 of these dresses were pre-cut by good friend Keryn Thompson and sewn by Frances. What a great combination!
Here are the 22 dresses which by the way, thank you for the pictures Frances!

and here are the two pairs of shorts -

Thank you Frances for your kindness and generosity and thank you to Keryn Thompson for cutting the fabrics. Your time and efforts are very much appreciated. Thanks a lot!

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/01 #8 - From Betty Barrett

A parcel filled with 16 dresses, 6 pairs of shorts, 24 little bags and 20 scrunchies is donation #8 for the month of January. This I believe is the last parcel received in the month of January sent in by Betty Barrett. The 16 dresses had small or mini bags inside each pocket. Here are the 16 dresses -

Some of the materials used in making these dresses were donated by Betty Barrett's sister Mavis.
Here are the 6 pairs of shorts -

Betty Paull, the other Betty helped with making the scrunchies below -

And the parcel also included these small drawstring bags which I can put inside some of the donated dresses -

And by the way, the postage so this parcel reaches Sydney was donated by Betty Paull.

Ladies, amazing contribution. Thank you so much Betty B, Betty P and Betty B's sister Mavis. And a special thank you to Sharyn who post parcels for them. Thank you everyone. Thank you for your unwavering support of Dress A Girl (around the world) Australia. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. It is very much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/01 #6 - From Monika Osvald

A very generous donation of 18 dresses, 10 pairs of shorts and 5 scarves is donation #6 for the month of January from Monika Osvald.
Here are the dresses in varying sizes -

 and here are the 10 pairs of shorts also in varying sizes -

and the accessories of 5 scarves -

To Monika, thank you so much for your support, kindness and generosity. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/01 #5 - Parcel from Katherine Nott

Number 5 on the list for the month of January is a parcel from Katherine Nott which includes 5 pairs of shorts and 4 dresses.
Here are the dresses -

and here are the pairs of shorts -

Thank you Katherine. Thank you for your unwavering support. Much appreciated.

Five pairs of shorts from a fabric donation from Tasmania

I was starting to feel bored after finishing my dress for the day this morning. I could not go anywhere because it was raining. So I thought of making just one pair of shorts in case the rain would stop but instead I ended up making 5 pairs. These pairs have been made from the fabric donation of Louise Wright of Tasmania.

I probably could have done more if I did not run out of elastic. :-) 

Thank you Louise Wright for the fabric donation. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. Much appreciated.

First pair of shorts for 2013

This is the very first pair of shorts I made for the year 2013. I did this tonight in addition to the dress I made for the One-dress-a-day for 365 days' journey. I was thinking if I were to increase my personal goal for the number of shorts I have to make this year, I better start this early. Currently I have set my personal goal at 200 which is double that of last year. It does not look or sound very realistic but I have to set it at a high number to drive me to make more.

If you want to see the progress of my One-dress-a-day for 365 days' journey, after 4 days am still on track. :-) Check out my daily progress by clicking on the '365 Days Diary' tab which you can find at the top of this page or you can click here. Here's hoping that I can at least reach middle of the year as this is my second attempt to take on this journey.

Donation Acknowledgement FY2012 #145 - from Frances of ACT

MBCCD #25 Nineteen pairs of shorts and 10 dresses from Frances Cornish with the combined effort of good friend Keryn Thompson is number 145/#25 on the list. Frances did all the sewing for the shorts but Keryn did all the fabric cutting for both the shorts and the dresses since she didnt have access to a sewing machine. Keryn then house-sat for Frances when she went for a holiday overseas and this gave Keryn a chance to use Frances' sewing machine and sewed most of the dresses. Another great example of teamwork and craftivism. They both love to work for a good cause and at the same time make use of a loved skill of sewing. Always love to hear the word craftivism.

Here are the nineteen pairs of shorts and 10 dresses -

To Frances and Keryn, what a combination and loved the sharing you did making the dresses and pairs of shorts to share with the less fortunate children. Living, loving and sharing. That's what makes our world so wonderful to live in. Thank you so much.