Community Sew Day

We are getting together in March to sew dresses for the Dress a Girl Around the World Charity. The dress in the photo is a sample of the type of dress they accept. The fabric for the dresses needs to be washable in a creek or river so cotton fabrics work best. Makers are encouraged to add embellishments and pockets are a must (to hold a girl’s favorite treasures.) Fabrics should be prewashed. Patterns will be available for those who do not have any on hand.

You may visit the website, https://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/dresses-we-accept to look at their requirements.  The girl needs to be able to slip the dress on so there should not be a zipper or button closures.  There are a few free patterns tutorials available such as: https://thegirlinspired.com/hoot-hoot-so-cute/.  There is this YouTuber's tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Axi6s-008.  Of course this just scratches the surface.  We found a pattern for a dress using bias…