St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild - Charity Project 2017
Every year the STLMQG
sponsors a sewing project for charity. This year we will be donating children’s
dresses and pants to Little Dresses for Africa and Britches for Boys.
From
their website,
“…these dresses
are so much more than just something to wear. These dresses
go as little Ambassadors all over the world to plant in the hearts of little
girls that they are worthy. These dresses
give the distributors an opportunity to meet and encourage those in need
and to identify areas that can be addressed with help from the USA such as
clean water and education. Relationships are formed and information is
shared.”
We have provided two simple dress patterns
for your use: one with raglan sleeves and a pillowcase style dress. However,
simple dresses from any pattern are accepted. Boys’ shorts and pants are also in high demand.
A pattern to adapt a tee-shirt into pants is listed below. The pant pattern is very
similar to pajama pants. Feel free to use a pajama pant pattern with other
fabric if desired. (Elastic or drawstring waist only, please.)
Dress with Elasticized Top
Raglan Sleeve Dress
Pants/Shorts Pattern
When choosing fabric for the dresses and
pants, please pick fabrics that will wash and wear well. For example, the sheer
white fabric with tiny daisies may be pretty, but would be prone to staining
and ripping.
Let’s give them our best!
Please mark the approximate size on the
clothing. You can use a fabric marker or attach a tag with a safety pin
(please, no straight pins!).
We will be collecting the dresses and pants at the
September 9th meeting, and we can’t wait to see what you make!
Thank you!
Your Charity Committee: Leila Gardunia, Marie Nicholson Hill, and
Barb Phelps
For more information on Little Dresses for
Africa: http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/
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