Crafting for a Cause: Pillowcase Dresses

Another Project 14 project completed - whoot!

Last month, while looking through a linky party (sorry, can't remember which one!).  I stumbled on this post on Ladybird Lane and learned that each month (or every few months) she features a different crafting for a cause.  This spring, she is teaming up with her friend Amy over at One Artsy Mama featuring Project Yesu and making pillowcase dresses to send to young girls in Uganda. I thought it sounded like an awesome idea and I knew I wanted to participate.

You can see an interview that Charlene did with Mallory, the girl who is collecting the dresses to take to Uganda, her page A Pinch Of Joy.

I followed this tutorial on Sew Like My Mom to make my pillowcase dress.  I plan to make more this weekend, but I wanted to get this post out as soon as possible so that you can have time to make some pillowcase dresses of your own if you are so inclined.

These dresses are super simple to make - less than an hour for the first one, and the second one takes even less time!  I used some fabric that I had on hand, so no need to even run to the store.  Sew Like My Mom even has a size chart for baby dresses through age 8.  All sizes are needed.
All you do is choose your size and cut your fabric.  Fold and press the long sides and sew them up.  Make a casing at the top for your ribbon (about 1 inch, depending on the size of your ribbon).  Sew right sides together, but leave about a six inches free at the top of the dress for arm holes.  Hem the whole dress.  Finally, thread your ribbon through.  Anchor the ribbon by sewing across the ribbon in the middle of the casing to hold it in place.  Check out Sew Like My Mom's tutorial if you have questions (until I have time to get more pictures up!)

Dresses can be sent to: 
Mallory Fundora,
Project Yesu,
1178 Willow Bend Drive,
Clarksville, TN 37043

All dresses need to be to Mallory no later than May 28, 2013! (So put them in the mail by May 23rd to be safe!)

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