Dress a Girl Connecticut

Fire up those sewing machines folks!  It is that time of year again! Each year we collect handmade pillowcase dresses from you all to pack in Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child's shoe...

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LADIES & GENTLEMEN... FIRE UP THOSE SEWING MACHINES! We have a new request for 500 dresses to go to Africa this summer.  I need all hands on deck to help me reach this goal!  Remember ou...

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I am so excited to share that I have found a new way to help me on my path to being a Trim Healthy Mama!  Besides discovering this wonderful book, I have recently discovered a site to help me pl...

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45 LIFE LESSONS, WRITTEN BY A 90 YEAR OLD 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short not to enjoy it. 4. Your job won...

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Help us bless girls with their own pillowcase dress! We are in need of people to take our dresses to countries where there is a need for girls to be properly clothed.  We rely on people ...

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Dress a Girl Connecticut is meeting this weekend! Join us  this  SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013  from 9AM-3PM  (or any time in between!) as we SEW, LABEL and PACKAGE dresses! We ...

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Soon after the tragic and senseless shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School just about 30 minutes from me in Newtown, CT, I began to receive requests for Dress a Girl Connecticut to DO SOMETHIN...

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Well, the Christmas season is upon us and I have just had 4 requests for dresses from 4 different organizations taking missions trips between now and February! Ladies, start your sewing machine...

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This past fall I was asked if I would like to be featured on "The Better Show" for a segment they call "Women Who Inspire."  I had the opportunity to travel into NYC to do an interview with Audr...

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Are you traveling to a country with basic clothing needs for it's girls?  We are an organization of caring people who want to bless little girls with a new pretty pillowcase dress to raise her s...

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Please read about my friend Lisa who is Dress a Girl's NC Representative!  You go girl! Resident raises money for Ugandan widows

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Unlimited fabric pattern options!!! Love them! I have had several requests for tutorials on how to make your own pretty bias tape.  We all know how expensive it can be to purchase.  Maki...

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Join us to sew & help! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 9AM-3PM POT LUCK LUNCH-BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE! CORNERSTONE CHURCH  1146 WATERBURY ROAD CHESHIRE, CT  06410   IRONING BOA...

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Suzanne, our Washington State rep, has uploaded the sizing chart for dresses and armhole template for dresses.  Rather than duplicate her efforts, here is a link to her blog "Sew Delightful". ...

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Dresses made in Connecticut bless girls in Romania! Dress a Girl Connecticut has been sewing and blessing girls for two years now!  How we have grown in just two years!  It started a small...

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I need your help!  I currently have 134 dresses packed and ready for shipment (and more waiting to be packed and shipped).  These dresses are headed to Cambodia with missionaries that have requ...

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  Click below for link to Facebook page for Dress a Girl Connecticut: www.facebook.com/dressagirlconnecticut

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One of my newest sewing ladies, Marcia, sent me this helpful tutorial this week.  It shows step by step how to make a pillowcase dress for girls using a sham pillowcase.  You know the ones- it...

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What a crazy month it has been!  So much is happening and I have fallen behind in my blog!  Oh no,  Let me bring you up to date! In the beginning of the month, I was blessed to be part of We...

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I am honored to have been asked to partner with a fabulous woman's boutique ~BK & Co~ in West Hartford Center this weekend for the West Hartford Spring Stroll.  Click here for more information! ...

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What a month it has been! A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by State Senator Len Suzio's office.  He had read the article done in the Meriden Record Journal on Valentine's Day and LOVED wha...

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I am so grateful for all that has happened in this past month!  It has been a mega month for Dress a Girl Connecticut! Thanks to Farrah Duffany of MyRecordJournal.com's article and video news ...

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What a great turnout on Saturday!  So many new faces!  What a week this has been! I am so pleased that the recent articles and video articles have brought Dress a Girl to so many!  http://w...

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"DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD"  Imagine a World Where Every Little Girl Owned at Least One Dress     JOIN US! The Dress a Girl Ministry is meeting this Saturday, February 18th 9:00...

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A few weeks ago I was contacted by a woman who works for MyRecordJournal.com.  This is an online news website that wanted to feature Dress a Girl Connecticut on their site!  She asked if I had ...

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