Dress A Girl of Mount Dora FL

06/14/2026

These dresses, shorts and sewing supplies are heading to the Catholic Diocese of Orlando Mission office this week. They will be shipped to the Diocese's mission in the Dominican Republic in July.

In this delivery:
- 42 Small dresses
- 29 Medium dresses
- 21 Shorts for boys
- 1 sewing machine and sewing basket (thank you Jessica!)
- 2 totes of thread (thank you Cathy H. and the Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Patrick Church)

This delivery, combined with a previous delivery in March, combine for a total going to the DR in July:
- 152 Small dresses
- 119 Medium dresses
- 48 Shorts for boys

Thank you to all who contributed to this marvelous donation. These items will be a wonderful gift to the residents of the village served by the Diocese.

06/11/2026

Look at the hair on this doll! The sewist made hair on a hairpin lace tool and machine sewed it on to the head. No more hand sewing hair on the head using this technique ... and the hair is fun!
Here's the technique:
- Wrap yarn on a hairpin lace tool
- Machine stitch the hair, while on the tool, close to one of the prongs. Use a narrow ribbon along the stitching line to stabilize the stitches
- Sew the doll bodies to the doll heads
- Place doll head/body pieces right sides together
- Insert the hair on the head between the two heads
- Sew the head/bodies together, being sure to capture the hair in your stitching.
- Stuff the doll
- Machine sew the bottom of the doll body to close the opening

06/10/2026

Thank you to all who stopped by on June 9 to drop off dresses and shorts.

The tally is:
- 9 pair of shorts for boys
- 8 Small dresses
- 9 Medium dresses

These items will be going to the Dominican Republic with the Catholic Diocese of Orlando Mission organization in July.

06/10/2026

FYI - we will not be meeting in July. Our next gathering will be Tuesday August 11. Location TBD.

Please reach out if you need supplies (labels, faces, elastic, polyfil, twill, fabric). Don't let a lack of supplies be the reason you don't sew!

Set a goal for your summer sewing and try to achieve it!

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06/03/2026

Dress a Girl will have our gathering on Tuesday June 9 at 10:00 am in the Chapel at the 1st United Methodist Church in Mount Dora. The Chapel is between the church and the Thrift Shop. Use “333 E 5th Ave, Mount Dora, FL 32757” for navigation.

The building is wheelchair accessible and has accessible restrooms. There is handicapped parking near the Chapel and a public parking lot across the street on 5th Ave.

This is a “pick-up” and “drop-off” meeting!

I will bring
• Fabric for dresses and shorts
• Pocket and strap sets
• Faces
• Polyfil for dolls
• Labels and elastic
• Yarn for hair
• Patterns
• Twill tape for drawstrings for shorts (new!)
• Donated fabric

I will be taking a final donation of dresses, shorts, thread, and a sewing machine to the Catholic Diocese of Orlando Mission Office in mid-June for their shipment to the Dominican Republic in July. Any items for this shipment should be brought to the meeting on June 9, or make arrangements with me for another time/place.

Mount Dora FL chapter of Dress A Girl Around the World

05/31/2026

This dress is v-e-r-y yellow and is reversible.

The girl who receives it will be known as "Little Miss Sunshine"!

05/28/2026

Our next gathering will be Tuesday June 9 at 10 am. Location TBD. Check back for updates.

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05/13/2026

Here's the tally from the May 12 gathering:
3 Extra Small dresses
16 Small dresses
14 Medium dresses

Thank you to all who contributed these dresses and all who stopped by to help with fabric or pick up supplies.

05/12/2026

Vy dropped off her first 8 dresses boxed like a gift. Each is wonderful. There are nice touches, including decorative stitching around pockets, necklaces on dolls and various hairstyles on the dolls.

The girls who receive these will be thankful for this gift.

05/06/2026

Dress a Girl will have our next gathering on Tuesday May 12 at 10:00 am at St. Patrick Catholic Church (6803 Old Hwy 441). The building is the first on the left as you enter the church property. The entrance is on the side of the building near the handicapped parking spaces. The building is wheelchair accessible and has accessible restrooms.

This is a “pick-up” and “drop-off” meeting 😊

I will bring
• Fabric for dresses and shorts
• Pocket and strap sets (large quantity)
• (I am currently out of faces)
• Polyfil for dolls
• Labels and elastic
• Yarn for hair and some braided hair
• Patterns for shorts for boys
• Twill tape for drawstrings for shorts (new!)
• A new supply of donated fabric

If you are able, please bring scissors and a tape measure. We have a new donation of fabric to sort – dress vs. shorts, small dress yardage vs. medium dress yardage, straps and pockets, etc. Your help is appreciated.

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