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Project Dress A Girl 2026 — Everything You Need to Know to Get Started (Free Dress Pattern + Beginner Friendly)
Learn how to sew a dress for charity and join Project Dress A Girl 2026, our month-long charity sewing event where the sewing community makes handmade dresses for little girls living in poverty around the world. 🌸 Whether you’re a complete beginner sewing your first dress or a seasoned sewist, this step-by-step guide covers everything you need to get started — including this year’s FREE girls dress pattern.
This year’s challenge is simple: make just ONE more dress than you did last year. 💛 One dress or fifty, every single one matters.
In this video you’ll learn the September sewing timeline, the best fabrics for charity dresses, dress construction requirements, how to report and donate your finished dresses, the 2026 awards and prizes, and where to download the free featured pattern. Let’s dress girls in need one dress at a time!
⏰ EVENT DATES
September 1–30, 2026. Donate or ship your finished dresses by the first Saturday in October.
🧵 FREE 2026 FEATURED DRESS PATTERN
The Amanda dress by Sirena Patterns — available in a size 10 (the larger girls’ size you’ve been asking for!).
▶️ Free dress pattern download: tommie.myflodesk.com/amanda?fbclid=PAVERFWATu0uxwZG9mAmZkaWQWUMlhCb4nUTYpiavwRr6ADTTvuDzlwGV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp55WeN2hGUOR0oRvkvISyq2Ah5JnJNhYsxKxBmLW50dyeVp7BqGbkw5nPNTy_aem_J63rXrW7-iOq2a4A1_bh2Q
▶️ Tommie’s Amanda dress sewing tutorial (live September 1): youtu.be/EQfIB5FXHds?is=HVl97ImnvGqy9JIi
📸 HOW TO REPORT YOUR CHARITY DRESSES
• Use the reporting form: https://forms.gle/nuEekhdDyMsuAhQV7
• Or post on Instagram with #ProjectDressAGirl2026 (keep your account public so we can find your dresses!)
• Not techy? Email your dress count to projectdressagirl@gmail.com
📋 DONATION ADDRESSES + AMBASSADOR LIST
Pinned in the comments — tap the link to find the Project Dress A Girl ambassador nearest you (US, Canada & Australia included). inspiredleatherco.com/blogs/news/project-dress-a-girl-2026
🔴 LIVE DRESS UNBOXINGS
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday @ 7 pm ET— tune in to see your donated dresses and find out who wins the fan favorite awards!
🛍️ SHOP PROJECT DRESS A GIRL
🏷️ Labels: inspiredleatherco.com/collections/project-dress-a-girl
🦋 2026 PDAG Butterfly Keychains (red, blue & pink): inspiredleatherco.com/collections/project-dress-a-girl/products/the-monarch-project-dress-a-girl-2026-leather-butterfly-keychain
👕 2026 Project Dress A Girl T-Shirt: inspiredleatherco.com/collections/project-dress-a-girl/products/2026-pdag-superheroes-tee-limited-edition-project-dress-a-girl
✂️ CHARITY DRESS FABRIC RULES
✅ Cotton & linen, fun animals, dinosaurs, florals, geometrics
❌ No flags or camo, no licensed characters, no holiday prints, no words
👗 CHARITY DRESS SEWING REQUIREMENTS
• Must pull over the head — no buttons, zippers, or Velcro (elastic necklines and fabric ties are perfect!)
• Size 2 and up needs pockets
▶️ WATCH THE OTHER CHARITY SEWING CREATORS making Project Dress A Girl videos this month, including Practical Stitches — links in the calendar and comments. Go show them some love! inspiredleatherco.com/blogs/news/project-dress-a-girl-2026
If this beginner sewing guide helped you, please give it a 👍 and share it with every sewing friend you know. Spreading the word is how we make an even bigger impact than last year. Thank you for sewing for a cause with me! 💛
CHAPTERS
0:00 7,000 dresses sewn last year
0:33 What is Project Dress A Girl & why it matters
2:31 The one-more-dress challenge
3:48 Important dates
4:14 Fabric guide: what to use and avoid
6:27 Dress and pocket requirements
8:09 Labels
9:00 The 2026 free Amanda Dress pattern
10:12 How to share your dresses
11:45 Creator lineup and live unboxings
13:03 Giveaways, fan favorites, and t-shirts
15:00 How to donate
16:56 Share the word
FOLLOW MARI SEWS
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/marisews_inspiredstitches?igsi=N3hiZGMzcnBhZGNz&utm_source=qr
🌐 Blog: inspiredleatherco.com/blogs/news/project-dress-a-girl-2026
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Project Dress A Girl 2026 — Everything You Need to Know to Get Started (Free Dress Pattern + Beginner Friendly)
Learn how to sew a dress for charity and join Project Dress A Girl 2026, our month-long charity sewing event where the sewing community makes handmade dresses for little girls living in poverty around the world. 🌸 Whether you’re a complete beginner sewing your first dress or a seasoned sewist, this step-by-step guide covers everything you need to get started — including this year’s FREE girls dress pattern.
This year’s challenge is simple: make just ONE more dress than you did last year. 💛 One dress or fifty, every single one matters.
In this video you’ll learn the September sewing timeline, the best fabrics for charity dresses, dress construction requirements, how to report and donate your finished dresses, the 2026 awards and prizes, and where to download the free featured pattern. Let’s dress girls in need one dress at a time!
⏰ EVENT DATES
September 1–30, 2026. Donate or ship your finished dresses by the first Saturday in October.
🧵 FREE 2026 FEATURED DRESS PATTERN
The Amanda dress by Sirena Patterns — available in a size 10 (the larger girls’ size you’ve been asking for!).
▶️ Free dress pattern download: tommie.myflodesk.com/amanda?fbclid=PAVERFWATu0uxwZG9mAmZkaWQWUMlhCb4nUTYpiavwRr6ADTTvuDzlwGV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp55WeN2hGUOR0oRvkvISyq2Ah5JnJNhYsxKxBmLW50dyeVp7BqGbkw5nPNTy_aem_J63rXrW7-iOq2a4A1_bh2Q
▶️ Tommie’s Amanda dress sewing tutorial (live September 1): youtu.be/EQfIB5FXHds?is=HVl97ImnvGqy9JIi
📸 HOW TO REPORT YOUR CHARITY DRESSES
• Use the reporting form: https://forms.gle/nuEekhdDyMsuAhQV7
• Or post on Instagram with #ProjectDressAGirl2026 (keep your account public so we can find your dresses!)
• Not techy? Email your dress count to projectdressagirl@gmail.com
📋 DONATION ADDRESSES + AMBASSADOR LIST
Pinned in the comments — tap the link to find the Project Dress A Girl ambassador nearest you (US, Canada & Australia included). inspiredleatherco.com/blogs/news/project-dress-a-girl-2026
🔴 LIVE DRESS UNBOXINGS
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday @ 7 pm ET— tune in to see your donated dresses and find out who wins the fan favorite awards!
🛍️ SHOP PROJECT DRESS A GIRL
🏷️ Labels: inspiredleatherco.com/collections/project-dress-a-girl
🦋 2026 PDAG Butterfly Keychains (red, blue & pink): inspiredleatherco.com/collections/project-dress-a-girl/products/the-monarch-project-dress-a-girl-2026-leather-butterfly-keychain
👕 2026 Project Dress A Girl T-Shirt: inspiredleatherco.com/collections/project-dress-a-girl/products/2026-pdag-superheroes-tee-limited-edition-project-dress-a-girl
✂️ CHARITY DRESS FABRIC RULES
✅ Cotton & linen, fun animals, dinosaurs, florals, geometrics
❌ No flags or camo, no licensed characters, no holiday prints, no words
👗 CHARITY DRESS SEWING REQUIREMENTS
• Must pull over the head — no buttons, zippers, or Velcro (elastic necklines and fabric ties are perfect!)
• Size 2 and up needs pockets
▶️ WATCH THE OTHER CHARITY SEWING CREATORS making Project Dress A Girl videos this month, including Practical Stitches — links in the calendar and comments. Go show them some love! inspiredleatherco.com/blogs/news/project-dress-a-girl-2026
If this beginner sewing guide helped you, please give it a 👍 and share it with every sewing friend you know. Spreading the word is how we make an even bigger impact than last year. Thank you for sewing for a cause with me! 💛
CHAPTERS
0:00 7,000 dresses sewn last year
0:33 What is Project Dress A Girl & why it matters
2:31 The one-more-dress challenge
3:48 Important dates
4:14 Fabric guide: what to use and avoid
6:27 Dress and pocket requirements
8:09 Labels
9:00 The 2026 free Amanda Dress pattern
10:12 How to share your dresses
11:45 Creator lineup and live unboxings
13:03 Giveaways, fan favorites, and t-shirts
15:00 How to donate
16:56 Share the word
FOLLOW MARI SEWS
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/marisews_inspiredstitches?igsi=N3hiZGMzcnBhZGNz&utm_source=qr
🌐 Blog: inspiredleatherco.com/blogs/news/project-dress-a-girl-2026
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