The pillowcase dress might not be from the creative mind of Coco Chanel, but it is fashionable. Not only is it fashionable, but it is comfortable. And it was the perfect project for me. Two of my ...

SHEBOYGAN - Sunglasses-wearing flamingos, ladybugs, dancing ballerinas and dogs are just a few of the patterns featured on dresses sisters Mary Leonhard and Nancy Zvitkovits have helped transform from ...

Can one person make a difference? You bet they can. Just ask Susan Cox-Hall of North Aurora. “Years ago, Ruth Ratke started a group called Sewing for Smiles, a 501c3 organization that makes girls' ...

Making a dress out of a pillowcase is incredibly easy, and the end result is a sweet garment that could benefit a young girl on the other side of the world. The Gamma Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha ...

As a former public health worker, mother of three grown children and farm wife, Mary Augustin of Kenesaw found herself wanting for some sort of meaningful activity to benefit others. So when she came ...

MASON CITY — Maggie’s Sewing Center of Mason City will sponsor its second Pillowcase Project on Tuesday, July 19, to sew pillowcase sundresses for girls in orphanages in Africa. Volunteers are invited ...

MANCHESTER – On Saturday, the room inside Immanuel Lutheran Church in Manchester turned into a makeshift seamstress shop. There were women cutting fabric. Others were sewing. A group huddled together ...

GLEN MILLS, Pa. (CBS) - Some residents of a Glen Mills (Delaware County) retirement home are using their sewing skills to create dresses out of pillowcases, to be donated to children in need. Judy ...

The Designer D.I.Y. series returns with a sleeveless look for the last stretches of summer, from the pioneer woman of modern prairie dresses. By Jessica Testa Illustrations by Samantha Hahn Batsheva ...