In far away places like Malawi and Kenya there are little girls wearing pretty dresses in simple fabrics. And it’s all thanks to the hard work of my friend, Louise, 43.
I first met her in 2005 when I’d moved to Nailsea, Somerset, with my husband, Mike, 43.
At the time I’d just had my son Sawyer and Louise had a daughter, Isabella, the same age. As mums we bonded and discovered we also shared a love of art and craft.
Clothes to love
While I worked as a print-maker, Louise, then 35, had a passion for sewing. We were always going along to vintage markets and fabric fairs together, rummaging around for beautiful materials.
Often Louise would run them up into dresses for Isabella, and in 2008, when she…