Life’s hard. Getting dressed shouldn’t be. I’m a life-long sewist with a passion for well-made clothes that fit. I love to work with my hands, and end up with a finished product I can be proud of. So much the better if it makes you smile, too. And I know from the experience of sewing for myself and others how good it feels to wear clothes that actually fit our unique and wonderful bodies, with none of the tugging, pushing, fixing, pulling we’re all used to.
And while that can mean treating yourself to custom-made clothes, it doesn’t have to. Buying clothes off the rack can be quick and easy—though you may find they don’t quite fit the way they should. Pants that pull at the hips and gap at the waist. Sleeves that are too long, or too short. Tops that slip backward off the shoulders. Dresses that fit the hips, but billow around the bust. That’s where I come in.
Having your off-the-rack purchases altered can give you that same custom-made look that makes you feel like a million bucks. Too often we settle for what we can find, and decide out of necessity that it’s good enough. But you don’t have to settle for “good enough.” You’re worth more than off-the-rack. Let’s talk about how I can help you put your best foot forward, every day.
My Story
I come by my love of sewing honestly. My mother is an incredible seamstress, well-known in our family for her gorgeously detailed wedding dresses. As for me, I got my stitching start like so many others did, in Grade Seven Home Economics. I made a little apron. The next year I made myself a dress. I was hooked. I sewed my own clothes through high school and into university. When my daughter was young, I made all her dresses, especially for occasions like Christmas (I still have those sweet frocks. What a time capsule!). Every time we moved, I made curtains to dress up our new home. I sewed out of necessity by times, but also because it has always brought me great pleasure to work with my hands—whether in baking a loaf of bread or sewing a whole wardrobe.
Professionally—and personally—I’ve been very much about the inner journey we all take. My work at the sewing machine has brought me to the place where inner and outer meet. Because like it or not, how we look on the outside is what people first see of us and is the impression we give. Our clothing can be a distraction, or it can simply complement what we know we’re bringing to the table. And clothes that fit us well leave space for us to shine from inside.
That’s what I want for my life, and it’s what I want for yours, too.