Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
I recently completed a 12-week Classic Tailoring Course at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. As my business has grown, so, too, have the local requests for alterations. I’ve hemmed pants, taken in prom dresses and hemmed dresses. I never... 
Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s Archer time! I jumped at the opportunity to join Maris in the Archer Shirt Sew Along. The Archer pattern intrigued me. I have sewn shirts in the past. I made a white, broadcloth blouse that I wore for years at the beach. I’ve... 
Oct 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
This is how I roll. I have plans to go out on the town and decide, two days before the event, that I need something fun to wear. I had seen the amazing Erica B.’s fringed chiffon kimono some time ago. And then, last week, Annie was home from college and... 
Oct 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
As you know, it’s always blanket season around here. This special blanket was commissioned by a relative whom I met at a recent reunion. She lost her grown son last year and wanted this made for her ex-husband. I found her to be an amazing, unselfish woman... 
Sep 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Joey’s senior recitalOne of my favorite songs (Seasons of Love) from a musical I’ve never seen (Rent) asks how do you measure a year?In daylights, in sunsetsIn midnights, in cups of coffeeIn inches, in miles, in laughter, in strifeIn five hundred twenty... 
Aug 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
I recently completed another beach blanket using the adorable Jenny Eliza fabrics by Sisboom! My customer originally requested a 10′ square blanket. I didn’t think I could manage that size, so he suggested an 8′ blanket.My regular blanket...