About

My mother was responsible for hatching my interest in sewing. As a small child, I would stand behind her and watch over her shoulder as she created custom clothing for our family on her WW2 era Singer® (which she earned the opportunity to purchase, by lottery, during the war, when Singer suspended sewing machine production to take on government contracts).

When I wanted to learn to sew, she started me off with sewing cards followed by my very own sewing machine. It was child sized, operated with a hand crank, and could only chain stitch but I was sewing just like mom. That said, it was still a happy day when my legs were long enough for me to be able to sit at her chair, have one foot on the floor and be able to control the machine with my right knee. Much later, as a young mother, I continued the tradition by making custom made clothing for my own daughter and, once she was old enough, I taught her to sew as well. (She took that skill, added some college courses, and now designs and creates costumes for several of the community theaters and school drama departments in her hometown of Jacksonville, FL.)

Since retiring from my “day job”, I’ve been able to spend even more time in my sewing room. In addition to sharing my sewing knowledge with area youth, I enjoy making wearable and home dec items, but I LOVE making quilts and quilted projects – from the design process all the way through to the quilting and finishing.

We lost mom late in 2016 and that same WW2 Singer® (which still works beautifully) now has an honored spot in my own sewing room. It will see less use than in years past, but it brings back many happy childhood memories of sewing with mom.