06/12/2026
I will never become rich or famous for sewing (unless RuPaul or Tricia Mattel comes knocking 🤞🏽). It is a small pleasure to sit at my machines, or fit a new or existing client to where they are happy with their items.
It is a life that is often stressful, high stakes for a bridal gown or memory bear, but always rewarding in the end. I love taking a piece of clothing you just like, and turn it into something you love. I’ve seen body language change in my clients, just from reducing the shoulder, or taking in the sides of a gown. I’ve seen slumped shoulders turn into ear to ear grins.
I’ve had parents send me photos of their child in their formalwear at grad or prom, and how happy they look, and know I was a small part of that.
I’ve had friends and neighbours trust me with their alterations, repairs, custom builds, and memory items. Enough so, that they recommend me in circles I’m not even in.
My quality is always there, and I will always go by my rule of my clients only paying for a piece to be altered once - if you are not totally happy with the look, I take it back and redo it without additional cost. My parents raised me to take pride in my work, and I stand behind that lesson.
This work pays for day trips for my kiddos, groceries for our table, Christmas, birthday, and just because presents. But it also pays for in inner fulfillment. In knowing that I am utilizing a skill that did not come naturally to me. I watched my teachers, managers, coworkers in my previous seamstress employment, and I learned.
I use the fashion and design theory I was taught in college, and my time as a stylist and bra fitter to tell you - sometimes too honestly - how a garment should fit you. If I don’t think something *needs* the alteration you want, I will tell you, and not just blindly take your money for something that’s not necessary.
I am proud of the work I do - sometimes slower than others because I’m a perfectionist at heart - and proud to be serving the Quinte West and surrounding area for these last 5 years. Here’s to another 5!
