As a youngster, I was intrigued with my mother's sewing machine, which was sitting on a shelf gathering dust. Teaching myself to sew at the age of 8, I made myself a skirt and vest to wear to school and have been sewing ever since.

I grew up in Chelsea, Massachusetts, a city bordering Boston, and moved to Maryland upon graduation from college to work for the Federal Government. In 1996, my sewing hobby became my part-time sewing business when I wanted to know if I could sell my creations to a perfect stranger. Hundreds of shows and thousands of orders and sales later, I believe I have the answer to that question.

I retired from my government job in 2002 to pursue my business full-time and am particularly excited to be using the latest sewing technology. No matter what changes my life has seen, my love of sewing and fascination with interesting fabric have remained constant. My finished products exemplify a keen eye for detail coupled with the passion to transform simple pieces of fabric into beautiful, practical, and unique creations. This has earned me countless compliments for quality and eye-appeal on my entire range of products.

The dog in the picture is our Chihuahua Mickey. No, he is not interested in sewing. Yes, the sewing room is off limits to him, although he would like to be in there observing. All products you see are made by me in my smoke-free home in the USA.