Sewing + Artistry = Sewistry

How it started

My mom taught me to sew on a vintage 1950's Singer Slant-O-Matic, as her mother did for her.  My mom sewed clothes, curtains, and dolls for me in my childhood...and she also built me a lot of furniture.  She gifted me a sewing machine for high school graduation and a cordless drill when I moved into my first apartment - and, by extension, a DIY attitude before it was a hashtag!

In 2013, when my kids were preschoolers, I started a little crafty business making and selling a variety of useful things: messenger bags, reusable coffee sleeves and snack bags, tea towels, and more. I loved being able to flex my creative muscles a little and even more, I loved the creative community I became part of through local craft markets.

I always thought of quilting as something I’d explore when my kids were grown & flown, but I had some reservations about the idea of cutting dozens of little pieces of fabric, all the same size. In 2019-2020, however, all the pieces began to fall into place: I took a Whole Cloth Quilting workshop at a local craft store, I discovered the world of Improv Quilting through Sherri Lynn Wood, COVID eliminated pop-up markets for a long stretch, and a run of mask making left me with…a bin full of multicolored fabric triangles, all the same size. Well-played, Universe. Well-played.