#sewing studio

In 2024, I made the difficult decision to leave my teaching career. I was feeling burnt out, underappreciated, and underpaid. I did not have much of a plan when I left, and as a type A individual who always has a plan, this scared the shit out of me.

After stressing for several weeks, I made the decision to take a risk and pursue my art full time. I am still in the early stages of opening a business, which has been stressful and scary at times, but has also been incredibly rewarding. This year I launched a slow fashion line and made over 65 quilted bags (here's me with most of them!). I'm at a place where I love my work and now I'm just waiting for the others who will love it too. 💛

#FallforCostume Day 16: Tools and Techniques

Choosing to share my tool pegboard and sewing machine for today! I just got the pegboard last year and it has changed my life. No more digging through drawers looking for that one specific tool 😭

I love my old Viking Husqvarna sewing machine so much. It's my favorite and preferred machine to use even though I own a couple newer ones now. It was my late grandmother's machine from the 60s; she was a seamstress and I inherited most of her sewing equipment as a kid. It is unfortunate that I was too young and did not get the chance to get to know her well, but I feel happy and honored that I've been able to learn how to sew on her machine and still use it to this day.