Founded in 2014My first sewing project was a corduroy wrap skirt in middle school. I loved sewing. I would go to the fabric store and just breath. It was exhilarating. I told myself "One day I will have a fabric store of my own."
When prom came, my parents wouldn't buy the dress I wanted, but they would buy the 11 yards of material to make the dress. Away I went with determination and my Mom's Singer machine. When it came to the zipper, I visited my Grandmother who had been a seamstress in NYC for a while. She had me read the directions, use her machine, and walked away. When I finished, she looked at it and said, "This is your first zipper? It is perfect." It set the course on my experimenting and trying new techniques in sewing. Don't believe what most people say about zippers. Believe this: Zippers are easy!
For graduation, my parents gave me a new sewing machine and it went with me to college. Peg legs were in fashion, and it seemed everyone wanted them more pegged than they came from the store. Sewing is a great way to make some spending money in college.
Life went merrily along with marriage and family. Still the kernel of my dream from middle school kept popping up. Now it has sprouted and grown with the opening of Juneberry Cottage.
I love to see what others are doing with fabric. I love to help them see the potential of what they can do. Other fibers are just as exciting and I wish people to feel comfortable stopping by the store, showing or working on the project they have going in their preferred medium. Color, texture, design and embellishment make it all so exciting.
Try something new and make a work of art for yourself or someone you love. Let me help you explore your God-given creativity.
