About Me

I have been sewing since I was a little girl. I made and sold things when I was a kid, teen and young adult. I made countless items for my growing children, including toys, clothing, decor, costumes, you name it. I studied Technical Theater in college, where I learned stagecraft & carpentry, lighting & set design.

In 2012, I volunteered to start a drama program in a local middle school. I have been directing, designing the sets, building them, choreography, making props, hand painting backgrounds and other graphic art and, of course, making all of the costumes. I would do all of this for each show, with up to 45 students per show. With no staff or budget, I enlisted the help of my family and used local free resources and recycled materials to create our sets and costumes.  I developed a quirky skill of being able to "make stuff out of stuff." I've made things out of many different types of draperies, bedding, misprinted t-shirts, old clothing, pieces of lamps, book bindings, a million different plastic containers, socks/gloves/scarves,  you name it. And I can make ANYTHING out of cardboard & coat hangers. 

Flash forward to Covid…which put theater on an unexpected hiatus…to say the least! But I continued to work on commissions and delved deep into historically accurate costuming, specifically mid-late 1800s.

I spent two years in the Chicago area, working on various shows with a terrific local community theater and doing a few commissions. I recently bought an old cottage outside of Indianapolis and am now an “empty nester”!

I am currently taking commissions for Fall 2026. So, contact me early!

Where the magic happens … my basement sewing studio :)