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Simply Made, Simply Altered

I have a tremendous amount of experience and passion for sewing and creating one of a kind items.Please message me with specific questions or inquiries.

With a degree from Columbia in fashion design specializing in custom dress making, I have been sewing 15 years with experience in creating one of a kind items for all occasions. I believe that sewing is a lost art and there are very few seamstresses out there that are current with growing trends and skills. I have been very grateful to have the client base throughout the last 15 years. I do a tre

mendous amount of wedding gown/bridal party alterations in addition to custom dress making and have expanded into toddler & baby accessories/dresses. Being a home based business, it allows me to be flexible in scheduling fittings & appointments. Inbox me to inquire on any special orders or questions. Items can be hand delivered or shipped. [email protected]

06/17/2025

Elle married June 7th in Austin Texas. The idea would be to redo the wedding dress that her Gram wore in 1954 and her mom wore in 1992. Slight problem was that the dress was too small. We would make the dress larger by creating panels on the sides, hem it shorter and remove the entire top mesh neckline adding thin straps to hold the dress up.
With the left over dress, I squeezed a robe and very simple christening gown. There was literally nothing left.
Thank you for traveling in to see me, I was happy to work fittings around when you were in town.

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06/16/2025

Amanda married June 7th and initially came to me to work on a recreation of mom’s wedding dress for her rehearsal.
🧵I took mom’s dress completely apart.
🧵The idea would be to put a new skirt on, more her style.
🧵After I removed the old skirt and train, I cut out the robe.
🧵Then cut the new skirt, keeping the bodice in tact. We used the sleeves but removed some top p**f.
I then went on alter her wedding dress and create a custom jacket to match her wedding dress. Can’t wait to showcase that!
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06/12/2025

5•24•25 Meg married in Sister Lakes, MI with nearly 400 of their friends and family. Another bride that’s dress was pretty big when picking it up. She looked absolutely fabulous in her perfectly tailored dress. Thanks for choosing me to work my magic on your dress.
Alterations included:
🧵 Hem
🧵 Complete dress fit
🧵 French bustle
🧵 Neck wrap

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06/10/2025

4•26•25 Sarah married at Gaelic Park. Obsessed with the pearls on this dress, she looked incredible and was so comfortable. Her and her mom were an absolute delight to work with. Thank you for choosing me to perfect your dress and mom’s dress.
Alterations included:
🧵 Hem
🧵 Shoulder fit
🧵 French bustle
🧵 Mom’s dress

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06/09/2025

3•15•25 Emily married at Gaelic Park. These photos were worth the wait and so exciting to finally be able to showcase this masterpiece. Emily bought this dress that was sizes too big. After a few months of fittings, it was perfect. The best touch was taking her mom’s veil off the dated headpiece, restringing on a new comb and adding new lace to the edge. Thank you for choosing me !
Alterations included:
🧵 Hem
🧵 Complete Bodice fit
🧵 Ballroom bustle
🧵 New veil from mom’s veil
🧵 New lace added to dress neckline
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06/02/2025

5•10•25 Kassy married at Beau Chateau wanting to keep all her festivities local to her hometown. So honored to work with another friend in this amazing group of past brides and thanks for sending your maids to me as well.
Alterations included:
🧵 Hem
🧵 Bodice fit
🧵 French bustle
🧵 Bridesmaid alterations
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06/01/2025

Each year I take a very limited amount of prom clients. These 10 ladies made appointments pretty far in advance to snag a spot with me. Alterations were as simple as a hem to custom sleeves and complete bodice fits. Thanks to all of their mom’s for working with my availability and sharing the photos with me.
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05/30/2025

Getting 1 robe from a wedding dress takes a lot of fabric but getting 2 robes out of a wedding dress is quite the accomplishment. I was able to get 2 robes out of this very large train. One is a bit simpler than the other.
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05/28/2025

Obsessed with this little lady that was baptized last week in a dress made from her mom’s wedding dress. A very unique fabric but it transferred over so well.
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05/22/2025

Perfect example on what a gender neutral gown can look like. Mom’s dress was very simple and classic that it was easy to replica her dress but still make it suitable for a boy or girl.
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05/20/2025

5•3•25 Natalie married at CD & Me in Frankfort. I don’t think I can get over how perfect she looked. From the sleeves to the perfectly tailored bodice to the even more perfect bustle. She exceeded my expectations of what I envisioned her to look like. Thank you so much for choosing me to not only do your dress but your mom and sisters. I loved working with all of you.
Alterations included:
🧵 Hem
🧵 Bodice fit
🧵 Sleeve fit
🧵 French bustle
🧵 Mom & sisters dresses
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05/19/2025

Story time: I met Beth 14 years ago. She took my daughter’s pictures every 3 months for years. She then started photographing some of my work and as I finished custom flower girl dresses she would photograph them and would then have her oldest daughter model them. Fast forward to now, Beth wanted her daughter to wear her wedding dress for Mcauley graduation. It was a time crunch but I could never imagine telling her NO. She looked so incredible in her mom’s dress and I had to dig deep for some old “model” photos of her in my early creations including her custom communion dress. Time sure does fly by. Thank you for coming back to see me with your baby girl all grown up.
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