Alterations, Hemming and Repairs

I do alterations and repairs of all kinds -wedding gowns, prom dresses, I’ve repaired boat and car covers, and even purses. Pretty much anything as long as I can get it under a sewing machine foot.

Beautiful girls in their beautiful gowns. Just a few of the gowns I altered for prom

This gown was way too low so I raised each side of the front and carefully stitched the pieces together from the inside. I also continued stitching down the front section to help secure the adjustments. Now the dress fits perfectly and you can’t see any of the stitching.

Wedding party alterations

WEDDING GOWN ALTERATIONS
This lovely lady contacted me when her custom made wedding gown was too small and there was no time to have it remade
I opened up the back, made a new inset, added 10 loops to each side and made a new tie. After a bit of finishing work the dress fit perfectly. The added length of the back lacing looks like part of the design. A disaster was avoided! And what a beautiful bride!

Alterations aren’t always taking in a garment. These pants were too small in the waist so I added a longer piece of elastic. Much better fit and you can’t even tell they’ve been altered!

Before and after pictures of a beautiful wedding gown I altered in May.

Before alterations
Too big and too long
Bodice after alterations
I replaced the zippet
Back of gown after new zipper
Wedding day
Wedding day
Beautiful ceremony
Beautiful Bride

I took in the sides of these leather pants and added zippers to each leg

Zipper replacements

The original zipper tore at the separation point so I replaced it with a much stronger one

Various work

A favorite pair of shorts that needed extra width in the waist.

I remade this quilt from a king to a queen size