I have been sewing Historical outfits for 30 years .. it is a joy to provide families with a bit of me that allows them to act out history.
My outfits are constructed for Play , and ease of wear . That means giving up a bit of Historical accuracy, but it is my hope to still create the correct look for the right time period.

This journey started just sewing doll clothes .. after taking Heirloom sewing classes .. some just play ones but the biggest share of my customers were collectors giving their antique clothes and their antique dolls to carefully take the clothes apart and make heirlooms for their family .. I was always a wreak .. because there was no replacing something if you made a mistake.. The last job I took was when a man gave his wife's wedding gown and asked if I could make 3 doll dresses for his three girls .. his wife had passed of cancer two years before .. after crying throughout the job .. it was time to really look at finding exactly what I wanted to do.

With My love of history it was a natural extension to make Historical clothes for children that would withstand time .. I started selling to fellow Home schoolers and friends from church that needed outfits for school.When I was approached by the owner of a Homeschool site asking if I would like to advertise my outfits there ,as they were opening it to dealers.. that started the building of my cottage business.
I had found something that I truly wanted to do the rest of my life.. the stories and pictures I have received from families give me the best job ever.

My company is named many years ago , after my daughter Ashley , who is now a young woman and a wonderful artist and musician.

To look at a few of my previous outfits check out my gallery pictures (there is about 750 pics to get a feel for my work) ..

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