When I buy a doll: Is this for your little girl?
When people come to my house: Are these your daughter's dolls?

No, these dolls are mine!
I have always loved playing with dolls, and making clothes for them has been my favorite form of play. My mother started me on her sewing machine when I was 5 years old because I wanted to improve the quality of my hand-sewn clothes. I received my own sewing machine at age 11 and there began an exploration of many forms of sewing and other soft crafts and a life-long love of textiles. My resume reflects this with a number of stints in retail fabric stores, some custom sewing, several years of factory piecework sewing, and a degree in Fashion Design for the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles, CA, where I concentrated mostly on the technical aspects of patternmaking.

Despite wistful dreaming that I would one day “really get into” making doll clothes again, I got distracted. But now that I am home with my daughter I’m able to concentrate on creating clear, doable sewing patterns, and unique, high-quality clothing and accessories for some of your favorite dolls. Hurray for Etsy for providing me with a place to show them!

The current trends in the online doll community in which adults not only collect boxed dolls but also collect dolls to play with, to dress, to customize, and to use as inspiration for incredible photographs and other artistic forms thrill and inspire me. I love creating for doll-owners of all ages, learning about new dolls on the market (and adding them to my ever-growing wishlist), and drooling over all your pictures.