You may have seen the phrase,"She who dies with the most fabric wins!" on stickers or refrigerator magnets? I think I definitely qualify as a contender!. I have been sewing garments since I was 12 years old, and before that I made crude outfits for my dolls!
My love of sewing and creating things has led me to spend much of my spare time making items for family, friends, strangers, and occasionally myself. I have made everything from men's suits and wedding dresses to grandchildren's doll clothes and many charity items like baby gowns and diapers for African hospitals, (and I have the leftover scraps to prove it.) As my shop banner says, I started making medieval clothing for my sons and their friends, and that eventually led to this Etsy site. I just love being able to share my garments online instead of going out to a limited group, spending the weekend in a windy tent !
An exciting new part of the shop is the addition of BABY DIRNDLS. This may not be a familiar term to many of you, but dirndls are traditional womens' and girls' Bavarian costumes that are worn at fall celebrations like Oktoberfest, and other special occasions such as holidays, baptisms, and local celebrations. Dirndls for girls are sold all over southern Germany and in Austria, even in the airports, but when my daughter, living in Germany at the time, wanted a dirndl for her 3 month old baby, there was almost nothing available, so it was "Mom.... could you.....?" As my granddaughter grew, new and larger baby dirndls were created, and we decided to market them online on a German site. This worked great for the first year, then I decided to see if people in the US were interested, and there has been a great response. I just love putting pretty new fabrics and trims together to create original designs that are attractive and well-made.
As to what Milady Geraldine's Closet will feature next, who knows. But I do know that I will never stop sewing!