Sewing is my therapy!
My mom taught me to sew at a very early age. She was so patient to teach me and I still remember those first projects. For my sixteenth birthday, I was gifted a sewing machine of my own and the rest is really history. I got married at nineteen, a month before September 11th. My husband deployed to the Iraq War in 2003 and throughout those nine months, I could be found spending most of my free time sewing, often teaching friends while I was at it, working on all kind of projects, from knocking off garments we'd see at the mall, to slipcovering furniture.
Fast forward a few years and three babies, and sewing once again gave me a creative outlet and something to put my hands to during a particularly trying time of life. I discovered the world of sewing bloggers and realized there were other young moms out there sewing and making it cool again! As with many things, even more joy was found in the community of sharing my projects with others.
As a military spouse, I’ve had the pleasure of living in so many places and have put my sewing skills to use sewing for dance studios and interior designers, and teaching sewing camps and classes to kids. Currently, I share the joy of sewing both here in my shop through patterns, tutorial, artwork and more, as well as on my blog and YouTube channel, where I post sewing content and free tutorials on the regular!
My mission here is to spread the love of sewing to anyone who desires to learn; to inspire people of all ages to create things with their hands and to encourage more sewists to take the time to invest in teaching others to sew too -- kids, tweens, teens and beyond. Whether it's your own children, a little neighbor who needs a pal, or a young wife who's husband is in the trenches, I hope you find some inspiration here to pass the sewing bug along!
I'm so happy you've landed here at the Pin Cut Sew shop! Be sure and contact me if you have questions or comments or have a request for a tutorial you'd like to see here.
Cheers, and Happy Sewing,
Nikki
