Keeping You In Stitches

12/16/2024

KEEPING YOU IN STITCHES HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE JANUARY 31, 2023.

04/23/2024

BUSINESS CLOSED EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 31, 2023

12/31/2022

My Official Retirement date of April 21, 2023 is fast approaching. I’ve said all along ‘anything booked by April 21 would be done, after that, it’s not going to happen .’
NEW WRINKLE: I will be having my second knee replacement on Feb 1. This will put me out of commission, as far as sewing goes, for at least two months. I already have four Prom gowns, two Wedding gowns and an order of four teddy bears booked. At this point I can safely say that this is all the sewing that I can accept at this time and going forward.
I never dreamed my knee surgery would be happening so soon, but I’m glad it is. There comes a time when a person has to say ‘me first’ and this is my time.
If we have talked about your gown, you’re in. If you’ve been waiting to contact me, I won’t be able to help you.

10/09/2022

Just want to let you all know that I won’t be taking on any new sewing jobs for the next month or so. I have an amazing costume to create for the beautiful Fiona in “Shrek the Musical”, being put on by NNEC in November.
Then I have a dozen Teddy Bears to make before Christmas!
Check in with me if you need something done and I’ll let you know if I can squeak it in.

09/15/2022

Here is the first and last picture of Queen Elizabeth II.
RIP
- Jamie

06/28/2022

The first five pictures (6 gowns) are from the NNEC Prom June 24.
The remaining 6 are from the NRHS Prom June 27.

06/28/2022

Prom is a wrap for 2022. I think I have pictures of all the gowns I did this year. I’ll attempt to post what I have.

05/11/2022

04/21/2022

On this day, the eve of my 69th Birthday, I have something to share with you all.
One year from tonight, I will be marking the eve of my 70th Birthday. On that day, April 21, 2023, I will be closing my sewing business. Keeping You In Stitches will be no more.
I’ve met some wonderful people, had the pleasure of seeing brides positively glow when their gown feels so good they don’t want to take it off; had a few girls in their prom gowns and bridesmaids in theirs on the verge of tears when the gown they thought couldn’t possibly work for them does; hemmed more jeans and dress pants than I even want to think about; sewed on buttons, badges and crests, created costumes, shortened sleeves, replaced linings, made pillow cases, curtains and drapes, done some upholstery, replaced zippers, made buttonholes, hats, mittens, and teddy bears. Oh the teddy bears! My bears are all over the world! And the masks. Good Lord, the masks! As of today, I have made 1,262 masks. I hope the day will come soon that I never have to make another one.
But the time has come, or is coming, for me to stop sewing for the public. I’ve enjoyed it, cursed it, hated it, missed it, loved it and even tried to teach it.
Now it’s time for me. For me to have some me time. Time to travel. Time to paint. Time with no deadlines to meet. Time to do nothing.
So, if you want your name in my prom and wedding book for next year, you might want to think about booking soon. I will only be taking 10 of each, same as this year, and that will be ‘all she wrote’. It’s been a slice!