03/10/2026
A while ago, Hannah Harper came to me with an idea. Her vision was sentimental, meaningful, and full of heart — and since my style aligned with what she had in mind, I was beyond excited to bring it to life.
Together, we designed a one-of-a-kind patchwork homemade dress made from her family’s fabrics. What started as a “fun little dress” quickly became something so much bigger and it ended up being the perfect fit for her original song "string cheese" debut on the first round of American Idol.
Her smile, raw talent, and that patchwork dress found their way across socials like wildfire. Watching it all unfold has been such a joy.
Since then, many of you have found me through the cracks and reached out asking for your own version. I’ve gone back and forth on it — but I’m excited (and slightly nervous!) to say that we’re ready to take this on.
For now, we’re opening six custom orders. The gals in the studio and I have mentally prepared ourselves to add this to our workload alongside our regular projects 🤍
A little heads up: these dresses require many labor hours and are incredibly detailed, so pricing reflects that craftsmanship and time.
If you’re interested, please head to stitchbytish.com and fill out the Contact Us form. We’ll send over an estimate, measurement form along with our projected timeline.
I love so very much that you all loved this dress — and supporting Hannah with such positivity. We’re all rooting for her here in Missouri, and it’s been so special to be even a small part of her journey.
Can't wait for you all to see what else we have created, although we are terrible at videos and taking photos in the work room, totally honest, we will prob just share Hannah's photos. LOL🤍✨