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Post Op Part 2

September 20, 2023 Heather Gabriel 1 Comment

I don’t do sick well. I’m one of these weird folks who actually likes to work and, if I’m not…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: hand surgery, recovery, sewing

Santa Jay

August 23, 2023 Heather Gabriel 2 Comments

I love making Santa suits. Most folks are surprised to learn that I make them all year long. In many…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: santa, santa suit, sewing, tailoring

Post Op – Part 1

July 13, 2023 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

I am not a morning person–not by anyone’s wild stretch of anybody’s imagination. Yet I still thought it was just…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: carpal tunnel, hand surgery, sewing, tailoring

In the Palm of My Hand

May 18, 2023 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

All my life, I’ve worked with my hands. Aside from my brain, they’re the best tools that I have in…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: carpal tunnel, hand surgery

Alteration Disasters

April 24, 2023 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

As a professional seamstress, I am often called on to fix other people’s sewing mistakes. Well-meaning friends, relatives, and the…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: alteration, alterations, bridal gowns

Origin Story

March 21, 2023 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

Every superhero has an origin story, and, even though I don’t wear a cape (usually), folks are very curious about…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: brides, Costumes, origin story, santas, sewing, tailoring

Horror Stories

February 13, 2023 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

Most of the time, my clients are happy folk, excited about the life change that’s the impetus of them coming…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: alterations, client stories

F.A.R.T.

January 9, 2023 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

If you’re a quilter like I am (when I can get a few moments away from my other projects, that…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: christmas, fabric, Quilting, sewing

Ghost Stories

October 21, 2022 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

Ghost stories . . . usually the stuff of campouts and slumber parties. That doesn’t mean it excludes seamstresses, however,…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: ghosts, spirits, wedding dress, wedding gown

Stepmother of the Groom?

September 20, 2022 Heather Gabriel Leave a comment

In my role as bridal seamstress, I see a lot of mothers of both brides and grooms.  Compared to mothers…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: groom, stepmother of the groom, stepmother wedding, Wedding story

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