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A little bit about me.... I have been told that I am naive and very very gullible and but that is just my "makeup". I see things through "rose colored glasses" Aren't we all supposed to see the good in everything? I try to apply this concept to all avenues of my life. Everyone/everything has FABULOUS potential. Right now, I am at a point in my life where I can devote a lot of my attention to designing/creating. Sewing and crocheting are 2 big passions of mine, BUT, I DO NOT sew like my dear mama taught me!! Reconstruction/upcycling is my game. My idea of a great fabric store is NOT the JoAnnes or Hobby Lobby, but the thrift stores!! The potential "fabric" that can be "had" there is amazing!! When I look at a particular clothing item I try to imagine all the possible "other lifes" it has.......could I use the buttons on a skirt I have at home in the works just waiting for that perfect embellishment?... or maybe I could cut the sleeves off and open them up and make a "twirly" skirt!!... Or is it that , I just absolutely HAVE to have that item of "clothing-fabric" cause I LUV it for some reason or another. I have LOTS of "clothing-fabric" that falls under that category!! I used to think my mama was CRAZY when she had boxes and boxes of "real" fabric that she had bought in the past thinking she would make something out of it someday.......Well, I have discovered that you can NEVER have too many someday projects!! In that respect I HAVE turned into my mother!!

When I get involved in creating a piece I get so caught up in the excitement of "how will this turn out?" Most of the time I never know exactly how a piece will turn out 'cause I change my mind so much....What ever strikes my fancy at the time goes into a pile on the cutting table and I start mixing things up and go from there. It is such fun for me to "hole up" down in my sewing room and not come out till I have several pieces made!!
Each of my items of clothing are made up to be first and foremost COMFY!! Most skirts have an elastic waistband simply 'cause it will provide for a variety of fittings....you can wear it on your waist/hips or anywhere in between or above! Then, of course FUN & FLATTERY comes next!! I ask you.... who makes some of those frumpy plain ordinary BORING clothes for us EXTRA CURVY GALS?? Don't they know that we are a SASSY bunch?!! Well, I am not putting up with it ANYMORE!!! I pledge to make my wardrobe and hopefully YOURS - fun, creative, unique, eclectic and definitely one of a kind and OUT OF THE ORDINARY!!! So, all you Sassy EXTRA CURVY GALS hop on the bandwagon!