Hi everyone! I’m Rachel. I am a mama to 4 beautiful girls, and a sewist of 30+ years. My sewing journey started out as a love for describing designs of garments I would show my grandmother, and she and I would scour her pattern stash to mix and match patterns to create my vision. She began teaching me to sew at about 8 years old, and her strongest skills were heirloom garment sewing, so that became the foundation for my sewing and garment aesthetic. I fell in love with gorgeous, classic lines, quality fabrics, hand embroidery, and unique notions early on. Throughout my life, I sewed most of my own formal garments, and even several of my own costumes while dancing as a professional ballerina.
Sewing and I took a break from one another as adulting took its stronghold. When I began having babies, and trying to beautifully clothe my baby girls, I got back to my roots, and started creating again. I spent several years as a tester for some truly extraordinary pattern companies, and through that wonderful learning experience, I had a large arsenal of my own hand embroidery patterns that I had already designed. When I met Becca, she became a fast and extremely close friend, so when she approached me about designing for her, and learning under her at Sunflower Seams, I was honored!! I have now been a pattern designer since Sunflower Seams’ inception, and love getting to work and learn alongside the incredible powerhouse that is Becca Plymale.

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