Our Story

I first started sewing in 6th grade when my mom found out I was selling purses at school that were held together with hot glue. She was like nah uhhhh and shut that business down fast with the lesson of “if you’re gonna do it, you’re gonna do it right”. Small purses made on my mom’s sewing machine soon turned into bags which then turned into curtains… lampshades... skirts…. even shoes! - you name it and I was probably trying to figure out a way to make it. Thanks to my mama 🫶🏻

Fast forward 19ish years… I had a high risk and very scary pregnancy with our second baby, Lou, from the very beginning. I left my job of almost 10 years to take care of myself and my pregnancy. My last day working was March 4, 2022 and my water broke the very next day at 24 weeks on the dot. I stayed on strict bedrest at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL with the plan to stay pregnant as long as possible while my mom and mother in law were taking care of our 14 month old son, Mac, at home. After 7 weeks of bedside monitoring and stopping labor 6 times, I had an emergency c-section when Lou’s heart rate stayed too high for over an hour. After delivery, Lou spent 103 days in the NICU at Children’s and it was absolutely the hardest thing we’ve ever walked through as a family. Nothing can prepare you to watch your 3 pound baby girl fight for their life because you were not able to carry her as long as you should have. Five months separated the day my water broke and the day Lou came home. 155 days straight with my family of four not sleeping under one roof. I lost so much of myself and things I loved during that time. We were living minute-by-minute and hanging on in survival mode. Lou was finally discharged on August 2, 2022 and I spent the next three months sitting at home and holding both of my babies.

In October of 2022, I wanted Mac and Lou’s names added to their Halloween costumes so I called my friend Taylor Walhood for help with all of the hand embroidery tips. What was supposed to be two costumes soon became entire wardrobes for my children because I immediately fell. in. love. My previous job was in apparel design, my degree is in graphic design, & my passion has always been creating hands on art (remember the hot glue purses?! 😝). I love handwritten anything, dabbling in calligraphy, and giving personalized gifts. I realized quickly that hand embroidery merged everything I’ve ever loved and allowed me to play with my most recent obsession - children’s clothes!

Most importantly, hand embroidery allowed me to begin to heal my mind from my past year of trauma while simultaneously doing something I really, really enjoy. All of this to say - through this little online community, I’ve found my happiness again in helping you all with your special pieces! Thank you thank you thank you for wanting my “art” that I have absolutely loved creating! And thank you to my Lou Lou for being the one that pushed me over the edge and brought me back home all at the same time 🤍

Photography by the fabulous L. Millican Photography