Meet the Love Notions Team

After 10 years of running a successful custom children’s clothing boutique, I made the leap in offering my original designs in pdf pattern format for the home sewist. My passion is to design user-friendly, digital sewing patterns that help you create the modern, comfortable clothes that will become your wardrobe staples. Whether you are a master sewist or a complete novice, my goal is for you to enjoy the entire sewing process from the time you click “download” until the wearer is twirling around in the final fitting. Above all I created the Love Notions brand to be about quality and community.

I adore helping people create clothes they love and feel great in. Witnessing people achieve their goal in crafting clothes for themselves and others is an amazing privilege. Nothing beats that feeling of pride when somebody finishes a piece and shows it off, and I love that I can share in that with them whether it’s helping learn a new technique, or admiring a picture that was shared. Boy sewing is a challenge I can’t get enough of! I am so honored to be able to design sewing patterns for boys under the Love Notions brand. My goal is to provide you with unique designs boys of all ages will love to wear and that you will love to sew!

I recently fell in love with sewing for myself, my trio of young girls, and my encouraging  husband. When it comes to this new skill, whatever I lack in expertise I make up for in enthusiasm! I love sewing because it allows me to have special hobby all my own, and to create something that actually stays DONE. As a mom with small kids, it's been a gift. I work in the Love Notions community assisting with marketing. As Tami’s sister, I have been a fervent supporter of Love Notions from the beginning and have helped organize and plan the Sew-cations with Tami for the past few years. I love the sewing community and I am thrilled to be a part of the team. You can connect with me on the Love Notions Pattern Support group or on my Instagram account, @tessadoes.

I’m Alex and I’ve been sewing for about 9 years. I love making (and wearing) dresses, as well as sewing for my two boys. We live in Florida so I mainly sew spring/summer attires. I was born in Easter Europe then moved to Canada (where my family still resides) and lastly the US after meeting my husband. We have recently started beekeeping, as a hobby, and are learning so much every day.

I bought my first sewing machine in 2010 to make a crinoline slip for a themed wedding I was attending. After which, sewing became a hobby off and on, in addition to my day job as a software engineer and project manager.
Once I became a SAHM, I was restless and needed something to do, a sense of accomplishment. Around that time, I found indie pattern companies, opening up a whole new level of sewing. My first being LN's Sabrina Slims. I then, started pattern testing in 2017; it gave me something to work towards - satisfying the project manager in me.
Now I only test for Love Notions. Instead of rushing to a deadline, I take time to get a garment to fit ME. This means tissue fittings and sometimes multiple muslins. Trust me, the results are worth it!
I'm not sure I have a signature style, but you'll find that I often use trims, piping, multiple fabrics combinations, and my very own free-motion embroidery designs to elevate my makes.
When I'm not making garments, I am creating custom thread portraits and paintings for my shop.

I’m Ilse from Belgium, a little country in Europe. Besides my family and teaching I love to create (and to buy fabric????) It’s very difficult for me to sit still in our seat. It always itches to be busy. My mom gave me the love of sewing. Many of you know how relaxing sewing is and on top of that I wear original clothes that best suit my body.
I’m so proud to be an ambassador for Love Notions!

I've been sewing since I was a child and this craft has accompanied me for the last 30 years. I taught myself for the first couple of years and then had valuable input from my great aunt in my late teens. She was a couture sewing instructor and her influence is with me until this day: neat seams, hand basting, patience and striving for a great fit, along with consuming less resources. I sew because it makes me happy. I can dress the way that I feel great in and that flatters my body, by combining the style and the fabric that I love. I have been a midwife for 20 years and have also been living in different countries since my childhood: Chile, Australia, USA, New Zealand, Bolivia and currently in Brazil. My current passion is teaching sewing on my YouTube Channel.

I’m a mom of 2 boys who enjoys reading, cooking and playing board games. I sew because I’ve always felt the need to be creative and found sewing apparel was a useful way to show this. Now I sew because it brings me joy to wear clothes I’ve made and fit well.

My passion has always been sewing! I earned a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics Education with a minor in Clothing and Textiles and loved the years I spent as a high school sewing teacher. I've sewn everything from fully tailored wool suits to wedding dresses, but with five kids ages 5-14, time for sewing was hard to find! A few years ago a friend introduced my to Love Notions, pattern testing, and the amazing online sewing community and I've never looked back. I'm excited to share my love of creating.

I really can't remember a time when I was not sewing. The photos of a little girl sewing on my intro video actually really are of me at age 3. My mom, Dorothy, taught me her great passion for sewing. Today, my reason for sewing and teaching others is to help people look and feel their best, and gain confidence through sewing. It's also a legacy that I would like to see preserved for generations to come.

A few years ago after yet another discouraging shopping trip, I came home and for the first time in years thought, maybe it’s not my body but the clothes that are the issue. It was one of those “ah ha!” moments when I realized that I had the ability to do something about it! Even though I had sewn professionally it had been years since I had made my own clothes, I determined right then that that was all about to change. I soon discovered the world of PDF patterns, Facebook groups and Love Notions. That very day I made my first Laundry Day Tee and I’ve never looked back! The way Love Notions designs flatter a variety of shapes, sizes and ages has done so much to build my own self confidence and I hope that through my sewing and sharing I can inspire others the same way!

Rachel has been with Love Notions in some capacity since 2014. She’s a mom of two who loves creating custom clothing for her children. She’s very active in helping test the Love Notions patterns to ensure great quality and fit. You can find Rachel and her children’s faces in the listings of many pattern brands, not just Love Notions! Her encouragement and enthusiasm for sewing is infectious!