Hi there,

My name is Silvia and I am … well, a lot of things, such as: pattern maker, seamstress, quilter, knitter, upholsterer, embroiderer (maybe I should stop here, but I could probably list some more).

Are you like this too? Interested in learning many things? If so, I would love to teach you some of my areas of expertise.

I have a degree in Fashion Design and Pattern making. I interned at some fashion houses in NYC such as Isaac Mizhari, Catherine Malandrino, and Narciso Rodriguez and also assisted a freelance knitwear designer.

Prior to that, I was a designer and pattern maker at a window treatment and upholstery workroom, which led me to working as a Designer at Calico Corners.

However, before Calico, I was a sewing and knitting teacher at a beautiful local shop in Leesburg, VA for 7 years. During some of that time I was a BERNINA ambassador and BERNINA instructor and blog contributor. You can find a lot of my tutorials on their blog (weallsew). I also had a good time making quilts, writing quilt patterns for magazines and entering quilts on shows while being part os a wonderful quilt bee called BeeSewcial.

All this to say that I love sewing and I am here to help you overcome the scary parts of the craft and enjoy the process of making your quilts, bags, clothes and even home dec pieces.

I hope to hear your story too!