My Story

Welcome to my site. I am Jeannette, the founder of JnettiStitches. I am a wife, mother, and a retired R.N.   My love for sewing started early in my life when I was in Jr. High School.  My sewing journey has led me into some great opportunities for growth and creativity.  My path is paved with many different sewing experiences, which never satisfied me the way making my own patterns and creating my own designs does. 

I began this site as a way to offer opportunities to help women who desired to learn bra making, learn to sew their own bras.  With the onset of Covid and limited classroom opportunities, I have closed my classes presently.  It is a wonderful skill to learn.  I taught many women over the past 15 years. And I am sad to stop teaching.  

I continue on with my design and patternmaking skills and look to offer insight and motivation for the creative process of creating a great fitting, attractive, coordinating, and wearable wardrobe.  Most of my inspiration comes from ready-made clothing.   My sewing experience includes pattern design (for home decor and fashion), bra making, pattern making and fitting. I have mastered tailoring, taught myself advanced sewing skills. Including basic and unusual collars, a variety of sleeves and cuffs, all forms of closures, zippers, buttons and snaps. I have designed and completed a variety of coats, jackets, pants, blouses, and skirts.

My list of well fitting, completed garments (using bought patterns) includes, a fully lined lace formal wedding dress, three bridesmaid's dresses, prom dresses, skirts, pants, a few basic dresses, and fully lined drapery for many of the windows in my current home.

Designing my own Halloween costumes has taught me to think outside the box and design based on fabric and pattern availability. Allowing me to find my unique style and gain the freedom from conventional patterns and sewing processes. I learned to sew swimwear years ago and recently learned how to design my own swimwear patterns based on the shelf bra and basic stretch maillot pattern.

I hope you can find something here to interest and influence you on your own personal journey