The suite we bought was what they call a “vanilla shell”, meaning it had nothing but walls and a floor. The floor was plain concrete and the walls were just primer white. But it did have 25 foot ceilings and over 5000 sq. ft. We had to install electricity and lighting and more electricity and more lighting, just to open. Oh, and we only had 30 days to do it all and move! I had a great Staff, friends, and Family! We packed up after we closed one evening and set-up in the new location the next day! We were only closed for the one day and then we were back open! Looking back, I don’t know how that is even possible but we did it! We added flooring later, and finally painted and added a wall to divide off the classroom. We have even more planned that we’ll share with you later.

When we made the move to the new place, the owner of Sew and Such was retiring (but later sold the business instead) I had been wanted to have machines in the Shop so we could have them available for classes. We applied to start a NEW Bernina dealership and the rest you can say is history. That was one of the most wonderful things that happened. Bernina is such a fabulous company to represent and they make the world’s best sewing machines. The company is very family oriented as the ownership in Switzerland has been in the same family for over 100 years. We are also a very family oriented company, if you’ve been with us for awhile you’ve seen my husband and boys working in the shop over the years as well. Bernina was a great fit for us.