Most of you who are view this blog came here because of a post of Facebook. My name is Chelsea Markham and this is the site that I will be doing all of my advertising and updates to my new business called Stylish Stitchings. This is an idea I came up with one day when I realized that many people in our culture here in Utah have trouble finding a modest prom dress that is within their price range. I have been to many stores where the dresses with sleeves are in the $200 range while the spaghetti strap and strapless dresses are the ones on the sale rakes.

As I was looking for a jacket for the pink dress in the pictures above, I couldn't find anything. I looked at 30-40 stores in the mall and other places with no luck. I knew what I wanted, but every store had a limited amount of options and none were what I was looking for. So I decided to make my own pattern and sew my own, personalized jacket that would match my dress to the T.

With the success of this first jacket and with Preference and Prom coming up at Springville High School, my mind turned to all the other girls at my school who may also be having problems finding jackets to make their dresses modest. So from this, Stylish Stitchings was born!

PRICES AND HOW TO ORDER

• My jackets will range from $12-$20 dollars depending on style, embellishment, and production time.
• Since the goal of this business is to make customized jackets, the buyer must purchase their own fabric.
• 5/8 yard of material must be purchased
• Any type of fabric may be used, but silks and other special occasion fabrics are recommended. (Extra fabric will be needed for repeated designs, strips, or plaid).
• If you do not care to choose your own fabric for your jacket, you may drop off your dress at my house and I will buy the fabric for you (in your price range). The price of the fabric will then be counted in your tab.
• Once the fabric has been purchased you must set up a time to come to my house for a fitting. Please bring your dress with you so you can try it on with one of my prototypes. I am available most days after school and in the evenings. To contact me, please send me and e-mail at chelz2crazy@hotmail.com with your name, phone number, and date that you need your jacket by.
• After the fitting I will assemble your jacket and we can set up a time that you can pick it up or I can drop it off.
• Payment must be in either cash or check

I hope that all of this is clear and easy to understand! I am sorry for the inconvenience of having to buy your own fabric and come to my house for a fitting, but it is the only way to make your jacket the best it can be and as personalized as possible! Speaking of personalizing, here are the options that I offer for the jackets:

• Short sleeved shrug with pin or button fasten
• Short sleeved shrug with curved front (does not fasten)
• Long sleeved shrug with or without fasten
• Three quarter length shrug with or without fasten
• Beading (added expense depending on intricacy)
• Decorative Stitching (as shown on picture) (added expense depending on intricacy)
• The jacket can also be lengthened, but will require extra fabric

If you are interested or have any questions or concerns please email me at chelz2crazy@hotmail.com and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can. You can also leave a comment on this blog with your email and I will contact you. Thank you for visiting Stylish Stitchings your stop for customized jackets for High School dances or any other special occasion!

All purchases for Preference at SHS (March 28th) must be made before March 18th for them to be completed. I will be gone from the 19th to the 24th but will have time to complete them before or after my trip!