Who is behind Sew Liberated?

(Photo of Meg, Patrick, Finn & Lachlan (in utero!)

Meg is wearing the Aurelia Cardigan, and Finn is wearing the Huck Finn Cap.)

Meg McElwee is a designer, author, former Montessori teacher, and - most importantly - Mama to her sweet little boys. With the help of her husband, Patrick, she runs Sew Liberated from their home studio in North Carolina.

Recently, the Sew Liberated team has grown to include Kim Ventura, a talented seamstress and technical writer, Mia Lucero, our illustrator, and Ruth Eckles, who takes care of shipping and other business details. If you have a question about a pattern or need some sewing help, please be in touch with Kim, and if you have questions about an order you placed, Ruth will help you out.

Thank you to Jessica Blakely for much of the wonderful photography on our site.  

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From Meg:

Sew Liberated is a name that I chose because of its many layers of meaning and many possibilities of interpretation. For me, Sew Liberated is a way of looking at craft that is, at once, traditional and completely modern. Depending on who you are and your own preferences, you can find solace in the "traditional crafts" either as a return to a slower lifestyle, or as a fist-held-high statement of non-conformism with today's commercial culture. Personally? I identify with both reasons and don't see them as mutually exclusive. In addition, Sew Liberated touches on the personal fulfillment we experience when we create. I know that I get such a rush when I conceive of and bring to life a project, and I'm sure you feel the same way.

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