Welcome to my website! I have been sewing for clients for 40 years and want to share some photos of recent projects and challenges. My career has taken me to different countries where I have acquired new skills besides sewing. Here I am with a Pirates of the Carribean dress I made for one of my clients for a Halloween party. While living in England for 8 years I taught beading to a group of 8 women and many of the pages below contain projects we made together. Here are links to pages with mainly sewing projects I have made myself for clients. Major Transformation!!! 1980 CHEROKEE JEANS? Holiday Dresses Dec 2009!!! New Projects Apr '10!! DENIM SHIRT MAKEOVERS Wedding Alterations! Amazing! A PENDLETON CHALLENGE!!!! MACHINE EMBROIDERY TAILORED CLOTHES! SEWING PROJECTS Below are projects my local American Sewing Guild produced ASG MYSTERY PANELS!!! NEW! Wrapped Bowls Cool music and books on my husband's Half.com account STRESSED??? Here is a link to an e-book co-authored by my husband Updated April 27, 2010 Want to make a difference????? Connect with people all over the world who need a hand-up not a hand-out! If you want to contact me please use this address: joann_ely@hotmail.com