19/06/2026
Today’s meet the maker is the lovely Madison’s Makes.
Hi, my name is Joanne and I run Madison Makes. How did this start: My mum died after having cancer for 11 months, and as I was her full time carer I was stuck wondering what to do. Before she was ill I worked in pensions full time. After mum's funeral my husband said, "So what are you going to do?". I said "Sew, I'm going to start sewing ", he fell about laughing. I had never sewn!!!
So, I bought some fabric that I liked, and a sewing pattern, booked onto a sewing class and the rest is history .... or not.
I walked into the class with a joyful mood. The teacher was lovely. She told me that the pattern I had chosen wouldn't work with the fabric. What did I know about fabric, I just liked it.
Well it did work in the end, but that was because my teacher made it work, lots of jiggery pokery going on.
I learned so much, so then booked onto a beginner sewing course, something I should of done first. I have made many clothes over the years, for myself.
Then, after different sewing courses I was making cushions, bunting, toys, weekend holdalls. It got a bit of an obsession, I loved it. Then I started attending markets and craft fayres.
All in all, I love what I do, and I have an obsession with fabric, sewing machines, sewing patterns, embroidery machines and haberdashery.
Sam and Amy from Collective Dreams have been wonderful and so supportive of me and I adore them both.
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