Well, I thought I would just mention it and get it out there because it may seem odd that I am putting a large percentage of my daily energy into baby in the absence of a real life baby, but there is an explanation..
My name is Amanda Cortes-Martin and I am the creator, owner, designer and seamstress at From This Town, handcrafted modern baby pieces for travel and the nursery. I live in Stratford, Ontario with my husband and our 4 year old little lady, Tetley (a Bernese Mountain Dog, named, not after the tea but the beer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetley's_Brewery).
My husband, Brock and I have been together for 4 years and just celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary in February 2014. We went to the same high school, didn’t really know each other but had mutual friends. We both had our own experiences with college/university and in 2010 we met up again at an annual beer pong tournament that he hosts with his best friend and its out of control (in a good way)! Each team (partners) dressed up and there is a full day of round robin beer pong games to be followed up with a dance party that ends at 11pm because everyone is so tired from the full day of activities, and lets face it, we are not getting any younger. Our relationship is pretty much sweet history from there.
When I first started dating Brock, his second oldest sister (he comes from a family of 4, Brock being the only boy and the youngest) had the first grand baby and, well now, we are at 7 little ones between all 3 sisters!
For my bridal shower my mother gave me my great grandma’s refurbished 1947 Singer sewing machine. I was so excited to create! When I get into something new, I pretty much put all my effort into it and hardly have time for anything else. At our first house the only open space I had for sewing was in the creepy basement, but I cleaned it up and made it work for me. If I was starting a new project I would sometimes work till 2 in the morning just so that I could see the finished product before I went to bed, because rest assured I would not be sleeping if I left a new project half way complete 3 floors below. Brock definitely thought I was going crazy, not going to sleep until the wee hours and then waking up at the crack of dawn to cut or trim something up before work! I was a bit obsessed, but hey, what you gonna do! Looking back I am so happy I went in head first, it allowed me to learn the basics really fast and progress into more complicated pieces.
As the babies in Brock’s family kept arriving, I kept looking up different tutorials online for new baby pieces to make. Then friends started having babies and I couldn’t stop making items. I have this creative itch that I cannot scratch - so I decided I wouldn’t! I want that itch to stick around for as long as possible because I am having a seriously good time making modern baby items and forming my own little biz.
Now it is back off to my sewing studio (aka last spare room in our house) to dream up something new!
PS - I am not an expert on babies, obviously. I read lots and listen to what the mom’s around me say but I am always up for suggestions and new ideas. So never hesitate to contact me.
PPS - I choose the fabrics and pieces I create to reflect my own style and taste, so you will notice that I do not include disney characters, large logos or anything too ‘cutesy’, nothing against it, just isn’t my style.
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