mnora: Hi susan,I took many of your classes at the school and trade shows which Itotally enjoyed and also learned alo t.Ithank you so much .Keep up the awsome work you do.Myrtle Nora USHouse of Rep.Wash.DC
November 2, 2009 9:05AM
Jennifer White: Your work is beautiful, it is perfection. I often look through your albums for inspiration. I also enjoy seeing the class photos. Thank you for sharing so much!
February 23, 2009 6:37AM
Roberta Houston: I took one of your classes in Greenville and it was one of the best I took. I love your ideas. They are a real inspiration
March 29, 2008 6:11AM
Suzy Daruwala: Susan,
Your work is beautiful! I purchased your new DVD's at the October conference in Valley Forge and have learned alot. I was stuck on how to make some pillows that were boring a little more exciting and your pictures gave me inspiration. Hope to see you at the Academy soon!!
Have a great one!
Suzy
January 3, 2008 5:58PM
Lisa Mancuso: Hi Susan,
I just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed your instruction during this past weekend in Marlboro, MA at the CHF Academy classes. I had a wonderful time and learned so much.
Sincerely,
Lisa Mancuso
September 10, 2007 3:47PM
Denise Larson: Susan, It was my pleasure meeting you this week in Detroit. Thank you for sharing your gifts and skills! You have a wonderful presence and I loved your seminar with Tim Allen of Hanes Fabrics; it was very informative, interesting and fun. All the best as you share yourself with so many around the country.
Denise Larson, Fishers, Indiana
July 12, 2007 9:11AM
Ana Gill: Susan - Your work is fantastic. Congratulations.
Ana Gill, Barbados, West Indies
April 28, 2007 2:20PM
Kelly Batcho: Susan, your work is BEAUTIFUL! And, I must say so is your home! Loved reading about the history of it. You are always so helpful to myself and many others on the forum. Thank you!
February 12, 2007 6:40AM
Vicki Temple: Susan,
Attended your class at the Charlotte Weekend classes at the Marriot. Loved your class and the handout has been great. I actually enjoy making box pleats now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
February 10, 2007 10:49AM
Jennie Sandford: Your pictures are an inspiration to me. I have recently received a job that is wanting really detail work -- here in retirement land we don't often get that -- and your pictures have been an inspiration. Thank you.
I would love to have pictures I could refer to. Also your tote bag.
You are really great!
Jennie
January 6, 2007 5:41AM
lisa powelson:
October 12, 2006 7:26PM
Judy Mannino: Your work is wonderful!!! I check your photos often and look forward to new pictures.
Thank-You for all of your instruction photos, even though I know how to make a lot of your items, you have given me better ways of doing things. Your work is very inspirational to me.
Thank- You,
Judy Mannino
Judy Lynn's Draperies, Inc.
Michigan
September 4, 2006 3:59AM
meiling shimatsu: Susan,
Your works are great! You are so talented and creative all around. I can't wait to take your class in the near future.
sincerely,
meiling
August 18, 2006 7:17AM
Teresa Gootee: Love the look and details of your work, do you have tapes that will help the work room ?
August 3, 2006 6:17AM
Lynn Lawrence: I just love your pictures. I am starting a new business in South Georgia and I just want to do beautiful work like you.
July 21, 2006 12:27PM
Rhonda Robinson: Love you work.
March 23, 2006 9:22AM
Susan Kostelecky: I love your new photos recently posted! As usual, they are beautiful and inspiring. I look at your site regularly for inspiration and love to see new photos!
Susan Kostelecky
February 19, 2006 6:07PM
JoEllen Reinwart: Susan, You are really inspirational! You make me feel like I am simply sewing to get it out, while you are sewing to create a piece of work! I will take this to heart and add more details as are so beautifully presented in your photos. Thank goodness you are sharing your expertise and teaching others. I would love to know what price you command for your detailed panels!? I am sure it isn't enough. Hope to see you in class one day for lessons in your couture. The site is wonderful. JoEllen
February 15, 2006 3:58PM
decomama Liz: I'm in such awe of your work and talent! Thank you so much for sharing what you have with us.
I can only hope and pray at this point in my life that I can learn as much as I can and help my daughter pursue having her own workroom. I only wish that I'd found this sooner in my own life...
Your album gives such hope and inspiration to others!
December 27, 2005 11:15AM
Kate Kissell: Hi Susan, THANK YOU for your PILLOW & EXTRAORDINARY PANELS classes in Philly. You are EXTRAORDINARY! I can not wait to come to Charlotte and take your 104 class. I am maintaining my CONFERENCE high by studying your picturetrail. Truly, KK
October 10, 2005 6:15PM
Diana Nolan: Hi Susan,
We had so much fun taking your class! You are a wonderful and talented person and fun to work with. Thank you for the great experience. I will look for you at the conference in Phila. Don't forget to try our famous cheesesteak!
August 15, 2005 1:29PM
Diane Roberts: Susan,
You are a wonderful artist! Your paintings made me smile(a result of the joy you put into your work). You certainly have been blessed with many talents. Thank you for unselfishly sharing your insight on the Forum and at conference.
July 13, 2005 9:51PM
Sharon Baughman: Dear Sue,
Your work is beautiful. Your photo album me with inspiration. I especially love the use of the micro cord. Do you have any "rules of thumb" when to use it and when not to? I am very "new" in the business and just wondered if there were any rules about cording/piping sizes.
Thank you.
Sharon
June 27, 2005 7:45PM
carol janke: I have to say that I love your work. I was thinking of going to the school & now I must go. You have great skill & if I could comeaway with some of that knowledge I would be the luckiest girl in Texas. At least I would think so. Thanks for sharing your great designs.
Sincerely, Carol Janke
June 4, 2005 6:43PM
Angie Riggs: I am truly inspired by your work. I was able to take a couple of your classes in SC this year. I love your micro trim detail to everything you do. It really sets your work above the rest. I have just made the move from home sewing machines to industrial. Installing a juki serger, us stitch line blind hemmer and a walking foot juki straight stitch. However excited I have realized the walking foot is probably not for me. Since it is hard to apply cording, any tips? Or just get a new machine? I would love some of your insight if you have a second. Thanks Angie
May 6, 2005 5:29AM
Colleen Lang: Sue, your work is beautiful and so creative. Thank you for all the tips and techniques!
April 26, 2005 1:00PM
Kim Kebler: Sue, your name was forwarded to me by annette in Michigan, she is a good friend and did treatments for me. We just moved to VA and are building a home in the Richmond area. Your work is beautiful. Very inspirational. Do you only work through decorators? Do you work with Williams and Sherril in Midlothian?
March 9, 2005 6:37AM
christels alukonis:
March 1, 2005 4:05PM
Rowena Auxillos: You're very creative and talented.
Tavern Hill album is truly an inspiration!
January 11, 2005 10:34AM
Kyong: Your work looks great!
January 1, 2005 5:55AM
Anita White: Susan,
Your window treatments are divine!
I enjoyed your presentation at our Triangle Chapter WCAA meeting in Raleigh a few weeks ago. You inspire me as I am just entering this profession. I also enjoy reading your posts on the Forum. You answer many of the questions I am pondering. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and your beautiful creations with all of us. Hope to see you in Greenville in February! Sincerely, Anita White
November 5, 2004 8:41AM
Brenda Lewis: Susan I enjoyed your pictures so much. Thank you for sharing them with everyone. Margie ordered cable cord and said she did not think it was as small as yours. Size 50. She said she thought they stoped making it that small. Any info on that.
October 29, 2004 5:32AM
Sandy: Susan,
Your album is awesome. What a pro you are, and an inspiration.
Sandy
October 14, 2004 2:57PM
Lesley M Mize: Susan,
Everything you make is just so perfect looking. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Lesley
October 11, 2004 5:06PM
Dede Dezelski: Dear Susan
We enjoyed your visit to the Greater Detroit workroom association in September. Thanks again for coming!!!
Dede Dezelski
October 11, 2004 7:20AM
christel alukonis: I have enjoyed your photos and have learned alot from you. Thank you christel
August 28, 2004 7:07PM
Luann Mullen: Sue- your work is beautiful ! I am taking your class in Pa. and can't wait- the detail in your valances is incedible! Luann
August 21, 2004 1:59PM
Linda Hartnett: Hi Susan,
Although I'm sure you don't remember, I met you last fall at the Custom Home Furnishings Trade Show after taking your course. I am half way through an Interior Design Certificate program with 2 years to go. I have a small design business I started a little over a year ago and really love designing window treatments and soft furnishings. I use a wonderful workroom in N. Andover, MA and at her suggestion went with her to the conference. I loved it and learned so much. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate seeing your beautiful work. You obviously work with very talented designers who I'm sure feel blessed to work with such a gifted artist! I often go to your site for inspiration and am always awed by the beauty of your work.
Thank you for sharing your work, for giving me such inspiration, and for challanging me, as a new designer to always strive for the highest quality as well as beauty.
Sincerely,
Linda Hartnett
BTW: 10 monthes ago I had never heard of micro cording or bump interlining. Since your class, I have never designed a window treatment that did not incorporate microcording and I specify interling when ever possible - The details really do make all the difference :-)
August 1, 2004 7:24PM
Susan Gill: What fun you must have! Your work is really over-the-top beautiful. With so many raves on WW, I finally checked it out during my "lunch break".
I have a couple of designers who do this English look and we enjoy doing it, but I'm sure glad others want simple stuff. The balance is good.
I wonder why so much trim is sewn on by hand. Except for the appearance of machine stitches upon very close inspection,I've never found that it makes much difference in appearance and think it's harder to keep the trim even when hand sewing. Of course tension and foot pressure (or lack thereof) are critical.
All in all, very impressive work and very well presented. Kudos.
June 24, 2004 11:01AM
Glenda Palmer: Your work is truly spectacular.
June 7, 2004 4:13PM
Gail Lovett/Golden Pear Interiors: Hello Sue, I just went through your entire picture album. I love the use of the trims and the contrast fabrics. Those are the things that drew me to want to do custom furnishing. I also love the valances(and actually the panels, too!) in the summer 2004 Windows & Walls p. 52 and 53. Merlyn seems to think that a pattern isn't required for these valances and referred to a picture trail page of yours. Although I'm a visual person, I'm not seeing what I need to see. A pattern may not be necessary but some written instruction would be wonderful. I would like to make these for a client, as well as, to put them in my own dining room. Can you help? I'm sure you have several things competing for your time so I greatly appreciate you giving me some additional direction.
Very grateful,
Gail Lovett
Golden Pear Interiors
April 28, 2004 5:55AM
Julia Covin: Sue,
Thank you for letting us learn from your workrom tips. I am about to make PP drapes from a striped fabric and will do a bias minicheck banding down the leading edge including a 1/2" purchased cord in the edge seam. I will also do a check facing. I also will insert a bias band in the top seam of the drape.
My question is: Do you double fold your banding on the front of the drape? And do you sew the lining in this seam also? Treating the fabric and lining as one?
April 24, 2004 5:14PM
Alyssa "Lacie" Lewis: Susan,
I am going to save your picturetail in my favorites.
Can you give me the instructions on how to make the potty seat cover. I think I can figure it out but I just want to be sure I am thinking on the same page.
Great inspiration for a beginner like me!
Alyssa
March 22, 2004 6:58AM
Joyce Hernandez: I love your fantastic work. I love the exquisite details added to your treatments. Your designers must love you, too.
February 18, 2004 4:21PM
lorraine bernstein: Unbelievable work.....absolutely gorgeous stuff. I work with 4 designers but I don't get nearly enough of this kind of unscale workroom projects. Congrats!
February 10, 2004 5:55PM
Lori Kile: Hi Susan! We met in Indianapolis at the WCAA conference. I love your picturetrail. Great work! Lori Kile
January 27, 2004 11:23AM
Susann McKane: Sue - your work is incredible!!! I especially like your use of patchwork and the combinations of fabrics. The best though, is the picture of your adorable kids. Susann McKane, Slip Cover Works, Vancouver, BC Canada
January 23, 2004 3:01PM
Denise Cohen: I attended your class at the conference last fall and enjoyed it greatly. I've been trying to remember some of your wonderful details and was happy to find I wrote your email in my notes.
Thanks for your wisdom and for sharing - alot of people would not do that.
Hope to see you at this years conference.
Denise
January 21, 2004 5:38AM
Michelle Brotman: Hi,
This guestbook shows, by far, the most professionally made and designs treatments that I have seen on the forum. I have to say that I haven't been too impressed by the forum pics to date (don't tell anyone please) so it was very refreshing to visit your album. Keep up the great work!
January 10, 2004 6:18PM
Carlette Cormier: Susan,
I just revisited your picturetrail site and am inspired again. I love your details.
Carlette
December 14, 2003 5:35PM
margaret strukel: I just was taking a peek. I have enjoyed many of your responses on the forum and I thought I would view your work. Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
Margaret Strukel
November 13, 2003 7:42PM
Miller: Your talent is awesome. Thank you for sharing those photos of inspiration. I can only hope to reach your level of workmanship. How?
Your fabrics, trims, and your talent make these the quintessential of window dressing! I was unable to attend conference this year. Are you going to be participating next year? I should plan NOW.
October 23, 2003 1:59PM
Tami Campbell: Susan - I just wanted to tell you that your album, probably more than most, always inspires me. Your sence of detail and impeccable fabrication is remarkable. I truly wish I lived nearer you - I would have to take a "peak" now and then. Thank you for sharing your album - it is marked on my "favorites" and I refer to it often. Have a Devine Week! tam
October 23, 2003 7:32AM
Amy Schmitt: UNBELIEVABLE! Susan - your work is fabulous and your artistry is stunning. Now I know why you aspire to do renderings for this business! I would be the first to purchase!
How on earth do you draw on photos????
Amy Schmitt
October 15, 2003 9:19AM
Jeanne White: Susan, I have thoroughly enjoyed your photos and the way you have them set up. Your work is gorgeous and thank you so much for sharing with us!
October 13, 2003 7:54AM
Sharon Bossidy: Lovely
October 7, 2003 4:25PM
kathy: Your work is exquisite. I strive for your perfection.
October 5, 2003 3:58AM
JANE BEHRENS: Dear Sue;
Your a very gifted and talanted person. I throughly enjoyed viewing your work. Thank you for sharing it with us.
September 28, 2003 10:10AM
Robin: Your workroom pictures are really incredible. Thanks for taking the time to organize and post them. I've never seen such creativity and quality! I have a workroom in my home and love looking at the ideas online.
Robin
September 27, 2003 7:07PM
Carol Abate: I heard about you from Betty Spivey and your famous microcord. Wanted to meet you at Cheryl's, but another year and I couldn't make it. Susan Steele called today and said it was a great time and loved your class. Again I heard about the microcord. She told me to view your photos and everyone is correct, you are good. Isn't it wonderful when we can work with great fabric. You go that extra mile and you are very talented. I love your art too. Hope to meet you one day. Sincerely, Carol (in Chesterfield)
September 25, 2003 7:48PM
Coreen: Susan: Thanks for sharing your inspiring pictures. You do excellent work, and I like all the detail with the microcording, ruffles, contrasts insets. Your work is truly custom and one of a kind.
September 23, 2003 4:38PM
Laura Roscoe: Susan,
Your work is fantastic. I really loved all the special details that you add to make each treatment that much more unique and wonderful. I love the pictures of Tavernhill. What a great place to work. Thank you for sharing your awesome talent.
September 4, 2003 8:00AM
martess jones: hi susan your work is fantastic and so are your designers. choosing the right colors,style and detail makes all that the workroom put in to it worthwhile.you are blessed with talent i love your paintings too. i'll be at the conference and will be looking for you.
August 30, 2003 2:50PM
Jan Allen: I have been checking out your photo album and am sooooo impressed with your workmanship and talent.
I will be attending the CHF Conference in September having signed up several months ago. After seeing your BEAUTIFUL creations and reading your helpful posts, I called CHF and changed to your seminar/class. I can't wait!!! This is my first time to attend the Conference.
See you soon!
Jan Allen
August 22, 2003 7:10PM
Janet Mittman: Susan,
Your photos continue to inspire me. Such perfection to details! I love before and after photos--please post more!
Your work is simply gorgeous.
August 6, 2003 8:37AM
Linda Rayburn: Dear Susan,
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work! I have a workroom in Cincinnati called Window Dressigns so I am always interested in what others are creating. Your work inspires me.
Thank you so much!
Linda
June 23, 2003 11:44AM
terry g: I saw your link at the end of your post, and took a "peek", WOW, what incredible work you do!!!
I was looking for a little inspiration boost, I
will try to go into my workroom without being
intimidated :=) You should be more than proud.
thanks for the pictures!!
terry g
June 13, 2003 8:17AM
Karen: Absoutely (sp?) wonderful work. Really appreiate the detail photos following the larger shot of the windows. I'm also in the business. What size cord do you use for micro-welt? I've tried using shade cord,but feel it is too small. Thanks for sharing - very inspiring.
June 12, 2003 6:05AM
Diana Davidson: Susan,
I can't tell you when I enjoyed seeing someones work more. Everything you have done here shows such devotion and skill. I admire your work very much. I have never seen more unusual fabrics either. They are wonderful. The furry friends are just precious too. I am a devoted animal lover myself. Thanks so much for sharing.
Always in Stitches,
Diana
June 3, 2003 7:50PM
melody: I love your website, it is great for ideas expecially the sketch part.!this must have taken alot of time.
April 23, 2003 7:16PM
Emily: Wonderful work, as always! It always amazes me to see your talent. It is just comes so natural to you!
April 10, 2003 7:59PM
Jo: You are sooooo good, but I knew that. I need to commission you for more than just window treatments. I have always loved "pen and ink". You did a great job on them all. Thanks for sharing with me. Love, Jo
March 10, 2003 5:55AM
connie: Wow Susan,
Thanks for letting us look at your wonderful pictures. Your renderings are fantastic! Not just the window treats either!
Good luck to you in all you do!
God bless
Connie (window web memeber)
March 7, 2003 3:31PM
Barbara Kompik: Hello Susan, Little did I know that I would be viewing such a professional and absolutely gorgeous photo album! I love your artistic outlook ... If you are not a published artist, I would be disappointed! Absolutely beautiful work, Susan. ... Barb
March 7, 2003 8:21AM
Kim Weist: Susan,
Your work is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing your photos & for taking the time to write captions. What an inspiration...makes me want to go up & work right now!! :-)
Kim
March 7, 2003 4:15AM
Betsey Letts: Susan,
As a fellow Window-webber I must tell you how much I enjoyed your album. Your work is absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing with the group.
Betsey
LettsDesign (Pennsylvannia)
January 28, 2003 5:54PM
Francye Kinney: Susan, I spoke to Marilyn today and she gave me your web site. She also wanted me to take some pictures of some of the window treatments that you've done for us. We absolutely love them! I'm looking forward to our next project!Thanks. Francye
January 23, 2003 5:35PM
Michelle Stender: Your work is beautiful..wow...makes me think its time to sew for a designer...I struggle with coordinating fabrics and trims ... I loved your details...and thank you for inspiring me!!!!
January 18, 2003 2:53PM
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