I'm So Glad You Are Visiting!

Hello, I'm Katrina Marie...a lifelong designer with a passion for fashion!  Ever since I was just 5 years old I began learning how to sew so that I could make my paper doll designs come to life.

At 10, I created my first line of doll clothing and marketed it at a local craft show.  I had so much fun buying the fabric, sewing the clothes, and packaging them the night before the show.

Then as a teenager I started making my own clothing, as well as clothing for a few friends.

My parents were very supportive of my dreams and helped me get started at trade shows and craft fairs.  I attended as many I could, helping my parents in their business by modeling clothing, designing jewelry, and demonstrating at shows just so I could get the chance to display my own creations.

By the age of 18, I was sewing professionally for alteration shops, a costume shop, a theater, and a dance wear studio.  At 19, I started my own dress collection, designing historically inspired pieces, which evolved into my first business, Creative Garb.

I then started traveling to display my creations nationwide at juried renaissance festivals, harvest festivals and art fairs around the U.S.  As a result of these fairs and festivals, I was commissioned to create attire for Queens and Kings of the royal court and due to an overwhelmingly positive response to my creations, and a multitude of requests, Katrina Marie Designs was born as I turned my focus to designing wedding gowns.

Not only were my gowns advertised nationally in magazines and bridal expos, my designs and ensembles were also publicized in television and radio commercials, brochures, news releases, the Wedding Channel, TheKnot.com, and TLCs “A Wedding Story”.

My Sewing Teacher Journey

After traveling and selling my work as an independent designer for over 15 years I decided to start teaching my skills and the knowledge I had gained through my years of hands-on experience. I then opened my own sewing studio with great success but my desire to teach children this incredibly valuable art was not yet satisfied which led me to produce multiple series of instructional videos to share my love of sewing with not only my own children and students, but with people all around the world.

After producing the Kids Sewing DVDs and the Sewing Fashionistas ​series I continued filming instructional videos to teach people how to start their own fashion business, sewing studio, and even how to produce their own teaching videos.

I am constantly learning and growing and am so excited to share my knowledge and experience with you.  Welcome to this new found journey with me!  I'm sure you will enjoy sewing as much as I do, and I hope to inspire you to have fun sewing and creating.

Creatively,