What people are saying.

  • Mandy is amazing! She is incredibly thorough with her process. I hired her to consult on several sewing patterns. Not to mention she’s participated as a tester for nearly all my sewing patterns. She’s diligent in every review providing excellent feedback and works quickly and effectively. You can always count on her to respond in a timely manner! Her friendly personality brings nothing but positivity to the process. I can’t recommend her enough!

    The Sew Sew

  • Thank you, Mandy, for listening so attentively to my concerns and helping me work through them to improve my pattern. You were kind and considerate while providing great, constructive feedback. Your attention to detail is second to none, and your services are truly invaluable.

    Gracie Steel

  • I love to work with Mandy to refine my patterns and instructions. She takes such a close and careful look at both how user-friendly the pattern is and how understandable the instructions are. She is great at catching typos, rephrasing sentences that might be confusing and generally seeing it from a beginner sewists point of view. She deliveres her feedback so kindly and is so encouraging overall. As a small business, having a professional help with your blind spots is invaluable!

    Sanna from Paradise Patterns

  • Mandy helped me devise a system and implement Projector files into my pattern business. She has been helpful, and knowledgeable. I find her to be very professional and easy to work with.

    Kelli, True Bias

  • Mandy is an amazing pattern tester. Incredibly thorough, reliable, and creative! Her feedback is crucial for me to feel confident in a new pattern release

    Friday Pattern Company

  • Mandy has tested for me a couple of times now and it has been so helpful, especially when I was just starting out. She has a skill of noticing when something may be confusing. Her attention to detail really goes beyond anything I could ever achieve alone. If you want a clear, user friendly pattern that keeps people coming back time and time again you won't regret working with her.

    Ruti - Thalias Threads

  • Mandy has been absolutely invaluable in my pattern-testing process since the very beginning. Her extremely thorough review, thoughtful input, and keen sense of the needs of different levels of makers always gives me a great deal of confidence in any pattern she works on. Beyond her technical expertise, Mandy is also a total pleasure to work with!

    Brooke Shankland, Eudaimonia Studio

  • As a solopreneur, having someone to bounce ideas off of and consult with on various pressure points I was experiencing in my business, was instrumental in finding solutions. She provided insight on each issue and presented new ideas for me to consider implementing. I also felt a sense of accountability in completing tasks weekly before our next session.

    Kayla, Surge Fabric Shop

  • I always love having you on the pattern testing team. Your feedback is always detailed and constructive which adds great value to the finished pattern and instructions.

    Michelle Kristoffersson (Michelle Design Co)

  • Mandy has helped me with several quilt patterns and testing and provided excellent and thoughtful feedback throughout the process. Her feedback is comprehensive and thoughtful, making sure it’s impactful and improves the pattern and maker experience. Mandy has extensive pattern testing experience across many sewing pattern spaces so she was able to give me some suggestions to help that are common in garment sewing and would be useful in the quilt space. She’s been so helpful to me both when I was starting out and still remains so incredibly helpful many patterns into my business! One of many reasons I highly recommend her services!

    Katie - Lolo

  • Mandy is strategic and thoughtful. She is solution-oriented but comes at every angle with her heart on her sleeve. I loved working with Mandy to help me move forward when I was stuck on my sewing patterns and come up quickly with thoughtful solutions.

  • Working with HandmadeMandy was/is very important for coaching and advice. She understands creativity, how to support moving forward with a project, how to identify goals and make them actionable. A knowledgable, pragmatic and empathetic mentor. Highly recommend.

    Ruth Collins aka IthacaMaven

  • Mandy is the perfect blend of supportive and straightforward! I love testing alongside her because she always has well-rounded, constructive feedback and is always willing to lend her knowledge to others.

    Madalyn