What a beautiful model!

A few months ago, before FEEL GOOD GOWNS was a "real" business, I was contacted by a reporter with the Chicago Tribune who was doing an article on the growing trend of home made hospital gowns. The story was fun to do and ran both in the Chicago Tribune and some of their affiliates. (You can read it here.)

I got a few emails from the article, and also a some posts in my guestbook on my AVM website. It was all very positive and just helped to really cement my intention to make this business happen.

And then I received an email from a very nice lady Mary, who's dear friend Mimi was undergoing chemo. She asked if I could make a special gown for Mimi in purple which is the color for Pancreatic Cancer. Of course I can!!! We conspired on some possible fabric options and Mary let her daughter (Mimi's daughter in law) pick the final print for the gown.

This was my first gown for a complete stranger. I'll admit I was a little nervous! All of my other creations had been requests or gifts for people that I knew through my AVM journey and other friends. So I was very interested to know what Mimi thought of this and to see if the gown and the general idea for FEEL GOOD GOWNS was as viable as me and my little bubble thought. And I received a wonderful response from Mary and later Mimi. I was so happy to have been able to do this for them and so touched by Mary's desire to help her friend. It was just a confirmation to me that this was needed and was GOOD!

Mimi has since been kind enough to send me a couple of pictures modeling her gown. I'm going to add these to the website under the "One of a Kind" category and also, of course, in "Share the Love!"



Thanks Mimi for being such a gorgeous model and for letting me use your pics :) And of course, thank you for your support and your willingness to spread the word about FEEL GOOD GOWNS! I wish you the best in your treatment and recovery!



Shalon