I’m Kim, designer and owner of Snapdragon Studios. I’m a daughter, sister, wife and mother of three now-grown men who own my heart. I learned to sew when I was very young, taught by my amazingly talented mother. In college, I could be found sitting on my dorm room floor with my sewing machine, using my knee to control the pedal as I whipped up a pair of pants or a skirt for a last minute date. Although I made curtains, pillows, pjs, and Halloween costumes for the boys, I didn’t really come “home” to sewing again until much later. I’ve worked for several designers over the years, and finally, with a nudge from a friend ventured out and began Snapdragon Studios.

I am an avid knitter, who wears only hand knit socks and believe that the rest of the world should follow my lead. I love all genres of music, from bluegrass and blues, big band to country, jazz to opera. I worked for many years at a drag strip, and embrace auto racing and opera with equal fervor. I get excited about planting my small garden and usually lose interest once the heat of summer sets in.

I love margaritas, morning coffee on my deck, baking (especially bread), square dancing, reading, backyard bonfires, free summer jazz concerts and the absolute joy I feel when four things align…a clean house, folded laundry just off the line, dinner ready and grass freshly mowed.