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    Alterations By Ale Maria

    4.5 (87 reviews)
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    Clothing mending and repair

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    Mara F.

    I had a wedding to attend last minute so I came in to get the bottom of my silk dress trimmed (short people problems am I right!!) in hopes of adjusting it with a 3-day turnaround and Maria did not disappoint! Not only did she finish it in time, but she gave me exactly what I asked for. I paid $30 for the trim, which is more than reasonable considering the quality of her work. When we were chatting, she shared with me that she use to be a tailor for designer brands during fashion week so she's clearly more than capable of taking on even the most challenging pieces. Maria is so sweet, professional, and incredibly talented at her craft that it'd be foolish to go anywhere else.

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    Maria did an amazing job on my bridesmaid dress! I was in a panic last minute when I found out my dress was still way too long with shoes. Maria was very efficient and had my dress hemmed perfectly in 3 days! Before and after pictures attached.

    Chantal S.

    I called in when I tried on my bridesmaid dress two days before the wedding (hahaa!) and there was a terrible bone support thing on the one side of the bust, from the top to the bottom. It stuck out from under the fabric and looked so rediculous. She said to bring it right in and I live close so I was there in 10 minutes. She quickly removed the plastic piece for me, had me try it on, adjusted an awkward seam, re-sewed up the bust from the removal, and even cleaned up the little pieces of string getting in the way of the zipper working smoothly! I told her the dress was from David's Bridal and we had a little laugh about how sloppy they were in making the dress and how much I had to pay for it! It was done in about a half hour and my dress is perfect now! She only charged $20, but I didn't know it was cash only, so I had to run to an ATM, which was inconvenient. Otherwise, thank you for fixing my dress!!

    High wasted tweed shorts Maria custom fit to my body.
    Catherine A.

    Like many others I found Maria on Yelp and have nothing but good things to say. I had some beautiful high waisted tweed shorts that were just way too big for me. They were a lot of work as the zipper was on the side and they had double lining so they could not use a simple stitch in the waist. She practically created new shorts for me and did an inseam down the middle. They fit perfectly and you can't even tell they had work done. She did exact measurements. I was dying to bring them to paris with me but had less than a weeks time. But I brought them to her on a Thursday evening and she had them ready for me by Tuesday! She also did a quick patch on some jeans that had ripped in the crotch. It's a forever patch and feels like it's never going to rip again. Her work is absoloutely outstanding. I would definitely go back for more. And she's such a sweet, cute little lady. So glad I found her!

    Top right is the "before"! I am so pleased with her work and customer service!!

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    7 months ago

    Service was fast, professional and so well done! Seamstress treated me so kindly and worked so hard to make my alterations just perfect!

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    She was professional and very helpful. She explained everything in detail. I should be visit again.

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    I'm sure she's probably great but I couldn't pay $60 to get a dress hemmed. She told me she charges by the yard and this dress had 2 layers.

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    Such a caring and devoted lady! I will definitely be back for all future alterations!Thank you so much!

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    From start to finish she was amazing to work with. My daughter had a vision of two dresses…read morecombined, and she brought h th is vision to life. My daughter looked and felt amazing. And she completed it in just uber a month. She is affordable, very communicative and helpful! Will have her create more in the future!

    First of all, Marcia, hands down, one of the best designers I've had the privilege of working with!…read moreI'm so glad I found her and had to share with the Yelp world also. I originally had Marcia help me with creating outfits for my daughters quinceañera (she had drawn up some designs for her court) and Marcia met with us, heard her ideas, looked at her drawings, asked for measurements, and was able to execute almost exactly what my daughter wanted (almost exactly because some of what she wanted was not even possible but was improvised in a wonderful way). This left us with such unique designs that no other quinceañera court will ever have, and that means the world to us! Marcia was detail oriented, incredibly creative, and understood my daughter's creative vision too (and even I was having a hard time with it!) Marcia also helped me to completely update a few formal dresses, two of which were for my daughter's quinceañera too (yes, we both had two outfit changes for the evening!). She helped me put a slit in one, shorten the length, put sleeves on it (which we later removed too), and the other one - she helped me make this one bigger - and it was REALLY tough, it was gorgeous and so very detailed and lacey and it just seemed impossible... I'd gone to five other places before finding Marcia that had told me they'd charge me an arm and both legs OR that it was simply NOT possible. So I thought it wasn't... it wasn't until I shared my story with Marcia, she asked me to see the dress and she told me YES, she could do it! Marcia was up for the challenge and executed not only perfectly but so beautifully too! I felt like a queen and it was gorgeous. She knows how to work with all kinds of fabric, various types of designs and she can create something new from scratch from ideas or visions or she can update or revamp your pieces. She has done all of these for me! Marcia does alterations also and does a great job!! She's helped me to get a last minute dress fix done right away and it saved me from having to go find a new dress in another state for a wedding!!! She helped me with making this dress shorter & fixing the length without losing the beauty of the puff at the bottom (hopefully you'll see in the pics) and shorter straps for my bust / arm area, although I did want to have some cleavage She also helped my partner fix the sleeves on his suit (made them shorter) and this was also a rush request that she did a great job with. I was so excited when I found her because a good designer is really hard to find, let alone one who is personable, patient, responsive and easy to work with, who also does great work. She does things rapidly too with tight turnaround time for an up charge but it's still affordable when you compare to going to a major box store or something! Her space is open from 1:30-6:30pm and by appointment only, so let her know when you can come by and she will coordinate with you. I loved her work, working with her, and the quality of the work for affordable prices. She'll work with your schedule and make your clothing dreams come true. Give her a try.

    Alterations By Ale Maria - sewingalterations - Updated May 2026

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