Christine did an amazing job with both my ceremony and reception dresses! Both dresses were completed in only two appointments and fit like a glove! The pricing was very fair for the complexity of the alterations. read more

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Christine is professional and a great listener. She understood exactly what I was looking for and the service and prices were totally reasonable. I needed a couple alterations to my bridesmaid dress and couldn't have asked for better quality. I will be coming here for my future alteration needs. read more

I went to Christine's after reading reviews online as I had a pretty complicated alteration. I had bought a pre-owned dress that was a couple of sizes too big and needed to be taken in quite a bit. I thought Christine's prices were very fair for the complex nature and for her expertise. I was very worried about how my dress would turn out but she did an amazing job. She listened if I felt like something was a little off and did her best to ensure I was happy. I LOVE the way my dress turned out - I felt so beautiful on my wedding day and its all thanks to her. I would trust Christine with any dress. She communicated quickly, provided cost estimate up front and was so very sweet. read more

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Great service and beautiful work! Highly recommend working with Christine for your special occasions!

Christine was awesome! I would only recommend her for any of your alteration needs. I ordered my wedding gown from Spain and they took my measurements when I was visiting there in store but it still needed a lot of work. It is also a non-traditional wedding gown with thick fabric, a lot of straight beading, long sleeves, high neck, and a VERY LONG train. Christine was so creative about how to get the perfect bustle which took a lot longer than normally would, but she was so calm and always seemed to have a solution. She also is very knowledgable about making sure the dress will let you walk, dance, sit, look good in different picture poses. When I had my second fitting, something still didn't feel right about it, so we did a few more adjustments and then next time it was PERFECT! She is the best price for the best work! A couple of my bridesmaids also went to her and they had great experiences and looked great. read more

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I reached out to Christine about a month before my wedding and she was able to do what I needed within two weeks! Everything about the process was easy, stress free and I was extremely happy with the results. I was also happy she gave me the extra fabric from my dress because I was able to wrap it around my bouquet. read more

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Christine was so lovely to work with and so reasonably priced! I was really worried that my wedding dress would be difficult to hem because of its beadwork throughout, but she had some great out of the box ideas that worked perfectly! She was also completely open to my suggestions and changes. In the end, she finished the work weeks early and the dress held up the whole night of me traipsing around a grassy field! One of the best vendors I worked with during my wedding! read more

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Christine is AMAZING! I went to her a couple of years ago to get my wedding dress done and she did such a wonderful job. It was an "upcycled" dress with some minor cosmetic alterations (added beading) and it turned out amazing. on top of that, she was able to alter one of my bridesmaid's dresses just a couple of days before the wedding. It was such a relief knowing everything was in good hands! read more

Christine did an absolutely wonderful job on my wedding dress! Not only did she have to take in the whole dress, but she also had to take off about 6 inches at the bottom with three different fabric layers. Christine was wonderfully creative in altering the dress- she cut the bottom of the dress so the layers of tulle, lace, and satin could all be seen AND she added a train. I wasn't very excited about the idea of a train, but Christine and my mom convinced me it would look beautiful- and it did! She also did a wonderful job on a bridesmaid's dress and the flower girls' dress. Beyond being an amazing seamstress, this woman has a soft and gentle spirit. She was never anything but kind, even though she received my dress a month before the wedding! I highly recommend her to anyone in the twin cities looking for alterations! read more

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Thank you Christine for the amazing work you did on my wedding gown! I was worried about the dress because it was backless, lace and I couldn't wear a bra. But Christine sewed bra cups into it and altered it so it fit just right. She was so patient with me and returned my calls so quickly. I will definitely use Christine again for any of my alteration needs. read more

Christine's Sewing Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I had a great experience with Christine's sewing Alterations! I needed to have my bridesmaids dress hemmed and Christine was able to fit me in. Her prices were standard and fair, her turn around time was fast and she was so nice! I will be on the hunt for my own wedding dress soon and Christine's Sewing Alterations will be my first stop if I need my dress fitted/altered! read more

Christine's Sewing Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Christine did such an amazing job on my dress! It was very loose when I brought it to her and the dress had a lot of detail but she was able to turn it into exactly what I imagined! 100% would recommend her! read more

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I wish I could say better about this experience. Christine was very kind and timely. I had alterations done and when I went to wear the dress about 2 weeks later, a strap she had shortened was literally hanging on by a thread. Luckily, another bridesmaid had a sewing kit and was able to make it wearable. Not acceptable for the cost. Update: Upon hearing about my situation, Christine kindly worked with me to make things right. read more

Bottom line: You won't find a better deal anywhere (believe me, I tried), and the work is top notch. I took a dress to Christine because it needed to be taken in a LOT (5 inches). The material was stretchy velvet and the dress needed to be shaped and altered a lot, so it was a somewhat tricky job, but she did perfectly. I called about 6 tailors, and Christine was almost half the price of all of them. But when I talked to her, she actually recommended another tailor she thought might be cheaper! (It wasn't, it was actually more expensive, but I was impressed with Christine's honesty.) Christine is very friendly and amiable and great to work with. read more

Christine is absolutely fantastic! The story: My bridesmaid dress wasn't delivered until 2 weeks before the wedding. I was kind of in panic mode, because it was a strapless and I knew it would need to be altered. Without doing any real research, I went to the closest seamstress I could find (not Christine), and after trying it on for her, she proceeded to tell me there was nothing she could do because it DIDN'T FIT. I'm talking like, too small, no way a pair of Spanx could help out with that. It didn't zip up all the way in the back and had a good few inches of gap between the sides of the fabric. She sent me on my way, pastel purple bridesmaid dress in hand, with little hope in sight. Enter, the amazing Christine. After Googling and Yelp-ing frantically that night, I found Christine and gave her a call the next morning. I explained the situation to her, and the whole time she was totally, completely calm about everything and was super willing to help me out. I scheduled an appointment with her the next day, tried the dress on, she eyed the dress up and then let the sides out and the thing FIT. She also offered to put in some panels on the dress, but her expert sewing skills on just letting the sides out did the job perfectly. I know it doesn't seem like much, just to let the sides out on a dress, but when you're down to kind of the last minute with a dress that is too small, you panic. And Christine was so incredibly helpful, it just made the experience that much better. The bottom line: Christine takes a lot of pride in her work, is really thorough, and she has a really fast turnaround time. I highly recommend her for alterations, especially as she works a lot with bridal and bridesmaid dresses, too. I'm a happy customer! read more

I've come to Christine with 3 different dresses: two bridesmaids dresses & my wedding dress. Christine has been so wonderful to work with! She is very pleasant, takes her work seriously and is very professional. Her turnaround time is quick and she's very easy to get in touch with. Everything she's done for me thus far has been done flawlessly (including alterations to my heavily beaded wedding gown!). Even though her house is about 20-25 minutes from my home, I can't imagine going anywhere else for alterations of important dresses like these. I have plans to bring another dress to her in the spring! Highly recommend Christine to all of the bridesmaids, brides, MOBs, etc. read more

I took 2 dresses to Christine at the same time--a bridesmaid dress for a wedding I was in and my wedding gown. Both turned out wonderfully and the turnaround time was very quick! For the bridesmaid dress, she simply hemmed the two layers of fabric--it seemed a little pricey (though not moreso than anywhere else), but it was worth it to me as I was very busy around that time. For my bridal gown, which I bought secondhand, she did a hem in the front by pulling up additional folds into the fabric (difficult to explain, but the bottom of the gown was "bubbled" so this worked really well), made some repairs to stitches holding the folds of fabric, and cut the boning so that it was not so long on my short torso. She was very patient about making sure that everything was just right and to my satisfaction. She also had a great recommendation for where to get the gown pressed to make it look absolutely perfect. I was glad to support Christine's business, and if I were still living in the Twin Cities, I'd definitely go back to her. read more

Christine was great! She was very careful with my dress and to be sure she got everything just the way I wanted it. The bustle was lovely and she made sure someone came to an appointment with me to learn how to bustle it up. All around, I was very impressed with her work and would recommend her to any bride or bridesmaid. Very professional. And very nice, too! read more

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Christine did a great job altering my wedding dress! She had to take it in several sizes and she even added an elastic strap for extra support. I felt amazing in it on my wedding day! She hemmed my mom's dress for the wedding as well and she was very pleased. Christine is super sweet and reasonably priced. I recommend her to all brides! read more

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I'm so glad I went to Christine for my bridesmaid dress alteration! She was very upfront about pricing and timing, both of which were extremely reasonable, and just great to work with all around. I ordered my bridesmaid dress online and she was able to alter it to better fit me, and I love it now! She really made me feel comfortable and made sure I was happy with my dress. I will definitely be going straight to Christine next time I need something altered. I would 1000% recommend her to anyone needing alterations! read more

I called to request a fitting and alteration for a cocktail dress for my residency graduation. I was unable to stop by her house at the hours that she was available (which, unless you only work part time, were somewhat unrealistic), and I therefore proprosed possible options (weekend? a little later in the evenings on a day that worked for her?). She instead responded that this wouldn't work and casually suggested I try the "tailor" in the Rosedale mall, as if that were really a comparable option. It's unfortunate, because no one would ever dismiss the fitting of a wedding dress like that. For me, however, this was a comparable event--the celebration of years of being unable to make the hours of businesses such as hers. It's really unfortunate that she didn't give the occasion and the dress the flexibility it was due. read more

I had two dresses altered by Christine, and she did a great job. She was easy to contact and easy to schedule with, and she completed the work quickly. We set up the appointment and I went to her house to show her what I needed done. She gave me a very fair quote and a timeframe for completion right away. She had the dresses ready within the timeframe she quoted, and pick-up was quick and easy. read more

I found Christine on yelp and I'm so happy I did. I took a gamble and had a dress custom made in a China for $170 (I know I know.) It definitely needed to be altered when it came. Christine worked wonders on the dress, which had a lot of excess fabric around the hips and was too tight around the thighs. She added multiple bustles in the under layer as well as the lace layer and they held all night long, even after being dragged around a beach. I've never had anything like this altered for cost comparison but cost seemed completely reasonable to me. Highly recommend. read more

Christine has altered two of my bridesmaid dresses now. She's professional, kind, communicative, and helpful. For my second dress that she altered, I was planning on a simple hem, but when I tried it on I realized it was much too small for me. She gave me all my options (panel here, panel there, let out the sides) as well as the price differences associated with whatever I chose. Her communication about pricing and how long something will take is icing on the cake! read more

Perfect! The bustle turned out great and Christine was awesome! She made the fitting easy and working with my schedule and the snow! Wonderful! If you have a dress that needs to be altered, this is your place to go! read more

I recently had a bridesmaid dress hemmed and taken in by Christine and it is so perfect. The dress fit perfectly and I had so many compliments at the wedding on how well it fit me. She is very professional, kind, and easy to schedule. I could not recommend her work enough. read more

Christine was prompt and kind, but she was too busy to help me! Make sure to book her WAY in advance, or you'll find yourself looking for another dress alteration professional. read more

Thank you Christine for an amazing work!!! I had a vision of removing the cap sleeves from my wedding dress and Christine delivered a gorgeous dress during my last fitting appointment. She made my dress to be the "one-and-only", you can't even find the second one out there. This is truly special for me and I received countless compliments from the guests. She even finished my dress before the promised date and super professional!!! read more

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I took my wedding dress to Christine. It was all lace with lace straps and needed to be taken in on the sides, bustled and the straps taken up. Her work was absolutely flawless, you couldn't tell it had been altered at all. She was also so nice to work with. Two of my bridesmaids also had their dresses altered by Christine and they turned out great. I would highly recommend. read more

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I recently had a fantastic experience with Christine's Alterations! I came to Christine with a challenging project of altering three sizes down on a beaded mother-of-the-groom dress. Christine did a remarkable job, and the dress fit beautifully! She's not only talented, but very kind and friendly. I highly recommend this business for all your alterations! read more

I called Christine on a Monday to see if she could do alterations on a bridesmaid dress for a wedding that Saturday. Not only did she say she could do it, but there was no additional charge for the rush order and her prices were very reasonable. She was flexible with her appointment times and got my dress done perfectly in plenty of time. I'm so happy I called her for my alterations and will be using her services again! 9/28/2016 - Editing my review - After my initial alteration, Christine told me to contact her around July regarding alterations for my own wedding dress for my September 10th wedding. I called her the first week of July, and maybe she was overwhelmed with more business than she expected but she came off kind-of rude and basically brushed me off, saying "Oh, that's already booked out, you would have had to have called me weeks ago if you wanted your dress altered by [September 10th]" and that was that. I ended up going with someone else who had tons of other business yet seemed to have no trouble getting my dress in for alterations. read more

Christine is amazing! So thorough and makes sure you get everything you want in your dress. I'll definitely be recommending her to friends!!

I just finished my final fitting/alteration with Christine and I am so thrilled with the dress! She knew exactly what to do and made sure it was done how I wanted it. I had her alter a gala dress for me, and it's perfect! Thanks Christine!! read more

I would recommend Christine to anyone who needs alterations done! Christine is a wonderful, professional, and talented seamstress! She helped take in the top of my wedding gown (which had a lot of beading that she had to undo and then sew back on) and also did my hem and bustle. I had three appointments with her and by the third appointment the dress was perfect! Christine listened to what I wanted and had many great suggestions for the best routes to go with my dress. The final product was a stunning wedding dress that fit me perfectly!! read more

I found Christine on Yelp and spoke with her before I even ordered the bridesmaid's dress for my friend's wedding. Even though I had followed the measurements on the dress company's website, when the dress came in a few weeks later, it was insanely huge. I had also ordered it with extra length, so it was also very long. This was no problem for Christine. She just pinned up the dress to where it was comfortable on me. She also suggested leaving the extra length in the train to create a longer train which could then be bustled (which she would put in). When I went back, I was extremely stressed as I was leaving for the wedding the next day and I was having trouble finding undergarments that worked with the dress. However, the dress had been so well-altered and fit to my body that it was a non issue. She was a miracle worker. And her prices were very reasonable! All the stress associated with the dress was removed and I got a lot of compliments on it when I wore it. I highly recommend Christine. Her work is excellent! Addendum: 6/2014 I went back to Christine to have her look over a dress I had custom ordered online and that had some fit issues. She took time to pin it and tried some options but determined that the dress was constructed poorly. I decided to return it and Christine did not charge me for the time she spent working with the dress. I will continue to use for all of my alteration and sewing needs. read more

You can stop looking at all those other alteration shops. Christine was absolutely amazing and every one of these reviews is on point. I don't have family in the area and went to my wedding dress fittings alone. She made it so easy and comfortable for me to go through the process. Compared to other prices I found in the area, she was competitive if not better. Plus, you know who you're dealing with instead of dropping your dress at a large shop. She was timely, honest, and took excellent care of me and my dress. She let me take my time and made sure I was completely comfortable. I will be going back to her for all future alterations and would highly recommend her. (I'm fairly picky when it comes to service... especially when it's something like my wedding dress). read more

I was shopping around for a tailor for my gown. Christine was the only one who asked a picture of my gown and then gave me a specific quote while all other shops only provided me with a big price range. The price she charged was reasonable. I called her up and she explained everything clearly. The service was quick and on time. When I returned to try my gown, I was very satisfied with her work. I am really happy to have found Christine to take care of the alteration! read more

I used Christine's services to get a bridesmaid dress taken in and hemmed. She is very friendly, skilled and fast; I got my dress back in a week and it fit perfectly! Having never had alterations done before, I wasn't sure what to expect. It was completely painless and fast and well worth the price. I'm sure she's cheaper than David's Bridal (where my bridesmaid dress was from) or a wedding salon, and MUCH faster. I will be back if I need more formal wear alterations! read more

Christine altered my gown for my son's wedding and did a wonderful job! I wanted to have a bra inserted into the gown but she told me of another option where I could find a comfortable bra and she would attach a tab with a snap to wrap around my bra straps so that the bra straps would stay in place under my dress straps. It worked perfectly. She also tailored the dress to fit my body. I got many compliments on how nice the dress looked on me at my son's wedding. I attribute that to Christine's excellent tailoring skills. If you are using Google maps to find her home/shop, when typing the address for city type St. Anthony not Minneapolis. I did Minneapolis and ended up at a dead end. I called Christine and she let me know that she is in St. Anthony. I changed the address in Google maps and had no difficulty finding her shop. read more

I have been complaining about not be able to find a good tailor in Minneapolis since I moved here in 2012. Unfortunately, Christine only does formal wear-but wow! She is incredibly kind, willing to work with you, but also advises you if she thinks you might be making a bad move and does impeccable work. Can she get any better? She is also extremely fair with her pricing too. I will never go to or recommend anyone else. Still debating? Just go, you won't regret your decision. read more