Needed a quick simple alteration for a bridesmaid dress and she was able to get it done in a week! Super nice, reasonably priced, quick and seamless. Don't let the clutter inside scare you away! read more

Amazing service she is the most humble person I've ever met and now I'm bringing my granddaughters to her for a wedding

I have used Hills Alterations & Repairs for years. She has done amazing work for me with everything I have taken to her. Also reasonable pricing and fast service. There is parking out back. Juanita is friendly and has the skills. Highly recommend her!! read more

Around back there's parking so yay I didn't have to park on the street. Juanita is downright friendly, helpful and knows her business. I'll definitely go back and highly recommend as she's skilled, reasonable and fast service. Very happy. read more

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The results received were atrociously bad. My husband requested his dress shirt be converted to French cuffs - which just requires adding another buttonhole opposite the first on the cuff. The stitches are uneven, widely spaced, and ragged. I could have done better by hand. We requested my daughter have a matching tube top sewn into her jumpsuit. The tube top was only tacked into the pants of the jumpsuit with a total of 16 stitches (4 in front, in back, and on each side), which literally pulled out completely when I just gently moved the fabric to look at the stitches. It was useless. The tube top was also tacked at the wrong length - for some reason, the tube top was stitched in halfway up the top, which means that for the tube top to fit over daughter's chest, she had to wear the pants pulled up just under her bust, instead of at her waist where they were supposed to fit. So I guess it was lucky that the stitches came out for us, because if it had been sewn in properly at the wrong spot, it would have been more effort to fix their shoddy work. I did not go in with husband and daughter to order the tailoring or pick it up, so could not correct it at the time, but I'm not sure how it was all done so poorly and wrongly. We will never go near this store again. read more

I can't really tell you how long Hill's has been a staple to the West side, but the sign is a reflection of years of time passed. When you walk into Hill's there are garments just about everywhere. Either completed products, or garments awaiting some TLC. The owner Juanita is always hard at work behind her old school sewing machine, or ironing/press board as the TV blares in the background to help her with the monotony of her day in threads and needles. Pins litter the corners of the floor from years of quick work. It's not be any means a place of pristine organization, but she is the master of the madness... an artist. I brought a bridesmaid dress here to be altered in both skirt hem and sleeve alterations. No sooner than I put the dress on in the private dressing area with full length mirrors, did Juanita have everything pinned and ready to go in a matter of a couple minutes. I paid and was on my way. (Yes, upfront payment is required. Not a bad thing, just a product of the area and trustworthiness of previous patrons.) I will tell you though that her alterations in no way broke my bank. In fact, they were MUCH cheaper than what I was expecting to dish out by at least 50% and you could even say 100% cheaper than a bridal shop altering in comparison. Juanita also has a great rapport with the local community. I saw folks bringing in jackets to be mended, and other articles and they were all on a first name basis, which shows she has returning customers. A testament of her quality and pricing. In the end, my dress was completed and fit superbly. Juanita saved the day, in record time and in the most affordable sense that money can buy! Hill's is definitely my go-to for future alterations! read more

I was graduating and was just able purchase my suit a day before. I called and asked about the turnaround time. The normal turnaround would have been after the time I needed it for the ceremony. I just needed my pants hemmed as they were a bit too long. I was congratulated and asked if I can come right then. Luckily I could. She got me pinned and had my pants finished in an extremely timely manner. I can appreciate the price and would have been happy to pay more given the situation. Thank you Hills for saving my grad school graduation! My white pants came out amazing! Plenty of parking on side and in rear. Closes early. read more

Was recommend to this business from a coworker as our uniforms are not made one size fits all. I've been going here for years and always love the easiness and fast but quality work that I always receive. read more

Don't judge a book by its cover. Not in the best neighborhood. The place looks insanely messy and unorganized. But, she does excellent work. Always ready on the day promised. And if it's not right the first time, which is extremely rare, she fixes it for free. And her prices are more than reasonable. read more

I've never been to a tailor before but I found this place on google and it is right around the corner from my house. She is friendly and nice! She got my dress quickly hemmed and she made this a great experience! read more

I love Juanita. She is straightforward, to the point and very friendly!! She has seen patches in uniforms ( sea cadets) to stitching and hemming dresses for my daughter. She's her only employee ( that I've seen) and does a lot of business!! Definitely go see her read more

Always have a great experience and Juanita does an amazing job with whatever i need altered. Absolutely recommend!

On time. On budget. Good looking work. I dropped off several items that needed patches installed.

Juanita is a life saver. I'm from NC and had a dress made there for a wedding in Columbus. The seamstress let it out too much at the bust, but I didn't have time to get it fixed before I had to leave. I called the day before the wedding and explained that I wouldn't be able to drop off the dress until the next morning and I needed it for a wedding at 5:30p. She pinned the dress for me at 9a and had it ready by 3p! Thank you so much! read more

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Contrary to the reports of some yelpers (competitors?), this location is open and running with no plans to close any time in the foreseeable future as of today, February 4, 2020. This is a one woman operation with reasonable prices. I'm a repeat customer and have been very happy with her work. On one occasion she "borrowed" a measurement from another pair of my pants. On this occasion, the length was not perfect but she rehemmed them for free. She will take your measurements if you ask and has a nice private fitting room with a platform and a mirror. The shop is clean with handy parking. I know she has done alterations discounted or free for unemployed people, so she has a good heart. This is a locally owned business without some corporation taking a slice of the profits. read more

Juanita has been alternating items for our family since 2004 starting with BRHS uniforms. She's recreated a cheer skirt, altered prom dresses, bridesmaids dresses, winter coats, and more. She's amazing! read more

I've been getting my suits altered here for years now. Mrs. Hill is always pleasant, and does an outstanding job. The prices are great and the finished job is always done in a timely manner! read more

So I was hesitant to bring my Sheep skin coat here. Heard about this place from Ole Boy. He likes anything cheap. Cheap isn't always good, you get what you pay for. But, I was desperate. I had already been to 3 reputable places with no luck. All turned me away because they didn't have the right type of machine to restitch a seam that had unraveled in the front area. Ole Boy assured me each of his three dealings with Hill Alterations were above average. On one of those occasions, Hills Alterations did the work for free because it involved a Charitable Organization. NOT saying they always do this, but in his case they did. Thumbs up! The location may not be convenient for most, suffice to say, its on the far west side of town. Big parking lot on side. Walk past bus stop to enter shop. Inside, lots of clothes everywhere. One lady busy on the machine. She takes a minute to stop what she is doing and comes over to the counter. Looks at the coat. Says she can do it. $7!!! I'm thinking seriously?? That is REAL CHEAP.....may not be a good sign. Remember you get what you pay for. I hand over my coat anyway and she hands me my receipt, tossing my coat in a pile of other clothes. At that moment, having second thoughts about doing business here. Turns out I was wrong about my impression. Three days later, as scheduled, my coat was repaired. Dam good job. She said she wished it was better, but to me it looked really good. In this case, it was cheap and good. I gave her a tip. read more

The lady who owns the shop is a serious professional. She's done work repairing stuff for a guy who cant sew, several times over the years. Definitely she's the person to go to if you need help. :) read more

She's done an excellent job altering my (men's) dress shirts. And only $13 to take in both the sides and sleeves to make it more form fitting? That's fantastic. She's as good as the other guys I've used around town that have charged closer to $40 for the same alterations - and she gets my shirts done in about three or four days. I'm not sure how she is with suits, but she's great for dress shirt alterations. read more

Bang for your buck: 10/10 Quality: 8/10 Service: 8/10 Ambiance/Location: 10/10 Overall: 9/10 Best seamstress in town!!! read more

Very friendly and easy to work with. Did an awesome job on two of my suit coats for an unbelievable price. Also, the work was done remarkably quick - only about 4 business days. If you need a tailor, go here. read more

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Highly recommend this place if you need alterations fast. I had a dress altered same day and my husband had patches put on his uniform same day! Friendly & Fast! Ms. Juanita is awesome!!!! read more

So my review is a little late, having had a pair of pants altered a long time ago, so the seamstress may be better at what she does now - I hope she is! Anyway, I had a pair of jeans I wanted to hem and taper. These were 19oz/square yard (typical jeans are 12 and under) bad boys. Given the high weight and how thick they were, I knew it was going to a difficult job for most places, but the lady said no problem. I'll break down where things went wrong on both alterations individually: Hem: Length was right as I requested. These jeans have a specific hem stitching pattern called a chainstitch that creates a pulling pattern on the hem as the jeans age. Since there are only a few machines in the whole US that can reproduce this pattern correctly, I knew I'd have to give that up since I didn't want to pay 2 way shipping + $40. This was significantly cheaper and much more convenient. That aside, the single stitch hem she did was pretty darn crooked. Taper: This was were I was really disappointed with the job. The jeans I brought in have a selvedge OUTseam that I wanted to preserve. Therefore, I asked her SPECIFICALLY if she could taper them from the INseam. Most taper jobs are from the outseam because it's much easier to work with the stitching on the outseam rather than the overlapped nature on the inseam. She said sure thing. Well guess which side the job was done on? Yep, the outseam, totally destroying the selvedge. For people familiar with dry denim, this meant no traintracks on fades...a HUGE part of dry denim's appeal. Adding to that - the lining of the denim was not even straight. Lots of lumps and bumps as the pants were not lined up correctly. To top this all off, while I should have checked them in store, but since I wanted to get out of there as fast as I could after seeing the horror job she did on my jeans, the taper stitching COMPLETELY came apart on BOTH legs. She didn't even lock the stitch down. I had gotten all the way home and had to drive all the way back to get it fixed. Luckily she did it immediately. But all she said was "oops" and just laughed. Not cool. For my specialized jeans, I was easily expecting to pay $50+ as I have in the past for similar jobs. Total here was only $17. I had high expectations based on all the great reviews on Yelp, but perhaps I should have expected that with such a niche piece of clothing. The place probably isn't too bad for regular clothing, but never again for me. read more

My son won't trust anyone else with his alterations. Juanita is the best. Her shop is clean and she is very nice.

We have had a few pants altered here and I can say that this lady is kind, professional and timely. She did a great job and really helped us out. I find her prices to more than fair and her abilities to be superb. If you need something altered, you would be wrong to look elsewhere. read more

I got a dress altered here. I decided to come here because it was closest to my home. The lady was very nice and quick . But to my surprise, the price was way higher than the other stores I received quotes on. I was only getting my dress hemmed so was surprised I had to spend half of what I spent on my dress. The hemming was done at the length we agreed. However, there were some stray threads at the bottom. It actually got caught on my heel straps and unwounded a bit. With cheaper options, I don't think I would be back here. read more

I have come to her 2 times, the first was for a winter formal dress and she did some simple alterations the 2nd was very recently and it was a prom dress. This dress was a mess and there was so many things wrong with it and i only had 2 weeks till prom. One seamstress said "its no much" and pushed us out the other people we went to over exaggerated my dress and were like "OHH 7-NO 8 LAYERS" and told us it would be $150 to fix the top and the dress would cost approximately $350 which costed more than the dress its self. We then found her again and went to her, she cut and hemmed the 7-8 layers of fabric, make the dress tighter to me, lifted it up so it wasn't sagging, and stitched the very deep V up a bit and it only costed $75. This lady is the most amazing seamstress I have ever gone to and who ever says her prices are to much, you are a joke. She is the best and we rounded it up to $100 because this lady is so amazing. P.S. She's still open. read more

Juanita is the best in town! My bridesmaid dress fits perfectly! If you are looking for a local seamstress-- check out Juanita. You wont be disappointed. read more

She's racist...black people DO NOT GO HERE. When I went to pickup, she kept referring to my pants like they were me saying "I hung ya somewhere" repeatedly after I questioned her. (I'm black) When I said you "hung" me somewhere? She laughed it off and said "yep! I hung ya up" but it was obvious my pair of pants were right in front of her. read more

Friendly service and great work. Hills in the best in the Hilltop.

I DO NOT recommend this place. It is the FILTHIEST store front I've ever been in. There are piles of "stuff" everywhere. There is visible dirt and dust on everything. The fitting room has dust balls all over the floor. How can you possible alter formal gowns, white wedding dresses and tuxedos in such a dirty place? When I entered the store, there was a customer ahead of me. The tailor told her the garment wasn't ready yet and to return the following day. My 2 pairs of pants were supposed to be ready on Wednesday. And of course...they weren't ready just like the other customer. The tailor said she only had to complete a blouse, then she'll get my pants complete. I returned Thursday. Surprise! They still weren't ready, but she was actively working on a pair of pants that didn't belong to me. So the day before you said only a blouse was ahead of me but now you're working on pants??? Way to make a customer feel like a priority! Finally my pants were complete Friday. I really blame myself for trusting an establishment that has an inferior cleaning policy during a pandemic, and didn't have another customer's garment completed timely. If you want cleanliness and timeliness, this place will not work for you. There are other tailors who do great work and value their customers. read more

I have had several alterations done here with pants and dresses because they usually are too long. Everything I have had altered is perfectly fit to me. I appreciate that I can ask last minute and get something back the next day or two from turning it in. Highly recommend! read more

She did and amazing job and I couldn't have asked for a better price. I will recommend you to anyone needing a tailor!

Really great alterations and amazing prices. I had a bridesmaid dress that fit me awfully. I was expecting to be charged an arm and a leg, she only charged me $50!! And my alterations were beautiful. My friends all swear by her for all their needs. After my first experience, I will too. She is a bit of a drive for me, but its worth it to not have to worry about my clothes or being ripped off. read more

Juanita is awesome! Did an awesome job tailoring my suit and giving me that slim fit look. Her prices are really reasonable too, I will always go to her if I need something tailored. EDIT: Had another suit done by her recently, if I could give her 6 stars I would, she rocks!! read more

I had a pair of pants that needed hemmed and having read about her on Yelp, I decided to bring them here. It's a little out of the way but she did a great job and the price was right! read more

She did a fantastic job on my bridesmaid dress for a great price. I plan on returning to get some slacks altered.

Wonderful alterations at a wonderful price! I was really nervous about the cost when I went in, but I was happily surprised when she gave me the quote. She was really friendly and helpful and in the end I had a dress that was exactly what I needed. I will definitely be returning to see her for ANY of my future alterations. read more

My dress was not done on time she forgot about my dress and then I get it and it does not fit and a hole in the side of it