Quite a wide range of ratings - sewing clearly is a somewhat inexact science. That being said I've used Amy as my local tailor for like 20 years now going back to her tiny place by McDonalds on College - and she has never done anything but exactly what I've asked, at a very reasonable rate and turnaround time. She still doesn't speak the best English, the place isn't in a fancy strip mall, but she works crazy hours, and with a little help from what seems like family and friends, they operate what seems to be a pretty high volume, strictly CASH business. While many will have issues with this, I carry cash and have NO issue with it whatsoever. Especially when you realize the value of the service provided. Only other piece of advice I'd give is to avoid prom and prime wedding season if possible, Amy and the VG crew can be quite popular late April into June and late Aug thru September. read more

i was told I could pick up today and no one is here - please fix this! I paid extra for express pickup

What a joy and delight to have this young lady to care and be respective of your clothes' care during the alteration process. The prices are quite affordable as well. I have referred several people also..Thank you... read more

I brought in multiple stoles that I wear at Mass to be altered, as the chains that connect the two pieces were too long, causing the stoles to move or fall down as I walked. The owner did a fantastic job discussing the best way to resolve this, and we decided rather than remove the excess links, she left them on the stole and sewed them on the back side that no one would see. I have taken my stoles to other places for altering and this is by far the best results I have had. They look and fit great and stay in place during Mass. Thank you. read more

Great customer service ! Needed to get a dress altered for a 12/6 event. I came in Saturday before Thanksgiving and she said she could have it done in 4 days so that I had it back in plenty of time. Took her time in consulting on all my alterations. Will definitely take all my alterations here moving forward . read more

These people are MAGICAL - Saved my daughter's HOCO dress!!!!! I took my daughters $400 homecoming dress to another place in town closer to me. She is tiny and the straps just needed to be shortened. Picked up the dress, they had cut the straps each over an inch too tight! Couldn't even hook them. This was 2 nights before homecoming. The morning of day before hoco we brought her she the dress to VG. They fawned over her and said they could fix it. I didn't have much hope, the straps were adorned with sequins and beads so the extensions they had to add I thought might look weird but I thought at least we would be able to hook them. They only charged $10 extra for overnight. The morning of Hoco day we arrived and they insisted she try it on. She had found beads/sequins in other places and the strap extensions you couldn't tell, fit perfectly. After having a daughter in tears the night before I nearly cried happy tears. Not only that, she went around cinching little places around to fit her better. They could not have been kinder. Then when I tried to tip them they put it as a credit on something else I bought there! Just a really, great, caring place. You won't be disappointed. I've had 4-5 things altered not in an emergency like this and all turned out perfect. Thank you for saving my daughter's dress, VG Alterations! read more

This was my first and (to date) only alterations experience, ever. So perhaps I didn't know how it's all supposed to work. Still doesn't mean I should have left feeling like I somehow got in trouble for suggesting the wrong hem length (before, I might add, anything got marked or pinned), and paying 12 bucks for it. I'll try another place before I come back here. read more

We use VG's regularly for our alterations. They're not priced any more expensive than other places in town and we've never had a problem with the results. They managed to fix my wifes' $60 cardigan with a very complex design in the yarn and it looked good as new for $4. They did a rush job on suits for a last minute business trip. We've never had to take anything back because it wasn't right. I tried a place in Normal once and they had my suit jacket on the hangar and I never checked the pants were there too. Not something you want to discover on a business trip that I had a jacket and no pants! So I've stuck with VG's ever since. I always let them set the hem length on my clothes. I'd rather let the expert do it and make sure it looks right. read more

I brought in a pair of pants that I had never worn and a pair of my favorite jeans to be hemmed at the bottom. They lost both of them, and I had prepaid with a check. The check had cleared and they wouldn't give me my money back, so I won't be going back. read more

Great staff here! If something isn't quite right it can be fixed without any issues. Only downside is that they accept cash only. So care for that. You can pay on pickup. read more

went with a friend that was getting some curtains hemmed. Not a big job and not overly difficult I would think.. My friend received her curtains with a very uneven hem. so much so that they even hung visibly crooked. On top of that, there was some type of food spilled on a large part of the curtains. they had to be washed twice and there is still a little stain that is present on there. Had to bring the curtains somewhere else to get the hem correct and acceptable. And they don't take cards or checks. I never have cash with me so I had to make another trip to get cash. trying to get them to rectify/refund for this problem was a nightmare. I'm definitely not bringing anything back here again. read more

Went to get my wedding dress altered . Just needed the bust taken in. She couldn't zip the last inch (My fiance and mom could I obviously couldn't reach) so she took the entire thing out. Multiple visits later and she decided to corset the back. At this point we don't have time so I let it be done. Then...its now too big and fabric will have to be used to make it smaller. So at this point my dress has went from being just right, to not even fitting across my back to now too big. They did something to the bust and now the cups sit mid chest. I was so upset and angry we cut our losses and paid the $128 bill. Now we have to go waste more money on a dress 7 days before the wedding. Do not recommend. Also a customer yelled at me because I couldn't understand what the lady was saying. I'm very hard of hearing, and I tend to hear others speech as garbled when they speak so fast and do not face me directly when they speak, which here I this was the problem. Should have abandoned dress there and not paid at all but didn't want to give up hope o could save it at home with the help of a friend who can sew a bit better than I can read more

These people are all-stars! They are good at what they do and fast. I had a pair of pants taken in about an inch at the waist and it cost $12. I'm not sure if that's a good price or not but they look like they came that way. read more

This is the only place I've been in town and my mom and I have been bringing our clothes here since I was in high school. I lost a significant amount of weight this fall and started a new job. I brought in dress pants to be taken in. I don't think $16 is unreasonable when I spend $20-$50 on pants at the Limited. I plan to take most of my wardrobe there to be taken in. No complaints yet! read more

I finally found Amy Cao! She used to be on college avenue and moved to Oakland avenue. It is larger, nicer and we still have Amy! But the name has changed. She took the name of the original owner's business: VG alterations. She is still hardworking, energetic, reasonably priced and best of all she does great work. She relined my fav jacket and it looks like new. I love how she hems my pants..she always marks both pant legs. Some only measure one pant leg. So now you know where Amy went. Stop by when you have alterations. She's one of the best in town. read more

Terrible Terrible Terrible about sums it up. Brought a dress there to be altered and when i returned for it, was given something that a high schooler in home economics class could have done. A $200 dress was ruined as is was cut and sewed crooked. When it was tried on and shown to the seamstress there, she tried to make me feel as if I told her to do it this way. Wlhen i demanded my $40 back she acted like her english was failing her and that she didn't understand. I will never go back and will tell anyone that asks about a horrible experience I had there. read more

I was so thankful for VG alterations before my wedding. Less than one week before the wedding, the original seamstress I had used still hadn't gotten my dress to fit. VG alterations got my dress to fit exactly how I wanted with only three days notice, for an extremely reasonable price. I would definitely use them again. read more

I brought a pair of curtains in to shorten. Went to pick them up and didn't check them until I got home. When I unfolded them, there was a lot of sticky food all over. It was very disgusting. I had to wash them 2 times to get it all off and there is still 1 small grease spot. Got them hung up and they are completely uneven. I had to take them somewhere else to have them fixed and pay more money after paying $28 for food soaked and uneven curtains. Went back to show them and they said I couldn't have my money back because some girl did them and wasn't there. They called her and she was very rude on the phone saying I had to come back tomorrow and I should have checked the curtains before I left. I said I would go elsewhere next time and also leave a bad review if I do not get my money back and she said go ahead. The guy in the store finally threw the money at me and the woman in there was yelling at me in her language. I also would like to add they do not take credit card or checks...only cash. No wonder. That way they can get by with cheating people out of their money and or not pay taxes. read more