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a few years ago, After taking my daughter's and my dress to another seamstress, my MOB dress got RUINED (I had pieces in a baggy and the top was lop-sided). after 2 hours of trying and tons of pin holes in my daughters gown, they were not able to do a correct bustle. I put a stop to them trying and found this place online. a week before the wedding we brought it here and she did my daughters right away, with hardly any thinking about it. she had to reconstruct my dress. we picked them up the day before the wedding, very nervous about how close it was, and they both were amazing!! you could not even tell my dress was ruined. my son is getting married this year and his bride, bridesmaids and moms will definitely be using her again!!!

I was a mother of the bride in November 2012. I had a beautiful designer gown which I foolishly had someone else alter. The dress was so poorly done it was ruined. I found Etelka (online) and decided to go after reading her reviews. She immediately saw the issues with the dress. Etelka patiently explained to me what she needed to do to correct and fix my dress. She is amazing!! She posses design and sewing skills of a "True Master Seamstress". My dress fit beautifully and perfectly with no hint of what had happened. I had tears of joy!! I felt beautiful on such an important day. I highly recommend Etelka, she has expertise and skills that you do not often find.....she is a treasure! Etelka, I am so very very grateful to you. Thank you, Janet

I more than thrilled with Etelka's expertise and would highly recommend her. I needed a specific and unusual bridesmaid dress designed in less than two week's time, and wanted high quality work (thus very skeptical about someone I "just found online"). Etelka is amazing. I am extremely impressed with the detailed quality of her sewing, her beautiful patternless designing skills, custom fitting, reasonable fee, and warm service. Seamstresses of this caliber and years' experience are a rare find today. Etelka's name is at the top of my recommendations (which I am already passing on), and I will definitely be a repeat customer should I need a seamstress in the future. Visit www.etelkadesign.com to see her services and pictures of her work. Thank you Etelka!

Dear Etelka,I wanted to let you know how happy my daughter and I are about Kat's wedding dress. When we came Saturday and my daughter tried the dress on, we were very happy with your excellent work and how well the dress fit. It is exactly what my daughter wanted. We are so excited to see the finished dress. Today we had a family graduation party for 2 of my other daughters who graduated, 1 from college and 1 from nursing school. My daughter Kat was telling everyone at the party how much she loves her dress.Thank you for your very good work!Betty Pappas

Dear Etelka,I must thank you ENORMOUSLY for all your INCREDIBLE and hard work! Being the perfectionist that I am, I would only trust you to do work on my clothes. You helped me have a gorgeous dress and you tailored it exactly to what I wanted it to look on my. It is now a unique piece that nobody has (especially since we had the one layer removed). Again, THANK YOU! And I will definitely try to send yo pictures of me in it on my Big Day!Thank you for your precious help!Best, Donna

Dear Etelka,Me and husband just wanted to say thank-you so much for all that you did on my wedding dress. That dress was gorgeous. Many of family and friends complimented on the dress. I told them about you. It was a day I will never forget. You made it happen for me... will send you pics.. Thanks again!Linda and Sam

I came to Etelka with a Bridesmaid dress with no appt. and she kindly took me in and made me feel so comfortable. She made the dress look wonderful and in great time! I couldn't have asked for a more lovely person! She has an eye for detail and wants you to be happy. She's truly the best! Thanks for everything!!

1/24/08I found the perfect wedding gown on clearance, but I'm a size 4 and the gown was a size 12. Etelka altered all fifteen layers of my gown to fit me as a perfect size 4! Not only did she do a beautiful job, she also created beautiful, sequined straps to help hold the weight of my dress through the night if it got too heavy. It did, and I used them, and it was beautiful! All this work was done in two weeks time, less than half the time the bridal shop would give me! Thanks Etelka!" From: Michelle Stranyiczki

1/25/08"I was in town for my sister's wedding, and was in need of alterations for my bridesmaid's gown that I had just picked up. The wedding was in four days, and I needed to be able to pick up the gown before then. Fortunately, I was referred to Etelka Bridal ALterations by a friend who lived in the area, and in two days, I had my gown altered and returned to me for less than I would have paid at the bridal shop where I purchased it. The thing that impressed me the most was when I picked up my gown, I had mentioned that I wished it had a jacket or a bolero of some sort to cover my shoulders, as it was a late winter wedding. When I picked up my gown, Etelka had made a bolero out of the scarf that I was not going to use so that I would be warmer! It was a lovely surprise, and I recommend her services to anyone who is in her area. She has a true gift and passion for her work! Thank you Etelka!" From: Tracie Hoffman of Santa Rosa, CA

2/03/08"I was a bridesmaid in a wedding recently, and Etelka altered my gown in less than three days! I felt bad about needing her services in such a short time, but she made me feel comfortable anyway, and when I picked up my dress just three short days later, not only was it altered perfectly and professionally, she had also noticed that the straps weren't sewn in completely, and she strengthened them for me free of charge! I recommend Etelka to anyone in the Chicago area!" From: Andrea Berutti of Barrington, IL

08/19/08"From the moment I met Etelka I knew that this was a special woman. She has taken so much time to make sure that everything about my dress is perfect for the big day! I'm a shorter bride so when it came to hemming the underskirt of my dress she made sure to reattach the delicate lace trim to the stiff lace layers. No one will ever see it and I wouldn't have noticed it was gone but she took the time to make sure the dress was fresh from the boutique perfect for me!. She is also going over the bodice of my dress and checking every tiny bead to make sure that they are well attached and there are no loose threads. She has always taken her time and has really been a pleasure to meet with over the last months of alterations and final fittings! She has such a sweet temperament and is a joy to work with." From: Lisa Ginter of Palatine, IL

9/21/08"Hi Etelka, This is Linda. I haven’t spoken to you since you gave my daughter Christie alterations on her wedding dress and on my mother of the bride dress. But you made my granddaughter, Brook, the most beautiful baptismal gown I have ever, ever, seen. You are so talented, so gifted, it brought tears to my eyes when I saw my daughter’s dress transformed into a beautiful baptismal gown for my first granddaughter. I told Anna all about it, I took many, many pictures, brought them to my job, showed all of my coworkers how truly gifted you are, and what a beautiful dress you created for my granddaughter. I can’t ever thank you enough for that. I took many pictures and I want to send you some so you can see how beautiful the baby looked in the gown you designed. Thank you! ~Linda"

5/22/09"Thank you Etelka for doing such an amazing job altering my wedding dress! I really appreciate how hard you worked to do such a precise and careful job. You wanted the dress to be perfect and it absolutely was! You have great skills and a kind personality. I would highly recommend you to anuone and wil definitely come back again! Thank you very much! Monika

7/8/09"Etelka, I cannot thank you enough for the alterations you did on my mother of the bride dress and one my two daughters\bridesmaid dresses. You are truly a master and a professional, and the dresses fit perfectly. I will send you pictures as soon as I get them. Thanks again. I will recommend you to my friends and family. Sincerely, Marci Albrecht

7/31/09"Etelka, I am sorry it has taken me so long to contact you. I want to thank you for the amazing alterations you did on my wedding dress, my bridesmaids dresses, and my mother's dress. I especially loved the satin buttons you added down the back of my dress, it gave it just the perfect touch! Everyone loved the dress at our wedding and I thank you for your help in making it just right! I have attached one picture and will hopefully send another one highlighting the buttons once I get the pictures from my photographer. Jessie (Cooney) Bodel

Etelka, I cannot thank you enough for the alterations you did on my mother of the bride dress and one my two daughters\' bridesmaid dresses. You are truly a master and a professional, and the dresses fit perfectly. I will send you pictures as soon as I get them. Thanks again. I will recommend you to my friends and family.Sincerely,Marci Albrecht