Welcome back to Seamwork Radio. My name is Meg, and the podcast is taking a little break this month,

so we thought it would be fun to share a few of our favorite episodes from the archives.

My favorite episode of Seamwork Radio is Taylor's interview with Michael and Ava from Daddy Dressed Me.

Michael is a self-taught sewist who creates garments and DIY projects with his daughter, Ava. Since this

interview, Ava's a few years older, and she and her dad have appeared on Good Morning America,

and they're still continuing to inspire kids and parents to practice creativity together.

Sarah and Haley will be back with new episodes of Seamwork Radio next month, but in the meantime,

enjoy this really

amazing story from Michael and Eva. When I first wanted to be a parent, I was stuck on having a boy.

And I think in large part, it's a part of like my experience, not having my dad. So I always

wanted that father-son bond.

So I want a boy.

I want a boy.

And then once I opened the car and saw that she was a girl,

it just made sense with like how I was raised and how I am that I would have a girl.

I'm Sarah Mitnick, and this is Seamwork Radio, where we tell stories about the surprising ways that sewing impacts our lives.

If you're in need of a smile right now, I highly recommend taking a quick visit to Instagram to visit today's guest, Michael Gardner at Daddy Dressed Me by M.G. You can find a link in the show

notes too. When you visit, you'll find photo after photo of him and his daughter, Ava, wearing adorable

creative outfits that he sews just for her.

I promise you will feel the love between them positively radiating off the screen.

So what makes this relationship so incredibly close?

And what can we learn from them about using sewing to strengthen our relationships with those we love most in the world?

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