SO, HERE WE ARE

From the time Lindsay and Laurie were little, Cindy was always getting hair-brained ideas...usually during church... about things they could do as a family. Most often these ideas took the form of day trips they could take, but often the ideas were craft projects that she thought would be fun to work on together. Her most recent hair-brained scheme was the driving force behind the creation of Dewey Street. While sitting at the dinner table one day, Cindy announced that she would love to have a shop again (she owned her own embroidery and long-arm quilting shop for 20 years). But this time, in addition to offering her quilting services, she thought it would be fun to create a space where people from all over the city could come together to create. And so the idea of Dewey Street took shape.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Dewey Street is an actual street in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Joan Faust (mom to Cindy and grandma to Lindsay and Laurie) lived on Dewey Street for 86 years. She spent the majority of her life there raising a family, tending her garden, and literally turning trash into treasures. Her creative interests have influenced us all. Dewey Street is a place for our family to come together, create, and imagine. And we want to share it with you.

Back: Laurie, Cindy, Lindsay Front: Addison, Joan

CINDY
Cindy inherited Joan's green thumb and crafty streak. Cindy has been sewing her entire life, and has dabbled in every form of stitchery from doll-making to dress-making, from home furnishings to quilts. She is a gifted seamstress and a perfectionist when it comes to her craft. Her passion is evident in each piece she creates. She also ran a successful embroidery business for 25 years, and now works as a long-arm quilter in Las Vegas.

LINDSAY
Lindsay is the Queen of the Burden Roost. In addition to raising two small children, Lindsay successfully grows her own vegetables in her raised garden beds. (Yes, vegetables can grow in the desert.) She has mastered urban chicken keeping, sewing and quiltling, and she creates and sells vintage spoon plant markers.

LAURIE
Laurie cannot sew in a straight line. Instead of being excluded from all things sewing, she decided to give textile design a try. She works as an Art Director for an advertising agency in Las Vegas and creates patterns and textiles for Dewey Street on weekends.