Hello! I'm Romy! I'm a proud Latina born and raised in Texas. I grew up with an incredibly creative grandmother that empowered me to live out my creative passions. It all started with her teaching me how to sew. In the Spring of 2015, I received a BFA in Fashion Design from The Academy of Art University in San Francisco. I'm so excited to be part of the "Abby's Attic" Team and looking forward to what the future holds.

Your Creative Team

Here at Abby’s Attic, we are here to help you find your inner artist.
Whether it's using a sewing machine for the first time, creating bespoke garments, to quilting, and more, we are ready to help you get creative.

Howdy! I'm Jen. I've been sewing for over 25 years. I'm trained as a chemist and a high school math teacher, but my absolute passion is sewing! I love to combine my teaching experience with my love of all things sewing and crafting, plus throw in some mad nerd skills when I can. My favorite part of teaching people how to sew is seeing the satisfaction and smiles on their faces when they declare, "I did this!"​​ On my free time (hah!) I enjoy camping, reading and, of course, sewing.

Hannah is a recent graduate from The University of the Incarnate Word, having majored in Fashion Design. She started sewing as a senior in high school through her theatre department working in costuming. She has now been sewing for roughly four years and she is excited to be a part of Abby's Attic!

Lisa teaches quilting classes, kids classes, and Sewing 101 for Abby's Attic since October 2020. She is also a high school science teacher at Texas Military Institute, but has been teaching science since 2000.  Mrs. Tobias was named Teacher of the Year in 2017-2018 while she worked at St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic School. In her free time she loves to sew quilts and clothing, and lets her pets hang out at her feet while she sits at her sewing machine.

Hello! I’m Carla! I'm a full-time Senior fashion design student at The University of the Incarnate Word. My favorite color is purple. I'm excited to learn and grow here at Abby’s Attic. Being surrounded by others who share my love for sewing makes this journey even more exciting.

An avid seamstress since middle school, Karen Hennessy discovered the serger while​​constructing skirts and costumes for a local ballet school. This soon led to her
construction of elaborate tutus for competition dancers and professional ballerinas. She began teaching Serger Mastery classes for Bernina in 2008, soon expanding into specialty and project classes for this versatile machine. Hating to see any good serger collecting dust on a closet shelf, Karen strives to help students become comfortable with their overlock machines and experts at the many serging techniques.​​

Hello! My name is Heather, and it’s great to meet you! After growing up in Pennsylvania, I joined the Air Force in 2005. I medically retired from the Air Force in 2021 here San Antonio and decided to teach myself new creative skills like 3D modeling, resin projects, and crochet and found out I love it! I want to pass on my love for crochet to others so they can make their own beautiful creations! Some of my other hobbies include reading, I LOVE sports, and playing video games.

Andrea comes from a family of seamstresses and has helped others learn to sew since she was in the 3rd grade. She grew up in Nebraska creating clothing for sewing competitions with 4-H and Make it Yourself with Wool. Andrea has a Business degree and over 10 years of work experience in non-profit fundraising.  In her free time, she loves to spend time with her husband David and finding squirrels with her puppy Peanut.

Hi, my name is McKenna! I am a full-time student at The University of the Incarnate Word, majoring in both fashion design and apparel product development. I love to spend time outside with my dog, Saylor! I am beyond excited to help people further their love of sewing!

Madison started at Abby's Attic a few years ago as one of our students and had progressed in her skills so well, we hired her! She has a degree in Forensic Science from St. Edward's College in Austin and is currently working towards her Master’s Degree. She is interested in sewing for Cosplay and historical garment reproductions.  In her free time she enjoys LARPing and playing board games with friends.

Samantha got interested in sewing because she hated that clothes never fit her (who else can relate to that?). Surely making clothes can't be that hard! Her favorite things to sew are doll clothes and doggo clothes. Tiny things are just too cute!
In real life when she isn't teaching at Abby's Attic, Samantha is a software developer.