JoAnn Connolly
Boston, USA
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JoAnn Connolly is located just north of Boston, Massachusetts in the USA. JoAnn's daughter began Irish step dancing lessons in 1999. Her school was fairly new and at the time she started, her teacher had just begun her search for someone to make school costumes. When she approached the moms in the waiting room to see if anyone knew how to sew, JoAnn was the one who raised her hand. JoAnn has sewn her entire life and finds the creative challenge of making Irish step dancing dresses one she enjoys immensely. She and her good friend and partner, Sally Ellingsen have created over 300 dresses, both school and solo, and continue on in their passion for this thing they call “extreme sewing”.

The Garden of Daisies specialise in Custom-designed, ready-made Irish Step Dancing Solo Costumes , Custom Digitizing & Embroidery , Custom Embroidery Design and Custom Embroidered Appliqué.  Many dressmakers have their perfect design, but not the technology & machinery to make it come to life. Garden of Daisies can help you make your dress design dreams a reality.
Many thanks to a very generous JoAnn Connolly for donating these lovely Irish dance dress designs to Colleens' of Canberra.
Did you know that while over 200+ dresses have been made using the designs from Colleens' of Canberra very few donations have been received.  If you use these designs please consider making a donation to help keep this website operational.