The Unlimited Stitch Story
Hello there! My name is Corrina Dea - wife, mother of three, avid crafter and seamstress, and owner of The Unlimited Stitch. My business "baby" was officially born in 2013 when my sewing hobby got serious and turned into a full-time home-based sewing business. I went from making my own children's dress up costumes and toys to now selling customized gifts, apparel, and clothing keepsakes in my very own brick-and-mortar boutique in August 2021.
In the early years of balancing a family with young children and growing a home-based business, I created items to sell at craft fairs, on Etsy, through Facebook, and even my own webstore. Eventually, I ventured into selling some of my items in local boutiques. I was truly blessed to be able to do what I loved every day while being able to support my family financially and being accessible to them by working from my home.
In 2019, I lost my mom (my best friend, mentor, and fellow sewing/embroidery fanatic) to cancer. That loss physically and emotionally changed me. The struggle was real and the depression was real. After seeking treatment and trying to get business back on track, the world and my business literally came to a halt with the happenings of 2020. I had a choice to either let grief consume me again or find what I could do to help. For the next several months, I used the gift God gave me to serve those around me by making and donating thousands of cloth masks.
During COVID, I could feel my mom reminding me to find something to be thankful for, find the JOY God provides in a chaotic world. So, I found myself on a mission to find a way to bring JOY back into the world or at least in my community. Deep down I knew that The Unlimited Stitch needed to be accessible to more of the masses and out of my house where I had been for so many years. I had this burning desire to take that next step and fearlessly commit to growing the business and make a bigger impact my community. In November 2020, God presented us the opportunity to purchase a building on Main Street in Morton, Illinois. In February 2021, I moved my 8-year-old home-based business into the most beautiful 100-year-old house at 225 N. Main Street in Morton, Illinois and it grew and flourished.
But in the spring of 2024, God put it on my heart to me more available to my family and we decided together that I would close our brick-and-mortar location and move the business back into my home on a much more scaled down version. Today, I continue to create memory bears, pillows, quilts and more as that my life's passion to help others celebrate life's most meaningful moments by creating custom clothing keepsakes.
Check out my Mission Project -> Custom Zippered Chemo Port Shirts
As part of my mission to honor my mom and help those during their cancer journeys, I provide the services to create zippered port shirts for children and adults undergoing cancer treatment—offering comfort and dignity on infusion days.
Learn more about our Custom Zippered Chemo Port Shirts Mission Project →