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kept telling myself, ‘I don’t have to do this,’ ” she said with a smile.
“Now, it would be terrible to do anything else,” she said with a shake of her head.
With their daughter approaching teenage years, Mrs. Vierling decided to give up the shop and work at her home, which also served as a residence for female students at Wakefield.
“I liked being at home but my concentration was not nearly as good,” she said.
And, though working at home was successful, Mrs. Vierling found many people did not “like coming to my home.”
A few years ago, her daughter went to college and Mrs. Vierling moved Aunt Jane’s into its present location.
Her business, started with a few local clients, has grown to include clients from Warren and Fauquier counties.
With the growth in business, Mrs. Vierling has found the need and resources for newer and more technological equipment. —
She has invested in an electronic sewing machine, a hemmer and an overlock—three new devices to make the job more professional and much easier.
“I’ve always dreamed of having a sewing machine like this,” she said with pride, running her hands over the machine.
Emergency
funds granted
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted Rappahannock County $7,700 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. A local board will determine how the funds awarded are to be distributed to county service organizations.
Call Nancy Reeve at 675-3313 to apply; deadline is 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21.
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