Sara’s Alterations

Very good service and can get your tailoring done fast and perfect. I was in rush to get my suit done and no one was open to get it done within an hour. Thank you

Sara did a simple job for me putting some arm patches onto a couple of my shirts. But, she also did a not so simple alteration on a light weight leather jacket: Seriously shortened both sleeves and tightened them up at the cuff as well. Patches look fine (as expected) but the jacket turned out great.
She did the work for a reasonable price. Definitely will be returning to Sara for any future alteration work I need done.

Sara is excellent! We had a Memorial Day weekend wedding with a number of out of towns groomsmen who didn’t even see their suits until the night before. She was willing to fit them and do all her tailoring work the night before the wedding so we could pick it up the day off — even though it was a holiday weekend. On top of her phenomenal customer service, she did a fantastic job at a very reasonable rate! I’ll definitely be using her for all my future tailoring needs!

Speedy and reliable service! Sara has a true passion for alterations and works tirelessly to help you. She is truly experienced and a life saver!!! The best part about her business is that she’s open on Sunday’s!

Yup, you read it right. Sara works out of her home garage. As long as you know that going in, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
I was in desperate need of a shirt hem. It’s a simple fix for someone who knows how to, and owns a sewing machine. I am not that person. So, in my frantic Unilocal search on a Thursday evening for someone to do the job in less than a day, I stumbled upon Sara’s Alterations. She’s in the next neighborhood, so things were already looking in my favor.
Call ahead. She will let you know if she’s available. Since she does work out of her home, she can pretty much keep her own hours. I wouldn’t just roll up and assume she’s home. Save yourself some time and just make sure.
Cash only. Again, be prepared. Her prices are very reasonable. She’ll quote you a price upon looking at the job. I needed it by noon the next day, and she said she could do it. She charged me $ 12, which I felt was very reasonable, considering it was less than a day turnaround. In fact, I ran some errands and a few hours later, she texted and said it was done. Done! The shirt was perfectly hemmed, and I was well on my way.
Sara is very nice, and very efficient. If you’re a little hesitant since she works out of her garage, then don’t start with your super expensive pieces. Bring something simple and test the waters that way.

Will be going back to Sara’s very soon!
I irresponsibly waited until the last minute to get a dress hemmed for a big event. 2 days before the event No one was willing to help, but Sara made the time and hemmed my dress in one day. She gave me a great deal, was very kind, and her sewing skills are truly a work of art.
I highly recommend her to anyone who needs alterations!

Sara was very nice, works out of her garage which was very dirty. Someone I assume was her husband was sitting in the garage barefooted when I arrived which was awkward. I almost turned around and left. The alterations looked good and she was kind enough to turn them around quickly but my dress came back with lots of dirt stains. My event was the next day so I had to beg a dry cleaner to take care of it same day. She was gracious enough about the issue and I took $ 15 off what I paid her. Not cool though it was a brand new dress straight out of the box from BcBg.

I got the length of my jeans altered here. Sarah did a very good job. She’s more expensive than some other tailors I have been to in the past. Original hemming cost me $ 15. I like that she’s meticulous. Do call and inform her before you go and before you pick back the clothes up again; she likes to be informed.

Sara’s alterations was great for my recent suit alteration. The location is definitely nondescript as she works out of her garage, but i’m sure that helps keep the prices reasonable. I got a suit completely tailored for my wedding, and she was fast and accurate. I got the suite jacket waist taken in, sleeves shortened and slimmed. Pants I had shortened and slimmed through the leg. Everything was completed as it had been measured in the initial fit and super fast turn around. I think less than a week. The suit fit was great for my wedding and for a great price. I would go back for any tailoring needs.

Can’t rave enough over the great work Sara did on shortening my curtain panels. She’s very professional, timely, affordable, and responsive. Make sure you call and set up an appointment. She is terrific!

Sara is AMAZING!!! I had no clue about wedding dresses and the process of tailoring them when I bought mine. I walked into her home with a size 10 dress off rack, when really I am a size 4, needless to say, there was A LOT of alterations to make. Sara went ABOVE AND BEYOND for me… She had to practically re-​assemble my dress, chop it up, customize nearly every edge, put in body, cups, etc. I came to visit her over 8 times to try on the dress and make further adjustments and she never once made me feel like this was a nuisance. In fact, quite the opposite. she continually reminded me of how beautiful the dress was and made various recommendations to enhance the look (this was beyond helpful seeing as I had/​have no idea what I’m doing and my mom lives across the country). Each and every time she would provide her honest opinion, even if that meant more work (which it almost always did). She loves what she does and enjoys perfecting her pieces. It truly is a work of art what she does!!! Pictures to come.

Called Sara late in the evening for an emergency, a Marine friend needed buttons sewn on dress uniform before an inspection the following afternoon. Sara said bring it right over, we dropped it off and it was ready early the next morning. And the charge for an emergency late night/​early morning visit was surprisingly low. After that great experience, we also took a formal dress to her to gave it shortened. She did a great job on the dress and the train and was able to add some bustle hooks and keep the beautiful beadwork looking great with the train bustled.

Sara did an outstanding job at fitting my oversized dress which I needed in a very short amount of time. She pays attention to details which is hard to find with other tailors. Communication was great and was updated throughout the process. Definitely my go-​to tailor. Thank you Sara!

So went there today cause it was the only place open on Easter… she isn’t even in the state and the guy sitting there said they didn’t know how long she’d be gone.
I should have called first but if you’re not going to be IN THE STATE for an undetermined amount of time shouldn’t you let people know?
Based on other reviews her work is supposed to be good but I’m never going to find out now am I?

I needed Sara to make alterations for my formal dress for my birthday party. At first I thought the dress was too small because the zipper broke when I received it in the mail. So I brought it to an alterations place in Mira Mesa, but they were going to charge me around $ 25 for a zipper change and extra material to loosen the dress. Then I read about Sara and I called asking to see if I could come in and bring the dress in. Once I did, she showed me what she could do and I only waited a few days until she called telling me she finished it. I asked her to add ½ inch to the dress, but when I tried it on, I realized that it was too big so I asked if she could alter it so it was at the original size. She did that without any problem and I got it quickly. She also added extra thread clasps on the dress because the dress didn’t have any. So I took my dress home and after awhile I noticed that the clasps were sewed too far from each other that it was a little constricting to move my arms. I texted Sara asking if she could make the clasps, but she wasn’t in town. Luckily, her daughter was home and was able to do it without charge. They are super accomodating and very reasonable!

Sara has altered a few dresses for me & they fit beautifully when she was finished, but what brought me to Unilocal to sing her praises was how sweet she was to my 3 yr old niece who joined me because she had torn one of her favorite «dress up» dresses. Sara not only mended the dress but also brightened her whole day by being so kind. I will bring her all of my future business & always recommend her to friends!

Sara has done a lot of work for me mostly altering clothes that were too big. Every item has been done well, especially a jean jacket she shortened the sleeves on. It had a curvy cuff that still looks terrific after her work. Thanks Sara!

I’ve had Sara do a lot of work for me and the family. She’s sewn patches on Boy Scouts uniforms, she’s altered several pairs of pants, one of which was a heavy pair of BDU pants that tricky because it required cutting and seams to be replaced. and shirts to fit properly, and I will be taking some shirts to her this week to alter from loose to fitted.
Sara is a talented seamstress/​tailor and my bet is that she can do anything you set in front of her.

Sara altered my wedding dress for $ 130. She did 2 kinds of bustles, added beading to the shoulder straps and took in the dress at a couple small spots. I thought she did excellent work for the price and it was done very quickly. I’d recommend her to anyone!

Sara is a sweet gem of a tailor with a keen eye for how fabric should drape and fit. I walked in with an over sized blazer and after trying it on for her she new exactly what to do with it. She shorten the sleeves and took in the waist. It is now the best fitted blazer I own.
I was happy with the price we agreed on before hand and happier still with the fit of my blazer.
Turn around time is about three days but if you are in a rush she can have it done by the next day.
She works out of her home so please call her before hand.
Despite the slight language barrier she was a pleasure to talk to.
I will try to upload photos of her work on my blazer (please excuse the camera phone quality and lighting).