About Us

Ladies in Paradise

Lynn and Donna are the owners of Paradise. But it`s not Paradise without all the other Ladies

Ann is one of our seasonal ladies, she works in our busy season. She is a certified ANG-EGA teacher and will be teaching classes this coming season. Look for the schedule on the web site.

Carol is our Jack of all trades she changes and put up new displays. Does a little bit of carpentry here and there. She is also a great stitcher.

Gloria is our master stitcher.She does models and stitch guides for designers and for the shop.She has taken many classes and there is not a stitch she does not know.She is also in charge of keeping the walls filled with canvas from the trunk shows and merchandise.

Maribeth is a seasonal lady. She goes back up north to St.Louis and stitches all summer.We tried to keep her here but her husband won out.

Mary is our (self appointed ) office manager she does all the ordering, believe me she can have the job. The threads and accessores in this place fly out of here. It`s a full time job in season. She is a great stitcher and does a wonderful job.

Sharyl is a winter person. She is a great stitcher and has a wonderful eye for stitches and is the first one to get to the trunk shows when they come in.She loves to buy new canvas.

Francine started out like Mary did as a Wed. stitcher. She now works at least 1 day sometimes more.She does beautiful work and is one of the more patient people. Her and Sharyl get the prize for patience.She is getting the hang of the computer too.

Barbara is working on Sat and Tuesday. She owned Idle Hours on Ft. Myers for 32 yrs before she sold it. But she couldn`t stay away and here she is at Paradise.She can stay as long as she wants. She has Beginners Class every Sat and Tues. Call her to reserve a spot. 239-591-0654

Cinda is our latest newcomer. She works 1 day a week. More if we can talk her into it. She is a wonderful stitcher.

All our ladies are skilled stitchers and all have models in the store to view. We are here to answer any question you might have . Come see us or give us a call.