Meet the Team
Ashley Jones
DIME Inspiration Consultant
Ashley Jones, and Educator & Inspiration Consultant for DIME, combines a professional career in Information Technology with a personal interest in embroidery, sewing and quilting to deliver and broad range of knowledge in a simple and straightforward manner.
She gained extensive knowledge of nearly every brand of sewing/embroidery machine and embroidery software while working and teaching for one of the largest sewing machine dealers in the industry. She is a Martha Pullen Licensed Teacher and runs her own embroidery business.
Now Ashely travels all over the country sharing her tips and tricks for stabilizing, hooping, placement and using embroidery software to overcome everyday challenges with embroidery. She loves to share the abundance of techniques she has fine-tuned over many years.
Aine McCarthy, DVM
DIME Inspiration Consultant
Starting in first grade sewing doll clothes by hand, Aine grew up as a garment sewer - learning from her mom and using the sewing machine as soon as she was big enough to reach the pedals. She learned home decor sewing and made curtains, drapes, cushions and bedding for every home she lived in.
She discovered the world of machine embroidery and applique 20 years ago and enjoys the world of creating, editing and digitizing designs. Retiring from veterinary medicine, she teaches sewing classes and works part-time for her favorite sewing center.
Lisa Knight
DIME Inspiration Consultant
Lisa Knight is from Silver Spring, Maryland and has lived all over the United States and also in Europe. She currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband of over 30 years and her fur baby, Banksy.
Lisa has been sewing since she was six years old and her mom was very creative and spent a lot of times doing things with her hands - be it sewing, painting or ceramics. Lisa learned how to sew clothes for her dolls and then progressed to making clothes for herself and others. Over the years she has increased her knowledge in many aspects of sewing and has been machine embroidering for over 10 years. Her favorite projects are clothing embellishments, home decor and in-the-hoop projects. She also dabbles in quilting and enjoys spending time with her children and grandbaby.
Tammy Madden
DIME Inspiration Consultant
Tammy Madden was introduced to quilting at a young age from her grandmother. Watching a quilt come together into something you can see and touch continues to intrigue Tammy.
Ten years ago, Tammy decided to buy a new sewing machine and walked out with an embroidery machine. This new journey unleashed a love for everything embroidery. Today, she’s learned to incorporate quilting into embroidery. When not attending to her three children’s needs, you will find her trying to turn a sewing pattern into a in the hoop embroidery design.