Dalene Patrick McDonald
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Meet the McDonald's Sew & Vac family!
Patrick McDonald, owner and head technician, started repairing sewing machines and vacuums in 1977.  His knowledge and experience has led to McDonald's Sew & Vac being the only Dyson and Rug Doctor Service and Repair station in the region.  His engineering background provides the technical know-how to handle electronic parts and pieces.  If it can be fixed, Patrick can fix it!

Patrick McDonald



Dalene McDonald learned to hand embroider before she could write.  She made many of her own clothes when she was in high school and college.  Dalene began quilting in 2003 and purchased her first Viking sewing machine in 2006.  She loves all kinds of sewing, quilting, machine and hand embroidery, and longarm quilting. 

After 30 years as a librarian, Dalene became an Inspiration Consultant for dime and conducted embroidery events around the country before transitioning to work full time at the stores.
Dalene McDonald






Sam
 is Patrick's youngest daughter. She joined the team to be closer to family. She loves to hear about your sewing adventures and is passionate about helping people find ways to make their craft time more enjoyable!









Rick Hobbs
 is a retired Air Force mechanic and our awesome brother-in-law. He's our mister fix it in the Wichita store. Ask Rick if he's having fun yet, and he'll tell you that he's always having fun!



Corey
 Marquez joined the team with his wife Samantha in May of 2023. He is a repair technician in our Ark City store. Though he is usually hard at work in the back, he often comes out front to visit with customers and teach them things they can do to keep their machine running smoothly.