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Mrs. Blanks from Crossville AL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Sewing Should Not Be A Lost Skill!

My students need sewing essentials such as threads and puppet kits to help them learn basic sewing skills.

  • $596 goal

This project expired on December 24, 2012.

This project expired on December 24, 2012.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

What happened to handmade garments? Heirloom quilts? Homemade gifts? Has our world become too busy to make items that future generations will treasure? I would like to teach my students a skill that is disappearing in our fast moving society.

Our school is located in a small, rural town in Alabama.

We have a very diverse population. The majority of our students receive free/reduced lunches. These students are eager to learn and love to work hands on whenever possible. Our school campus houses K-12 students.

My Project

I want my students to have the knowledge of basic sewing. They should learn how to make a project and be able to sew on a button. Sewing is becoming a lost art and I want my students to make a project they will cherish for years to come. With your help my students will learn how to make a patchwork quilt, puppet and a small stuffed animal. I still have the patchwork quilt that I made in Family and Consumer Science many years ago and I want my students to have the same experiences.

Can you remember something you learned in FACS class?

Or do you have an heirloom that someone made for you? I want my students to be able to say, "YES! I did learn something and was able to make an heirloom to pass on to my children." I don't want them to have to pay someone to sew on their button because they don't know how to thread a needle. Thank you for reading my proposal. I hope you can help me give my students the items they need to learn life long skills.

Mrs. Blanks
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Last-Minute Patchwork & Quilted Gifts • Nasco $25.00 1 $25.00
Nasco’s Beginner’s Sewing - Set of 30 Workbooks • Nasco $59.25 1 $59.25
Felt Friends - Set of 5 • Nasco $15.95 7 $111.65
Safari Pals Puppet Kit • Nasco $4.95 3 $14.85
Animal Pals Puppet Kit • Nasco $4.95 3 $14.85
Zoo Pals Puppet Kit • Nasco $4.95 3 $14.85
Sulky® Rayon Thread • Nasco $34.95 1 $34.95
Coats & Clark Dual Duty XP General Purpose Assortment • Nasco $45.25 1 $45.25
Style L Cotton Pre-Wound Bobbins - White • Nasco $6.75 3 $20.25
Yo-Yo Maker - Small • Nasco $4.15 2 $8.30
Yo-Yo Maker - Large • Nasco $4.65 2 $9.30
Yo-Yo Maker - Set of 3 • Nasco $11.45 1 $11.45
“The Top Ten Reasons Why You Need the F.A.C.S. of Life” Poster • Nasco $13.95 1 $13.95
“All I Ever Needed to Know…” Poster • Nasco $13.95 1 $13.95

Materials cost

$397.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.78

Sales tax

 $32.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.30

Total project goal

$595.32

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