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Mrs. Nelen from Du Bois PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sewing Books for Home Ec

Help me give my students sewing books to accompany the new classroom sewing machine.

  • $184 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My students currently have classes on baking and cooking, as well as my life skill students. My goal with my classroom library is to offer a variety of content for all of Home Economics above and beyond what we cover in class. This includes cookbooks, but also how-to books on finances, design, and sewing.

For this project, I want to expand the selection of books available on learning how to sew.

A sewing machine has just been donated to our classroom for our students in spare time to try creating sewing projects.

Mrs. Nelen
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sewing Jeans: The complete step-by-step guide • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Sewing School ® Fashion Design: Make Your Own Wardrobe with Mix-and-Match Projects Including Tops, Skirts & Shorts • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes: A Complete Course on Making Clothing for Fit and Fashion (Landauer) Installing Zippers, Using Notions, Slopers, Patterns, Tailoring, Alterations, and More • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Sewing School ® Quilts: 15 Projects Kids Will Love to Make; Stitch Up a Patchwork Pet, Scrappy Journal, T-Shirt Quilt, and More • Amazon Business $18.26 1 $18.26
Sewing Machine Basics for Children: A fun step-by-step guide to machine sewing • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
First Time Sewing: The Absolute Beginner's Guide • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89

Materials cost

$120.37

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.56

Total project goal

$183.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $183.73

1 Donor

-$183.73

Donations toward project cost

-$156.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.56

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 $0.00

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