The following pics are from 2009.  These are just a portion of what students have accomplished here in their classes.

This summer was amazing. I met so many new students and was thrilled with their work. I wanted to share some photos of a few of the many projects which were completed over the 7 weeks of classes. I will be adding more pictures shortly.

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Over the summer, we offered week-long, sewing classes for kids & teens. The kids would meet in the morning and the teens in the afternoon. It’s is amazing what they accomplished in 5 days. Almost all of them were beginners. The youngest was 8 and the oldest 18.

Usually, I start beginners off with a simple apron. It is a project that is finished rather quickly and gives us a chance to talk about many of the basics about sewing: the grain of the fabric, pinning, cutting, prepping with the iron, how a sewing machine works and how you go about sewing a straight line of stitching. Also, it gives me a chance to determine how each student learns, so that I can give them the instruction they need.

After the apron, the most popular projects were; tote bags; fabric-tied, flip flops; pajama pants; quilted triangle bags, ribbon bulletin boards and several other items. Here are some examples of the work the kids did. Truly inspiring!

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I think it is important to share what students have completed during classes here at Laura’s Sewing School. The pictures are just a small fraction of the work completed by students over the years I have taught in both of my studios. I have also taught workshops for outside groups for which I do not have any photographs. If by some chance you were a part of one of those sessions and would like to post your work here, please contact me. And, if you were one of my regular studio attendees and would like to send me a picture to post, I would love to share it with others.

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