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Ms. Miller from Houston, TX is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning to Sew Is Sew Much Fun

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn how to sew. We need sewing machines, rulers, ironing boards and more. These items will teach students practical life skills as well as a unique and fun creative outlet.

  • $1,230 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students love coming to art class! We follow the Teaching Artistic Behavior model of art education which teaches students to think like an artist. Students must be creative, learn to problem solve, be able to communicate ideas, communicate with peers and more.

Each class is unique and special; our learning is entirely student lead.

Students' ideas and inspiration are always at the center of our classroom. Students, like artists, have their own ideas of what is important, what they are interested in, and what they want to share with the world. In our classroom, they are given a space to do all of those things! You won't see the same project twice!

We are a Title I school in North Houston, TX with over 950 artists in residence students!

My Project

We are requesting sewing machines, rulers, ironing boards and more to help teach my students practical life skills as well as a unique and fun creative outlet. These materials will be used by all of the art students but especially those that signed up to learn how to make quilts and sew clothing, many of whom have never used a sewing machine before.

Students will all learn the basics of sewing - pressing, piecing, and quilting during our class.

After learning the basics, students will be given the opportunity to create a portfolio of quilts or clothing. This class will help students with a clear pathway to a potential future career in fashion design, quilting, alterations and more.

At the end of the year students will put on a fashion show and quilt auction to further raise funds for our program. We hope that this will help us become self sustaining through the years!

Ms. Miller Yes Preparatory Northside Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother Sewing and Quilting Machine, CS6000i, 60 Built-In Stitches, 7 styles of 1-Step Auto-Size Buttonholes, Wide Table, Hard Cover, LCD Display and Auto Needle Threader • Amazon Business $149.99 5 $749.95
EyeVac Home - Touchless Stationary Vacuum, Dual High Efficiency Filtration, Corded, Bagless, Automatic Sensors, 1000 Watt - Black • Amazon Business $99.00 1 $99.00
Fiskars 195210-1001 Comfort Loop Rotary Cutter, 45 mm • Amazon Business $8.51 5 $42.55
Whitmor Tabletop Ironing Board with Scorch Resistant Cover • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Dritz 3035 Crystal Glass Head Pins, 1-7/8-Inch (100-Count) • Amazon Business $9.79 2 $19.58
Simplicity SideWinder Portable Bobbin Winder • Amazon Business $18.97 1 $18.97
Omnigrip 6-Inch-by-24-Inch Non-Slip Quilter's Ruler • Amazon Business $16.05 1 $16.05
Omnigrid R2595S 9-1/2-Inch Square Value Pack, 4-Count • Amazon Business $14.67 1 $14.67
8Pcs Seam Rippers, Handy Stich Ripper Sewing Tools for Sewing/Crafting Removing Threads(4 Large & 4 Small) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$999.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,044.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.37

Total project goal

$1,229.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,229.11

12 Donors

-$611.00

Donations toward project cost

-$526.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.90

match offer

-$610.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$518.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

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 $0.00

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