NOLA Needles Sewing Club

We made skirts this week! Big fun!

It's summer sewing time again! 9-11.5 yr. olds
sewing, friendship, fun!

Deligent work from our adult student who's learning to hem her drapes!

Experimenting with my old embroidery machine

16 yr. old preparing to sew on vinyl.

Talented 8 yr. old sewing her first pillow. Making a "cat" pillow

Join us! One of our students who initially joined us at 8 yrs old eloquently shared her knowledge during this interview!

NOLA Needles Sewing

We're on TV today!10:15 CST WVUE, Channel 8 featuring the projects of our talented students!

Sew wonderful!
A former student's creation-designed & created without assistance!
Thrift store upcycled T-sh*ts turned into a beautiful dress!

My photography skills need improving!
Here's a better shot of a message from one of our sewing students!
Please leave a word of encouragement for her!

We've been sewing --and learning machine embroidery during our busy summer summer

Building life skills through creativity, collaboration, simple math & measuring and having fun while reaching a goal. Valuable lessons for all of us.
Hope you enjoy causing through our pictures!

Our youngest! 8 yrs
They wanted to create hand sewing projects & clothes pin dolls
Enjoy!

The older students made skirts--for Halloween (their plan)! Ages 11-13

More sewing, 8 -11 yrs.

This summer was filled with lots of sewing! So very proud of my students!

A beautiful project created by one of our members. She's 15 yrs old!
Very proud of her memade project!

We're back! Sewing Lessons
Planning Summer Camp! 3 Sessions

Total 4-5 Students, Ages 7-12yrs., Siblings Welcome, Children may attend one, two, or all three sessions, depending on your needs and child's sewing experience.

June 6-10, June 20-24, July 11-15
8:30am - 5:00pm
Machine, hand sewing for practical life skills development, simple hand embroidery.

More Info about fees, projects coming soon!
Call Ava, 504-919-3699

This is a great project for beginning sewists. The bags also make practical gift containers, storage for jewelry, money pouches, and more ideas.
Enjoy!

https://madamsew.com/blogs/sewing-blog/quick-diy-drawstring-bag

Quick DIY Drawstring Bag This is a super easy beginner project. You just need fabric– cotton, linen or canvas work best– and some (para)cord, ribbon, leather strips, or thick twine for the drawstring. I’m making relatively small bags, but it is very easy to change the size of these bags.

Hello! Checking in, miss sewing with you!
Listed below is a short article from Thread's Magazine about blending pattern sizes. Hope you'll find it helpful

https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2018/09/24/how-to-blend-pattern-sizes

How to Blend Pattern Sizes | Video - Threads Do your measurements indicate that you different pattern sizes for different areas of the body? Using a multi-sized pattern, you can blend sizes.