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Irvington Middle School Students Hand Stitch Cartoon Pillows

IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Sixth-graders in Teresa Hunt’s home and careers class at Irvington Middle School recently learned the basic foundation skills of sewing and clothing construction when they created their own cartoon pillows.

Irvington Middle School sixth-graders hand-stitched cartoon pillows in Teresa Hunt’s home and careers class.

Irvington Middle School sixth-graders hand-stitched cartoon pillows in Teresa Hunt’s home and careers class.

Photo Credit: Facebook (Irvington Union Free School District)
Irvington Middle School sixth-graders hand-stitched cartoon pillows in Teresa Hunt’s home and careers class.

Irvington Middle School sixth-graders hand-stitched cartoon pillows in Teresa Hunt’s home and careers class.

Photo Credit: Facebook (Irvington Union Free School District)
Irvington Middle School sixth-graders hand-stitched cartoon pillows in Teresa Hunt’s home and careers class.

Irvington Middle School sixth-graders hand-stitched cartoon pillows in Teresa Hunt’s home and careers class.

Photo Credit: Facebook (Irvington Union Free School District)

Hunt said her students learned how to do a pattern layout, pinning, cutting and marking of pattern symbols. As part of the project, the students also threaded a hand needle and learned basic hand sewing stitches, such as the basting stitch and the outline stitch.

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