Your first sewing project
Start something new
Learn to Sew
Make a lined market tote while learning how to confidently set up and use the sewing machine. Your project kit is prepared before you arrive, so your two hours can focus on sewing.
Private instruction in Hilary’s colorful home studio in San Diego.
Learn by making
What You’ll Learn
You’ll do the sewing yourself, with personal guidance at every step. By the end of the lesson, you’ll understand the machine and have a finished project to take home.
- 01
Set Up the Machine
Learn to thread the machine, wind a bobbin and sew with confidence.
- 02
Sew Accurate Seams
Practice straight stitching, seam allowances and turning clean corners.
- 03
Finish a Lined Tote
Assemble the layers and learn the details that make a project feel polished.
What's Included
What to Expect
From first stitch to finished tote.
Come as you are.
No machine, supplies or experience needed. Your project kit and workspace will be ready when you arrive.
Learn by making.
Set up the machine, practice the essential controls and sew your lined market tote one step at a time.
Leave with a finished tote.
You’ll take home a useful first project and the confidence to keep sewing.
You're in Good Hands
Patient guidance from a lifelong sewist.
Hi, I’m Hilary. I learned to sew from my grandmother, studied fashion design and have spent much of my life making things with fabric. Heyday is my way of sharing that love through relaxed, one-on-one lessons in my San Diego home studio.
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READY TO MAKE YOUR PROJECT?
Start sewing your market tote.
One private 2-hour lesson • Project materials included • $150