My friend, Jiaqi brought me to this program. I’ve learned machine sewing, hand sewing and how to make Sweet Dreams products. I keep coming back to the program because I like to sell Sweet Dreams products. I also enjoy being part of this lively community. In the future I’d like to have my own small business, to make my own products and sell them. Being in Sweet Dreams has shown me that this is a real possibility as a career choice after I graduate Lincoln High school and then college.

Sweet Dreams was recommended to me by a good friend Carrie, who knew I had interest in learning to sew and make my own products. I never knew Id take away such great skills while attending the program, such as operation management and COGS. Working alongside awesome new peers has to be one of my highlights. I give many thanks to Sweet Dreams for teaching me skills I can take with me anywhere. Very soon I will be attending San Francisco State University in the Fall and can’t wait to see what there is in store.

The first time I heard about Sweet Dreams was when I met Dee at Thurgood Marshall High School Club fair. Dee was offering an after school sewing program, which caught my attention because i really wanted to learn how to sew beforehand, so i joined. I learned the necessary steps to process an order, as well as the beginning and end stages to make a product. It was all a bit intimidating before but with practice I got so much better and now I can even fix my own garments from home.

When I first learned about Sweet Dreams as a freshman in my first year of high school, I found the program to be so unique that I decided to join. During the weekly meet ups at the studio, I have learned to operate a sewing machine and have become an avid hand sew. Although I am shy, through active communication in Sweet Dreams I have grown confident in group settings and production projects. I am graduating from Thurgood Marshall High school and with the skills provided by Sweet Dreams I feel ready for San Francisco State University this Fall in 2018.