Algebra and Geometry teacher Cynthia Hauser has recently started her own small business called “The Quilted House”. Hauser and her daughter started the business over their love of sewing and quilting. 

   “I also feel like when it comes to quilting, there’s just something that just makes it feel like a comfort, kind of natural and I also like that it’s handmade, it’s not something that you can just buy anywhere and everyone has it,” Hauser said.

  Hauser is working on projects such as makeup bags, tote bags, pencil pouches and quilts. The customer range is anywhere from toddlers to teachers, anyone who enjoys homemade items.

   “She learned how to sew pencil bags, she said she’s “perfecting one bag at a time,”” senior Remi DeSchepper said.

   Quilting and sewing takes time and effort, with days full of school and work Hauser said that it can be difficult to find times to sew, but they squeeze in times after school and on the weekends.

   “It can be frustrating since we have been kind of venturing out and sewing different types of items. Just remembering the different patterns for everything were quilting and sewing, trying to remember what to do for each item sometimes is frustrating cause then when you make a mistake you have to go and rip out all the seems and just redo it,” Hauser said.

   Something else that comes with having a business is making mistakes and having to redo work. Hauser said this can be frustrating when it comes to sewing because its a delicate process of following a pattern or remembering it, then sewing as a whole can be a time consuming process.

   “It’s a new business so they just started it all, they made labels and started to sew labels onto bags. She made me a bag,” DeSchepper said.

   While this business is new and up and starting Hauser is not yet selling products because they are trying to grow inventory.