Posted in General on Feb 23rd, 2010 2 Comments »
We’ve gone through all the fabric, we’ve safely packed the machines, we’ve loaded the pallets… The Shipment is ready to go to New Orleans and to Haiti. Thank you to everyone who made a fabric, clothing or machine donation for this first shipment!!
We have had such generous financial donations as well and those are still [...]
Posted in General on Feb 9th, 2010 No Comments »
I want to document the process of developing a project in a new area. This seems like the perfect time and example. More than anything, I want to share with anyone reading this the incredible connections that happen in this project. Sometimes it takes my breath away and I hope you are moved as well.
When [...]
Posted in General on Jan 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
We are receiving many emails asking how and when The Sewing Machine Project will be involved in helping Haiti. The Sewing Machine Project will be there. We are already beginning to make plans to ship machines and supplies and offer help when their communities begin to mend.
Please click on this link for more information.
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Posted in General on Jan 17th, 2010 No Comments »
It is with awe and disbelief that we watch the events unfold following last week’s 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. Stories emerge every minute, it seems–stories of suffering, cries for help…troubling stories of aid shipments caught up and unable to reach their destination. Among these stories emerge small stories of hope as well. Stories of loved [...]
Posted in General on Dec 11th, 2009 1 Comment »
Believe me, I’m not complaining! We have been blessed with lots and lots of fabric and pattern donations…so much so that we need to hold off for awhile. If you were thinking about donating some fabric or patterns to the Sewing Machine Project, bless you! But please hold off until further notice. We have more [...]
Posted in General on Dec 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Are you pondering what to get that sewist in your life who has everything?
Why not make a donation to The Sewing Machine Project in her name? Just think about it…your donation would:
help spread the joy of sewing to others;
help develop a cause with help and creativity as its goal;
offer joy to your sewist, giving the [...]
Posted in General on Dec 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Can you believe it’s December already? I feel like Santa has already visited when I look at the 25 new Bernette machines here in my house. The machines arrived a few weeks back from Bernina and last week a team of wonderful women volunteered to check them all out with me. The whole set passed [...]
Posted in General on Nov 20th, 2009 No Comments »
We had a kind email the other day from All Brands in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They will be our “go to” group for that area. All Brands will serve as our newest collection site and will also help us out with machine troubleshooting when we’re there, doing our distributions.
Thank you so much to All Brands [...]
Posted in General on Nov 20th, 2009 No Comments »
Be sure to check out Sew News’ December’09/January ‘10 issue.
There we are on page 10!
How wonderful to have this kind exposure!
Posted in General on Oct 18th, 2009 3 Comments »
Each time I open The Sewing Machine Project email account there is such a variety of correspondence. There are new signups for our email newsletter (I’m working on one…you’ll see it soon!), kind notes, encouraging us to keep up the good work, questions about donating machines, and always, requests for machines. Each request is accompanied [...]