Posted in General, In the News on Jun 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Our big fundraiser, the Spring Into Summer event, is right around the corner! Last year, we used the proceeds from this event to pay all of the fees involved with becoming an official 501(c)3 and still had money left over to cover a portion of the machine delivery to New Orleans. We’ve come so far [...]
Posted in General, In the News on Apr 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Please read the beautiful article Sheila Strupe wrote for the April 20 edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Sewing Sows Seed of Hope
Posted in General, In the News on Apr 19th, 2008 No Comments »
This is so exciting! Nancy Zieman called and asked if I’d be on Sewing With Nancy. We taped a new segment called “Nancy’s Corner” which will air in the fall on PBS stations across the country. We talked all about The Sewing Machine Project and had such a great time. Nancy was just as I [...]
Posted in General, In the News on Apr 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Sheila Strupe, at the New Orleans Times-Picayune wrote a lovely article about the Sewing Machine Project this week. Please take a moment to read it! Times-Picayune article.
Posted in General, In the News on Mar 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Bernina of America recently announced an incredible promotion which will happen this spring. If you bring your old, working sewing machine into a Bernina dealership between March 31 and April 11, you can get a $100 rebate on a new Bernina. Dealerships can decide who will receive the donated machines but one of their choices [...]
Posted in General, In the News on Mar 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I flew out to Boulder, Colorado a few weeks ago to participate in the taping of e-town radio. I had been informed a few weeks before that I’d been chosen to receive one of their “e-chievement awards”. The entire experience was wonderful! I learned, after I’d been scheduled to appear, that the Bodeans would be [...]
Posted in General, In the News on Feb 13th, 2008 No Comments »
This is exciting news! My friend nominated me for an etown radio e-chievement award. This nomination came about late last summer and over the months I’ve corresponded with the etown folks here and there, telling them bits and pieces about The Sewing Machine Project.
A few weeks ago I was asked to schedule some time to [...]
Posted in General, In the News on Jan 20th, 2008 No Comments »
I was pleased to see that there’s a blog post on the Bernina USA website about the Sewing Machine Project. I met the District Managers and Bernina Educators a little over a week ago in Chicago. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share information about the Sewing Machine Project with them.
Watch for more [...]
Posted in General, In the News on Nov 18th, 2007 No Comments »
I’m thrilled to have The Sewing Machine Project featured in the December 2007 issue of Wisconsin Woman magazine. Justine Kessler wrote a fine article detailing the Project’s progress. Take a look!
It was Margaret Jankowski’s mother who taught her to sew when Margaret was just a little girl. Sewing has always been a part of her [...]
Posted in General, In the News on Nov 8th, 2007 1 Comment »
Recently, with the help of one of our Board members, a media kit was presented to Oprah’s team for consideration on one of her future programs. They were working on a series called “The Power of One” and unfortunately, our Project wasn’t chosen for this particular series. The team was, however, intrigued with the Sewing [...]