Posted in General, Personal Stories on Apr 30th, 2008 No Comments »
The machines that go to New Orleans take on new lives with their new owners. Now, we’re giving the owners a chance to share their stories. If you are the recipient of a machine, please visit our new Testimonials page and leave a comment.
Plus, if you would like to find out how the Sewing Machine [...]
Posted in General, Personal Stories on Aug 10th, 2007 1 Comment »
I was with some friends last night and they asked me how this project was going. The words came tumbling out, as they usually do when I get going on the success I’ve experienced so far. When I begin to describe one person who has helped me in some way it reminds me of another [...]
Posted in Personal Stories on May 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
In March ‘06, when we took the first load of machines to New Orleans, a woman walked through the door, asking if she could take multiple machines for the Mardi Gras Indian community. This remarkable woman, Becky, would soon become my connection to other remarkable women. She explained how sewing was an integral part of [...]
Posted in Personal Stories on May 18th, 2007 No Comments »
A woman stopped in our shop awhile back wondering if we were still accepting sewing machine donations to take to New Orleans, and, of course, we were. As she and I began talking I could tell there was so much more to the story. As it turns out she had purchased a beautiful new sewing [...]
Posted in Personal Stories on May 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Many people have asked me how this project got started and I remember a moment quite distinctly…when I read an article on the internet about a woman who had lost her sewing machine in the tsunami. Not only was I moved by what I was reading but I knew, without a doubt, that I needed [...]