Margaret, Author at The Sewing Machine Project

Let’s figure out shipping

by Margaret | May 12, 2015 | General, Recent Machine Deliveries | 2 comments

The boxes arrive in bundles these days, the bubble wrap in huge rolls that push my porch door ajar. We’re shipping machines, folks…lots of them. We always have, really, but the volume is increasing. It’s been an evolution as pretty much everything...

Our Work in May Brava!

by Margaret | May 3, 2015 | General, In the News | 1 comment

The May 2015 issue of Brava magazine is chock-a-block full of great articles. The feature piece is on “Living Local, Thinking Global” and offers brief stories about Madison women who are working on projects that reach beyond our borders. I was so thrilled...

Where they’re headed

by Margaret | May 2, 2015 | General, Recent Machine Deliveries | 0 comments

The Sewing Machine Project board met this past Tuesday. Typically we meet monthly but due to scheduling issues, it had been two. So there was lots to do, lots to catch up on. Most importantly, we needed to review 7 applications for sewing machines. This is truly the...

Connections part II: Ideas

by Margaret | May 1, 2015 | General | 0 comments

I ran into my friend, Lois while biking this morning. Circling back in recognition, we stopped, removed our ear buds and embraced. Catching up, Lois told me about a friend who is connected to a group in Africa dedicated to women’s empowerment. They are adding a...

Connection

by Margaret | Apr 30, 2015 | Donors and Donations, General, Stories machines carry | 1 comment

The email arrived like so many others, “I have a sewing machine to donate. I’d like more information.” And my reply was like so many others, “here’s a link to our website where there is information on collection sites. Thank you so...