Margaret, Author at The Sewing Machine Project

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...

In our own small ways

by Margaret | Apr 24, 2015 | Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

I’d guess that most of us scan the internet in the morning. I know I do, after coffee and a little inspirational reading, I’m scanning the news, Facebook, my email to open the door and let the world in to my solitude. And so often it’s a...

Knowing who we are.

by Margaret | Apr 7, 2015 | Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

We are updating The Sewing Machine Project brochure. Our logo has changed, our colors have changed, and so much has been done–it’s time to update our face out there! But as I write the copy for this brochure I find that I keep sitting back and looking to...

Help when we need it

by Margaret | Apr 2, 2015 | General | 1 comment

This is Brian. He is a facilities manager over at Madison Gas and Electric, where we store some of our machines and from where we launch pallets of machines hither and yon. I’ve known Brian for a few years now–can’t even remember when or how we...

New Orleans Odyssey: Part II

by Margaret | Mar 30, 2015 | General, Recent Machine Deliveries | 1 comment

The Quilters of Gees Bend are quite a force. When I saw their exhibition in 2005 in Memphis during the national tour, I was blown away by the power and strength of these quilts–a raw art form, created not to be any sort of an art piece but rather, created to...