Margaret, Author at The Sewing Machine Project

New Northport News!

by Margaret | Jan 13, 2015 | General | 1 comment

Beginning Sewing Classes have, well, begun! at Northport Community Center. Our enthusiastic 8 students are learning new sewing and mending skills and having a great time! We are fortunate to have our wonderful instructor, Rebecca Sites, at the helm and such great...

Gratitude every day

by Margaret | Nov 24, 2014 | General | 1 comment

I could write a post called “Gratitude” every single day and it wouldn’t be enough. Every single day there are gifts of grace. It might be a note that arrives with a machine, sharing a story or lending support. It may be a donation from someone...

Our Fall 2014 Newsletter

by Margaret | Nov 17, 2014 | Our Newsletters | 0 comments

Join the Community! Here is a link to our Fall 2014 Newsletter. If you’d like to receive our biannual newsletters directly in your inbox, please sign up through our website. We’ll happily keep you in the loop!

Gee’s Bend 2014

by Margaret | Nov 4, 2014 | General, Recent Machine Deliveries | 2 comments

The drive from New Orleans to Boykin, Alabama is a long one…the landmark cities click by…Biloxi, Mobile, Creola, Thomasville, and then I arrive in Boykin, home of the Gee’s Bend Quilting Collective. Maryann Pettway comes out on the front porch to...

Mending Project

by Margaret | Nov 1, 2014 | General | 0 comments

by Bird Ross… The mending… ….we hope it’s never ending! The Sewing Machine Project and the Eastside Friends of the Dharma (a service oriented organization on Madison’s east side) have gathered forces to bring Mending Night to Goodman Community Center. It is a...