Margaret, Author at The Sewing Machine Project

Southern Louisiana, July 2010

by Margaret | Jul 5, 2010 | General | 4 comments

We are beginning a new project called SeaHope Partners. This arm of The Sewing Machine Project aims to help coastal residents affected by the oil spill in the Gulf. We have a couple of different ideas…both pretty exciting. For starters, we are working on a new...

New Orleans Times Picayune June 6

by Margaret | Jun 7, 2010 | General, In the News | 0 comments

Just returned from a trip to New Orleans. Our main work this time was with John Douthat from AllBrands, with the Adams Street Cultural Development Center and with Cherice Harrison-Nelson and the Mardi Gras Indians. John D. has been so kind and generous and I am...

New Orleans, May 2010

by Margaret | May 20, 2010 | General | 2 comments

Next week we’re returning to New Orleans. When I was there in March I met a dynamic young woman–Nicole Chang. She is part of the Our Legacy program and is working on a new effort called DIVAS. This new group reaches out to high school girls in the New...

A wonderful memory

by Margaret | May 10, 2010 | Donors and Donations, General, Stories machines carry | 1 comment

I received a sewing machine in the mail last week and accompanying the machine was this letter: The enclosed sewing machine belonged to my sister-in-law, Wendy. For 2 1/2 years, Wendy fought the good fight in her battle with lymphoma of the central nervous system. I...

I feel so lucky

by Margaret | May 7, 2010 | Donors and Donations, General, Stories machines carry | 0 comments

I received a phone call this week from a woman who had read about the Sewing Machine Project in the newspaper. “Wow, I had a hard time tracking you down!”, she said. Apparently, she’d called the paper, called a collection site, talked with the...