Margaret, Author at The Sewing Machine Project

It takes a village

by Margaret | Jun 11, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, Donors and Donations, General | 2 comments

We do not live in a vacuum. We are here to interact with one another. We are here to lift one another up and walk alongside one another. This is so true for The Sewing Machine Project. We exist because an idea was lifted up and people felt its power. Individuals and...

Our Spring 2019 Newsletter

by Margaret | May 17, 2019 | Our Newsletters | 0 comments

Join the Community! Here is the link to our Spring 2019 Newsletter. Please read and enjoy. If you’d like to receive these biannual newsletters automatically, please sign up through the “Contact” portion of our website and we’ll happily keep you...

Our Amazing Board

by Margaret | May 7, 2019 | General, Our Board and Volunteers | 2 comments

The Sewing Machine Project board of directors is integral in the everyday operation of the organization as well as the big picture view.

20–The Chief and the Queen

by Margaret | Mar 19, 2019 | Community Programs-National, General | 0 comments

“You’ll want to get in touch with Queen Rukiya and Chief Howard”, Cherice advised. We’d been working together for several years and, ever the teacher, Cherice felt it would be helpful, expansive, for me to meet other members of the community,...

20–Pretty pretty

by Margaret | Mar 17, 2019 | Community Programs-National, General | 0 comments

When I met Cherice Harrison Nelson for the first time I didn’t realize I was meeting a legend. Tall and regal, known as Queen Reesie to many, Cherice carries herself like a queen. Hovering in a cloud of chicory and milk foam, we met at CC’s Coffee on...