Another successful trip to New Orleans
I've just returned from my sixth trip to New Orleans, taking over 60 machines to that recovering city. Each time I visit I learn more, experience more, feel more deeply connected to the area and its people. We did so much on this trip! I began by connecting with Anna...
April Times-Picayune article
Sheila Strupe, at the New Orleans Times-Picayune wrote a lovely article about the Sewing Machine Project this week. Please take a moment to read it! Times-Picayune article.
Donations Needed for April distribution!
I'm preparing for another trip to New Orleans in 1 1/2 short weeks (taking over 70 machines!) and looking over the costs of these trips. So many people have asked how they can help with this project and this is where you can really make a difference! It's easy to make...
Bernina’s Stitches for Hope Campaign
Bernina of America recently announced an incredible promotion which will happen this spring. If you bring your old, working sewing machine into a Bernina dealership between March 31 and April 11, you can get a $100 rebate on a new Bernina. Dealerships can decide who...
What an honor (and what an experience!)
I flew out to Boulder, Colorado a few weeks ago to participate in the taping of e-town radio. I had been informed a few weeks before that I'd been chosen to receive one of their "e-chievement awards". The entire experience was wonderful! I learned, after I'd been...
E-town Radio
This is exciting news! My friend nominated me for an etown radio e-chievement award. This nomination came about late last summer and over the months I've corresponded with the etown folks here and there, telling them bits and pieces about The Sewing Machine Project. A...
Update from the snowy north
We have had more snow in Wisconsin this winter than I can remember in recent years--not since my childhood can I remember having these big snowbanks, "snow days" with school and business closings, a real white winter! It's beautiful but Wisconsinites are starting to...
Bernina Blogs about the SMP!
I was pleased to see that there's a blog post on the Bernina USA website about the Sewing Machine Project. I met the District Managers and Bernina Educators a little over a week ago in Chicago. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share information about the...
A donation site in Edgerton, WI
In December we added another donation site in Edgerton, Wisconsin. Edgerton's a quaint little town, just a little south of Madison. Diane Everson runs the Edgerton Reporter newspaper and she contacted me about doing an interview for the paper. As we talked we explored...
Giving Thanks
Although I think it's important all year around to give thanks for what we have, I find that the holidays are an especially good time to look back over the year and realize all of the things that make our lives so wonderful. I am so incredibly thankful for the success...
$100 Donation Match
Arrow Sewing is matching donations up to $100! Learn more!
Common Threads
Common Threads, about the evolution and development of The Sewing Machine Project, is available now!
CBS Evening News
Click here to see us on The CBS Evening News.People Making a Difference Podcast
The Sew & So Podcast
We were so thankful for the opportunity afforded us by the Sew & So podcast to tell our story.
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WPT – The Sewing Machine Project on Wisconsin Life
The Healing Power of Sewing
Listen to Margaret's Wisconsin Life interview.
Television Interviews
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