Celebrating 20 years in 2025!
The SeaHope Artists’ series will be featured during the month of June at Absolutely Art, 2322 Atwood Ave. in Madison. We’re working hard to ensure that there will be a great selection of bags! Local and national artists are working on some new cool designs. Opening night is Friday June
We’re working on more SeaHope bags in preparation for the show at Absolutely Art in Madison in June. We’re even working while I’m here in Mexico!! Cherie St. Cyr and Angeles worked on the “Burro Bag” while Shara Harel worked on the “Nopales Bag”….it was a crazy art scene around
I am so thrilled and honored to finally have the chance to meet the women of Rancho La Joya in Mexico. We have sent a few machines down to the rancho over the past few years and now I’m meeting the women who use them. My host, Cherie St. Cyr
This SeaHope bag represents a beautiful collaboration! When we first dreamed up the Artists’ Bag series, Cherice Harrison-Nelson, “Queen Reesie” of the Guardians of the Flame, made some beautiful medallions to use on a bag. I just didn’t have a bag that would do them justice and they laid next
I arrived in New Orleans Wednesday to a 70 degree day–a welcome change after our Wisconsin winter. This is a busy trip! I’ll be working the VDTA/SDTA trade show starting on Sunday so I thought I’d come a few days early and bring some machines, work on our projects. I
In October of 2010 I had the honor of visiting Kenmare High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. This alternative high school offers an alternative, a second chance to women facing poverty by not only offering a more holistic education but also a place to live, life skills training and
Tonight I was the presenter for an American Sewing Guild webinar. I’d never done one before! It was such a treat to be asked to talk about the work we do at The Sewing Machine Project. Even more than that, it was so sweet to know that people all over
About 8 months ago I read about Bhutanese families relocating to the Madison area. These are people who have endured so much, have been uprooted from their homes and have been on the move for years now. After spending time in refugee camps they have found their way to the
This year has been an interesting one for The Sewing Machine Project. It’s been different. Honestly, since it’s inception, The Sewing Machine Project has fallen into place so naturally, it often takes my breath away. The right people, the right connections…they’ve always been there when I’ve needed them. Sometimes I
I am struck so often, recently, by the need for connection here in the United States. Despite the fact that we have more ways than ever before to connect with one another we seem to be more disconnected. On a large scale, this country could not be more divided. It
This past weekend was Quilt Expo, here in Madison, Wisconsin. What a busy time that is! It’s so much fun to see familiar faces and meet many new friends. So many people stopped by our booth to chat, learn more, make a donation. We took in 8 machines, a little
I was so honored to be asked to speak at the annual ASG conference in LA. I’ve been preparing for a good month at least and yesterday was the big day. I was nervous, to say the least, but so happy and ready to share the story of the Sewing
