Celebrating 20 years in 2025!
I am honored and humbled to have been asked to be the keynote speaker for ASG’s national conference in LA this week. I fly out tomorrow. My speech has been done for a few weeks but each day I tweak it. I can’t think of a more receptive audience than
I am just finishing another trip to New Orleans….delivering machines and meeting new friends. A few different groups benefited from our machines this time. The Mardi Gras Indian community is near and dear to us and these machines will help with children’s programs, working on Mardi Gras Indian suits and
I am thrilled at having been chosen to be the Keynote Speaker for this year’s American Sewing Guild national conference. The conference will take place August 19-22 in Los Angeles, CA. What an honor!
Welcome, Spring! My goodness, this has felt like a long winter! Here in Wisconsin we’re finally seeing the little plants peeking up and crossing our fingers that the recent flurries were our last. It sometimes seems as though the Sewing Machine Project is
Not long ago I spoke at a local Rotary Club meeting. I always end my presentations discussing ways that people can get involved with The Sewing Machine Project.One of the Rotarians approached me after the meeting and said he had a great team of volunteers-retired Oscar Meyer/Kraft employees. So yesterday
I am writing this post from the back porch of a house in New Orleans. This trip came together quickly…so many connections lingering, machines to deliver…it was suddenly clear to me about a month ago that the time to visit was now…so I made plans to spend this week in
Nancy Zieman has been so generous with her time and attention surrounding The Sewing Machine Project. Recently, while I was in Las Vegas, I had the chance to spend some time with Nancy and catch up. She suggested that we tape a Nancy’s Corner segment about the SeaHope partners project.
The New Orleans City Council issued a proclamation today recognizing the work of The Sewing Machine Project. Cherice Harrison-Nelson went with me to the meeting to receive the award. I love this city. I love these people. I ache for the hardships they’ve endured. I admire how New Orleans continues
I received a machine and a generous financial donation today with this note… I am honored and humbled by any and all donations that we receive but some really strike me as they tell such a story. I love to imagine the story of a machine…the generations of people who
I was with a group of women one night last week and the conversation went to a very odd place. One of the women began talking about her distrust of other cultures, of a general feeling of…for lack of a better word…fear. And it wasn’t pretty. As I listened I
The Sewing Machine Project was featured on the Nancy’s Corner segment of Sewing With Nancy in 2010. Better late than never, here’s that clip! Sewing With Nancy
The Sewing Machine Project post office box is such a source of good things! I get so excited whenever I open it to find a personally addressed envelope inside…something other than bank statements and government documents. Sometimes there are little notes giving props for the work we do. Sometimes there
