Woman’s World Magazine
November 15, 2010
Be sure to check out the article about The Sewing Machine Project in this week’s Woman’s World magazine!
Celebrating 20 years in 2025!
Celebrating 20 years in 2025!
Be sure to check out the article about The Sewing Machine Project in this week’s Woman’s World magazine!
Recently, I learned of an amazing effort called Enchanted Makeovers. Their purpose is to bring hope and vision into the lives of women living in homeless and battered womens shelters. Sometimes they makeover the entire shelter, and other times they host events which raise awareness within the shelter community and
Recently I’ve been receiving donations in memory of a woman named Viola Kraemer. I’ve never met Viola…and each time I receive a donation online or in the mail I find myself wanting to know more about her. Viola was a quilter in Minnesota and it is clear that she was
I am here in Louisiana learning more about the southern part of the state, talking to people affected by the oil spill, learning how The Sewing Machine Project can help. I am learning so much. I am in Terrebonne Parish, an area where most everyone either works in the fishing
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 product idea that will
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 honored that he has
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 Orleans
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 am working with her
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 reporter who had written the piece.
A great SMP update appeared in today’s State Journal. The source of the 100 machines that they mention is All Brands in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
I visited the University Apartments on the campus of UW-Madison last night to see how their sewing classes were going. They are our pilot site for this program and what I saw still has me smiling. It is beautiful to see cultures and traditions blending as women learn new sewing
I received a donation recently with this letter: Enclosed is a donation in memory of my friend, Jeanne Miller, who died last week from metastatic breast cancer. She was an avid quilter and seamstress. We saw information about your organization on Sewing With Nancy and were impressed with your outreach.