by Margaret | Nov 30, 2020 | General, In the News, Uncategorized |
Are you a Thrivent Member? The Sewing Machine Project is proud to be included among the organizations approved to accept Thrivent Choice Dollars! If you wish to make a donation using your Thrivent Choice options, here are the instructions: Instructions: -Go to...
by Margaret | Oct 12, 2020 | General, Thoughts around sewing |
My husband Peter looked lovingly across the table. “Honey,” he said, “you can’t save the world.” “But I want to!” I said. I’d been reading the paper and could feel the mounting tension that each day’s news always...
by Margaret | Jul 19, 2020 | General, Personal Stories, Uncategorized |
I got word yesterday that Gail had passed. Gail. I saw her face before my eyes. Full of light. Always so full of light. Gail became a volunteer with the Sewing Machine Project several years ago. She loved tinkering with old sewing machines. Not much use for the high...
by Margaret | Mar 5, 2020 | General, Recipient Stories |
I’m sorting and organizing the photos on my computer. It’s time consuming, best tackled in little pieces, but boy oh boy, is it fascinating! It helps me to remember the rich journey that is the Sewing Machine Project. I look at my face in some of the...
by Margaret | Feb 27, 2020 | General, Recent Machine Deliveries |
The task has grown little by little. It began (for me) when Nancy called and asked if I’d like to meet Jane. Jane was in the United States working with the team at IndiMark to gather resources for her Masai community in Kenya. She mentioned that her group was...
by Margaret | Jan 23, 2020 | General, Personal Stories, Recent Machine Deliveries |
It takes a village to do most things…raise a child, nourish a family, nurture a full life. The Sewing Machine Project, I discover over and over, is a village in itself–a tiny, busy, loving machine that whirs with energy. I’m reminded every day, as...