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Kindness

by Margaret | Oct 13, 2015 | Donors and Donations, General | 1 comment

The petite brown envelope sat alone in the Sewing Machine Project post office box. Apart from the neat handwriting in its address there was nothing out of the ordinary about it. Running late, I picked it out quickly and headed for the car. But somehow I just had to...

Mending in the Community

by Margaret | Sep 18, 2015 | General | 0 comments

Our Mending Nights at Madison’s Goodman Community Center could be called a lot of things. They’re useful, to be sure, and functional. Held on the first, third and fifth (if there is one!) Wednesday of each month, the booth can be found in the lobby of the...

Intimate Gifts

by Margaret | Aug 26, 2015 | General | 1 comment

“Have you received my package yet?”, the email read. I hadn’t. Not that it hadn’t arrived, I just hadn’t picked it up from the post office yet. I let the donor know I’d get it soon…

Finding community

by Margaret | Aug 16, 2015 | General | 1 comment

I’d love to share photos from yesterday’s volunteer sewing day. But there aren’t any. We were too busy sewing. And talking. And laughing. And sharing ideas.

Aha Moment!

by Margaret | Jul 31, 2015 | General, In the News | 0 comments

Mutual of Omaha has a cool campaign going! They’re sending an Airstream trailer around the country and talking to people about the Aha Moments in their lives. They contacted me to see if I’d like to do an interview and I was thrilled to say yes.

Erika Barratt Design

by Margaret | Jul 8, 2015 | Donors and Donations, General | 1 comment

I was thrilled to receive a call a few months back from Erika Barratt, a designer out of Brooklyn, NY. This woman is fabulous. She creates lovely heirloom dolls and stuffed toys, using traditional methods and natural fibers. The faces on these little creatures will...