New Orleans Odyssey: Part II
The Quilters of Gees Bend are quite a force. When I saw their exhibition in 2005 in Memphis during the national tour, I was blown away by the power and strength of these quilts–a raw art form, created not to be any sort of an art piece but rather, created to...New Orleans Odyssey: Part 1
I recently returned from a trip to New Orleans, delivering sewing machines. Each trip stands on its own as a jewel, and these jewels together create a mosaic whose borders reach far beyond what I can see. On this particular trip I was accompanied by Bird, a friend and...Generation Q Magazine
The Sewing Machine Project is featured in the March/April 2015 issue of Generation Q Magazine. You can read it here or pick it up at your local sewing/quilt shop. What a wonderful article and what an inspiring magazine!Joy
The turnaround was fast. We heard from the First Immanuel Lutheran church about their upcoming visit to Guatemala. Could they have some machines to take along? International donations, we’ve learned, are tricky. It forces us as an organization to face what is...One more class
It might have been because a couple of students had missed one class and needed to make one up but what really seemed to be happening was that the students couldn’t get enough of sewing. “Just one more class?” they asked Rebecca. And of course she...Common Threads
Common Threads, about the evolution and development of The Sewing Machine Project, is available now!
CBS Evening News
Click here to see us on The CBS Evening News.People Making a Difference Podcast
The Sew & So Podcast
We were so thankful for the opportunity afforded us by the Sew & So podcast to tell our story.
Click here to listen.
WPT – The Sewing Machine Project on Wisconsin Life
The Healing Power of Sewing
Listen to Margaret's Wisconsin Life interview.
Television Interviews
Visit our video archive to view our television appearances.