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Quilt Expo is Just Around the Corner

by Margaret | Aug 18, 2008 | General | 0 comments

Quilt Expo, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television and Nancy Zieman Productions, is a huge event in the Madison area. This year it will run Thursday-Saturday, September 11-13th at the Alliant Energy Center. It’s grown by leaps and bounds over the past 3 years....

Hans’ Sewing and Vacuum Closes its Doors

by Margaret | Jul 8, 2008 | General | 1 comment

Hans’ Sewing and Vacuum closed it doors at the end of June after 54 years of service to South Central Wisconsin. A very sad day for many people, as Hans’ has been a site for reliable service, excellent customer service, and a community gathering place for...

New Donation Site For Madison, WI!

by Margaret | Jul 8, 2008 | General | 1 comment

I met with Tim Olson, who owns Jerry’s Sewing and Vacuum in Madison, today. What a kind man! He has agreed to become the primary donation site in Madison for The Sewing Machine Project. If you have a working sewing machine or serger to donate, please send it or...

Midwest Flooding Victims Need Machines Too!

by Margaret | Jul 7, 2008 | General | 1 comment

The flooding of the past few months has hit the Midwest awfully hard. Everyone is feeling it. The Sewing Machine Project will do a collection specifically targeted to people who lost their machines in the flooding. We will be setting up a collection in the near...

Spring Into Summer!

by Margaret | Jun 12, 2008 | General, In the News | 0 comments

Our big fundraiser, the Spring Into Summer event, is right around the corner! Last year, we used the proceeds from this event to pay all of the fees involved with becoming an official 501(c)3 and still had money left over to cover a portion of the machine delivery to...

etown Broadcast!…with updates

by Margaret | May 13, 2008 | General | 1 comment

Due to technical difficulties on the local Madison station, 1055 triple m, the show didn’t air properly on Sunday 5/18. Triple M and etown have kindly collaborated to re-air the project featuring the Sewing Machine Project, the Bodeans, Over the Rhine, and Doug...