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Sewing Sows Seed of Hope

by Margaret | Apr 30, 2008 | General, In the News | 0 comments

Please read the beautiful article Sheila Strupe wrote for the April 20 edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Sewing Sows Seed of Hope

5 Machines!

by Margaret | Apr 30, 2008 | General | 0 comments

I am continually amazed by how things fall into place in this project. Not that there isn’t a lot of hard work in the background but sometimes things happen that continue to reinforce the fact that this is meant to be. Here’s another example… I had...

Brookfield Academy donates to The Sewing Machine Project

by Margaret | Apr 22, 2008 | General | 0 comments

I recently received an e-mail from a faculty member at Brookfield Academy informing me of their most recent service effort. They had read about the Sewing Machine Project in the UW Alumni Newsletter in the Fall of ’07 and decided to take up a collection of...

Sewing with Nancy

by Margaret | Apr 19, 2008 | General, In the News | 0 comments

This is so exciting! Nancy Zieman called and asked if I’d be on Sewing With Nancy. We taped a new segment called “Nancy’s Corner” which will air in the fall on PBS stations across the country. We talked all about The Sewing Machine Project and...

Another successful trip to New Orleans

by Margaret | Apr 19, 2008 | General | 0 comments

I’ve just returned from my sixth trip to New Orleans, taking over 60 machines to that recovering city. Each time I visit I learn more, experience more, feel more deeply connected to the area and its people. We did so much on this trip! I began by connecting with...

April Times-Picayune article

by Margaret | Apr 18, 2008 | General, In the News | 0 comments

Sheila Strupe, at the New Orleans Times-Picayune wrote a lovely article about the Sewing Machine Project this week. Please take a moment to read it! Times-Picayune article.