Celebrating 20 years in 2025!
The New Orleans City Council issued a proclamation today recognizing the work of The Sewing Machine Project. Cherice Harrison-Nelson went with me to the meeting to receive the award. I love this city. I love these people. I ache for the hardships they’ve endured. I admire how New Orleans continues
The Sewing Machine Project was featured on the Nancy’s Corner segment of Sewing With Nancy in 2010. Better late than never, here’s that clip! Sewing With Nancy
Be sure to check out the article about The Sewing Machine Project in this week’s Woman’s World magazine!
From the Quilting Arts website: http://www.quiltingarts.com/blogs/stitch/archive/2010/10/21/seahope-partners-and-more-news-from-the-sewing-machine-project.aspx
Just returned from a trip to New Orleans. Our main work this time was with John Douthat from AllBrands, with the Adams Street Cultural Development Center and with Cherice Harrison-Nelson and the Mardi Gras Indians. John D. has been so kind and generous and I am honored that he has
A great SMP update appeared in today’s State Journal. The source of the 100 machines that they mention is All Brands in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dave Zweiffel called me while I was in Louisiana earlier this month and we chatted about what’s going on with the Sewing Machine Project. Here’s the article that resulted!
Be sure to check out Sew News’ December’09/January ’10 issue. There we are on page 10! How wonderful to have this kind exposure!
Take a peek at Country Woman’s October/November 2009 issue….that’s right, turn to page 49! There we are! Country Woman did a great article about the Sewing Machine Project. I was thrilled that many so women who visited our booth at Quilt Expo had seen the article. Thank you to Country
Please take a moment to read the wonderful article that was recently published in the online and print versions of Madison’s Capital Times! There is so much going on with The Sewing Machine Project right now! We have affected hundreds of lives in such a creative way. During these tough
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 New
Please read the beautiful article Sheila Strupe wrote for the April 20 edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Sewing Sows Seed of Hope
