Celebrating 20 years in 2025!
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 had such a great time.
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.
Bernina of America recently announced an incredible promotion which will happen this spring. If you bring your old, working sewing machine into a Bernina dealership between March 31 and April 11, you can get a $100 rebate on a new Bernina. Dealerships can decide who will receive the donated machines
I flew out to Boulder, Colorado a few weeks ago to participate in the taping of e-town radio. I had been informed a few weeks before that I’d been chosen to receive one of their “e-chievement awards”. The entire experience was wonderful! I learned, after I’d been scheduled to appear,
This is exciting news! My friend nominated me for an etown radio e-chievement award. This nomination came about late last summer and over the months I’ve corresponded with the etown folks here and there, telling them bits and pieces about The Sewing Machine Project. A few weeks ago I was
I was pleased to see that there’s a blog post on the Bernina USA website about the Sewing Machine Project. I met the District Managers and Bernina Educators a little over a week ago in Chicago. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share information about the Sewing Machine
I’m thrilled to have The Sewing Machine Project featured in the December 2007 issue of Wisconsin Woman magazine. Justine Kessler wrote a fine article detailing the Project’s progress. Take a look! It was Margaret Jankowski’s mother who taught her to sew when Margaret was just a little girl. Sewing has
Recently, with the help of one of our Board members, a media kit was presented to Oprah’s team for consideration on one of her future programs. They were working on a series called “The Power of One” and unfortunately, our Project wasn’t chosen for this particular series. The team was,
I was thrilled and honored to be nominated for a story on WKOW channel 27’s “People Making a Difference” segment. The story aired during the week of September 3rd. To view the video stream, click this link.
The Kegger for a Cause was held on Saturday June 23rd at the home of Tori and Dennis Hull in Monona. The Fundraiser was a great success. Not only was the day absolutely perfect, but the company couldn’t have been better. Margaret’s kids and their friends manned the registration tables,
The Sewing Machine Project was well-received at a presentation made to the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison on Monday, June 4. The members of the Club heard the history of the Project as well as future plans. The following article appeared in the Kiwanis newsletter the following day: The Sewing
I’m so excited to announce that some big websites out there have agreed to link to mine! Bernina of America has recognized the project and has agreed to post a link on their website. In addition, Alex Anderson and Ricky Timms have thrown their wholehearted support behind the Project on
