Founder's Musings Archives - Page 2 of 5 - The Sewing Machine Project

And just like that…

by Margaret | Mar 26, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Our Board and Volunteers | 2 comments

…everything changed. In the past few weeks society has come to a halt as the battle with Covid-19 wages. The Sewing Machine Project is affected, as are most businesses and nonprofits, communities and individuals across the country, across the globe, by the...

TBT

by Margaret | Mar 5, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Recipient Stories | 0 comments

I’m sorting and organizing the photos on my computer. It’s time consuming, best tackled in little pieces, but boy oh boy, is it fascinating! It helps me to remember the rich journey that is the Sewing Machine Project. I look at my face in some of the...

It takes a village

by Margaret | Jan 23, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, International, Machine Recipient Stories, Our Board and Volunteers | 0 comments

It takes a village to do most things…raise a child, nourish a family, nurture a full life. The Sewing Machine Project, I discover over and over, is a village in itself–a tiny, busy, loving machine that whirs with energy. I’m reminded every day, as...

15

by Margaret | Jan 16, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

2020 brings the 15th anniversary of The Sewing Machine Project! Back in 2005 when collecting a few sewing machines seemed like it might be a good idea, I never dreamed we’d be here now. But here we are! A testament to seeing what the Universe holds in store, The...

Kosovo

by Margaret | Oct 1, 2019 | Founder's Musings, General, International | 1 comment

I visited Kosovo in 2009, stretching my mind and courage. And when we stretch ourselves, surprising connections show up.

A New Chapter

by Margaret | Sep 11, 2019 | Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General | 2 comments

Tic tic tic, the needle moves up and down powerfully and effortlessly. The stitch is perfect–even and balanced–the upper and lower threads grabbing hold of one another, hands held in a tiny dot on the fabric’s surface. I am alone in our workroom. An...