Founder's Musings Archives - Page 3 of 6 - The Sewing Machine Project

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...

Collective Effervescence

by Margaret | Aug 29, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General, International | 0 comments

When we sew in community it is about so much more than sewing.

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by Margaret | Mar 16, 2019 | Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

“Mom, do you know where you’re going?” my 14 year old daughter asked incredulously. It was March, 2006 and Maddie peered at the map as we threaded through the Arkansas hills. The clunk, rattle, clunk of the rented Enterprise van had become familiar....

Women’s Day

by Margaret | Mar 8, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General, Immigrant Groups | 0 comments

Though The Sewing Machine Project has no gender specific policy, most of the machines we distribute go to women. Since the beginning, groups begun by and working with women find a connection with the work we do. We hear the stories. Stories of great need, of women...

Happy New Year-a 2018 retrospective

by Margaret | Jan 1, 2019 | Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General, Recent Machine Deliveries | 2 comments

When I look at the list of all that was done in 2018 I am awestruck. We: connected with 38 new groups, delivering over 300 sewing machines; received an amazing donation from Brother, International; shipped machines to Puerto Rico to help with hurricane recovery;...

Bib and Tucker, Birmingham

by Margaret | Jun 9, 2017 | Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings | 1 comment

by Chris Thomas, SMP board member Think of the old-time quilting bee and you’ll have an idea of what goes on at the Bib and Tucker Sew-Op. Women’s fingers are busy cutting and stitching while their chatter fills the room. Stories are swapped. Friendships are cemented....