Founder's Musings Archives - Page 5 of 6 - The Sewing Machine Project

Knowing who we are.

by Margaret | Apr 7, 2015 | Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

We are updating The Sewing Machine Project brochure. Our logo has changed, our colors have changed, and so much has been done–it’s time to update our face out there! But as I write the copy for this brochure I find that I keep sitting back and looking to...

The story continues…

by Margaret | Mar 15, 2011 | Donors and Donations, Founder's Musings, General, Stories machines carry | 0 comments

I received a machine and a generous financial donation today with this note… I am honored and humbled by any and all donations that we receive but some really strike me as they tell such a story. I love to imagine the story of a machine…the generations of...

What the world needs now…

by Margaret | Feb 14, 2011 | Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

I was with a group of women one night last week and the conversation went to a very odd place. One of the women began talking about her distrust of other cultures, of a general feeling of…for lack of a better word…fear. And it wasn’t pretty. As I...

In memory…

by Margaret | Sep 27, 2010 | Donors and Donations, Founder's Musings, General, Stories machines carry | 2 comments

Recently I’ve been receiving donations in memory of a woman named Viola Kraemer. I’ve never met Viola…and each time I receive a donation online or in the mail I find myself wanting to know more about her. Viola was a quilter in Minnesota and it is...

Such a Kind Remembrance

by Margaret | Dec 29, 2009 | Donors and Donations, Founder's Musings, General | 0 comments

I am grateful every time I open our post office box and find a donation waiting inside…I am grateful every time I receive word that someone has made a donation online. It touches me so deeply that you read about the work we do and it touches your heart and...

How do you begin to thank people?

by Margaret | Aug 10, 2007 | Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

I was with some friends last night and they asked me how this project was going. The words came tumbling out, as they usually do when I get going on the success I’ve experienced so far. When I begin to describe one person who has helped me in some way it reminds...