Recipient Stories Archives - The Sewing Machine Project

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...

My heart sings

by Margaret | Jul 22, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, General, Immigrant Groups, Recipient Stories | 0 comments

I just heard from Annette who taught our most recent local sewing class. Working with a group of 8 beginning sewers, Annette and the volunteers who helped her were bubbling with excitement, clearly a reflection of the enthusiasm of the group they taught. A celebration...

Update from our Cuban sewers

by Margaret | Mar 29, 2017 | General, In the News, International, Recipient Stories | 1 comment

An update from our sewing sisters in Cuba!

Florida is in Stitches!

by Margaret | Aug 25, 2016 | General, Libraries, Recipient Stories | 3 comments

What a great idea! Create a set of traveling sewing machines and take them to the different branches of your library system, sharing love of sewing and access to the tools to get the job done! Not only that but teaching in a library, well, you have access to all kinds...

The Sewing Girls

by Margaret | Feb 22, 2016 | General, Recent Machine Deliveries, Recipient Stories | 4 comments

Our hearts sing when we learn about what our machine recipients are doing!

Mexico

by Margaret | May 19, 2015 | General, International, Recipient Stories | 1 comment

The ladies of Rancho la Joya in Mexico are a resilient bunch. The land that supports and sustains them is rocky and dry with a beating sun that will send you running for shade. I was fortunate to visit in 2012 after my sweet friend, Cherie shined a light on them for...