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Thank you, MGE!

by Margaret | Sep 4, 2018 | Donors and Donations, General, Our Board and Volunteers | 1 comment

A decade ago I made a presentation about The Sewing Machine Project to local business people, I shared our wish list as well, noting that “we sure could use some storage space for sewing machines!” A gentleman named Jim stepped forward and offered to help....

Well, hello there, Eldredge!

by Margaret | Feb 8, 2018 | General, Stories machines carry | 5 comments

We meet regularly at The Sewing Machine Project to look over and prepare machines that have been donated to us–machines that are en route to their next home. Many cases are familiar, even before opening. I often look and think “oh, I know what you...

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!

Defining Need

by Margaret | Jun 10, 2015 | General | 0 comments

One of the most important jobs we share as Sewing Machine Project board members is application review. Over the years this process has evolved quite a bit. During the early days…I’m talking 10 years ago…we didn’t even have a board. I worked...

New Orleans Odyssey: Part 1

by Margaret | Mar 28, 2015 | General, Recent Machine Deliveries | 2 comments

I recently returned from a trip to New Orleans, delivering sewing machines. Each trip stands on its own as a jewel, and these jewels together create a mosaic whose borders reach far beyond what I can see. On this particular trip I was accompanied by Bird, a friend and...