Monthly Archives: May, 2007

Bernina Helps Out

Posted by Margaret on May 26, 2007 — Leave a Comment

I work for a Bernina dealership, Hans’ Sewing, in Madison, Wisconsin. When our district representative from Bernina heard about this project, she was very excited. She and I talked about the possibility of Bernina donating some brand new machines. It was worth a try.
Our rep, Kerry, approached the President of Bernina USA, Martin Favre, with [...]

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Mardi Gras Indians

Posted by Margaret on May 22, 2007 — Leave a Comment

In March ’06, when we took the first load of machines to New Orleans, a woman walked through the door, asking if she could take multiple machines for the Mardi Gras Indian community. This remarkable woman, Becky, would soon become my connection to other remarkable women. She explained how sewing was an integral part of [...]

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Sewing Machine Donor

Posted by Margaret on May 18, 2007 — Leave a Comment

A woman stopped in our shop awhile back wondering if we were still accepting sewing machine donations to take to New Orleans, and, of course, we were. As she and I began talking I could tell there was so much more to the story. As it turns out she had purchased a beautiful new sewing [...]

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The Path

Posted by Margaret on May 18, 2007 — Leave a Comment

Many people have asked me how this project got started and I remember a moment quite distinctly…when I read an article on the internet about a woman who had lost her sewing machine in the tsunami. Not only was I moved by what I was reading but I knew, without a doubt, that I needed [...]

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Times-Picayune Article: Stitching a Culture Together

Posted by Webmaster on May 1, 2007 — Leave a Comment

Having just returned from another visit to New Orleans (April 2007), I was so excited to see this wonderful article by Sheila Stroup in the Times-Picayune!
Sheila has been such a great supporter of this project. She and I visited the Herreast Harrison and her daughter, Cherice Harrison-Nelson while I was in New Orleans. Herreast welcomed [...]

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