At Christmas i asked Lisa what she really needed for the orphanage and she told me a sewing machine would be very handy.
The "friends of Mindanao" group collected funds for a christmas party and very generously Paul Salvidge's family (Paul is an English friend of mine living here in davao) sent over funds for the party but with collection exceeding spends, we had funds over. After discussion with Paul and the "friends" group i contacted lisa about the sewing machine, funds looked ok but how much would it cost and where do we get it from and which one?
Me and Lisa by e mail had dialogue and after some confusion (not surprising seeing the subject the language issues and the "one off" task) Lisa cleared things up by shopping for the item. she gave us price (funds were ok...just...), location and model number.
Paul went to collect yesterday but i had a few texts and phone calls, it wouldn't fit in his car. I was a bit surprised, but see picture, Lisa chose an old fashioned (practical) model with stand so, i arranged to collect this morning. I met Paul after tennis this morning and we went and loaded it into my vehicle, it was inspected, packed, and ready for us, typical Philippine efficiency....wait i thought they were supposed to be the opposite here....this is the subject of further discussion.
Persuaded Ann, Annika and Germaine to come with me to the orphanage and some pictures attached of the event.
Disturbed the kids for their lunch (older kids at school) but it was nice to see something of their routine and good for Ann to see the orphanage for the first time too...............
Generous of Paul and his family and glad to assist...more of the orphanage to come
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Also when sewing cushion covers the regular presser foot pulls on the top fabric and cushions can end up tweaked. In the last year my business has shifted to mainly upholstery work and it's time to upgrade my sewing machine. I started asking around and the one thing I heard from everyone is that at the very least I needed a machine with a walking foot.
I love that chirldren wants to sew and is doing so well. Bless you for taking the time to help and teach chirld. Keep up the great work!
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