November 5, 2026

Good morning everyone! Long time since I have posted and I have updates!
Every other week i have been teaching at Under One Roof and have found it to be exciting for both students and me as well! This week i was offered a sewing slot every week - …

One of my heroines

Dorothy Day - she life inspires me!

- Hello - I'm writing this because someone recently asked me what to sew for guests at a homeless shelter. If the persons are truly homeless - they ask for these things:

i created a duffel bag pattern in two …

January 30, 2026

Greeting friends! It has been a crazy two months - lots of sewing and creating for guests at Listening House plus new place for me assisting at the Roseville Ramsey County Library.

Let's get started. I bought a delightful duffel bag pattern and …

September 26, 2025

Good morning everyone! Sorry - this is a long entry.
AGAIN! yes, i shout, AGAIN, Thank you! Thank you! Kathy brought me six machines - she put up a sign on her community bulletin board asking for sewing machines for Sew We Work - two of them are …

Greetings - Linda took the day off celebrating for a week with family commemorating her 55 wedding anniversary. 

update for Listening House: sewed 6 duffel bags, and three clutch type bags and brought to Listening House. Amazing, Gary said they were out and …

May 11, 2025 - Mother's Day!

First of all, again, many thanks to donors! One in particular - Sail La Vie in White Bear Lake. This company makes canvas bags, windbreakers, and similar products but their specialty is sails for boats. We are so grateful that they …

Hello everyone! I'm just writing a few notes to bring up to date what Sew We Work has been and will be doing.

This Saturday, April 24, 2025 I am participating in Fix it Clinic for Ramsey County - I will provide mending for people who bring projects to fix. There …

July 8, 2024.

Update on Rondo. This is a great bunch of sewing friends! Some are skilled and able to sew on their own and others need a little learning and still others are brand new to sewing. Thank you all for coming! 

I continue to support and teach at Rondo on …

July 8, 2024

Hello friends of PPL. In these next two weeks I will be finishing up my partnership with PPL. I loved working with these residents as they gained sewing skills. I pray they continue to develop their sewing skills.

To Mani! Thank you for working with …

July 21, 2024

I no longer sew at Listening House: Linda continues to be the local Sewing Ninja! Please support her on her journey to sew for homeless persons.

January 26, 2024

Dear friends, I have decided to take a break from sewing at Listening House; at least …

July 21, 2024

Greetings Sew We Work friends. I've reached a cross roads and have been thinking about how to proceed. As you may know I am teaching sewing at Rondo Library in St Paul - all levels and am up to 13 students. This is like a one-room school house!

This …