The CDC has now suggested that we all start wearing home-made fabric face masks as added precautions during the current COVID19 crisis. I sifted through my stash closet and came up with a number of suitable fabrics (all high, quilt shop quality cottons) and a considerable length of 1/8" elastic.
Here are the prototypes I made for Denis and myself:
A big THANK-YOU to skiptomylou.org for the pattern!
So, I sent my daughters and families some fabric choices and here is my production line, all ready to begin sewing. Each mask takes about 10-15 minutes to make, including cutting.
And here is the result, just before I package them up and send them off to my girls.
And here they all are, wearing them!
I used up the big wad of elastic I had, so now I am making masks with ties for other friends and family members. This pattern is endorsed by Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin.
Just doing my part to keep those I love safe!
This week, I'll be sewing masks, but also switching gears to scrapbooking. I am embarrassed to show the pile of fabric odds and ends waiting to be incorporated into pages in the Quilt Diary. I've fallen behind, as I usually do, and the time has come to get this under control, since each time I open the cabinet door, something falls out!
I'll share my progress next post.
Be well and be safe! Till next time...
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