Katrina Brees, a local artist and performer, has turned to making masks during the Spring of 2020 to supplement her income. She also talks to us about copyright.
Heather Ensley talks to us about her own journey in mask making: "I joined the Million Mask Challenge on April 5th. I decided I wanted to make affordable face masks for the everyman. The first day I sewed the Deconess pattern and found it cumbersome and time consuming. So I developed my own pattern called the Tootsie Roll because it kind of looks like a Tootsie Roll to me. I use a serger with a 4 thread overclock stitch a strip of fabric and two thin round hair elastics. I can make one mask in u...
Angelique Thomas talks to us about the Innocence project, and the state of the prisons in New Orleans. They are making masks for the prisoners. See more https://ip-no.org , This was recorded on April 28, 2020.
Chelsea is sewing masks in her off time, when she is not helping people through telemedicine with mental health issues. She's on the frontline helping people cope with so much during COVID-19. She's also got advice for beginning sewists!
Juan talks to us about his work making bias tape makers that he is giving out to sewists in the effort to make mask ties more efficiently. He is part of many with 3D printers across the country pitching in to help.
We Have Masks is a powerhouse organization that is only a few months old. We talk to two of their founders about their efforts to create masks, and how their entrepreneurial skills are helping with this effort. See: https://wehavemasks.org/ Like so many groups, we are not only making masks; we are organizing.
Rachna was already a very successful business person with Taj Cottage, her clothing line. Now, she is putting that know-how to work making masks. And it is amazing. For more go to http://www.tajcottage.com .
Toni talks to us about technology, Twitch, and how she's surviving COVID-19. For more go to https://quiltoni.com/ .
Founder of Operation Shields Up, Alan Puccinelli joins us to talk about fabricating PPE face shields for front line caregivers in the current pandemic crisis. See more at http:://www. https://www.opshieldsup.org/ . There's great videos too at the site!
Anderson fabrics, that normally make custom interior design textiles, is making masks, and they are beautiful. They also have a quilting component of their business. Go to https://www.andersonfabricsquiltshop.com for more information.
Koleene Herlocker joins us to talk about the Iowa Shop Hop, which is scheduled for the month of June. We recorded this in March 2020, as they were preparing in the midst of Covid-19. For more on the shop hop, go to https://alliowashophop.com . (And there's a copyright article by Elizabeth in the magazine!)
Carhartt, Inc makes uniforms, outdoor wear and other things for the last 131 years. But just as in WWI and WWII, they have joined the call, and are now making masks and gowns. Hailey Barnett (3L law student) and I talk to him about the fabric they are using, the choice of patterns, and so much more. For more info see https://www.carhartt.com .
Megan Romere, a law student at University of Texas at Austin, and she is making masks using her grandmother's White sewing machine and her grandmother's stash! We talk to her about life sewing masks, what she is using for ties, and her upcoming wedding plans.
Frances is one of our favorites. She talks to us about life right now, and the new quilt fiction podcast, season 2. For more go to http://www.quiltfiction.com . There's video too. So you can see her reading the book, Aunt Jane of Kentucky. I so adore it. She is also the host of the Off-KilterQuilt (When a Straight Line's a State of mind).
We talk to the students at Tulane that have been on the frontlines of mask making with me. Over the last month, I've been working with students and others to organize making homemade masks. We've received two grants, one from the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking , and the other from the Newcomb Institute. We talk about the work and plans for the future, and life as a Tulane student during Covid-19. For more, see https://law.tulane.edu/news/law-professor-and-truc...
“We've made over 1600 masks the past 8 days, giving them away to any who need. We normally make mattresses, so we are using the same materials to make facemasks. A LOT of volunteers have stepped up & done some Home Sewing. It's been an amazing experience! For more on mattresses go to, https://comfortking.net/main/ . “ When we talked the number had almost doubled. We talk to Chris about the masks from Comfort King Mattress Factory, the army of sewists helping him make that happen, and of cour...
Laurie Ceesay Landree, an art quilt who focuses on portraits, talks to us about her latest work, which can be found on Facebook at Artsy Chick Quilts, https://www.facebook.com/artsychickquilts . She is also a hairdresser, and so we talk about her current life during this thing we are all going through.
Gudrun of GE Designs ( http://www.gequiltdesignsdesigns.com joins us to talk about her recent 16,000+ one day sew along, Elvira Quarantine Quilt Along on March 22, 2020. She's the genius behind Stripology. She is also starting on Friday, April 3, 2020, Strip Along 2020. For more (and a picture) go to, https://gequiltdesigns.com/blogs/ge-happenings
Joe's company is helping homemade mask makers. Go to their Facebook page, and they will send you (for free) pieces for the nose bridge that you can sew in. The company is amazing. Here is the form to fill out your request: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5_DGmpIWOncrE8ualX_Kp6MHqXGuLW6hLQ3QxvYuGf8NEQg/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3WZZdjiHXNAWpgCJQiKJ8C4Yjc8gB1NgfyO-phn9ECz0g_C8tOMfdjD20. They are asking if you make a mask using their supply to post it on their Facebook page....
Kathy Carter made some masks for her colleagues (even though they have not run out of N95 masks), and they were a hit. She talks to us about being an ICU nurse, what we can do to prevent illness, and what happens if you do end up in the hospital. Most of all, she is encouraging us to use our fun fabrics to make homemade masks. She said, "They are like trading cards!"
Judy, my dear neighbor, talks to us about masks making, the city of New Orleans, Katrina and more.
Kim joins us again to talk to us about a new Project Quilting: Quarantine 2020 edition on Sunday, March 29, 2020. For more go to https://kimlapacek.com . These are really fun.
Tammy, one of our featured designers in our Inventory Quilt project, joins us to talk about #StayHomeandHop, which is going on now, and soon a virtual trunk show. More information for both of these events can be found at her website, www.tamarinis.com . We also talk about Just Wanna Trademark, which is our book that can be found at https://payhip.com/b/zLKX . We've added a 50% coupon if you share on social media!
Jayna talks to us about her new project, Masks4Humanity. We've talked to her previously about the Pussy Hat Project, and Welcome Blankets. She takes her network into homemade masks. For more, go http://www.masks4humanity.com . #masks4humanity
Pam Heller and Joy Banfield come chat with us about AccuQuilt's efforts in helping us cut homemade masks faster. https://learn.accuquilt.com/quarantine-quilting . They also have the ability to create custom dies for your organization's specific needs, including a Olson mask die that the public can purchase as well. If you are interested, email Joy at masks@accuquilt.com .
Scott Jones, up in Washington state, talks to us about his latest free pattern for making homemade facemasks. It is a design that tries to protect like a N95, as opposed to a surgical mask, and he’s hoping us sewist will adopt it, along with hospitals. For more information, the pattern, and an instructional video, go to: https://frontlinemasks.com There is also a Facebook group, Front Line Masks. If you make one, or if you have questions, go to their Facebook page....
Janice and Joyce, a powerhouse sister duo, join us to talk about their efforts to pair sewists and need around the country, along with their research with hospitals and doctors as to what they need. Visit http://www.weneedmasks.org for more information
Ricardo, author of Just Wanna Patent, and Editor-in-Chief of our Just Wanna series joins us to talk about patenting things. He was also a trained virologist/biologist. I ask him questions about the homemade facemasks and a little bit of the science. See http:://www.justwannaquilt.com for more on the patent book.
Seth Hackler of Quilting on a Budget and I made a plan on Friday: to start a FB group to keep track of and understand the homemade mask phenomenon during COVID-19. We also made a website. We talk about what has happened in the last five days.
Alexa Magyari, a Ph.D. student in health economics at U.C. Berkeley's School of Public Health, and also a craft blogger, @The Wannabe Grandma, is putting her two worlds together to create a list of hospitals that need homemade facemasks. She needs our help in 5 ways. Her email: we.need.handmade.masks@gmail.com . Here is the google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12a5YO0Z9RpHZk9Zkzl4NOj9CbjzhFfoKjPLFFC-21LU/edit?fbclid=IwAR2vxIAt7ZsVQL6LjtWviY7aXpBd4xGBhzlh0AfSKw0XG6hP9IPKhX22UmU @wannabe...
