This morning my friend Maribeth, she of the magnificent "Jack's Chain" quilt seen in a recent post, stopped by to drop off some masks that she had made. Maribeth, Emma, and I went for a walk around my neighborhood. Don't worry; we observed all social distancing guidelines. When we returned to my home, we sat for a bit in my backyard in the pink, plastic, Adirondack chairs which I had never bothered putting away last fall. We sat about eight feet away, but I'm afraid Emma didn't get the social distancing guidelines and could not get enough of our visitor. Emma loves people and believes that all who come here must be greeted with enthusiasm. That goes for folks that we meet on our daily walks as well. :-)
Using Dr. Lauren Streicher's tutorial, A Surgeons Guide to Sewing a Surgical Mask, I made five masks this afternoon.
Her video tutorial is clear and extremely well done. Who better to explain what our health care workers need? The size of her masks are a tad larger than in some other patterns, and she recommends incorporating a piece of wire edge ribbon inside the top edge. The ribbon sewn into the top of the mask can eliminate any gaps. Watch her short video to see what I mean.
She also recommends labeling the"top" on the back, so the recipient will feel where the mask may be adjusted to conform to his or her face and adding a short message using a permanent marker.
Coronavirus Update:
- The Olympics have been postponed for a year.
- Sixteen states have now issued stay-at-home orders.
- 1.3 billion people in India are now in lockdown for twenty-one days.
- Ford, GM, and GE Health Care are gearing up to make desperately needed ventilators.
- 3.4 million citizens are expected to sign up for unemployment.
- The stock market roller coaster continues. The man in the White House would like to "open things up" by Easter. His focus is the economy and his reelection bid, not the American people.
- Good news: Dr. Anthony Fauci, a powerful voice for science and truth, was back this afternoon with the White House coronavirus task force.
Finally,
Be kind to yourself.
Stay safe. Stay creative. May God bless us all. The world is a very small place, and we are all in this together.
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