JUST FINISHED MY 600th MASK AND AM STARTING TO FEEL BURN OUT

 

SEWING FOR NATIVE NATIONS

Just packaged up 20 masks that I will be donating to South Dakota Sioux, 20 to Missing Flowers MMIW, and 20 to Fort Apache Reservation. Will be mailing them on Monday.

I have donated a total of 122 masks to family, friends, and cashiers at local establishments. I have donated a total of 220 to several tribes including Navajo, Sioux, Apache, and Missing Flowers MMIW Native Women. Grand total of 342. I currently have 221 extra masks made and preparing for the winter. I have a feeling it is going to be a rough one.

I had the flu last winter and it was the worst I have ever had. Thought I was going to die. The only place I had been was grocery shopping at Walmart. I had gotten my yearly flu shot. Well, you can bet I'll be wearing a mask from now on when out and about. I may not make it through the next virus.

THRIFT STORE FINDS FOR MASKS

Spent some time in Goodwill today looking for unique material designs for my masks.  Found some really pretty material in skirts, a Holiday vest, dresses, table cloths, curtains, scarfs and sheets.  I was able to cut out 40 mask patterns out of one twin bed sheet.  I'll use them for linings and filter pockets in my masks.  The table cloth is like a brocade and is huge.  I'll get a lot of masks out of it.  The black and gold skirt is also large and kinda of silky.  This haul will keep me busy for a long, long time. I did keep 2 blouses for me but if I don't like the fit they will also become masks.

My $31.00 haul.

40 cut out patterns from a twin sheet.

I got 6 masks out of this Holiday vest.

This is such a cute skirt and I just love the shrimp boats.

A brocade skirt and table cloth.

A beautiful white lace party dress.

Black and gold skirt.

MAKING CLOTH FACE MASKS

Back in the studio.  Took out the sewing machine and started making cloth face masks last month.  Found a pattern on Youtube  and donated my first 45 to Terrebonne General Hospital.  Gave some to family and friends as well. 

Making my donation at the hospital.

Now I'm making masks in preparation for the coming winter flu season 6 months away.  This last February I had a really bad experience with the flu.  Even though I get the annual flu shot I get the flu every year.  This winter I plan on wearing a face mask every time I go out which is usually just to the grocery store.   

I continue to wear a mask during this pandemic and hope that others will be considerate and wear one as well.  I enjoy sewing the masks and just completed my 100th mask.

I was able to make masks using elastic for the first batch but eventually ran out and now very hard to find.   

My cute little Brother sewing machine.

Making the nose piece out of aluminium cut from a pie pan.

Making t-shirt yarn to use as ties.

I package 2 masks in each zip lock bag.