Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 36
Many of you are preparing for a Thanksgiving like no other, here in the US. Our oldest son has gone into quarantine and got a Covid test yesterday, just to make 100% sure that he will not bring the bug to our house on Thanksgiving. We will celebrate 2 birthdays and Thanksgiving all on the same day. I am trying to get my mom moved to another room in her nursing home, so I can come visit her at her window. We are making adjustments in a matter-of-fact way, because the bottom line is to get through the next few months without becoming contagious or ill. We are just taking it a week at a time, as I know you are.
In an effort to keep my brain cells from melting during the pandemic, I’ve been rescheduling my 2020 quilt festival lectures so I can share creative inspiration with all of you via online talks. Right now I have 4 in the works and the next one will be for the First Friday presentation with the International Quilt Museum on December 4th. More details coming next week!
Now that we are past the initial push for sewing face masks for healthcare workers this last Spring, the new trend is to have multiple facemasks to match every outfit! Multicolor bright prints for fashionable face masks is the big sewing trend for Christmas. We have stocked these Adjustable Drawstring Elastic Cords now so you can finish sewing fun face masks for holiday gifts, to help get loved ones get over the finish line in 2021. However I predict that even after the vaccines are universally available, there will be an ongoing culture of wearing facemasks here, as there has been in Asia for decades. It is the gift that keeps on giving!
We have joined with the Colorado Quilt Council (CQC) and the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (RMQM) in an effort to collect and distribute quilts to the 300 families who lost their homes in our terrible wildfires last month. We have donation bins at the front door to drop off donated quilts. Please call us or email if you have questions.
Re our ‘Curbside’ Retail Pickup –
Only available if you bring a *working* cell phone to call us when you arrive, then we will place your package just outside the front door. Thank you for respecting our efforts to keep everyone here safe, i.e. no face-to-face contact at the door for drop-off or pickup.
with Hope for the Future,
Luana and Paul
