Dear Friends,
How many face masks did you make this week? Every quilter I know has dropped their quilt projects to make protective face masks for their local healthcare workers and community.
eQuilter is a collection point for our community hospital, plus we are gathering and distributing masks for local nursing homes and government workers. We are stocking up on requested fabrics and PPE supplies for those of you who are sewing masks and gowns for local hospitals. Our warehouse remains open as an essential business, but is closed to the public. We have curbside pickup for our local customers.
We will have elastic for masks in the next few days, and you can see what other PPE/mask fabrics and specialty supplies we have in stock by searching for the keyword ‘COVID’. These change from day to day as we sell out of some and are restocked on others. Our buyers are in high gear all day long to keep these in stock for you. If there is something you need give us a call or email, and we will try to get it for you or let you know when it is back in stock.
There was an article in the NY Times today that the CDC is considering advising all of us to make and wear face masks. Sewing volunteers are already making masks at a breakneck pace all across the USA, and all around the world for that matter. We see what has happened in Europe and we are already preparing.
If you are sewing face masks for your community, please check out this page where we have gathered lots of information from around the country and around the world regarding the construction of these masks. I am continuously updating this page so please take a look again.
Both of the Susan Carlson and Paula Nadelstern workshops have been rescheduled for October. We are checking with students and then will let you know if there are any spots open in these back-to-back classes. We will limit the number of students so everyone is well spaced. More on that soon.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
*This quilt “Kawaii” by Rumiko Oiwa was the winner of the big Machine Quilting Award at the January 2020 Tokyo Quilt Festival. Photographed by Luana Rubin. For more photos visit her photo page.
eQuilter Classroom:
October 5-9 – Susan Carlson – RESCHEDULED
October 11-15 – Paula Nadelstern – Kaleidoscopes & Quilts – RESCHEDULED
2021 – Jacqueline de Jonge
