January 28, 2021
Ever since the pandemic arrived, I've been sewing face masks. Not much cleaning/cooking/gardening is getting done around my place.
There are a lot of people cashing in on the fact that everyone needs masks but what I decided early on was to do this to help people, not to take advantage of them. Yes, donations are accepted but I'm doing this as a 'pay it forward' rather than for profit. In addition to providing reusable cotton masks for the local people, I've also mailed masks to 7 different states - to plant friends and their extended families.
But there is another group that needs masks and other supplies but they aren't getting any headlines.
When you read the CDC numbers about COVID 19, please remember that those numbers do not include the Native people residing on reservations. The virus has hit the Native Nations hard and they could use some help.
Check this link for more information about the need and what is being done to help.
http://sewingfornativenations....
I may be old, disabled, have very little money but I can sew up a storm. Non-sewers can donate fabric, elastic, nose wires, and/or money for postage. That's the beauty of it all. I have zero money for postage but thanks to the donations of others, I was able to sew 143 masks and send them to South Dakota. This image shows part of the masks made for that shipment.
This week I ordered more supplies and will begin to sew between 50 and 150 masks. The groups mailed some of the donated fabric to me and, when the masks are ready to mail, the groups will provide a postage paid shipping label so all it costs me is time, electricity, and thread.
If you want to help people who need masks, check this link - https://wehavemasks.org/
You can offer to sew masks, or just donate some materials. If you or someone you know would like to sew masks, or even just to cut fabric into 'kits' that will be mailed to the sewers...sewists...aw heck, what was wrong with being a plain old seamstress?!!
I've also been sewing masks for anyone who may need them.
https://www.facebook.com/photo...
If that link doesn't work, try this one - https://www.facebook.com/maryg...
Check my Facebook page to see the latest batch of masks; these are all size adult medium and the pattern is my own design; fits really well. Tomorrow I'll work on sizes adult large and adult small. Many people are sewing to make a profit but my masks are on a 'pay it forward' basis. You request masks, send a donation of any amount and your donation will allow me to make a mask for the next person...and so on. Or should that be sew on? Anyway...whatever donations come in from the batch of masks that I posted on January 28 will be used to make more masks for the Native Nations project.
To obtain masks sewn by me, most people send money through PayPal but donations can be items such as thread, cotton quilting fabric, mailing supplies, or dog bones/antlers to keep the dogs quiet while I work in the sewing room, or even a bag of cow manure. Heck, if a local person showed up with a dump truck full of compost I'd be in Hog Heaven and my plants would love it.
Here in the Savannah area the weeds have started to grow, the Carolina Wrens are checking out nesting sites...on my front porch again, the peeper frogs are getting busy, and the mosquitoes are planning their attack.
It's time to thing about Spring and beautiful flowers.
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