Called to Action

...been way too long since I've blogged...

 As of today, I've watched nearly 20 YouTube videos of people making masks. It occurred to me more than three weeks ago to share the first video that I watched but for whatever reason hesitated. I will share it now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWkAuY3k6Y The Turban Project

I liked this. I could do this. So I tried and they didn't pleat well.

Then I watched Jenny who always has great tips and I like her a lot. Love it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kwFaRFHKhY Missouri Star Quilt Company   Same measurements.

So this youtube has the pocket & nose wire & I combined all three to make my masks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJcE-r7kcg&t=308s Easy to Sew

 I'm good to go. Cleared off the dining room table of all the paper stuff that I had been making before.

Brought out my cutting mat, rotary cutter, flannel that I had 'collected' along with other random pieces of fabric. I began cutting. Praying all the while that I could make the process of making a mask simple, efficient:using what I already had. If you know me at all, I have no shortage of fabric or paper or paint or stamps or... Anyway, each time I made one, God showed me that doing it this way would be better.

So I concluded that I should:instagram/facebook, send out an email to my Threads of Hope/ Inspired Hands group in case they were interested in joining others to make masks. One response was a request for hospital coworkers. First assignment. Awesome. Finished 11 yesterday and had prepared last night 13 sets ready to sew.

Then I saw on facebook this morning another Mask youtube--different style altogether and she shared a lot of info about the right and wrong things to use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fySsaOojEVM&t=9s The Fabric Patch.

Will try the pattern and it may be easier, not sure. Got up this morning thinking about the old dryer sheets that I have a lot of but never used. What if I poured hot water over a bunch to get out the fragrance? Did just that and found that there's a whole bunch of something in those sheets. Rinsed the water, squeezed out the suds and rinsed again. I have them drying on a towel and I think they will be fine as an insert or 'interfacing' on the shaped masks. She also has another youtube that shows how you can use ties=grosgrain ribbon, twill tape, or even shoelaces if you do not have elastic. There's a shortage these days even on Amazon. I found a couple of hairbands that can be cut up. God will help us to be creative and use what we have.

I will post again tomorrow. (If I don't get side-tracked and watch more youtubes. I think I will stop for now. #gratefulgramma808