Quilter’s Message

Good morning ladies!

Our regularly scheduled meeting will not be happening tomorrow…… at least, not in person.  The program we had planned for you was Virtual Sewing Studios.  Several of our members responded to my call for photos of their sewing rooms.   Thanks to the miracle of modern technology you are still going to be able to enjoy the slideshow of these beautiful studios.  Better yet, you can pause the show any time you wish, to take a closer look.

The presentation will be available (tomorrow morning) and you can find it under the Members tab on the website–Savannah Quilt Guild April Program.

If you are like me you have been missing Show and Tell.  Let’s try to remedy that. Put on your best pajamas (aka COVID19 apparel) and take a picture of you and your latest project(s). Send the pics to me at theresasapp@aol.com and I will put them together in the Picture Gallery for everyone to enjoy.  I will send everyone an email when the folder is ready to share.  Let’s fill it with beautiful quilts, small projects and, yes, even face mask photos!!!! We have two months of Show and Tell to catch up on!

I hope that you enjoy the April Program.  Until we meet in person again, stay well!!!!!!!

Theresa

Wake Forest Homemade Mask Study

On YouTube I found a great video by Fabric Patch explaining in great detail

how to make a face mask shaped like a dust mask.  The PDF pattern they used was

adapted slightly from craftpassion.com.  I made two today and like the fit much

better than the rectangular pleated mask.  They use a small piece of aluminum from a

disposable food pan and insert it between the fabric layers to form a shape that bends around

your nose.  They recommend 5″ long elastic to ft over your ears but it was too short for my head so I made mine 7″ long.

Pat Ashton

Easy Binding Video

(Note:  The binding for ties does not need to be biased.  WOF works)

Wonderfully easy, no marking, pinning.

Judy Saucerman

I work at the Midwife Group on Chatham Parkway in Savannah, a freestanding birt center. We are having trouble getting face masks for ourselves and our patients. Any amount of cloth masks to distribute to our patients and partners would be welcome. I plan to sew some myself the next day off I get.

Sherry Hartenbower

hartofmd@yahoo.com

309-339-4748

For  a filter for the masks I am making I am using the inner lining inside my vacuum bag. Once sewn into the mask it can gently be hand washed but not ironed nor put into dryer…I learn the iron will melt it. This lining keeps out dust and allergens. A Hepa filter fabric would be the best but I don’t have any.  Ann Welch