Quilters Rally to Make Masks for Covid19

"When catastrophe is sequential, it eventually trains its survivors to greet terror with the serenity of the enlightened."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/naomi-replansky-eva-kollisch-coronavirus.html

 Public Making of Masks for the 2020 Covid19 Pandemic

When did it begin?

Public Making Masks

June 2006 - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/6/05-1468-f1

So-called “Simple respiratory mask to make:

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/6/05-1468_article

March 17, 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/hospital-makes-face-masks-covid-19-shields-from-office-supplies

March 18, 2020 – fb AQSG Members only

I checked my emails and I got blog notices with patterns on March 18 and March 20 about making fabric masks from from Blogovin Daily Digest. I get this because of Barbara Bracken’s blogs that I am signed up for.

March 19, 2020 - Seattle

 https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/providence-hospital-asking-for-volunteers-to-sew-medical-masks-to-battle-coronavirus

March 19, 2020 – Could Quilters solved the Mask shortage?

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4862177/user-clip-quilters-solve-americas-surgical-mask-shortage

March 20, 2020 - Seattle

https://www.businessinsider.com/providence-st-joseph-health-volunteers-sew-masks-coronavirus-covid-19-2020-3

March 20, 2020 – Mayor Cuomo asks commercial businesses to make masks

March 20

https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/local-quilters-making-masks-for-area-hospitals-if-you-can-sew-you-can-help/512-eea93a8a-991f-4fe7-a352-8838d2504715

March 20

https://www.wtol.com/video/news/local/local-quilters-making-masks-to-combat-shortage/512-baee665f-fb14-480f-9517-2731efbd6bf9

March 20

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/local-quilters-making-masks-for-area-hospitals-if-you-can-sew-you-can-help/512-eea93a8a-991f-4fe7-a352-8838d2504715

March 27, 2020

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/03/flyer-100-million-masks-manufacturers.pdf

March 21, 2020- How to make an easy face mask that's washable and reusable with spare fabric

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kwFaRFHKhY

March 23, 2020

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/diy-face-masks-covid-19/Content?oid=78734748

March 24, 2020

https://www.newstrib.com/2020/03/24/st-margarets-gets-help-from-quilters/agp7xml/

March 25, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/business/coronavirus-masks-sewers.html

March 27, 2020

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/coronavirus/eastern-oregonians-makes-nearly-600-homemade-face-masks-to-help-fight-coronavirus/article_8ef5b284-7038-11ea-931a-cb244f7f39e8.html 

March 27, 2020

http://www.kten.com/story/41947925/tishomingo-quilters-turn-to-mask-making

March 27

https://www.dailyleaderextra.com/news/top_stories/article_c9e50eaa-7063-11ea-a8fd-0f0034efb0b7.html

March 28, 2020

https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/news/trinity-quilters-make-face-masks-for-health-workers/article_da7419f7-0d67-58a2-b2b9-c6dfb615693a.html

March 28

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-an-effective-face-mask-at-home-2020-3

March 29, 2020

https://www.uticaod.com/news/20200329/utica-area-quilters-sewers-rally-to-make-face-masks?template=ampart

March 29

https://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2020/03/29/coronavirus-arkansas-area-quilters-take-up-mask-making/2933923001/

March 30, 2020

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/quilters-sew-hundreds-face-mask-covers-first-responders/CKMYQIJQQNHMPCJ5TL6L5GTBCE/

March 30

https://www.rdrnews.com/2020/03/30/quilters-make-masks-for-hospitals/

March 30

https://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/2020/mar/30/look-for-the-helpers-ephrata-fabric-shop-co-2/

March 30

https://www.opb.org/news/article/mask-making-oregon-coronavirus-covid/

March 30

https://www.fairmontsentinel.com/news/local-news/2020/03/30/quilt-guild-offers-aid-masks/

March 31, 2020 -Seattle

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/03/30/luly-yang-answers-providence-healths-challenge.html

March 31, 2020

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/coronavirus-quilters-sew-hundreds-face-mask-covers-first-responders-amid-pandemic/AO6HFP3M6FH4VOPBPFBW7H77LI/

March 31

https://www.wcoutlook.com/news/local_news/quilt-guild-is-making-reusable-face-masks/article_4d9b864a-7355-11ea-9af2-eb88bbc1e36b.html

March 31

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/03/31/coronavirus-masks-sewing-broadlawns-medical-center-des-moines-area-quilters-guild-covid-19/2925783001/

March 31 - India

https://www.thehindu.com/society/quilters-in-chennai-are-making-simple-cotton-masks-for-hospitals-patients-and-others-in-their-community/article31216331.ece

https://www.paducahsun.com/news/coronavirus_news/local-quilters-making-hundreds-of-masks-to-fill-global-shortage-with-covid-19/article_9f719fc9-e30b-5152-abea-7ed2359ce191.html

APRIL 3, 2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/making-your-own-face-mask-some-fabrics-work-better-others-n1175966?fbclid=IwAR0QS24bXZ5JpetPvIlj_nQO5NtwY6qFvvb5Jwf5AxBR1VvUnFuGsKMmDLA



May 6, 2020

One Washington Quilt Shop made over 167,000 masks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4r8nwFdUxY