101 DONATIONS

 I donated my 101st pint of blood today.  

100 PINTS DONATED

Today I finally achieved my goal when I donated my 100th pint of blood.  I got a pin.

Donating in the time of Covid-19 means wearing a mask.

STAY SAFE

10/100

I made some masks for my sister-in-law, Patti, and one more for me.

I'm still working on these foundation pieced scrappy blocks.

After cleaning out the wheels on my old office chair in the studio, I sent for some different wheels, blade style.  I figure they'll not pick up the threads and scraps I throw on the floor.  They are much, much quieter, too.

MORE SIGNS

We went to the UPS Store in Burien today and I saw more signs of the times:

This dry cleaners was selling masks for $9

TRIP TO MCLENDONS

I had to go to McLendon's for a carbon-monoxide alarm because our furnace was firing correctly and I was worried.  The repairman can't come until tomorrow.

I was surprised to see a line outside.  An employee was at the entrance monitoring.  She would only let another customer in once someone exited the store.

There were X's to show were to stand to maintain the 6 foot minimum spacing.

I only had to wait about 15 minutes, but I was sorry I hadn't worn my jacket.  It was nice out as long as you were in the sun.  The waiting line was in the shade with a little breeze.

This guy had on a homemade mask that apparently used bra straps for the elastic!  Make do.

QUILTING AND MASKS

While my A-1 is sewing a pantograph on Constellation, I'm making masks for the Covid-19 Pandemic.  

I found this cool fabric in my batik stash that looks somewhat like a large Coronavirus.  I'm using it to make a few masks.  It's the virus's bigger badder brother and will scare the virus away!

I'm using  some craft wire to make wires for the nose in my masks.

When I started up the pantograph this morning, it didn't line up right so I had to pick out a whole bunch of stitching (aarrgg).  Not how I wanted to start my day.

I made eleven masks over the last two days, in between setting up and moving the pantograph for Constellation.

I like it though when you can finally see the end in sight.

I did finish it, but left it on the machine for tomorrow - I'm tired.

MASKS FOR MOM

Here are the masks I made for my Mom.  She gave one to Leslie.

SEAHAWK MASKS

Julie asked me today if I would make her and Jeff some masks.  I mentioned I had some Seahawks fabric (leftover from a grandchild's pillow case project).