My NYC and Covid-19
Amidst the wale of sirens, an aerie, unnatural silence has fallen, here in Brooklyn, New York. Covid-19 is here. We have been asked to refrain from non-essential travel, to #stayhome and when we need...
View ArticleMask making for you and Essential Workers!
Four weeks ago, I was let go from my job as an Arts & Craft Specialist for a local after school program. Covid_19 has arrived and New York City is in lockdown. I have time on my hands and am in...
View ArticleGratitude, Donations, More Masks
This mask making endeavor is enabling me to remain centered in gratitude, giving, and appreciation for the labor of ‘Essential Workers’. Please check out my Go Fund Me. I get to do this work, while...
View Article#MellyMasks-Buy One, Give one.
#MellyMasks are made using the Nurse Made pattern, with the benefit being that it can be worn over the N95 mask, extending its use. They are made using two layers of quality quilter’s cotton and can...
View ArticleTo ask is thrilling. To receive…
None of us could have known what it would mean to experience a pandemic, to be asked to ‘shelter in place’, or to wear a mask when leaving home. So many of us have lost our work and income. Some of us...
View ArticleGentleman Doll
Gentleman Doll is a mask makers YouTube channel of note! I suggest you check it out and subscribe! Gentleman Doll (PDF)wear glasses sAvailable in multiple sizes DIY Mask Making Gentleman Doll...
View ArticleGrace, Running Stitch and the ten years between.
I recently listened my Quilters Save Our Stories (QSOS) interview from 2010, where I heard my own voice, an echo of my past, discussing quilt making and hard times. I did this in preparation for a new...
View ArticleBatwing Mask w Jersey Knit ear loops and Toggle Bead cinch (FREE PDF Pattern)
Jersey Knit Batwing<——-download this I have been kinda bonkers for the GoodNotes app for iPad with pencil! Here is a FREE PDF #MellyMasks pattern, made using the GoodNotes app. This is a six page,...
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