Just Wanna Quilt

Kim joins us again to talk to us about a new Project Quilting.

Gudrun of GE Designs joins us to talk about her recent 16,000+ one day sew along, Elvira Quarantine Quilt Along on March 22, 2021.

Founder of Operation Shields Up, Alan Puccinelli joins us to talk about fabricating PPE face shields for front line caregivers in the current pandemic crisis.

We Have Masks is a powerhouse organization that is only a few months old. We talk to two of their founders about their efforts to create masks, and how their entrepreneurial skills are helping with this effort.

Angelique Thomas talks to us about the Innocence project, and the state of the prisons in New Orleans. They are making masks for the prisoners.

Katrina Brees, a local artist and performer, has turned to making masks during the Spring of 2020 to supplement her income. She also talks to us about copyright.

Ebony Love of Lovebug Studios joins us to talk about all things happening to her during the Spring 2020.

Pam, my neighbor, is a journalist for construction news, and she is also the person that introduced me to Judy Walker (a key person in the whole Just Wanna Quilt project).

Tulane University held the Homemade Mask (Virtual) Summit, organized by the Just Wanna Quilt team of Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Hailey Barnett, Whitney Chatmon, John Spartz, and Becky Blank. Hosted by Newcomb Institute, and co-hosted by the Phyllis Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, and the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Scott Fortunoff, of Tales of a Fourth Generation Textile Executive and President of Jaftex Fabric Company joins us to talk about the fabric industry.