Heather Grant is the Executive Director of the Strategic Sewing and Quilting Summit, a non-profit organization of high-power industry leaders thinking through ways to increase consumer participation. We talk about the impact of Covid-19 on the sewing community. For more info, see https://www.sewquiltsummit.org/.

Alison Parker joins to to talk about the amazing efforts of Ric Rack, a local group whose focus is educating the public on textile recycling. She is part of the costumers in the film community here, and she used her organizing skills in amazing ways. For more, see https://www.ricracknola.com.

William Nemitoff talks to us about Curious Form, a local art, fabrication and design company in the Bywater in New Orleans. Like many other local businesses, Curious Form has pivoted to assist with COVID-19 related shortages by transforming our space to a PPE Face Shield production site. They are also taking this opportunity to employ laid off workers & those in need of income. To date they have donated a total of 1,200 face shields through crowd and community fundraising. The masks also display inspirational lines of poetry written by local poets on the front of the face shield. They also sell them to the public to raise money: https://curiousform.com.

John Spartz, a Tulane medical and public health student, joins our Just Wanna Quilt team as we plan the Homemade Mask Summit for June 2020. We interview him so that you can get to know him!

Juilian McCleary had his whole year planned: singing on cruise ships. And then, things changed. He talks about making masks and his life in Las Vegas.

Gina Livingston joins us to talk about their efforts in the Atlanta area. We've been watching their amazing response for masks on Facebook. Gina joins us. She also talks about having a spouse in the medical profession, and how they are keeping the family safe. For more on the efforts, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/SMAHAtlanta/.

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). We talk about PPE from her perspective.

We've chatting with Hello Stitch, out of Northern California before, and we check in to see how they are surviving during the Spring 2020 and Covid-19. Go to http://www.hellostitchstudio.com.

Ebony Love of Lovebug Studios joins us to talk about all things happening to her during the Spring 2020. See http://www.lovebugstudios.com

Amanda Hayes, the Communication Manager for Joann's Stores joins us to talk about homemade masks, sewing, online shopping and so much more. We are thrilled that she made time to chat! Go to http://www.joann.com