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The Black Anime custom fabric is available for pre-order from May 19th to June 2nd. 

Find Queenora Renee Fabrics in these social media spots:

Website: queenorareneefabrics.com

IG: instagram.com/queenora_renee_fabrics

FB: http://facebook.com/queenorareneefabrics

And tune in to her podcast, co-hosted with her husband, "Married n Shit"

On Facebook: https://facebook.com/marriednshitpodcast

On iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/married-n-sh-t/id1508749065

On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4SIuCG3lgV0xoEMYdzrUHA

Mentioned in this episode

Dragon Ball Z

Inuyasha

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Previous installment on Frixion products

Products mentioned in the episode. These are from Amazon. If you buy using this link, a portion of the proceeds come to the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch.

Saral Transfer Paper Sampler

Tracing Wheel--solid

Tracing Wheel--serrated

Heat Resistant Tape (preserves tissue patterns when tracing, won't melt when ironed/pressed)

Simplicity 9012

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Website: www.sewingmystyle.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/sewingmystyle/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/atlantasewingstyle/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/sewingforbeginners/

FB Group: Sewing Projects for Beginners - https://www.facebook.com/groups/195988314358866

FB Page: Sewing My Style - https://www.facebook.com/sewingmystyle

FB Page: Sewing Lessons LIVE - https://www.facebook.com/sewinglessonslive   Begin Thursday April 30 (exclusively for FB Group). Classes release to the public on May 7th.

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Pamela has a new round of fabric! Her Round Six is Open now until May 5th. Check out her social media pages to see the amazing selections. You can place your preorders on her website.

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Kris mentioned her training at the The Fashion Institute of South Florida. Of special influence was an instructor named Rucht D'Oleo

Lisa mentioned Chioma (chi9ja on Instagram) a Nigerian sewist who explained about pattern drafting and personal style in a previous episode of the podcast. You can find that episode here: 

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Mentioned in Today's Episode

Group Projects

Project Sew Zoom Room

Sew "Manly" by Julian Cordell

Sew Much Talent by Alethia Hudson

Instagram Challenges, Accounts, Hastags

#sewmaxibymothersday by CrumpetsTeaandSewing

#sewfreshsewclean13 by SewEu

#sewcialdistancing

#isewlated

#virtualfrocktails

Small Businesses Mentioned

Cultured Expressions

Three Little Birds

Ewe Fine Fiber Goods 

Church Mentioned

I have really enjoyed the virtual services at Imani Community Church

Sewing Projects to Try

Personalized Embroidered Kitchen Towels  and Fabric Napkins (to cut down on  paper towel use)

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Her blog

Her Instagram account 

Interview with Sewcialist

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Thanks so much to ShanailR for sharing her image for this episode and for telling us about her experience in medical care providers battle against COVID19.

Research: Here are some of the articles I read to better understand the efficacy of homemade masks as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

3M has doubled its production of N95 masks to a rate of 100 million a month. No certainly that it's enough. And based on the current shortage, it doesn't seem to be enough.

Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic? from the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Centers for Disease Control guidance on Facemasks includes the following comment on homemade masks (note: HCP = Health Care Provider): "In settings where facemasks are not available, HCP might use homemade masks (e.g., bandana, scarf) for care of patients with COVID-19 as a last resort. However, homemade masks are not considered PPE, since their capability to protect HCP is unknown. Caution should be exercised when considering this option. Homemade masks should ideally be used in combination with a face shield that covers the entire front (that extends to the chin or below) and sides of the face."

The World Health Organization issued interim guidance in January 2020 about "Advice on the use of masks in the context of nCoV outbreak." The briefing document talked about not re-using masks and proper protocols for wearing them (for which I have included an additional link below). The final line of the paper is striking: "Cloth (e.g. cotton or gauze) masks are not recommended under any circumstance."

To Mask or Not to Mask?

Why Telling People They Didn't Need Masks Backfired, an opinion piece in the New York Times about the benefits of masks. You can get free access to the New York Times COVID19 articles by registering an email.

When and How to Use Masks from the World Health Organization

Best Materials for Masks: Please read to understand the very limited effectiveness homemade masks against COVID19. It is  better than nothing. Some materials are better than others. 

Locations that asked for masks but no longer needs them: 

Deaconess Hospital in Indiana has met their need. 

Providence Hospital in Washington State has given out enough kits to make 100 million masks with special medical grade materials. 

Who is NEEDS masks: I am asking for support for my city.

The Mutual Aid Infrastructure of Charlottesville, VA--FB group is here

The University of Virginia Hospital. Contact information to mail masks is here:

LaDelle Gay
Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Services
UVA Health
1215 Lee Street, Room 1650
Box 800668
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone: 434.243-4009
Fax: 434.243.5872

If you want to help...

My suggestion is to act locally. If your hospital is not accepting masks for clinical use, the Medical Staff Office for hospital administration might be glad to have them. Call the following local places to see if they would accept homemade masks. Ask if they have guidelines (filter pocket?) or a preferred pattern. Arrange to mail or drop off some to be picked up from your car: Medical offices (where people most still come to work to manage the medical/patient administration, in cubicles where social distancing is limited), Primary Care Providers: pediatricians, internal medicine, geriatricians (especially important, I'd think, for dealing with older patients), long term acute care facilities, urgent care offices, nursing homes, hospice care, jails and prisons, dialysis centers.

Here are some social media organizations working on mask making and other me-made projects.

Relief Crafters of America on Facebook

We Need Masks.org connects makers with medical facilities for mask distribution. 

Patterns and Tutorials

Sewing My Style has a tutorial on her IG highlights using 10 by 10 fabric squares. These are sometimes called layer cakes. 

Lisa Stewart of Cultured Expressions has a video tutorial on her IGTV channel. 

Patrice of Patrice J Bridal has a tutorial on her YouTube channel. 

Here is a  link to over THIRTY mask patterns and tutorials assembled by So Sew Easy. 

An Olsen Mask pattern provided by Unity Points hospital in Cedar Rapids

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More information about the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild

·         Website: brownsugarstitchersquiltguild.com or bssquiltguild.com, https://bssquiltguild.com/

·         Facebook: Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild - https://www.facebook.com/BrownSugarStitchers/

·         Instagram -  @brownsugarstichersquiltguild

·         Pinterest -  www.pinterest.com/bssquiltguild1400

·         Evenbrite – the Guild advertises events on this service

Articles about the Guild

·         2/2020 - Georgia Public Broadcasting, by: Leah Fleming, Taylor Gantt and Jade Adbul-Malik, https://www.gpbnews.org/post/meet-brown-sugar-stitchers-quilt-guild-atlanta also on Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_ZYSTbuuI

·         12/2019 – Scalawag article - https://t.co/VFZoXVVbR6

·         4/2019 – Bitter Southerner article - www.bittersoutherner.com

Charity / Donations:

·         Guild member Joyce Turk, coordinated donations to FACES: The National Craniofacial Association is a non-profit organization serving children and adults throughout the United States with severe craniofacial differences resulting from birth defects, injuries, or disease. The Guild donated to this charity 2018 & 2019.

·         Carrie Steele Pitts Children Home – csph.org –

Sickle Cell program Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, https://www.choa.org/medical-services/cancer-and-blood-disorders/blood-disorders/sickle-cell-disease

Preview YouTube video Meet The Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild

Meet The Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild

Visit the Guild in person!

They meet the 3rd Saturday of every month (except July/December) at 10:30am at the Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library. 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur, GA 30034

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