Published by admin on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 9:22am
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have spurred a fast-growing cottage industry among sewing hobbyists in our community. Quilters and other sewing crafters are laying aside their quilt squares and dressmaking projects and putting their skills to work making face masks for healthcare workers and those at high risk from the coronavirus.
Lisa Pokorney of Custer is one of those crafters who is using her leftover quilt fabric to make dozens of masks in answer to the president’s call for a million masks to be made at home to meet the ever-increasing demand.