Community of Sewists

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I recently heard a term that was new to my vocabulary. In response to the plea from the medical profession for face masks to help shield people from the Coronavirus, a multitude of sewing machine experts have volunteered to fill that need. I was watching Fox News and heard them referred to as a Community of Sewists.

A  group of ladies at my church called the Stitchin' Sisters have been coming together for many months. Their goal is to sew items for the needy both locally and in third world countries. They meet for two to three hours on Wednesday mornings at the building to sew. My wife is a member of that group. Many of these ladies take their work home. Some of the items they create are children's dresses, kid's shorts, stuffed bears, diaper bags, cloth diapers, baby afghans, backpacks, etc. These find their way to first responders, local hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living programs, mission trips, Healing Hands, and Disaster Relief.

Over the last few days the Stitchin' Sisters have changed their focus to the medical professionals fighting Covid-19 in nursing homes, rehab centers, and hospitals. They are making masks like hundreds or even thousands of other sewists throughout our nation. Today my blog is a shout out to these individuals.

So here's to all the mask makers in the United States of America:

Warm Fuzzies! 😀💖🏆

Thumbs Up! 👍✌👌🙏

Sewists STRONG! 💪