Our Navajo nation has been hit hard...not sure, why and how it started on the western part of the reservation. I have been reading family posts via Facebook through this pandemic and have seen pictures of people standing in long lines without so much as following the social distancing rule or wearing some type of personal protective equipment. The National Guard has been called in to help monitor activities outside of the local Walmart. The reservation has been put on lock down for the weekends with curfews during the week. This has been hard since most of us work paycheck to paycheck and have very little set aside.
My husband and I have been sequestered here on our home site working on various home projects. We are making do with the supplies we have on hand. We do not like having to venturing out unless we need food or medical stuff. As for the rest of the family, they are holding out and staying away, too.
I have been sewing face masks and mailing them to family. I find it hard to do, because as one sews, you are constantly thinking about the many who are suffering either with the virus or lack of resources. I have to sew to provide protection for my loved ones. My brothers and my sons are out on the front line due to their jobs.
I have been working on my many 'works in progress' or WIPS. I have many internet sewing groups memberships and these quilters have joined together to keep us working and to keep our sanity in tack. Items that I have finished or started...
Indy's quilt; face masks, Elvira quilt quarantine quilt along with Gudrun of GE Designs; Dogwood blossoms quilt along with Hollyanne of String and Story; Bonnie Hunter's quilt along...the Unity quilt; a little spit kit bag using scraps, etc.
I have finally gotten into and found my sewing boxes of fabric and notions since moving here. It's like Christmas!
TOBE 2020
TOBE apron 2020
Indy and his quilt
