North Andover Woman Sews Masks For Doctors And Offers Online Tutorial

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — With the medical community raising the alarm about running out of protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, people like a North Andover woman are stepping up. She’s making face masks and enlisting others to do the same.

“Everything is going to be shut down. Maybe this will help me keep busy and show my kids something good we can do for our community,” said Rachel Bedard.

And sewing is exactly what she can do. Rachel runs QT Designs, a sewing and embroidery business, out of her North Andover home. So when friends who are nurses told her they were getting just one paper mask per day to protect themselves from the virus, she sprang into action.

“At first I did 30 in a couple of hours, but now I’m able to do more. I just did 75 last night.”

She’s even made a “how-to” video on Facebook so others could join her.

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