Two St. Paul women teamed up to offer mask-making sewing kits for free Sunday, amid the mask shortage. “We’re sort of cooped up. The best thing to do is not to be out,’’ said Judy Walker, the founder of Sew Good Goods, And I think it really calls on people to find a way to have a positive impact.”

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