Leftover fabric from the AIDS Quilt used to make face masks.

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Gert McMullin sewing remnants of the Aids Quilt into masks for Cover 19 healthcare workers (Photo: courtesy of Mike Smith)

Gert McMullin has been with the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt from almost the very beginning.

The idea originated during a candlelight vigil in 1985, when activist Cleve Jones asked friends to write the names of loved ones who had died…