When the word came from government to cocoon, some of the 20 or so members of the Clonmany patchwork group in north Donegal found themselves confined to home.
These women, however, weren't about to sit back and relax, they decided they wanted to do their bit to help out in the Covid-19 crisis.
The group normally meet on Monday nights in the extensive fabric shop in the Clonmany Community Centre where the doors are now closed to all.
The Centre Manager, Bebhinn Mullins, however, has been distributing material from the shop to the group and members are using it to make face masks for everyone from home care workers to nurses, gardai and shop staff.