Welcome aboard! I'm waving from across the state in the Seattle area, but I know Spokane well. Among other things, lived in Moscow, ID my senior year in high school (which happens to be when I started quilting) so Spokane was the biggest near city.
Both my expensive modern machine and my trusty old vintage machines had problems during and it took awhile for the service stores to open so I've been sewing on a very low end Brother I picked up for classes and traveling. It sure feels good to have multiple machines for when you need one.
I'm not finding mask making to be my happy place, even when I'm using fun fabrics but when I get myself motivated to do them, it does feel good to whip out a few! One of my other vintage machines has been next door with the neighbor so he could make masks for his mother in law (on dialysis among other issues) and extended family. I'm going to talk with the girls next door to see if they have any interest in using it/learning across the fence.