Easy Mask with Filter Pocket
For each mask you
will need:
1 piece 8” x 14 ½” (Mask body)
2 strips 1 ¾” x 42” (mask ties)
2 strips 1 ¾” x 4 ½” (mask sides)
Once all the pieces are cut take the 8” ends of the large rectangle and hem them about ¼”.
Take the two hemmed 8” sides and bring them to the center of
the rectangle as shown below, then overlap by about 1/2”. Pin them in place catching only the
overlapped layers of fabric. You are
working with the 14” side of the fabric now and the hemmed section should be
parallel to you.
Start pleating the mask part - bring the center section of the mask down
and overlap it below the hemmed part by about ½” and pin into place as shown
below.
Repeat above the
center hemmed pleat – you should have three sections pleated now and your mask
part should be about 4” – 4 ½” tall. Pin
into place as shown above. Hit with a
hot iron and set aside.
With your strips of fabric, fold in half and iron. Open the fold and fold each long edge in to
the center line, fold in half again and iron.
You are basically making bias tape at this point. See above and below.
Once you have all the pieces folded and ironed, take the
small little strips and wrap them over the short sides of the mask body. You should have the center of the fold
hugging the pleated edge of the mask as shown below. Sew it on with your seam at the inside edge
of the strip. If you have extra fabric
on the strip just trip it off. It’s ok
if there is a raw edge there – it will be covered by the tie.
This is what your mask looks like now with the pocket open. See below.
When you pull the edges of the mask it pops back into the pleats! So fun!
Next take the long strips (ties) and find the center of
them. I usually fold them in half and
hit it with the iron so I can see the center.
Center that tie up in the middle of the top of the mask body and wrap
the fabric around the top edge of the mask.
Pin into place – see below. If
you are using a nose piece – place it in the center of the top tie and pin it in at this point.
Starting with one end of the tie, fold the short end to the
inside so the raw edge will sew into the tie as shown below (left), and then
start sewing the tie closed on the long edge catching both of the folded in
edges (below right).
See the end is folded into the tie so there will be no raw
edge on the end of the tie. Sew the tie close to the edge that had been
the “open edge” and when you get to the mask body you will just sew right across to the other
side, remove the pins as you go (see below left). At the
other end fold the end of the tie inside and sew right across to close it. Repeat with the bottom tie. There’s your mask.
I cut out 6-8 of these at a time, in all different flavors
and then just assembly line iron and sew.
Goes fast after the first one. Use fun fabrics and color combinations! Have fun and thank you for doing it!
Blessed Be!
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