How to Make Fabric Face Masks
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Style #1 (green) Style #2 (flower)
Use cotton fabric scraps and 1/4 inch (6mm) elastic
Style #2 will need a scrap of one sided interfacing
Face Mask - STYLE #1 Pleated (great for hand sewing and beginners)
9.5 x 9.5 inches (24 x 24 cm)
Turn to WRONG side
Press hem up by 3/8 inch (1cm)
Press hem 3/8 inch (1cm) again
Repeat at the top
Stitch across the top and bottom hems
If you don't have a machine use backstitch
Flip to RIGHT side
Make 3 pleats
Sides should be 3.5 inches (9cm) approximately
Press
Baste the sides to hold the pleats (sew close to the edges)
Finish the edges with a serger or zig-zag (if hand stitching, leave edges raw)
On the WRONG side, turn the ends over by 3/8 inch (1cm)
Stitch by machine or hand
Attach elastic to the sides to fit behind the ears (Cut elastics 7 inches (17.5cm). Adjust if necessary
3/8 inch (1cm) overlap for elastic
Stitch elastic securely
For a neat finish stitch elastic on top of the previous side stitching
For elastic that goes around the back of the head cut 2 pieces 14 inches (35.5 cm0 and adjust if necessary
Place the elastic across the top and bottom
Alternative - Use 18 inches (46cm) of ribbon on each corner
Face Mask - Style #2 Shaped and Lined
Pattern on my blog or make your own
Cut through 2 layers of fabric so you get mirror image pieces
Trim pattern back to the dotted line to cut interfacing - 3/8 inch (1 cm) from edge
Fold in half to get mirror images - one-sided interfacing has glue on one side
If you don't have interfacing, substitute another layer of fabric
On the WRONG side of the backs, press the interfacing glue side down
Put fronts and backs RIGHT sides together
Stitch 3/8 inch (1cm) from curved edge
Trim seams and clip curves
Press seams
Stitch the top and bottom (leave sides open) with 3/8 inch (1cm) seams
Trim seams and clip curves
Turn it to the RIGHT side through one end
Press
Finish the ends wth zig-zag or a serger
On the WRONG side fold over the ends by 3/8 inch (1cm)
Stitch the ends
You can add elastic or string or ribbon
Attach elastic to the sides to fit behind the ears. Cut elastics 7 inches (17.5cm). Adjust if necessary.
3/8 inch (1cm) overlap for elastic
Stitch elastic securely
For elastic that goes around the back of the head cut 2 pieces 14 inches (35.5cm) and adjust if necessary
Place the elastic across the top and bottom
If you have no elastic sew string or ribbon to the corners - 4 pieces x 18 inches (46cm)
For a neat finish stitch elastic on top of the previous side stitching