Pleated Mask W/Filter Pocket & Nose Piece

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Supplies

Supplies are listed on PDF, too:
Equipment:

• Rotary cutter w/fresh blade
• 36" cutting mat
• Sharp scissors or thread cutter
• Seam ripper
• Straight pins, clips, fabric marker
• Sewing machine (note - you can make these by hand)
• Serger (optional - zig zag or finishing stitch works, too)
• Long ruler (I use both a 24" quilting ruler and a 36-42" Drywall Square)
• Hem gauge (Ruler will work)
• Iron, ironing board

Construction Tips:

• If making multiple masks, cut in groups - all fronts, all backs, all side pieces
• Use of dry wall square is a game changer; super fast and easy to keep straight
• Goal is to make a wearable mask; don't get caught up in whether your seams are perfect or all pieces match
• If making multiples, sew all by steps, similar to making blocks for a quilt
• Remember, the seam ripper is your friend

Filters: Please review info on instructions - do your homework when you get ready to make a mask. Materials are changing daily, as is availability. The most effective masks have high screen filters.

Comments

[Sharongee]

I think that your photos would be more helpful if you had used a plain fabric rather than such a busy print. I love the print and I would certainly like a mask with the print, however the print makes it difficult to follow along with written instructions. Folds and seams are difficult to discern within the print.

[KatInFL]

Hi Sharon! New photos, new info, quicker time on the pleats now present. Thanks so much for your feedback! kat

[KatInFL]

Thanks for the feedback! I didn't expect to be loading this into any system but those who'd seen the masks I've been producing kept requesting instructions and I needed to make it easier. I agree - impossible to see the pleats when I made all 60+ of them, too. kat ;o)

P.S. Wishing you well during these trying times.