You can match thread colors with your fabrics, but a quicker process uses a neutral thread throughout the projects, as done here. Topstitch all three (3) center seams about 1/8-inch from the seam line.Clip curves, then press seams to one side.This will keep your threads from pulling under the stitch plate so they don't get tangled. TIP: Use a starter piece from scrap fabric (some quilters call this a "spider" because of all the thread "legs" it gets from repeated use) at the beginning of your seam. I sew each step layer-by-layer, so for every seam, I chain-stitched the main fabric, lining, and interfacing seams. Right sides together, sew the curved center seam of the main fabric, lining and interfacing with a 1/4-inch seam.On the wrong side of your main fabric, mark what will become your fold line 1 inch from the side edge.
Do you want a big blue dot at the end of your nose? Or dark circles under your eyes? Also, if the pattern is directional, make sure the motifs are right side up. If your main fabric has printed motifs, consider the placement when you lay out your pattern.
#Instructions to make a face mask download#
Download the pattern from the links above.Guidelines change as we learn more about the virus and its transmissibility, so always check with health care experts for the latest recommendations for face masks! The New York Times, What’s the Best Material for a Mask? April 5, 2020 Homemade masks that used flimsier fabric tested as low as 1 percent filtration, Dr. The best homemade masks in his study were as good as surgical masks or slightly better, testing in the range of 70 to 79 percent filtration. Segal, of Wake Forest Baptist Health, who led the study, noted that quilters tend to use high-quality, high-thread count cotton. Tests performed at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., showed good results for homemade masks using quilting fabric. If you are lucky enough to know a quilter, ask them to make you a mask. So really, your quilting stash is for the good of humanity: Read more about our affiliate linking policy. Your purchases via these links may benefit Create Whimsy.
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