Ok, so technically, I’ve owned my sewing machine since like 2008. But, in all honesty, I didn’t use it very much and it’s been buried under a mound of other craft junk for like 10 years. But, I was inspired to dig it out and try and make myself a mask.
I have to give a huge shoutout of thanks to past craft supply partners on cster that sent me all kinds of sewing things back in the day. It’s how I had fabric, and a self-healing mat and stuff on hand.
Took three hours - because I needed to look up how to thread my machine again and draw up my thread (I forgot) and I had to make a bobbin (which I remembered!) - and it’s literally the least perfect thing ever, but you know what? I DID IT. Two layers of cotton with a pocket for a filter. I didn’t have elastic so it has grosgrain ribbon ties.
Nice! Hope it’s the start of may more sewing projects!
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Lynx
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Awesome! I made masks last year I sent off for kiddos in wildfire areas, but I actually haven’t made any for this pandemic. We do a great job social distancing.
PJs and masks…quite the trend indeed! Well done you@
I’m in the process of making face masks too! It’s gonna be a minute- I have 29 to make still! (For family members- gotta take care of my kiddos and their families!)
We’ll be getting face masks along with our Easter eggs this year.
Nice job, I just dusted off my sewing machine to do the same thing. I will be making them to donate somewhere i think. I have moved my fabric stash more than two times and gone through it but I some how still have a bunch I don’t know that I ever had a Project in mind for so it’s all going away. (hopefully) Did you have a pattern?
Not on this one since it was my first ever and I didn’t want to make it any MORE complicated. LOL I do wear glasses and it seems pretty good even without the nose wire, but I am going to look into nose wire options too.