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How to sew an easy face mask with a filter pocket.

Please do your own research on handmade masks effectiveness and what is safe to use as a filter for your masks.

Posted by Onyx Draven from Blythe, California, United States • Published
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  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 1
    Step 1

    Measure and cut your fabric.
    1 front piece 10"x6"
    2 back pieces
    3 ¹/² x 6
    8 ¹/²x 6

    2 pieces of elastic 7"

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 2
    Step 2

    BACK PIECES
    fold over one end (on the 6" side) of both panels, press with an iron and top stitch

    FRONT PIECE
    tack down the elastic in the sides of fabric about ¹/² from the top and bottom

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 3
    Step 3

    place the smaller back panel on the front panel right sides facing each other and clip or pin (or both) around the edges

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 4
    Step 4

    place the lager back panel in the same way

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 5
    Step 5

    stitch all the way around back stitching at the beginning and end. Then cut your thread tails and snip the corners of the fabric (when snipping the corners get close to the stitching but careful not to cut through the stitches)

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 6
    Step 6

    Turn your work right side out using the pocket opening.
    then take it to your ironing board and press avoiding your elastic straps (they might melt with the heat!)

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 7
    Step 7

    fold 2 pleats on each side and clip them in place

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 8
    Step 8

    press the pleats on the front and back (be careful with your clips!)

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 9
    Step 9

    back to your machine for the last step :)
    stitch over your pleats on both ends

  • How to make an accessory. Easy Mask With Filter Pocket. - Step 10
    Step 10

    snip those thread tails and you mask is finished!

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