I finally made a face mask.
Some of my quilty friends (and favorite sister-in-law) know that I am not a huge fan of batiks. I do put them in scrappy quilts because I LOVE all scraps. I do use them when a swap-type event happens and they are "required". But in general I do not run out and purchase batiks. I do not make whole quilts of them. Yes, they are soft. The fabric is usually of great quality. It's just not my thing.
I did find a GREAT use for the batiks in this mask. I guess the color "goes with everything." LOL. I also had a Ziploc bag of shoestrings just hanging out in the cupboard for a special project.
I used this YouTube video to make my face mask. It's the same video that Bonnie Hunter suggested on her blog post at Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!
I did not use the coated floral wire as suggested in the video. I stitched a piece of elastic on the top side to make it fit better. The inside looks like this. I did leave the pouch for the removable filter. I'm not sure what I will use as a filter--probably a thick washcloth? I really doubt if I will use a coffee filter... I also have a lot of batting pieces that could fit in there. Hmmmm. Suggestions? I haven't researched that yet. If I make another I will use elastic again but stop about 1/2" from each end of the top edge to avoid bulk when I fold the corners to make the casing for the cord.
As of right now we still have not left our property since 3/23/20. We do have enough room that we can be outside and get plenty of fresh air. There is plenty of outside work that needs done. I had one grocery delivery. All other food deliveries arrive via FedEx from Walmart.com. The day I was able to order Spaghettios with metballs was like hitting the lottery. I still have flour, sugar, green beans, corn, Cheerios, and zinc on my wish lists.
I do have a neighbor coming over to get eggs. My chickens are laying eggs like crazy. I have been letting them free-range and the yolks of the eggs are BRIGHT, BRIGHT yellow/orange. This is when eggs are super awesome and have a lot of flavor. When the chickens free-range (not inside their 35' x 40' fence, they eat all kinds of things like bugs and plants and worms and "treats" like table scraps that I give them. I may work out a deal with the neighbor so that she will pick up things like flour and sugar for me while at the store. We'll see. I'm not to that point yet.
1 comment:
Your elastic edging is an interesting modification, Kathy. Did that work toward making the mask fit better across the nose area? I struck out with the first pattern I tried!
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