Mask Making...

Like many quilters, I am making masks. Yes, this one is for my granddaughter.

All masks, no matter what style, need ties. I make mine with this Clover binding tool. I cut a 2" strip, feed it through one end, and then press it, like so. Each mask needs about 60" of ties. So I started out by cutting strips of leftover backing.

Then I got smart, and pulled this bin down from where it lives on top of the bookcase that houses my stash. Long time readers know I made 200 kitty quilts many years ago. I needed binding for them, and kept all the leftover bits. (Because, I'm a quilter, and we save our bits.)

I pressed the ones that were very wrinkly.

Then fed them through the sewing machine, to sew the edges together. I power sewed them all, one after the other.

How much do I have? I dunno, but I used an entire bobbin sewing these.

 And I only used half of what was in the box. I still have all these left to sew.


Here's the mask instructions I use.