Flat (Pleated) Mask with Filter Pocket and Ties
No serging, no ironing!
1. Cut or tear 2 different fabrics 7"x8" rectangles, sew, right sides together, on the 7" side.
if you have 100% cotton flannel you want to use, you can use it for one side.
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sewn together
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2. Cut or tear 2 strips 2"x40" (If your fabric is 45" wide, just use the whole width from selvedge edge to selvedge edge)
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3. Fold over each short edge about 1/2" and ZIGZAG stitch
optional: press open the center seam
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4. Fold in half, STRAIGHT STITCH the top edge about 1" from each side. Leave the center 4-5" open for filter pocket.
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5. PLEAT. (You'll get the hang of it!) Hold the pleats with clip or pins.
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6. Find the middle of one of your strips. Lay the side edge of your mask in the middle of the strip with the pleats →TOWARD YOU and sew about 1/4-3/8" from the edges.
find the middle
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pleats are facing you
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sew pleats to strip
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7. Do the same for the other side, except place the strip *ON TOP* of the pleats, which are now facing AWAY→ from you.
pleats facing away from you
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lay the strip ON TOP, match edges
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8. With the strip UNDER the mask on the right side, start at the far end of the strip/tie. Fold the sides of strip to center, fold strip in half to the left, edge stitch.
start with the mask and strip like this
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fold the edges in to the center
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fold in half to the left
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edge stitch as close to the left edge as you are comfortable
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9. When you get to the mask, continue folding in the same manner, binding the edge of the pleats. Continue folding and sewing to the end of the strip/tie.
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10. Repeat for the other tie!
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