Canvas Hand Painted Mask With A Filter Pocket

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 1/4yd 100% cotton fabric
• 1/8yd cotton duck canvas
• 18" fabric ties, 4
• Soft fabric paints in assorted colors
• Pencil or disappearing marker
• Pattern template (download PDF under print description above)
• Basic sewing supplies

DIRECTIONS:

1. Download the pattern by clicking “download PDF” below Print Description on the right.
2. Cut 1 of pattern out of Canvas- this will be the center front piece.
3. Cut 2 of pattern out of Cotton fabric – these will be the top and bottom pieces.
4. Cut 1 of the pattern on the fold of cotton fabric, aligning the fold with the dashed line- this will be the center piece on the inside of the mask.  
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6. With right sides together, match one curved edge of the center canvas piece to the top cotton piece. Match the other curved edge of the canvas center to the bottom cotton piece right sides together. Sew both curved edges using 1/4" seam allowance.
7. Opening these pieces, your mask should look like this – bottom cotton piece, center canvas piece, top cotton piece.
8. Now take your final cotton piece (the one cut on the fold) and match the curved edge (opposite the fold) right sides together with the remaining curved edge of the bottom piece. Sew this curved edge using 1/4" seam allowance.
9. Next, match the folded edge of the inside center, with the remaining curved edge of the top piece. These pieces will only match at the corners, about 1” on each side. Sew across this edge with 1/4" seam allowance. Since these pieces only match at the corners, there will be a gap in the center- this will be the opening for our pocket. The stitching that is on the top only, will be our guide for pressing in the seam allowance in a later step.
10. Now all 4 mask pieces should be connected in a continuous loop – bottom piece, canvas center, top piece, cotton inside center and back to the bottom piece.
11. With the mask still wrong side out, fold the mask so that the top and bottom pieces are folded in half, and the center pieces meet in the center. 
12. Match seams together at the unfinished sides, and pin. Insert ties into the center section of the mask along the seam. Sew the side seams with ¼” seam allowance.
13. Turn mask right side out.
14. Turn seam allowance from top flap under ¼” and edge stitch to close the opening.
15. Fold top and bottom edge in along the curved seam and press.
16. Top stitch around the entire mask using 1/8” seam allowance.

JOANN HACKS:

• Make a pattern for the filter by reducing the mask pattern by 1/2" on all sides.

Please read and follow all manufacturers' instructions for all tools and materials used. Provide adult supervision if children participate in this project. Masks are not intended for hospital or medical use and are not OSHA certified. Please follow CDC guidelines for use of masks.