There have been a lot of patterns floating around the internet for personal face masks; these are not the hospital quality personal protection equipment (PPE) type masks but as they do offer some protection if you need to venture out in our current pandemic climate.
I made two different masks; the first one is from the site of someone who I follow regularly, Julie Cefalu, the Crafty Quilter. This is her WEBSITE. She always has lovely quilts and quilty items plus sometimes she will post a recipe that always looks delicious.
This is her face mask:
I made one for my husband but it was too small for his (big) head but works perfectly for me. I opted for a closed elastic loop that goes around your ears instead of larger elastic loops that go over your head.
The mask I made for my husband was from the Riley Blake Designs blog - https://blog.rileyblakedesigns.com where they listed several different types of masks.
The mask was from from Free Sewing - all the patterns can be found here - FACE MASK PATTERNS AND TUTORIALS
Remember these are not PPE, not hospital grade and precautions must be taken putting them on and taking them off. They do not replace hand washing or social distancing.
Please stay safe!
Bev
Do you like doing handwork? Embroidery? Cross-stitch? Counted cross-stitch? Petit point? Needlepoint? Ribbon embroidery? Punch needle? There seems to be resurgence in this types of needlework and it lovely to be holding your art work in your hands and create. Sometimes I don't feel like sitting at my sewing machine; I'd like to be more involved in what's going on in the house - whether it's having a conversation or watching TV or whatever. And handwork allows you to be engaged in your passion and still be a part of what is going on.
If you've never tried any of these styles of handwork, now is a great time! If you google any one you will instantly find videos, images, blogs, patterns and so much more.
The Fat Quarter Shop is having a Counted Stitch-a-long featuring Lori Holt from Bee in my Bonnet - it's the Bloom Topia Stitch along - click HERE to see the details. It's a fund raiser for the Make A Wish Foundation. They are releasing snippets of the pattern at regular intervals and it is a great place to start to learn counted cross stitch.
The first time I bought a counted cross stitch kit, I looked at the blank aida cloth and thought 'what the heck, they forgot to print the pattern on the fabric'! But that's the point of counted cross stitch - the cloth is blank and you pick a starting point - the middle, the top - and count how many stitches to make; the stitches are little 'x's - it's fun and very portable.
A cross stitch pattern is usually completed with embroidery thread and the little x's are printed on the fabric - linen or cotton. It's a very enjoyable hobby too!
I've never been able to do petit point - I always get confused - but I was just reading an article that said petit point is like 'half x's' and a light bulb went off in my head! Maybe I'll try again! When I think of petit point, I always think of Pink Lady and Blue Boy - very elegant!
Why not try something new? It could become your next obsessions!
Keep safe!
Bev
