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Make a fabric face mask without a sewing machine

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Make a fabric face mask without a sewing machine

This tutorial shows you how to make a face mask without a sewing machine. If you wanted to make a mask but simply didn’t know how to do it without a machine, Helen at Hellosewing will show you how. The pattern comes in three sizes – S, M and L to fit all family members from kids to adults. Get ready to work those fingers with a needle and a thread, old school style. That’s right, it’s time for some hand sewing fun! This project will give you the chance to enjoy some hand sewing action. You can see the full tutorial for making face masks without sewing machine here.

[photo from Hello Sewing]

Not up to making your own surgical masks? You can still buy handmade fabric masks on Etsy.  And it is a great way to support a local handmade business owner. #supporthandmade

Check out this article about all the different options for safe and suitable mask filters. 

Need to make a lot of masks? Check out this amazing Mask Cutting Machine. It cuts 6 masks out at a time!

Wanting to create your own custom face mask? Check out this Website that allows you to design your own mask with ,photos, font and colors.

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  1. Thank you for sharing this article. It is genuinely the right time to do so since wearing a face mask is crucial to defeating the pandemic. I am surely gonna try this at home. Keep sharing such resourceful articles.

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DIY Kids Gingerbread House Bag with Free Pattern

I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag.  This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid.  It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes.  It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows. 

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not.  The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary.  (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.)  The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends.  And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches.  Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure.  The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag. 

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish.  That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings.  Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies.  They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project.  I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.  

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall.  That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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