Covid-19 Masks

Quilting activities took a hiatus for shelter in place. Quilters went crazy making face masks for medical workers. I think homemade masks are this year’s fashion statement. I swore I wasn’t going to get caught up in the madness, but I did. I’m sure homemade masks are more for appearance than actual protection, but peer pressure took over. Here are 3 things I learned:

1. Making masks is time consuming with little gain.

2. Making masks is no fun.

3. Making masks is maddening. You can find many you-tubes about making them, endless theories about which materials and fabrics to use, and everybody thinks their versions work the best.

Some pictures of the masks I made in use:

This one has darts instead of pleats or curved seams. It fits the best, but it’s difficult to make.

This one is the easiest to make and fits well.

You can tell how badly some of us sheltering in place need hair cuts! When, oh when, will this quarantine be over?

The wine Lee gave me for the masks I made for him.

It looks like we’ll be wearing masks forever, so I decided to make a few more.  This one is difficult to make and doesn’t fit well.

Pleats and a side casing for the elastic. This one is easier to make than the masks with pleats and the elastic sewed into the side seams.

Eight masks made for Eirin and her mom.

Holiday masks made for Eirin and her mom.

Mask made for Hannah similar to a design she wanted. Design not supposed to require nose clamp, but my glasses fogged up, so I think that claim is false. This mask is also called, “Octagon Mask” because it starts with an octagon shaped pattern.

Christmas Masks