DIY Face Mask Free Sewing Tutorial

DIY Face Mask Free Sewing Pattern

Seasonal allergies are the WORST! Unfortunately, allergy season is in FULL SWING in Texas! This means all of those fun allergy symptoms like itchy eyes, sore throat, and trouble breathing pop up in my daily life. This time of year I literally hide myself away inside the house which I hate because the weather is so nice!

One of the things that seriously triggers my allergies is when the grass is mowed. I know that it’s necessary to mow, but it just kills me! Recently, my sister mentioned that it would be easier on her allergies when she mows if she could wear a mask. Once she told me this all of my creative juices started flowing! Anyone who knows me knows that all you have to do to get me to make something is suggest it (I’m a total crafting geek). So, I dug through all of my material and found the cutest fabric for her. This mask is super easy and only took me 30 minutes to make!

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What You Need!

  • 1/4 Inch Elastic
  • Quilting Cotton ~ 2 Colors
  • Matching Thread
  • Free #7 ~ Face Mask Printable Pattern ~ Available in The Pattern Stash! Head on down to the bottom of the page, fill out the form, and instantly receive an email with the password!

Important Info!

When printing the sewing pattern PDF make sure to adjust the print settings. After you click on the print button in the PDF the printer dialog box will come up. On this screen you want to change the default zoom page size to be Actual Size. If you don’t change this setting then the pattern will print smaller then intended (so sad!).

Click Actual Size For Printing

What To Cut!

  • (2) 6 Inch Elastic Strips
  • (1) Rectangle from Fabric A
  • (2) Strips from Fabric B
Supplies for DIY Face Mask Sewing Pattern

FYI!

All sewing is done with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. I used my rotary cutter (which I love!) to cut the fabric pieces which made cutting super fast!

What To Do!

Firstly, fold the rectangle right sides together matching up the two 9 inch sides.

Fold Rectangle and Make The 9 Inch Sides Touch


Then sew together to make a tube.

Sew Together To Make A Tube

Flip the tube right side out.

Flip Tube To The Right Side

Then press the DIY face mask while making sure that the seam is at the bottom.

Press Tube With Seam On Bottom


So, on to making the pleats! The first pleat measures 1 3/4 inches from the bottom of mask, 2nd pleat measures 1 1/2 inches, and top section of the mask measures 1 3/4 inches.

Fold Pleats For DIY Face Mask

Then pin the pleats on both sides of the face mask and press with iron.

Pin The Three Pleats

Next, baste stitch the pleats so they don’t move.

Baste Stitch The Pleats Down

Then pin the elastic to the back of your face mask. I sewed both of the elastic pieces 1/2 inch away from either outside edge of the face mask. For example, the blue pin is 1/2 inch from the right side edge of the face mask and the white pin is 1/2 inch from the left side edge.

Pin Elastic To Back Of Face Mask

Baste stitch the elastic to back of face mask. Then…..STOP! You need to try on your mask (very carefully) and see if it’s tight enough. If it’s too loose then you need to seam rip one of the elastic sides and cut the elastic shorter.

Baste Stitch Elastic To Face Mask

Then press the two trim strips making the 6 inch sides touch each other.

Iron The Trim Pieces Making The 6 Inch Sides Touch

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Pin the raw edge of the trim to the raw edge of the face mask. The trim goes right on top of the elastic on the back side of the face mask.

Pin Trim Piece Over The Elastic On Back Of Mask

Then fold both the ends of the trim to the front side of the face mask and pin.

Fold The Excess Of Trim To The Back Of Mask

Sew the trim down while making sure to catch the two ends that you folded to the front.

Sew Trim To Back Of DIY Face Mask

So, if everything went as planned this is what the back of the face mask will look like after you have sewn the trim down.

Back Of DIY Face Mask After Trim Is Sewn

Then unfold the trim and fold over towards the front of the face mask. Press the trim with an iron.

Turn Trim Up Towards Front

Pin the trim to the front of the DIY face mask.

Pin The Trim Piece To The Front Of DIY Face Mask


Then do a straight stitch down the side of the trim.

Sew Down The Side Of Trim

Repeat the trim steps to do the other side of the face mask. Then….. you are all done!

Finished Owl DIY Face Mask

Here is another face mask that I did in a blue floral.

Finished Blue DIY Face Mask

This easy DIY face mask can be easily made from scraps (which is what I did) and can be made in 30 minutes! So, for whatever reasons you need or want to wear a face mask I hope this tutorial helps you!

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33 thoughts on “DIY Face Mask Free Sewing Pattern”

  1. These are awesome, you did a really nice job. I’m going to give it a try tomorrow! Thanks!

  2. Late in the game but was sick for 3 weeks with this world wide virus and don’t want to get it again! Making a couple for myself as well as my honey! Thank you!

  3. From everything I’ve read and seen online about the face masks, the pleats are supposed to face down. However, in your tutorial, they are facing upwards.

    1. Hi Kim! If you want your pleats to go down you could just switch the direction of the print of your fabric at the beginning. Then follow the directions as normal. I hope this helps!

    1. I’m so glad you liked the tutorial! Unfortunately, I didn’t make any masks for kids only adults. If I were you I would start with a piece of fabric 7×12 and before you start adding the side trim hold it up to their face and see if you need to trim it down. This is what I had to do because the 9 inches across was too big for my narrow face so I made my main piece 8 3/4 inches wide.

  4. Thanks so much. I was trying to find an attractive and easy way to sew the elastic. When I read your tutorial, there was a big Ah ha moment.

  5. Love the way you finished the ends with the trim pieces. I make masks, but didn’t know how the attach the elastic with finished ends. Thanks for sharing, and with pictures. Great owl material, and colors.

    1. Hi! The pleats are approximately 3/4 inch deep. Of course you could totally make bigger/smaller pleats if you wanted.

    1. I’m so glad you like the face mask! To get the pattern you just have to sign up with one of the forms on this page and you will instantly get an email with the password to The Pattern Stash.

  6. This is a very nice pattern. Well done. I’m anxious to try it. I have two children and a son in law that are all first responders, or in the medical field. Thank you!

    1. All you have to do is fill out one of the signup forms on this page and you will get the password to The Password Stash.

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