I’m still wearing a face mask everywhere I go. It’s a sign of the strange times we live in. I haven’t made a new face mask in months but I wanted to make one I found easier to put on (elastic instead of cloth ties) and I wanted to make a few for holiday gifts to go with the small tote bags I’ve been making (see https://quiltingbydiana.com/small-tote-bag-experiments-and-tutorial/ for details).
When I first started making face masks I bought two Accuquilt dies to make the cutting easier. One was in three pieces so it didn’t seem likely to be the simple design I was looking for. I tried the other one, first the outer layer and then, when that was way too big, the inner layer. Didn’t like the fit of that either. So I tried the center piece of the three piece design and that was way too small.
Next I started searching online for free designs I could try out. I tried three different designs before I found one I liked and that I could make using a simple technique. Here are the results of the experiments.
I found the tutorial I liked at https://www.prettyhandygirl.com/best-fit-facemask/
I tried the technique she described and it seemed more complicated than I needed. So I wrote up the technique I used for this design and pattern. There is a download link in the document window and below it.