The pillowcases were such a hit last week, I thought I’d give all of you a little something extra to go with them…Sleeping Masks!
We made these sleeping masks in a free online class I hosted awhile back, so there are a lot of you here that maybe haven’t seen them.
They literally take minutes to make, and will eat up your stash!
Enjoy,
Nikki, In Stitches
Materials:
- Sleeping mask pattern (Click here to print and then cut out the pattern: Sleeping Mask Pattern)
- 4″
x
8″
scraps
of
two
coordinating
cotton
fabrics
and
batting
(This is the perfect project to use your scraps! Not only your odd cut little pieces of cotton, but also the trimmings from your quilt batting!) - Scissors
- Straight pins
- 3/8″ wide elastic (cut to a piece 13″ long)
- Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies
- Iron and ironing board
- 1/4″ wide double fold bias tape (cut to a piece 20″ long)
Directions:
1. Cut pattern shape 3 times, once from each of your coordinating cotton prints, and once from your batting. Layer them together with the wrong sides of your cotton together, batting in between, as in the picture below.
2.
Pin
elastic
to
back
of
sleeping
mask
at
each
edge.
3. Open bias tape. Pin raw edge of bias tape along the back of the mask, all the way around the perimeter.
NOTE: For a finished look, fold over the last 1/2″ of bias tape, and press. Layer as in the close up pictures below. If you’re familiar with sewing a quilt binding, this technique for hiding raw edges should look familiar!
4.
Sew
in
ditch
of
first
bias
tape
fold,
all
the
way
around.
5.
Fold
bias
tape
over
to
the
front
of
the
mask,
so
that
the
folded
edge falls
just
over
the machine
stitched
seam.
Hand
stitch
in
place.
6.
Hand
tack
elastic
at
each
end
of
the
back
of
the
mask
so
that
it
goes
”out.”
See the pictures below for help with placement!
I want to appliqué sleeping eye lashes on one side…. Cut with my silhouette! 🙂
Judyth!! I LOVE THAT IDEA!
Too cute!
You have to send pics!!
This is so cute! (And, I need one!) Would you mind if I featured your tutorial on my blog? I would be using my own photos of my project, but linking back to your tutorial!
Christine! Your comment slipped through the cracks and I’m just seeing it!
Go right ahead and share! Thanks so much for the link back!!
I have a question about the silhouette versus the cricut? Would you be able to answer that?
Kelly,
I’ve never used a Cricut so I’m not sure I’m the best person to make a comparison, but I can certainly answer any questions you may have about the Silhouette!!
I just started sewing and i was searching for ideas.
Then i found this one.
And it turned out so well (with my skills?)
Thank you for the nice idea!!!
Xxx
Yay, Emily!
I promise it gets easier!
The best thing to do is just practice!!