• Print off one of the two mask patterns. Cut around each pattern piece and place it on the fabric. Pin or hold in place remembering to align the grainline arrow on the pattern pieces with the grainline of the fabric. Cut around the solid lines.
• Cut two pieces of flat elastic 4.5” long or cut four pieces if using t-shirt yarn instead. You can also adjust the length of the elastic if needed: if mask is too loose on child, reduce elastic length, if mask is too tight on child, increase length of elastic.

How to Make a Kids Face Mask WITHOUT filter opening:

• Align the inner facing pieces and outer mask pieces with RIGHT sides together and sew along the curve with a ¼” seam allowance. **If adding an additional third layer, sew all 4 layers together along the curved edge.
• Sew the ends of the elastics to the sides (on the RIGHT side of the fabric) forming loops as shown.
• Align the two layers (inner facing with filter opening and outer fask pieces) with RIGHT sides and stitch all around the perimeter with a ¼” seam allowance leaving a 3” gap.
• Clip the corners to reduce bulk and then turn the mask inside out through the 3” gap and press seams flat with an iron.
• Iron the edges flat and edgestitch around the perimeter to stitch the opening closed to finish.

How to Make a Kids Face Mask WITH filter opening:

• Sew the small side panel to the inner facing piece as shown, aligning the small dots.
• Sew the panels together leaving a gap unstitched between the two dots and press seam allowance open.
• Edge stitch the filter opening to hold seam allowance in place.
• Next, align the inner facing pieces and outer mask pieces with RIGHT sides together and sew along the curve with a ¼” seam allowance.
• Sew the ends of the elastics to the sides (on the RIGHT side of the fabric) forming loops as shown.
• Align the two layers (inner facing with filter opening and outer mask pieces) with RIGHT sides together and stitch all around the perimeter with a ¼” seam allowance.
• Clip the corners to reduce the bulk and turn the mask inside out through the filter opening.
• Press the seams flat with an iron and edgestitch around the perimeter.