adult sleep eye mask
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Adult Sleep Eye Mask
All seam allowances are included and are 1 cm (3/8 in) unless otherwise stated.
Sewing Level ~ Beginner
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Materials you will need
34 cm (13 3/8 inches) soft stretchy 6 mm (1/4 inch) knitted elastic. Suitable fabric for main pieces (e.g. cotton, knit, satin, silk etc) Suitable fabric for lining pieces (batting, wadding, micro fleece etc) Sewing machine Sharp needle (or ball point needle if sewing knit). Scissors Thread Regular A4 or Letter printer paper and a printer for printing the pattern piece at the
end of this tutorial Optional
Rotary cutter and mat Iron Pins ¼ inch seam allowance sewing machine guide foot.
General
Please read the ENTIRE tutorial before beginning Unless otherwise stated seam allowance is 1 cm (3/8 inch) Please feel free to share this FREE pattern. However, please do not reproduce it in any
way shape or form as your own. If you know someone who is interested in this pattern, please direct them to my Craftsy store where they can also download it for FREE. You may sell the items you make from this pattern on a small scale but NO commercial or large scale use permitted.
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Printing Your Pattern Pieces Set your printer settings to Actual Size (Page Scaling NONE) and check the box Auto Portrait/Landscape (Auto-Rotate and Centre). NOTE: this document is set up to print correctly on both A4 & Letter paper.
Your pattern piece once printed should look like this: IMPORTANT: Check the 2.54 cm / 1 inch test square prior to cutting your fabric. If it does not measure exactly 2.54 cm / 1 inch square at the outermost edges, you may need to update your version of Adobe Reader.
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1. Preparation 1.1 – Cut Out Pattern Pieces
Cut 2 pattern pieces from your chosen main fabrics.
Cut 1 pattern piece from your lining fabric. Do not cut the centre notch in this piece as it is easier to sew as shown and it makes it a lot faster to sew as well.
If your pattern is directional, make sure you cut it with the pattern running in the correct direction.
Cut your elastic (you may wish to cut your elastic longer or shorter depending on your personal comfort / preference).
You should have a collection of pieces that looks like this. (2 x main & 1 x lining).
2. Assembly 2.1 – Layer Your Pieces
Place your lining piece on your workspace.
Layer one of your main pieces right side up on top (this piece will be against the eyes).
Lay your cut elastic horizontally across.
Layer your remaining main piece right side facing down on top and sandwich together.
TOP TIP: If you wish to include a label, you would place it on the left hand side on top of the elastic but below the top layer.
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This is what it should look like.
2.2 – Sew Together
Place your sleep mask sandwich under your presser foot at the left hand side elastic point.
Lower your needle and begin to sew around the curve until you reach approx 5 cm (2 inches) in along the straight (top of the mask).
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Raise your needle and pull your mask
through creating a 3 cm (1.5 inch) gap.
Lower your needle and continue to sew around the other side until you reach the right hand side elastic insertion point.
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Pull the elastic to the left (taking care
not to twist it) leaving a tiny bit still visible.
Sew across the elastic to secure.
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Now pull the elastic through the
opening you left in the top of your mask to ensure it is safely out of the way and continue to sew all the way around the remainder of the mask taking care to round the turns with an even seam allowance.
TOP TIP: You may need to lift and lower your presser foot along the way to ensure an even feed of fabric.
2.3 – Trim Seam Allowances
Beginning at the top left of your mask, trim your seam allowance to 3 mm (1/8th inch).
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This is what it should look like. Please
note that you do not trim the seam allowance across the top of the mask. This is to allow you to easily top stitch the opening closed (plus it is not necessary to trim as it is a straight edge – only the curves require trimming).
2.4 – Turn Out
Using your finger, poke one of the elastic anchor points through the opening and pull through,
This is what it should look like.
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Repeat for other side.
This is what it should look like.
TOP TIP: Use a chop stick or similar to help you turn out your mask with nice crisp edges.
2.5 – Top Stitch
Pinch your opening closed and align
edges neatly. Ensure you fold enough of the edge under to catch with your needle when you top stitch closed.
(Note the image does not show edges neatly aligned).
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Place under presser foot on your
machine.
Using a 3 mm (1/8th) seam allowance top stitch all around the edge.
Take care to ensure your elastic is outside your sewing path so you do not accidentally sew over it.
TOP TIP: If you have a ¼ inch or ditch foot, this is a great time to use it!
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This is what it should look like once
finished.
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