DIY Reversible Face Mask

Hi there, Friends! Recently, the CDC has recommended wearing face masks for necessary outings like grocery shopping. To clarify, they are not recommending N95 masks for nonmedical use, and fabric masks are not intended to replace social distancing. Instead, when we wear them, they help protect others, and vice versa. Today, I'll show you how to use items you have on hand to create a reversible fabric mask...

What you'll need:

2 pieces of 9" x 9" cotton fabric (Alternative: fabric from an old T-shirt)

2  7" strips of elastic (Alternative: elastic hair bands)

First: Cut 2 pieces of fabric, 9" x 9". 

Next: Fold, press, and pin your fabric to create several 1.5" pin tucks on both pieces of fabric.

Stitch the tucks at the edges of both fabric pieces. 

Then: Stitch the elastic strips to the edges of the fabric to create ear loops. (One end should be stitched about the middle of the mask, while the other is stitched near the top of the mask.) 

Last: Stitch the two mask pieces right sides together, leaving one of the short ends unstitched. Turn right side out, press, and stitch the opening closed. (Wash after each wearing.) 

Have you already made a face mask? What kind of fabric did you use?