Sleep Mask

Im suppose to be doing a post on how to make a sleep mask for Homecrafted Holidays... I'm posting how to directions but I wasnt able to make one myself and take pictures. Life interupts some time but I will make one as soon as Im settled in here and post pictures of it ... Got directions from http://www.craftbits.com/
Materials:

• Elastic
• Fabric
• Pins
• Sewing machine
• Scissors

Directions:
1. Pick fabric and place with piece that touches your face (pink flannel) the good side up, pretty fabric (pink print) good side facing the flannel (basically right sides facing eachother) and your darkening stuff. i used corduroy cause i had it. Check it against a lamp and see if your fabric works for darkening.

2. Click and Print off the following Template
3. Place on top of all three fabrics and cut them all out at the same time. makes it faster. your pieces should look like this. keep them in that order
4. Cut a piece of elastic measuring about 17 inches (adjust to the size of your head). and cut out a piece of fabric that will be the covering for the elastic 2 inches wide by 21 inches long. if you don't want a covered elastic ignore the fabric part on this step.
5. Fold the fabric for the elastic cover in half lengthwise and sew it 1/4 inch from the edge.
Turn right side out and then iron it so that the seam is in the middle of one side. feed the elastic into the tube of fabric. make sure you pin the elastic at each end so that it doesn't get lost inside.
6. Take your mask sandwich and gently pin the tube with elastic in place.
7. Pin around so that the pieces will stay together.
8. Go to the sewing machine and sew around the mask about 4/8ths (the line between 3/8 and 5/8) this doesn't have to be so precise just even. make sure to leave a space open at the top so that you can turn the whole thing right side out later on.
Check that you sewed it even and if not just rip some out or sew a bit closer to make the curves even.
9. Trim so that you have about 1/4 inch left all around. and clip the curves so that they turn better.
10. Turn right side out and shape. iron your mask so that its all pretty and flat. turn the edges in on the top press them so they stay in and hand sew closed with a hidden stitch. ( i cheated and haven't sewn mine yet. hence no pictures of me actually hand sewing.)

** Yet again I apologize for my unexpected life**