bigsister63

Be mindful of the pattern fabric you are using. Not sure bones or skeletons are good choice for masks for covid 19

sharin'Sharon

gale: I purchased two ten yard pieces of round (but it's not as wide as you want) that is soft and feels good around the ears, from YARD BY YARD on FB . Reasonably priced and I was very satisfied. Shipping was very quick also.

Onetomatoplant

ive used this and it’s worked really well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Lee in Richmond

I, personally, have not found the fine round elastic holds up. I am using either the stretchy loops sold for kids to weave on a loom (about 8" cut), or strips cut from the width of old t-shirts, both of which are very soft.

gale

My daughter picked her own out but it's just candy corn on one and black/orange/white stripe on the other. I picked some cat fabric but I'm not making masks with it. Just placemats or something.

gale

So I was looking at making the origami style 3d. I made a couple and they are so HOT. 3 layers of fabric plus the filter. I found this video online that only uses 2 layers plus the filter.

https://youtu.be/qmkjn5O3XVo

I also might try to figure out how to make this one so that it allows for a filter. Maybe splitting the liner somehow. I like how the front is more football shaped than rectangular.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CC57pligmGw/

CanoePam

I started out making pleated masks with fabric ties. I knew I had a binder and could make miles of the ties in no time, so I gave all of my elastic to other sewers. Then I bought the Accuquilt medium shaped mask die. Game changer! I have done at least 150 of them, and give them away right and left. I recently bought their child sized die too, and I am well above 150 of those. I have been using a soft round elastic from Kamsnaps.com. Good price, and good quality. I also use the nylon strips she sells for nose shaping on adults. For my own sanity, I now make masks just once or twice a week for a few hours. I keep the ones I have made hanging on a rack, and visitors can take some if they want. As I accumulate excess I take them somewhere. The schools are in real need of child sized masks, and they have been very thankful for the ones I drop by there. I even made some odd ones for my granddaughter and her friend just starting trumpet at school! They had a slit for their mouth and then an added little flap to cover the mouth. Cool idea from their teacher!