Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:13 AM
backtoblue (9,826 posts)
Insomnia sucks, so I sewed some masks
Cotton double layered and has a pocket for a filter. Got about 20 finished and a few to add ties to. These are for family, then local hospitals if needed.
I haven't used a sewing machine in so long that it took two hours of exploded bobbins, a broken needle, and some cursing before I figured it out. 
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17 replies, 548 views
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Author | Time | Post |
 Insomnia sucks, so I sewed some masks (Original post) |
backtoblue | Apr 2020 | OP |
| Phoenix61 | Apr 2020 | #1 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #2 | |
| mucifer | Apr 2020 | #3 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #4 | |
| Freedomofspeech | Apr 2020 | #5 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #9 | |
| cwydro | Apr 2020 | #6 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #10 | |
| Laelth | Apr 2020 | #7 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #11 | |
| The Blue Flower | Apr 2020 | #8 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #12 | |
| PennyK | Apr 2020 | #13 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #14 | |
| IcyPeas | Apr 2020 | #15 | |
| backtoblue | Apr 2020 | #16 | |
| IcyPeas | Apr 2020 | #17 |
Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:17 AM
Phoenix61 (8,630 posts)
1. Those are very nice.
Response to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:22 AM
backtoblue (9,826 posts)
2. Ribbon for these
Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:22 AM
mucifer (18,396 posts)
3. Those are awesome!! I wish I knew how to sew and had a sewing machine Where I work
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as a pediatric hospice nurse we finally are being told to wear masks. For weeks they have been encouraging volunteers to make masks from a special pattern. They are gonna give us volunteer made masks on Monday. Our policy will be to wear the homemade mask with a surgical mask inside as a filter. They are having us try to use the surgical mask for one week with one back up surgical mask. Will see how that goes. But, many families don't want us in their homes so we are doing a lot of video visits.
It's really wonderful what you are doing for your family and the hospitals!  |
Response to mucifer (Reply #3)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:34 AM
backtoblue (9,826 posts)
4. Thanks!
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You. Are. An. Angel.
Hospice nurses are some of the best humans I've met. 
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Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:39 AM
Freedomofspeech (3,361 posts)
5. Thank for sharing...
Response to Freedomofspeech (Reply #5)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 11:33 AM
backtoblue (9,826 posts)
9. You're welcome
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Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:41 AM
cwydro (40,586 posts)
6. Those are pretty!
Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:44 AM
Laelth (30,085 posts)
7. Lovely! Festive, even. n/t
-Laelth |
Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:56 AM
The Blue Flower (4,428 posts)
8. I've been sewing them with a crafting group I belong to
Response to The Blue Flower (Reply #8)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 11:38 AM
backtoblue (9,826 posts)
12. Thats great!
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Dang, you're getting fast!
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Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 11:38 AM
13. I've been amking them for friends and family
Response to PennyK (Reply #13)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 12:45 PM
backtoblue (9,826 posts)
14. Such a good ex you are!
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I told a neighbor the same thing about TP
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Response to backtoblue (Original post)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 12:49 PM
IcyPeas (11,648 posts)
15. bobbins
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LOL same here. I dragged my Singer out last week and had to read the instructions again how to thread the machine and fill the bobbin.... an hour later...... I started. Took me like 7 hours to make the first mask. LOL Also had no elastic.... ended up cutting tubes out of pantyhose -- it works!
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Response to IcyPeas (Reply #15)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 12:55 PM
backtoblue (9,826 posts)
16. Those look great!
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I had to read the instruction book again lol
I sewed the first one by hand and boy were my hands sore!  |
Response to backtoblue (Reply #16)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 01:07 PM
IcyPeas (11,648 posts)
17. I saw the instructions for the pocket-type
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but that was too complicated for me. I'm not much of a sewer. It's sort of fun though (if it wasn't for an actual pandemic, of course....)
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