Sew your own mask - the easy way!

If you have an extra t-shirt or maybe a pair of knit pajama bottoms... You can sew a very quick and easy mask. Of course you know this can't protect you like an N95 mask can, but now that we are supposed to wear one when we're outside...

Lay out your fabric - this is one leg of a pair of pajamas, so you will be measuring and cutting through two layers - giving yourself to masks in one cut.

I measured and cut a cardboard template, 8.5 inches by 16 inches.

I cut the bottom seam off of the pajama leg and cut two loops for the ear ties; they were a little less than 1 inch wide each.

I cut the loops at one of the seams, cutting the surging seam off. If you stretch them gently out, the are more than long enough.

I took one of my two pieces of 8.5 x 16 in pieces and folded it in half like this (right sides together):

I pinned around the three sides that need to be sewn together.

You'll need to skip a section, leaving an opening on one of the short sides to turn it right side out.

Here's what you should have so far; my fingers are in the still open part after I turned it right side out and pushed my fingers towards the corners to get those turned out too.

Pin a small fold over on each short side. You will sew this closed to form a channel for the ear tie, like making a drawstring.

After you sew the channels, this is what you'll have:

If you've ever lost a hoodie or sweatpants drawstring, you probably already know this trick. Use a safety pin to get the ear ties through the channels.

Voila! Check out the fit on yourself or whomever you are making this for. Tie the loose ends in a knot.