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Eye Mask Tutorial

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Erin Erickson | 12 Comments

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This is really straightforward so I just made you a template and a little mini tutorial.

Cut 1 piece of fabric 9″ wide x 5″ tall
Cut 1 piece of batting slightly larger, 10″ wide by 6″ tall
Cut 1 piece of fleece or minky 10″ wide x 6″ tall
I used 16″ of 3/4″ wide knit elastic

Eye Mask Template

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Place the fabric on top of the batting. Quilt as desired. I used a basic grid since lines are my friend and I couldn’t free motion my way out of a paper bag. If you are really in a hurry, skip the quilting step!

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Now use the template provided to cut out the quilted fabric.

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Baste both ends of the elastic to the sides of the eyemask, matching the raw edges. Baste within the 3/8″ seam allowance. Fold it towards the middle to keep the extra out of the seams. This is a good time to try it on and make sure the elastic fits comfortably, since all elastic is different and everyone’s head is different.

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Minky can be fussy to work with, so it helps to use a wider seam allowance. For this project, I just cut a large rectangle rather than cut out the pattern piece.

Place the fabric right sides together with the minky. Sew all the way around with a 3/8″ seam allowance, leaving a gap at the top about 2.5″ long. Backstitch at the beginning and end of the gap.

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Trim away the minky away up to the seam allowance, leaving a little extra near the opening at the top. Clip and notch curves.

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Turn right sides out and press really well, avoiding the elastic. Turn the opening under and hand stitch closed. Topstitch 1/4″-3/8″ from the edge with a longer stitch length (I like 3.5-4 for topstitching.)

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Enjoy your eye mask!

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Make a scrappy version!

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Comments (12)

Comments

  1. kathy kunicki says:
    March 14, 2013 at 10:53 PM

    This is a great pattern

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    • Erin Erickson says:
      March 15, 2013 at 6:55 PM

      Thanks!

      Reply
  2. Melanie says:
    March 14, 2013 at 11:38 PM

    Hmmm – maybe this would have prevented a scratched cornea. ;-) Love it!

    Reply
  3. Shelley Fields says:
    March 15, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    You did it again Erin! It’s the simple things :-) I’ve never worn an eye mask but I will give it a try after I make it.

    Reply
  4. Lynn says:
    March 15, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    Neat pattern, I’d kinda like a pattern for a jewelry roll/holder too.

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    • Erin Erickson says:
      March 15, 2013 at 6:56 PM

      I think I’m the only one who never wears jewelry, like, ever. So I wouldn’t travel with it to know how to make something like that? :-/

      Reply
  5. Emma's Daughter says:
    March 17, 2013 at 6:59 PM

    Can’t wait to try. Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Emma's Daughter says:
    March 21, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    I made 4 of these last night, and they are wonderful~easy peasy and soooo useful! I used adorable novelty print fabric and instead of minky, I used fleece because I had some on hand, and it works just fine. I gave one to an older friend who naps, will give another to a friend, and one for hubby and me (who like to nap, also!). I call it my “nappy” (I know, some people call baby diapers nappies, but this little napping mask is a real nappy)! Thanks so much for all of your wonderful patterns and for sharing them so generously.

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  7. Last Minute Travel Series - Dog Under My Desk says:
    March 28, 2013 at 3:54 AM

    […] Eye Mask Travel Blanket Travel Pillowcase Passport sized pocket (Add to any bag) Fabric Belt Mesh Lingerie Bags / Packing Bags Luggage Strap/Wrap Resuable Bag (Maybe something for dirty laundry or an extra “I bought too much stuff” bag) Drawstring Pouches (For shoes?) […]

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  8. Pearl says:
    March 30, 2014 at 9:45 AM

    Thank you for making it easy to printout just the template and not 20 pages (or more) of pages that I do not need.

    Reply
  9. Going to Craftcation (and Sewing Eye Masks!) | Kim Werker says:
    April 1, 2014 at 9:38 AM

    […] Because sheep. And because I had the perfect amount of scrap sheep fabric for two masks. I used this insanely simple tutorial from Dog Under My Desk, who is my new favourite person (as you’ll see in my next post about what I made on the […]

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  10. David Martin says:
    June 1, 2021 at 5:08 AM

    I have read this post and find it really informative for me. Thanks for sharing it, I hope I can find more in the future.

    Reply

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