Melon Mask

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design

Want to make a quilted mask with your own quilt design?

Here’s how to do it!

Supplies you’ll need:

  • Mask pattern (a great option is the Melon Mask!)

  • Paper

  • Pen

  • Paper Scissors

  • Ruler

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - tutorial with tons of photos by Sarah Kirsten

1) Fold the mask pattern in half and trace around it.

How to make your own quilted mask design
How to Make Your Own Mask Quilted Design - Tutorial with tons of photos

2 - the fun step) Draw whatever quilt design you would like to have on the mask.

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Sarah Kirsten

3) Cut along the lines to cut out the individual pieces. In this case there are 3 pieces. Lay them on the paper in the order that they will be sewn together. (Be sure to lay them with plenty of space in between.) Trace around each piece.

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos

4) Add 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance to all the sides that will be sewn to another piece. (You only need to add the seam allowances where you’re sewing pieces together as a result of your new design. For example, the curved nose piece doesn’t need a seam allowance added because that was already built into the pattern.)

Don’t worry about what the ends of the seam allowances look like for now. You will true them up in a few steps.

How to make your own quilted mask design - Sarah Kirsten

5) Cut out the pieces, seam allowances included. Lay them out in the arrangement they will be sewn.

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos

6) To true up the seams, take the top piece and fold the paper along the seam allowance line. Trim off the tips of the seam allowance so the edges match the edges it’s folded against.

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos
How to make your own quilted mask design - Sarah Kirsten

7) To true up the next piece, lay the first piece on top of the second piece as if you were sewing them together. Trim off the tips of the second piece so the edges of the first piece and second piece match.

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos
How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos
How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos

8) Follow the same steps to true up the seams of all the pieces. Label the pieces with how many pieces of fabric to cut of each.

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos

That’s it! Good work. You’ve just made your own quilted mask pattern.

To get some tips on how to sew your mask together, check out the Melon Mask Sew Along.

Here’s how the mask design from this tutorial turned out.

How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos
How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos
How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos
How to Make Your Own Quilted Mask Design - Tutorial with tons of photos

If you don’t want to make your own mask design, you can grab my quilted mask pattern here!

Melon Mask Sew Along

The Melon Mask is here to bring you some joy. Here’s a photo version of how to sew it.

Get your Melon Mask here!

Let’s jump in…

Step 1: Pick out your favorite colors. If you want a coloring sheet to help plan colors, download the PDF here.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 2: Cut out all the pieces. Lay the front pieces out in the arrangement you want them on the finished mask.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

We’ll start by sewing the right side of the mask together first.

Step 3: Sew the two right center pieces with right sides together. 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten
Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 4: Sew on the top right nose piece with right sides together. 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.

Be sure to move the seam allowance of the center pieces out of the way so they don’t get caught in the stitching.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 5: Sew on the bottom right nose piece with right sides together. 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.

Be sure to move the seam allowance of the center pieces out of the way again so they don’t get stitched through.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Take a moment to admire how lovely it’s coming together.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 6: Repeat steps to sew the left side of the mask together.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 7: Trim seam allowances in half. Press seams open with a steamy iron.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 8: Sew right and left sides of the mask with right sides together. 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.

Be extra mindful here of matching up the center seams!

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 9: Trim seam allowance in half. Clip into seam allowance along the curve. Press seam open.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 10: Sew back pieces with right sides together. 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten
Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 11: Trim seam allowance in half. Clip into seam allowance along the curve. Press seam open.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 12: Place the front and back with right sides together. The front should be slightly larger than the back.

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Step 13: Sew along the top and bottom edge. 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 14: Clip into seam allowances along the curve.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 15: Turn mask right side out. Press edges with steam iron.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 16: Fold the ends in 3/8'“ (1 cm). Press with steamy iron.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Step 17: Pin one end of elastic 1/2” (1.3 cm) deep on one side of the mask. Try it on and determine what length is right for your ears (plus the seam allowance!). Cut two pieces of elastic that length.

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Step 18: Stick the ends of the elastic in 1/2” (1.3 cm) deep. Sew a 1/4” (0.6 cm) wide rectangle along the edge of the fabric.

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

Rejoice! What a good job you’ve done! #SKmelonmask

Melon Mask Sew Along - Sarah Kirsten

If you haven’t grabbed the pattern yet, you can get it here.

If you enjoyed this sew along, check out the Olive Undies sew along!