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Hello, dear friends!

I've been asked if we will have sewing help classes in the summer of 2020, and the answer is...I just don't know!

June will be too soon for us to get together.  I am signed up for the Cedar Key Arts Center classroom for the first Mondays of July, August, and October and the third Monday of September, since the first Monday is Labor Day and the second Monday is scheduled to be a day for Katy Gerritt's sit and sew group (to which all are invited). Classes will be from 10:30-1:30 if we are able to meet.

But who knows if it will be safe to be in a group indoors?  We would need to wear masks and stay 6 feet apart. Is it even possible to teach someone from a distance of 6 feet?  I just don't know!

Please call to register a week or so ahead of the class and I will be able to tell you if I will be at the Arts Center.  In the meantime, FaceTime works well for video conferences and I have Zoom on my computer.  I expect I can figure it out!  Text messaged or emailed photos have been working well for getting questions answered. Sometimes a photo isn't necessary and a tested or spoken conversation works fine.

Here's hoping you are all well and happily finishing lots of UFOs!  I do know that I am!

Love,

Bunny

My new Favorite Face Mask Pattern!

With a few changes I used!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvMEJfwVlUs

Here’s what I did differently:

1. I used about a 10” circle for a paper pattern.  Cut it in quarters so I could line it with white. Cut 2 of lining, 2 of print.

2. Sew the curves on the print fabric. Press open.

3 Sew the curves on the lining.  Press open. If you want the filter pocket, sew the edges down first.  I’m using non-woven fusible interfacing, so I think I will ignore the filter pocket in the future.  Just sew it closed after turning.

4. Open out both pieces, place them right sides together and sew around the whole thing.  

5. Turn, press and topstitch.  I didn’t bother with a nose wire because the larger sized  circle made the mask come up higher on my nose automatically.

6. I prefer to use a long cord instead of ear elastics.  Thread it from top to bottom on one side, come across and thread it from bottom to top on the other side.  I found a thick elastic cord in my stash that is nice.  Or a shoelace would work.