N95 Duckbill Mask Covers

There are a lot of people currently making covers for masks for those in the health care industry.

In looking through patterns and talking to my boyfriend, who is in med school, we both agreed that the most common mask covers would not work with the N95 duckbill masks that some hospitals use. These pictures are of the most common mask cover over the duckbill mask and you can see that it does not have a good fit.

 So, I used an old duckbill mask and made a pattern!

 Here are the instructions and I am including the pdf and jpeg versions of the pattern that can simply be printed and cut out.

If you have any questions or suggestions to make it easier, let me know in the comments!

Cloth Cover for N95 Duckbill Masks

Required materials:

Tight-night fabric (100% cotton probably works the best)

Pattern

2 pieces of ¼” wide elastic each 5” long

Scissors

Pins

Sewing machine

Thread

Get the pdf version here. Just print and use!

Here is the pattern for the small duckbill mask.

 

Hem the long sides of each piece ¼” (a single fold) and sew in place (could also be ironed).

Lay one piece right side up. Place second piece right side up on top of it.

Fold in half with right sides together and sew both sides using a ¼” seam allowance. Cut the edges of the seams with pinking shears, or serge to finish.

Turn right side out.

Pin one end of the elastic 1” from the side seam, inserting 1/4” between the 2 layers. Put the other end 1” on the other side of the seam making sure not to twist the elastic. Repeat on the other side.

Top stitch entire circumference of the top making sure to catch both layers of fabric and sewing the elastic several times to reinforce.

 The goal is to completely cover the mask and have it tight enough to help protect the N95, but not so tight as to make it difficult to put on and take off.

The pattern I currently have on here is for the larger of the duckbill mask. I will hopefully be posting the smaller version in the next couple days.

 Pdf version of the pattern. Just print and cut out!
Pdf pattern for the small duckbills mask.

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