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.

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

2 Timothy 1:7

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” 

John 14:27

Thailand Trip 2019!

First leg of my journey- Cleveland airport!

June 10-19, 2019

A trip to Thailand to visit my sister, Esther, and bring her back to the States.

It was so much fun and I am so glad I was able to go.

Here are a "few" of my many pictures.

 Chicago!

 First view of South Korea.

 The airport was beautiful!

 Bangkok

 Getting to hug Esther for the first time in almost 23 months!!! We both cried a little bit. :)

 A girls' trip to Bangkok and we walked to the market and got fruit. I had my first coconut.

I don't care for coconut water here in the States, but liked it there.

 One of my favorite fruits, rambutan.

(Not what we called them there, but that is the English name.)

 Rambutan, mango, and oranges from the market.

 Meat sticks from the Tesco Lotus market area. These were good, but I preferred the ones from the lady who sold them in their muban almost every morning.

 The fruits at the store. I tried most of the fruits in this picture. Esther wanted me to experience as much as I could in the short time I was there.

 This fresh jasmine smelled so good!!!

 2 different dishes they had for supper the one night, and of course I had to try both. Also, rice. I really like rice, so that worked out well. ☺

 Of course, we had to get some silly pictures during their family photo 

shoot. 

 Getting green tea from the cafe right next to Esther's apartment. Esther's last time during her stay, and my first and only time.

 Walking to the Seawright's house. The tea was really good!

The Wat Sothon. One of the main attractions in Chachoengsao.

 This coconut chiffon cake was so good!

 One day we had a picnic lunch at the Princess Mother's Park.

 Trying to figure out what kind of sticky rice we had bought at the market.

 We played lots of games!

 Cutting up pumpkin for supper.

 Watching Esther and Susanna make the Cambodian meal.

 This was my favorite meal!

 My first roasted coconut.

 All of us with our coconuts.

 Chris talking to some of the people at the Khlong Suan Market, also known as the 100-Year Market.

 Lunch at the river front restaurant

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Mastermind was a favorite game.

 Pulling Susanna and 2 Thai boys on roller blades around the park on a bike.

 Moto ride! I very much enjoyed riding. ☺

 Dragon fruit is really good!

 Another moto ride.

 Making fresh lemongrass tea from a plant in their backyard.

 Another favorite fruit, mangosteen.

 And then we headed home. Waiting to check our bags back in during our 8 hour layover in China.

 Getting closer to the US!

California!

And our final destination! We were exhausted after traveling for about 32 hours.

It took me a while to get over my jet leg when I got home. I didn't really have any when I got there because it was night when I got in and went to bed right away and just slept until Esther woke me up later the next morning. So I would definitely recommend getting in in the evening if you travel to another time zone. ☺

I hope you enjoyed this snapshot of my trip!

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

Matthew 28:18-20