Hello all you amazing subscribers and welcome to my August newsletter. Time for sewing has been limited this month with a busy time at work, and having just finished the Lilou dress I was in the mood for a quick win project before I embark on another garment. I'd bookmarked Tilly and the Buttons' free pattern for the Fifi Eye Mask a while ago as my own mask was starting to come apart.
I've been wearing an eye mask for a few years now and found that it really improved my quality of sleep, particularly avoiding the early awakening by the sun peeking round the side of the curtains. I came across a couple of reviews on sewingpatterns.com which gave some good advice before I started. In particular one mentioned the fact that the wadding isn't secured inside the mask so could fold up when going through the wash, and another that the casing for the elastic headband was tight. This was worth knowing and changed the way I approached this pattern, and I even added a nose wire to keep more of the light out.
Click on the photo below to read the full blog post (6 mins). I never imagined there was that much to say about an eye mask, but I hacked the pattern quite a bit so explain my full process. This was the first time I'd used bias binding and I love the neat edge it gives.
