How to Cut fabric and Make a Sleep Mask with Cricut
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I have a confession: I had my Cricut Maker for over 2 years before I used it to cut fabric – and I sew A LOT!
Most of my sewing involves straight cuts that are easy to do with a rotary cutter and quilting ruler but until now I haven’t done any sewing with Cricut.
Occasionally I use or create a pattern with curves that requires it to be printed, pinned on fabric and cut my hand. Cutting curves is just below clipping curves in my list of favorite things to do when sewing but it’s sometimes what I need to do to make what I want to make. Sleep masks are a great example.
Now that I can cut the fabric and the fusible fleece with my Cricut Maker and I can make sleep masks faster and I’m happier while doing it – two great things! You can now have that joy as well.
Sleep Masks are perfect for slumber parties, spa parties, girl’s weekends, travel, bachelorette parties or anyone who wants to get a good night’s sleep.
Use your Cricut Maker or other cutting machine that can cut fabric and sew up your own eye masks with ease. The Cricut Sleep Mask Maker bundle includes the mask shape, detailed directions and quotes to add with heat transfer vinyl.
In this video you will learn tips for cutting fabric with a Cricut machine and fabric grip cutting mat as well as how to sew sleep masks – also known as eye masks or dream masks.
🎯 SHORTCUTS TO SPECIFIC TOPICS:
00:00 introduction
00:28 Cut Fabric with Cricut
01:24 Removing fabric from Fabric Grip Mat
01:54 Cleaning Fabric Grip Mat
04:49 Fabric Supplies
04:50 Clip fabric together
06:33 Sew together
07:08 Clip curves & turn
08:17 Topstitch
08:58 Add HTV quotes
10:31 Using 2 colors of HTV
supply list
- Cricut Sleep Mask Maker bundle by Tara Reed
- Cricut Maker
- Fabric Grip Mat (pink)
- Standard Grip Mat (green)
- Cricut Rotary Blade (cuts cotton, denim, silk, felt)
- Cricut Fine Point Blade to cut HTV
- Brayer
- Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV)
- Heat Press
- Fabric for front and back
(9 1/2” wide x 5” high or larger) - Fusible Fleece (9 1/2” wide x 5” high)
- 14” flat elastic (7/16” used in tutorial)
- Sewing Machine
- Thread
- Baby Wipes (to clean your Cutting Mats)
I’m excited to use my Cricut Maker for cutting fabric – stay tuned for more projects so you can get sewing with Cricut too!
✂️ 🧵 Happy Sewing!
Tara Reed
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I also have a bundle to cut baby bibs with your Cricut Maker too – such a time saver!
Read the Blog Post | See the Baby Bib Bundle in my Etsy Shop
