Bear runs a skilled nursing facility, and this is national nurses week, which is a big fat deal in his world. This is his first holiday with this staff, so we wanted to do something good to get off on the right foot.
We went to Bath and Body Works this weekend and it happened to be their massive semi-annual sale, so we stocked up on all kinds of lotions and candles and sweet smelling things, but I had to make them something from me too.
These eye masks came from Amy Butler’s In Stitches, so it was only appropriate I use her drool-worthy fabric too.
The pattern calls for the whole mask to be quilted, and I just left off with two rows of topstitching, and a ribbon closure. I’ve used loads of these eye masks over the years and while you can’t beat it in the looks department, ribbon doesn’t really keep it on your head very well while you’re sleeping. I used elastic and made a casing, basically like a scrunchy that I sewed into the mask instead of into itself.
I think they turned out great. One of these days I’m going to have to make a bunch more to keep in our super sunny guest room. Wouldn’t it be delightful to walk into a guest room and see a bowlful of these?
