Upload the Bunny Sleep Mask Tutorial to Cricut Design Space. Size the cut file so that it is 16 inches tall. Do this by clicking on the sleep mask and either using the arrow button that appears in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, or the size tool bar in the sizing menu.
Click “Make It”. You’ll then click “Continue” in the bottom right hand corner of your screen.
Next select your Cricut Maker from the drop down menu which will bring up a screen for you to select your material. If you don’t see your material listed click the “View All” button and chose your material from the list (you can also search for the name of the material). For your bunny face select glitter iron on (or whichever iron on you are using.) You will want to change your material for each mat that you are cutting– Iron on, cotton, fleece and felt. After you have cut all your pieces, position the eyes, nose and mouth on the front of the sleep mask and press following the instructions on the packaging.
Pin the felt ear centers to the pieces of fabric that will be the front of your ears. Sew around the ear centers leaving a 1/8 inch seam allowance.
Pin the front and the back pieces of the ears to each other. The printed side of your fabric should be sandwiched in the middle.
Sew around each ear, using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Leave a 1 inch gap at the bottom of each ear where you don’t sew so that you can flip the ears right side out.
Flip the ears the right side out making sure to press out the tip of the ears and all the edges. Use your iron to press the ears.
Position the ears where you would like them. Flip the ears forward so that the front of the ears are facing the front of the face and the bottom edges of the ears are slightly overhanging the top edge of the sleep mask. Pin into place.
Pin your elastic onto the back fleece part of the sleep mask. Let the elastic overhang the edge of the mask by 1/2 inch on each side.
Make a “sleep mask sandwich”. The side of the fleece with the elastic pinned to it should be facing up. On top of that lay the front of your face mask with eyes and nose facing down. You will want to fold up and possibly even pin your ears inside the face mask so that they don’t get in the way of your stitches when you are stitching around the mask. Pin everything together.
Sew all the way around the outside of your sleep mask using a 1/2 inch seam allowance and making sure to leave a 1 inch or bigger gap to flip your mask right side out.
Remove the pins and flip your sleep mask right side out. Pay special attention to push all the edges out. Tuck the exposed fabric where you didn’t sew into the inside of the face mask. Use your iron to gently press the sleep mask flat.
Sew around the outside of your sleep mask using a 1/8 inch seam allowance. This will close your sleep mask and give it a nice finished look. Viola! You are done! You have an adorable sleep mask which would make a great handmade gift!
