With the outbreak of COVID-19, many states are implementing shelter in place orders, including wearing protective face masks when going out. Not only do most people not keep a stock of masks at the back of the closet (although we will now!), masks are getting hard to come by! Enter your friendly neighborhood sewist! Crafters all over the country, and even those with a sewing machine collecting dust in a corner, have banded together to help our neighbors by sewing masks. Here at Uncommon Costuming, we made over 50 in one weekend (with our staff of one!) To help get as many masks out there and keep as many people that much more protected as quickly as possible, we’ve created an illustrated set of instructions for making a reusable, pleated cloth masks with filter pocket, including additional notes on how to make them more efficiently if you’re sewing several! There …