How to Make a Sleeping Mat
A homemade sleeping mat or nap mat is a thoughtful way to send a little bit of home with your child as she goes to preschool or daycare. You can make this mat with any fabric you desire. Fleece is a good choice: It is inexpensive, colorful and easy to wash.
Things You'll Need
- Sewing machine
- 2 pieces of fleece, 47 inches by 21 inches each
- Thread to match the fleece
- 2 pieces of batting 47 inches by 21 inches each
- Scissors
- Hand sewing needle
- Pins
- Iron
Instructions
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Place one piece of fleece on the table with the right side (front side) facing up.
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Lay the second piece of fleece right side down on top of the first piece of fabric. The back of the second piece of fleece should face up.
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Lay both pieces of batting on top of the fleece. Make sure all the sides of all four layers are even.
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Pin all four layers together on all four sides. Pinning all four sides will help to keep the layers from shifting while you are sewing.
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Using a sewing machine, stitch three sides of the fabric together, sewing a 5/8 inch seam all the way around. Be sure to leave one of the short sides open.
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Remove all the pins.
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Carefully cut away excess battling from the seam.
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Turn the fabric inside out so that the batting is between the two layers of fleece and the right sides of the fleece are showing.
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Iron the seams on the three sewn sides so the seams will lay flat.
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Fold the edges of of the open side under. Cut the batting on that side back and tuck it under one of the fabric edge flaps. Pin the sides together.
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Hand sew the edge closed.
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Iron the hand sewn edge so it will lay flat.
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Tips & Warnings
This project will make a sleeping mat sized for the average four year old. By adjusting the measurements you can make a sleeping mat perfectly sized for an infant or younger child.
