My first recycled bath mat has been so popular with my husband and daughter that I’ve had to make a second one for the other bathroom.
I hate to throw away anything that still has an ounce of use left in it. This was an old and faded mat, still usable but not very pretty.
I used the flip and sew method, as with the previous mat. The instructions are here in a little tutorial.
Here is the mat covered with strips and trimmed.
To make the mat sturdier and more durable, I straight-stitched down the centre of each strip and used a machine embroidery stitch down each seam line. Then I bound the edges with some red bias binding left over from a Christmas project.
Here is a view of the back, which is just thick cotton. I wouldn’t like to sew on a rubber-backed mat because it would probably harm my sewing machine, and I don’t like the way the rubbery stuff feels to the touch.
Here is the new finished mat…
…and the original mat, which is now 9 months old, still in service and looking fine, even after weekly trips through the washing machine and tumble dryer.
Happy Quilting!
I can understand why your family wanted another recycled style bathmat. They’re really cute.
Love the bath mat … would never have thought of this as a use for patchwork. I am a new crafter and blogger and looking for inspiration for my site (annabelleserendipity.blogspot.com) and will certainly pinch this lovely idea. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love it! Not only is it beautiful, but it’s recycled! I’m always down for reuse and recycling. 🙂