I had a little bath mat that was looking kind of sad and threadbare. I could have thrown it out or given it to the dogs, but I’m on this recycling kick lately, so I decided to make something with it. It is now a “New and Improved” Bath Mat!
Here’s the mat in its original state, with assorted fabric strips from my scrap bin.
Using the bath mat as a foundation, I started piecing the strips from the centre of the mat and worked out toward the edges, using the “flip and sew” method.
And I just kept going, adding more strips…..
…until the mat was totally covered.
I was sewing through a very thick, looped cotton bath mat, so I used my strongest, most powerful sewing machine, my Janome 6500P. This is the machine I use for quilting, and I could never say enough good things about it. It’s a wonderful machine. 🙂
Then I trimmed around the shape of the bath mat…
…and it looked like this. Nigel the dog was helping me again. 😉
I bound the edges with bias tape, and then it was done! 🙂
This project used approximately 1/2 yard of fabric, so my Stash Report for Week 43 is:
- Bought this week: 0
- Used this week: 0.5 yard
- Bought Year-to-Date: 24.875
- Used Year-to-Date: 85.375
- Net Used: 60.5 yards
Please visit Judy’s blog, Patchwork Times, to see how others are doing with stashbusting this week.
Happy Sewing!
