How To Make A Nap Mat With Pillow

The blanket will be much wider than the mat.

How to make a nap mat with pillow.

You can make a pillow bed by sewing 4 or 5 pillowcases together and then sewing velcro at the end of each pillowcase to keep the pillow inside. This tutorial from prudent baby for making a nap mat is highly detailed and includes some great tips for adding bias tape and managing a sewing project that gets bulky at times. Slide the nap mat insert inside your cover through the envelop opening and push it all the way to the base of the cover toward the straps. Pillowcase sleep mats materials.

Place your mat in the cover fold the blanket and grab your pillow and stack them all up. The top of the blanket should hit just under the pillow pocket and the bottom edge of the blanket should be at least a few inches above the bottom edge of the mat. It s a great back to school project for preschoolers and a nice way to send your tot off with a special handmade something that. Roll up the mat from the opposite end and mark on the mat cover where the tabs touch the fabric.

Sew on the velcro. Sewing hacks sewing crafts sewing projects diy crafts craft projects upcycled crafts baby nap mats kids nap mats couture main. However to keep this project as cheap and easy as possible i ditched the pillowcases and velcro and used one flat sheet instead. Take 2 of your.

Fold the sheet and sew a few straight lines and you are done. You will need some colorful fabric and you can use some fleece to line your nap mat too. The mat includes a fleece blanket and pillow and rolls up for easy transportation. I got excited about the finished project and forgot to take a picture of that step.

Cut two pieces of loop fastener and sew each one to the fabric cover. Roll up the nap mat and secure it closed by pressing on the hook and loop fastener tabs. Insert the pillow at the top. Align the left unfinished edge of your blanket with the left side of your mat.

You will also need some stuffing for your pillow. Pull your straps up and determine where you want your velcro and mark it with pins.