One of the more popular pins on
Pinterest is that of
a lounging mat made from sewing pillowcases together and inserting pillows. It looks a great idea and one that would be fun and useful to have for a long time. I would've loved to have had one as a kid.
Rather than buy brand-new pillowcases, I decided to look in my local Goodwill and Salvation Army stores to see if I could find anything that would work. I knew I also didn't want to buy brand-new pillows because that would be crazy expensive. I like to walk through the thrift stores gathering ideas. About a week ago, I found a great alternative: a bumper pad for a crib and a really cute Barbie-themed sheet. (The only way you can tell it's a Barbie sheet is because it has the logo in one of the circles at the top.) Surprisingly, the bed sheet was for a full-sized bed, so there was plenty for this project and enough leftover for some future project. Total cost: $5.98 plus tax!
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| Here is the blue crib bumper cut into three segments and then zig-zagged on the cut edges. |
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| Here is the uber-cute bed sheet (folded in half). |
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| First, I hand-stitched the three segments of the bumper together. That's when I noticed I had some uneven edges. Easy fix by cutting down and doing a zig-zag stitch with the sewing machine. |
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| As you can see, I was all over the place with stitching them together. I started off with a made-up figure eight stitch that didn't work. Then I did another stitch and another weird technique. It was driving me crazy because it was taking so long to stitch them together. I didn't want to be hand-stitching on this thing for a week. I finally resorted to stitching them together at certain points. |
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| I laid the bedsheet out, put the crib bumper on top, folded the sheet over and then drew lines where I wanted to cut them. |
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| This is after I sewed the long side (right sides together). I don't know how the bottom got all un-squared. Fortunately, I had left PLENTY of extra room, making it longer and wider than necessary just in case I had problems. After sewing the bottom, I used my pinking shears to cut off the excess, turned it inside out, inserted the bumper pad, and was done! |
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| Here, Gracie is posing for the picture, going "night-night" on her new nap mat. |
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| Gracie enjoyed playing on the nap mat while Robert and I watched TV. Here, she is riding her horsey while we watched "Have Gun, Will Travel." She had never done that before. I thought it was too cute! |
I'm really happy with how it turned out. In a way, I wish I could've made it thicker like the pillows, but I think this will do just fine. Certainly can't beat the price!
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