While going through some old fabrics and cleaning out my sewing room I came across a panel that my mom bought me maybe a decade ago. It’s cute, but I don’t really sew up panels much. It’s just not that interesting to me. But I’ve got a couple of kids who have been playing with their trains and trucks lately, so I thought this would be a great little mat to sew up for them. Plus, it’s portable. This week I went to a book club and needed to bring my two year old. We took some books and some little trains, but I was thinking that this mat (had I finished it) would be perfect for him. Oh well, next month.
I used some fabric for the backing that I’ve had on hand. I bought lots of it, and I think it’s really cute stuff, but haven’t found myself reaching for it. I cut binding strips from the leftover backing and bound it by machine. I finished it yesterday and Miles especially seems to be enjoying it.
My mom also bought some border fabric for the panel with trains and cars. I tried it out with the panel, but rejected it because it was so busy. The fabric is cute though so I thought I’d try out some napkins. I can make 16 little napkins out of the fabric, which would be fun. I’m not sure what else to do with it. 16 is a lot of these napkins. Maybe some little bags? Any ideas would be welcome.
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