Jo declared the fabric the ugliest that she had ever used, however she did back it with a rather lovely Japanese print. (how she can bring herself to lay the gorgeous & expensive Japanese fabric face-down in the dirt I don’t know)
It reminded me of a WIP that I have had for well over a year, maybe nearer two, using similar fabric. Shameful I know, but I had a vision in my head of some kind of storage box-come-garage-come-playmat-come-overcomplicated thing, that I couldn’t quite work out, surprisingly! In the end I got as far as quilting the panel, by following all the road outlines and then abandoned the project.
So in the end I made a little Quillow type pocket to fold the quilt into and stitched it to to the backing. I avoided all Jo’s binding problems by sewing the top & backing right sides together, leaving a turning gap and then top-stitching around the edge of the quilt for a nice finish.
I then added carrying handles which were a real pain as I should have stitched them on before I stitched the pocket to the backing. (actually it still only has one carrying handle as I am too lazy to hand sew the other one)
I think my choice in backing fabric makes me the winner of the Ugliest Playmat, what do you think?
The backing is a Curtain my dear Mum picked up at a car boot in the “style of” Disney Cars. (I really don’t think it is the real McCoy lol)
Like Jo’s Playmat, mine has also been a great big hit. It has already accompanied us to a wedding where we found a quiet corner for the boys to play. They also managed to stuff the bag with crayons, colouring books and a few random toys which managed to keep them entertained all day. (and into the evening)
