How To Make A Chalk Cloth Mat

Estimate your fabric requirement.

How to make a chalk cloth mat.

Makes a great party favor or the perfect gift to stuff into an easter. Four sticks of colored chalk cotton fabric can be used for the borders and backing but if you want to make your entire placemat easy to clean use a laminate fabric for these areas. Spread out a single layer of your chosen fabric on a flat surface. Large blunt needle or safety pin.

Press your seam open picture 2. Fold it in half matching up the 5 inch sides right sides together and sew the two raw edges together picture 1. I use a gridded cutting mat to help me get the edges straight. To make your floor cloth slip proof you can apply a liquid rubber backing available at most craft stores.

To make the eraser holder cut one 5 x 5 1 2 inch square. Learn to sew the chalk mat roll up. Water soluble marking pen or tailor s chalk. For two lane road or freeway cut the strips at least 3 1 2 wide.

Oilcloth ours was about 13 x 18 but you can cut it to whatever size suits you find it at many fabric stores and online chalkboard cloth can be found at many craft and fabric stores and online bias tape spray adhesive sewing machine and thread 1. Let the sealer dry completely between coats. Cut strips of chalk cloth for the roads and or train track. Floor clothes are a wonderful project for artists of all levels.

Scissors and or rotary cutter and mat. For smaller roads cut strips at least 1 3 4 wide. Marker pen that will erase with heat or water or chalk. Follow these steps on how to make a rug out of fabric using a drop cloth and chalk paint.

When the wax dries hand buff the surface. So i decided to create a diy rug using a drop cloth and chalk paint. Estimate the amount of fabric you will need. Next we are going to use our other 1 4 yard fabric print to make the eraser and chalk holders.

Chalkboard place mat tutorial. Step 1 cut the fabric pieces. I love layering rugs at my front door but finding the perfect rug to go under my mat has been a challenge. Cut one 8 1 2 x.

The easiest way to do this is to trace curved pieces of toy train track.