Nap Mat Project Success!

In preschool the kids have to have a nap mat of some sort. They can bring whatever- a sheet, towel, blanket, sleeping bag, you name it. Last year I got them these nap mats from target. Turns out Mira's was about a foot too long for her. Whatever. I didn't worry about it, but Griffin actually SLEEPS during rest time at school. My project was to remedy this situation....I started with this:

 Those plastic kinder mats you can buy at wal-mart. We got it for free from Delaney a few years ago. It needed a soft pillowcase. I took G to JoAnn's today to pick out fabric. Let me assure you I was ASTOUNDED at the price. I think it was worth it, but we won't discuss how much this thing cost me. He picked out the batman and I picked out the black dot minky. I wanted to be able to pull it off and wash it. I had originally bought some velcro to use as closure, but I forgot I had these nifty snaps I could put on!!! Awesome!!!

 KAM snaps.

 Then I made his mat a blanket. So soft. He loves it. BUT I needed to be sure I wasn't THAT mom whose kid has an outrageous nap mat that has a million pieces to it. I wanted to be able to attach it, but I didn't really want to sew it all together, one because it would be complicated and a lot of thickness for the machine to sew through, and also because a separate blanket is useable after preschool is over. A napmat all sewn together? Notsomuch.

 KAM snaps again to the rescue!!!

 I put some snaps across the bottom of the blanket and the mat! PERFECT!

 When he's done he can just roll it up! The pillow I made separate because I didn't have enough fabric to make the case attached. i had this nifty plan to get it all sewed on, but I failed. Hahah. I consider today a success. I love it, he loves it, and we can use it for Sully later on. Easily washable, and  SUPER soft (regardless of price, right??)

I am FAR from a seamstress and this only took about 3 hours.  It's mostly just straight lines and turning and topstitching. I recommend not being an idiot to start and putting your heavy duty sewing machine needle in the right way so you can save about a half an hour and a lot of strife. HA!