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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Great idea about the binding,,,,that I can do, and I just happen to have 
some that matches!
I haven't had a chance to do anything with it in a few days.  I am now 
really far behind my schedule of things I need to do, so this project 
may be on hold until the New Year.  I appreciate you taking the time to 
think this out and give me ideas and instruction.  You are my new 
mentor...Mom, without all the guilt...lol..she always says, Beverly 
didn't you learn anything I taught you? or I taught you better than 
that!  Thanks SusanJane

B

sjc wrote:
> Bev, I was mulling over how to draw a little illustration of a way to 
> make your mat cover and it occurs to me now that a good thing to do in 
> this case would be to bind the whole thing, as that way when you get the 
> inevitable edge wear you can just replace the binding, whereas if you 
> stitch the perimeter seams and turn them (in a traditional straight 
> seam), the wear will occur on the outside of the seam, and in order to 
> take a new seam (to cut off the worn part) you would have to reduce the 
> sides too much.
>
> So, here's what I think I'd do (gave up on the illus, not my talent), 
> using made-up measurements, of course.  I'll say the finished size is 
> about 3X6', and for the sake of this discussion the open end is the 
> short end.  I've also allowed wide seam allowances that might not suit 
> you, obviously all that's adjustable to suit.
>     Cut a front 38X80", and a back piece 38X90".  Bind short edge of 
> each piece.  Line up the unbound edges with wrong sides together and 
> stitch around them twice, trim near the seam, then bind that seam, on 
> the outside, on all three sides.  Bag, roll, and insert the foam all the 
> way to the stitched end of the cover 'pocket' (keep the distal end in 
> place in the pocket with binder clamps or something, Ron's hands maybe), 
> and smooth it all out.  Tuck the longer edge of the back piece over the 
> top of the foam so that it's between the upper cover and the foam.  Pin 
> that in place, and take the loose end of the top cover to the back, pin 
> it down smoothly over all.  Then mark the back piece for your Velcro 
> placement, unpin the top flap and mark Velcro placement on that.  I'd 
> put the hook end of the Velcro on the back.   Take all the pins out, and 
> may have to remove the foam (depends on your working space, manual 
> dexterity, and machine throat space)  and stitch your Velcro strips 
> down.  Might want to add a little pocket somewhere (I put pockets on 
> everything now that there's nobody here to put frogs and dead moles in 
> them.) and you're done.
>
> That way it's pretty easy to do, and the part that will wear first, 
> edges, is readily replaceable.
>
> SJ
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