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joann10
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Posted: Nov 06 2007 at 9:32pm \| IP Logged

I have a ds2 that loves his trains but gets so frustrated because he can't yet manipulate the wooden tracks. I priced train mats and they are priced way out of our price range.

Has anyone made a play mat like this?
I would love to hear from anyone who has made one, or from anyone with ideas about this.

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Posted: Nov 07 2007 at 10:12am \| IP Logged

My SIL made one for my nephew by simply hot-gluing felt pieces onto a larger piece of felt that she bought by the yard. I've also seen mats made of painted canvas.

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I found a copy of the Wonder-Under Book of Easy Applique at a garage sale that might be of help(maybe your library has it?). The style of most of the projects in this book isn't exactly my taste

, but it features a pattern for an adorable "All About Town Play Mat." It's made more for cars, but you could easily adapt it to be more train-oriented. (That's actually what I'm planning on doing for my train-loving godson!)

It uses Wonder-Under (obviously!) to secure the fabric pieces to the heavyweight-fabric backing. The neatest feature: the whole perimeter has a drawstring within it, so when the string is pulled, the mat becomes a little bag for the trucks and can be hung up, out of the way.

I haven't tried it yet, but it looks like a pretty easy project.

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My interloan library has this---but I need to go in to request it. Hopefully, it will be on its way tomorrow.
It sounds like just what I am looking for!

Thanks!

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Posted: Nov 17 2007 at 5:05pm \| IP Logged

I ending up making a real easy train mat which suits my little guy real well. Here are the pics.

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