To make your floor cloth slip proof you can apply a liquid rubber backing available at most craft stores.
How to make a chalk cloth mat.
Chalkboard place mat tutorial.
Estimate your fabric requirement.
Makes a great party favor or the perfect gift to stuff into an easter.
For smaller roads cut strips at least 1 3 4 wide.
Scissors and or rotary cutter and mat.
Press your seam open picture 2.
To make the eraser holder cut one 5 x 5 1 2 inch square.
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Step 1 cut the fabric pieces.
Water soluble marking pen or tailor s chalk.
Estimate the amount of fabric you will need.
Also cut a few curved pieces.
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.
I use a gridded cutting mat to help me get the edges straight.
Cut one 8 1 2 x.
I love layering rugs at my front door but finding the perfect rug to go under my mat has been a challenge.
Large blunt needle or safety pin.
Next we are going to use our other 1 4 yard fabric print to make the eraser and chalk holders.
Cut strips of chalk cloth for the roads and or train track.
If desired you may apply a final coat of paste wax using a soft cloth.
The easiest way to do this is to trace curved pieces of toy train track.
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.
Floor clothes are a wonderful project for artists of all levels.
Fold it in half matching up the 5 inch sides right sides together and sew the two raw edges together picture 1.
Marker pen that will erase with heat or water or chalk.
Spread out a single layer of your chosen fabric on a flat surface.
Let the sealer dry completely between coats.
For two lane road or freeway cut the strips at least 3 1 2 wide.
Learn to sew the chalk mat roll up.