How To Make Your Own Roll Up Puzzle Mat

1 yard of felt fabric any coordinating color.

How to make your own roll up puzzle mat.

To make a puzzle mat is a simple procedure and requires just a few simple items which can be bought from any craft or fabric outlet. 01 03 2005 by jennifer rutherford. The roll up puzzle mat we bought worked great except for puzzles that were too big to fit on the piece of felt provided. Cardboard tube you can use a durable mailing tube.

Get a yard of it and you have a mat for a puzzle that can be easily rolled up and save the puzzle. A puzzle mat is a great tool to move and store a puzzle in progress. Just go to the craft store and look in the discount fabric section for some cheap vinyl. You can buy special puzzle mats that allow you to store your puzzle while you re working on it but they can cost 15 or more.

And making your own puzzle mat is even easier than putting together two puzzle pieces. You can make your own puzzle mat in just a few minutes that will cost you less anywhere from 2 to 6. A support tube keeps the puzzle mat from collapsing and damaging the puzzle. Supplies needed all of these supplies can be found at walmart 1 yard of waverly inspirations fabric check out the fresh new valentine s day prints i picked a classic pink gingham.

1 package of waverly inspirations ribbon any coordinating color. 1 black felt mat. You ll keep your workspace clean and you ll be less likely to lose pieces. Mostly puzzle mats are used to keep unfinished jigsaw puzzles together and connected till the next puzzle session.

Our solution was to make a larger mat that would fit almost any puzzle dave chose to work on. When you are finished working on your puzzle but want to continue putting it together at a later date just roll it up and store it. A puzzle mat has many uses as a soft landing protection area for kids when playing or to brighten up any room with cheerful colors. How to make a jigsaw puzzle mat.

You put the puzzle together on the large surface of the mat then the felt can be rolled up with the puzzle sandwiched within. Pack a puzzle mat is an ideal way to complete puzzles at your own pace.