Mod: Kitchen Floor Mat

So, even though I am in the midst of sweater knitting frenzy I somehow found the time to finish up the kitchen floor mat modification I had been planning.

Well, in this picture, it's a quick steam/iron away from being finished.

[Please pardon all the dark crappy photos that are a direct result of completing the entire project late, late at night between feedings.]

The original mat was poop-brown and a total magnet for dirt, dog hair, and pilling. This didn't really bother me but
it drove my husband nuts.

Exhibit A: Poop Brown

Close up of freshly vacuumed yet still gross Poop Brown

Enter awesome material purchased from the remnant bin -

Not the pink. Although that would have been a funny
trick to play on my husband, I realize too late...

I laid the fabric on top of the mat and trimmed it to match the shape, with about 2 inches extra around the perimeter.

My son and Iron Man helped a bit.

Then, with the use of my handy bias tape maker -

EVERYONE SHOULD OWN ONE OF THESE.

I made a bunch of bias tape strips with the leftover fabric -

Ironed and pinned.

Next I pinned the fabric to the mat to keep it in place, and started to hand stitch the bias tape:

This time Schroeder helped.

Close-up, sans dog.

Once I finished that I trimmed the excess fabric from underneath (I had just stitched it in along with the bias tape) -

And - tada! It was done.

A few close ups for good measure:

Underside

Stitching

Underside Stitching

It was a nice, quick project - and now I don't have to worry about a filthy looking kitchen mat! As an extra bonus we just learned it is water repellant. Right on.