Children will be spirited away in creative play for hours thanks to this play mat sewing pattern. With only four steps, this beginner sewing project is so quick and easy that it leaves plenty of time to let your own imagination veer into the weird and wacky – squiggly orange roads and pom pom bushes anyone? Sketch out some ideas and play around with the order of your cotton fabric or fat quarters before you get started. 

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