It may a little worried about using a knit toddler nap mat for this but it ended up being sewing perfection! You can also use corduroy etc.https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat

– 36″ x 40″ of pre-washed fleece (or similar blanket-like fabric) Both sides will show.https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat

– 9 yards – 1/2″ double fold bias tape.

– Quilt Batting-mid-loft. I used a queen-size that folded nicely to 6 layers of 2’x5′. This seemed to be the max my machine would handle but still enough cushion.

– 2 – 1’x2′ pre-washed muslin or cotton for toddler nap mat pillow insert. (I like to use inexpensive sheets for this.)https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat

– Poly-fill for toddler nap mat pillow stuffing

– 32″ – 1 1/2″ Belting/Webbing. I used cotton but poly would work.

– 3″ – 1″ wide velcro

– Masking tapehttps://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat

With your blanket fleece vertical, round the top right and bottom right corners.
Starting on the top left corner of your blanket fleece, start pinning the wider edge of the open bias tape to the fabric with the outside edges aligned. I know my pins are backwards, I’m a lefty. : ) Apply bias tape to the top, right and bottom of the toddler nap mat The left side is left unfinished.
Sew all the way around the 3 bias taped sides of blanket, just to the outside of the outer crease.https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat
Fold Bias tape up over edge and (on “back” side) sew through all layers, just inside the edge.
Set blanket aside.https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat

Lay one layer of your toddler nap mat fabric right-side down. Position the batting on top with left, right and bottom aligned with fabric. It’s ok if your batting is a little larger than your toddler nap mat fabric, but it shouldn’t be smaller. Lay your top fabric on top right-side-up. Your pillow will end up where there is no batting (see below.) Make sure your toddler nap mat fabric pattern is facing the correct way, top and bottom.https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat
Pin through all layers, all the way around edge.
Measure 8″ from the bottom on left and right side and mark at the very edge.
Using a ruler, tape from one mark straight across to the other side.
Now for the true test of your sewing machine. Sew a straight stitch along the edge of the tape at your marks. I used my machines longest stitch (5). I won’t lie, this was pretty cumbersome and my toddler nap mat fabric pinched a few times but the knit fabric and the busy pattern were so forgiving that I just went with it.
Now measure 5″ up each side from the line you just sewed, mark, tape and sew. https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-matRepeat as many times as needed to get approximately 10-12″ from the top, or end just before you hit the end of your batting. If you need to make your last row a bit shorter or taller, no one will notice.https://www.biloban.com/collections/toddler-nap-mat