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Step 4Trim
add trim to your mat to increase durability. The short sides of your mat are made up of un-stitched denim, which will fray without reinforcement.
Tie off and trim all the thread ends from sewing the strips together. Trim away any uneven edges with your sewing shears.
Begin by sewing trim along the left side of the mat in the same way you added the strips. When you get to the end of your first long side, drop the needle, lift your machine foot, and rotate the mat to begin adding trim down the short side. Line up the next piece of trim with the edge of the trim you just added, to make an even rectangle. Sew back and forth over the two trim pieces several times to join them securely to each other. Continue sewing trim down the short side.
Add trim and join corners in the same fashion, working around the mat clockwise. If you need to join two shorter pieces of trim on the same side, rotate the mat and sew over the joint several times before rotating back and continuing along the side.
When you reach the beginning of your first piece of trim, join it to the rest of the trim. Sew your zig zag stitch all the way around the mat a second time. Pay close attention the needle placement to ensure all pieces are being joined securely to the trim. Because you are working with fray-able ends, it is important to make the second, reinforcing stitch around the mat.
Tie off and trim all the thread ends from sewing the strips together. Trim away any uneven edges with your sewing shears.
Begin by sewing trim along the left side of the mat in the same way you added the strips. When you get to the end of your first long side, drop the needle, lift your machine foot, and rotate the mat to begin adding trim down the short side. Line up the next piece of trim with the edge of the trim you just added, to make an even rectangle. Sew back and forth over the two trim pieces several times to join them securely to each other. Continue sewing trim down the short side.
Add trim and join corners in the same fashion, working around the mat clockwise. If you need to join two shorter pieces of trim on the same side, rotate the mat and sew over the joint several times before rotating back and continuing along the side.
When you reach the beginning of your first piece of trim, join it to the rest of the trim. Sew your zig zag stitch all the way around the mat a second time. Pay close attention the needle placement to ensure all pieces are being joined securely to the trim. Because you are working with fray-able ends, it is important to make the second, reinforcing stitch around the mat.
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