My Yoga mat

Recently, on this group, or perhaps rct.sewing, somebody mentioned making a
small quilt as a yoga mat. Several people mentioned that this is a bad
idea, as it would slide all over the floor.

I was at tepwnbwaw ("that evil place whose name begins with a "W", just
seeing if I can get my own abbreviation for Wal-Mart going, much like
tswalth? is and abbreviation for Joannn's, but then again Wal-Mart is a
shorter than my abbreviation), and I was walking by the backing that you put
down to keep rugs from slipping, and I wondered if attaching that the back
of the quilt might make it not slip around and useable as a yoga mat.

My idea for attaching the non slip backing is to use much larger binding on
the quilt than usual. I usually use binding that it 3 inches wide, so it is
3/4 of an inch wide once it gets folded over 4 times to bind the quilt. For
the yoga mat, I am going to make the binding 20 inches wide, so it is 5
inches wide once it gets folded over. The edge of the non-skid stuff will
be sewn under this binding, because obwiously for it to work, most of it has
to be exposed. I hope this idea for holding it in works.

The quilt itself is just a 4-square, with each square of fabric being as big
as it possibly can be, 10" or so. It is not finished, because my machine is
in the shop right now. I brought it to Cathey's, which is fairly close to
where I live, but for the servicing, they send it to their downtown location
for the actual work, because they are "consolidating," but I think that is
just code for laying people off.

When it does get out of the shop, I will post some pictures, not so much of
the quilt, but close ups of how I attached the non-skid stuff. I will also
report on how well it actually warked in yoga class.

Brian Christiansen

For non-slip, what about that dotty stuff used for the soles on footed
pajamas? Polly

"Brian Christiansen" wrote in message
...
Recently, on this group, or perhaps rct.sewing, somebody mentioned making
a small quilt as a yoga mat. Several people mentioned that this is a bad
idea, as it would slide all over the floor.

I was at tepwnbwaw ("that evil place whose name begins with a "W", just
seeing if I can get my own abbreviation for Wal-Mart going, much like
tswalth? is and abbreviation for Joannn's, but then again Wal-Mart is a
shorter than my abbreviation), and I was walking by the backing that you
put down to keep rugs from slipping, and I wondered if attaching that the
back of the quilt might make it not slip around and useable as a yoga mat.

My idea for attaching the non slip backing is to use much larger binding
on the quilt than usual. I usually use binding that it 3 inches wide, so
it is 3/4 of an inch wide once it gets folded over 4 times to bind the
quilt. For the yoga mat, I am going to make the binding 20 inches wide,
so it is 5 inches wide once it gets folded over. The edge of the non-skid
stuff will be sewn under this binding, because obwiously for it to work,
most of it has to be exposed. I hope this idea for holding it in works.

The quilt itself is just a 4-square, with each square of fabric being as
big as it possibly can be, 10" or so. It is not finished, because my
machine is in the shop right now. I brought it to Cathey's, which is
fairly close to where I live, but for the servicing, they send it to their
downtown location for the actual work, because they are "consolidating,"
but I think that is just code for laying people off.

When it does get out of the shop, I will post some pictures, not so much
of the quilt, but close ups of how I attached the non-skid stuff. I will
also report on how well it actually warked in yoga class.

Brian Christiansen

Interesting! Might work for bath mats too. Please let us know what
happens when you wash it. Although I'm thinking 5 inches of binding is
overkill.
Roberta in D

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:09:41 -0700, "Brian Christiansen"
wrote:

Recently, on this group, or perhaps rct.sewing, somebody mentioned making a
small quilt as a yoga mat. Several people mentioned that this is a bad
idea, as it would slide all over the floor.

I was at tepwnbwaw ("that evil place whose name begins with a "W", just
seeing if I can get my own abbreviation for Wal-Mart going, much like
tswalth? is and abbreviation for Joannn's, but then again Wal-Mart is a
shorter than my abbreviation), and I was walking by the backing that you put
down to keep rugs from slipping, and I wondered if attaching that the back
of the quilt might make it not slip around and useable as a yoga mat.

My idea for attaching the non slip backing is to use much larger binding on
the quilt than usual. I usually use binding that it 3 inches wide, so it is
3/4 of an inch wide once it gets folded over 4 times to bind the quilt. For
the yoga mat, I am going to make the binding 20 inches wide, so it is 5
inches wide once it gets folded over. The edge of the non-skid stuff will
be sewn under this binding, because obwiously for it to work, most of it has
to be exposed. I hope this idea for holding it in works.

The quilt itself is just a 4-square, with each square of fabric being as big
as it possibly can be, 10" or so. It is not finished, because my machine is
in the shop right now. I brought it to Cathey's, which is fairly close to
where I live, but for the servicing, they send it to their downtown location
for the actual work, because they are "consolidating," but I think that is
just code for laying people off.

When it does get out of the shop, I will post some pictures, not so much of
the quilt, but close ups of how I attached the non-skid stuff. I will also
report on how well it actually warked in yoga class.

Brian Christiansen

I think there has to be nonslip on the top of the mat too. My mat is made
of some kind of spongy material so you can grip with your toes to the top
surface when you are doning poses.

Nana ......just a thought 'cause I am not the most graceful g


"Brian Christiansen" wrote in message
...
Recently, on this group, or perhaps rct.sewing, somebody mentioned making
a small quilt as a yoga mat. Several people mentioned that this is a bad
idea, as it would slide all over the floor.

I was at tepwnbwaw ("that evil place whose name begins with a "W", just
seeing if I can get my own abbreviation for Wal-Mart going, much like
tswalth? is and abbreviation for Joannn's, but then again Wal-Mart is a
shorter than my abbreviation), and I was walking by the backing that you
put down to keep rugs from slipping, and I wondered if attaching that the
back of the quilt might make it not slip around and useable as a yoga mat.

My idea for attaching the non slip backing is to use much larger binding
on the quilt than usual. I usually use binding that it 3 inches wide, so
it is 3/4 of an inch wide once it gets folded over 4 times to bind the
quilt. For the yoga mat, I am going to make the binding 20 inches wide,
so it is 5 inches wide once it gets folded over. The edge of the non-skid
stuff will be sewn under this binding, because obwiously for it to work,
most of it has to be exposed. I hope this idea for holding it in works.

The quilt itself is just a 4-square, with each square of fabric being as
big as it possibly can be, 10" or so. It is not finished, because my
machine is in the shop right now. I brought it to Cathey's, which is
fairly close to where I live, but for the servicing, they send it to their
downtown location for the actual work, because they are "consolidating,"
but I think that is just code for laying people off.

When it does get out of the shop, I will post some pictures, not so much
of the quilt, but close ups of how I attached the non-skid stuff. I will
also report on how well it actually warked in yoga class.

Brian Christiansen

Sounds like a good idea, but I agree I'm not sure why you'd need any
different binding than normal if the whole backing will be the non-
skid stuff and be quilted through as usual.

Nana - I can see some kind of non-slip might be necessary on top if
you were wearing sox or other footwear, but if you're barefoot, the
cotton should work fine. DW uses a regular quilt on the FR rug; it's
beg enough that she's never half-off of it anyway, so it stays on the
carpet just fine. The QI helps hold it down too, but I don't think
he's heavy enough to really make a difference.

Doc

On Aug 16, 10:09*pm, "Brian Christiansen"
wrote:
Recently, on this group, or perhaps rct.sewing, somebody *mentioned making a
small quilt as a yoga mat. *Several people mentioned that this is a bad
idea, as it would slide all over the floor.

I was at tepwnbwaw ("that evil place whose name begins with a "W", just
seeing if I can get my own abbreviation for Wal-Mart going, much like
tswalth? is and abbreviation for Joannn's, but then again Wal-Mart is a
shorter than my abbreviation), and I was walking by the backing that you put
down to keep rugs from slipping, and I wondered if attaching that the back
of the quilt might make it not slip around and useable as a yoga mat.

My idea for attaching the non slip backing is to use much larger binding on
the quilt than usual. *I usually use binding that it 3 inches wide, so it is
3/4 of an inch wide once it gets folded over 4 times to bind the quilt. *For
the yoga mat, I am going to make the binding 20 inches wide, so it is 5
inches wide once it gets folded over. *The edge of the non-skid stuff will
be sewn under this binding, because obwiously for it to work, most of it has
to be exposed. *I hope this idea for holding it in works.

The quilt itself is just a 4-square, with each square of fabric being as big
as it possibly can be, 10" or so. *It is not finished, because my machine is
in the shop right now. *I brought it to Cathey's, which is fairly close to
where I live, but for the servicing, they send it to their downtown location
for the actual work, because they are "consolidating," but I think that is
just code for laying people off.

When it does get out of the shop, I will post some pictures, not so much of
the quilt, but close ups of how I attached the non-skid stuff. *I will also
report on how well it actually warked in yoga class.

Brian Christiansen

Sometimes Mr. Esther will stretch out on the floor to ease his back. He has
QI assistance too. And a chew toy. Just in case. Polly

"Dr. Zachary Smith" Sounds like a good idea, but I agree I'm not sure why
you'd need any
different binding than normal if the whole backing will be the non-
skid stuff and be quilted through as usual.

Nana - I can see some kind of non-slip might be necessary on top if
you were wearing sox or other footwear, but if you're barefoot, the
cotton should work fine. DW uses a regular quilt on the FR rug; it's
beg enough that she's never half-off of it anyway, so it stays on the
carpet just fine. The QI helps hold it down too, but I don't think
he's heavy enough to really make a difference.

Doc

We have to make sure we have a towel to dry/wipe off the slime.
ALWAYS the case.

On Aug 17, 11:53*am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Sometimes Mr. Esther will stretch out on the floor to ease his back. *He has
QI assistance too. *And a chew toy. *Just in case. *Polly

"Dr. Zachary Smith" Sounds like a good idea, but I agree I'm not sure why
you'd need any
different binding than normal if the whole backing will be the non-
skid stuff and be quilted through as usual.

Nana - I can see some kind of non-slip might be necessary on top if
you were wearing sox or other footwear, but if you're barefoot, the
cotton should work fine. *DW uses a regular quilt on the FR rug; it's
beg enough that she's never half-off of it anyway, so it stays on the
carpet just fine. *The QI helps hold it down too, but I don't think
he's heavy enough to really make a difference.

Doc