Puzzle Mat

As you probably already know - the Man-Cub and I love to work puzzles. We had a black roll up mat with a blow-up tube on the end - but somehow the tube got popped and it was covered with flocking so it was impossible to patch. So, I made us a new and improved model. This one is as big as our kitchen table and it's a light color which I prefer to the black.

It was easy-peasy - I took a tube out of a roll of Christmas wrapping paper and sewed one seam to fit it.

Here's a sketch of the pattern.

The flaps fold over the edge of the table while we're working...

And then fold up over the puzzle when we want to put it away...

Then you just roll it up and put it away - no pieces get lost - you do have to do some minor straightening when you roll it back out - but the more of the puzzle you get done the less you have to do this as it all holds together better then...

This is a super difficult puzzle of penguins - pretty much all black and white - fun, fun, fun...