Attention Card Sharks! The hottest game in town is Samba. And card holders and card mats are all the rage. I’ve made several for my mom’s card groups and now you can too with this fun and easy sewing pattern. They aren’t just for Samba. My mom uses her card mat for Ponytail Canasta and Hand, Foot & Toe, too.
I created several proto-types and included my top favs in the sewing pattern. Choose between a rollable style card playing mat or a foldable style. Both styles are beginner friendly sewing patterns with step-by-step instructions and lots of photos.
Card Playing Mat Sewing Pattern includes:
- 18 Pocket Foldable Card Playing Mat
- 16 Pocket Rollable Card Playing Mat
- Modifications to make this as a 12 Pocket Rollable Card Playing Mat
- 12 Pocket Foldable Card Playing Mat
- 8 Pocket Card Playing Mat
- 2 Pocket Card Holder (single sided)
- Step-by-Step Written Instructions
- Lots of Photos
- Helpful Tips and Tricks
Available now on Etsy
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Pockets, Pockets, Pockets
Choose the card playing mat that’s best suited for your card game of choice.
- Samba needs 16 pockets for working books.
- Ponytail Canasta needs 12 pockets for working books.
- Hand, Foot & Toe needs 12 pockets for working books.
- Hand & Foot needs 12 pockets for working books.
- Closed Books can take a lot of space, so 8 pockets works great.
- Hand, Foot, & Toe needs a 2 pocket card holder.
- Most games have a foot and need a 1 pocket card holder (but ours comes with 2 pockets).
18 Pocket Foldable Mat – Samba
You really only need 16 pockets for Samba but the foldable card playing mat has 18 which is 3 sections with 6 pockets in each. I love this option because the 7’s can either be collected with the low cards or it can be collected with the Sambas.
How I Organize My 18 Pocket Samba Card Playing Mat
- Section 1: Low Cards – 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Section 2: High Cards – 10, J, Q, K A
- Section 3: Wilds, Sambas
How My Mom Organizes Her 18 Pocket Samba Card Playing Mat
- Section 1: Low Cards – 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
- Section 2: High Cards – 10, J, Q, K A
- Section 3: Sambas, 7, Wilds
Card Playing Mats are a Space Saver
Card playing mats are practically essential at my mom’s club house. They play Samba on small card tables and people are (or were, rather) always elbowing each other for more table space. Cards would often drop on the floor because they were collecting books right to the very edge of the table.
The Samba card playing mats keep things nice and tidy…but most importantly, condensed. After repeated requests, I finally made my mom not just 1 card playing mat…but 2 (a foldable and a rollable mat).
You can make your own card playing mats, too. Sew some for your team, and if you’re feeling generous, make some for your opponents as well.
Samba Card Playing Mat Now Available
This Samba Card Playing Mat Sewing Pattern includes 5 mat sizes total (some foldable, some rollable). It’s available now in our Etsy Shop.
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