Dancing Through Tulips: Car Seat Cover

The car seat cover I had for Lizzie is pink and girly so I looked into buying a new one for our little boy. My bestie, Emily, suggested I make one myself since they're easy to make and then it would be one of a kind. Well, I have like zero sewing talent so she helped me make one and I love it! It really was easy, even for me. Here's how you make a car seat cover:

What you need
1 yard fabric for the outside of the cover
1 yard of fabric for the inside of the cover
1/3 yard of fabric for one side of the straps
1/3 yard of fabric for the other side of the straps
Velcro strips

1. Iron the all the fabric to get the wrinkles out.

2. Cut both cover fabrics 42" long, and 32" wide.

3. Lay the 2 pieces of cover fabric with the right sides facing in. Sew about a half inch in from the edge around all sides but leave about a 3 inch gap so you can flip it inside out (which is actually right side out)

4. After you flip it inside out, fold in top edge of the gap on both sides, and sew closed.

5. From the strap fabric, cut out 4 pieces, 10" long and 2 1/2" wide (2 from the pattern that will be facing out and 2 for the pattern that will be facing in).

6. Sew together right sides in, but leave one of the shorter sides unsown on each strap. Flip inside out, fold in top edges of the opening, and sew closed.

7. Cut out velcro strips to fit and sew them unto the short ends of the straps. They'll be on opposite ends, opposite sides.

8. Place cover over the car seat (but under the handle) to see where to place the straps. Stick pins in where you'd like the straps to go. Take cover back to a flat surface and pin straps, centered on the cover (it might not be completely centered top to bottom, mine was longer in the front). Then, using a ruler, trace a square around the center of each strap where you'll sew. The size of the square is up to you, it depends on how big of a loop you want your strap to make when velcroed together.