I have a new baby niece born last week. Little miss Lauren Jane is the sweetest thing, with a head of soft brown hair and looking just like my lovely sister-in-law.
For a gift, I made her a car seat cover from the tutorial I made in January.
The fabric was too sweet for words with racoons, birthbaths, birdhouses, and little birds in the trees. I fell in love.
Does anyone know what this fabric is called? And from whom? I cut off the selvages when I bought the fabric and didn’t write it down.
Making my first car seat cover for a little girl, I was compelled to embellish a bit more. So I added the rick rack. It helped the fabrics work together just they way I wanted.
For the inside fabric, I used a tender little floral print in pink. I was so happy with how it turned out.
Since I’m posting about car seat covers, I thought I would also share the cowboy car seat cover I made for my dearest friend, and her new little boy born in April. I gave it to her months ago, but never shared a picture.
This Alexander Henry cowboy fabric is so darn cute. I’ve used it before, and I would use it again if I could. I made a border all the way around the top, which turned out great. One of the things I love about making this cover, is as long as the overall dimensions end up the same, you can do whatever suits your fancy.
If you have a new baby in your life, a baby car seat cover makes a very useful and thoughtful gift.
I have some of that fabric in the blue colorway. I also cut the selvadges off, but I’m pretty sure it is Feathered Friends by Wendy Slotboom. Nice car seat covers! My first grandchild is due today!!!
I think D Spack has the designer – I think the line is “Frolic” – so so cute! I fell in love with it at a local shop.
Thanks for sharing the idea and the tutorial!
Those are so sweet and I especially love the green in the niece’s cover.
Darlene
it is the “Frolic” line designed by Wendy Slotboom for In the Beginning Fabrics. There is another fabric in the line that is a treasure hunt for a squirrel looking for the food he stashed. The whole line is fantastic. I am obsessed with the treasure map one and buy yards of it whenever I find it. It is a great line.
I just found your blog and I have to say I love all your ideas! I can’t wait until I get a sewing machine and can start crafting :)
How much of each fabric for the front side did you use? I have a baby coming very soon and this is just the thing I have been looking for. Thanks
Hi Cheryl, I’m assuming you are wondering about the baby girl cover. I only had 1/2 yard (18 inches) of the fabric with the raccoons. That left me needing 25 inches of the green polka dot to achieve the 42 inch length I needed. I bought 3/4 yard of the fabric, and even after cutting out the straps, I had a little left over once I was done. I never mind having a little extra of such a versatile fabric, and I ended up using some yesterday! For the back fabric, I only used 1 yard, since the pattern could turn sideways. Once cutting off the selvages and squaring the the fabric, I pretty much used the whole piece of fabric to achieve the 42″ x 35″ wide I needed. Good luck. Everyone I made a cover for absolutely loves how useful they are.
I just finished a cover for my baby boy and it’s wonderful! I had been using a blanket to cover his car seat. Thanks for the tutorial!
These are so adorable!! I sure wish I had one of these a few years ago when my now three year old was a baby!! I tried the blanket over the handle thing but it always ended up falling on the ground!
Where did you get your Rick Rack? And what size is it? These are so cute!
I buy my rick rack at a local quilt shop… I don’t think it can be found at the larger fabric stores.
Are you in Utah? Can you tell me which quilt shop? And do you know what size it is? Sorry for all of the questions, i just love how you did it!
Nevermind, I just found some… it all looks pretty standard. Thanks!
This was SO easy, and I am not an experienced seamstress. I spent 90 minutes total from cutting to hooking the finished straps together. Thank you so much for the great pattern!