Free Pattern for Cover for Baby Car Seat

Car seat covers are more than than just a stylish infant accessory. They are essential to rubber while traveling! If y'all accept e'er been in an elevator with a stranger who coughs or sneezes then you know the anxiety of potentially catching what they have, tin can be. Now triple that to nth caste when you have your precious newborn with you in their car seat. I am terrified to imagine all those microscopic germs falling down onto my sweetness vulnerable baby and wreaking havoc on their delicate immune system. 😱 Only no! Not when keeping your infant safe from strangers is easy. Having a car seat comprehend volition keep them out of direct contact.

Also, if you don't already know this, similar to having a big pregnant belly there is just something most babies that brand strangers lose all self-control. There has been more than than one time when a stranger had merely decided to touch my babe without permission. Granted, information technology was usually a sweet erstwhile lady in the check-out line but still, a stranger, and information technology freaked me out. Not but am I like, "Who are yous?" but I take no thought if they've even done their easily recently. Gross. Keep wandering hands of your baby with a car seat canopy cover!

A auto seat embrace canopy will also eliminate light, assuasive your babe to become more sleep when they would otherwise be disturbed by the light. Information technology really is such an awesome thing to take and yous can totally make ane yourself! I'm going to prove you how I sew auto seat comprehend canopies at home. Car seat covers are my near favorite souvenir to make for new parents. Information technology'south simply ane of those things that you don't encounter how valuable it is until you experience it in action and you think to yourself, 'thank goodness'. And if you decide that 'yeah a car seat cover is super important, but this seems like a lot of sewing', then you will be and then surprised by how unproblematic it is!

So permit's become started!

Sewing a motorcar seat awning cover is really easy. Then like shooting fish in a barrel in fact that I shop my pattern on a post-it note! 🙊 Just you can be way libation than me and download the cutting list I created for yous! Here is a printable cutting list for you to keep handy. This pretty printable will help you remember exactly how much fabric you'll need and cut measurements and then that you tin make this car seat cover canopy again and again!

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You'll Need:

one yard outer fabric (1.v yards if using a directional pattern)
- Material suggestions: flannel or high-quality cotton
ane.five yards lining fabric
- Fabric suggestions: high-quality cotton or sateen
5 yards Bias tape or Piping
- Typically 2 pre-made packages
Cutting Mat and Rotary Blade
Straight Edge/ Quilter's Ruler
Printable Cutting Listing
Sewing Clips or Pins
Sewing Machine with coordinating thread
2 buttons

Cutting the Fabric

Cut out two – 34″ ten 42″ rectangles. Cutting one lining and one outer material. Since cutting large pieces of fabric tin sometimes be difficult, I like to fold the fabric in one-half by matching the selvage edge and and so cut a 17″ x 21″ rectangle. Just exist certain to proceed the folds on the outer edges. You will as well need to cut two – vi″ by 9″ rectangles that will be used for the straps afterward.

Lay each folded rectangle on top of the other. This ensures that front and dorsum rounded corners match upwards and will save y'all from cut each corner individually. Prune the fold together and peel back the superlative layer and lesser layer of cloth, leaving the 2nd and third layer facing each other. Clip or pin the sides together so it volition stay even while cut.

Fold the clipped half in half over again, matching the sides and bottom.

Using a bowl or platter, draw a rounded corner. I used a white crayon because it was what I had handy only you lot can use whatever pen or pencil yous prefer. For the back corners draw the curve at the 3 inch marker. Cut using your rotary blade or scissors and re-clip layers together. Repeat the process for the front with the exception of drawing the curve at the 6 inch mark instead. You desire the front bend to be more dramatic than the back.

After cutting the front curves, open up upwards the folded material. The next step will exist to cutting the centre flap opening. Find the eye and brand a slit going upwardly about eighteen inches.

At this point you should have two pieces, a liner, and an outer fabric, facing each other with 3 " rounded edges in the back and 6″ rounded edges in the front and an 18″ slit cut up the heart of the front all pinned or prune together! Are you however with me? Slap-up!

Next is to add the piping or trim. This is totally optional. If you don't desire to add any trim then you tin skip this step and accept your clipped fabric pieces straight to the sewing automobile. To add pipage, showtime remove from the packaging and iron out all the folds.

When your piping or trim is ironed out, y'all volition want to identify the front and back, indicated by the stitching. You want the front of the pipage to exist facing the right side of the outer layer of fabric, and so when you lot sew them together and press outward, the pretty side of the piping volition be facing the same management every bit your pretty outside fabric.

Remove the clips or pins for the eye fold and smooth out fabrics. I like to start the piping in the middle of one side. Knowing that a single package isn't enough, I try to not take a kickoff or catastrophe in the forepart. Using a pin, slightly curve the piping outward to begin.

Clip or pin the front side of piping to the front end side of the fabric, securing all the way around as yous go. Exist certain to utilize lots of pins or clips, y'all want to keep that trim in place! For the front sharp corners, I like to slightly round the edges.

If sewing without piping or trim, I similar to do a 3/eight″ seam allowance, which is the width of my sewing machine foot on sew together setting 01 on my blood brother sewing automobile. Your sewing machine may vary but information technology has been helpful for me to recall the seam allowance width that mode.

If you are using piping like I am, use your zipper foot and get nice and close. I nevertheless employ stitch setting 01 with 3.0 stitch length. Sew all the way around, leaving a three-inch gap somewhere in the heart, but large enough to squeeze your hand in.

Trim the excess fabric and turn the cover correct side out. Don't forget to printing flat. Pin or prune the opening together so information technology stays in place.

Side by side, continue using your zipper foot, change human foot to right side and topstitch all the way around. I similar to start just earlier the opening. The topstitching will shut also close the hole equally well as look pretty. Don't forget to backstitch to secure your stitching! Have your time to brand it tidy. I know at some points information technology feels similar you've been sewing forever merely it's almost done and going to look and so awesome!

To make the straps, take the nine″ x 6″ rectangles and fold them right sides together, similar a hotdog.

Using a 3/8″ seam allowance, iii.0 stitch length, and your regular sewing foot, sew together all the way around, leaving 2 inches open at the top. Don't forget to backstich at the begining and cease!

Subsequently both rectangles have been sewn right sides together, clip the corners and be certain to press your stitches. Ironing will help to 'ready' the stitch so to speak.

Using a chopstick or other tool, turn straps right side out and printing again. To close your opening, you lot can topstitch all the way around, or apply a skid stitch to but shut the hole.

I discover it easier to make the buttonholes and attach the buttons BEFORE attaching the straps to the cover. On the side that you lot stitched airtight, you lot will adhere one or 2 buttons, depending on the size of the buttons your using and your preference. On the opposite side, sew a buttonhole using your buttonhole presser foot and the advisable buttonhole run up. Don't forget to put your push in the presser foot tray so your hole is the size y'all need. Today I am using sew setting number 29 on my Brother CS-6000i sewing car.

Next, stitch on the buttons using your push button presser foot. Lower the feed dogs and use a zigzag stitch. Information technology is stitch number 04 on my machine. Also, information technology is important to utilize a sew length of two.0 and a sew together width of 4.0. Backstitch at the beginning and stop to secure your button. I like to count to 10 while sewing at a slow-moderate step before backstitching again.

Measure out out the placement of your straps. I like to place mine 1 inch up from the top of the slit and 3 inches out to each side, but yous should exercise what looks right for your car seat model. Place the strap button side down with the buttonhole facing the front. Pin in place.

Reattach your regular presser pes and raise the feed dogs. Sew a direct stitch effectually a two-inch square and and so sew diagonally through the foursquare. This volition ensure that the strap stays dainty and secure on the car seat cover.

And there you have it!

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