How To Make A Car Seat Canopy, Nursing Cover, Cart Cover, Highchair Cover, Changing Mat, Baby Carrier Cover & Infinity Scarf Tutorial with Spoonflower Fabric
Car Seat Cover Pattern
Nursing Cover
High Chair Cover
Infinity Scarf
Changing Mat
Cart Cover
Baby Carrier Cover
Cut two 27" x 27" squares. You may have a little bit of the selvage in your cut but as long as it's less than 1/2 inch it will be turned under or caught in the seam allowance.
Place the squares right sides together with the greatest stretch going crosswise.
Begin sewing from the bottom left-hand side using a 1/2 inch seam allowance and a stretch stitch. Sew up the left side until you are 1/2 inch from the top. Put the needle in the down position, lift the presser foot and rotate the fabric. Stitch the top of the cover leaving a 14 inch opening in the middle. Repeat the same process on the right-hand side.
Press the seam allowance along the top of the cover down. Apply Soft Stretch Lite to the unsewn portion. This will help to stabilize the hem and add extra support so it doesn't become stretched out from repeated use.
Topstitch around the opening at the top using a stretch stitch. Once you reach the end of the unsewn portion lower the needle, lift the foot and rotate the fabric to get clean straight lines.
Keep the cover inside out and apply Thermoweb Soft Stretch Lite to the hem.
Apply the Soft Stretch to the wrong side of the hem. Iron the entire hem, let it cool and then peel back the paper liner.
Fold the hem up and iron the entire hem once again.
Using a stretch stitch sew around the entire hem of the car seat cover.
Here are a few of my favorite Spoonflower prints. Click on the photo to be taken to the listing. Obviously, I have a thing for florals!
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Tynee says
How come the instructions cannot be printed, with all supplies in a pdf.
Gayle Cedars says
I would like a written instructions for making the baby car seat cover,nursing scarf,, etc. thanks
Charlene Ashton says
Would it be possible to get written instruction for the baby car seat cover, etc as well as how to use it in the various manners.
Sylvia Jeanson says
Could I please get instructions for the baby car seat.
Robin says
Is there printable instructions and can you sew it by hand if you can’t find your sewing machine?
Wanda Henley says
Can you tell me where to find a discount code for the spoonflower fabric ? It is absolutely my favorite but it is too expensive.
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Thank you,
Wanda
Jane says
Just please please make sure people know not to use them in hot weather - the temperature inside there would be so intense. Every summer people need to hear that putting a blanket or cover over a car seat or stroller can be fatal.
I love the idea for cold weather, and the versatility, and that fabric is gorgeous!
car seat covers says
nice tutorial
Kathy Hibma says
Love you Kim and thoroughly enjoy your patterns and tutorials. Your website is very well done; user friendly. Just one negative: Political Ads should not be part of content.