• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Sweet Red Poppy logo
  • Cricut
    • Free SVG Files
    • Paper Flowers
    • Mandala
    • Iron-On
    • Vinyl
    • Maker
    • Explore Air 2
    • Joy
  • Sewing
    • Baby
    • Kids
    • Accessories
    • Christmas
    • Blankets
    • Womens
    • Learn to Sew Tips & Tricks
    • Face Masks
  • DIY Crafting
    • Paint
    • Paper
    • Food
    • Kids
  • Holiday Crafts
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
  • Books
    • Cricut Printed Book
    • Cricut E-Book
    • Cricut Joy Printed Book
    • Cricut Joy E-Book
    • Sewing Printed Book
    • Sewing E-Book
    • Face Mask E-Book
    • Mandala E-Book Bundle
    • Mandala E-Book - Inkscape
    • Mandala E-Book - Adobe Illustrator
    • Mandala Printed Book - Inkscape
    • Mandala Printed Book - Adobe Illustrator
    • Baby Pattern E-Book
  • Courses
    • Cricut Course
    • Sewing Course
    • Serger Course
  • Shop
    • E-Books
    • Printed Books
    • Sewing Patterns
    • SVG Files
    • Baby Patterns
    • Subscribe to Emails
  • Search

Car Seat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial | Spoonflower

Written by Kimberly Coffin · This post may contain affiliate links · 9 Comments

21.4K shares

How To Make A Car Seat Canopy, Nursing Cover, Cart Cover, Highchair Cover, Changing Mat, Baby Carrier Cover & Infinity Scarf Tutorial with Spoonflower Fabric

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
One of the essential items for a new mother is an infant car seat canopy!  It keeps the cold away from your sweet little one and also germ-covered hands of strangers who always seem to want to touch your baby!
When I had my first baby, car seat canopy's were made of quilting cotton and weren't practical for any other use besides covering a car seat. Once I saw the new and improved knit car seat covers I knew I needed to sew some up and of course share the tutorial with my readers!
Not only is this a car seat cover pattern, it's also a nursing cover pattern, a highchair cover pattern, a shopping cart cover pattern, a changing mat and an infinity scarf pattern. You can even wear it over your baby carrier to keep your baby nice and warm. This cover makes for the perfect baby shower gift for a new mother! I've already sewn up a few!
 
Watercolor Floral By Laura Pol  
Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
  I teamed up with my favorite custom fabric company Spoonflower for this tutorial! I wanted to create a modern car seat cover with a custom printed fabric that was totally on trend. Isn't this watercolor floral gorgeous? The designer Laura Pol has the cutest designs in her shop!  I've linked to some other great Spoonflower prints at the bottom of this post that I'm totally swooning over! Did I mention there's even a discount code?
 
Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
 
If you aren't familiar with how Spoonflower works here's a quick rundown of the process. Spoonflower is a custom printing service. You begin by selecting the design that you would like to use. Designs are uploaded to Spoonflower by independent designers which means you have a wide variety of designs to chose from to perfectly fit your needs (the neat part is that indie artists earn a commission on every sale). Next, you'll choose a product for custom printing. You can select from fabric, wallpaper or gift wrap. They have a wide variety of different fabrics to meet all of your needs. You can choose to print as little or as much fabric as you need. Spoonflower’s digital print process uses water-based pigment inks and dyes, with very little waste.
Isn't that a neat process? You can check out all of my favorite designs here.
 

Car Seat Cover Pattern

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Nursing Cover

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

High Chair Cover

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Infinity Scarf

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Changing Mat

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Cart Cover

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Baby Carrier Cover

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
First things first, you'll need a fabric that has an adequate amount of stretch. Look for a knit fabric with at least 50% stretch and one that has spandex or lycra in it to help with recovery. The Modern Jersey Knit from Spoonflower is perfect for this tutorial! It's a blend of Polyester and Spandex so it holds its shape really well. Spoonflower's Cotton Spandex Jersey would also be a great choice!
 
Supplies needed for your 7 in 1 Car Seat Cover Pattern and Tutorial
 
1-yard Spoonflower Modern Jersey Knit
1 Spool Coordinating Thread
Thermoweb Soft Stretch Lite
Iron
Sewing Machine
 

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.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Place the squares right sides together with the greatest stretch going crosswise.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

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.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

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.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

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.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Keep the cover inside out and apply Thermoweb Soft Stretch Lite to the hem.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

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.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Fold the hem up and iron the entire hem once again.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Using a stretch stitch sew around the entire hem of the car seat cover.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
Press all seams.
Wasn't that easy?!?

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!

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy
Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

You can use the code Sweet10 for 10% off your next order of fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap until November 16.

Carseat Cover Pattern & Sewing Tutorial featured by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy

Looking for even more baby tutorials? Check out AllFreeSewing.com 

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

SaveSave

« BOO It Forward
Free Women's Blouse Sewing Pattern »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Tynee says

    September 22, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    How come the instructions cannot be printed, with all supplies in a pdf.

    Reply
    • Gayle Cedars says

      January 01, 2021 at 10:06 pm

      I would like a written instructions for making the baby car seat cover,nursing scarf,, etc. thanks

      Reply
  2. Charlene Ashton says

    February 28, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    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.

    Reply
  3. Sylvia Jeanson says

    March 10, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    Could I please get instructions for the baby car seat.

    Reply
  4. Robin says

    March 29, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    Is there printable instructions and can you sew it by hand if you can’t find your sewing machine?

    Reply
  5. Wanda Henley says

    April 29, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    Can you tell me where to find a discount code for the spoonflower fabric ? It is absolutely my favorite but it is too expensive.
    wandaellene@bellsouth.net
    Thank you,
    Wanda

    Reply
  6. Jane says

    June 10, 2021 at 8:16 pm

    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!

    Reply
  7. car seat covers says

    June 22, 2021 at 7:14 pm

    nice tutorial

    Reply
  8. Kathy Hibma says

    September 12, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    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.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Ready, Set, Sew! An online sewing course for beginners by top US sewing blogger, Sweet Red Poppy.

Hello, I’m Kimberly, the creator of Sweet Red Poppy!

I’m a wife, mother to 3, seamstress, and lover of all things crafty! Sweet Red Poppy is my creative outlet where I find and create inspiration. It’s a place where I can share my never-ending sewing projects and my love of learning!

Read more about me →

The Latest

  • 5 Useful Tools to Help You Organize After the Holidays with JOANN
  • How to Make Christmas Gift Tags with Your Cricut Machine
  • How to Make Sock Gnomes
  • How to wrap a gift step by step
    How to Wrap a Gift - Four Ways
  • How to Make Perfectly Painted Wood Signs with Cricut Vinyl Stencils
  • 5 Cricut Gift Box Template SVG Files

Footer

↑ back to top

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure

Newsletter

  • Sign Up! For Emails and Updates

About

  • Contact
  • About
  • Home

Copyright © 2022 Sweet Red Poppy