Car Seat Cover

I have been doing a lot of projects. A lot a lot a lot of projects to get ready for this baby. He will arrive in about two weeks and I will be ready for him....by the end of today. Pretty much. I still have to deep clean the house, repaint some things around the house and such...but the car seat was delivered yesterday and the crib mattress will arrive today along with the swing...and besides, he is running out of room in this womb of mine. So I will be ready for him this evening.

One of the easiest and quickest projects I have completed is a cover for the car seat. I didn't have anything like this for the girls, but have seen it around town and thought what a great idea! So I went to the fabric store, picked my favorite fabric there along with a complimentary print, grabbed the pattern and went home. The process that took the longest was washing and drying the fabric. After that it came together quickly.

If it weren't for the fact that fabric (anything art, really) is such a personal taste thing, I would make these for baby shower gifts. Perhaps I could take the mother-to-be to the store and have her pick out the fabric and then I could make it...

It is pretty much just a receiving blanket with two straps (that come together either with a button or, in my case, Velcro) sewn in the middle that connect to the carrier's handle. So easy.

From the side: From the front:

Opened from the front:

Since the car seat came yesterday I have had the cover on it. When I woke up this morning I came out to find the girls' baby doll stroller and grocery cart with blankets covering them. The girls have been practicing and are very excited for their brother to come out (as am I!) to join our family.

I will be posting pictures of the nursery (the BIG project) soon. I have been waiting for the crib mattress to arrive to start photographing the nursery. So soon, my friends (who want to see it), soon.