Car seat canopy

Lately I've been on the hunt for a tutorial for a car seat canopy for little miss and I found one that was pretty simple here. My first thought when I registered for Nicolas was to look for gender neutral items (for the big things like stroller and car seat) however, once I had that little scanner in my hand (actually that was the hubs job) I decided that I would go with "boy" designs. Why? Because he was my first child and I wanted to look back and know that I chose stuff with just him in mind. He was my only thought and my only concern. Not future children or what I would "recycle."

Then I found out I was having a girl...(I rethought the whole "boy" patterns and knew we couldn't just purchase a "girly" car seat.) I know, I know, it doesn't matter. But I do like to see my little girl surrounded by sweet pinks and purples and all the other lovely prints they have for girls. So off I went to get some fabric so I could spruce up baby girl's seat.

Things I used for this project::

Two different cotton fabrics 1 1/4 yard each (I chose one print and one matching solid)

I grabbed a spool of thick ribbon in a matching color (don't ask what size or measurements I used with the ribbon because I "eyeballed" it)

After I went to Hobby Lobby to select my fabric, I came home and got to work! First I lined the fabric and trimmed the edges so they matched perfectly.

After that, I draped the fabric over the car seat and pinned up the sides corresponding to the handle then cut off the excess fabric.

I traced the corners with a bowl and cut off the excess.

After running it through the sewing machine I yet again cut off the excess fabric

(side note: I left one corner open so I could turn the fabric right side out) Once that was done, I ironed out the edges and ran it through the sewing machine again to get a nice clean look around the edges.

After placing the fabric over the car seat, I "eyeballed" where I wanted the ribbon to go for the handle. Pinned them in place and ran them through the sewing machine. (not perfect but I'm not too worried about it.)

I pinned the sewed (is that the correct word??) the edges of the ribbon so they wouldn't fray.

I draped it over and tied the ribbon and there you have it my little lady, your canopy!

I AM SO HAPPY WITH HOW MY PROJECT CAME OUT! (and not to toot my own horn but I did get this done during nap time today!)