Car Seat Canopy

I finally finished my car seat canopy. I don't know why I let it take me so long to get done. I still consider myself a beginner at this whole sewing thing. Mine is more simple then the one tutorial I posted back in August, but I think with the big floral pattern it works.

Here is the link for the tutorial I used:
http://www.make-it-do.com/sew-it/baby-car-seat-cover-tutorial/



Here I  have my fabric cut to 35"wide x 42" long

Here I am tracing the corners of the two big pieces shown above. You will then want to cut those corners off so the canopy won't hang down to far on the corners.

Sew your backing and your top inside out together 1/4" seam, but leave a little opening to be able to turn it right side out and then hand stitch your opening shut.

I then cut 4, 4"x9 1/2" strips to create the straps on top. I just used the one fabric color on the straps, the same fabric that was used on the backing.

I then sewed 2 of the strips together, leaving one end open to turn it right side out. I bought the non-gooey Velcro that was recommended in the original tutorial and it worked out nicely.

In order to get the strap placement I ended up draping the canopy over and pinning the straps to the canopy where I thought looked good, then took the canopy off and measured them, to make sure they were even (Mine were pretty close, just had to move one down an inch) and then pinned and then sewed them in place.

Here is a final picture of my simplified car seat canopy! I love the bright colors!