One Stray Pea

I decided that baby coats and snow suits are more hassle than they are worth, so I decided that I would make the Snuggie Wrap from Amy Butler’s Little Stitches for Little Ones and instead of making it a swaddle wrap, I would make it a car seat blanket. It actually turned out awesome, except for the part where I made the wrong size and thus it won’t cover Miss Elise’s feet. Sigh…this only means there will be another car seat cover in the making.

I didn’t want to spend a lot on fabric in case this didn’t work out. I chose the softest flannel I could find in the nursery print section at Jo-Anns. In case you aren’t aware, most of the flannel at Jo-Ann’s doesn’t really qualify as soft, however this elephant print was really cute, and only like $2.50 a yard. I then picked a nice lavender fleece. I added a fusible fleece lining for extra warmth as suggested in the Little Stitches book. I intended to cut out the 3-6 month size, but ended up cutting my border strips to the 0-3 month size, which meant the entire thing had to be changed to the 0-3 month size. Yay for sewing at 4 a.m.

Overall this is a really simple project. I recommend following the directions when Amy says baste. In general, I don’t like to baste because I find it a waste of time and wasted thread, however in this case it really helps to hold everything together. Instead of the two buttonholes in the back for the Snuggie Wrap tie, I chose to make five 2 inch buttonholes for the straps of the car seat to fit through. They worked perfectly! Other than the shortness, I am VERY pleased with how this project turned out and can’t wait to make the larger one.

Filed under: Sewing For Babies and Children on December 4th, 2008