car seat cover

After bring home the baby from the hospital, I realized we needed a car seat cover to keep from blinding the child during her first Texas summer.

I had seen one made with a flap in the front and liked that idea, so I searched online for tutorials, but only found ones for a full cover. Time to improvise.

I had two yards of fabric in my stash that sort of went together... not my first choice, but already on hand. I draped the fabric over the seat and kind of eyeballed it. I used snaps on the flap.

I think it turned out ok.  :-)

just in time!

The quilt is all finished! I'll have to get back to you with full size photos, but in the meantime, can show these...

I finished up just as labor started, threw it in the washing machine and focused on the task at hand.

Despite all odds, I got my un-medicated vaginal birth after two previous c-sections! And it was only a four hour labor! Her Daddy is already smitten. :-)

and then it got a little crazy

With my mug rug completed, I was super inspired to do something bigger. I guess it's a good thing that I had no concept of how much fabric 'two big handfuls' actually is. LOL! I had almost enough to put together the Fenced In pattern in a large lap size! So, I added another print and a solid and got busy.

It took a couple of days to get all the strips cut out... especially since the unborn one makes it difficult to sit down for an extended period of time, however I got it all cut. Then I laid it all out on the living room table, rearranged, was happy, oops... switch out some more, and then left it out overnight so I could look at it in the morning.

After some breakfast and coffee, I was still satisfied with the layout and started the fun part... sewing. It's amazing how much you can get done in one day! Especially when the munchkin is spending time with the grandparents.  ;-)

This is how it looked when I decided to stop for the night.  The top is all sewed together!  :-)

I still need to add a border. And I have some fabric coming in the mail tomorrow that I plan on using for the back. In the meantime, I need batting!