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Ruth from Adventures with a Sewing Machine shows how to create a new fabric cover for a car seat. Bye, bye, boring fabric that came with the car seat. Hello, designer car seat! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Adventures with a Sewing Machine]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, car seat, cover[/tags]
I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.
Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.
Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.
Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.
And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.
[photo credit: Melly Sews]
What great gifts these would make.
But the original cover is threated to be flamefroof. Everyone shold know that making a new cover is a risk for the safety of your child.
You make a good point. If flame-retardant fabric is important for your project, you might consider treating your fabric with a flame retardant spray first. Dharma Trading Co. sells a flame-retardant treatment (http://www.dharmatrading.com/featured_products/frtqt.html), though the description doesn’t specifically mention using it to make wearables or items that children would use. You might need to do more research to determine which treatment is appropriate for your project.
I just want to say….how many times have you seen a child’s car seat catch on fire? Do you smoke in or around your baby in the car? I bet not! Car seat covers have tons of chemicals. It has even been known to cause chemical burns and allergic reactions to your baby. They are toxic. I am here to find a tutorial so these chemicals are not touching my baby. These flame retardant chemicals react with heat and them absorbed into your babies body. It is ridiculous that you have to worry about how many chemicals are in your car seat when you are worrying about how safe these car seats are while driving. Not to mention how many people buy the infant car seats and leave them in while they are sleeping only to be laying on toxic chemicals while dozing. Read these articles and check out what chemicals were found in YOUR car seat and them think twice about treating your fabric with flame retardant chemicals to lay your baby on. http://green.yourway.net/car-seats-non-toxic-and-safe/………http://raisingnaturalkids.com/2012/07/08/protecting-children-from-the-chemicals-found-in-car-seats/………
My links were messed up. 🙂
http://green.yourway.net/car-seats-non-toxic-and-safe/
http://raisingnaturalkids.com/2012/07/08/protecting-children-from-the-chemicals-found-in-car-seats/……..