Car Seat Cover

First off, no this is not my settle way of saying Jordan and I are expecting soon. I got that a lot when I was working on this project. However, a cousin of Jordan's, Shawnee, is expecting a little girl at the end of September so I decided to have a car seat cover to be the 3rd sewing project I've ever done (without supervision), as a baby gift to her. I found a tutorial on Make-It-Do-It, followed it exactly, and I came out with this.....

paired with these large buttons...

So we are still without a camera so these were taken with my phone but I think it turned out great! There were a couple hiccups along the way but I'm very happy with  my finished product and Shawnee loved it! I didn't have a car seat to test it out on so cross your fingers it works for hers : )

P.S. if you decide to make one here's a couple tips:

• Just like the tutorial says: don't use velcro with any adhesive - I didn't know the kind I got had adhesive so when I went to sew it onto my straps, it completely gummed up my needle to the point that it pulled out my top thread and I had to replace it because it was so sticky. Read your velcro package very carefully.
• Your iron will be your best friend. Use it when the tutorial says to, then some.
• Use some type of pencil or marker that can come off easily if you end up marking something wrong.
• My ending measurements were 34 1/2 X 41 so I had to re-figure where to sew on my straps. Nothing to stress about. Even though I was a little worried about that part.