More Animals

I think I've mentioned a few hundred times that boy fabric is kind of hard to come by.  I've had this animal print for ages and I didn't like the underside fabric I bought with it.  Since we've got an Artisan Fair coming up, I decided to just make everything I have fabric for.  I found a blue dot that I bought for another reason, also a long time ago, and now these two fabrics are together at last!

The fabric I bought to go with this originally is orange with orange-er dots.  It hurt my eyes when I put them together.  The store must have been dark.

Cute classic toys all over a blue background - hooray!  I love that the background also has jacks (jax?).

We already had a car seat blanket with Riley Blake's "Rainy Day" fabric, but who is resisting those adorable umbrellas?!  I had to make one in green, too.

Plaid and Flowers

I'm obsessed with plaid.  I've seen a few really cool ones in the fabric stores lately.  Finally!  I made this car seat blanket reversible just in case someone else is as obsessed with plaid as I am.

And the other side:

The fabric is Riley Blake's "Felicity."  Remember that show?!  I loved that show.  Until they had that weird flashback/alternative universe ending thing.  What were we talking about?

A Custom Order

I've had neighbors come to my home and "shop" for a car seat blanket many times and they usually find one they like.  Last week a friend couldn't find the perfect one in our inventory, so she went to the fabric store herself and brought fabric back to me.  She wanted a car seat cover that was minky on the inside, see.  When this friend had her twins more than a year ago, we gave her two car seat blankets and they both had minky on the under-side.  When the twins got to be too big for the little car seat, this friend put the car seat cover, minky side up, in their swings.  The elastic on the end held the blanket in place and the minky put the babies to sleep every time.  Genius!

Manly Tractors

Seriously - this is the manliest fabric ever!  Tractors, trucks, dirt (pictured, not actual).  And the underside is plaid.  And orange!  What could be more fun for a boy?

Everywhere I Look, Little Girls

I have had four girl car seat blankets (canopies) in cue for a long time. Cousin Kelly is having her first girl (after three boys) and I can't wait to give this happy yellow and orange floral car seat blanket to her! Also, I've made three other girl car seat blankets that are in the shop now. If you'd like to buy any of these or buy a pattern so you can make your own car seat blanket, visit our shop! 

This one below is so cute, don't you think? I love this line of fabric named "Frolic." It makes me want to do just that - frolic. 

This sweet blue with butterflies and dragon flies is backed with the softest green flannel. 

These "Barefoot Roses" are great for the summer months!

New Stuff I Forgot to Blog About

It's been very exciting having our pattern in the shop.  So exciting that I forgot that I'm still making car seat blankets for the people who don't feel like making one for themselves.  That's cool, man.  :)

First, some more jungle stuff for boys.  A very baby-friendly jungle...

This next one has zebra stripes on the inside.  A fun surprise for baby to focus on.

I finally found a combo of Riley Blake's Rainy Day fabrics that I couldn't resist making a car seat blanket with.  Such charming fabric and I love these colors!

Last, but not least, some of Amy Hamblin's "Marabella."  I've used a different fabric or two from this line and I still like it every time I see it.

Our Pattern!

It's finally done!  If any of you know either of us, you know it took us this long because we did it right.  Color photos and step-by-step instructions.  And you can email us if something isn't clear.  It's in the shop right now!

We have physical copies as well if you'd rather be old school and get it in the mail. :) Or, if you'd like us to just make the car seat canopy for you, we have plenty in the shop.

Safari & Vintage Cars

Every time I go to a fabric store I've got in the back of my mind that I need "boy" fabric.  Last week I hit a small jackpot (I think, anyway) and made these two car seat blankets with my treasures:

For more pictures, head over to our shop!

Hummingbirds

This car seat blanket was part of a very special photo shoot this morning.  We're making our pattern - complete with step-by-step photos!  You should be so excited about it. :)

Keep checking our etsy shop for a printed version of our pattern.  And if you'd like this one, it's available.

Hearting Heather Bailey

Since I'm getting free reign to make girly car seat covers, I thought I'd go for some of the prettiest fabric I know of - Heather Bailey's "Nicey Jane" line:

One of them is already gone!  Go check out the shop before it's too late.  :)

Next Time Won't You Sing With Me?

I really like a fabric with the alphabet on it... if it's done right, I mean.  This one is all vintage-y and I love the font and I LOVE the charcoal background. 

I can finally go outside for pictures again!  Look at that fun honeycomb pattern for the inside fabric.


The other one I made yesterday is girly and gingham and pink and flowers!

More pictures in the etsy shop right now!

Butterflies!

It took someone pointing it out to me, but I realized we had very few girl car seat blankets in our shop until this morning.  How'd that happen?!  I always feel like I need to suppress the urge to buy girl stuff...

I used the same dot on both of these reversible car seat blankets.  I thought all these colors are a great match to a lot of the Graco car seat color schemes that are out right now.  Matching!

Pretty One, Tough One

I've always loved the navy and yellow combo.  These over-sized daisies are my favorite thing ever! 

I thought these "scary" little lions and tigers were the cutest tough guys I'd seen in a while:

We have so much new and adorable stuff in the shop, you have to go look.  Right now.  Seriously - we're having free shipping for Mother's Day!

Dots and Damask - Minky Versions

Perfect for these Spring babies! Cozy and dark. Plus, our elastic keeps the blanket in place better in these windy months of Spring.

We are clearly in love with Michael Miller and Riley Blake, no? Here are three more car seat blankets (car seat canopies) I finished this week. Please visit our shop The Butterfly Net to see more pictures or to purchase these beauties!