Boppy Covers are a super easy and fun nesting project. I purposely bought a Naked Boppy back before my son was born just so I could sew my own unique covers. Naturally on top of my project list for baby girl was a new mommie-made cover just for her!
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| Isn't the pale pink, gray and white sweet?! |
Inspired to make your own?! This printable pattern via Scribd (which no longer appears to link to a current blog) includes instructions and is a fantastic reference for all sewing levels:
Once assembled, I found the pattern to be a bit large, so I made my own that falls somewhere between it and my actual pillow. Then I cut my fabric, placed the zipper and got stitching. It comes together SO quickly!
I also suggest adding some top stitching to reinforce the zipper ends once you've turned the cover right side out:
I also suggest adding some top stitching to reinforce the zipper ends once you've turned the cover right side out:
And there you go - a personalized cover!
Soft, sweet and simple.
Soft, sweet and simple.
The countdown is on with less than 30 days to go until we meet our girl. Wow! Guess I need to pack my bag and stack this necessity right on top. But for now, back to nesting with more crafty posts to follow!
This is great! I just had my husband print this pattern out for me a few days ago! And I just got fabric to get started. How did you alter your pattern? In most of the tutorials out there using this pattern the covers look so baggy. Yours looks perfect! Did you just lay the pillow on top of your pattern and trace? I've been thinking about sewing it and taking in the seam allowance till it fits my pillow right, but a million times sewing around it might be frustrating! Tips?
ReplyDeleteThanks Lara! Yes, I laid freezer paper over the the printed pattern and my Boppy on top of that. I traced around (including a seam allowance) and that seemed to do the trick. Prewash your fabric, and I also made a few adjustments to the pieces once the zipper was sewn in. It's easier to see what's what when both sides are complete. Hope that helps! Good luck & happy sewing!
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