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Is that a brown striped zebra in the back seat?

February 15, 2010 by Jessica 30 Comments

Meet the newest addition to our car.

Toddler Car Seat Cover

A brown striped zebra car seat cover. Material picked out by my daughter. I do believe she chose it because it reminded her of Marty from Madagascar. She loves Madagascar 2 and the Christmas one. I can’t tell you how many times we have watched it (well, she doesn’t really sit and watch it, but you know…watching it for two year olds attention span). It was actually birthed out of an accident. When we went to drop my hubby off the other week she said she had to go to the bathroom. There were none, so I asked her to wait. But, home was like 15-20 minutes away. She wasn’t able to wait and it was so sad to see how she reacted. She was so upset about wetting herself. It was so sad. I just spoke loving words and told her that it’s okay because I should have stopped and found a potty, etc.
Well, the “accident” went down the car seat and all over the actual seat of the car. I wanted to make a seat cover with a waterproof backing in case something like this happened again. So that is what I did. I just traced the pieces of the actual car seat cover then added a seam allowance. I cut my pieces out accordingly and added a yellow piping (made myself) to the side. I used yellow because I was a bit tired of pink, but now I think it looks kind of boyish. Maybe I’ll just have to make another one….. Then I made a casing around the edges and added elastic. I made sure that all seat belt slots, etc. were made and it was good to go.

***A Note Concerning Safety:
One lady left a comment about how it is not safe, etc. even though it’s cute. Thank you for your concern. It does mean a lot that you care about children and that they are the safest possible. Let me first say, the cover just goes directly over the one already on it. DO NOT completely replace the whole thing. The law does state you cannot add any extra padding to a car seat, etc. The fabric used is a lightweight cotton and the waterproof lining is just underneath the butt part (which was actually from her crib cover that is suppose to be safe, etc), so there’s barely anything more than her wearing a pair of pants kind of addition to the seat. As it being fire resistant, hmmm….. her clothes are made of the same material. So, I never thought about that. She left a good link with valuable info. If using a handmade cover most companies will void it’s warranty.
I suggest reading that before you make any decision of your own. I read the maunal on mine and it has things in there like using rolled up towels in the seat, other available seat covers you can buy from them, etc. The main thing is that it doesn’t mess up the harness. I made sure all the holes on mine were perfectly matching, etc. so it doesn’t mess up the harness system at all. I personally do not care about the warranty. I would just buy a new one myself instead of trying to go through a company if we ever were in a car accident. The warranty on ours doesn’t even cover accident situations, so it’s useless in that case anyways.
So, after thoughtful consideration and research I’m keeping mine on.

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Comments

  1. The4Rs says

    February 15, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    wow, a great redo, and so snazzy and stylish, you are so creative!!!Can’t wait to see what you do with the crochet vintage dress!

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  2. C & N c{o}. says

    February 15, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    Wow! That is too cute! I would love to do my daughter’s over, but am a little scared… Great job and thanks for the inspiration!

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  3. Mariana (: says

    February 15, 2010 at 9:12 pm

    That is actually amazing! SO pretty and original! I’d love one of those for my daughter!!

    Congrats ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. Disney says

    February 15, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    I don’t think that looks boyish at ALL! I’m a pink freak, and I still think yellow is cuter! I’m totally in awe of your abilities. It will probably be years before I could attempt something like that!

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  5. Beth- the mama bee says

    February 15, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    A new cover is on my list too. Lou got silly putty all over his seat.

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  6. PeaceLoveApplesauce says

    February 15, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    This looks FABULOUS!!

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  7. Cole's Corner says

    February 15, 2010 at 10:20 pm

    Cute, cute, cute.
    I’ve been meaning to do that for ages.

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  8. Two Shades of Pink says

    February 15, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    That does NOT look boyish AT ALL. I love pink but that seat just has style all over it. You got skills, girl!

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  9. Anna says

    February 16, 2010 at 12:19 am

    wow, that is so cute! I don’t know if I’m brave enough to try a car seat cover. Did you take apart the cover before you traced it?

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  10. The Harris Family says

    February 16, 2010 at 12:34 am

    I love it! Its so fun.

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  11. Aleta says

    February 16, 2010 at 12:45 am

    oh I love this!!!

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  12. Jessica Stier says

    February 16, 2010 at 1:41 am

    Wow! I’m super impressed!!!

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  13. Taylor Design says

    February 16, 2010 at 3:27 am

    That is gorgeous. Would you be willing to make one of those custom order and how much would it cost? I’m sure it was very time consuming.

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  14. Mrs. Money says

    February 16, 2010 at 7:07 am

    You made that?! That is awesome!! I love it.

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  15. Happy Together says

    February 16, 2010 at 7:50 am

    “Did you take apart the cover before you traced it?”

    No. I just manipulated the cover to trace each piece. That’s why I added the seam allowance after I traced it. The cover was pretty basically made. I think the hardest part for me was just doing the piping.

    “Would you be willing to make one of those custom order and how much would it cost?”

    I would consider doing a custom order ๐Ÿ™‚ especially if you have the same car seat. If not, it might be difficult, as I would need to create a new pattern and I would need the cover of your car seat to make it. The price would just depend on a few factors. Just email me if you want to talk about this further ๐Ÿ™‚ jessicafediw@yahoo.com

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  16. Mad Sewing Love says

    February 16, 2010 at 8:42 am

    Your lil’ one has good taste! Great job.

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  17. About Me says

    February 16, 2010 at 8:52 am

    wow girl you are awesome! this carseat cover is amazing! great job!!!

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  18. Su says

    February 16, 2010 at 9:42 am

    It’s very cute, and I think it’s perfect for a little girl. The yellow piping is adorable

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  19. Walkers says

    February 16, 2010 at 10:13 am

    TOO CUTE! I have been wanting to do this to our carseat for awhile now but haven’t been brave enough! What kind of fabric did you use for the top layer- something more durable than a cotton? Also what did you use as an underlayer for waterproof- we are entering into potty training and its only a matter of time until this happens to us! Your blog is great!

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  20. Megan says

    February 16, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Really cute, but not safe!! Any product not tested with your seat voids the car seat’s warranty–if your child were injured in a crash the car seat manufacturer would have no responsibility.
    http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/AftMarketMan.aspx
    Not to mention that it probably isn’t flame resistant, which is really important since your child could not escape the seat herself.

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  21. Just this... Alice says

    February 16, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    This is awesome and what the warrenties DO when the time comes to file a claim is always in their favor not yours. So this old lady says do what you like cause you seem to be intellegent enough and give excellent care for your child. Your positive attitude and wonderful projects make my day brighter and I hope you continue making the unique things you make and sharing them with us. I’m sure the commenter had good intentions but was perhaps not as savvy,(no harm intended here). We all fear that which we do not know and you have the ambition to go for it. I for one am proud of you.

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  22. ranestorm says

    February 16, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    LOVE it! I think i’ll be making one of these in the future! Great idea to make it water (and puke!) proof!

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  23. RyanSarahN says

    February 16, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    I think it’s way cute with the yellow – and it looks like it fits great and I think it’s safe. You make it sound doable, I feel like I could try to do this now!

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  24. Anonymous says

    February 16, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    I think its perfectly safe what about those blanket car seat liners they sell for the winter? Manufacturers wouldn’t be able to sell those if it wasn’t safe.

    http://www.sears.ca/product/jolly-jumper-cuddle-bag/32693110?ptag=1

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  25. stace says

    February 16, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    How adorable! Your little one is a lucky girl to have such a creative mom!

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  26. dana says

    February 16, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    very cute jessica!
    And funny…I’m posting some seat covers this week! Yours looks really spectacular though. Very professional.
    And I think the same lady has left comments on my blog before too.
    kind of annoying

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  27. Mama Zen says

    February 17, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    It’s really cute!

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  28. Frances says

    February 18, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    I don’t think it looks too boyish at all. I love the yellow. And as far as safety goes…I don’t see how a cover could affect that at all. Good job!

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  29. Gretchen says

    February 19, 2010 at 11:35 am

    as lovely as this looks, it’s not safe. i am a certified child safety seat technician and always recommend that no after market products be used with a child safety seat. this cover was not crashed tested with the seat.

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  30. Daniel, Sara and Dmitri says

    February 21, 2010 at 12:37 am

    I love it! LOVE the zebra – and I think the yellow and brown are great together. I don’t think it’s boyish. It seems more sassy to me – love it! ๐Ÿ˜€

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