Infant Car Seat Cover & Canopy

So I may not have new pictures of the kitchen but I do have pictures of the infant car seat cover and canopy I made.

I took this project on about a week after we moved into our new place and although I don't know how many hours it took, I worked on it over the following week and finished it all. There is one detail that is missing from this picture and I have yet to take a picture of it yet but I'll explain that in a minute.

At first, I just stared at the car seat trying to figure out how I wanted it to look and how to do it all together because I did not have a pattern(I rarely use a pattern anyway).  Finally I figured out what I wanted and here it is, sorry no steps leading to the finished project...

This is the car seat cover, shade and head rest pad...

 Details of the inside lining of the shade(I love the alternating fabric) and bias tape to seal in the elastic band and keep it snug. Rolled rose appliques with white leather flowers and buttons on the velcro straps

And The matching canopy. I debated on having ruffles around the bottom but obviously went without.

There is a window for viewing so that no ones nasty colds or other sicknesses get rubbed all over my baby.

I saw this idea in a little baby boutique at a hospital, they included elastic on the bottom front so viewers couldn't just lift the canopy, I debated on that too but then I figured I would be taking her in and out enough that the elastic might bug me.

I also put slits down the side where the handles are so that it wouldn't bunch up, I have not seen this done but I liked the idea.

The straps are velcro with the rolled rose appliques, white leather flowers and buttons for cuteness.

The window has matching appliques... and as I said, there is one detail missing from the picture, I added a little white iron on vinyl  "Peek A Boo" to the window so that people would figure out that it is a window not a pocket. It is really cute, just haven't taken a picture yet.

One of the best parts is that I have had all the supplies(fabric and all) minus a bit of bias tape for a long time and was waiting for the perfect thing to make with it. I love how it turned out and I am so excited to have my baby girl arrive so we can take her home in it too!

My kids have been practicing playing Peek A Boo with a doll in it already.