![]() you want it to be flat all the way around. make sure your elastic does not flip or turn while you are feeding it through. it will make it much easier to feed the elastic through the pocket.) begin feeding your elastic through the pocket you created, all along the outside of the cover, until you end up back out the other side. Starting at that corner at one pin, sew down your seam along the outside of the cover, close to the edge, creating a pocket all the way around the cover, stopping at your other pin:Īt your opening, pin one edge of the elastic to your cover, and attach a safety pin to the other edge. Then fold down and iron an inch, enclosing your raw edge, and creating a pocket for your elastic:Īt one corner, place 2 pins about an inch apart, to ensure as you sew that you leave a small opening in order to insert your elastic. ![]() fold down and iron 1/2 inch all the way around the outside of the changing pad cover: Now you need to create your pocket for your elastic. This is what your fabric should look like after sewing all 4 corners together: bring the two sides of your cut out square together, with right sides facing, like pictured below: it’ll all even out when you put the elastic in.įlip the fabric over so that its facing right side down. mine is not perfect because my fabric was not lined up perfectly, but it doesn’t matter. Open your fabric back up, and you should have a square cut out of each corner. make sure to cut through all 4 layers of fabric: i think i used 5/8 inch wide elastic.Ĭut out the 8 in x 8 in square. ![]() – you will also need a 36 inch piece of elastic. so 1.5 yards of fabric will be plenty (maybe less depending on the width of your fabric). To cover a standard changing pad (a standard changing pad dimensions are somewhere around 16 in x 32 in x 4 in.), you will need: i just sanitized it well before covering, and no one will ever know the difference since i was recovering it, i figured it didn’t matter. much better than a brand new one for $40. i actually bought my changing pad at a children’s second hand shop for $10. if you can sew a somewhat straight line, you can make this (check the end of the post to see how to use this same tutorial for crib sheets and cradle or pack and play sheets!) i’m just trying to enjoy it while i can, because before long, she’ll need to nap in her crib, and i’ll miss the days of her small little body cuddled up in my arms.īut while i have some extra hands around today, i have a few more nursery sewing tutorials to show you, before i move onto other things on this blogĪ custom made changing pad cover is super easy to make, and barely takes any time. She loves to be held, and i love to hold her, but i get nothing done during the day. most likely because this cutie is keeping me occupied. It seems as if i have very little time these days.
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