How to Sew Boutique-Style Nursing Covers

Make an attractive nursing cover to use for privacy when nursing an infant in public instead of an ordinary blanket. Use a lightweight fabric for the nursing cover and choose a fabric that best expresses your personality. Use a solid-colored earth tone fabric for a demure nursing cover or use a brightly colored patterned fabric for a bold nursing accessory. You can embellish the edges of the nursing cover with a length of satin ribbon, or decorate the entire cover with imitation gemstones or iron-on decals.

Instructions

1

Cut a 36-inch by 30-inch rectangle of the fabric of your choice.

2

Place the rectangle on a flat surface with the wrong side facing upward and fold over 1/4-inch of fabric on the two 30-inch-long sides and one of the 36-inch-long sides. Use an iron to create a crease along each fold line.

3

Fold over another -inch of fabric on each of the three sides. Press the folds with the iron. Sew the three sides of the fabric in place with a zigzag or small straight stitch.

4

Fold over -inch of fabric on the remaining 36-inch-long side. Use the iron to crease the fold. Fold over another -inch of fabric, crease it with the iron and sew it in place with the same stitch as the other three sides.

5

Cut a 4-inch-wide by 30-inch-long strip of the same fabric. Place the fabric wrong side down and fold the strip in half lengthwise to make a 2-inch-wide by 30-inch-long strip. Sew 1 short end and the long edges together with a straight stitch. Turn the fabric tube right side out.

6

Cut a 1 -inch-wide by 29-inch-long strip of 1/8-inch-thick foam padding. Insert the strip of foam padding into the fabric tube. Fold the open end of the fabric inward to make a smooth edge and sew the edge closed.

7

Find the center of the 36-inch-long side of fabric with the -inch fold. Lay the padded strip of fabric along the -inch seam line with each end 6 inches away from the center of the side. Pin the short ends of the strip to the fabric and sew it in place with a tight straight stitch. Double back over the stitching to reinforce.