i used a piece of corduroy which i had bought to make pants for ryan, but as he is my denim addict (will rarely wear anything else) i decided to sacrifice it to the cause - plus it matched our gorgeous (*snort*) beige interior LOL it was the perfect size to get 2 organisers out of, with the tiniest bit of fiddling (if you look closely the drink pocket has the wale of the cord the opposite way - totally intentional! lol)
i was a little over enthusiastic with how much extra fabric i included in the pockets, but now it's perfect for that notepad and tissues lol
the cord wasn't too thick to sew, though a layer of thinner would have been easier.
i had originally planned to have elastic run around the headrest and across the base of the seat, so it was mostly out of sight, but decided that probably wasn't the best option. so we do have unsightly white elastic down the front seats but i'm not really that bothered - i think the benefits outway the aesthetics.
next week i'll do one for the other side, i ran out of time as it took a little longer than i expected!
in other news i spent the past few weeks tidying and organising my sewing area, it's mostly done now and looking heaps better! just gotta sort out my fabrics and find something better to store all my overlocker and sewing threads in - what do you use?
8 comments:
Wow K! I love it. Well done.
I'd love to make something like this for our car....preferably before our next holiday. Will have to get more info from you at some stage.
i actually made a pattern so you can borrow ;) (after i've made our second)
great job! we had those when my boys were little. definitely helped keep the car more tidy and allowed them to reach what they needed.
when i got a new car, we tossed the old organizers. at that point the boys were old enough to be told, "if you mess up my new car, i'll toss you off the nearest bridge." :) they so adore my new car (with the much improved leg room) that they want to keep it tidy too.
thanks teri :)
if these organisers last til the far off day we get a new car i will be very happy lol
i see a spelling error too, i was so tired when i was typing lol outway indeed...
Brilliant work! Loving the matching colours - very impressive!
Ohhhhhh. Having just spent about 14 hours in the car with the kids traveling from Brissie to South coast of NSW and then to Canberra, I can see me making a couple of these before returning up north! Thanks for the link Karen! Very timely.
I hear you on having a messy car. Its hard to keep it clean when you have three kids always eating in there, throwing their toys around, crumbs everywhere. lol.
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