How to Make a Cover for Boppy Pillow

The Boppy pillow is one of the most useful and versatile baby accessories a new mom or dad can have. Unfortunately, due to its frequent use, the well-used Boppy tends to be well soiled. One way to protect a Boppy is to make a Boppy cover that slips on easily and comes off when dirty to wash with the laundry. This simple Boppy cover only requires beginner-sewing skills and involves no application of zippers or buttons.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 yards of cleaned fabric
• Boppy pillow for a pattern
• Tracing chalk or wheel
• Scissors
• Sewing machine

1. Wash and dry the chosen material first before cutting. Fold the dry fabric in half with the right sides together.

2. Place the Boppy pillow in the center of the folded fabric. Trace around the Boppy with chalk about 3 to 4 inches larger than the pillow itself, like a Boppy pillow crime scene.

3. Keeping the fabric together, cut out the two layers of material following the chalk line.

4. On one layer of the fabric, measure in about 8 inches from the end and cut across the fabric to get a thumb-less mitten sized piece.

5. Use this mitten-sized piece as a pattern and place it right side down on another piece of fabric, facing down. Trace exactly around the mitten, except extend the wrist area 2 more inches.

6. Cut out the new, longer wristed mitten piece. Discard the piece used for a pattern and use this new piece for the Boppy cover.

7. Fold over the flat side of the new mitten piece, wrong sides together, and sew a 5/8 inch seam. Do the same on the flat side of the matching U piece and make a hemmed edge.

8. Place the large cut U piece with the uncut U piece, right sides together and sew the two sides together, leaving the cut end open.

9. Line up the edges of the mitten piece with the solid U-piece, and sew the mitten to the rest of the Boppy pillow, leaving the hemmed edge open.

10. Turn the Boppy cover right side out, leaving the mitten piece inside out.

11. Slip the Boppy cover over the Boppy pillow. Turn the mitten right side out and cover the end of the Boppy. Smooth the seams.

Tips & Warnings

• Select materials that are soft to the skin like fleece or organic cotton.
• Make a Boppy cover from light fabrics for summer and warmer fabrics for winter.