2. Measure the car seat to determine how much fabric will be needed, and to ensure that the edges of the canopy will not drag the ground. Often one yard is enough, but by measuring from the handle of the car seat to a couple inches from the bottom of the seat, you will keep your handiwork looking neat and clean.
3. Cut two 2 1/2-inch strips from each fabric's longest side to use for the connecting straps. These will prevent the canopy from slipping off the car seat. Set this material aside for use later.
4. Lay the fabrics together, one on top the other. Face them with the wrong sides to
gether before folding them in half lengthwise, so when you cut, everything is even on both pieces of fabric. Put a mixing bowl or a large dinner plate on the corners to trace perfectly rounded corners.
5. Cut a rectangle (with rounded corners) to measure 40 by 34 inches. Unfold the pieces and lay them with the right sides of the fabric together. Pin everything together with straight pins.
If you wanted to add a ribbon trim or any kind of border, you would pin the border between the two fabrics in this step.
6. Stitch the fabrics together, either by hand or with a sewing machine. Leave between 1/4- and 1/2-inch seam allowance and remember to only stitch three sides together so that you can turn the fabrics with their right sides facing out for a reversible canopy.
7. Trim the corners. At this point, press the canopy to help it lay flat before you add the straps. Top stitch the fabric all the way around, paying special attention to the side that was not sewn shut.
8. Cut four straps out of the material you set aside. The straps should be around 2 1/2 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches long. As you did with the canopy itself, face the wrong sides of the fabric together and stitch along three sides. Turn the material right-side out and stitch the remaining side together. Iron the fabric flat before top stitching the last side together. Attach the hook-and-loop fastener to the straps of fabric.
9. Pin the straps in place on the canopy before stitching them. After you've positioned them properly and made sure the canopy will hang the way you intend, do the same to the straps on the reverse side of the fabric. Pin these straps in place as well.
10. Sew through both sets of straps, preferably with a square or rectangle with a stitched "X." This reinforces the straps' connection to the canopy and will make it less likely to rip. At this point you can decide to embellish the straps with bows or buttons, or leave as is.
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