Thursday, September 5, 2013

An attempt to keep the car tidy

We recently got a new vehicle. My 3rd "NEW" car in my lifetime.
It is exciting, it is beautiful and it is less than 3 weeks old and a hot mess.
I found something like this online and thought I could tweak it to actually work in my car. I sat down one evening and 2 hours later, my attempt to keep books, toys and assorted children paraphernalia in one place was finished.
The kids so far, have been great at tucking their books into the 'car library' and it's been easy to pull it out with the carseats when it needs to be used as a work vehicle.



It was really easy to put together.
Measure your seat in your car; the length and width you'd like it to be.
I wanted it to fit in the middle, between the kids.


I measure the pieces out. I made them as wide as I wanted, but made them twice as long. 
I made 3 pockets and one backing piece.  I put together each pocket, facing each set of pieces together right side in. I sewed them together and turned them face out.


I top stitched the pockets, making sure to top stitch the sides and bottom together.


I added a tie to the top that allows me to attach the unit to the car seat and ensure it doesn't end up on the floor, like everything else.