Toddler Toilet Seat Carrier Tutorial, part duex

Sew.... the first version of the carrier worked, but left a few things to be desired. For one, it needed to be a little deeper. The flap was nice, but to be able to zip and have it totally contained would be better, and lastly, a loop to hang on the door of the public restrooms would have been nice. So after trial and error... here is version 2

It's a little roomier, so you can prob also throw a little thing of wipes in there too! It zips and has a loop to fit around your wrist or hand from the door when the seat is in use. With the curtain lining for lining, the bag is also great for an ick bag in a diaperbag!

Start with a zipper at least 14 inches long, 2 inch strip for the handle, two 11.5 by 11.5 squares each of lining and outer fabric (I use curtain lining for the inside, like in an ick bag). Keep 2 scraps at least 1 inch by 1 inch handy for the zipper

fold the 2 inch strip in half, open, fold the edges in so you have a .5 inch strip... sew end closed

Cut out  1.5 inch squares at the bottom of each piece for your box corners.

Get your scrap pieces ready, sew one towards zipper from bottom. Then flip and press, and top stitch

repeat with other side, so it looks like this, the tabs should be 10.5 inches apart

take a main fabric and lining, sandwich your zipper and sew.

make sure right sides are together, and main fabric is facing the zipperpull.

fold back and press, then carefully topstitch. Repeat with other side.

attach the handle to one side, where the zipper closes, about 2 inches down from zipper. stitch in place with a 1/8 seam.

with zipper halfway open for turning, fold so main fabrics are right sides together and lining is together. Stitch the sides and bottom, leaving an opening in the bottom of the lining to turn.

sew your box corners, turn, close the hole in the lining, and you're done!

Happy Sewing!

Tutorial: folding potty seat carry bag

This is a little bag to carry a folding potty seat for little butts when out and about so they don't fall in! It is lined with treated canvas, and you can use anything from duck to table cloth vinyl to curtain backing for the lining. The main fabric was a fat quarter I had. You can also sew in a long piece of velcro to fasten, but I did little precut velcro with fabric glue. I use a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

Cutting  main and lining

9.5 wide by 8.5 tall

flap (2 of main) 6.5 by 5.5

 - trim sides at 45 degree angle with ruler or use a quarter to round the ends

Then box the corners of the body pieces 1 inch (cut 1 inch squares out of the corners)

With right sides together, sew flap, trim corners, turn, top stitch. Then assemble main and lining.

add flap. To center a flap I find the center of it by folding and making a crease, then fold the back of bag and crease and set those together. I sew the flap first with an 1/8th seam. Then with right sides together pin main to lining, leaving at least 3 inches to turn.

Turn out from the hole, then top stitch around the whole top.

It was at this point I realized I needed something to close it with... so with fabric glue and precut velcro pieces I added closures to both ends to keep the seat in nice and snug. If it is too big for your potty seat, there is another folding seat that you would cut 9 by 8 to start becuase it folds a little smaller.

This was done for a friend, which is why I don't have a picture of the seat inside.