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Finished Project Friday: Steering Wheel Cover

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A couple weekends ago I saw my mom and she inspired me to make her a steering wheel cover.  We were at my aunt's house and had been for a few hours in the middle of the day.  When it was time to leave she took a length of fabric and wrapped it around her steering wheel so her hands wouldn't get burned as she drove.

So, I decided to make her a steering wheel cover.  I had some left over Insul-brite from the hot pads I made for my sister for Christmas, and I also had the layer cakes that she gave me.  So, I picked out the layer cake collection that she liked and pieced it together to make a length of fabric that was about 44" long.  Then, I placed my layer of Insul-brite inbetween the pieced fabric and some muslin and "quilted" in the ditch of the seams to hold all the layers together.  Then, I joined the two ends and made a casing on each of the long sides and inserted the elastic.  Once that was completed, I decided she probably needed a little "gift" bag or a little bag to hold it in when she doesn't need it.  I had some of the pieced fabric strip left over, so I put that on the bottom of a muslin bag.  It turned out much cuter than I thought, and I cannot wait to make one for me and for Jon.


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* Dan & Ashley * said…
OH MY HEAVENS.....I just need to come down and have you teach me how to sew!! I love the steering wheel cover! And now I totally want one!! You are just amazing!
July 23, 2010
Aubrey A said…
Market these babies and sell them I say! They're way cuter than anything I've seen anywhere! :) Good job Marisa!!
July 23, 2010
Kristina Werner said…
So cute! And totally ironic! I was just telling a co-worker about Mom using a towel over her steering wheel so she could drive. What a brilliant solution! :)
July 23, 2010
Shilo said…
SO creative!!!
Your mom is lucky to have you as a daughter. ;)
July 24, 2010
* Dan & Ashley * said…
By the way I think that you should let me in on how you made it....cause I really LOVE it and everything else that you make. You are SO talented and creative!!
July 24, 2010
Becky said…
You should make them and sell them! Very cute! They'd be great here for when the steering wheel is too cold to touch!
July 26, 2010
Mom and Nana said…
Shilo you are absolutely right -- I am a lucky to have such talented children. BTW the steering wheel cover is perfect, cool even in 113 degrees. I love my custom made steering wheel cover - I agree with you all, Ris should market her bags and steering wheels.
July 28, 2010
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