Thanks again! I need to cover my bobby of 4 years (old that is) before my next gets here, 3 more months, because it is starting to fall apart, and here is the “recipe”. You are amazing!

Love seeing all your sewing instructions. Sewing things for home is my favorite sort of sewing, although I’m wanting to learn to quilt. I don’t have a sewing machine right now, though, and I wanting one!!

Very nice! My daughter just made one without a zipper, but this looks pretty simple to do. Thanks!

Spectacular! I just sent this to mom, so she can make one for my little sister. And I will deifnitely be making covers for myself as well. I love being able to have a unique fabric and an easy project. I once tried to make a boppy myself and it was basically a disaster and not worth the money after all he stuffing I used…

Thought of buying one from Store. Wow! Its amazing. I’m going to try this for sure. Will update you with my new boppy cover. :)

I am by no means an experienced seamstress and I have not sewed anything in many years – this pattern was easy & worked beautifully for me!! I am 30 weeks pregnant with nesting instincts in full swing and I needed a cover for the old boppy pillow I used with my son 2 1/2 years ago. Thanks so much for posting the pattern!!!

I so wish I new how to sew your instructions look so easy.
I love the buckle idea that must make it easier for it to stay in place

I have a question – on the pattern that has the zipper portion, why do you show the grey area that says “Bottom portion”? Shouldn’t all the grey areas be hidden by the time we tape all the pieces together?
Thanks for the pattern and your help.

This is awesome! Thanks so much for hosting this. I’m going to print out the pattern and give it to my mom, who’s the better sewer. :)

Oh one more thing…I think the pattern and instructions are missing how many yards of fabric are needed. Unless my pregnant brain is just not registering it. :)

You need about 1 1/4 yards, if I remember correctly. Maybe 1 3/8 just to be safe…I’ll let you know for sure when I make it again.

Thanks for the great pattern. I actually found a dark blue boppy pillow, practically new for $5. However, even though I am having a boy I wasn’t fond of the pattern. For the slipcover I want the biggest complaint is how light/transparent it seemed if put over a darker color boppy. It’s the Safari Boppy Slipcover from Target/Amazon. I actually sew quite a bit, so I took this pattern and omitted the zipper. I took some muslin I had, doubled it up, sewed everything together, and then slip stitched it closed. (Also, where the zipper would normally go, instead of folding under a 1/2 inch, I just serged the edges with my Serger). I have included some pics: http://www.landofnarnia.com/BoppyPillow.htm

I have a 7 year old daughter, so she is really excited. She was the first to pick out a outfit for the new baby. She decided a onesie with lions, from there it’s been jungle and safari themed everything.

Thanks again for posting this!
Amy

Could a person use this same pattern and omit the zipper to make the pillow part of the boppy? Or would that need to be smaller? Boppies are so expensive, so I would like to make one myself.

I’m probably just missing this, but what size zipper does this need? I’m new to zippers, hope this works out well in one try. Thanks for posting!!!!!!!

Thanks for rescuing this pattern from oblivion! I had seen it before a couple of years back but never made it and when I went looking for it the blog was gone. It is the best FREE Boppy cover pattern out there.

I would recommend using the above pictures to help tape together the pieces as shown.

Also, to make your cover lay nicely -use pinking shears after you finish each seam, press and consider stitching in the ditch around the entire perimeter. This will help alleviate the rumpled look once you put in on your Boppy. (For those who are “stitching-in-the ditch challenged” I’d recommend using a zig-zag to straddle the seam.)

Someone else just made a comment about doing it that way – she said she was going to try to overlap the fabric a bit where the zipper would go to make it like a big pocket, kind of like how pillow shams are done. It would totally work! But doing a zipper is probably lots easier…

I cut all the pieces as instructed but my zipper is too long. Did I do something wrong? I got the 24″ zipper as instructed.

Thanks for the tutorial! I made one for my sister-in-law and posted it on my blog: http://sunshinemamasite.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-sister-in-law-has-2-little-boys-22.html

[...] (ETA: This site has been taken down, but I found the pattern again at another site.) [...]

hi! I’m going to try this one for a friend, but I am worried (and can’t figure out with just the pics) if the zipper is not being dangerous for the baby, when sewing, is there a piece of fabric covering it?
sorry, but as I’m not an english native speaker, find it hard reading and realising how it will turn out
thanks in advance

Thank you for sharing the Boppy pattern. I am 7+1/2 months pregnant. I am trying to get the baby stuff ready and come across this. So I decided to make one myself instead of buying it. It turned out great. Love the pattern. I use it to make both Boppy body and cover. The only one change I made is that I put the zipper on the top seam instead of the back of the Boppy. It’s a little tricky, but it work out great.

You can check the one I made at http://yarmwarng.blogspot.com/

Thanks again!!!! :-D

Thank you for sharing. :-)

Thanks for posting the picture of the pattern! I was so confused trying to match all the pieces up! I was about to give up, then found your site. Thanks!! My slip cover turned out really cute :o)

I am so going to try this – I cannot wait to head out to the fabric store to find something cute! Thanks for posting this!

In place of the zipper, I just sewed an extra piece of fabric overhanging where the zipper should go. I am a total novice at sewing, but it turned out pretty well with that modification. I can easily tuck the pillow in the cover and it doesn’t show at all. I might secure it with velcro or something else later on but for now it seems okay.

This is just what I needed! It’s so easy to find boppies at yard sales but they are often in great need of a cover! This will come in handy!

Hey thanks so much for saving that pattern and sharing your how-to! I linked to you in my post here: http://aloadofcraft.blogspot.com/2010/07/tutorial-how-to-make-boppy-slip-cover.html

-Star @ A Load Of Craft

Thank you so much for the boppy slip cover pattern! The pattern was very easy to use and the slip cover looked so professional. I had to show it off and now I have requests to make more! A picture will be posted on my web site… http://www.sew-many-things.com

Thanks so much for the Boppy Cover how-to! I made a cover today in about an hour – and it was so great to have your picture and the pattern. I linked to your blog in my blog post about my Boppy Cover:
http://www.vanillajoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2.jpg

Thanks again!

I put the pattern together and completed my first slip cover..way to small I’m not sure how to put the pattern pieces together correctly with the grey areas I’m obviously confused any suggestions from anyone would be very much appreciated, it’s been decades since I’ve tried to do a sewing project but I know I’m capable with a little help from some new friends. :))