beginners guide to making a buggy snuggle (begs)

[morocco]

please please pretty please
just had a look at prices - surely even a beginner like me can stitch together a few bits of fleece?? it's my first foray into arty crafty stuff so be kind and supportive
i was thinking, buy a metre or so of fleece at market and sew together, perhaps with a zip, or are they tricky? are there any patterns i can follow or just se guesswork? any tips?

Sorry I have no advice, just wanted to say I am starting on the same venture!

I decided that it was much easier to make a pushchair blanket instead, made an extra thick fleece blanket slightly bigger than the pushchair, added drawstring at bottom and top and ties on each corner. ds1 kept warm, blanket stayed on, no zips

I made one for DS 1 - heres how it goes
Get a sheet of sunday times/guardian similar broadsheet
lay it into your buggy with the top of the sheet where you want the top of the snuggle to be and pin it on at the top.
Press paper into seat to get width right,folding in any excess and fold up any excess when you're happy with how much the bottom hangs over the foot end .
Mark where your straps are with a felt tip. take paper off buggy and cut the excess off, round off the corners

This is your pattern for the underneath of the snuggle. For the top get another sheet of paper and cut it to come two thirds of the way up the underneath pattern and cut it 6 inches wider than the underneath(so there's leg room)

measure your pattern pieces and buy enough fleece to suit,a lining of your choice, a zip to go round the top part if you want and some binding twice the all round measurement of the back if using a zip,enough to go round the top one third of the back,across the front and down 4-6 inches of the sides if not

No zip version
cut both pattern pieces out in fleece and lining,marking slits for staps and sew fronts to backs, right sides together ,leaving 4-6 inches of the top unsewn at the sides for flap
place lining inside fleece (all seam edges between layers) make sure nothing's twisted and sew round the raw edges (across front,down flap,back up and round back and back to where you started, Bind edges however you prefer(by hand/machine) and zigzag round marked slits then cut through (like giant buttonholes)
If wished sew a bit of velcro each side so you can fold the flap up when it's cold

I'll post the zipped one if anyones interested
Lisa X

oh wow, fab!! sorry, internet bug has kept me off mn and just saw these replies. i'm quite excited about it now, better go into town and get some fleece next.
lisa, can you post the zip version, i might give it a go if it's not too complicated. are zips complicated??

right Morocco
The zip version

Make your pattern as for the non zip one and get fabric to suit (fleece outer and cottony inner measure the front pattern piece and buy a separating zip long enough to go down each side and round the bottom minus 4 inches each side to allow for a flap ,if you cant get a long enough zip , buy two, each one half the measurement you want also get enough binding to go all round both pattern pieces plus a small overlap.
cut fleece and lining as for unzipped version. Sew a 1 inch wide dart in each bottom corner of the front fabrics, then with the darts to the inside sew both pieces together close to the edge (wrong sides together) sew back fabrics together the same.
starting 4 inches down from one side of your front pin and sew one side of your zip with teeth facing into the fabric (not pointing towards the edge) if using two, start pinning at the centre bottom of the front piece.
lay your front piece on the back and mark the centres and where the zip starts and finishes with pins .pin and sew other side of zip as for the top making sure that the joining bits at the bottom of the zip are both at the same side. sew on binding to cover raw edges ,complete slits and buttonholing as for unzipped version.
when you fasten it together, you'll have a rim of binding showing all round , but you can use it the other way in if you want.
I'll try to find my camera and put some photos of DS1's on my profile
have fun!
Lisa X

Just made one of these with a double-ended zip (bit of a pig to get the zip slider on but it can be done). Nothing to add to fab advice on here but my tip would be check out Dunelm for cheap fleece blankets instead of buying the fabric - worked out at half the price. Which is half the price again of going out and buying a buggy snuggle! Also sewed a ribbon loop on the front and attached one of those cheap karabiners for keeping toys and teddies safe.

thank you thank you thank you
i#m so excited
good tip about blankeets, i'd wondered about it seeing as ikea sells them so cheap