No More Head Banging! DIY High Chair Pillow

My little guy is a head banger. Aside from freaking out guests and making quite a bit of racket, it really bothers me that he is smacking his precious head into the back of his high chair that contains virtually no padding. 

I needed to do something about it, and it's been a long time coming. This is a quick and easy fix, and a bit ugly, but that's usually how my first editions go. Here's a brief tutorial to lay out the basic design so you can make your own hooded pillow to go over your high chair. 

You will need:

sewing machine

1 yd fabric (I used a soft flannel) 

 .25 yds of junk fabric (not seen)

scissors

the fabric cloth covering to your high chair

old pillow/stuffing

1. Trace the shape of your high chair cover onto the fabric. You will need to cut 3 pieces. 

    (Sorry, only 1 shown above).

 2. Sew your 3 pieces together like a sandwich: lay the ugly fabric down, followed by the pretty fabric face up followed by a pretty fabric face down. Sew along the outside edge.

3. Turn out your sandwich. You should have the good fabric facing front and back with the ugly fabric in the middle. Sew a line down 3/4 of your ugly middle piece and front piece (sewing them together). Note: Get your back piece of your fabric out of the way-it must be separate or your cover can't go over your chair!  

4. Take the stuffing out of an old pillow and stuff your new pillow with it through the 1/4 space you left open. Sew that space up when you're done. Hem the raw edges so it looks more complete.

Fit it on your high chair, and you're done!