every day i get a search for “how to make a hooter hider.” i thought i would be accommodating, so bear with me. oh yes, and this one (your choice of pink or blue) is to give away. just leave a comment and i’ll have hubby pick a name thursday night. (by the way, a hooter hider is a nursing cover that bows out for some visibility. you can see here and here.)
1) you need 29″ of fabric, two 1″ d-rings, and 18″ of boning (new trick, melt the ends of the boning so it won’t poke through fabric after washings). start with washed/ironed fabric. make a rectangle 28×39 (if you want to calculate your own seam allowances, a real hooter hider is 24 inches long and 36 inches wide when finished). when cutting your fabric be sure to leave a strip that is 2 3/4 inches wide and 28 inches long, for the strap.
2) hem the short sides of the rectangle. you know, fold it down, iron, fold it over again, iron.
3) then sew, keeping close to the inside edge (we don’t like lip).
4) then hem the bottom. be sure to note if your fabric has a ‘top’ and a ‘bottom’ with regards to pattern, because you don’t want your hooter hanging on upside down.
5) when you are ready to hem the top, fold it over just once (iron), then check to see if your boning will slip inside the hem you are making. when you have it where you want it, iron it down and go sew.
6) whatever the little markings are on the sewing machine, you want the edge of your fabric to be at the 5/8ths one. you don’t want the boning to be too floppy or too tight. this is just about right.
7) feed the boning inside the hem (so that it is bowing out). measure to make sure it is exactly center. put a pin against each side to keep it from escaping.
8. on to the strap. fold it in half (right sides facing) and iron. when you sew it, you want the foot to be right up against the edge of the fabric. (the original strip really should be exactly 2 and 3/4 of an inch wide, with this much seam allowance it will bring you to the right, overall width.) any bigger and it bunches up in the d-rings, any smaller and it slips out.
9) cut the strap into two pieces. one should be at least 18″ long. back stitch the cut ends to keep from unraveling.
10) iron the hem over flat (thank goodness we have pictures).
11) my most frequently forgotten step. sew the end of the 18″ strap at a curve. turn both straps inside out (or rightside, in this case).
12) tuck in the 3 unattended to ends, like this, and iron.
13) the long strap goes on the left side of the hooter hider. the outer edge of the strap and the outer edge of the boning should be flush. (the strap has to sew onto the boning to cause it to jut out when worn.) line up your needle with the stitching already in place along the top hem of the hooty. just the prongs of the foot should be overlapping the strap. zoom zoom (don’t forget to back stitch). run off the other end of the strap, keeping in line with the existent stitching. back stitch back onto the strap. with the needle down, lift up the foot, and rotate the fabric 90 degrees to sew the other edge.
14) sew just up to the top of the hooter hider (don’t go over). leave the needle down, lift up the foot, and rotate again. there is no need to back stitch.
15) same-o, same-o.
16) sew just to the bottom row of stitching (try not to go over), then back stitch.
17) wallah.
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put the d-rings on the other piece of the strap, like so, and repeat steps 13 through 17.
19) all done.
and if you don’t want to suffer the agony, give me some of your husband’s money ($20), and i’ll make one for you. or $15, if you want to send your own fabric. further note, futility has me in a half nelson at the moment so my sister-in-law is taking any orders. she’d love to whip you one up. email her instead, at otto.rebecca@gmail.com. thanks*m
very well presented. even natalie could make that. getting the net today. called you were not answering. left message take pitures of boys with their presents love mom want to see if they like their cookies.
considering how natalie could make one, it’s strange how they sell them for $38. it must be the snazzy, designer fabric.
I wish directions like these could be made for all my sewing patterns. What a detailed production! The world will be a better place, if more people make these now. At least more modest. But I don’t think people are going for modesty these days. I’ve already seen more waiting for a stoplight during prom night, than anyone should. But that’s another story.
Way to share! Great tutorial, and I already love my hooter hider even though I haven’t gotten to use it yet.
Thanks so much for posting this pattern! I borrowed a friend’s hooter hider and now want my own without having to pay a large amount of money for it!
So, who won the giveaway?
Gorgeous instructions, by the way!
you’re welcome. and the lovely mrs. mackenzie made off with the hooty.
Thanks a million We saw these for sale $42.00 now we can make our own
YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MPClifford
I’m interested in having you sew a hooter hider for me. Do you still offer this? I LOVE the fabrics in the photos in your sewing instructions. My baby boy is due in 2 weeks!
Let me know if you are interested.
sure thing, honey.
What weight fabric do you use? Lightweight quilting fabric? 100 % cotton? I really want to do this but don’t know what kind and weight fabric to use. Thanks so much for posting these directions. They’ll be a life saver!!
rachel,
i wondered the same thing when i was attempting to make one. so i tracked one down at a boutique and was surprised at how light it was. i was so used to suffocating the kids under blankets that i didn’t realize a skiff of fabric would do the job just as well. so basically any fabric that catches your eye. i stay away from home decor fabrics and that’s about it.
i took a whole bunch of pictures of fabric so emily could choose a some for her hooter hider. i posted them here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hisfavoritemavis/DesignerFabric
and here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/marcotto9/Fabric
if anyone else is interested. i can always take more, too.
This is so great!!
is that 2nd strap folded in half and then stitched onto the boning? Or are the D rings put on and then the strap attached like the other longer strap? Also, how much room do the D rings have to move around on that shorter strap?
I’m wondering… in the last step (#1
I can’t wait to make one of these!!! Thanks!
I would love to have you make me a couple of hooter hiders. I will be going to Joanns tomorrow to look for fabric. Let me know the process, thanks these are great instructions and if my whole house was not in storage I would attempt to make them myself!
Awesome insructions! Thank you. I am a very beginner sewer and I was able to complete this in less than an hour with your instructions, it works great and I made it for less than $8.
mom of 2 boys - just run the second strap through the d-rings, folding it in half. pin the two ends together flush and try to sew it on like you did the first strap. it’s a little bit harder.
also, be sure to sew through the boning twice ,on the way up and the way down (hitting it on the sideways swipes is incidental). otherwise, when the boning bows it has a tendency to poke through the fabric. *m
Mavis- you are AWESOME!
Thanks so much!!!
I don’t suppose you would be interested in making one of these superb tutorials for the popular slings that moms are carrying their babies around in everywhere these days???
Thanks again for this great tutorial and detailed reply! I can’t wait to make these for my pregnant friends (and myself of course)
m2b - you know, i did make a sling here with a link to a decent tutorial elsewhere. i need to try my hand at the sling again though, because i had trouble with the measurements and the amount of “pouch” it created. but if i ever think i have it under control, i’ll be sure to give you the low down. thanks*m
On one of the websites it shows a terry cloth panel. Is that like a lining?
leann - no, it’s a little tab in the corner for wiping baby vomit. personally, i’m not into that. so i leave it out. but if you want to include it, that’s all it’s for. i like to sew up a bunch of seperate burp cloths to keep handy. then i avoid the desperate wiping scenarios. if i am really desperate, i wipe things on my husband. when we were dating once, and out and about, my nose started leaking like a sieve. he let me blow it on his shirt. now, if that isn’t true love, i don’t know what is. and also rather gross.
Can you make me one please? These are great instructions - if I didnt have 5 week old twins and if I had sewn “anything” before I’d try this myself. What do you need me to do?
Thanks!
of course! i will email you some potential fabrics. all you have to do is pick. or make me run to the store and take more pictures, and then pick.
thank you for the actual directions, last week at the mall i actually saw one for the first time, and went home to make up my own for my nursing daughter, it actually works well, but your pattern is more simplified than my version, i guess i just over thought the design…..thank you again, grandma of 14, Paula
Hi! I have attempted to make my own hooter hider now, the only part that throws me off is sewing onto the boning. My needle always breaks. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Thanks again for the tutorial I am making one for me and all my other friends who “drank the water” and are now expecting.
Hi, Where do you find boning that can be sewn through? I have only seen the plastic boning.
Thanks for the great tutorial!
Hi! Are you still making these?? I sew some, but I think yours turn out much better than mine would, specially since I can hardly do the dishes with a four week old baby in the house!
I’d love to have one! How do you accept payment??
janet - this is the boning i use (you can find it at joanne’s).
kim - yep, i still make them. just pick out your fabric, and send me a check when you get your package.
Awesome directions! Thanks for posting them and for the great pictures. 2 questions- How wide do the straps end up being? I must have made my too wide because they bunch up. Also, what is the best way to store it in my diaper bag without messing up the boning. Thanks again!!!
sam - the straps are an inch and a half wide. but i’m not sure, since i don’t have one here to measure. i think i cut the strip at 3″ inches and sew it with a 3/8″ seam. turn it inside out and wallah. this seems to work. and you are right, it is a very fine line. the stupid things either bunch up or fall out. as for storing a hooter hider, i just fold mine. i kind of just flip the boning down and fold it in. can’t remember exactly, but i haven’t been nursing lately. i just remember that it worked great, you’ll just have to experiment and resist the urge to wad and stuff.
I have looked everywhere for this and I finally found it here. Thanks So Much. I live overseas on a US Air Base in Japan and Don’t want to offend anyone so This coveris perfect for me. Thanks Agin.
Sara
thanks a million! these wonderful creations came about after my first two were born. i just found out that number three is on the way so now i get to use one! can’t wait to pick out my own fabric…you’re a doll!
Thanks for such wonderful directions. I am having a problem, though at step 8. After ironing–”right sides facing”–is it sewn at that point?? Step #9 shows it already right side out. I think I’m doing something wrong as #10 says “iron the hem over flat”–and even after studying the picture I can’t figure it out.(My confusion is thinking that it was already stitched at step #8). Please advise. [What I ended up doing was sewing after folding/ironing at step # 8, then cutting to get the long and short strap, and laboriously turning each one right side out. The pictures show a much neater loooking strap though, so I'm sure I'm mis-interpreting something]. Thank you for any help !!
ever heard of anyone recovering the upholstry on their glider rocking chair? you don’t have a pattern for that, do you?
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I am a mom of three and could not nurse my first two and with some help and jumping though so hoops am able to nurse our third. I have seen these on my firends at church and wanted one, but being a stay at home mom and a military wife the money for these things was not there. I am not great at sewing but this seems like it will be easy and I love that you have pictures to help along the way. What a blessing you are, thank you so much.
Jodeth
bask - yes, you do sew it together in step eight. then cut it and turn it inside out. lately i’ve been making my straps 3″ wide and sewing them with a 3/8 seam (or whatever those little measurements are on the sewing machine…
kara - aren’t the cushions usually separate? i bet you could sew slip covers all right. other than that, i don’t think i know.
jodeth - thanks. i hope it works out all right.
Are you still making these to sell? I have fabric, but no time. Let me know where to send it. Thank!!!!
Do you sell these? How much?
Do you make the matching burp cloth & changing pad.
Very interested if you do, on how to make those to match
sure, and i do. i’ll send you an email.
just wanted to post here too a “thank you” for this tutorial. thanks for including all of the pics and details, it was really easy to follow. and i was so surprised to find one of the exact fabrics at joanns!
Do you have a picture of the entire completed hooter hider?
quite a few, here you go:
http://imustnotthinkbadthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/just-a-hooty/
http://imustnotthinkbadthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/a-hooter-for-emily/
http://imustnotthinkbadthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/509/
http://imustnotthinkbadthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/578/
Thank you so much for your tutorial! I haven’t done much sewing at all, but thanks to your clear directions and pictures I was able to make this without any problems. Thanks!!
Hi-
Thanks for the great tutorial! I am almost done. My only question…is it supposed to be next to impossible to turn the straps inside out (step 11). It is so hard to get my fingers in there to work the fabric inside out. Any tips? Or is it just me?! LOL! Thanks!
Excellent tutorial, thanks! I was looking at a friend’s “hider” the other day, and thought…I could make one of these! A great addition to my list of fun baby gifts. And conveniently I have 2 nephews on the way! I’m off to the fabric store
lisa - yes, it is a pain. but it can be done. or, you can just buy one of these.
wonderful website. (OHHHHHHHHHHHH Richard). I watch the show also.
on attaching the strap how far IN from the left and right side do i attach the strap.
pam - i attach them so that they are flush with the edges of the boning. you want to make sure you catch the boning twice though, because if you’ve just sewn across it once, it will flop around and eventually poke a hole.
thanks sooo much i have looked and looked for a pattern to make my daughter one of these. your pictures sure did help. many thanks for being so generous with showing us how to make. bless you
pam
Thank you for posting these instructions! I am hoping to make my own next week. I’ve done a little sewing, but nothing spectacular. I hope it works out! If not, I may be seeing if you can make one for me. :o)
Thanks again!
I love to sew but with a newborn, I don’t have any time. I’d love to buy one from you if you have time to make one for me. Thanks!
connie - i’m on it.
Mavis,
I am so impressed with your directions, and someday I may make the attempt myself. In the mean time I would love to order one from you. Can you send me instructions?
Thanks!
Is the completed hooter hider machine washable? I just made one following your wonderful directions, and am wondering if I can wash it without ruining it. Thanks for the tutorial and saving me money! :)Kelly
kelly - i wash mine on delicate cycle and it seems to do all right. give it a go.
Thanks so much for this. I just made one for myself and am in love. no more falling blankets to reveal my lovelies and no more saunas for my little one. you are the best for posting this. it took a few hours to make. i had to stop numerous times due to my 2 little ones interupting. i was going to buy on online but decided against it. i saved $20. my husband thanks you for that one.
angela
I’m a sewing newbie but I’m excited to attempt this project for a baby shower. I bought myself the full priced number online. Without really understanding what I was doing I bought plastic boning covered in fabric. Is this safe to sew with my machine? Or should I purchase the kind that you suggested.
Thanks so much for posting these instructions!
jeanette - i think the stuff is all made to be sewn. it might too thick to fit in a 5/8th inch slot though, so you might want to watch that. but i think you should be fine.
Hi there!
Thanks so much for the info on the hooter hiders!
My mom and I had made our own but it didn’t work to well until we saw the tutorial and resewed the straps over the plastic part. So…thank you! Also I don’t know if you have ever heard of a nursing pillow called “my breast friend” it is similar to a Boppy but like a thousand times better. ( http://www.mybreastfriend.com )Have you ever seen any patterns for that?
If so please let me know. I am wanting to make my own cover but I am not really brave enough to take my current cover off and rip it apart for a pattern.
Thanks again!
Cyndi
I live in Canada. Are you in the States? Will you deliver to Canada? I love your clear directions. I just don’t think I can find the time to make one right now with a newborn!
Step one can’t be right. 3/4 of a yard is only 27″ so you can’t get a 28×39 or a strap length of 28″ guess my strap will be a little short.
shouldn’t be a big deal but you may want to change the directions
Thanks for the pattern
Jen
sonja - sure, i was going by joanne’s today, so i’ll take more fabric pictures and email you.
jen - it’s a good thing you reminded me. i was trying not to think about it (i just knew you didn’t need a full yard). i always get a full yard for myself, but that’s just because i like to stash heaps of little scraps for unknown purposes.
Great! Thanks!
thanks again for posting this pattern. I churned one out in no time for my friend who just had a baby!!
I’m looking forward to seeing the one I’ve ordered from you!
An extra tip you may/may not want to add for people like me who are capable of sewing, but not sew-ers or seamstresses is that when you are stitching those little rectangles that hold the straps on, to stitch whilst viewing the outside of the HH, so that you can see if you are stitching over the previous line or not. KWIM? Or am I just stupid and I’m the only person that would need that tip. I was stupidly looking at the strap side while making the rectangle and it wasn’t running over the other line at all.
LOL. Oh, well, it looks great still!
Thanks again, Sonja
WOW!! I am so excited to have stumbled upon this! You have quite a little cottage industry going. I am going to give it a go myself, but if all else fails I will be making a purchase from you FOR SURE!!! Thanks for the wonderful pictures and detailed instructions!
I’ve just made three of these for my daughter before I saw this site. It would have been good to have some of your tips first but the only thing I did differently is that I lined two of the nursing cover ups with the same fabric as the front pattern and gave it finished look. I put a little pocket on the inside of one for convenience and lined the third one with terry cloth. They could also be lined with less expensive lining fabric. Granted…it’s lighter weight unlined but I was trying to duplicate what I saw in photos of the original. Fun!
The fact that you called this a “hooter hider” made my day. I always thought they were called nursing covers. In any case, thanks for the tutorial!
My sister-in-law requested me to make her one of these just today! I hadn’t ever heard of these or seen them so I didn’t even know where to start at making one! I googled it and am so glad it led me to you and your tutorial! Thanks a million! Can’t wait to go to Joanne’s tomorrow and get started!
I would love to get an idea as to the material choices that are available, wash well, and attractive. Is there a way to see what works well? (for you to make one I mean for me) Thanks so much.
ooo, i’m behind.
sonja - the problem with sewing it upside down is that it’s harder to keep the strap in place and keep it from getting caught or wiggling. i find you can keep it pretty lined up just by starting on the original stitching and sewing through.
b. vinnings - i was surprised at how light the originals are, “this is all there is to it, and you want $40?” crazy. i don’t believe they are lined, but it would look nicer, certainly. i made a few with corner, terry cloth pockets too. if anything, they give it some ballast to protect from unforeseen exposure. you could even fill them with rocks.
christina - oh, i didn’t come up with the name “hooter hider”. they actually sell them that way! well they did, i think they began to feel guilty and changed the name to “bebe au lait” (much more chic). but i think you can still get the redneck version, if you specify in your order. and of course, that’s the only way to go.
donna - sure. in the comments there are some links to two fabric galleries and then some links to other hooter hiders i’ve made. but i will be sure to email it all to you with some ideas anyways. would love to make you one.
I loved this project. Thanks for sharing it. I’m a beginner when it comes to sewing, but I handled this whole project in only about an hour. I made one mistake. I bought slightly larger D rings by mistake, so I had to sew them in place to keep them from slipping but it works well. And I think the boning I bought was a little narrower than yours and I used a heavier, fabric(thin corduroy) so I used a big fat stitch to attach my straps but it turned out great! Okay so that’s more than one mistake, but live and learn by trial and error. I definitely learned a lot.
Thanks again. I’ll be testing my new Hooter Hider at the aquarium tomorrow!
Okay, I definitely need one of these! I am expecting #6 in 2 weeks. I have a sewing machine but I also have a 2,3,4 year old — sewing with three littles just doesn’t happen
How can I pick fabric and pay you?? Thanks!!
Thanks for this tutorial! I am wondering what the exact dimensions of the intital cut should be? Also when you sew in the boning you center it on the top right? Do sewing on the straps keep the boning from sliding around?
Loved these instructions!I had to hand stitch my straps because I only have a handy stitch and not a sewing machine, but your instructions work the same. thanks for a great tutorial!
Hello, I love the instructions, however, I’m not the best with a machine! I have fabric that I would love to have one of these made from. What is the process for me to have you so kindly make one for me? Thank you!
Thank you so much for making this tutorial!!! I only needed the dimensions as I’m pretty handy with a sewing machine. But your instructions are great! I just made one and I cant wait to try it out in public. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for the tutorial. I had contacted you a few months ago to have you make me 2 hooter hiders and have since had your email deleted. Could you send me the information on where to send my fabric and money? I would like 2 and I am due May 5, 2008. Let me know!!
This was a fantastic tutorial. I found the directions very clear and easy to follow. Mavis, you are my hero! I made one for myself first, now off to hide more hooters!
thanks for posting this! after seeing one, i knew it had to be such a simple process. i’m going to whip up a few for some friends.
this might be a silly question but i was looking at the pictures of designer fabric you posted earlier. i think it’s the 14th box is a floral moda fabric called “mom’s couch” in brown. i’ve been trying to get my hands on a piece of that for ages! would you mind snatching me up some if the store still has it? you’re lucky to have a good fabric shop at your disposal. let me know… THANKS! and happy sewing.
lindsay
What terrific instructions. Can’t wait to give it a try. So nice of you to share the directions. THANKS!
THANKS for this lenghty post with ever-valuable for first-time-sewers PHOTOS. Can’t wait to try this out next week.
~Marci
Mavis,
Simple, easy instructions–thank you! However, I am having problems when I sew the straps over the boning. I purchased the Rigilene polyester boning, but when I sew the strap on my stitches look great on the underside, but on the outside (right side) the thread is caught and loopy, and looks like a big, nasty, tangled mess. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to adjust something on my machine? Do you have any suggestions? I’ve tried again and again and end up with the same mess.
You are totally awesome to have posted this excellent tutorial. I followed your directions about 4 months ago and easily made two. I did find that I had to sew a line under the D rings to keep them from slipping downward. Another handy little tip for those of us who hate making straps and turning them right-side-out; take a piece of fabric 6″ x 28″ with right sides facing outward, fold the two long edges of the fabric inward, so that they meet in the middle (think of it as though you were making a paper airplane without going down at an angle), iron down, then fold what’s left in half, iron down, and stitch right along the edge. This should leave you with a 1 1/2 inch strap, and as long as the material you use isn’t too thick, it fits through the D rings. (At least mine did.) If you do it this way you either have to get creative about sewing the curved end first, OR you can just forgo the curved end and do a regular flat end. Hope that makes sense.
Hi,
Do you have instuctions for how to make without the boning and d-rings…just the cover w/ straps? I’m a reaaallllly basic sewer. thanx! Jill
I cannot sew but would love to have you sew one for me. Are you still doing this? I don’t know if the next to last fabric (lavender) in the picasa post is still available. Can you tell me exactly how much you charge and where to mail the check? Also, my baby is due in two weeks so I don’t know if you will have time. Thank you in advance. Alexis
boning…went to find, looked online at like Joanns and didn’t see anything like you had on here. I have only sewn before with the stuff like you see stuffed in fancy dresses. Where to find?
Thanks! Mimi
Hi, I’d like to send in my fabric and have one made for $15, were should I mail my check and fabric?
Sam
Hi! Will you still make these??? I have about 10 people that I know that are having babies this year and I think it’d be great to get them these.
THis is a great tutorial! Thank you!
Thanks for the info!
Please email me with the info to get one made for me!
Hey Mavis- OK- so I am going to TRY and sew this- I am expecting it to come out really bad (as I have NEVER sewed before! LOL) Can I have your address so when I mess mine up I can send you some fabric to have you make it for me? Let me know. Thanks so much! Nicole.
Thank you so much for sharing this info! I’d never heard of a hooter hider…then yesterday I was reading Redbook and it was mentioned…so I had to google it and see. So get ready for more random strangers finding this site.
How wide is the boning that you use? I have only found 1/4″ at Hobby Lobby so far (there isn’t a JoAnn’s here in my tiny town). Is that what you use??
Thanks for the instructions!
michelle - i think what i use is a half inch or so. up the comment list a bit are a few links to the exact boning i use. but i think the wider the better, so it doesn’t flop over. *m
Thanks! I was able to find 1/2″ in multiple yard increments on eBay.
Hello Hello!
I am an avid DIYer, currently feverishly making wool soakers for my 5m old DS and making custom baby carriers (slings, mei tais, and so on). I stumbled upon a link to you here on my Yahoo Sling Sewing group… I LOVE your tutorial! great pics, great commentary!
i have always wanted to make my own nursing cover, but as i live on an island with NO resoures, i was thinking i might have to break down and buy a brand-name one (the HORROR!!!) HOWEVER… wondering if you might do me the honor of sewing one up for me? i would be more than happy to compensate you monetarily
i also might have my own fabric to send….
AWESOME job!!!!
Thanks for the detailed tutorial. However, I’m really a beginner at sewing and was wondering if you’d ever be interested in making a vid of it and posting it sometime???? Meanwhile I’ll try my hand at making this but I’m a little nervous that I’ll botch it up.
–Piper
OK ignore my last post. I made this in about an hour and a half and it was disgustingly easy. Thanks for the tutorial. Will you please make the Amy Butler Weekender bag and then teach us PLEAAASSSEEE?!?!?!
–Piper
piper - oh my, i do need one of those. but i think it’s one of those things where you just have to break down and buy the pattern. thank you for sending it this way though. i have been needing something for a diaper bag. maybe i will try it, looks lovely. *m
Will you make a breast feeding cover for me? I have my material. Is it still $15? How does this work - money and material getting sent?
thanks,
cris
Hello Mavis!
I was so excited to see your directions on how to make your very own hooter hider that I ran right out and bought everything I would need to make this. The only problem is that I have no idea how to use a sewing machine and so everything is still sitting here (a month later) in a bag waiting to be made into one of your fabulous hooter hiders. So, here I am hoping that you are still up for making one or two more if I send you what I’ve got along with some moo-la of course! Let me know if you’re up for it!
You’re the best!!
*genevieve*
Thank you for this awesome tutorial! I love the outcome and I am ready to give it away for a baby shower gift. I noticed in one of your links that you had it tied up with a bow, and I can’t figure out how you did it and made it look so presentable. Mine keeps trying to come undone. This is probably silly, but any suggestions?
Hey Mavis~
I have been using my hooter hider your made me for about 2 months and I LOVE IT!!
I only have 2 suggestions.
To Buyers: If you live in Arizona, or some other awful hot climate, don’t pick a dark colored fabric. It can get a little warm under there.
#2 For me, the strap is a little short(i’m not a small girl) and it never wants to stay in the D~rings. I’ve put a pin in mine. How about velcro or a snap?
Again, I don’t know where I would be without you and this fabulous cover. You are a lifesaver!
Your instructions work like a charm!
Now…if only I could figure out how to fold it as neatly as you did.
bekah & judy - okay, i will get on that. i’ll just take some pictures of how to fold it neat and square. but i’m afraid i’m no bow expert. it’s just try and try again.
michelle - yes, the d-rings are tricky. the strap has the be the perfect width for it to stay. if you were going to try velcro or a snap you would need several, to make it adjustable. or skip on it all together and just make it one size, just for you.
Thank you! You just made it look so nice!
Thank you, Mavis.
I look forward to the pictures. I did try and try again. I managed to fold a set consisting of a burpee, diaper pad, modesty cape and bib so that it looked pretty. But the modesty cape is hiding in the middle of everything else.
I’m thinking of starting a blog here…I’ve never blogged. Is it pretty easy to set up?
Judy
so cute!
Hi… I was wondering if you are still making your hooter hiders for people to buy. You dont know me but I was wondering if you would be willing to sew a hider for me? I have no idea how to sew, I wish I did but I don’t- Please let me know! Thanks
sorry I dont think I left an email. lol..
Hi are you still making these? I live in england and would like one.
Hi! I’d love to have you make me one if you’re still making them….I have essentially no preference to fabric pattern….Just light weight fabric. How do I go about this?
I just read your tutorial and I am not sure I am up for this project. Are you still willing to make them? I have the fabric, but no boning.
Thanks! Jamison
judy - wordpress used to be a pain, but i think they just had a big overhall and made everything more user-friendly. so give it a try.
jamison - i am a little swamped now. in fact my sewing machine is still in a box. we just moved to a new house with new baby in tow and it is crazy ’round here. so i am forwarding all requests to my sister-in-law (otto.rebecca@gmail.com), who would be more than happy to sew you something up. thanks*m
My daughter will be having her baby soon and I am visiting her in Norway - never heard of a hooter hider - thank you so much will make one myself
Hey Mavis!
Are you still swamped or back in biz? I plan on making one for myself (baby due in Oct.) but need 2 for gifts ASAP (1 boy print and 1 girl print. Please let me know and THANK YOU so much for posting this!!!!!
Hi Mavis- You inspired me to sew (for the first time ever) the burpies I saw on your site. They are so cute and I can’t wait to use them! Now I see this hooter hider and I want to attempted this too!
Can you tell me where you bought the blue (beach themed) fabric you used in you tutorial? I just have to have it!
Thank you for opening me up to this whole new world of sewing!
Mavis, this is awesome! I’m getting a sewing machine soon and can not wait to make this!!! Do you know how to make one of those Peanut Shell carrier things? I would love to know how to make one of those also. Thanks!
Mavis,
Thank you so much for making this tutorial. I am a beginner at this sewing stuff and it was super easy to make! I even had enough fabric left over to make a matching tote bag with pockets to keep it in.
Thank you! My friend is pregnant and wants one of these. Now I can make one so much cheaper than buying her one.
The tutorial is wonderful! Thanks for all the pictures.
Your tutorial is great!!! These cover ups are so expensive and I hate paying it when I can do it myself. The pictures were a huge help. There are 8 people pregnant at my church and I am on modified bedrest…so….guess what I’ll be doing for the next 5 or so weeks!!! Hooter hiders….burpees and butties for everyone!!!
Thanks again and God bless
julie - well all the power too you woman. have at it. my sister in law started making the straps in a different/coordinating color/pattern. i thought it looked cool. if you need to change things up when you start getting board. hope the bedrest goes well. thanks*m
I have made several hooter hiders (in the past) and recently found your tutorial. Great instructions by the way! I have had problems in the past with the boning poking through the fabric after you wash it a couple times, and have found a way to remedy this, so I thought I would share it. After you cut your boning to the correct length, take a flame to the end of it to melt the little plastic boning pieces together. It keeps the boning from being sharp (initially) and helps keep the boning from poking through the fabric after a couple washes. It works like a charm.
I’d like to solicit you to make me one. I have the fabric and d rings, just not the boning. Could you contact me to let me know where to send the fabric and how you would like to recieve payment? My little one is just over two months. Thanks a billion! ( i tried to make it myself and failed miserably!!! my husband is going to give it a try, but neither of us have sewed much, so in case…
Thanks again. 
I’m very interested in purchasing a hooter hider. Please direct me in where to look at your material…Thanks so much!!!
so do you have a similar tutorial for making a shopping cart cover? this was wonderful, you have a skill and a most hilarious sense of humor.
Hi!
Thank you so much for not only the pattern, but the great simple instructions & pics!!!
I am going to be a new grandma in July to my first grandchild and am trying to make a package of handy-helpful things for my daughter. She and her husband are YWAM missionaries stationed in Perth, Australia. (I don’t know how I’m going to do the long-distance-Gramma thing!!!!) Praise God for Skype!!!
Again, thank you so much!
Blessings,
Lynda
Mavis, would you please send me information on how to purchase a couple of these from you? I also love all of your writings….keep it up.
Thanks so much l have been looking high and low for a pattern for my daughter in law, l am looking forward to making it, you are a special person to share this for free Thanks again.
Hi Mavis,
How would I go about ordering one of these from you. I am crafty, but never with a sewing machine an am tired of trying to hide the hoo hoo’s in public, or worse yet, sit in my car and nurse….please forward the info. With much gratitude, Shelly
Hi Mavis, as there was nothing on rv tonight l came to check out to hooter thingy, I am trying to put one together but dh (ear husband) has taken over the downstairs, so l have been checking out your posts, i have snagged some of your recipes they look sooo tasty l am starting to get a bit of an addiction in collecting em, anyway l am enjoying looking around and thanks again this site is very helpful and entertaining. byee for now Cass
i’ve never heard of a hooter hider before, thanks for showing me what it is ( and how to make it ) !
Hi Mavis,
I love to sew but don’t seem to have the time anymore. I’m expecting a LO in a few days and would love to have a HH! Just wondering if you are still accepting custom orders - if so, where do I send my fabric and money!!
Thanks!
Sarah
Awesome! I just made one the other day, I like yours better! Thanks!
Mavis,
The instructions were awesome and it worked quite well. I have one question, do you really sew thru the boning? Wont that break the needle? I didnt sew thru it just along the top and bottom but imagining that wont last and will have to sew thru it again at some point.
Anyways it worked wonderfully and I honestly dont see how
you have the time to do all you do AND keep your blog up! Thanks so much!
Michelle H
Ohio-USA
It forever keeps saying 108 items remaining and I DO NOT SEE any pictures at all even if I have gone on the website a couple of times. Sorry Mavis to be such a nuisance. I would love to see the pictures before I go buy the material and the BONE. Thank you.