Put the right side out hood inside the other hood so the right sides are touching. Take one of the hoods and turn it right side out. Now we’re ready to sew the two hood pieces together. (Sew along the red lines shown in the picture). Sew the pieces (still right sides together) along the top and back. Place two pieces of fleece right sides together and cut out the hood shape from your pattern. Add 1/2-1 inch seam allowance and then cut the pattern out. To cut out the hood, I took a sweatshirt that we already had and traced it onto parchment paper. I have found that 2.5 inches is a good size because the fleece does stretch a bit. Unfold the fleece and you should have a perfect circle! Do the same on the other piece of fleece. Make a similar cut on the corner for the head. From the folded corner, measure your length and either use a pen and string to draw a quarter circle or just measure the length from the corner every so inches until you’ve marked your fleece all the way across. I usually make the ponchos between 17-19 inches, depending on how big you want them to be.įold your fleece lengthwise and then fold it over so you have a folded square. 2 layers of fleece (about 1 – 1.25 yards each, depending on the size)įirst, measure your child from the back of the neck to about their fingertips (or however long you want the poncho to be) and add 1 inch. The poncho goes over the straps of the car seat so they are completely safe and my kids never have to be outside without something warm on! And they are so convenient and super warm. Last year I made a poncho for each of my kids and I absolutely love them! It was super easy to make, each poncho only took about an hour to make. It was always such a pain and he would still continue to complain that he was cold. With my son, I used to take his coat off in the car and either put his coat over him after he was buckled or had a blanket in the car that he could use. Car Seat safety is very important to me but it’s not always the most convenient when it comes to winter coats.
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