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Car Seat Poncho Tutorial

September 16, 2019 by Bethany Sy

Howdy friends! I originally posted this Car Seat Poncho tutorial several years ago. But it’s been such a popular post, and SO MANY of you have made these for your littles over the years… I thought it would be worth re-posting!! PLUS, my girl Cypress was sooooo itty-bitty and not-yet-sassy!

Before you comment or email me to ask if I sell these, the answer is no… BUT! Since making this poncho 3 years ago, there are a ton available on Amazon now. Check them out HERE! If you want to make your own with our simple tutorial, read on!

Make your own DIY Fleece-lined Hooded Carseat Poncho or 'Cape Wrap' for toddlers {Reality Daydream}

This post contains affiliate links.

This fleece car seat poncho tutorial will work for sizes 12m to 3T. You can easily adjust the dimensions slightly to fit a baby or bigger kid by measuring from their neck to wrist and modifying accordingly. Heck you could make one for yourself if you feel so inclined. They are pretty darn cute!

I decided to go with a solid neutral linen fabric in ‘Mushroom’, with a fun/colorful fleece for the cozy liner and accent colors. Since my toddler wears a lot of bright colors, I wanted the majority of the carseat poncho to be a neutral color, and then accent that with a fun colorful fleece print as the border and hood!

You could use anything though! You could even use two layers of fleece to make it warmer, and tie the ends like those ‘fleece knot blankets’ to make a no-sew version!

The two fabrics I used for this car seat poncho. The blue fabric is fleece for the lining.

Supplies for car seat poncho:

  • 1 yard Formenti Linen fabric in ‘Mushroom’
  • 1.5 yards fleece fabric
  • Sewing machine (I have this one)
  • Thread to match your fabrics
  • Sewing scissors
  • Super cute child model (I’m sure you already have this on hand, right?!)

Car seat Poncho Instructions

I started by cutting my fleece to a 36” x 36” square.  Fold in half twice… and and then corner to corner, like so:

How to fold the fabric for your car seat poncho.

Using your super sharp sewing scissors (that you NEVER let your kids use to cut plastic milk cartons) cut through all the layers at a slight circular curve.

Cutting the fabric pattern for a fleece-lined car seat poncho.

UPDATE! A lot of you were having a hard time knowing which edge to cut to make a circle, so I whipped up this little video for you using a piece of paper to demonstrate!

Open that sucker up and you’ve got a near-perfect circle! If it’s not a perfect circle, it’s ok. You’ll see why later!

Once you cut the fabric, you should have (close to) a perfect circle.

Lay out your solid color ‘linen’ fabric (after ironing if necessary), and lay the fleece circle on top. Cut around the edges so you have two identical-sized circles.

use your fleece circle as a guide and cut the linen fabric for the top layer of the poncho.

I needed to cut a hole for the head, but I wanted to be really careful not to make it too big… because that can’t be fixed! You can always make a hole bigger later, but smaller? Not so much!

I’m glad I ordered extra fabric, because my first go ’round, I cut the head hole the size I THOUGHT would be appropriate… and it was wayyyyyyy too big. Like ridiculous.

So I used one of Cypress’ shirts and found an item that was a similar-sized circle as the head hole of her shirt. It happened to be a plate from the girls’ play kitchen, but you could use a lid or a saucer (which I call a ‘dessert plate’… but Nick corrected me and says it’s a saucer). #eyeroll

UPDATE: I’m getting lots of emails saying that you’ve cut the head-hole way too big for this car seat poncho for toddlers. I know that little saucer looks like a TINY hole that would be far too small for your little one, but it’s deceiving! When in doubt, use your child’s shirt hole as a template.

Find the center of the circle and pin it so you don’t lose it. Then place your circular item over it, trace with a marker, and cut out your circle!

Find something that is roughly the circumference of your toddler's head as a template to make the head hole for the poncho. Trace and cut the hole.

Use the linen fabric as a guide to replicate the head hole in the fleece fabric.

Hem!

Hem the outer circle under 2-3 inches or so. This part is tricky because you’re hemming a CIRCLE… not a straight line. So feel free to take some little ‘tucks’ along the way to stay on track. It will look like this on the under side.

Hem the edges of the linen - it should look a little tucked in when you're done because it's not a perfect circle.

Hem around the circle for the head hole too. Then lay it over the fleece circle and try to get it as centered as possible. This is a good time to think about whether there’s an ‘up or down’ to the print. Pin it down along the seem every 4-5 inches, then sew the two layers together right over the existing seam. I used a zigzag stitch so it would be a little forgiving, just in case I didn’t follow the line perfectly.

Sew the linen and fleece together around the edges of the hemmed linen.

This is what we have now!

Here is what your almost-finished poncho should look like once you've sewed the two fabrics together.

Now we’re going to get to work on the hood.

Hood

Cut an 18” x 18” square out of your fleece fabric. Fold the edges over and hem them (about an inch). Then fold the hemmed edges in toward each other with the pretty side of the fabric on the inside. Then sew across the folded edge.

Measurements for the hood of the car seat poncho. Fold and hemming guide for a hooded fleece-lined car seat poncho. Sewing the hood for the car seat poncho. This is how the hemmed fleece should look for the hood of the poncho!

My girl was napping, so I couldn’t try it on her head to make sure it would sufficiently cover her noggin, so I blew up a balloon approx the same size as her melon head, draped my circle poncho over a little trash can, and put the hood on. I crack myself up!

My toddler was napping so I had to improvise to test out the sizing of the poncho! I used a balloon and garbage can for her stand-in.

I measured my hood to be extra long so I would have some wiggle room. Stick the hood down between the fleece and linen material, and decide where you want to sew it on. I realized that I had about 3 extra inches of fabric that I didn’t want to bulk things up unnecessarily, so I whacked them off. Then pin the hood to the linen (outer) fabric, and stitch it up! I used the zigzag stitch again for this part,

Measuring and sewing on the hood of this car seat poncho.

NOW it’s finally time to cut out the circle of fleece! Cut it slightly smaller than the existing hole, because I’m going to hem them over too.

The almost-complete fleece-lined hooded car seat poncho!

Fold the edge of the fleece over about 1/2” and pin every couple inches all the way around. When you stitch this up, TAKE IT SLOW! And just do an inch or so at a time, feeling as you go to make sure everything is staying in place just so. (sorry I forgot to turn the light off on my sewing machine for this pic)

Hemming the edges of the hooded fleece car seat poncho.

When I went to try this sucker on Cypress for a test run, it wouldn’t fit over her off-the-charts giant head. But that’s ok! I expected that! It was sooooo close, but since there’s no stretch in this material, it just wasn’t happening. But at least it wasn’t too big. I can totally fix too small!

Fold the car seat poncho in half to find the center of the front, then cut a slit (I cut about an inch and a half). Sew around it close to the edge just to keep it from fraying. It doesn’t have to be pretty because it will be covered! Then cut a diamond shape out of your fleece material the same width of the opening between the two edges of the hood.

Now we're adding extra little detail to the hood of the car seat poncho. Cut out a diamond shape of fleece fabric.

Tuck that diamond shape long-ways in behind the slit you cut, and fold it over in the front so that it’s folded exactly in half. Pin it down!

Fold the diamond shape fleece over the front of the poncho collar.

Fringe

No folding or hemming on this one. Just stitch about a half inch from the edge! I took a scissors to it and added a little fringe on the point of the triangle. And I fringed the entire perimeter of fleece sticking out the bottom.

Adding fringe detail to the fleece-lined car seat poncho.Here is the finished hooded fleece-lined car seat poncho!

This darling hooded car seat poncho for toddlers turned out SO ADORABLE. I’m so glad I stepped outside of my sewing comfort zone on this!

And I actually think the little detail around the neck hole just adds to the cuteness! I love it when a mistake leads to something even more amazing!

Make this darling carseat poncho for your little boy or girl. It's fleece-lined and has a hood! Can be made to be reversible too {Reality Daydream}

I just can’t stand the cuteness!

Hooded Carseat Poncho or 'wrap' to keep littles warm in the car... and just generally look CUTE {Reality Daydream}

One of my favorite parts about this design is that our girl can wear this in her car seat while still being securely buckled underneath. It’s the ‘law’ for kids to not wear coats in their car seat because they can’t be buckled tight enough. But with this poncho jacket, she can be buckled and still have a warm fuzzy BASICALLY BLANKET all around her.

Fleece Carseat Poncho to keep littles warm in the car! Can be made to be reversible too! {Reality Daydream}

Ok… ONE LAST PICTURE of my super cute Cypress:

Hooded fleece-lined carseat poncho for girls OR boys! Can be made to be reversible too! {Reality Daydream}

I have a feeling a LOT of you are going to be making one of these car seat ponchos for toddlers for your little one, so be sure to send me pics or tag me on social media! (@RealityDaydream) …I can’t wait to see how yours turns out!

~Bethany

PSSSSST! Be sure to also check out our other sewing tutorials and projects!

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About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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Comments

  1. 308

    Linda Bacon says

    December 4, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    You mentioned a video in your instructions for folding and cutting. I’m not seeing it. I think I’m supposed to fold in half, and in half 2 more times. Would that be right, just looking at the pictures.

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    Sue says

    November 20, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    Thank you for the awesome tips!!! I used plaid fleece and minky on the inside, turned out wonderful!

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    D says

    October 22, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    where is the link for the pattern pieces . . . I have looked all over this site. It shows a sample pattern layout but where is the pattern

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    Leigh Anne Hoormann says

    September 21, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    Hello! a few years ago i used this pattern to make a poncho for daughter. My daughter still loves this but i need to make another, in a big size. In the directions, you reference measuring from the neck to fingertips to make a bigger size, but once you have the number, how do you know what size to cut the circle? Thank you!

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      Bethany Sy says

      September 21, 2020 at 8:56 pm

      So the diameter of your circle should be the neck-to-fingertips measurement x2 (plus the 5ish inches for the neck hole)

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        Sue says

        October 28, 2020 at 5:15 pm

        Why times 3? Seems like it would be times 2. What am I missing?

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          Bethany Sy says

          October 28, 2020 at 5:23 pm

          Yes you’re right! That was a typo. Thanks or letting me know. I’ll fix it now!

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    Cathy Mayfield says

    September 21, 2020 at 12:06 pm

    I’m so excited to try this either today or tomorrow! I saw the idea last year and bought some adorable fabric for our now 17-month-old granddaughter. Thank you for your detailed instructions and tips. And for the photos of your adorable daughter. When I’m done posting this comment, I’m searching your site to be added to your email list. Blessings!

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    • 316

      Bethany Sy says

      September 21, 2020 at 12:36 pm

      Yay that’s so exciting! Please send pics when you’re done! My email is beth@realitydaydream.com. And you can sign up for my mailing list in my sidebar!

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  6. 317

    Mari Luana says

    May 24, 2020 at 6:49 pm

    Thank you so much for this pattern. It so simple and easy to modify for whatever look I’m going for. I needed a windbreaker for my daughter and was able to make her a nice one by sewing some vinyl in between the layers. As well as modding the hood so that it had multiple layers that I could stick the vinyl between. Now I don’t have to worry about her saying warm in the wind and rain. I will defiantly be using this pattern as a base to make more ponchos in the future. Thanks again!

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      Bethany Sy says

      May 26, 2020 at 3:57 pm

      Thank you Mari! I’m so glad it worked so well for you!

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    Teens pocho says

    April 23, 2020 at 11:23 am

    Hi Bethany,
    First of all, I want to say that your daughter is super cute. I wish I could hug her right away. Second, this article is amazing and tackling the very common problem of buckling up kids in the cars while keeping them warm. I will sew the one for my little son as per your guidelines. Thanks for sharing!

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    Rachel Williams says

    January 31, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    Hi! I am having a difficult time understanding what you mean by hemming the hole for the neck. Won’t it bunch of I do that? Will I need to cut nicks in it? Am I actually not folding the fabric down, as in more of a basting hem?

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    Kristine says

    January 31, 2020 at 8:16 am

    Do you have this tutorial in a downloadable PDF? It would make following some much easier.

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    Gina mawyer says

    December 18, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    I love this so much!! I made one for my 8 month old with both layers of fleece because New England is so cold and we are already having a bad winter. It came out amazing and I’m a pretty terrible sewer!! Thank you!

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    Lisa says

    December 3, 2019 at 5:53 pm

    Are these washable? I’m super freaked out about the linen shrinking.

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      Bethany Sy says

      December 3, 2019 at 6:15 pm

      Just pre-wash your linen!

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      • 325

        Lisa D Sellers says

        December 7, 2019 at 6:14 pm

        Thanks. Would it work to use fleece on both sides?

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        • 326

          Bethany Sy says

          December 10, 2019 at 12:38 pm

          Yes! Totally!

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        Lisa D Sellers says

        December 9, 2019 at 5:48 pm

        Thanks. Would it work to use fleece on both sides? Also, how long does it take to make one?

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          Bethany Sy says

          December 10, 2019 at 12:37 pm

          Yes it would totally work with fleece on both sides! Mine took me an afternoon to make. But if you’re more experienced with the sewing machine than I am, you could probably knock this out in an hour or two.

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            Lisa says

            December 13, 2019 at 11:29 am

            Thanks, Bethany!

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    Diana says

    November 12, 2019 at 2:36 pm

    Hi, I just ordered some fabrics to make this poncho. We live in Manitoba so it is cold in the winters. I was thinking about double layering the materials. I only bought 2 metres of fleece though so I may not have enough. How would you reccomend attaching a second layer? Thank you!

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    • 331

      Shonie says

      November 18, 2019 at 8:26 pm

      I tried to watch the video, but it would allow me to watch a second of the video then an advertisement would pop up. This happened repeatedly. I finally gave up!

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      • 332

        Bethany Sy says

        November 18, 2019 at 8:50 pm

        That’s sooooo weird and annoying! I’m sorry it keeps happening to you. I’m going to look into it! Thanks for letting me know!

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    • 333

      Diana says

      November 26, 2019 at 5:10 pm

      Hey everyone. I have some pointers or hardships that I had, lol. If I make another one someday, I am going to do it a little differently.

      I had troubles hemming the linen neck hole. It took me a few times of riping it out before i decided to put tiny nicks in the fabric every so often then fold/hem. It helped stop the material from bunching up and made a smoother hem.

      Also I am not sure of it’s because I double fleeced it but hemming the fleece over on the neck after was extremely difficult. I ended up not hemming it down and actually “hemming” it up. I also sliced the fabric like the bottom to give it that same frilled look. Also next time, i would cut a hole in the fleece at the same time as the linen (keeping the fleece hole smaller still). I found it hard to sew the materials together without having a hole to put my hand through. That’s all. 🙂

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        Bonnie holman says

        January 5, 2021 at 4:56 am

        Girl – change the fleece measurement requirements to 1.5 yards.

        18” is .5 yard.

        I was at the fabric store when I found your post – .5 yard short for the hood because you didn’t include it in the actual total fabric.

        In a recipe the total amount of an ingredient is listed – why in the world would you list the additional 18” square separately and omit it from the total.

        – Frustrated I have to go back to the store or omit a hood.

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        • 335

          Bethany Sy says

          January 6, 2021 at 1:14 pm

          You’re totally right. Why did I even do that? I’m not a sewing blogger, so doing this tutorial was a stretch outside of my comfort zone. But I’m so glad I did because SO MANY PEOPLE have used this tutorial!! I’m surprised nobody has called me out on the fabric measurement situation until now. 😉 I will fix it ASAP.

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  13. 336

    Emily says

    November 2, 2019 at 6:15 pm

    How would you modify to use a directional fabric and avoid one side being upside down?!?!
    Thank you!!

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    Vivian Bannon says

    October 15, 2019 at 3:41 pm

    What kind of fleece do you use, anit-pill or blizzard!!!

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 15, 2019 at 5:40 pm

      I used Anti-pill, but if you’re in a very cold climate, Blizzard wouldn’t be a bad idea!

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    Sharron says

    September 21, 2019 at 9:29 pm

    Thank you so much for posting this free tutorial. I am getting ready to start this little project. I am sure with your great tutorial, and fantastic comments, That all will go well. Thank you, thank you !!
    Sharron

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      Bethany Sy says

      September 22, 2019 at 1:59 pm

      Yay! Good luck! Send me pics when you’re done <3

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        Jean WestErman says

        November 10, 2020 at 7:16 pm

        Love this but I am making for a small 1 yr. old. Do I need the 18×18 for hood or use excess from the 60 wide x 36

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    Noelle L Warntjes says

    August 14, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    I have a sewing machine. It runs. Ive never made anything besides a pillow when I was a kid and a few repair stitches. Am I insane for wanting to make this? Or is relatively “beginner” friendly? Thank you!

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      Bethany Sy says

      August 14, 2019 at 7:38 pm

      Yes! I totally think you could pull it off!!

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    Christine Williams says

    January 22, 2019 at 8:10 pm

    Just finished this project this morning! I love how it turned out. I used “heavenly fleece” for both layers which has to be hemmed at all edges but it was an easy modification. The only thing I wish I would’ve done different is to make it bigger. I would have done 60×60 for the first square so the blanket would cover her legs. Thank you for the tutorial!

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      Debs says

      August 1, 2019 at 7:09 pm

      This would be great for those carseat-to-supermarket trolley moments as well as being handy for popping under the buggy as a just-in-case cosy.

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      Anne says

      December 8, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      So is your second piece 36 x 36?

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    Lo says

    January 15, 2019 at 4:49 pm

    Lol.. the balloon is too funny. I love that you did that! I would’ve LOL but I didn’t want to wake my son. Thanks for the tutorial and the laughs.. hope to get this going in the next few days!

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    Barb Sweep says

    January 8, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    Pattern for this poncho

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      Lisa Leeper says

      June 20, 2019 at 3:01 pm

      It says there is a tutorial but the only part is for the Circle? Can you post the original?

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    Holly says

    December 24, 2018 at 3:41 am

    Is there a way to fix the head cut out if you made it too big? I completely finished it and i overcompinsated. I feel absolutely sick! 🙁

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      Bethany Sy says

      December 25, 2018 at 9:52 pm

      Do a button and loop! Or read through the comments here… there are a lot of good ideas for fixing this problem. You’re not the only one! 😉

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    Denise Mortley says

    November 14, 2018 at 8:32 pm

    Thanks so much for this pattern! I made one last yr for my daughter and just finished making another one for this year. I made it out of double layer fleece (one patterned and a complimentary plain colour) andade it reversible (which hurt my brain a bit to figure out… But so worth it!!)

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    Tara says

    November 5, 2018 at 2:39 am

    My sister-in-law gave material to make this for her granddaughter. I’m not sure how well it’s going to turn out. She bought a fabric that is very stretchy for the outside and the a flannel material for the inside. Have you made this with other materials before or do you recommend using a linnen and a fleece.

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    Andrea says

    November 4, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    If you don’t plan on fringing the bottom, what do suggest as far as sewing?
    Thank you!

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      Teresa says

      December 17, 2018 at 11:21 pm

      You would put the 2 materials on top of each other with the right sides facing. Then, see the outer edge completely around.and then turn it right side out. You will have the neck opening still and finish.

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  24. 356

    Maureen says

    October 28, 2018 at 4:32 am

    I made this for my daughter. It came out so cute. Thank you for sharing this. Your instructions were easy to follow. I used a pattern that had feathers, so I cut some feathers from the scrap and sewed onto the front of the poncho. Adorable. Thank you!

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    Val Muller says

    October 26, 2018 at 7:46 pm

    I made this for my daughter after getting tired of taking off her jacket everytime we get into the car. She loves it, and it looks great. I have lots of experience sewing, as I made my wedding dress and other things. But I would not have thought of this on my own. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

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    Lisa says

    October 26, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    I purchased enough fleece to make 2 ponchos, not realizing that the material needs to be 60 inches wide. My circle came out way to short. Please add the width to your material requirement so others are aware. I’m hoping I can add a long ruffle at the bottom to make it longer .

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 27, 2018 at 1:20 am

      So sorry that happened Lisa. I will update the post with that info. Thank you for sharing.

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        Abby says

        October 28, 2018 at 10:52 pm

        I’m confused, why does it need to be 60 inches wide if you’re cutting it into a 36” square? Won’t you just be throwing 24 inches of material away (or scrap pile)?

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          Erin Johnson says

          November 5, 2018 at 4:28 am

          I have the same question!

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          Paula J Volesky says

          November 9, 2018 at 3:02 pm

          Me too!

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            Jamie says

            November 28, 2018 at 11:04 pm

            You need the excess for the hood! I just made two today for a newborn and 1 year old… I used 36×36 squares and 28×28 squares, plus the hood material. Overall you will need about 36×60 of the fabric you want the hood to be made out of and 36×36 of the other material.

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        Darla morton says

        October 29, 2018 at 10:53 pm

        I want to make sure I don’t cut it too short. Did you include fringe in your measurements? My granddaughter measured 29” wrist to wrist. I was going to add a couple inches for growth so I would cut my square 31×31? That doesn’t seem very long. Should I add a couple more inches? She is 3 ft tall.

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      Rosemarie says

      March 3, 2020 at 12:10 am

      You could make a ruffle trim out of same fabric of outside of poncho

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    Baley says

    October 25, 2018 at 3:07 pm

    I’m a little confused on making the hood and then attaching it to the poncho part. I’m fairly new at sewing and I cant really tell what I’m doing by the pics.

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      Brenna says

      October 29, 2018 at 1:06 am

      Same here! Does the hood attach to just the linen first or are all three sewn together?

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      Angie says

      October 30, 2018 at 7:30 pm

      I had the same problem. But I kept looking at it and thinking about it and it finally hit me last night what needed to be done. I will be finishing up mine today. I was stuck on the hood.

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      Josie says

      December 9, 2018 at 1:57 pm

      I’m confused on the hood. I get the first steps on sewing the hems on the long sides and folding in half to meet each other. Then I am not abke to follow along with the directions.
      Can you please help me out with the rest of the hood please?

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    Stefanie says

    October 24, 2018 at 12:43 am

    This is adorable! I was thinking of adding snaps on the inside for when it is super chilly to keep it closer to the body. Do you think that would be helpful or no?

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 24, 2018 at 11:29 am

      Totally! That’s a smart idea!

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        michaela says

        October 24, 2018 at 6:13 pm

        so i have a question. the child i am making this for her head is 15 inches around and 12 inches from front of hair line to back. when cutting the hole do i just find something that is 12 inches across and make a circle with that. i’m sure this sounds silly but my mind is just not getting that part with the directions

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          Bethany Sy says

          October 24, 2018 at 7:55 pm

          Hey Michaela! I’m not good with math and dimensions. LOL! But due to the somewhat stretchy nature of fleece, I wouldn’t use your child’s head measurements and cut a hole that size. Plus after you hem the neck hole, it will be even larger. My daughter’s head was off-the-charts large when I made her this poncho, and I used a saucer with a 5″ diameter for the head hole. It seems SO STUPID SMALL when you’re tracing it. But it will be close! I promise! You can always make the neck hole bigger, but not smaller 😉

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            Susie says

            November 4, 2018 at 1:35 pm

            A 5” diameter circle gives you a 17.8” opening.
            Diameter x 3.14.

            I kept the fabric folded after the first cut (to make the circle). Then I went down 2.5 inches from the top point (the center) and cut a curve to 2.5” on the other edge.

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    Linda says

    October 23, 2018 at 10:04 pm

    This is such a cute project! I tried to get one started this afternoon, but for some reason my fabric comes out in the shape of a round cornered square instead of a circle. I practiced with paper before cutting the fabric, but never could get it to come out right. I watched your video over and over. What am I doing wrong?

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 24, 2018 at 11:31 am

      Gah! I don’t know! I know others have had this problem too, and I was hoping the little video would help. You could really just make sure your fabric is a perfect square, and lay it out flat and eyeball cutting it into a circle. It doesn’t have to be perfect!

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        Susie says

        November 4, 2018 at 1:42 pm

        When cutting, the edges of the triangle need to end up being the same distance from the point. That means cutting quite a bit more on the longer edge. If the shorter edge is 18”, then mark the long edge at the 18” mark and curve from the shorter edge to longer edge as shown in the video. This gives you a point to aim for.

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          Susan Maddox says

          November 12, 2018 at 7:13 am

          Use a tape measurer. Pin the measurment you want to the top of the folded fabric (where their head will go) like 18 inches. Just glide the tape from top to bottom of your folded fabric making a light mark on your fabric as you gently move the tape measurer. Then cut with sizzors. This should help you get a perfectly round circle.

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      mary e mcbride says

      November 16, 2018 at 10:45 pm

      I had the same problem , but i rounded my cut a little more and it came out perfect .

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    Nancy Wehner says

    October 22, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    can you use different material besides the linen

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 23, 2018 at 12:57 am

      Yes totally! I just liked the tailored look of it.

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        Debra Hope says

        October 25, 2018 at 5:53 pm

        When you use the linen , does that make it harder to wash?

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    Doris St John says

    October 21, 2018 at 9:47 pm

    What did you use to cut through all the layers of fleese? I had a hard time.. I wasted fabric cutting this out.

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 21, 2018 at 11:15 pm

      I used my super sharp fabric scissors, and it was fine! I’m so sorry you’re having a tough time. 🙁

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    Jill S Kangas says

    October 20, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    I have only boys in my family, but I’m thinking a cute “super hero cape” look would solve my problem!

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 21, 2018 at 11:16 pm

      YESSSS! Totally! I don’t think there’s anything inherently ‘feminine’ about a poncho anyway. 😉

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        Vanessa says

        November 22, 2018 at 1:27 am

        I just made a maroon one with an Avengers pattern fleece for my 4 year old son (cut a 43” square since he’s taller, but the 36” square worked for my toddler daughter!). He won’t take it off and calls it his super hero cape! Thanks for the design. It’s awesome!