Finished the poncho!
So I was able to sew together all my car seat poncho pieces in one day. I ended up doing a double layer of fleece. Once again the tutorial I used can be found here: https://realitydaydream.com/fleece-lined-hooded-poncho-for-little-girls/?m
In the original tutorial, she used a linen front and a fleece inside for hers. Since I didn't do that I just cut two circles of the exact same size. I pinned my circles so that the right sides were facing each other. I sewed around the whole outside of my circle with a straight stitch and then went back over and did a zigzag a little below the straight stitch.
When I cut the hole in the middle for the hood I flipped the whole thing right side out again with all the seams on the inside. Then I sewed around the bottom edge of the circle to give it a more finished look. I took the two 18 inch squares that I had cut for the hood and folded them in half and I used a pattern piece I already had cut out last year for some child size fleece robes. I used a size 7 I believe. I folded the fabric and but the back edge of the hood on the fold. So the side closes to the sewing machine. I cut the rest but didn't cut through the fold.
It's a peekaboo pattern shop pattern called the comfy cozy robe. You can find it here:
http://www.peekaboopatternshop.com/comfy-cozy-robe/ It's a really great pattern. I had already cut two 18 inches so I could have my hood be double thickness and reversible. Once again I sewed the right sides together lining up the middle seam of my hood. I sewed around the front edge and then flipped the whole thing right side out. I sewed the hood only to the outside linning and then took the inside black lining and lifted it up and covered all the hood seams. I just stitched this right now without turning it under or anything. Just stitched it over all the bulky seams to make it less likely to itch my little one's neck.
My Little loves it and really enjoys spinning around in it. I would say that this pattern is an easy to moderate sew. The hardest part for me was cutting out the circle. I have dedicated fabric scissors and they did not want to cut through all the layers of fleece that I ended up with after all the folding I did. My circle was more oblong than circle but I still like how it turned out. All the rest of the sewing was pretty easy and straightforward. If you need any clarification on anything I did please comment below.
In the original tutorial, she used a linen front and a fleece inside for hers. Since I didn't do that I just cut two circles of the exact same size. I pinned my circles so that the right sides were facing each other. I sewed around the whole outside of my circle with a straight stitch and then went back over and did a zigzag a little below the straight stitch.
When I cut the hole in the middle for the hood I flipped the whole thing right side out again with all the seams on the inside. Then I sewed around the bottom edge of the circle to give it a more finished look. I took the two 18 inch squares that I had cut for the hood and folded them in half and I used a pattern piece I already had cut out last year for some child size fleece robes. I used a size 7 I believe. I folded the fabric and but the back edge of the hood on the fold. So the side closes to the sewing machine. I cut the rest but didn't cut through the fold.
It's a peekaboo pattern shop pattern called the comfy cozy robe. You can find it here:
http://www.peekaboopatternshop.com/comfy-cozy-robe/ It's a really great pattern. I had already cut two 18 inches so I could have my hood be double thickness and reversible. Once again I sewed the right sides together lining up the middle seam of my hood. I sewed around the front edge and then flipped the whole thing right side out. I sewed the hood only to the outside linning and then took the inside black lining and lifted it up and covered all the hood seams. I just stitched this right now without turning it under or anything. Just stitched it over all the bulky seams to make it less likely to itch my little one's neck.
My Little loves it and really enjoys spinning around in it. I would say that this pattern is an easy to moderate sew. The hardest part for me was cutting out the circle. I have dedicated fabric scissors and they did not want to cut through all the layers of fleece that I ended up with after all the folding I did. My circle was more oblong than circle but I still like how it turned out. All the rest of the sewing was pretty easy and straightforward. If you need any clarification on anything I did please comment below.





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