FLEECE-LINED HOODED PONCHO FOR TODDLERSOCTOBER 18, 2016 BY BETHANY

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I don’t often feel inclined to sew anything. I’m intimidated and inexperienced, and if we’re beinghonest, I find that I have a bit of an anger problem when I’m in the same room with my sewingmachine.

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I mean, that’s all a little dramatic. But I’m just setting the tone for how you don’t have to be anexperienced seamstress to pull off this tutorial. I took pictures along the way to share the deetswith you. So whether you’re a beginner or a pro, let’s get to it!

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

I had a tough time deciding on fabric for this little poncho, but ultimately decided to go with asolid neutral linen fabric in ‘Mushroom’, with a fun/colorful fleece ‘Winterfleece Butterflies’for the cozy liner and accent colors.

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1 yard Formenti Linen fabric in ‘Mushroom’1 yard Winterfleece Butterflies fleece fabric (plus 18” x 18” extra for the hood)Sewing machine (I have this one)Thread to match your fabricsSewing scissorsSuper cute child model

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

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

Open that sucker up and you’ve got a nearperfect circle! If it’s not perfect, it’s ok. You’ll seewhy later!

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

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?#notsomuch …So I used one of Cypress’ shirts and found an item that was a similarsizedcircle as the head hole of her shirt. It happened to be a plate from the girls’ play kitchen, butyou could use a lid or a saucer (which I call a ‘dessert plate’… but Nick corrected me and saysit’s a saucer).

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!

Hem the outer circle under 23 inches or so. This part is tricky because you’re hemming aCIRCLE… not a straight line. So feel free to take some little ‘tucks’ along the way to stay ontrack. It will look like this on the under side.

Hem around the circle for the head hole too. Then lay it over the fleece circle and try to get itas centered as possible. This is a good time to think about whether there’s an ‘up or down’ tothe print. Pin it down along the seem every 45 inches, then sew the two layers together rightover the existing seam. I used a zigzag stitch so it would be a little forgiving just in case Ididn’t follow the line perfectly.

This is what we have now!

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

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

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

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

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.

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 goto make sure everything is staying in place just so. (sorry I forgot to turn the light off on mysewing machine for this pic)

When I went to try this sucker on Cypress for a test run, it wouldn’t fit over her offthechartsgiant head. It was sooooo close! But since there’s no stretch in this material, it just wasn’thappening. But at least it wasn’t too big. I can totally fix too small…

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

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

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

This darling hooded poncho turned out SO ADORABLE. I’m so glad I stepped outside of mysewing comfort zone on this!

I just can’t stand the cuteness!

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

Ok… ONE LAST PICTURE of my super cute Cypress:

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

~Bethany

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Bonnie RockerVanDresar • 3 hours ago −Do you have a printable version? My machine is in another room and would like to not have to run backand forth from the computer to the sewing machine. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 39 minutes ago −Mod > Bonnie RockerVanDresar

Would it work if you hit ControlP to print the blog post? I do not have this in a PDF version.

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Barb Wirth Norvell • 2 days ago −I am confused by the hood. It looks like it is a tube of fleece. So does it just cover the ears or does itcover the back of the neck, like a regular hoodie.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > Barb Wirth Norvell

The hood is folded in half and sewn on one end, so it should be just like a regular hood. Doesthat makes sense?

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Barb Wirth Norvell • 19 hours ago −> Beth @ Reality Daydream

I think I have it now. Thanks

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Brittany • 2 days ago −I finished mine and was going to post it like asked but I can't seem to add images up here.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > Brittany

Yeah it's frustrating that you can't upload pics right here to the comment thread. You could eitherpost pics to social media and tag me (@RealityDaydream) or just email them to me!(beth@realitydaydream.com ... I can't wait to see!

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nikkylee • 2 days ago −My 18 yr old niece wants one...best way to conver measurements?

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > nikkylee

You just want to measure from her neck to wrist, and then adjust the radius of your circleaccordingly. It's unlikely that you'll be able to find fabric wide enough, so you'll probably have toput two halfcircles together. But it will still be awesome! Please send pics!

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Dawn DeHeer Kilby • 3 days ago −Ok help on the neck hole, can you tell me what the your circle measured. I don't have a little one to try iton. thanks

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Tena Vanderheyden • 15 hours ago −> Dawn DeHeer Kilby

I'm making one for a 15 month old, and the sweater I measured as a guid was 14 inches. So Icute 13 inches, as it stretches easily.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > Dawn DeHeer Kilby

The little plate that we used to trace the circle of the neck hole was 4 3/4", but it ended up beinga bit too small. So maybe go with 5"? That is... if you baby has the exact same size head asmine LOL! When you're cutting the head hole, it will look WAY too small at first. But don't let thatstop you. You can always go bigger like I did, but you can't make it smaller once you've cut ahold that ends up being too big.

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Amanda Kelly • 3 days ago −I made one of these today and it came out great! I also made my neck hole just a little big, so I made alittle collar to go around the neck after the hood is put on.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > Amanda Kelly

Yay I'm so glad it turned out! And good problemsolving! <3

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Nikky AffolderWalker • 4 days ago −Just to be clear... the 18x18 for the hood comes from the scrap when cutting the circle or I need to buyan additional bit of fabric on top of the 1 yard?

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Barb Wirth Norvell • 2 days ago −> Nikky AffolderWalker

I wouldn't think you would need to buy extra, because the fleece I bought is 60" wide.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 4 days ago −Mod > Nikky AffolderWalker

Correct. The hood fabric is in addition to the yard of fleece.

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Megan B • 5 days ago −I made my neck hole WAY too big on my daughters so I thought I'd share a little tip for others who havedone the same! I bought some rib knit fabric to match and the measured how big the neck hole was(mine was 22inches) then cut the fabric so that it went from 22 inches into 17 inches (the size of mydaughter's head minus an inch). The fabric I cut looked kind of like the Pizza Hut sign with a roundedbottom. I added 4 inches of 17inch fabric in top so that it covered her neck more and it looks like she'swearing a turtle neck! It worked perfectly and she loves wearing her cape!

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > Megan B

Yay, I'm glad it turned out despite the setback!

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Letha Colquitt • 6 days ago −If you wanted to make a larger size, how much bigger do you want that initial square (36")? I wouldwant to measure like Christine is saying below, but how do I apply that to the 36" square we startedwith....I do sew, but not usually good at adjusting a pattern.

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Shsron Ystes • 6 days ago −She is beautiful and the poncho is adorable love it to cute

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > Shsron Ystes

Thank you! <3

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Kayla • 6 days ago −Do you have to use the linen fabric or can you use normal fabric with the fleece?

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Tena Vanderheyden • 15 hours ago −> Kayla

I live in Canada, and used fleece for both fabrics, turned out great.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • a day ago −Mod > Kayla

I'm not sure what 'normal' fabric means, but you don't have to use linen. You could even usetwo layers of fleece if you really wanted to. I just liked the look and feel of linen for the outerlayer.

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Christine Stewart • 7 days ago −I would think to get the appropriate size all you have to do is measure the child from the back of theneck down to where you want the hem of the poncho to sit then add extra for the hem. Behind the kneeor just above would be perfect length as in the photo. Not really that complicated.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Christine Stewart

Yes totally! So easy to modify for different sizes!

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Rikki Oliver • 7 days ago −This is super cute! I really want to make one for my daughter. That said, she is 11.5 months andwearing a 2T. So should I keep it to the same dimensions, or try a bit bigger?

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Rikki Oliver

I think this would be the perfect size for her!

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dana dashoop • 7 days ago −excellent job!!! SOOO CUTE!!!!!!! has Pais & Del suggested they would like one ;)

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > dana dashoop

Lol yes... they were like 'WHY DOES CYPIE GET ONE AND NOT US?' I'll whip some out forthem in ALLLLL my free time. :)

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Taby Stec • 7 days ago −Can you make another one but have the whole thing in a video?I have disabilities making it hard to go by pictures, I would really appreciate it if you added a video of itAlso what measurements would I do for a size 18 months? Also size 3t? I am bad at math and everything too so details help me allot, thank you!

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Taby Stec

These dimensions in the tutorial are for sizes 12m 3T. You could make the 12m one slightlysmaller and the 3T one slightly larger to distinguish between the two. The beauty of this conceptis that it doesn't have to be exact!

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Taby Stec

Taby, so sorry but no video this time :(

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Sharon Kovach • 7 days ago −I am not well and cant do this.... I sure wish there was someone who made these....

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Karen Simon Peterson • 6 days ago −> Sharon Kovach

I'm a seamstress I primarily sew costumes. If you sent me the fabric, I'd sew it for you.

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retired medic • 8 days ago −My granddaughter is 17months old and wears a 3t how would you suggest getting this to fit her?

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 8 days ago −Mod > retired medic

That sounds about the same exact size and age as Cypress! Lol! I would follow this tutorial withthe same dimensions!

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Ann • 8 days ago −Thanks for the great poncho project! How would you adjust for an older child that's wearing 5t?

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Ann

I would measure from his/her neck down to wrists and adjust the tutorial accordingly!

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Ann • 8 days ago −Thanks for poncho project! How would I adjust for a child wearing 45t?

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Ann

I would measure the length from your child's neck to their wrists and adjust the dimensionsaccordingly!

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Kaitlynn Taylor Finley • 8 days ago −What size is your daughter? My daughter is is 1218 month clothes. Any ideas what kind ofadjustments I should make for a smaller size? 1

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 8 days ago −Mod > Kaitlynn Taylor Finley

My daughter wears 2T ...sometimes 3T. So maybe just make the radius of the circle a coupleinches shorter? I would cut it out of a scrap piece of fabric to test it first

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Anita Weaver • 8 days ago −Laura, the fleece fabric stretches and the linen doesn't. As someone said, the linen keeps the fleecefrom getting stretched out of shape stabilizes the cape. I could see this as a reversible cape usingtwo cute prints. Fleece is also water resistant so it would keep the clothes underneath dry if it's rainingor snowing.

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Anita Weaver

Yes exactly!

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Laura • 9 days ago −Just curious what the reasoning is behind the linen layer? Could you make this out of just one layer offleece? Is the linen for extra warmth or looks? Very cute!

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 8 days ago −Mod > Laura

The main reason I added the linen layer was because I liked the more 'taylored look' and theneutral color would go with anything. And the fleece added a coziness factor as well as anaccent color. But the linen also helps the poncho keep it's shape, since fleece tends to stretchover time, and eventually get pilly.

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Taby Stec • 7 days ago −> Beth @ Reality Daydream

I was thinking of adding a thicker cloth underneath the fleece so the pretty one is on topand I was thinking of the thicker cloth underneath to block out the harsh winds andfreezing weather in the winter. Do you think it would be too hard to sew thicker clothingwith the fleece?

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Beth @ Reality Daydream • 7 days ago −Mod > Taby Stec

You could absolutely make this more layers for added warmth!

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