✂️ EASY ✂️ Childs Poncho / Car seat poncho - Reversible - sewing tutorial

[@Charmedbyashley]

Blog post - charmedbyashley.com/child-carseat-poncho-pattern-instructions/

[@hollsdun3353]

This is definitely the easiest and most clearly explained tutorial I found. After trying another tutorial that had me going crazy and ready to quit I found this and it saved the project! Thanks so much for making sure everything was clearly explained and visible on camera.

[@GrammaPatriot]

Beautiful job! My daughter, who is a nanny, just sent me a pic of a carseat poncho and asked if I'd be able to make it. I've only learned how to sew on a machine within the last year, so of course I panicked lol...but I'm going to try. Thanks for making it look so easy. Adorable daughter/model too! Wish me luck!

[@jennasmith3228]

Best and easiest poncho tutorial out there! The only thing is, I had to watch the video about 20 times to figure out how and where to place the hood in-between the 2 layers before sewing it in. Love the poncho!

[@pattysherwood7091]

I would turn the poncho inside out to stitch the bottom hem, leaving a gap to turn it right side out, then sew up the gap.

[@kristiehughes7675]

Just made this today and my two year old loves it! I used My overlocker and i hemmed it inside out to start. Used the head hole to pull it Right sides out Amd then added the hood like you woulda waste band and works fantastically!

[@cherylhuntley53]

Im a Mimi and I shiver whenever i see my grandchildren being buckled in during the winter. This could be an answer.

[@christinerobinson890]

Exactly! My sil was carrying the toddler to the car in Michigan winter with no coat and no blanket! This is brilliant!

[@kayenicholson2225]

Good tutorial,EXCEPT I had trouble seeing exactly what you did when pinning hood to cape to hide all edges.

[@Charmedbyashley]

So sorry! This was a hard tutorial to film but i also was a less experienced tuber back then lol

[@presidentelecthygienius562]

I’m having the same issue. My brain can seem to process what’s happening

[@alyburleson8079]

Just made this today!! Thank you for your clear and understandable directions!! I'm not going to say I didn't have to watch parts of it several times, but I had to get some things clear in my mind. Also nice to be able to reference your blog with printed directions!!

[@paulaelder6463]

Thanks for the awesome video. Can't believe I made this poncho this morning for my granddaughter. So easy with your video! I kept the poncho in the square with the points hanging front, back, sides because she is taller and it gave it more length. Thanks again

[@petrarupp7602]

Welche Größe ist 140

[@siobhanoraw3557]

Thank you, brilliant tutorial. Plan on making some for my grandchildren

[@mrssoapmistress]

Just made one for my grandson it turned out FANTASTIC! Your instructions are easy to follow. I actually followed your video and another persons video and adjusted things the way I wanted them to turn out. So between both video's for me this turned out perfect. Thank you for the easy to follow easy to understand video. Now to make one for my grand daughter!! They will both have one for Christmas! Thank you.

[@Charmedbyashley]

aww thats fantastic! if your on instagram please share! @charmedbyashley

[@mrssoapmistress]

i'm not on instagram but am on facebook and I just realized I flipped it inside out and this poncho is totally reversible it can be worn either way. So my grandson has spiderman on one side and darth vader on the other side. Thank you so much!!

[@Charmedbyashley]

Soap Mistress haha yes yes it is! Www.facebook.com/charmedbyashley

[@hottmessmom6941]

im absolutely in love with this poncho! Thank you so much for this tutorial it was PERFECT! I grabbed 2 fleece blankets with very little hope of a good turn out and thanks to your tutorial its 1000% amazing!! Subscribing for sure!!

[@Charmedbyashley]

thanks so much! please share #charmedbyashley if you make some :)

[@dianao1052]

Great tutorial, and I will be using your process to make these for my grandkids! I've been through a few other sites and tutorials that made it far more complicated (especially the hood). THANK YOU for the simplified steps and excellent video!

[@davidmiddler4780]

This is by far the best quality and best video and best construction of these car seat ponchos I have seen out there. Thank you so much.

[@luvinlife225]

I can't wait to try this! I hope it is as beginner friendly as it looks. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@Charmedbyashley]

I hope it works out you for! the longest part is cutting out the fabric really... and im not a professional thats for sure so if i can pretty much anyone can hehe good luck! Follow me on my social media i would love to see it :D

[@annabarth7264]

Saving this tutorial for sure, BUT.. My 18m old HATES hats & we live in WI so I'm hoping that making the top stitch a bit wider so I can run some elastic for around his face *might* help to keep the hood up for the walk to/from the car a little warmer for him..

[@Charmedbyashley]

Oh ya for sure! Let me know how it turns out! 😌

[@christinerobinson890]

You are a great instructor! I’m going to be sewing for the grandkids! I have five now, so I had better get me some fleece!

[@goblincandy1487]

Great video. I can't wait to give this a try! Thank you for making the directions easy to follow.

[@dionnedonghia696]

You did an excellent job of explaining this. I made three of them for my grandchildren based on your video alone and they came out perfectly. Thank you!

[@Charmedbyashley]

aww wonderful!!

[@mlmn4151]

This looks like the easiest way of any tutorial that I've seen. Thanks a bunch.

[@susiephillips1671]

I made some of these but I just stitched the bottoms together without turning them under. I figured it is fleece and the will not fray. I even stitched one with a decorative stitch and then just trimmed about 3/8” from the stitching.

[@Charmedbyashley]

Ya you def can do that! some peopole choose to cut a fringe at the bottom as well. super cute!

[@louisesrhoj7479]

Love your tutorial. So nice and easy to understand. Thank you

[@monicalawhorn2485]

Very beautiful. End product is so worth the little extra time to make everything clean and neat. I'm a beginner (well i will be when I get my first machine this year) and I am confident I can do this. My only question is what are sewing clips? I have pins should i pick up so clips when I pick out my machine?

[@ROLLERCAT17]

Just made two of these! Thank you for the easy to follow video and written instructions on your website! The finished product is much nicer than the no-tie versions.

[@Charmedbyashley]

aww wonderful to hear!

[@sharoncorder6653]

Charmed By Ashley Could I get the written instructions for the reversible poncho?

[@blancaantoniofernandez7889]

Muchas gracias por enseñarnos este lindo poncho, gracias a tu vídeo pude hacer el mío, muy bien explicado y lo mejor fácil de hacer, excelente trabajo☺️😍👍

[@hidethecookiejar4639]

The safety part of it is huge! That's why we have them for our kids. Especially here in Canada where it gets so cold.

[@Charmedbyashley]

so cold! Where are you from? im near Niagara Falls

[@hidethecookiejar4639]

@@Charmedbyashley We live in Sudbury. We've had snow here since early November.....and some really cold days, too!

[@Charmedbyashley]

we had a good snow fall in mid november too which doesn't usually happen, kids were making snow men and everything! lol Already ready for summer! haha

[@hidethecookiejar4639]

@@Charmedbyashley Oh, I hear ya!

[@hidethecookiejar4639]

@@Charmedbyashley Winter is really just starting here. We can have snow from November to April! Summer is just a blip.

[@ilusmarie]

loved this tutorial! all others are so complicated. Thank you

[@jennifercooper279]

I know you made this video over a year ago, but I find it VERY helpful. I'm getting ready to make one for my granddaughter and am hoping to make MANY more to sell along with my other baby/children's items at local craft fairs. THANK YOU!!

[@Charmedbyashley]

Thats wonderful! im on the mommy facebook groups and people area allllllways looking for people to make them, and people stop my kids when they see mine haha

[@rupalvyas3290]

Appreciate the quick, easy n useful technique. Thanks

[@melaniebiggeruhffdsssakpu102]

Gonna make one for my granddaughter! She lives with me and goes on rides with me when I work/deliver other people's order. Tired of pulling her out and put on a coat then knock on the door to deliver/drop off and collect money then back to the car and take the coat off and buckle her back in. Too much work. This is what I need, I'm gonna still put on a jacket that is thin but warm and add the poncho to be extra warm!

[@tywannaluckey7086]

Love this great idea for my grandkids as Christmas gifts!😀

[@iosilver8844]

Great job explaining how to sew a poncho.

[@kimmerc71]

Great tutorial! Thanks.

[@nessaaguilera5783]

Used this and omg love it!

[@bilahernandez8003]

Thank you so much for the great video, I’m trying to make one for each of my grand babies, but I am stuck in sewing the hood on. Do you place the hood inside the hole or you pick a side and place it in there- with right sides touching each other?

[@Charmedbyashley]

Your going to sandwich the hood in the layers of the outer circle, lay the raw edges of the hood along the inner circle of one of the circles. Have the outer fabrics facing each other. Then lay the lining of your poncho on top, sew the inner circle securing the hood and then flip right sides out.

[@annesmith1298]

wow - made it look so easy ! can't wait to try!

[@abdullahahmed9686]

thanks again for all your help to make it easy. ...thanks

[@delourdescrawley1636]

That was slightly confusing at first because you started with a pink flannel, gray flannel and the checkered flannel. I thought there were 3 layers involved. Other than that, this seems pretty easy to understand and is the best tutorial I've seen thus far. Thank you for making & sharing it!

[@Charmedbyashley]

De Lourdes Crawley ahh I was totally afraid of that :/ I didn't have the footage from cutting out the checkered so I improvised but glad you still enjoyed it! ❤️

[@delourdescrawley1636]

Charmed By Ashley it was a great video! Best I've found thus far and definitely gave me the courage to give it a try. I just had to figure out what was going on for a second, but it's marvelous

[@delourdescrawley1636]

I've made 3 thus far and all of my friends love them! I don't know how to post pictures, but thank you so much!

[@christinerobinson890]

Yes that threw me too. I didn’t completely figure it out until you pointed it out. Makes more sense now.

[@janicem4382]

Thankyou for this, I will make two for my twin grandchildren.

[@tracygritke9433]

i went to the link to figure out the neck hole but she confused me more.. my grandaughters head measured 19" around but not sure if that is the size of the neck hole... I need to get this made for tomorrow so not sure if I can figure it out but if you can help that would be great ... love this easy video

[@elsjeskillicorn6076]

This is going to be my first sewing project! But I'm a little confused. When you're sewing the hood onto the poncho, when do you sew up the section of the neck that has no hood attached? Do you sew right around at the same time you're sewing the hood on, and then simply turn it inside out when done? :-)

[@Charmedbyashley]

Yep :) sew all the way around

[@susanphillips1777]

When you sew hood to circle skirt what seam allowance do you use?

[@carolcampbell9621]

I am going to make one for my granddaughter. She is one. I'm not sure how to measure for the hood, since she lives away. Any suggested measurements?

[@hidethecookiejar4639]

That's a cute pattern. I made some for my girls.... no hood, though. The hood is a nice addition.

[@Charmedbyashley]

you know the hood is nice but it actually annoys my son haha its good in theory cuz he wears it on the way to the car but when hes in the car he hates that it bunches behind his neck and ends up taking it off and using it all like a blanket haha so im not entirely sure about the hood, my daughter doesnt complain just my little one haha high maintenance

[@hidethecookiejar4639]

@@Charmedbyashley Ha ha! lol...

[@kishaphillips3129]

I like this video but had problems following the hood party can you do another video for beginners like me I would like to make one asap..thanks so much great idea my babies are always cold

[@gramgram1990]

u did a super duper job. wow!!!!!!!

[@vickieads43]

I am VERY new to sewing so this might be a dumb question, but when you sew the hood on you say to make sure the grey fabric touches grey, and checkered fabric touches checkered, are you putting the hood BETWEEN the grey and checkered fabric or is there something i'm missing? because i can't figure out how else to do it. Thanks in advance :)

[@Charmedbyashley]

vickieads43 yup it's going in between so once it's sewn you won't see any raw edges

[@vickieads43]

Thank you so much!! i finally got one finished! :D

[@joanndickerson6421]

Charmed By Ashley

[@LivingJudyStyle]

If I have my fabric folded, and I measured across folded top, does the actual curved part(circle) measure half of what the fold measured? Does that make sense?

[@annstauffer9404]

Great and easy explanation.....

[@manon5251]

Thank you so much really clear 😃

[@LifeofKriswithVSG]

Seriously..... Amazing video!

[@rosiehowell5575]

Have you tried this with minky as the liner? I've never worked with minky and hesitant to try with this pattern but have some that would be perfect

[@Charmedbyashley]

I havnt made a poncho with minky but it would totally work with this pattern and be extra luxurious on the inside!!

[@BA-ef4pr]

@@Charmedbyashley minky will slip n slide....

[@shelliefry579]

Thank you big!!! Great easy explanation

[@kathryndeloria1834]

Thank you!

[@ElizabethHernandez-yf3hr]

Hi im new to sewing what would be a good needle to use i have SE1900 brother

[@Charmedbyashley]

I would just use a universal 9 or 11 needle

[@rebeccalynntenbrink6254]

Thank you for that I cannot about the Facebook Mom's. But I can do it myself. Three kids. Cool project.

[@susanstauch7717]

Could you sew the bottom together when it is inside out and leave a section open so it can be turned right side out? Then there would only be a small section left to hem.

[@Charmedbyashley]

Because the centre is sewn it wont work... i tried haha this was my only option

[@teemcc5011]

@@Charmedbyashley that's what I did n messed my poncho up. I finally took the center aloose. But now I don't know how to put my hood on without a messing it up again.

[@lenilambropoulos3317]

Loved the idea of this poncho. Will definitely make some for my grandies. Could you please tell me where you got the clips you used instead of pins. What are they called please?

[@Charmedbyashley]

i think the name brand name is called "wonder clips" but i just purchased them off ebay for a few bucks

[@lenilambropoulos3317]

Thank you I will check them out.

[@alfredstclair192]

so if you don't have a child how does a person get these measurements as well as the paper pattern you have??? Thank you

[@FromtheMPR]

Making one for a friend. Thank you

[@sunnimckay9179]

Where do you find the link for how to make circle skirt pattern?

[@colleenmisner454]

I wish there was a different way to make like in a kids size without all the measurements. My grandchildren live 1200 miles away. Is there a video to show how to make this for a child up to a teen

[@marisolcurnicova2446]

No te entendi pero seve muy bueno, boy a a ser lo gracias

[@ShesComplicatedDesig]

Could I use this for a cape w/ hoodie instead of a poncho?

[@andreacharles7628]

What kind of fabric? What kind of needle? The patterns how to i make it, not good at math either.

[@vanessalane7]

I might actually be able to do this! About how many yards of fleece did you use total for one poncho?

[@ashleighbrubaker9827]

Charmed By Ashley how many yards of fleece!?

[@sharoncorder6653]

I would love to have the instructions on how to make the reversible poncho

[@onelove020910]

How did you measure your child for the circle skirt. I found the video explaining how to make one but dont understand how it works for the poncho if you are measuring the waist. If you can just explain how you took the measurements I can do the math

[@amandaburkhart6498]

Im not the person who made the video but how I do them is use that equation but instead of using the waist circumstance you use the head circumference of the head then find the radius to make your neck hole. I recommend making it a little smaller I've found sometimes how the fleece stretches the hole may be to big. Then you measure from the top of the shoulder to where you want the poncho to end.

[@mariangies]

Hi , thanks . What kind of fabric do you recommend for the poncho?

[@Charmedbyashley]

+Maris Rios i used two layers of fleece if you feel that would be too thick a layer or fleece and a flannel lining would still be warm but would reduce the bulk

[@BA-ef4pr]

Plush fleece is perfect. 1 layer.

[@superannieoakley4513]

Hi! Not sure what I'm doing wrong w the hood & poncho. One side looks great, but u can see the seam on the other color. I have my pattern fabric touching each other & the solid touching each other, but the inside seam shows. What am I doing wrong?? Thanks!

[@Charmedbyashley]

Super Annie Oakley hmm so hard to know exactly what you talking about without seeing it, you are sewing the hood I'm with the main body of the poncho right sides together? Once you sew in the hood you put the poncho right sides out and the seams should be hidden inside, make sure when you place your hood the raw edges are lined up together also I hope this helps if not tweet me or follow me Facebook page so I can check out what your doing

[@gramgram1990]

how much fabric did it take? my granddaughter is 7 andayen a lil bit bigger than ur daughter. so I'll add maybe a 1/4 yard,bit a starting point of how much u used would be helpful. thanks. I've watched he'd a few tutorials on this poncho bad L💗be yours best.

[@Charmedbyashley]

gram gram I used 1 1/2 yards of each fabric for a total of 3 for my daughter so ya I would suggest 2 yards of each or 1.and 3/4 for. sure :)

[@lindaandrews6705]

No sew poncho

[@ridewfo1]

how big is the hood size wise?

[@XoxoChengM]

Can you do this without the hood? Anything different if no hood

[@Charmedbyashley]

Sure just omit hood

[@XoxoChengM]

@@Charmedbyashley question so the fleece from Joanns is only 58” wide do I need something wider then that? I tried to make a poncho for my daughter years ago and it didn’t turn out the length I wanted it was too short

[@dougtaylor3880]

Very educatioal

[@elizdayz860]

Do you sell the templates?

[@gramgram1990]

u used a hat that was on a sweater to get the hat pattern??? thanks

[@kopilatamang3652]

Doll

[@carolineanderson3013]

What does the download have in it ?

[@pawankumarpawankumar3094]

Thanks

[@Whitepaper_Art]

It's good ~♡

[@jeangeorge3143]

Your daughter is so cute

[@kimberlymaddox5674]

What's the measurements for cutting fabric ?

[@anahigarcia4832]

I looked up the blog but nothing it coming up it’s probably bc I’m 6 years late lol I need help with e the circle skirt patter

[@Charmedbyashley]

hmm it should work... try again its been having some issues loading and im not smart enough to figure it out. charmedbyashley.com/child-carseat-poncho-pattern-instructions/

[@amandalangford2336]

So when you stick the hood in the poncho do you actually put it in between the 2 layers? I'm so confused about how to hide the hood seams...

[@Charmedbyashley]

Yes you sure do!

[@suzannewilliamsthefitgirlu3827]

Good morning I'm Suzanne Williams nice to meet you how are you?

[@Charmedbyashley]

im great thank you for asking :D

[@caringiscool4941]

you should really remake this video !!!

[@Charmedbyashley]

I agree

[@ma.mamoon3488]

nice

[@christiane-jacquesperrin2684]

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