I have to sort of hold the poncho up by the hood and fluff the layers straight, then pin, then trim, then I just do a simple straight stretch stitch close to the edge to connect the layers. However - I always find in the end no matter how obsessively I pin, my two layers somehow don't end up the same length. It leaves a little over an inch of non-hooded neck in front. I have found a large oatmeal container lid tracing makes an ideal sized opening. I'm doing these a little different, I am cutting a circle for the head and sandwiching the hood between the two layers, right sides together, and sewing the neckhole basically inside out, then flipping the layers into position. Mark your quarter circle out with pins or draw it if you have something that writes on fleece. Measure out, from the folded corner, the length from step 1 (from your child's neck to where you want the hem to be). The easiest way to do this is to fold both pieces of fleece (separately) edge to edge twice, so you're folding it in quarters. Step 2: You're going to cut your fleece into a circle. I bought 1 1/4 yards of two different pieces of fleece (for the two layers) to make a 23 inch poncho and had enough left to make a hood. If you want a hood on your poncho, it's easiest to add at least a few more inches to your yardage when you buy. Multiply that by 2 and that's how much fabric to buy. Step 1: Measure child from their neck to where you want the edge of your poncho to be. (Update: It's 2013 and my son is now four years old and he still wears this same poncho!) You can measure to the ends of their arms, for example, for a shorter poncho. I like longer ponchos for car seat use because it covers their entire legs when they are in the car. It's fairly easy to adjust for a larger or smaller child. This poncho tutorial is generous for that size and I'm sure it will still fit him next year since it is down to past his knees. My son is almost 18 mos, and he wears between a size 18 mos and 24 mos.
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