Car Seat Poncho Tutorial
Most parents of young kids know bulky winter coats are not safe to use with car seats. So how do you keep your kids warm without needing to remove those heavy winter coats? With a car seat poncho. *This post may contain affiliate links. I only link things I personally use myself and love.* Car seat ponchos are quick and easy to make and all you need is a sewing machine, the free pattern from stitchuponatime.com, some fleece and a separating zipper or snaps . I’ve made lots of car seat ponchos for friends, relatives and customers and quite often I’m faced with fleece with a directional print. What is a directional print? It’s a print that has to be cut a specific way to avoid being upside down. Like this traffic print. There is only one way to cut your pieces unless you want to end up with upside down vehicles. With a car seat poncho it’s one big piece with a hood so if you’re using a directional print you’ll end up with one side upside down. As you see, if I cut out the f