


Grab a pre-existing hooded sweatshirt for pattern sizing.īe sure to add extra room around the back and top of hoodie for pattern for a nice roomy hood. The great thing when you are doing all of this with the laminate is that you are working with the wrong side constantly against the sewing machine, so you don’t need to worry about the ‘sticky’ factor. I always make my sleeves longer than necessary, lesson I have learned throughout the years to extend the life of your kids clothing! I like sleeves for my kids so they can still wear their backpacks in the rainy weather. You can actually omit cutting the armholes if you don’t want to add sleeves to the poncho. 1.5 yds laminate cotton – Exterior Fabric.Let me show you what I did to make this poncho. Don’t be scared off by working with laminates, it isn’t as hard as you think! I really love working with this versatile fabric. And I was more than happy to whip something up for the youngest daughter in the house. What is not to love?! Instead of a structured rain coat, this fun and happy fabric needed a swinging style. And an easy Circle Poncho Raincoat was born. I stumbled across this adorable rainbow polka dot Sunny Skies fabric by Riley Blake in cotton laminate ( my favorite), and fell head over heels. Looking for a quick rain coat for your little one? I happened to be on the market for two new raincoats since my kids outgrew their ones from a couple of years ago.
