Person A: Oh man I’m so depressed, aren’t you sad for me?
Person B: Sorry, its just I’m wearing this poncho, and its impossible to be unhappy in a poncho!.

So says . And so true.

You cannot but be happy and comfortable in a poncho, right?

A poncho is just a piece of fabric with a hole to insert your head. Can a sewing pattern get easier than that. For a beginner there is nothing like a poncho to cut your sewing teeth.

By the way if you decide to sew a poncho in fleece, checkout the Do’s and Don’ts of sewing with fleece for some tips and techniques for easy sewing the best of winter fabrics – Fleece. Fleece is one of the most preferred winter fabrics, and hence very apt for making ponchos. Check out this post on other fabrics suitable for winter clothes.

How to sew a poncho

As the name suggests this is a very  cozy warm cape /poncho your child will love to wear all the time. Very detailed pictorial instructions

This one is from Martha Stewart 

Very creative use of leftover fabric to make a very easy to sew poncho 

This one size fits all poncho is the easiest to sew with just one seam and can be used with any dress as a very pretty cover up.

This is a very easy pattern ; you just need a 45 inch wide fabric and one hour to spare to sew it. 

Though this one looks very complicated it is actually very easy to sew this ; the author has given detailed photos to go with the instructions. Too pretty and practical not to sew this one for your daughter.

This one looks so fab and fashionable on the  model anyone would want to know how to make this. I like the poncho disclaimer in the blog also 

This tutorials uses a very pretty throw to make this easy poncho ; You too can use a shawl or throw to very easily sew this glamorous looking poncho.

Very clear instructions with diagrams; this is all you need to make a poncho

A very practical Poncho pattern meant as a raincoat and cover up when going hiking ; this one also comes with a hood. 

This superhero cape will keep your child very much warm and very much entertained. 

No excuse not to make this beautiful no sew reversible poncho. 

If you want to add a hood to any of your top/ dress to make an instant hoodie checkout this free hood pattern. Or better, checkout this hooded cape pattern and tutorial

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