Angela posted to one of our threads on Car-Seat.Org, about trying to make a Car Seat Poncho for her son:
I attempted to make my own car seat poncho and it was a huge disaster. I bought a bunch of fleece fabric and went to town. I thought I could make a lined poncho but there was so much fabric that my sewing machine needle wouldn't even go through it all. It took me hours to complete and it looked a mess. I didn't even attempt a zipper! I wasn't sure how to finish the neckline so it looks pretty bad..and the hood is falling off. Then when I put it on my son, it just hung really weird. I'd like to get a REAL Car Seat Poncho because I know it will be made much better!
We sent Angela a $10 coupon to make up for the cost of the wasted fabric (although we couldn't compensate her for the wasted time!). This way she can purchase the Car Seat Poncho for her son and put the whole home-sewing experience behind her.
Believe me, I've been in Angela's shoes! It's easy enough to make a basic poncho: cut a hole in a blanket or piece of fleece. I tried that, but when it came time to fasten the harness, I had to move the front of the poncho out of the way -- up to his neck, across his shoulder, or over his head. Around that age, he wasn't crazy about being strapped in anyway, so that annoyed him even more. A basic poncho was still not solving the problem of warmth, safety AND convenience for both mommy and baby.
I hacked and stitched my way through half a dozen prototypes before I hit upon the patent-pending design that's easy for moms to use without hassling the baby. And the Car Seat Poncho is made by professional seamstresses, whose work is supervised and inspected by the same people who make clothes for Pea in the Pod and Motherhood Maternity. Moms send emails all the time raving about the beautiful workmanship, saying, "It is worth every penny and so much nicer than anything I could have made myself!"
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