How to Make a Baby Pod Out of an Old Sweatshirt

POSTED BY Sara Franklin, 25 January 2008

Hey Everyone! If you've got a special baby in your life that needs a little something to keep warm in the winter months, we've got an answer for you! Make them a baby pod! Here are some simple instructions to make a cute little baby outfit. For more informatin, watch the video!

1. First take out an old sweatshirt and your baby. Measure your baby from head to toe and diagonally mark the measurement onto your sweatshirt.

2. Now measure around the baby's shoulders, divide that number in half, and mark that measurement on the sweatshirt about 4 inches down from the top.

3. Next, sketch out a pod-like shape about 6 inches longer than where you made the bottom mark.

4. Pin the 2 layers together and cut half an inch outside the sketched outline.

5. Take one half of the pod and cut out a circle that's about 4 inches in diameter and cut it out. Then cut a slit down the center that's about 10 inches long.

6. Flip it over and pin a casing around the circumference of the circle.

7. Then sew it with a zig zag stitch, making sure not to sew the holes shut at the end.

8, When you're done, take out a zipper, flip over the pod half and place the zipper right side down below the openings in the casing, and right on top of the slit.

9. Carefully pin the zipper to both sides of the slit and sew it on using a zipper foot and a straight stitch.

10. Now cut some slits for arm hole and sew a zig zag stitch around both holes.

11. Place the pod halves together, pin and sew a seam around the perimeter.

12. Next, press the seam open and sew a zig zag stitch all the way around the length of the pod.

13. Now get a piece of ribbon, attach the end to a safety pin and feed it through the casing. Cut and burn the ends of the ribbon, and you're done! (NOTE: Drawstring presents choking hazard, so please use an elastic instead!)

14. You've got yourself a cute baby pod! Congratulations baby!