How to Make Your Own Cocoon Coat

Preparing the Fabric

• 1

  Measure the wearer from the back of the neck to just below the knees. Then have the wearer stretch her arms out fully from the sides, and take this measurement.

• 2

  Cut two piece of fabrics with the vertical length of the wearer's neck to knee measurement. Add 5 inches to the armspan measurement and use this number for the horizontal cut.

• 3

  Fold one piece of fabric in half on a vertical crease. Cut along this crease.

• 4

  Place the two smaller pieces of fabric facedown on the larger fabric piece. At the bottom of the fabric, measure off 5 inches from the left edge of material and pin. Pin from the bottom of the fabric up to 7 inches from the top; this opening forms the sleeves. Move slightly toward the edge of the fabric with each pin. The last pin should only be three-quarters of an inch from the edge of the cloth.

• 5

  Repeat on the right side of garment.

• 6

  Fold down half the hem on the bottom and all open edges of fabric. Pin into place.

• 7

  Pin the top of the smaller pieces of fabric to the top of the larger fabric piece to create shoulder and upper arm seams.

Sewing the Cocoon Coat

• 8

  Sew a running stitch over all the pins. Remove pins.

• 9

  Measure down 8 inches from the top of the front of the cocoon coat.

• 10

  Sew the hook section of the closure on the left opening on the front of the coat. Sew the eye section on the right side exactly opposite.