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post #1 of 10
3/14/06 at 2:05am
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I'm very new to this board and made my first attempt tonight to make my own cloth diapers for my 16 month old and eventually for the new one on the way. I was saddened at the way this first one came out but at the same time I had to laugh. DH said it looks like a puppet! I know where I went wrong in just about every aspect of this thing. My dad bought me a regular decent sewing machine several months ago so I'm using it for the first time. Also, I'm fairly new to sewing but have always longed to make my own clothes, kids clothes, etc. My biggest question, I suppose, is what can I use to make a leak-proof fitted (is there such a thing?)?? The available patterns for PUL aren't quite what I'm looking for and what would be the point in getting those great patterns for a fitted when your just going to cover it up with a diaper cover? For soaker pads I'm using the microfleece folded into quarters(I think...it was the blue towels from the automotive section at Wal-Mart.) and that is wrapped with a layer of super fleece. All together makes 4 layers of blue towel and 2 layers of super fleece. I'm determined to do this! Thanks.-Andrea
post #2 of 10
3/14/06 at 8:17am
Don't worry - most of us had first diapers like that. You'll get better.

So when you say you want a fitted that's leakproof, I assume you are wanting an AIO (all-in-one)? If so, really any pattern can be used that way, although the T&T styles don't lend themselves to print outers unless you do some funky sewing tricks that are probably not easy for a beginner to do. The easiest way for a beginner to do print outers is to a) use 100% polyester print PUL (hard to find, but it exists), b) use a 100% polyester print on top of PUL (again, hard to find, but it exists), c) use a cotton print, and bind with FOE.

For option c... you basically take your cotton print and lay it rightside down, then put your PUL on top of that, then put your inner material (preferablly suedecloth or microfleece, but cotton can work if you trim it back at the edges). The soaker is sewn inside or made external. Once you have your fabric layers in place, you just bind them with FOE, stretching it as you get to the back waist, legs, and possibly a little bit at the front waist. FOE is pretty easy to use if you get the 1" and just go slowly - practice on scraps first.
post #3 of 10
3/14/06 at 11:12am
For option b--I've found 100% poly for outers sold as children's sleepwear fabric. My Joanns has maybe 10 cute prints.
post #4 of 10
3/14/06 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by rebeccalizzie
For option b--I've found 100% poly for outers sold as children's sleepwear fabric. My Joanns has maybe 10 cute prints.
YES!! My Joann's actually has a bunch of poly sleepwear fabric (I always kinda thought "ick -- who wants to sleep in that stuff?" Maybe I could use this for a print outer over a PUL inner... hmm....
post #5 of 10
3/14/06 at 11:40am
Okay, I am lol at it looking like a puppet! My third diaper was really great looking....except about two sizes too small b/c I didn't take into account seam allowance - oops

Keep practicing, I made a decent diaper right after the too small one, and now I make ones I wouldn't mind showing people!
post #6 of 10
3/14/06 at 11:57am
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I found this interesting "fabric" at Wal-Mart a few days ago that I'm using as my waterproof barrier. It a fabric of unknown origins (lol!) but it works great! It's washable and it breaths. If you look at the edges, you can tell it's a fabric of some sort. It's slightly slicker on one side that the other. I was basically making a 3 layer diaper last night with my print on the outside (jalapeno peppers of all colors!) the waterproof fabric in the center and it is finished off with a red super flannel lining (and the soaker pad, of course). I realize that it's more work but with the price of PUL VS this fabric at 1.00 a yd (my MIL works at Wal-Mart so I get an additional 10% off and they are holding the rest of that huge bolt for me!) I think I'll keep working on it until I can figure out a good way to sew all three layers together. The thing that really irks me is that PUL is only available online and I can only find FOE online. That just doesn't seem right to me : And I'm so hard-headed I'll attempt to find a different way that's just as good
-Andrea
post #7 of 10
3/14/06 at 1:05pm
Andrea, next time you go get some of this strange waterproof fabric, please write down the name of it from the end of the bolt. We'd all love to know what you've found!
-Lindsay
post #8 of 10
3/14/06 at 1:16pm
Or take a picture at least!
post #9 of 10
3/14/06 at 1:18pm
Andrea, next time you go get some of this strange waterproof fabric, please write down the name of it from the end of the bolt. We'd all love to know what you've found!
-Lindsay
post #10 of 10
3/14/06 at 1:39pm
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Unfortunately, it was one of those mystery bolts! It feels great, though. More like a cloth than a plastic. I even tested it after I made my reject diaper. There was no wetness at all felt on the outside. If any of you are really good at deciphering mystery cloth, I'll be more than happy to send you some to help me figure out what it is. I have found several patterns already that uses more than 2 layers of material for the diaper body so I will be hitting the sewing machine this evening (after soccer ) -Andrea
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