What is the easiest fleece cover to make?

[danieliausmama]

I would love to make several fleece covers for my son, but the only easy way I can think would be to make them like underpants with elastic around legs and waist. The problem with this design though is if he poops, it would get very messy to take it off.
I don't want to buy serger, snap press or similar expensive items- I hope he will pottytrain soon. I do have a sewing machine. Can I use velcro - do they sell that wide velcro in Joann's? Is that easy to make?
Did you make your own fleece covers?

[Gigi's Mommy]

I have made fleece covers in the "underwear style" that you described. However, my son wears them over fitteds, so so far the poop hasn't been an issue. What are you putting under yours?

[webjefita]

The easiest fleece cover to make is a two-layer turned and topstitched cover, made from a diaper pattern, but traced a tad bit larger (don't make the wings larger, though.) Make sure you use 100% polyester thread to prevent wicking. Use touchtape or Aplix (I prefer touchtape because it's stronger): unfortunately not availble in stores, you have to order it online (www.onestopdiapershop.com)

[danieliausmama]

Thanks for your help!
Gigi's Mommy, I do like prefolds, I have some fitteds, but not too many. I prefer prefolds, because then I can boil them to desinfect them. Otherwise they get too stinky.It was not the problem when he was a baby and ate just my milk, but now it is.Especially, that we use our biuldings washing machine where people use all kinds of detergents.

[lizabird]

Originally Posted by webjefita

The easiest fleece cover to make is a two-layer turned and topstitched cover, made from a diaper pattern, but traced a tad bit larger (don't make the wings larger, though.) Make sure you use 100% polyester thread to prevent wicking. Use touchtape or Aplix (I prefer touchtape because it's stronger): unfortunately not availble in stores, you have to order it online (www.onestopdiapershop.com)

That's about what I"d recommend too. Aplix would work well, or you could do snaps, but they'd have to be the metal ones that you can buy at a craft store and hammer on, not the best IMO, but they're pretty cheap (compared to the snap press!) especially if you only make a few covers.

[mommyof3andcountin]

You could get a WAHM to put some snaps on for you too, if you wanted the nice plastic snaps.

[webjefita]

How would you find a WAHM to do that?

[AtomicOcean]

There's a list of mama's with snap presses here:

http://www.diapershop.com/index.php/.../snap_service/

[icxcnika]

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Joni, once I turn the sewn-together layers right-side out, how do I sew up the little gap that is left to turn them? By hand, or by machine? (I'm really new to the whole diaper-sewing thing, so this might be a silly question.)

[webjefita]

You machine sew it with a straight stitch as you are sewing around the whole front. I usually close that part very carefully and stick a couple of pins in it, perpendicular to the fabric, if that helps. Make sure you stitch close to the edge so you don't get any holes.

[icxcnika]

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Okay, so after I turn the cover right side out, I would tuck in the seam allowance on the little unstitched opening, then pin the little seam allowance flaps in place and straight stitch the hole closed really close to the edge before taking out the pins, THEN topstitch around the entire cover a little further away from the edge? Is that right? Cool. Thanks!

[webjefita]

I don't know how others do it, but I don't topstitch where there is elastic. I start and stop. So, I would start stitching on one side right after the leg elastic, and go around the front--opening pinned closed--and keep going until I get to the other leg elastic. HTH!