Training pants, pull up making?

[Crazybean]

Instead of diaper making, I wonder if this post can go here?

Anyway, instead of making a diaper, I was going to use the same material for pull ups/ training pants but wasn't sure if this is doable since I've never touched a needle and thread. I saw the stickies up at the top but don't recall seeing anything for training pants. I was just going to buy a waterproof cover as my starting point and add material as needed?

[thixle]

Do you want waterproof trainers, or cotton ones that will "leak"?
I only ask because I spent a lot of $$ on PUL waterproof fabric when DD first started pottying... and she would pee in them. She wouldn't pee in plain cotton undies/trainers (even if I put a vinyl cover over them, say, on a car ride)...

The WeeWeka Knickers pattern is awesome, fairly simple simple, and free!
http://www.thenappynetwork.org.nz/im...a_Knickers.pdf

(Don't know how it would go if you've never sewn before, though....)

[Live~Laugh~Love]

LOVE that pattern, and it is easier han I thought. My DD is 18 mos and for the most part she is PLed, but we made 2 of those and they worked well.

That is a great tutorial

[MrsAprilMay]

I used the Katrina's Sew Quick Soaker pattern to make trainers. I just made an extra body layer that went inside and sandwiched extra "soaker" material in between the layers of inner and fleece. I love it! And it wasn't too hard to do, either.