I just wanted to get some help with about everything in CD...

What should I use for the inside of the diaper? Now when I read on other CD sites, what is meant by inside? Its not including the soaker, right?

For a fitted diaper, what goes on the outside of it? I want to use covers also, so does the outside of the fitted diaper contain material that is absorbant also? Or Not???

With the cover, what goes on the inside? Another absorbant material, or is it just the PUL, or fleece, etc?

I don't have or plan to get a serger, so I can still make the diapers if I just fold and sew right?

How many layers would a fitted diaper with a cover, not including the soaker, have? It seems like they would be *VERY* bulky if you had two layers on both the diaper and the cover, and then having to add a soaker.

What would be a good pattern that would hardly, if ever, leak? I know it will probably mostly be my part on how well the diaper fits, and is how made, but are all patterns for making CD and covers pretty much the same except on what the diaper is made of?

Sew much to do, Sew little time...

Mary

:lurk: I am just getting started too....

I just wanted to get some help with about everything in CD... The stickies up top will tell you absolutely everything you'd dream of wanting to know.

What should I use for the inside of the diaper? Now when I read on other CD sites, what is meant by inside? Its not including the soaker, right? You can use microfleece for stay dry, flannel, sherpa, velour, terry....

For a fitted diaper, what goes on the outside of it? I want to use covers also, so does the outside of the fitted diaper contain material that is absorbant also? Or Not??? Anything will work for the outer of a fitted.

With the cover, what goes on the inside? Another absorbant material, or is it just the PUL, or fleece, etc? Yup. Just the PUL or the fleece You can double it up if you are not using foe so you can T&T it.

I don't have or plan to get a serger, so I can still make the diapers if I just fold and sew right? I like unserged diapers better anyway... but for doublers and wipes a serger would make life much easier. That said... I don't have a serger. I want one, though.

How many layers would a fitted diaper with a cover, not including the soaker, have? It seems like they would be *VERY* bulky if you had two layers on both the diaper and the cover, and then having to add a soaker. I don't know this as I have only made pockets.

What would be a good pattern that would hardly, if ever, leak? I know it will probably mostly be my part on how well the diaper fits, and is how made, but are all patterns for making CD and covers pretty much the same except on what the diaper is made of? I like both the honeyboy and the very baby fitted. You can make any pattern useful for any type of diaper. (IE: a vb fitted can be turned into a pocket or an AIO

Strawhat said pretty much what I would have, I thought I'd just expand on the "how many layers" question. I do fitteds and covers. My fitteds are generally two layers--flannel or heavy cotton knit outer, velour or stretch terry inner. I sew in a one layer microfiber inner soaker, and then I do a sewn-on quick dry doubler on the outside as well. My quick dry soakers are generally either two layers of stretch terry and one layer of my outer fabric, or two layers of my outer fabric sandwiched over a layer of microfiber (I get the cheap towels and cut them up). My covers are usually one inner layer of PUL and one layer of a cute print. I use FOE because I didn't have a serger until last week. It's a lot of layers I guess--5-6 for the fitted, and two for the cover--but they are all thin layers. I actually compared the thickness of my dipes to a sposie last night, and they aren't much thicker at all. And they are soft and squishy, and the sposie is stiff and non-squishy!

For doublers, I used to make a little pillowcase looking thing, turn it right side out, and slide in any more fabric I wanted in there. It seemed easier than turning and topstitching all my layers together. Now I do serge them, but you certainly don't need one :)