[tippytoes26]

I've been meaning to do this for a long time and finally found a free minute.

Here is what I did
cut the sides of the panties (you don't HAVE to, but they are much easier to work with flat) carefully where the serging is. I'll re-serge this later

I traced the panty onto paper and then trimmed that down to come up with my soaker shape. The most important part being that the soaker is the same width or narrower than the crotch of the panties... then make the contour as wide as you like after that. I think wider is better.. more fabric.. more absorbency.. less bulk. I used three layers of hemp french terry. They are nap trainers. For day trainers to keep puddles off the floor, two layers work for us belive it or not. Three layers for naps, and four layers for nighttime.

Then, I serged my soaker.

Pinned it onto the panties and I sewed two lines of stitches (I think one line would create too much stress on the delicate knit fabric of the panties and cause holes) lining up with about the narrowest parts of the crotch area.

Then, I serged the sides of the panties back up.

These aren't waterproof, but they are MUCH more absorbent than the gerber trainers(fit better too) and way cheaper than any cotton/hemp wahm trainers, and pretty fast to make once you get the first one done so you have your contour pattern.

I like hanes her way panties in the high rise.. they ahve a bikini cut too, but they sit low on the hips and don't give much room to add a soaker in there. Boy underpants work well for this too and have a wider crotch usually.

Also, be sure and size up on the panties. My daughter is in between a 3 and a 4T in panties so I'm using a 4T for the trainers. And actually, we could go up to a 6 since panties tend to run small.

I hope this helps someone! I think I'm going to do a big batch of these to trade for the rest of the newborn items I need. I wonder if there will be enough interest.

Here are some pictures
outside
Inside out - back view
inside out - front view

Anyway

I'd love to see it if someone else gives this a try.

Amber

 

[momtokay]

Fabulous idea!!!!

I'm definitely going to make some up ASAP!!! I'll let you know when I have a few done. Thanks so much for posting this!!

 

[Mickiswing]

Those look awesome! I was just thinking about the whole potty training thing and cloth diapers, etc. I'm definitely going to try them when I get a few minutes.

BTW, where did you find the solid color undies? I haven't found any without characters on them.

 

[tippytoes26]

I found them at wal-mart. But the trick is.. don't go to the baby section where they sell the 2T size... Go to the little girl's section.. the 4-6x section where they have beginner bras, socks, and panties. These are regular ol hanes her way that come in a package of 9. There are like two prints, one purple, one pink, and five white if I remember correctly. They run a little bigger, but I wish I'd saved my money and skipped the 2 and 3T size anyway.. they were hard for my daughter to get up and down because they were so small.

 

[Mickiswing]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tippytoes26 I found them at wal-mart. But the trick is.. don't go to the baby section where they sell the 2T size... Go to the little girl's section.. the 4-6x section where they have beginner bras, socks, and panties. These are regular ol hanes her way that come in a package of 9. There are like two prints, one purple, one pink, and five white if I remember correctly. They run a little bigger, but I wish I'd saved my money and skipped the 2 and 3T size anyway.. they were hard for my daughter to get up and down because they were so small.

Aha! They're hiding them, LOL! Thanks