Summer and flats

Me Me....I'm loving the flats/prefolds right now.....it's all about simplicity right now....

Totally about simplicity! And they kind of remind me of our trips last summer ... I took pictures of the flats hanging on the ezi-up sun shade thingy ... our family thought we were weird (well, they already thought we were weird, this just added to it!), but we thought it was pretty cool!

I sold almost all of my fitteds and am now using flats and prefolds at home and on the weekends(pockets for the sitter during the week). SO simple...No worries about elastic red marks on my chunkers thighes either. And it does look so darn cute

I am loving my flats these days! I just ordered another 6 German terry flats and 6 Australian terry flats that I haven't tried yet. The German ones are unbleached, soft, and stayed soft even when I dried them on the line. I can get a great fit kite folding on my 2yo with an infant prefold as padding. This holds him great overnight. Oragami fold fits as well, and is quite trim on him compared to my fitteds.

I have a doz. birdseye flats on the way, and am trying to get the hang of the 6 hand dyed ones I got from Sunflower Derrieres. They're listed as simply organic cotton, but I was pretty shocked that they're knit jersey...I wish I'd known that. I'd assumed that they'd be woven. I pinned one on the test-toddler, and they got little pinholes from the one time he wore them that just looked worse after washing it. The Snappi will have nothing to do with them, and I'm at a loss at how I'm meant to fasten them. And the lint...argh! The one I pinned & washed is a nice deep blue, and *covered* with lint from being washed with the other dipes. Any tips on how I can love these? I'm guessing that I can use them tied on the newborn, and maybe using with a BSIWW on the 2yo. But not feeling the organic jersey love right now. I'd gladly trade them for 6 terry flats. The colors are very pretty though.

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Those are the ones! They are labled 'Lenya', and if you google Lenya Windeln, you'll see them in all of their German glory.

Anyone know what brand Australian flats Wee-Bees carries? I would love some Canningvale ones, but it doesn't say.

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*bumpity bump*

Anyone have any thoughts on the jersey flats?

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Well, I guess it's not just me having problems with jersey flats. I am finding it difficult to see what the benefits are to using that material for a flat. Other than being light & stretchy, I'm not finding the love. OK, they're soft. But my German terry flats are pretty light for a terry, and I can get a stretchy trim fit with them. I like the oragami fold best too, and don't find them bulky. However, I'm diapering a slim toddler. Maybe on a smaller babe it might seem a bit much...guess I'll find out soon!

I would love my jersey flats a lot more if they'd snappi, or take pins without getting those holes. I mean, I know OC is pricey, but I kind of feel that I'm not getting the kind of use out of them that I was hoping for. Maybe I'll tie them on the newborn, but I can't see these having the same versatility that I love about flats. I really wish the description had listed the type of cotton, 'cause never in a million years would I have guessed knit jersey for a flat.

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I haven't gotten my Australian ones yet, so I'll have to get back to you on that. I imagine that they'll be a bit bulkier, but also a little thirstier than the German ones. Hopefully they'll be nice and soft line dried, but I'm guessing that they'll probably benefit from a little fluff in the dryer. I'm hoping that they won't get stiff over time, but I guess the occasional shot of Downey Advanced wouldn't hurt. I'll post after they've gotten a few washes.

I was suprised that the German ones are out of stock...I just ran over to check at Wee Bees, and sure enough, they're gone! Eeep! Hopefully I'll still get my order without any wait. When they *were* in stock, there was no picture. So if you'd like to see them, try playing around with "Lenya Windeln" on google...I'm sure there are some pictures on the web. Humph...I was all set to order another 1/2 doz. next month. :LOL

Oh man, I hope I ordered mine before she ran out of stock ... I ordered 2 of the German and 2 of the Australian from Wee Bees. Maybe I bought the last ones? I wonder how long before she gets more in?

Oh, and oc birdseye would be awesome for flats, but muy expensive (about $10/yard). So, I'm thinking unbleached (though not organic) birdseye would be better ... a little more economical, at least for my budget.

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Wow, I wonder why it's more expensive than OC jersey? Seems like you'd be able to make OC birdseye flats for about the same $ as jersey, but I don't know anything about the fabric biz...maybe weaving is more expensive than knitting. But woven flats are so versatile and durable - they save a lot of money over sized fitted dipes, for sure, and utility bills are lower so I'd splurge a little on OC (within reason).

Yea, I don't know why they'd be that much more (or rather, why the fabric would be that much more). Although I guess if one could find it from a whole-saler and buy in massive bulk, it might be cheaper. I've never looked into that (wouldn't really know where to find wholesale organic cotton ... though it'd be fun to buy massive quantities and just lay it all over the house! :LOL). I still want to buy some though! :

I've been snappi'ing my flats ... both birdseye and flannel. I do have pins and will use them occassionally, but snappi's are just faster. Also, I've been having ds coverless about 1/2 the time, especially in the afternoon when we are more likely to be outside playing. The other day he was in a bright red/magenta colored flat, a t-shirt, and a pair of tennis shoes ... I meant to click a picture before he got muddy and stripped down by daddy.

I've also been really liking the kite fold - once I do the regular fold, I fold the sides in kind of like the newspaper fold for pf's to narrow down the crotch. Then I flare out the back wings and wrap them around. It gets the legs nice and tight and looks so dang cute!

I'm also hoping the indian flats are good as I've ordered a few dozen through a coop I'm part of. Hopefully at least one of the dozen will be here this week so I can let you all know how they are.