my honest answer is just to buy the diapers UNLESS sewing brings you great joy.
You could always make diapers and send them to someone to snap for you. I had a couple diapers with metal snaps, and they arent that bad though
You will spend a lot of time making and screwing up diapers that you might wish you had just bought the dang things to begin with. You need to buy supplies so keep in mind the cost of supplies and shipping. (the thrill of a co-op can be a thrill or a PITA) Not to mention if you buy fabric online you have to buy a yard of it. So if you want a cute knit or PUL pattern or something you would have enough to make 6 diapers out of it when you really only want one diaper. Does that make sense?
You could always make diapers and send them to someone to snap for you. I had a couple diapers with metal snaps, and they arent that bad though

You will spend a lot of time making and screwing up diapers that you might wish you had just bought the dang things to begin with. You need to buy supplies so keep in mind the cost of supplies and shipping. (the thrill of a co-op can be a thrill or a PITA) Not to mention if you buy fabric online you have to buy a yard of it. So if you want a cute knit or PUL pattern or something you would have enough to make 6 diapers out of it when you really only want one diaper. Does that make sense?