Cloth Diapers

Our contoured diaper adventure continues with a need for smaller diapers.   I inherited a pile of contoured diapers from my childhood, but they are so over sized I have to fold over the front and the back and the crotch is so wide my child will becomes bowlegged so I have made it my goal this week to create some smaller sizes that are more comfortable for him.  One of the benefits of these diapers are that they are simple and inexpensive.  All I used were some pieces of flannel, thread, an old towel, and some velcro for the fancier version.  I'll give a short impromptu tuturoial of how to make these but I've been trying to tweek the design after seeing how they fit Colby once they are made.  I do recommend washing the flannel and drying at a high heat before making the diapers.

Step 1:  Come up with a pattern.  I used an old diaper and just traced it and made it smaller across the crotch and shorter in length.  Here's an example of the diaper pattern I used.

  Step 2:  Cut out 2 pieces of flannel using the pattern. 

Step 3:  Cut a piece of terry cloth or old bath towel into a rectangle to fit into crotch of diaper.  Leave a few inches at the top and bottom so it will be easier to pin through.  Sew rectangle onto wrong side of flannel piece making sure to sew around edges and at least once down the middle. 

Step 4:  Next sew the two pieces of flannel together good sides facing each other around the edges, leave a gap at one side to make room to turn it right side out. 

Step 5:  Turn right side out and top stitch around the entire edges closing the gap from earlier as well.

Step 6:  If you are interested in making these with hook and loop (velcro) instead of using safety pins attach the hook and loop. I recommend trying the diapers on your child and marking where the hook and loop should go before sewing it on.  I also sewed little pockets on the "wings" to cover up the hook and loop for the wash.

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