Pictures Of The Diapers
By popular demand (n = 3) I took pictures of the diapers I made yesterday. The Cat in the Hat one has the soaker layer sewn into the middle of it, like the ones we made last spring. The Wyoming diaper (my husband went to school there; that diaper is made of a pair of his old pajamas that he wasn’t wearing anymore) is a pocket diaper, with just an inner and outer layer sewn together, and a few inches left open at the front. I made a soaker insert from old t-shirts and flannel, and it just slips in between the two layers of the diaper. Then when we change him, we’ll just pull the soaker insert out and put it in the diaper pail separately. I washed the diapers last night and the pocket diaper is already nearly dry (it normally takes about two days for most of my diapers to dry). So I think I’ll be making all of my diapers this way from now on.
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Oh those nappies aka diapers are simply adorable, espeically the cat in the hat!!
Tooooo cute!!! Thanks for giving into our requests
So perfect. You’re doing great! The dipes keep getting better and better!
Thanks Frugal Trenches and Michelle! I do feel like I’m getting a lot better. I’ve made three so far, and the third is a lot better than the first. Still far from perfect, but they’re just going to get pooped in, so I suppose that’s ok.
Too cute. I am not ambitious enough to try making diapers,so I just buy the cloth one size. Still probably cheaper than disposables, and definitely better for the environment. The diapers I have don’t require diaper covers because the outer layer is PUL. Do you need diaper covers for yours?
Kelly – Trust me, it took me a long time to actually tackle a diaper on my own
But it turned out to be a lot easier than I expected. Mine aren’t very fancy, but they get the job done.
They do need covers, because I’m just using recycled material (old pajamas, flannel sheets, etc) and some fleece that I bought at Hobby Lobby for the liners. And none of the material I have lying around is waterproof. But a friend who also cloth-diapered gave me a bag of old wool sweaters that she had felted, and I’ve used them to make wool diaper covers (very unfancy – I didn’t even hem them, because the felted wool doesn’t unravel). The wool covers don’t leak at all, and they work great with our diapers.
After seeing how quickly our son grew out of the small diapers we made for him before he was born, I’ve learned my lesson and I’m making the current diapers pretty big, with long tabs and lots of velcro, so they’re pretty expandable. I don’t want to have to start all over again in another three months!
Very cute! I agree, Pockets are the way to go. I’m making fitteds for the new baby (with an additional external soaker) because they’re too small to stuff, but for the next size up I’ll definitely be doing pockets. I also want to try some felted wool soakers. They’re not as convenient as PUL, but they’re more frugal, and more environmentally friendly. Did you lanolize yours?
Alissa,
I’m loving the pocket diaper I made. It’s been worn and washed twice already, and dries so much faster than my other diapers.
My wool soakers are very basic. Just wool sweaters washed in hot water – I didn’t do anything else with them at all. And they work amazingly well. He never leaks through onto his clothes when he’s wearing wool diaper covers. I’m sure you’d make beautiful diaper covers, after seeing the diapers you make!
These look awesome! I’m still not game enough to tackle making them yet but i’m finding yours pretty inspiring!
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[...] @frugalbabe: The Babe blogs here and fills me with wonder whenever she tweets/writes about making non-disposable nappies for her baby son (pictures of the “Cat in the Hat diaper” and “Wyoming diaper” are here). [...]