Look what I made!

Well, since venturing into this cloth diapering business, I've gone from reluctant to use anything but the All In One types, to using prefolds without too much trouble, to making my own fitted diapers! Yeah, I'm like that.

I've made two fitted diapers from this pattern so far:

http://www.ottobredesign.com/en/print/pdf/vaippa_en.pdf

I made the large size, given the large size of my baby, and it ended up huge! LOL! I also had trouble with the elastic (the blue bug one in the picture below). A couple of darts here and there have made it functional though. My second one (the puppy squares one) came out much better...smaller with better elastic. I think part of my trouble was not having a serger, and deciding to turn the fabric, so I lost some size in between the legs. I'll allow for a seam allowance next time. I also think I'm going to try to Frankenstein it into a pocket style, so I can take the insert out for easy drying. If anyone knows of any other patterns out there, please let me know! This is fun, and much cheaper than buying!





























Next project was making a fleece "soaker". Little shorts that will keep the moisture in. I have a ton of polar fleece, and can make a boat load of these if I wanted to. I used this pattern:

http://www.freewebs.com/kflorea/Soaker%20Patterns%20Improved.pdf

http://www.freewebs.com/kait_kayley/soaker%20instructionsbetter.pdf

I made the Large, since Parker's measurements were between the Large and Xtra Large sizes. I found it to be a little short in the back, so I think I'll increase the rise on the next pair I make!















I have also commissioned my knit-tastic sister Jessica to knit me a pair of wool covers...I sent her this pattern:

http://www.ottobredesign.com/en/print/pdf/wool_diaper_cover_en.pdf

How fun to be frugal! That was the biggest point to our decision to cloth diaper, after all! :)