| Author |
Across the Fence:  Alee, about your homemade diapers  |
|
|
lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 09:30:50 AM
|
I was wondering do you have a pattern for them? I'm about to be a grandma again (my 2 grandsons are now 4) and I'd like to make some for the new grandchild. I don't know if my son and dl will use them but I'd like them to have them in an emergency (like no money for diapers).
Also, if you or anybody else has a pattern for diaper covers, you know to wear over the store-bought diapers to make it prettier, I would sure appreciate it.
Due date is in June. It'll be here before I know it. I have to get busy!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm |
|
|
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 09:55:42 AM
|
Hi Lisa!
For the flat folds, it is just a square- 22 inches for a newborn to about 4-6 months (depending on baby size) and a 30 inch square for bigger babbies. You can even go all the way up to a 44 inch square for big babies/toddlers.
Or you can do a contoured diaper that looks and acts just like a disposable diaper except that you wash and dry them instead of tossing them. Here are some links. I used the MammaBird pattern. You can make these either all with cloth which you will need a wrap for or you can get PUL fabric (Plastic on one side) and make it an "All In One" so you don't need a wrap as well. Here are some links to contoured and AIO patterns:
http://www.geocities.com/rew4birth/Diapers.html
And a link on how to fold flat fold diapers:
http://www.angelfire.com/id/megnkatesplace/folds.html
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and I our our new blog: http://FarmgirlAlee.blogspot.com |
 |
|
|
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 09:56:28 AM
|
Also if you need help sewing these diapers, let me know and we can work something out.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and I our our new blog: http://FarmgirlAlee.blogspot.com |
|
|
|
lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
|
|
Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 12:36:58 PM
|
Hey Lisa! I love your APRON on your blog! Just darling!!!
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl Sister #44
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
Sisters on the Fly #595
|
|
|
|
Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 12:46:27 PM
|
Lisa, I'm knitting "soakers" for #12 grandchild due in May for my son and D-n-L. Just type in "soakers" on the internet and you'll come up with a bunch of different styles and patterns. You make them out of handwashable yarn and then felt them. You can even make them for toddlers as well. Some even are made with long legs for when it's colder. Good luck.
Annie |
|
|
|
Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 12:48:02 PM
|
Lisa, guess I should have said that "soakers" go over the cloth diapers instead of plastic pants.
Annie |
|
|
|
lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 1:18:17 PM
|
Thanks, Maryjane. After I gave these for gifts, all of a sudden everyone wants one! So, I just finished 2 more. I'm all out of lace now. Will have to make a trip to town and stop in at Joann's!
Annie, I don't know how to knit. Grandma tried to teach me when I was a kid but I found crocheting much faster and gave up the knitting.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm |
|
|
|
elah
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Emily
SW
Michigan
USA
349 Posts |
|
|
MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 2:33:26 PM
|
| Alee where do you get your PUL? |
|
|
|
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 2:57:12 PM
|
I don't use PUL. I use diaper wraps that I buy at our local natural living store "The Natural Abode" You can order PUL for decent prices online, just google "PUL fabric". I personally was a little intimidated by the thought of messing up using it (I am a novice sewer) as it can be quite pricey. I think it is close to $8 a yard.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and I our our new blog: http://FarmgirlAlee.blogspot.com |
|
|
|
MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 4:32:44 PM
|
| Yeah I know it's so expensive it's scary! lol Thanks. |
|
|
|
elah
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Emily
SW
Michigan
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 05:39:36 AM
|
I buy my PUL from sewdiapers. They have great quality and it was not that hard to sew if you use tissue paper with it. Some people who have ordered PUL through Wazoodle lately had complained about them having a bad batch and their customer service did not sound to helpful at that point. So you might want to steer clear of their PUL.
Blog: http://thelahs.blogspot.com/
Etsy: http://auntieemshouse.etsy.com |
|
|
|
MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 08:40:27 AM
|
| Thanks Emily, I will look for that, could you send me a link though? |
|
|
|
elah
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Emily
SW
Michigan
USA
349 Posts |
|
|
GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
|
| |
Across the Fence: Alee, about your homemade diapers |
|
Alee, about your homemade diapers
