Thursday, September 13, 2012

Making Nappies

How cute is this nappy? You really can't go wrong with red and white spots and babies I think. I used the Green Beginnings Cloth Diaper pattern from Fishsticks. It is a very well written pattern, everything from the type of fabric to the type of thread to use is explained and there are lots of pictures to help you. I bought all of my supplies from Nappies Covered. There is also lots of information on there about sewing your own nappies.
Now I have made one I think a few could be sewn up pretty quickly so I am going to wait and see how it fits in case I need to make any changes before I make more of them.
This was my first time sewing with PUL and I really recommend a teflon foot if you are sewing with it. I don't use my teflon foot very often, but it is one of the most useful sewing machine feet, I find laminated fabrics are almost impossible to sew without it.

4 comments:

Brenda said...

The nappy is so tiny and cute. Love the fabric.

A-L said...

very cute nappy, so the 4th one is going to be a gisl as well??

I have a teflon sticker that can be attached to the standard foot (of my sewing machine) it is the less expensive version of teflon foot and actually can be used several times! I'm all pro cloth nappies - have used them on all my 4 kids but just now going through a tougher period. I donät know if boys are peeing more at one go or what it is but nothing seems to be sufficient (everything leaks!) when it comes to my son...

Sue said...

Oh the red polka dots are just adorable! I have some cloth that needs a teflon foot so maybe I need to purchase one. I hope the nappy works Kate!

flowerpress said...

cute! Can't wait to see what you put in it ;-)