Well, the other day I finally got around to making my first cloth diaper for Jacob. I started out really late, cutting the pattern out at 11:30 pm. I wanted to make one, and cut into the fleece blanket I had bought just for this project. I knew most of what I was doing, but still needed a little help from my mom with the elastic. I had no idea what it was wanting me to do. After reading the instructions multiple times, we decided to pull out a fleece diaper I had bought from someone on a Cafemom group (Cuties With Cloth Booties). We quickly figured out what I was needing to do. As I was finishing up the last bit of stitching, my mom mentioned it was almost 2:30 am. Come to find out, sewing is like a time warp. I was abducted by my sewing machine, and lost several hours of my life!
The diaper turned out perfect, though. I was so happy with it! The stitching was perfect, and for a first diaper it was amazing! I was even more shocked at how much easier the diaper was to sew than the nursing pads. I really just hate circles. As a beginner at sewing, circles are something I need to practice.
It's a pretty easy pattern. I was only stumped for a bit on the elastic (how to sew it in), but got it after a bit.
Here's the ...link to the pattern.
http://themafiatutu.blogspot.com/2010/04/free-cloth-diaper-pattern.html
Anyway, Jacob loves his new diaper.
