Cloth diaper patterns

Cassy - posted on 03/27/2010

Thanks for the help ladies!! I'm open to more suggestions, but I will start putting some together soon!

Leah - posted on 03/27/2010

I'm a mom of 6 and have cloth diapered the last 4 - I made a pattern by tracing a disposable (leaving 1/4 seam allowance) and have adjusted my pattern over the years. The G diaper "type" is definitely the easiest and fastest - I just made 4 yesterday using flannel receiving blankets for the stuffing (6 layers) and the fleece type receiving blankets for the lining (wicks moisture away from baby's skin) I also put fleece on the outside because it retains the moisture and *almost* would serve as an AIO (all in one) eliminating the need for a diaper cover. It came out a little bulky with the 2 layers of fleece, so I made the last one yesterday with fleece only on the inside to keep baby dry, and just flannel on the outter - I am absolutely in love with a wool "longie & shortie" cover that keeps baby dry all night, lets her skin breathe and we never use plastic pants. Old felted wool sweaters (washed in hot water and dried in the dryer) by cutting the sleeves, measure babies inseam and start with the cuff of the sweater sleeve measuring up and leaving 1/4 " seam allowance. turn both sleeves wrong side out, tucking one inside of another and just sew one single line closing up the crotch. Add an elastic waistband (or you can sometimes use the collar of the sweater for a waistband) - these keep my daughter and her bed dry all night even though the diaper is soaked by morning. Oh, we lanolize the wool but it's not necessary - you can google that process it's easy!

Katy - posted on 03/26/2010

The RRP is the best free one I've seen. You can use it with a snappi or pin or you could add velcro or snaps if you wanted to.

Aicha - posted on 03/25/2010

http://www.zany-zebra.com/free-cloth-dia...
http://foeyourdiaper.com/joomla/

Heather - posted on 03/25/2010

I think you can buy 12 prefolded diapers at Wal-mart on a bottom shelf by the training pants. Get a couple Snappi's from online are really cheap and garage sales and 2nd hand stores are great places to find either plastic or vinyl pants. If you know how to knit... i just found a GREAT pattern for a 100% wool nappi! I LOVE THEM!! They aren't as bulky as vinyl or rubber pants. They look great too!! you won't need as many wool nappies as vinyl pants because they don't hold a pee smell - and they air dry soo quickly!! But the wool can't be washed in a washer only cold water by hand and laid out to dry! Contact me if you need any more information! I also know that my mother has a good pre-shaped cloth diaper pattern that I could scan and email you or something...she used pins to hold it, but a snappi would work too!

Stefie - posted on 03/20/2010

If money is super tight you can use old t-shirts or flannel and make covers from fleece. This would give you a fitted diaper with a cover. I feel like these make baby feel more wetness.
If you have some money to invest in materials I love PUL for an outter layer. PUL is expensive, so you might want to make fitted diapers with covers.
Bamboo or hemp is nice as absorbant layer and even against baby's skin.
I like micorfleece or sude cloth as a wicking layer (sits next to baby and pulls moisture in)
Zorb is really a neat material for absorbant layer.
I make pocket diapers using PUL outter layer and microfleece inner layer. I then make inserts using zorb and bamboo. I have tried several free patterns and then I bought the little comet tails one size, and I love it. I do use snaps on a snap pliers from Kam Snaps. All other materials I get from wazoodle. We invested about $150 for materials, pattern, snap pliers and got about a dozen diapers and a few small wet bags for the baby on the way. It would be cheaper to use touch tape (special velcro for diapers), but then they seem to tear up the diapers a little in the wash and it wears out. If you are going to use these diapers for more than one kido I would go ahead and invest in snaps and really good materials.

Cassy - posted on 03/19/2010

Thanks, Jan, for the help! Never heard of diaperswappers. :)

Jan - posted on 03/19/2010

Well you can use just about anything, I know of some people who have used nothing but old tshirts to diaper their babies, you can also use recycled materials from thrift stores, I always use old tshirts for the inner layers of fitteds because there's just no point in having pretty fabric sandwiched in the middle of a diaper.

Here are some free patterns

http://www.fernandfaerie.com/frugaldiape...

I have used the fitted and the prefold patterns before and but worked out well, if you use polar fleece or PUL on the outside of the fitteds you get an AIO.

I also have a cheap easy cover tutorial on my blog.

http://moderatefamily.blogspot.com/2010/...

Prefolds are really the cheapest option for cloth, and I found that I couldn't make them as cheap as I could buy them so make sure you shop around and check out diaperswappers FSOT because you may be able to buy used diapers cheaper then you can make them.