Sewing Cloth Diapers

About 2 weeks ago, I decided to dust off my mom's old Brother sewing machine and give it a test run.  Since it had been stored in my attic for at least 2 years (and unused for who knows how long), it's no surprise that it didn't work well at all.  I thought it might be past the point of fixing but I took it in to a local shop to see if it could be salvaged.  As it turns out.... it could!  It just needed a full service and cleaning.

For the past year I've been lurking around a cloth diaper sewing forum just soaking in all of the advice.  But this week, I decided to actually give it a whirl.  And so this is what I came up with.

My first diaper:

It was created from the free Rita's Rump Pocket pattern.  I bought some scrap white fleece for the outer but I had no idea if it was anti-pill fleece or not (my guess was no).  But after washing it, it still looks great!  the inside layer is made from an old flannel receiving blanket.  This diaper needs a pin or snappi to keep it closed but I'm hoping to invest in a snap press so I can add snaps!  I'm pretty happy with how it came out and the gussets weren't as tough as I thought they'd be - but my stitch lines were a bit wobbly.  I stuffed it with a BabyKicks hemp insert and it fit like a glove!  Now I just need to test it on little G!

And my second diaper:

For this one, I modified the RRP pattern so that it looked a little more like a BumGenius or FuzziBunz.  I made the wings shorter but next time I might add a little length to the center and height to the front rise.  The outside layer is hidden PUL with a soccer ball fabric on top.  The inside is microsuede and it's SO soft!  Hopefully this works well with wicking.  In the picture, it's stuffed with another BabyKicks hemp insert but I also have some Swaddlebees bamboo inserts that will work.  Once I get some snap pliers, I'll be adding a bunch of snaps to make this a one-size (OS) pocket diaper!

And since these came out WAY better than I ever expected..... I've now got the sewing bug!  I have another cute print that I plan to make a diaper out of and I also plan to make some fleece longies and some wetbags!