Cloth Baby Doll Diaper Tutorial

I have had several requests for a cloth baby doll diaper tutorial.  These were the diapers that I recently made for my daughter's friend Ava's 2nd birthday.  So ask, and ye shall receive!!

The diapers were incredibly simple to make, so if you are just a beginner sewer, go ahead and give these a whirl - you will definitely be able to handle this project.  If you have a little girl (or boy) in your life, these would make a perfect Christmas gift!!

I used the cloth diaper template from Skip to my Lou (www.skiptomylou.org ), but then just did things a little differently to make them adjustable.  Here is the link to the Skip to my Lou template:  http://www.skiptomylou.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/baby-doll-diaper-11.pdf


Supplies:
Fabric (yardage depends on how many diapers you plan to make - 1 yard of each would make plenty of diapers)
-Outer fabric: Snuggle Flannel
-Inner fabric:  Fleece
-Skip to my Lou pdf template
Velcro
Matching Thread
Sewing Machine
Straight Pins
Scissors
Iron

Directions:
Print out baby doll diaper pattern (pdf link above).  Pin pattern on fold of fabric.  Cut 2 diapers (one from the outer fabric and one from the inner).

Pin the two pieces of fabric (right sides together) and stitch (1/2" seam allowance) almost all the way around, but leaving about a 2" opening.  Turn diaper right side out (through the 2" opening) and press with an iron.

Then top-stitch (meaning stitch around entire diaper 1/4" from the edge).  This will close the 2" gap you left open that was needed to turn the diaper inside out.  Press with iron again after top-stitching.

Pin velcro in place.  Use a long strip of velcro (the rough part) across the front of the diaper (on the flannel side).  The long strip of velcro will allow these doll diapers to be adjustable to fit many different sized baby dolls.  Pin two small squares of velcro (the soft part - one on each side) for the tabs (on the fleece side).  Stitch all velcro in place (1/4" seam allowance).

Now your diapers are complete!!  Wasn't that simple?  I made these diapers in about an hour and you can too!

Then get out your baby doll and make sure they are a good fit - we had to try Miss Ava's baby doll diapers out on Elmo.

Yep, a perfect fit!!