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Friday, 30 January 2015

Combining a knit and a woven for a decorative outer

2 piece decorative outers are popular for cloth diapers.  They look really nice when on baby, and that's the point :)
Knit fabrics are stretchy and notoriously hard to work with.  So when I found a knit I wanted to combine with a flannel I had, I made my job a little easier. 

Prep:
You'll need a diaper cut pattern and your two chosen fabrics, plus a scrap piece of woven. Cut half your pattern out if your woven  and half out of your knit.  Cut a second piece out of your scrap woven that matches your knit.  Iron all pieces.

Step 1: baste knit on top of a woven.  There now the problem is solved.  Iron fabrics.
*if both chosen fabrics are knits, back both in a woven like this.

Step 2: place front and back pieces of diaper cut with right sides together and pin. 

Step 3.  Sew hem with straight stitch.  Iron hem open.  Iron whole finished piece.  Now your done and ready to use your decorative outer. 

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