Fitted Diaper Tutorial.

This tutorial is on a fitted diaper.  Fitted's are made of 100% absorbent fabrics with the option of a decorative outer and stay dry topper.  

 You will need: 

• •Diaper cut pattern piece
• • soaker pattern piece
• •absorbent fabric 
• •thread
• •elastic
• *optional: stay dry fabric, decorative outer, snaps or Velcro.

**you do NOT need PUL or water resistant fleece as these are not used in Fitted's.

Prep:

Cut two diaper cuts. (I used hemp fleece)

Soaker cuts for soaker pad.  (I used 1 hemp fleece, 3 flannel would be its equivalent)

Soaker cuts for snap in or flap style soaker (I used 3 flannel and one stay dry micro fleece. 

*iron all fabrics, clean bobbin run, use fresh needle.  Straight stitch except where specified.
I do not use snaps.  If you wish to add snaps before sewing.

Step 1: 

Lay your pieces for the snap in or flap style soaker with middle pieces on the bottom,  bottom piece next (face up), the top piece face down.  

Sew around edge leaving one side open. 

Cut off seam allowence and turn right side out.

Step 2

Pin open side closed and top stitch around the whole soaker.  About 1 inch in from hem stitch an oval (contour stitching helps spread wetness).  

Set this piece aside.

Step 3

Next place soaker pad piece(s) on the center of your inside diaper cut, on the wrong side. 

Sew around the entire edge of the diaper pad near the edge. 

Step 4

Now place both diaper cuts right side together and pin.  Sew the two pieces together leaving the front of the diaper open.  

Next tack your elastics in place at the back and the legs.  Do this step with a zig zag stitch .  Tack down one side of elastic, stretch to fullest, tack other end and then cut off remaining elastic.  There is a tutorial on this under the tutorial section at the right side of the page. 

Next trim off seam allowence except where the elastic is tacked.  

Step 5

Turn right side out.  Pin opening closed and set machine back to straight stitch. 

Sew opening closed.  As you come to the beginning of an elastic come out beside the elastic.  Lower needle into the fabric.  Stretch out the elastic and sew along side of the elastic (not threw it).  When you reach the end of the elastic come back in along the hemline.  

Step 6.  

Sew the soaker to the front of the diaper and your done.