Nobody talks poop like a mom of a baby.
Now that I'm a cloth-diapering mama, it's even more exciting to talk poop. It's like baby fashion-plus-bargain hunting-plus-poop!
Since I'm the ultimate bargain hunter/freegan, (that's a word, right?), I'm obsessed with making diapers. It started with the hideous old plaid flannel sheets my mom mailed me. First thing I thought I needed to do was rip them up and make inserts- like what came with my Flip diapers. Soon enough, I realized I'd need a serger. I called The Bobbin, to see how much they charge for use of their serger. Well, bad news. It's broken. On to bigger and better things.
Next, I made a bunch of flats. This is a 30-inch square of cotton or hemp fabric. You do some fancy folding (origami is my fav) and cover some baby bum. Top it off with a diaper cover, or lanolized wool or fleece pants
I just finished my first fitted. In CD terms, it's a diaper that's like a disposable diaper but made of cloth. You need to put a diaper cover on top (put your kid in lanolized wool or fleece) to prevent wet mama-laps.
I made a pattern from a Dappi fitted I bought and whipped up a prototype from the ugly plaid sheets. I'm getting ready to try it out!
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