Cloth Diapers

I've been cloth diapering my baby part time since last fall and I have to say that I really like it. The reasons? Well, I would like to do my part to cut back on garbage, especially the kind that takes so long to decompose. Plus, they really are quite cost affective. So when fuzzi bunz went on clearance last fall before they changed their design I bought 9 of them. Just enough to get me through almost two day times. I've really liked them, but they are rather expensive.

Now that we are about to have another baby I'm thinking more seriously of getting some more diapers. The problem.... I don't want to spend as much. A much cheaper option is prefold diapers. However, I'm not really wanting to go the prefold diaper route or even the fitted diaper route with covers. I like the convenience of having the diaper come on and off pretty much like a disposable diaper. I don't mind the laundry but my kids hate having to slow down for their diaper changes so I want the changing process to go as quickly as possible.

Anyway, to my original point. I wanted something similar to the fuzzi bunz but with a smaller price tag. I thought.... I can sew these things if I just have the right materials. But I was nervous because I've never tried to sew a diaper before. So I did a little research and there are a lot of places on the web to buy everything you need to sew your own cloth diapers.

I found this website for diapers that are all cut out called diaperkit.com and all you have to do is sew them together. I thought I would give it a shot and just get my feet wet and WOW I was so surprised at how easy it was. I sewed this one diaper from start to finish in under an hour.
So a quick review... the diaperkit diaper was awesome to make and I recommend them to anyone who can sew even just a little (it really wasn't hard) .


There are some design features that I want to change to fit my own personal likes/dislikes and then I hope to buy the materials and make at least 10 more diapers so that I can have two little ones in cloth diapers saving us even more money. Now who doesn't like that?!
What I will change in my own personal design:

1. I bought an All in one kit (the whole diaper from the absorbent inside to the waterproof outside is all sewn together and never comes apart). I think I would prefer a pocket diaper. They dry in at least half the time of the AIO.

2. I would prefer a fleece lining instead of the flannel lining that came with my kit. It seems like it wicks moisture away a little better.

3. I'm going to use an s-hook design similar to TK cuddler diapers for the closure instead of velcro. I don't like velcro much anyway, but it seems to make a stiff "belt" around my baby's belly it looked uncomfortable although she didn't seem to mind all that much. I would really like snaps, but I do not have a snap press and would really need one for this big of project. And to pay someone to insert my snaps just brings up the price tag even more.

Sewing this diaper was really fun and so exciting to have a project finished in a day!