Pattern: Very Basic All in One
Step One: Cut your PUL (or heavy weight fleece) body layer just as you would if you were making a regular Very Basic AIO using the pattern extension lines. Cut your inner fabric (something that wicks moisture: microfleece or suedecloth) using the regular pattern cut lines. So your inner layer will be narrower through the leg area than your outer waterproof layer.
Step Two: Follow the pattern directions to serge (or straight stitch) the sides and wing sides. Sew elastic in the back waist and sew the back waist opening closed.
Here you see I’ve sewn my elastic in as directed to the PUL side and left the front waist open.
Step Three: Cut a piece of PUL fabric to back your Aplix loop with. In retrospect, this would have been easier to do FIRST ;o)
Step Four: Sew your Aplix loop (I’m using Loop Fabric instead) to the PUL side only, making sure the PUL facing is behind it. MUCH easier to do this before sewing your two layers together. Pin carefully as needed to help you get it sewn in straight.
This photo shows it all sewn in.
Step Five: Turn the diaper right side out and use your finger or a chopstick to get all of the corners turned out sharp and crisp.
Step Six: Topstitch across the back waist as directed. Turn the edges of the front panel opening inward and stitch all the way around, as if you were hemming a pair of pants. PUL, suedecloth, and microfleece do not fray so there is no need to double hem.
Here you can see where I’ve topstitched across the back and my opening is nice and neat. I used white thread so you could see my stitching in the pictures, but this would look better with matching green thread.
Step Seven: Sew your hook and loop closures to the wings as directed and you’re all done!
Optional Step Eight: I decided to serge quickly around two layers of burley knit terry to make a quick and easy stuffer for this pocket diaper. This pocket is a Medium and the dimensions of the stuffer are: 11" x 12.5". Folded into thirds it makes 6 thirsty layers.
All done!
alisaterry says:
When you sew in the back elastic, do you sew it to both the inner layer and the PUL in this case, or just your inner layer?
September 5th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
lorie hohlf says:
The back elastic doens’t go thru the PUL layer. Good luck!
September 5th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Caittune says:
This may seem like a silly question but it is early and I havn’t had coffee yet…well ok not early but I still havn’t had coffee.
The openin g is in the front for the pocket on this diaper? I’ve only seen back openings…so I was just a bit comfuszed. Thanks!
September 5th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
alisaterry says:
Yep - the opening is in the front.
September 5th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Caittune says:
ok! I’m not crazy then! TY
September 5th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
whteroses says:
In step 2, it give me the impression that you’ve in your back elastic to the PUL fabric, though you mentioned in the above post that it only gets sewn on to the inner layer. What about your leg elastic - does it get sewn on just the inner fabric as well? (I do not have the verybaby patterns to refer to.)
April 17th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Jessica says:
The elastic in the back waist only gets stitched to the inner fabric. But about an inch from the edge so then the inner and outer layers get sewn together so there is actually a back ruffle. At least in our pattern,you could just sew elastic to the back waist seam allowance if that makes sense for what you’r emaking.
The leg elastic is just sewn in the seam allowance after the two layers are stitched together.
Does that make sense?
April 19th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
whteroses says:
Yes, that makes sense. Thank you!
April 25th, 2008 at 11:16 am
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