Newborn cloth diaper pattern.
We like this pattern because we have tons of flannel in our inventory and it's pretty simple for young ones to make.
The website for this pattern is webpages.charter.net/rhamley/diapers/diapertext1.htm#pfold
How to make prefold diapers
Infant prefolds (11 X 14 inches is a standard newborn size)
Prefold diapers are valuable for newborns because you can fold them to adjust the length and width as the baby quickly grows. When the baby grows out of the prefold diaper, it may be used as a liner (doubler) in larger diapers or as a burp cloth.
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Cut a piece of flannel 23 X 15 inches. Cut a strip of terry towel 5 X 14 inches (I cut the terry a little shorter than the flannel because it can get too bulky if sewn into the end seam.) Finish the edges of the terry cloth with serging or a close zig-zag stitch.
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Bring the two 15 inch edges of flannel together with the right sides of the flannel together. (The outside of the diaper is turned in.) Place one 14-inch edge of the terry strip on the flannel edges centering it from top to bottom.
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Sew through all three layers. A serger is great for sewing diapers and especially finishing terry cloth edges, but not necessary. Continue with directions for either the enclosed method or the overcast method below.
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Enclosed edge method:
Fold the flannel so the terry strip is flat in the center of the diaper. Sew a seam about ½ inch from the top edge. Sew a seam about ½ inch from the bottom edge leaving a 3 inch opening to turn the diaper to the right side. |  |
Fold under the seam where you left the opening and top stitch it closed. This method encloses all edges and gives a neat appearance.
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On the outside of the diaper sew a line of stitching on both sides of the terry. One line should be in the seam line of the flannel. Just eyeball the other line of stitching making sure you are sewing through the terry.
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Overcast edge method:
Turn the diaper to the outside.
Fold the flannel so the terry strip is flat in the center of the diaper.
On the outside of the diaper sew a line of stitching on both sides of the terry.
One line should be in the seam line of the flannel. Just eyeball the other line of stitching making sure you are sewing through the terry.
Make sure the edges of the diaper are even and lined up. Trim a little bit if necessary to make sure all edges are even.
Using a wide zig zag stitch, overcast both edges of the diaper. This method gives less bulk in the ends.
A serger is perfect for this job but a wide close ziz zag stitch can work as well.
Finished
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Prefold diaper sizes:You can use these same directions to make prefolds any size you want.
The typical sizes for fully shrunk prefolds measure:
11 X 14 inches for newborn (cut flannel 23 X15 inches)
13 X 19 inches for regular diapers (cut flannel 27 X 20)
17 X19 inches for toddler diapers. (cut flannel 35 X 20)
The typical sizes for fully shrunk prefolds measure:
11 X 14 inches for newborn (cut flannel 23 X15 inches)
13 X 19 inches for regular diapers (cut flannel 27 X 20)
17 X19 inches for toddler diapers. (cut flannel 35 X 20)
