new pul

I just received some new PUL fabric for more cloth diapers :)

I used an ocean colored PUL with ocean suedecloth for the first 8 diapers. This time I'm going to use a combination of melon PUL, raspberry PUL, and grape suedecloth.

Mmm, all of the food references are making me hungry.

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more d

Shockingly I haven't completed the pillow project :(  I'm already failing at my goals for this blog. I thought that if I had more than a mental note of projects to complete I would actually get them finished. It's soooooo incredibly embarrassing all of the unfinished projects I have in my life. They can be so overwhelming when they constantly stare you in the face.

Anyway, enough complaining. I did finish 6 more pocket diapers for the little one. In total that's 8 pocket diapers. I've also been experimenting with night time solutions and made a Daddy Flat diaper and a La Di Da fitted diaper to wear at night under the wool soakers I made.

To make myself feel better, I'll list my diaper sewing accomplishments :)

• 8 ocean La Di Da pocket diapers
• 2 bamboo flapper style inserts for the pocket diapers
• 1 bamboo velour Daddy Flat diaper
• 1 bamboo velour La Di Da fitted diaper
• 2 yellow wool soakers

And now my to-do list:

• 6 bamboo flapper style inserts for the pocket diapers
• 1 bamboo velour La Di Da fitted diaper
• 2 bamboo velour contour inserts for the fitted diapers
• 8 La Di Da pocket diapers and inserts (I just ordered new fabric for this!)
• 8 La Di Da AI2 diapers and inserts (I just ordered new fabric for this!
• 2 pillow covers (notice how I put this one on the bottom ;) )

Hopefully I can finish the diapers before I go back to work. I want to have a good stash for Day Care and not have to wash them 24 x 7.

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thursday, bloody thursday

It was literally a bloody morning with the sewing machine today, but in the end I think I came out on top. Still on the diaper sewing kick I finished up a pair of wool soakers. These were made from my beloved yellow wool Abercrombie sweater. I have hung on to that sweater for 9 years. About half of which it has been hanging out in the bottom of my hamper ( . . . as my guy can attest to . . . ).

It was hard to finally cut into it. I think I may have even shed a little tear.



At least I still have most of my finger left.  Between the rotary cutter and the sewing machine I may need to think about keeping the first aid kit a little closer to my work area.

I didn't get a chance to take a pic of the actual yellow wool soakers before they were pee'd in. So here is a pic of the fleece prototype I made.

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big d

My big distraction of late has been pee. Ok, so not exactly pee. Diapers. Cloth diapers to be specific. Since my baby girl has been in between the small and medium sized gDiapers we have been having major leakage problems. To spare the details, I have decided to make my own. Not exactly a simple project for someone who is just getting back into sewing and doesn't really follow patterns!

I found an awesome trim cloth diaper pattern from La Di Da Diapers and decided to go for it.  The directions were very detailed that it was pretty much a no brain-er. I made two of the pocket diapers.

Little camio is currently testing them so the verdict is still out. They sure are cute!

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