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   We know ALOT about diapers these days. We strictly use cloth diapers in our day to day lives with a small exception for when we are on the go and rinsing isn't readily available. WE LOVE CLOTH DIAPERS! It really is no extra work, our home doesn't smell like a toilet bowl with air fresheners attempting to cover up the smells of ammonia and waste. And the best part of our experience with using cloth diapers is that our little wee girl has yet to have a diaper rash and she is nearing the 4 month old mark. On the occasions we do use commercial disposable diapers, we noticed how much they smell...bad. It smells of urine and plastic and things we do not want near our baby's skin. She is precious, darn it!
   To pass the time away while my body was the best home a body could be to our little lady, and mostly to take our minds off of the gut wrenching worry that our baby would leave us too soon,  we made our own cloth diapers. It really helped keep me positive and have a good outlook that our miracle was going to happen. I bought a wonderful design off of a mom on Etsy from UberDomestic and we couldn't be happier. The only hang up with this was our little wonderful girl  has been able to hold her urine and go huge amounts. I quickly made some cloth soaker inserts to add to our already All-In-One models and she still can bust the seams with wet! I began designing my own version for babies like her and I think I've finally perfected it.
  So, for my Earth loving Aussie girl Carly Gladwell down under, here are the steps to make the Ness cloth diaper. Enjoy the arrival of the new grand baby!
  OK for the outer waterproof layer, we used PUL fabric. It's amazing and easy to sew!
This is how we made an All-In-One diaper...all in one means that you do not need a waterproof cover or  add a soaker line, it's already on the diaperr. You can buy toss away liners but we installed a sprayer on the water line of our toilet and we can spray the diaper out as we go! It's AWESOME!!!

First off, cut out your patterns. You will have one waterproof layer, two diaper liner layers, your set number of soakers (we used zorb diaper fabric for that) and a catch layer for extra protection.

We used organic diaper liner bamboo fabric for the layer that touches the baby's skin.

This is the shape of the soaker...use as many as four layers but at least two for a minimum.

We sewed the soaker pads into the layer.

Then we added this lovely little catch layer. It has 1/8 inch elastic sewn into the sides to make a trough.

This is the same diaper, just with a fabric that you can see better. Sew the outer shell along the top back, leg holes to  the soaker piece together with a straight stitch.

Now add whatever elastic width you want with the elastic stretched to your desired bunching along the top back and leg holes.

Remember this piece? Now you are going to sew it using whatever stitch you are comfortable with to the outer shell of the diaper, making a complete one piece. Make sure the edges are tucked in and finished.

Finish the diaper with your desired fastener choice....we have used both snaps and Velcro. Velcro is wonderful for the new parent that is afraid of diapering but the snaps are amazing and is the choice for our household. 

Blessings and happy sewing! Enjoy the fresh air cloth diapers can provide!