I'm under arrest...

For putting shirtless cops on a diaper!  A BABY'S diaper!

But how could I not?  Look at how hilarious....

Sergers, fabric and diapers, oh my!

Earlier this week I got a REALLY awesome package in the mail... a used serger from my friend Dot in BC!  She shipped it all the way out here for me just because she knew I would make good use of it.  So generous... thanks Dot!  Now I just have to figure out how to use it... I've heard sergers are scary tricky, so I'm hoping it isn't too intimidating. 

I am really thankful for the serger because now I can start making all my own inserts.  Until I get started on my own serged inserts for the diapers I think I'll have to sell my diapers with purchased inserts, because the inserts are really important for maximum absorbency.  I plan to order absorbent bamboo velour, fleece and microfibre to construst layers of fabric for a soft and high-performance insert.  Now that I have a serger I'll be able to whip up a lot of them in no time (if the learning curve isn't too steep!) and they will be very durable for lots of washes with the strong serged edges. 

Now that I've got that out of the way, please enjoy this diaper made with some of the sweet fabric Dot sent me with the serger:

Old-lady chic

There are so many 'vintage' prints out there these days.  I found this one when I first started out making diapers, and I'm sorry to say that I wasted most of it on a couple crappy diapers (pun intended! ha! ... ha!) I made while I was still figuring most of this out.  I found some scraps of this fabric left over yesterday, and now that my pattern is in two parts, I was able to get enough together to make another diaper.

Enjoy the old-lady chicness of this one. <3

Gnomes

I'm going to post the diapers I made today in 2 posts.... easier that way!

Yesterday I altered my pattern so that I can cut my fabric in two parts.  Previously the diapers I made that had illustrations on them would be upside-down from the front of the baby and right-side-up from the back.  I wanted the illustrations to be facing right-side-up from either side, so I made it so that I would have to cut the fabric twice. 

Nice couple of gnomes sitting on some mushrooms...