1. One Bumgenius freetime, all-in-one, one-size cloth diaper, including taxes. (May run a bit over $30 for shipping
or...
2. 3 handmade newborn prefolds, plus 10 handmade, double sided matching wipes, in the flannel colour of my choosing, plus enough fabric and microfibre towels to make 3 more prefolds, and a dozen more wipes. I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
Behold, my very first adventure with a sewing machine and a serger!
The top three pieces have microfibre towels folded into thirds in the middle, which are sewn together, and then sewn into the flannel liner. And in the middle of the microfibre, is a hefty piece....of SHAMWOW! I figure, since that nifty cloth is so good at absorbing pop spills out of carpet, it should work just as well with baby pee.
The wipes are pieces of facecloths I bought as a pack of 6 and after much trial and error, cut into pieces and backed with the leftover flannel I had. I'm still trying to figure out exactly how I want to do these, but today I broke the serger needle, so I will have to wait until mom and dad get back from wherever they are this week, and we get that sorted out. Changing the needle myself wouldn't be hard, but finding the needle in this house? Probably impossible. And I have more pressing issues to attend...
...Like blowing my nose. Holy shit, this cold has knocked me for a loop! I don't get sick very often, so when I do, it is usually a doozy. This is my first cold in twelve months, and its making up for all the little colds I didn't get. Today is another sunny beautiful day out, and I should be outside fighting the endless battle against weeds, but I keep getting the chills and then the sweats, and I have a sinus pressure headache that makes me think some serious tectonic shifting is going on up there. Its a day for indoors and self-pity.
On a more positive note, my wonderful mummy managed to find a store in tiny Campbelford (or something like that) that carried Babyville Boutique items, such as precut PUL and Fold Over Elastic!! She went on a bit of a shopping spree, and now there is a shopping bag full of goodies just waiting to be explored. She bought the "Cloth Diapering Made Easy" book with all the patterns too, and I've read it over a couple times and picked out what I want to make. I still think I'll go the practical route, and make covers with no liner (easier to keep clean, and you don't have to change them with each diaper change the way you would have to if they had a fleece or flannel liner that got wet). But I can see how some patterns could be modified, and I can't wait to get started!! I'm going to wait until she gets back though, because I have a million questions and would rather have someone experienced on hand to answer them.
This is my sewing station, all set up in our bedroom, with a view over the front gardens. I am beginning to understand why people really get into this. It is quite relaxing!
Aaaand a stack of serged, finished flats. I have 18 now in total. This is the only type of diaper my mom used on 6 kids! Crazy! I love her for her practicality, but I want cuteness too...
That makes 21 diapers down, at least 15 to go. Next: Diaper covers. Woo!
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