A Friend In Need

So after my post about baby diapers I received an email regarding Post-Partum Reusable Pads.  This woman was very unsatisfied with what she was finding online and wanted to know if I could come up with a pattern for her.  This pattern uses the leftover pieces of fabric from my previous diaper post.  If purchasing the fabric for the liners you will need 12 inches of PUL fabric, and 6 inches of one sided fleece.  Each pad requires one cloth prefold diaper and 1/2 yard of 100% cotton flannel.  Also you will need snaps.  Also about 12 inches of ric rac for each pad.

For your PUL fabric and one-sided fleece I will plug the Kids in the Garden here For the Prefold diapers you can purchase them at Babies R Us (12 for 16.99).  Last the Snaps, I love KamSnaps to no end here .  For the 1/2 Yard of 100% flannel I suggest grabbing it at Joanns, every once in a while, the price drops to 2.79 a yard.

First to do is print out the pattern here when the pieces come together they will look like this

You must cut the following pieces, per pad.... 1 one-sided fleece of "Pad Liner", 1 flannel of "pad Liner" and "Pad Shell", 1 prefolded diaper of "Pad Liner", 1 PUL of "Pad Shell".

 

Here are all the pieces cut out for 2 pad sets.

 

To sew the liners, place the right side of the fleece to the right side of the flannel, topped with the prefolded diaper, pin together.

 

 

I left the space to turn it right side out along the side.

 

To Pin the ric rac in, place it about two inches from the very ends of the pad shell, pin in place.

Now place the lining on top and pin together the Pad shell PUL to the flannel.

I left the opening to flip right side out on one end of the Pad shell.

 

 

Sew along the edges about 12-13 mm away from the needle all the way around, leaving the opening to flip right side out.

Cut notches all round the curves. 

Then flip right side out. 

 

Stitch about 12 mm again around the outside and across the wings to secure the seams.  Coming close to the edge of the opening used to flip it right side out. 

 

 

 

For the Pad Liner I doubled stitched.

 

 

 

 

The Pad Liner fits right into the Pad Shell under the ric rac.  Add a snap on each of the wings to secure it to the undergarment.

 

They do fold nice and discreetly fit into a purse.

 

 

These are great practice if you are trying to gear up to sew some diapers, same fabrics and same snaps.

 

Have a wonderful day.