Free Diaper Patterns Here
Learn all about how to make diapers Here

Materials:
Sewing machine with straight stitch and zigzag stitch(for elastic)
All purpose thread
1/2 inch elastic
Pins to hold fabric
Fabric (I use old t-shirts, old sheets, recieving blankets, fleece, terry cloth)

This is how I make a pocket diaper:
Pocket diapers need a cover.


Get your pattern.(any of the above free patterns will work. I made this one, because I like having sized diapers. This is a medium sized diaper.)
Trace your pattern on the wrong side of your outer fabric mark pocket and elastic openings.(Outer fabric is the fabric that will not be on the babies skin. If you are using a print, turn the print upside and then trace on the wrong side)
Make pockets. Cut fabric down to your pocket openings, fold fabric to the wrong side and sew.
This is what the pocket opening looks like for the outer fabric sewn. Just cut off excess fabric. Repeat this step for inside fabric.
Cut excess fabric.
Mark pocket openings on right side of inner fabric. And make pocket opening same as above.
Pin outer and inner fabrics right sides together with your outer fabric on top. Sew both fabrics together start stitching to the right of the pocket opening and go all the way around using a straight stich, stop stitching at the left pocket opening.
Both fabrics sewn together, remove pins, cut away all excess fabric, leave 1/2 inch on sides to add elastic.
To put in elastic use a zig zag stitch. Before I sew on the elastic I must measure it. To measure the elastic I take the elastic and put it on 1 elastic mark(usually the right top elastic mark), then I pull as hard as I can to the bottom elastic mark and cut. This piece of elastic will be about half as short as the distance between the two marks. To sew on elastic. I first tack the elastic down. This means I stitch just a little, than backstitch, stitch a little, than back stitch. Once the elastic is firmly stitched to the marker, I pull as tight as I can while I sew. Pull as tight as you can in both directions.
Pull tight
Topstitch about 1/4 inch in. Start at the right pocket opening and stop and the left pocket opening. When you get to the elastic, pull tight as you did when you were putting the elastic in.
Topstitched all the way around, this is the outside
Topstitched inside view
Stuffed it with prefolds
All done

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