Diapers for Dolly...

Hello cute peoples!

Are you interested in another fun 

little project for the 

little girl/girls in your life?

One of the projects that I made as 

part of my Christmas sewing...

were diapers for the doll that I bought 

for my cutie patootie grandaughter 

Sophie Belle.

Sophie is 2 1/2 years old now and she is at that age where she loves to take bubble baths and she loves to drag everything 

in the tub with her!

So when I saw this doll I thought it 

would be perfect for her.

There's just something so fun about 

giving a doll to a little girl 

on Christmas isn't there?

Look at her sweet little face and her molded hair!...so vintagey looking...

she reminds me of the baby dolls I used to play with as a little girl.

Anyhoo...

on to the dolly diapers.

I used a small little print lined with 

white flannel for each diaper.

I pre-shrunk the flannel because I know that flannel shrinks alot and I assumed Sophie would be washing these cute little diapers often and hanging them on her little clothesline to dry!

Velcro worked perfectly for the closures and  Sophies little hands were able to fasten and unfasten them easily.

I used a cute pattern found on 

Skip to my Lou for the diaper.

Click here

 to check it out.

I copied the pattern at 66.7% and I found 

that size fit Sophie's doll perfectly using my method of cutting and sewing.

Her doll measures about 12" tall....you can adjust the pattern to fit any size doll!

I sewed mine a bit differently than the one on 

Skip to my Lou ...

I traced my pattern onto poster board (to make it sturdy for tracing) and then cut it out.

Then I used a mechanical pencil and traced the pattern onto the wrong side of the printed fabric for my sewing line...I didn't trace a line where I left an opening. 

I placed the flannel onto the right side 

of the print...

I didn't need to pin because the  

flannel doesn't slip... 

and stitched directly on my traced line.

I of course left an opening:)

I cut out the diaper leaving an approximate 1/4" seam allowance.

I clipped the inside curves before turning so that they would lay flat.

Then I turned the diaper using my favorite turning tool to get nice corners...

 a crochet hook.

I pressed the seam allowances to the 

opening under 1/4"...

And topstitched the diaper all the way around the edges...which sewed the opening closed.

I made 7 diapers...

one for every day of the week:)

I sewed on the velcro and made a 

cute little dolly diaper stack.

And then played with them some more...sorry...I'm still trying to grow up!

I also cut 6 pieces of flannel and 

zig-zagged the edges for 

little diaper wipeys.

I remembered seeing a picture of 

some like that on

Pinterest 

and I thought they were so cute and I knew that Sophie would love them!

I was right... 

Sophie did love them and as soon as she unwrapped them...

she didn't waste any time changing 

her new baby's diaper!

I also made a dress, a bib and a diaper bag for her doll.

I'll show them to you next!

xx

Lori