As time goes by, I am acquiring a bit more experience with the sewing machine (as it is obvious) but also, I'm cutting corners to make the little time I have go a little further.
So, here it is a quicker and easier version of my tutorial to make a doll nappy.
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| Who would have said that the brave little mouse needed a nappy???? |
These are the materials you'll need, slightly different from my previous tutorial :
Materials:
- Old small bath towel (or a small piece of knitted fabric, easier to work with and less bulkier than towel. I've used an old baby bodysuit) - for the internal part of the nappy
- A little cotton fabric of your choice - for the external part of the nappy
- A strip of Velcro, 1 and a 1/2 time the length of the wider end of the nappy
- a doll / teddy to put it on (please note: I based this on one of Little Miss' doll, which is long 26 cm head to toe and has a 22 cm waistline; if your doll / teddy is bigger / smaller you'll need to scale the measurements given to suit)
Cut the cotton fabric (for the external part of the nappy) following the paper template you have made.
Now, the easy bit: cut roughly a square of the knitted fabric, a bit bigger than the cotton fabric piece. Lay the cotton fabric on top of the knitted fabric WRONG sides together. Pin in place.
Sew the two piece of fabric together following the shape of the cotton fabric, using a zig-zag stitch (that would allow some elasticity and stretch to the nappy), leaving one of the short sides open for turning inside out.
Cut the excess knitted fabric all around and turn the work inside out. Press and top stitch all around for a neater look, making sure you fold inwards the open end beforehand.
Sew a strip of Velcro (soft half) on the front, at the narrower end of the nappy (this will be the front of your nappy) as illustrated.
Then sew two small squares of Velcro (rough half) internally, at both ends of the wider side, as illustrated.
And that's it!!! How easy was that???
Happy playing! :)
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