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Dia
apers forr Haiti Miissions, made fro
om recyc
cled T-sh
hirts (Velcro
v
version)
Supplies: Wash
W
and
d dry adult sized, cotton
c
T-sshirts. Usse design
ns/dark co
olored
T-sshirts for the
t outsid
de of diap
per, and plain/ligh
p
t colors for
f insides, next to
o the
bab
by. (Stain
ns are oka
ay, no ho
oles thoug
gh.) Cut off sleeves at the seam ed
dges,
savving these
e for the soakers inside the
e diaper. You can often cut two full
diapers out of each T-shirt
T
if pattern
p
iss carefullyy placed.
ace the sa
ample ho
ourglass shape
s
en
nclosed fo
or a patte
ern. Place
e pattern on TTra
shirt and cut 2 hourg
glass shapes, be sure
s
not to
t get sea
am edgess, or colla
ars in
e cut out piece.
p
(Nick the diiaper at 3”
3 from fro
ont and back
b
edges to mark for
the
whe
ere elastic will be stitched.. Nicks must
m
be small
s
as the
t seam allowancce is
only ¼”). Cut 2 T-sh
hirt soakers for insside diape
er, from sleeve
s
or leftoverss on Tshirt: Draw a paper or cardbo
oard patttern 4 by 11 inch for
f the so
oaker (4 x 13
inches for medium,
m
4 x 15 incches for large).
The
ese diape
ers are on
nly two la
ayers thicck, with tw
wo soake
ers, so the
ey will airr-dry
mo
ore quicklyy after laundering. The bab
bies are changed
c
frequenttly, no pla
astic is
use
ed, to pre
event diap
per rash.
Vellcro: Use
e 1” inch wide
w
sew
w-on Velccro, cut in
nto 4” long
g pieces.. Keep the soft
side
e whole, but cut th
he rough side in half,
h
2 - 2” pieces, with the corners
rou
unded on one end, to make
e the tabss.
Ela
astic: Use
e 1/4 inch
h soft, bra
aided ela
astic arou
und leg op
penings. (About 4-6
4
inches.) Do
o not cut until afte
er stitchin
ng.
Dirrections:
Sta
ack up an
nd sew the two soa
akers dow
wn the ce
enter of the
t inside
e
diaper piece
e. Zigzag to catch the edge
es of the soakers all the wa
ay
aro
ound. See
e diagram
m.
Ma
atch two hourglass
h
s pieces, inner and
d outer la
ayers, right sides together
t
(so
oakers willl be show
wing on the
t outsid
de). Sew them tog
gether, 1/4 inch in,,
leaving a 3" opening on top of
o the fron
nt edge, for
f turning
g right sid
de out. Start
S
add
ding elasttic for the
e leg opening 3 inches dow
wn (where
e you ma
ade the nick)
3”
from the top and sew to 3 inches from the back top of diaper.
Stitch a couple times at the beginning to attach elastic, then pull
very tight to get good gathering as you sew thru the elastic. Clip
the elastic, continue the 1/4 inch seam around to the second leg
and repeat the process with the elastic. See diagram.
Trim excess fabric at corners and turn diaper right side out. Push
out the corners to make a clean line. Stitch the opening closed as you topstitch around the diaper in the next step.
Top-stitch the diaper across top and bottom edges, catching the end of the
elastic. Don't sew over the elastic leg opening itself. This keeps the diaper
softer at the leg; it fits more body shapes, and is easier to dry in the outside air
in Haiti. Sew the 4-inch piece of soft Velcro onto the outside, narrow end of
diaper, 1/4 inch down from top, going thru all layers. Sew the 2 inch tabs on
each side of the wider back end, (on the outside to protect the babies' skin.)
Place the tabs as close to the edge as you can, so there is enough surface to
stick to the Velcro when different sized babies are diapered. Straight-stitch the
Velcro down first, close to the edge of the diaper, two times. Then zigzag over
the rough side further back (see sample).
Voila! You have a beautiful diaper!
Thank You.
Fifty diapers will fit in a medium Flat Rate Priority Mail box. Bundle them in
groups of 10 diapers tied with leftover strips from the T-Shirts. The hem area
works well for this tie.
Return diapers to ACC for shipping to Haiti or send to: Sacred Heart
Haiti Mission, 3304 Lake St NW, Rochester, MN 55901.
Pattern and instructions are available on our website. You will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader 10 to print out the pattern in tile format. Go to
http://get.adobe.com/reader/ to download the FREE Reader (on right side of
Adobe web page).