Before baby came, my daughter started to show more interest in her baby dolls. We had started buying things for the baby and she wanted some diapers for her dolls to wear. Well, instead of using real diapers which would have probably been shredded to pieces after a while, I whipped up some felt diapers for her to have. She liked these better because "they are prettier" than real baby diapers :)
I made them a size to fit a variety of dolls/animals. You can see them on Curious George, an American Girl doll,
and an Itty Bitty baby doll. They are really quick, simple, and cheap to make and you don't even have to sew to make them.
Start by gathering your supplies:
-Print out the pattern here (I suggest printing on cardstock paper)
-Felt (I used the $.25 pieces from the craft store)
-Scissors
-Velcro (I used 3/4 inch, but you can use whatever size you like. If you have some that is too big, you can always cut it to fit as well).
-If not sewing it on, get some glue. I suggest fabric glue, but you could even hot glue it probably.

Fold your piece of felt in half and place the pattern on the fold.
Cut out pattern. Place wrong side up like this.
Grab your velcro and place them in the spots marked below. You can sew them or glue them in place. I put 4"of the soft part of the velcro in the middle and 1" of the scratchy part on the edges.
Now let your little one start diapering dolls and stuffed animals.




















How cute!!!
ReplyDeletewow thank you for posting this....my daughters cabbage patch diaper just tore and they dont sell them anymore. When i went to get some they had other for $7 for 6 pair...so went on line and found this....so excited to make them. Thank you so much for sharing...sharing is caring...especially as a parent
DeleteMy daughter has a cabbage patch and last night the diaper tore...oh no...so went looking for replacements with no luck except a brand they were selling 6 of $7. Really. So came home looking on line and found your pics. Thank you sooo much for sharing this...sharing is caring especially as a parent
DeleteYes! So simple, and so amazing! Definitely doing this for my daugheter and her 540000 babies!
ReplyDeleteOh YES! My brother-in-law and his wife got my daughter a Baby Alive for Christmas, and it only came with one diaper which has since been ruined -- and since I didn't buy disposable diapers for my real children, I'm certainly not going to buy them for a doll. I'll make a couple of these!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! What a great idea for little girls who love to pretend to me Mommy!!
ReplyDeleteHow great are these!?! I was just telling hubby htta I need to make some up for our toddler for her babies. I know what I will be doing this weekend now. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get such great felt?
ReplyDeleteI wish making cloth diapers for human babies were as easy as this!
ReplyDeleteNicole,
ReplyDeleteI got the funky felt at Hobby Lobby. They usually have all kinds of different pattern pieces.
How cute are those! We're about to have baby 3--totally need to make some for my little 3-year-old girl. She'd love them!
ReplyDeleteLove this!!! So so so cute! And super duper easy...love those kinds of projects :o)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks for sharing. Totally bookmarking this.
ReplyDeleteToo cute! I am going to have to try this out for my little sweet girl.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Vanessa
Impeccable timing! Just this morning my daughter was using a real nappy on her Baby Alive, it ended up around dolly's neck! These are the perfect solution, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! I also love the George wearing the diaper. My son saw it said Georgie!!!!
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS SO CUTE!!!! i wish i could find printed felts here!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! I've been meaning to make some cloth doll diapers for my daughter, and this look much easier than what I was thinking of. Thank you for sharing the pattern!
ReplyDeleteLOVE THESE! I immediately made some out of plain pink and purple felt, but think a trip to Hobby Lobby is on my to-do-list! Adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteThese is so cute.. These are really prettier than real baby diapers :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderfull idea :)
This is perfect. I will be making some of these for my daughter as soon as I can go to the store to pick up some felt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, I love all your fabulous tutorials!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I will definitely be using your tutorial to make some for my neice and a friend. Great Christmas ideas and so easy!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome!!! I love that they fit a range of doll sizes! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
ReplyDeletehttp://sewing.craftgossip.com/free-pattern-easy-baby-doll-diaper-from-felt-and-velcro/2011/09/01/
(link will go live later tonight)
--Anne
I LOVE THEM!! My daughter has been secretly "borrowing" her little cousins' diapers for months...but she is running out of doll sized diapers!!lol My question is your daughter's dress!! i love it! did you make that too?
ReplyDeleteFun, thanks!
ReplyDeleteJust stopping by to let you know that I have featured your project on Fun Family Crafts today! You can see it here
ReplyDeletehttp://funfamilycrafts.com/baby-doll-diapers/
If you have other kid friendly crafts, I'd love it if you would submit them :) If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above.
My youngest is 2, and I've been promising her some baby doll diapers for a couple weeks. But I've never seen such fun patterned felt in any of the craft stores around here. Where did you get yours?
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I will whip some up. Did you know there is fusible velcro? Works easy and usually stays put.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I am expecting #3 so my two girls will enjoy this when bubs is born!
ReplyDeleteI just made these and they could not have been simpler. WOW. Thanks. BEST CHRISTMAS ever!
ReplyDeleteYou need to come up with some more easy crafts for christmas gifts for us who arent crafty. :)
Thanks!! This tutorial is great, my daughter will be super excited on xmas!!
ReplyDeletethinks looks perfectly simple! Thank-you!
ReplyDeletegreat idea! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is so simple and wonderful. my daughter could change baby doll diapers 1000x a day. if only she would show as much interest in her own potty habits!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing!
Just made some of these for my daughter's doll. It's a My Baby Alive so I might modify with a waterproof lining for when she eats and drinks. Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI cut out some printed fabric and surged it to the felt for some fun colors works great love the idea for my grand daugthers
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Thank you for sharing :)
DeleteThank you so much for the tutorial and pattern. I just made a few for my daughters and they turned out great. I blogged about them and linked back to you.
ReplyDeleteLoved it. I just made ten of them 5 for each of my girls. Then she wanted wipes so I used the unused fabric portions as wipes for her diaper bag. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to use glue to stick to velcro and felt Hot glue works ontil you try to use them then the fall off! Any suggections that really work?
ReplyDeleteI would think fabric glue would be the best option for gluing. Maybe even a tacky glue? You could always hand sew it on real quick. If you use embroidery thread it will be able to handle more "wear and tear." Please let us know what works for you in case someone else is in the same boat.
DeleteWill these fit a Cabbage Patch doll?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I am not sure. Do you have one? If you do you could just cut it out of a paper towel and try it out. Then you won't waste any felt. If its for a gift or something, you could always make it a bit larger to make sure.
DeleteLove it! Thanks so much for sharing, can't wait to make some for my daughter and nieces!
ReplyDeleteyou are so clever and you have saved me some money this xmas, happy holidays
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! These are perfect!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the pattern and awesome tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the pattern. I have made several for the 2 - 3 year old class at church. They love them. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteThank u! I made these for my neice's dolls n they were a nice compliment to a knitted baby blanket for her dolls! So simple, n so creative! Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteDoes'nt the felt get icky when washed. I going to make a few of these but use left over fleece so it can be washed. Since diapers go in the washer, my LO will need thiers babies washed too.
ReplyDeleteMade some of these today! They are great! My 2 year old was thrilled when she woke up from her nap. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely GREAT idea! Thank you for sharing!
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