Crazy Crafting Pregnant Woman -- Project #3 -- Cloth Post Partum Pads

[amileegirl]

So here is project number 3, using the left over material from project #1.      Again, I don't want to put my delicate lady parts on hot sweaty itchy plastic.  Especially, not with my allergies.  The last thing I want is to get a rash between my legs.  

The materials:     patterned flannel, black flannel, and an old bath towel, blizzard fleece scrap (not shown), adahy's cloth 11 inch pad pattern modified luna pad style (not shown).

 

 

The two patterns:  

Base:    fleece barrior, 1 patterned flannel, 1 black flannel
Insert:   towel scrap, 1 patterened flannel, 1 black flannel
Strip holder:  black flannel scrap

 

Easiest to cut all piece patterns first before sewing.

Stitched and trimmed:    

The back side of the base of the pad has a strip of scrap fleece as a "water repellant" though it won't be waterproof.   The scrap cut reduced bulk on the wings to make snap placement easier and reduce overall bulk.       The insert has the towel for absorbancy.   The strange trimmed pieces are for turning inside out.

 

Placement of the tube of fabric in the base holder prior to stitching.   The tube is just a strip of fabric folding in half lengthwise, stitched, and turned to form a tube.

Turned and top stitched base and insert.      It didn't really matter what side to use, but I prefered to have the black side up on teh base, and the pretty side up on the insert.

 

 

Turned, topstiched, and snaps placed on base.    12 inserts, 5 bases

Differeint views:

 

Loaded up and ready to go:    inserts can be changed if base isn't soiled or the inserts can be doubled up for that phonebook feeling.

 

 

[CJEJFraser00]

Sep. 14, 2009 at 10:43 PM

nice looking momma cloth!!

[logansmomma2007]

Sep. 15, 2009 at 1:24 PM

Very neat!!