Diaper Sewing_: Making Fleece Covers
Thanks to Ness for this Frugal Baby Tip!

I finally got around to making a fleece cover (I bought the fleece at
Walmart in February) last Thursday, and I cut just like the Air rika
I like so much and sewed swimsuit elastic at the legs, front and back
(like the Air rika). I was planning on putting on snaps the same way,
also, but the package I bought only had 4 snaps in it, so that's all
I had (I forgot to count them in the store).

So far I only have used it once -- she pooped on it and now it's
drying. But it wasn't wet on the outside. Right after my daughter was
born, I bought used fleece covers online and they worked best after I
boiled them on the stove (simmered, really, for 40 minutes) with a
sliver of ivory soap from my shower. When I washed those covers in
Dreft with the rest of my daughter's clothes, they got leaky.

With this one I think I'll try washing with baby shampoo -- or maybe
I'll run to Trader Joes and try that laundry soap mentioned.

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