I got crafty!

I've been in a funk off and on for a while now. Nothing puts me in a better mood than working with my hands. After last nights cloth diaper fail (no fun in the family bed), I decided to try something different. I had been using two flat diapers folded together inside a fleece wrap. After reading a thread on nighttime CDing over at GCM, I decided to try and covert one of my size medium prefolds to a fitted diaper. Using instructions found on the net, I got to work. While I was sewing, Mom showed up with my laundry. In the laundry basket was a treasure--a 100% lambswool turtleneck sweater. I began the felting process in our washing machine, and it finished up in my Mom's dryer. I dug it out of the basket, and an hour later, I had a pair of wool longies, that could quite easily be converted to overalls.

I based my pattern on the one found over at indietutes. I had read over the tute a couple of times, so when I got the sweater in hand I just started winging it. I got the idea to remove the turtle neck portion, and attach it at the waist to create an extended waistband. It's tall enough, that all I have to do is attach straps and I'll have overalls.

I might give these a go tonight, even though they haven't been lanolized. These will go over the new fitted diaper (formerly prefold) and a couple of hemp soakers. Maybe an infant prefold too. We shall see.

And while I'm showing off, here's the dress I made for Fidget last week. I used one of the shirts she got from Nana, and a piece of fabric I bought with the intentions of making a doll dress.

I feel...accomplished.

A brief note on change

No time today for a well thought out blog post. I've got 3 sick little ones, two of whom may be visiting the doctor today.

Last month we switched to cloth diapers during the day. Using the diapers themselves made our life no more challenging. Washing the diapers was another issue. Our house is old, and poorly built. Every winter, when the temp drops to freezing, the trap along our washing machines drain line freezes. This means that we can be without a washing machine for up to a week at a time. Right now I have a load worth of dirty diapers and no way to wash them. I'll probably take them down to mom's house tomorrow and wash them.

In spite of the washing difficulties, we've decided that this month we'll be using cloth diapers all the time. At night, and when we're out and about. I'm also aiming to make a few covers, and maybe some cloth diaper friendly pants for the Little Man. If I use what I have to make what I need, then I can save money and reduce my footprint. Yay!