Baby Doll Diapers and Accessories TUTORIAL {Guest Blogger: Christina from 2 Little Hooligans}

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How to make doll diapers and wipes tutorial. These make great handmade gifts for little girls!

How to Make Doll Diapers and Wipes

Hello! I’m Christina from 2 little hooligans and I’m so excited to be joining all of my fellow craftaholics out there today! I want to thank Linda for inviting me today, it is such an honor for little ole’ me to be here with all of you today.
So here’s a little bit about me…
I’m a stay at home with three little ones, 3 and under. I live in northern NH in our 1870’s farm house that we have been living in, while renovating for the past 6 years. We have two massive gardens where we raise all of our veggies and fruit for our family and friends. We enjoy the country living and the simple pleasures it brings us. Over on my blog I share my life and my love for the outdoors, sewing, crafting and the simple things in life. I started fat quarter friday a few months ago where each Friday I post tutorials using those cute little pieces of fabric that everyone loves to hoard and swoon over, but never seem to use. I hope you all get a chance to stop by and join me one of these days for fat quarter friday!
Now enough about me, Let’s get started, shall we?!

How to Make Doll Diapers & Wipes Tutorial

(Part 1: diapers, wipes and wipes case)

DIY Doll Diaper TUTORIAL

Materials Needed:
*Scrap pieces of fleece, felt or any other non-fraying material
*Cotton fabric scraps or a fat quarter if you want them to all match
*Minky fabric or flannel scraps
*1/2″ sew on velcro

Make your template shaped like above. To find the right size for your doll, lay the doll down and wrap it with a piece of paper as if you were going to diaper it with the piece of paper. Just fold and work with the piece of paper to get it to the right size. These diapers are made to fit my little girls favorite lovely…bear. But I also made sure they would fit her favorite dolls. So just play with the size a bit. My template is 8 1/2″ long and about 5 1/2″ on the width and about 1 1/2″ longer on the the tab side. And as you can see, I folded my paper both ways before cutting so that they were even on all sides and just trimmed the tabs off on the front of the diaper. Now you have your perfectly shaped template.
Trace the template onto the wrong side of the cotton fabric. If you want to add a little heart or label onto your diaper, add it now. Now take your piece of minky fabric and cotton fabric and place right sides together. Pin in place. Now sew directly onto your template outline. Make sure you leave a 1 1/2″ space for turning right side out on the back of your diaper.
Trim off excess fabric and pull right sides out through the opening. Push all corners out and carefully push out the sides of the diaper so they lie flat. Iron.
Top stitch all around diaper.
The finished inside of diaper. Gather some 1/2″ sew on velcro and cut about a 1″ length.
Sew the hook part of the velcro onto the “diaper tabs.”
And attach the loop part of the velcro to the front of the diaper like so.
And that’s it. A new diaper for your little ones doll.
With a sweet little heart.



Doll Accessories TUTORIAL

How to Make Doll Wipes + Wipe Case

And because I couldn’t just stop there, I had to make up some wipes. I just cut my scrap pieces of fleece into 5 1/2″ by 4 1/2″ pieces. And that’s it. super easy right?
And since this momma couldn’t stop there I made a little case for the wipes.
Cut three pieces of fleece to the following sizes:
*3″ x 5″ (flap on top)
* little hearts if you want to embellish the flap
* cut two pieces at 6″ x 6 1/2″

Take one of the larger pieces of fleece and cut a small oval shape out of it. This is hole that the wipes will be pulled through.

Take the smaller piece of fleece and add some hearts to the flap if you want. Then cover up the oval opening with your flap and sew in place. Just make sure you leave enough room on the bottom of the flap to attach to velcro.

This is where my velcro ended up.

Now take the other piece of fleece and place it right sides facing with the top of the “wipes container.”

Sew completely around the “container.” Now pull right side out through the oval opening.

And there you have it! How easy was that?! And how adorably cute?!

Oh I already know this is going to make a little missy girl some happy, while keeping this momma very busy. I have a feeling I will be spending hours a day helping her put the wipes back into the container…over and over again!

**Please feel free to use this tutorial for your personal sewing projects. Please be kind and give credit where credit is due.**

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to make doll diapers and wipes! They are easy to make and make fabulous handmade gifts for little girls!

 

Linda

Linda

Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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  1. 1
    Susan @ homeroad.net

    Adorable for babies! Come link up http://www.homeroad.net
    Have a great day!
    Susan

  2. 2
    Jaimee

    These are so cute I can hardly STAND it!!! Alas, I have three boys…I just don't seem them appreciating a set of these for their transformers. *sniff* Someday when I have time, perhaps I'll make a set to donate to the church nursery : )

    I shared this link on my crafty FB page!
    craft-interrupted.blogspot.com

  3. 3
    Liz Noonan

    this. is. adorable!!!! i want to make some for my girls! well done and thank you so much for a fantastic tutorial!

  4. 4
    Jess

    oh my gosh, the diapers are sooo adorable…and the wipes case? Forget about it….Cuteness overload!

  5. 5
    Pamela Nees

    Love the diaper pattern.

    FYI-"templet" is spelled "template". Just thought you'd want to know…

  6. 6
    Amber H.

    I'm so gonna have to make my daughters some of these.. they have a TON of dolls! And with me cloth diapering their little brother when he's born -three more weeks!- they would LOVE LOVE these!

  7. 7
    Julie C

    I love how many pictures you took – it helps make everything so much more obvious. And it's adorable!

  8. 8
    Boo Jangles

    Geez louise that's adorable!! Too bad my li'l bit is all boy.

  10. 10
    Lori Barnett

    These are sooo stinkin' CUTE! I found your blog from a post on CraftGossip.com

  11. 11
    Just this... Alice

    I've copied teh directions and will be making some for my grandaughters. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us.

  12. 12
    Leslie

    This is SO ADORABLE!!! My little nieces would LOVE this! Great post!

  13. 13
    Monica

    Omgosh, this is beyond adorable!!!

  14. 14
    Judy Bagwell

    SO CUTE!!!

  15. 15
    Cecilia

    This is lovely! I will have to try those. My little girl loves to play diapering her dolls.
    Thanks for sharing!!!

  16. 16
    Elizabeth

    With my mom here for the week we sat down and made a set for both of my girls and my niece. They turned out great and the girls LOVE them! Thanks for a great tutorial! (Also checked out your blog and followed your fabric bracelet tutorial. Made them for my girls….adorable! They're in love!)

  17. 17
    Sparrow's

    I am so excited about this! My daughter is turning 2 next month & she has been potty trained for about 3 months so changing her baby's diapers is entertaining for her, she even grabs the real wipes. I am so going to make these! Thank you!

  18. 18
    Rachel@oneprettything.com

    This is sooooo fabulous ! Thank you so much for the great, giftable project! I'll be linking.

  19. 19
    Christine

    Those are too cute for a doll! They look like they are made for real babies!

  20. 20
    Polly @ Helping Little Hands

    These are so cute! My daughter would LOVE these.

  21. 21
    Deborah Raymond

    I have made my own daughters many cloth diapers similar to this, but have yet to make some for their dolls. Your version is adorable! I really love the fabrics you chose.

  22. 22
    Gail :)

    Absolutely adorable. I love your color combinations too :)

  23. 23
    Jodie

    Thank you so much for sharing. I have a one year old grand baby girl. I can not wait to make her clothes and matching doll clothes.

  24. 24
    khowardquilts

    Oh, so adorable! I wish I had granddaughters to sew for, but I have only grandsons.

  25. 25
    Brooke

    Where did you find the cute fabric?

  28. 28
    ShannonR2

    (^: Perfect, my daughter has been asking for new diapers for her dolls…

  29. 29
    Rachel

    Is it possible for you to upload a template for the diaper. I keep trying to fold and measure my daughters doll but I can’t get it to come out correctly when I cut it, and I think this would be an awesome idea for my daughter for Christmas. They are very beautiful & you are very creative & I am glad that I found you for inspiration. If it is possible I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you & great job! :)

  30. 30
    shawnna

    Hi,
    Do you have a printable pattern for the dolly diapers I can not get it to work out and just keep messing up :O(

  31. 31
    Kristie

    Thank you SO much for sharing this–SO cute!!! I will be making these for my “Little Mommies” (my grandchildren)!!

  32. 32
    Susan

    Thank you! I have been thinking of doing this for my 2 year old who has become suddenly obsessed with changing diapers. I think after seeing how simple it is I am finally going to be brave enough to give it a go (my sewing machine hates me! lol). If all goes well I will have one happy little girl in the morning. :)

  33. 33
    Dannee

    These are so cute. My little girl is always saying that her baby is stinky and needs to be changed. She tries to get her diapers but that is too expensive to continue with so this is a perfect solution. I will have to make her some soon. Thanks so much for the tutorial and lovely pictures. I am so excited and I am sure she will be too. OOOHHH, it just hit me… her birthday is in a couple weeks. This would be a perfect gift. Even better, a friend of mine is having a second baby and I wanted to do soething for her older girl. I think I am going to be busy.

    1. 33.1
      Linda@CraftaholicsAnonymous

      Awesome! These baby doll diapers would make perfect gifts! Thanks for stopping by, Dannee!
      happy crafting,
      Linda

  34. 34
    Victoria

    Perfect!!!! My daughter has been asking for a changing table for her babies for Christmas this year and these will be perfect!

  35. 35
    HardestyMom01

    I love this! The Lord has blessed my husband and I with three beautiful daughters (ages 2, 4, and 6). For Christmas all requested babydolls. I cannot wait to use my extra fabric for this. However with another little one on the way I will be using the wipes container tutorial to make a life size one. I’m trying to rid our lives of so much plastic and cannot see using homemade cloth wipes in a disposable wipes container. Seems like a contradiction to me. (Just my thought.) You do beautiful work. Many blessings to you and yours.

  36. 36
    Misty Boggs

    You have just saved Christmas! Thanks for the tutorial!!

  37. 37
    Grama Margaret

    I absolutely love this idea!!!! Thank yous!!!

  38. 38
    Amber

    I’m a former cloth diaper addict and I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to get on these so my little girls can have these for their dolls.

  39. 39
    Rebecca

    I don’t do free hand patterns very good they always turn out so wrong. Would you mind scanning and emailing your pattern??? I can then use the different size printing option on my printer for my daughters dolls ….

  41. 41
    Molly

    Just wondering how experienced you should be around a sewing machine for this project.

    I know two little girls who have birthdays coming up and I would love to make them a couple sets of these.

    I took home ec in junior high and I’m not an idiot around a sewing machine I just hope this involves little help from my more experienced mother haha

  42. 42
    Lyra

    Just finished the wipes and wipe case! So cute! Made it out of felt since that’s what I had, but works great! Thanks for sharing!

  43. 43
    Jorja Capps

    Adorable..what size doll???

  44. 44
    Caron

    Thank you for this!!! ADORABLE idea!!! I am off to make some for my girls now!!!

  45. 45
    margi

    I’m South African, and have been making fabric dolls with embroidered faces for years. Stumbled upon your site, and just loove it. Thanks for all the inspirational ideas. We have to compromise here, as we do not always have the necessary materials and notions available. Thanks so much again, and God Bless

  46. 46
    Lora

    This is SO CUTE! Thank you for sharing!

  47. 47
    janice

    I am a mother of a 1 year old daughter and love your design of diapers and baby wipes I was wondering if you mind if I use your pattern to make these and try to sell them at a small local craft shop to sell for some pocket money

    1. 47.1
      Linda

      Hi Janice! Glad you enjoyed this pattern! You’ll want to ask Christina from 2 Little Hooligans because she wrote this post as a guest writer for Craftaholics Anonymous. :)

  48. 48
    Jennie @ Little Girl Designs

    Oh my goodness, this is the cutest tutorial ever! I used to make baby doll diapers when I was a little girl but they were definitely not as fancy as these. :) I’ve got to try these…thank you!

    1. 48.1
      Linda

      Thanks for stopping by, Jennie! :)

  49. 49
    Becky Jorgensen

    I super love this diaper and wipes tutorial! They’re super cute and adorable! I featured this post in my blog. Thanks for sharing!

    1. 49.1
      Linda

      Thanks, Becky!

  50. 50
    Beli Rico

    Hi ! I love your tutorial. Thank you for give me this idea. My young girl will love it. She (6) love her baby doll. Hugs !!