Sweater Bum

So I have been searching Goodwill and other thrift stores in search of 100% wool sweaters to make some wool diaper covers. Unfortunately, it is Summer and wool sweaters aren't exactly filling up the racks. We had a church yard sale and there was a bunch of leftover stuff that my hubby was taking to Goodwill, and lo and behold, a 100% wool sweater from J. Crew nonetheless! I wish I had taken a picture of the sweater before I cut it up, but I was so excited that I forgot. But anyway, here is the finished product.

And just so happens that I have an adorable t-shirt that matches perfectly. Thank you Sarah!

And by the way, he was SO worth the wait! (And the weight!!!)

Super Soakers!

Now that I felt more comfortable sewing fleece soakers, I tried to get a little more creative. I purchased blue, red and green solid colored fleece and decided to do a little bit of mix and match. I also tried my first attempt at applique following these great instructions. I am really pleased with how they turned out.

My husband said they look like Superman undies, so he nicknamed them Super Soakers. I think it's the perfect name!

My first fleece soaker!

I bought some adorable dinosaur fleece from Hobby Lobby the other day and made a cute soaker for Little Man using this pattern. It took me several attempts to get it right, but it was well worth it. Little Man wore it over his prefold and hemp double last night, and the sheets were perfectly dry this morning!

I purchased a 1/2 yard of the anti-pill fleece from Hobby Lobby. It is normally priced $9.99 per yard, but was 30% off. I think I can get about 2 more soakers from the fleece. That comes to less than $1.25 per soaker. Awesome!

A tip I'd like to share...the pattern instructs for you to sew the waistband and leg cuffs on the outside of the main body, but because they are so much smaller, it creates a wavy seam. I like to sew them from the inside and stretch them to the size of the opening when sewing. That way I can have a smooth seam. I can't wait to make a bunch more and maybe even try some applique on the bum.