Here is a wonderful way to make some cute diapers by using up your scraps and being frugal at the same time!  And with this new Babyville Boutique™  PUL that doesn’t stick, sewing it is such a breeze. I think of all the possibilities… these are my favorite style of diapers. So let’s get started.

Begin by gathering all your regular diaper making supplies. In addition to your regular pattern, you will need another piece of template plastic to trace the wing section of the pattern.

1. Trace tab pattern onto template plastic, tracing the long wing just past the elastic marking for the back leg and back waist. Note: Making a pattern on template plastic means your tab pattern is virtually indestructible!

2. Position ruler ¼” past the leg elastic marking, and again toward the back center of the diaper. Draw a line between the two points on the template. Cut out plastic template.

3. Lay out your wing tab template on your scrap fabric. Keep in mind how you want your wing tab to look. For instance, you probably don’t want all the dinos upside down. Then cut out your tab piece.

4. Next flip your wing tab template over for the next cut. Make sure you have one wing tab cut for each direction.

5. Put the tabs aside and prepare to cut your matching body piece.

6. Place your full diaper template on the PUL that you’ll be using for the body of your diaper. Trace the pattern onto the PUL using a Mark Be Gone pen. Note: Since I’m using the separate contrasting tab, I don’t need to worry about my fabric coming all the way out to the wing tab on the pattern. I am also making a diaper without a back pocket opening, so I’ve trimmed away that flap.

7. Mark PUL with Mark Be Gone pen ¼” past the elastic markings at the back leg and back toward the wing. This is where the contrast tab will be stitched to the diaper. Draw a line to connect the marks. Then cut your diaper from the PUL.

8. Match fabric side of wing tags to fabric side of PUL diaper body piece. Center the two, making sure you see the little points of the wing tabs hanging over the body piece. Pin in place in the seam allowance.

9. After pinning, I gently fold over the wing tabs to make sure they are placed where I want them. Then fold back to the original placement of right sides together.

10. Using a new ballpoint needle and polyester thread, place the wing edge up to your needle.  Make sure the needle is ¼” from the cut edge and is positioned right in the “V” section where the two pieces of fabric meet. Sew a contrast tab on each wing.

11. Flip the diaper right side up and check your work. Make sure the seam allowance is facing the diaper body. 

12. Topstitch on the diaper body side of the seam for the wing tab, 1/8” from the seam line. Repeat for the other side.

13. This is how your wing diaper outer with contrast tabs should look. If the edges aren’t perfect that is ok. You still have 3/8” seam allowance when you sew on your FOE or finish your diaper.

14. Finish your diaper as you normally would per the Babyville Boutique Cloth Diapers Made Easy book.

Now sit back and admire your frugal piece of adorable artwork!