Diaper-cocoon for newborns

With the birth of a newborn baby, his parents need to purchase a variety of items designed to care for the baby. Including, from the first day of life the crumbs of mom and dad may require diapers.

These simple devices to ensure a quiet sleep of the baby can not only be bought, but also made independently. In this case, you can make not a regular rectangular or square diaper, but a modern baby-cocoon with wings for swaddling handles.

In this article, you will find a pattern for self-manufacturing diaper-cocoon for newborn babies, as well as detailed step-by-step instructions, with which you can easily figure out how to properly sew this device.

How to sew a baby diaper for a newborn?

To make a Euro-diaper for newborns in the form of a cocoon on Velcro, stock up with enough material. As a basic fabric you will need a flannel, and for lining it's best to take a thin cotton cloth.

Then follow our step-by-step instructions:

1. Print and cut out the pattern. It consists of two parts - the main part of the diaper and the pocket for the legs.
2. Open appropriate fabric products.
3. Do the darts. To do this, follow the machine stitches from the trimming edge by placing the bows at the beginning and at the end of the dart.
4. On the top of the diaper in the center of the lower cut, cut it. Then repeat this action on both sides in the area of ​​the beginning of the sleeves, as well as on the pocket part for the legs from above and below.
5. Sweep the "wings" of the cocoon and stitch it with a machine seam.
6. On the side of the lining, make a separate line.
7. Sweep the upper part of the pocket for the legs from the dissection to the cleavage, then follow the machine stitch at a distance of 8-10 mm from the edge.
8. Unscrew the pocket for the legs and remove the auxiliary marking. Lay a finishing stitch and iron the product.
9. Fold the details of the cocoon with each other facing each other, sweep them with a thin seam, and then pass the machine seam at a distance of 8-10 mm.
10. Through the hole, turn out the diaper-cocoon and stitch it. At the edge of the pocket for the legs, make a finishing stitch.
11. Cut the Velcroes of the desired length and attach them to the diaper as shown in the picture.
12. Do not forget to attach the Velcro to the leg pocket.
13. The finished diaper-cocoon for newborns will look like this:

Use this product is extremely convenient. It is very simple to wrap the baby, so with this task, even the father can easily cope. In addition, making this diaper yourself, you will be assured of the high quality of the materials used and stitched seams, so you do not have to worry about the health and safety of your child.

Although such a baby cocoon is considered the most convenient, some mothers give preference to the diaper-cocoon for newborns with a zipper. It is also very easy to make this device with your own hands. The main thing is to correctly remove the measurements from the crumbs and choose the material suitable for sewing.

Whichever baby-cocoon you choose, it will provide your newborn baby with a sense of comfort and security, so that the crumb will sleep much calmer. In addition, this device will help prevent colic in the tummy of the baby and make the intensity of spasms much less pronounced, which undoubtedly will have a positive effect on the quality of his sleep and mood, as well as physical and psycho-emotional development.

Finally, do not forget that mothers-needlewomen can bind a diaper-cocoon of soft acrylic yarn.