by Alecia | Jan 31, 2026 | Customizing Patterns, Make Your Own, Sewing
How to Add Rise Snaps to a Cloth Diaper Pattern In this tutorial, we’re going to walk through how to add rise snaps to a cloth diaper pattern. Rise snaps let you adjust the height of the diaper, which means one diaper can fit for a longer period of time or work for...
by Alecia | Jan 25, 2026 | Customizing Patterns, Make Your Own, Sewing
Once you’ve resized your cloth diaper pattern, whether that’s by adding a wider crotch, a higher rise, and/or longer wings, the next step is figuring out how much elastic you need for the legs and waist. Getting the elastic length right is key to preventing leaks,...
by Alecia | Jan 15, 2026 | Customizing Patterns, Make Your Own
In Part 1, I walked through how to enlarge a front closure diaper through the wings. This is useful if you fall between pattern sizes or you just want to size up a current front closure style pattern. Part 2 shows how to make the rise higher on a pattern. If you...
by Alecia | Jan 8, 2026 | Customizing Patterns, Make Your Own
This is Part 2 of my pattern modification series for customizing front closure diapers. These instructions will work for any front closure baby, youth, or adult cloth diaper. Today I’m working with a baby diaper pattern that I’m sizing up for JP. I’ve already made a...
by Alecia | Aug 21, 2023 | Customizing Patterns, Make Your Own
While front closure diapers do a really good job accommodating a variety of sizes, sometimes they’re not quite big enough. Since many of the larger sizes are harder to come by in cloth incontinence products, it can be challenging to find a product that’s going to...
by Alecia | Jun 23, 2023 | Customizing Patterns, Make Your Own
Summertime is here and managing incontinence pool side can be challenging. A swim diaper’s main purpose is to contain fecal matter should it occur while swimming. This means that a snug fit is VERY important. However, they can still aid in preventing urinary...
