It ain't much to look at, but it's working out great!
This is a Quick Snap Flap Wrap (QSFW), size medium. It's an incredibly simple and completely free pattern that sews up very quickly if you have a serger. (It can also be turned and topstitched if you don't.) It took me maybe an hour, and that included cutting out and taping together the pattern, figuring out what went where, etc.
Anyway. What I liked about this pattern, besides the price, is that it doesn't require elastic at all. This meant that I could make it entirely out of Zorb II, which is the only diapering material I've found that doesn't give me ammonia stink issues overnight. As I mentioned in a previous post, I've had problems getting elastic to gather Zorb II properly... but if there's no elastic, then there's no problem!
The main body of the diaper is a single layer of Zorb II, which results in three layers in the wetzone when it's folded. Then I added a single-layer Zorb II snap-in soaker, for extra absorbency:
The result is incredibly trim for an overnight diaper! Normally those things are practically bigger than the baby :)
The one thing about the lack of elastic is that it does allow the diaper to gape at the legs:
This isn't a big deal because these are for overnights, and Noob rarely poops overnight. Of course, he's decided to do it not once but twice in this particular diaper, while wearing it overnight! (I swear, he has a thing for pooping in brand-new diapers.) The first time, the diaper contained it entirely, and the second time, it only leaked slightly onto the cover, not onto his pajamas. Not a big deal!
Here's the QSFW with a wool soaker over it -- you can see how much snugger it is around the legs:
And just because I didn't have an action shot of that super cute Cowboys fleece soaker I made a while back... here's one of it over the QSFW:
This combination has held up great all night long! The diaper often has dry spots in the morning, so I think this is plenty of absorbency for Noob. If it weren't, I could easily add some more layers to that snap-in soaker.
I made one more slightly fancier version:
This one still has an inner of Zorb II and a single-layer Zorb II doubler, but the outer is "minky" (Soft n Comfy fabric from Joann's). Due to the way the QSFW is folded, the outer fabric actually touches Noob's bottom:
That's why I chose minky: It's super soft and stay-dry against his bottom, but still looks cute as an outer, too!
Definitely not the cutest overnight solution, but very functional!
