Okay this might seem like the craziest gift, but I tell you my little girl is going to adore a stack of these baby doll diapers. Really a diaper is the only ‘clothes’ our babies wear, if any.
These are very easy to make, but if you want a simple pattern so you don’t have to spend time figuring it out you may download the
Instructions for making a diaper for a child’s doll:
Cut two pieces of fabric. I used a soft flannel, in pink of course (in my daughter’s eyes there are no other colors).
Stitch the two pieces right sides together. Leave about a 2 inch opening on the straight edge along the back for turning.
Clip corners and curves. Turn the fabric right side out. Whip stitch opening closed. Sew velcro on the inside of the back flaps and on the outside of the front. I am confusing the you with the picture. Pretend it is flipped over. Actually this is easy, just lay your diaper out and fold it up and you will see where the velcro goes. It is probably a good idea to try it on your doll to get the correct velcro placement.
These only take minutes, including the time it takes to re-thread the sewing machine needle when the thread breaks sewing the velcro on (does anyone have any tips for this). My daughter aka “little mommy” will be in heaven with this gift
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I’m off to think of some ideas for the boys!
Until then you might be interested in:
Handmade Gift Ideas for Children
Handmade Doll Patterns and Tutorials
I’m going to use plastic snaps instead of Velcro for fasteners.
Does this diaper fit a Bitty Baby?
I don’t have the dolls I’m sewing for nearby to test the fit or velcro placement .
Thanks!
This is wonderful! Does anyone know if this will fit the Baby Stella doll? I know some of their patterns are interchangeable. Thanks so much!
I am retired and looking to sew doll cloths for my grandchildren
I have made one diaper , based on your pattern. Going to how it fits a Baby Alive doll. The only thing I skipped is the hand sewing. Instead, I pressed the turning opening seam allowenses in and top stitched around the diaper. My grand daughter is going to love these new diapers.
I’m curious to see if it fits the baby Alive doll
Stunning thank you
So happy to find this. My daughter-in -aw is expecting this week. However, while getting ready for the birth, my 3 year old grand daughter is sneaking diapers for her dolls. I am making 6 for her.
Thanks a lot I will try it !! Merci beaucoup 😉
I am going to try this pattern as I am looking for patterns for my 2 great grand children.
Thanks for the pattern 🤗.
I’m happy to find a simple pattern that one can whip up in only a few minutes. This will be great for my granddaughter as she starts to play with baby dolls.
I love the pattern but couldn’t get the tight fit for the bitty baby size. At what percent should I enlarge/decrease or print the pattern for the bitty baby size?
Thanks!
Thankyou for the pattern. It’s wonderful.
What size doll do you reckon it would fit please?
Making clothes for our toddlers 12″ naked baby
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern, I’m making it for my toddler’s baby dolls for this Christmas!
Love the nappies! Have you tried button thread and a size 90 needle?
Hi! Thanks for the DIY. I’m a big fan of dolls and I’m recently collecting them. Seeing that you do DIY’s, I was wondering if you could do a DIY on baby doll swimsuits. I’ve looked everywhere online for a no sew, no glue, waterproof doll swimsuit. I can’t seem to find one anywhere! If you could help me that would be great. 😃 Thank you!
To sew the sticky side of Velcro on, I cover it with a thin tissue paper and just pull paper away after sewing. It worked good for me.
What a great tip Hilda!
To sew velcro, place a bit of wax paper over the velcro and then sew through it. The paper peels off and you won’t break or snag the thread as you sew. Just wax paper that you buy at the store. I suppose tracing paper would work as well…as long as you can see through it to sew.
Great pattern. Thanks so much
I am going to try this but add PUL fabric (polyurethane laminated fabric)so it will be water proof because my oldest has a doll that actually wets, plus then they will look more like her baby sister’s cloth diapers.
That is a great idea Shirley!
Does this fit a bitty baby 15 inch doll?
We used them for a Bitty Baby. Is that 15 inches?
Our granddaughter was finially baptized last easter sunday[2013] at easter vigil and wore the traditional white infant style gown with matching bonnet,lace anklets and white shoes and under the gown she had the white rubberpants and tee shirt.we gave her a doll dressed in the baptism gown and bonnet and it came with tights so i took the tights off the dolland put the dool size lace socks and white shoes on it.I found a pair of white doll size rubberpants and tee shirt and put them on the doll as well.the granddaughter was thrilled to get the doll dressed in the same outfit as she wore!
To sew Velcro put tissue paper over the Velcro and your thread will not break or snag. Then remove paper. Happy sewing
Thanks Suzanne! I love this tip!
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Thankyou for share your diaper pattern with us, I am a grandmother and great grand mother, my grand children will love the diapers for there dolls….
I like how you make the diapers you are cool so when I play with my dall I can make the diapers. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Hoping to find a step-by-step guide for making diapers, and this is perfect! I’ve got a nursery full of “naked” reborn dolls that need some diapers lol. Love the fact that you’ve incorporated velcro into the design.
Our eight year old neice made her first communion last may and we gave her an 18 inch first communion doll that had the white tights with her dress.the neices parish requires the girls to wear a white cloth diaper and rubberpants under their tights so i made a cloth diaper out of regular diaper material and pinned it on the doll,then i found a pair of white new born size rubberpants and put it on the doll over the diaper then the tights over them.the rubberpants bunched up under the tights just like the neices rubberpants fit her.she was thrilled to get the doll!
When our neice made her First Holy Communion at 15,we were lucky enough to find a First Communion doll with all most the same poofy communion dress,veil,lace anklets and white shoes on just like she wore!It had the cloth diaper,rubberpants and tee shirt all ready on under its dress and the rubberpants fit blousy over the diaper just like the neice’s rubberpants fit over her diaper.
Wonderful! I can’t wait to make these for my little girl… her doll!
Thank you! My daughter got a Baby Alive & I refuse to pay for disposable diapers for a DOLL! (preemie size baby diapers do work & are cheaper for anyone who reads this) I was just going to make my own template but Googled & found your site. Not only will I save money & feel better about the environment but they’ll be cuter to boot! (my daughter already picked out purple flannel w/ butterflies)
I am adding about an inch to the top & bottom of your template to more closely match the diaper that came with the doll – my paper towel version seems to fit her well. I’ll also add a batting strip in the middle between the layers to make it more absorbent – paired with a pair of rubber pants (newborn size with the leg holes tacked in tighter), I think it’ll work.
Thanks again. I’ll be back, I’m sure.
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I am making these for my daughter’s first birthday gift right now! We bought her a baby doll because she is becoming fascinated by them! Shhh! Don’t tell her the surprise 😉
Jenna
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After looking everywhere possible for cloth baby doll diapers I realized none existed. So I searched the Internet and found these. I am so excited to make them with our own choice of cloth! Thank you!
Mother and daughter
Thank you for the pattern – I was looking for one to go with the Waldorf doll I’m getting my son! Thank you! He’s going to love it!
Thanks for the pattern.
I downloaded the pattern for the Baby Doll Diaper pattern, but I could not find anything on how much material to buy.
Can anyone help me on this.
Thank you.
Any suggestions for the new dolls that wet and poo in their diapers?
What about using the iron on vinyl for the inside?
Thanks for the pattern! After trying them out, it was nice to see that the pattern works for both my daughter’s cabbage patch doll and her smaller dolls. I did put a strip of velcro across the whole front of the diapers though so they could adjust easier between the different sizes of dolls. Thanks again!
Baby Doll Diaper Kit
Thank you for the pattern! Also, a tip I have for sewing on velcro: When I know a project has velcro, I use a jean/denim needle and it seems to the job.
THANKS! And, no, this isn’t the craziest gift idea. I think it’s one of the best.
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Thank you for these simple instructions for a fun item!
I saw this pattern a long time ago and knew that I needed to make it for my girls. Well needless to say a few years later I got around to doing it. I used minky fabric that was in my scrap bin. I only did 1 side instead of 2 sided. I even shrunk the pattern a bit for the smaller dolls. It worked for the cabbage patch so I was really happy 🙂
Thanks for a great pattern!
Thanks for this! I top stitched it after flipping it. It eliminated the whipstich and made it look a little more finished 😉
For what size doll did you make this? I think it would be easy enough to enlarge for bigger dolls if necessary. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing this great tutorial and pattern! I made one for my daughter who is always wanting help using her own diapers on her dolls. Now she can do it all by herself. http://4happyhens.blogspot.com/2011/08/diaper-for-dolly.html
Featured this lovely idea today in my ‘Walk Around Blog Land.’ http://estherscardcreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/walk-around-blog-land-9.html?showComment=1312459237792#c1832767651519879124
love this! just made one, best directions ever!
Thank you for posting this! It is perfect, and I can’t wait to try this out. My daughter will love having diapers that actually will fit her dolls!
As for the Velcro….I do a lot of sewing and I found that you need to just make sure you have a new (sharp) needle in the machine and it should sew the Velcro with no problem. I had that same problem with the thread breaking over and over again until I figured out I had a dull needle in the machine. Thanks again!
I just would like to thank you for the pattern. I have just purchased a tiny tears doll and plan on making clothes for her. I am a grandmother for the first time. Our Alexis was born 8 months ago and I am looking forward to playing dolls with her.
| just sewed one up tonight…I will probably have to make another in the morning when my daughter see’s it, as she has two dolls…. The fit is perfect!!! And I was able to recycled her old receiving blanket!!!! Awsome tutorial! Thanks! 🙂
This pattern is fabuous, thank for posting it!
Use a Titanium needle and a teflon foot to slide easier. Put the loop side up toward the foot. I’ve never had any problems sewing on velcro and I don’t know why but I only but the sew on type not the stuff with glue on it.
An excellent pattern. Love your simple instructions. I’ve made scores of real diapers and too many stage costumes to count. On the Velcro – buy heavy duty synthetic (nylon, polyester, viscose) thread and sew it on by hand. Yeah, I know. Shock and horror… I bought a machine so I wouldn’t have to do this stuff by hand! but even with my heavy-duty machine, most velcro is simply too thick, too stiff, and the hook side of the tape is a nightmare. You’ll need a sturdy needle and a thimble. But given how many times it’ll take you to unsnarl your machine thread, it’s about the same investment of time.
If you have a LOT of velcro-type closures to do, it’s worth your time and money to order Aplix brand hook and loop, which is slightly kinder to the machine and also outperforms Velcro on things that get opened and closed a bazillion times a day. 🙂
What a great idea! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this with me. I had tried to make my own this morning. I used an old washcloth and press and seal. It did not turn out well. My daughter thanks you too.
Thank you so much for this pattern! It was so simple and easy to follow. Check out my post at http://www.theecochic.com for my thoughts!
Thank you so much for such a quick & simple tutorial. I was in sort of panic mode trying to figure out what to make my daughter for Christmas (I hand make something every year for them) and tonite she was trying to put this tiny Baby Alive diaper on another doll and I thought I could make some diapers–Your tutorial was 3rd in a search and first to open so Whala! I’m off to make a few!
This info was a great read. Thanks for the article.I am looking forward for your next post!
Wow! Thank You Thank You Thank You 🙂 I just made one for my little girl she loves it!! 🙂 I made sure to put your link.
What a great tutorial! Thanks! Just what I was looking for, my daughter has asked for baby diapers for christmas….:D
Thanks!
I made a couple of your dolly diapers and linked to you on my blog at http://divaskychick.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/baby-gifts-and-dolly-diapers/.
I too, had a horrible velcro experience and am dying to know if you ever figured it out. Mine had to do with the sticky back type. Allow me to advise your readers: DO NOT USE THE STICKY BACK VELCRO. I promise, it will suck.
Thanks, Cindy. Yours is one of my favorite blogs!
What about the iron on velcro. I use it on my crochet baby outfits.
That is a great idea Debbie!
I just made a couple of these! Very easy! I did decide to put the velcro on first before sewing together so if my velcro got messed up, it didn’t look bad on the reverse. I also sewed a velcro strip so it can fit all our various babies. After turning, I top stitched all around to close the hole and give it a nice finish. I even appliqued some elmo faces on one for my son to match his own underwear. 2 thumbs from my kids!
thank you so much for this pattern.
I adjusted it a bit for a baby alive that wets.
you can see it here at my blog: http://artycrafty.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/things-to-do-3/
You are a gem – thank you
I put the printed pattern on my copier, enlarged and shrank it so there are different sizes. Have made 2 of regular size already. Great big smiles thus far. As for the issue with the needle breaking you have use a 16 gauge for stiffer and heavier fabrics . I used old receiving blankets to make 1 of them.
I am just about finished making my first Waldorf style doll! This diaper will be perfect. Thanks!
I’m going to bookmark this post…
will have to make some for my granddaughter, she will love them. thanks
I have some nice baby blue polar fleece and I’m going to do a no-sew version of this tomorrow for my kids. Great pattern. Thank you!
I linked to this post in my post about baby-doll diapers. Thanks for sharing!
http://maemaedaily.com/2010/02/the-simple-baby-doll-diaper/
Thanks for the pattern! I made a diaper for my daughter’s doll, and plan to make another pair for a gift.
I linked to your post here:
http://paintingpinkpajamas.blogspot.com/2010/02/making-doll-clothes-quick-hat-and.html
OHMIGOSH! This is perfect. 10 minutes of work and a HUGE grin from my daughter! Will alter the pattern later to make it just a tad narrower in the crotch, but AWESOME! Thank You!
thank you for the cute pattern! I whipped up a pair of these last night, much to my daughter’s delight. they were quick and easy to put together!
I glue the velcro strips Aleens Tacky Glue. A strong bond.
Thank you, thank you for this tutorial! This is exactly what I was looking for, it was easy to follow and they turned out great!!
LOVE your site! Great work!! You are very talented!
Wow – they are simple!! Thanks so much for this post. I don’t have a sewing machine, but I’m sure I can do this by hand. It’ll take longer of course and I’ll only have time to do one or two, but it’ll be worth it.
Thank you so much for posting this tutorial! I just purchased a Baby Alive for my daughter for Christmas. I was shocked at how much the little Baby Alive diapers were in the store and was thinking I could make some for her. Your webpage was the first one that popped up with a pattern. Thanks again for making my day!
I put a velcro strip all the way across the fron of the diaper that way it will fit even the smaller dolls and stuffed animals.
I’ve just made 2 of these for baby Annabell as I am fed up of my daughter using her her own nappies and then throwing them away! I had to alter the pattern slightly, Annabell has a larger bottom than the pattern allowed for. I also cut out a duck and a teddy bear from felt to put on the front of each one. Thanks for the pattern and the idea, they were an instant hit and soooooo easy to make.
Instead of sewing the velcro, I buy stick on velcro dots, very durable, washable and oh so quick and easy.
This is a great idea! We have some like that at home. We actually cloth diaper the real kids, too, and as for a suggestion about the velcro…why not try snaps! You can use one of those hand-held snap presses from the fabric store and add some metal snaps. Or, you can add resin snaps – these kind are on cloth diapers. The resin snaps are much cheaper and super good quality but might be a little hard for little fingers to unsnap. We prefer snaps on our cloth diapers over the velcro. 🙂
I LOVE THIS! i just posted your link in my blog!! thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Thank you! I have had this bookmarked for awhile now, since I knew my mother was buying a Bitty Baby for my daughter’s birthday. Now she has a couple of diapers that are a lot nicer than the one the doll came with. Thanks again!
I put a copy of the diaper pattern in my craft file so I will always have it.
With 4 granddaughters ages 6 and under, I’m going to make a stack for each of their houses and mine! Thank you for the super-quick pattern.
Thanks! I am going to make some to use for a baby shower game for my oldest daughter’s first baby. She is having a girl so I will definitely be using the pattern again when she gets old enough to play with dolls!
It is a great idea!
Thank you , thank you, I am getting a baby monkey. I will going thur alot of diapers. I am going to make some and put diaper liners inside I am very greatful to you. If you have any ideas for me please e-mail me [email protected]
Thank You Again
thanks this will help when i have a black baby doll who was abandoned in a garage of my moms rental house the little girl lost the origenal baby diaper that the cabbage patch came with. sincerly lisa l sipes
Thank you, thank you, thank you! My 2 year old daughter and 4 year old son have been wasting my daughter’s size 4 diapers to put them on her baby dolls. I’m going to make some of these this weekend for her! 🙂
I can’t wait to make this for our “little momma”!
Thanks for the pattern. I thought I was done buying diapers, and then my mom bought my daughter a Baby Alive…
PS- to sew through Velcro without breaking your needle use a heavy duty needle. They may also be labeled Denim/Corduroy.
Just what I was looking for. I agree that it is simple, but made worlds easier with your handy template. Thank you so much!
These are great, I going to make some for a friend for her 2nd birthday! A suggestion for the velcro though(I noticed you were looking for ideas to get around the tread breaking) use the gel type super glue instead of sewing them on! There nothing wrong with cheating when it comes to sewing!
I made the mistake of buying my 20mo old a drink and wet doll for x-mas, and she lost the diaper that came with it. The replacement diapers are too expensive for how few you get and I don’t want to go out and buy preemie diapers. This pattern is perfect! I can whip out tons of these in no time and it won’t cost me an arm and a leg!
Thanks so much!!!
Hello. Great tutorial 🙂 I know these will fit a Bitty Baby sized doll but will it also work on a Baby Alive? My 4yo just recieved one and the way she will go through diapers with eating and drinking will be a lot 🙂
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As a preschool teacher – these are amazing!!! My little students often ask me to change diapers, hold, cuddle, feed their “babies” etc. I am going to make a STACK of these!!
Thanks!!
im am totally making my daughters dolls these for a last min Christmas gift! it will be on my blog tomorrow night i just did you crayon roll too thats on my blog now so if you want to see them go check them out! thanks for the tuts. keep them coming!
Thanks for the EASY tutorial. I made 4 in a flash. Thanks so much!
http://patrizziagundich.blogspot.com/2008/12/15-of-25-holiday-time-crafts-doll-cloth.html
Thank you! It’s hard to find doll diapers, and expensive too! I buy old dolls in need of TLC and then fix them up and give them to the nieces. I got the idea to make the diapers, but wasn’t sure where to start.
I’m so making these for my granddaughters!!!
Note: you can make veloco a little longer on each side to adjust to babydoll size of sew velcro across the entire front piece.
Thanks so much for the pattern. I have been searching for these type of diapers in the stores. I bought some similiar for my daughter 15 yrs ago. Can no longer find them and was having a hard time trying to draw the pattern myself. These will make great gifts for my great nieces. They love the one that I saved from 15yrs ago. Lots better than wasting $ on the disposalable doll diapers (unless for a baby alive which has to be changed after eating!!)
Thanks so much for sharing and making it easy to give my granddaughter a homemade gift for her dolly.
Will this diaper fit a Lee Middleton Newborn Nursery doll (the kind you “adopt” from the nursery)? I think the doll is 19 inches long.
Many thanks!
Thank you for this pattern! Its inspired me to make a doll diaper bag and stock it with diapers, a wet bag, changing pad, and mini burp cloths. My girls are going to love these for Christmas. I’ve made the diapers already and they fit our Bitty Baby perfectly. I zig zag stitched the velcro on and didn’t have any trouble. I also turned and top stitched the whole thing rather than hand sew the opening and I think it turned out great! Thank you!
just what i was looking for. thanks.
Thanks for posting this! My daughter keeps asking me to make her doll more cloth diapers, but I have been so lazy to draw a template myself. Thanks for saving me time!
You’ve just made my day … and there will be a very happy little 6 year old on Christmas Day!
Off to find velcro…
I made 3 of these the other day and my 3 year old loves them!!! Thanks for the tutorial.
These are so cute. Thank you so much for the pattern! I have made 4 of them so far: 2 each for my 2 daughters, a blue and pink one for each girl. I had flannel scraps that were perfect. Thank you so much for all your patterns and links! I have made several things but hadn’t commented before, and I wanted to rectify that. I appreciate you!
Thanks so much for the cute tutorial! I just started making some dolls for my nieces for Christmas, so this will come in handy. As for the velcro sewing dilemma, Velcro sells a heat-activated adhesive version called FabricFusion. You just iron it on and it bonds permenently! Better than sliced bread if you ask me!
Thank you for this!! I’ve been meaning to make some doll diapers and just haven’t gotten around to it. Now I am inspired! I just found this site and like it already. Thanks again for the pattern and tutorial. 🙂
Cute cute! I’m gonna try these!
oooh! i know 3 little girls that will be getting a basket of these for christmas!
Thanks for the tutorial! My girls will love this.
How adorable!
What a great idea!
Jenn
This is a great idea. It reminds me of a gift that my grandmother gave to my little girls (her great-grandchildren). She has a lot of grandchildren and great-grandchildren so she must be creative and frugal with her gift-giving. One year she bought terry-cloth (I think she got it by the yard but you could also use cheap bath towels) and cut them in to little rectangles and smaller squares-they were baby doll bath towels and washclothes. My girls LOVED that these were REAL towels for their babies and I loved that my grandma was thoughtful enough to think of a gift for my girls, no matter how small.
Faced with a toddler who kept wanting me to change invisible diapers on stuffed animals, and then claiming I hadn’t done it, I made stuffed animal diapers out of polarfleece (cut shape, sew on velcro, hand to child). Voila! Diapers that are different colors so you can prove you’ve changed them.
I’m planning on making several baby doll diapers for O for Christmas, so thanks for the tutorial!
Yeah! Thank you so much!
not crazy at all. I have often thought about whipping up one of these… thanks for doing the thinking part for me! LOL
Love it! Thanks.
Ha – we’ve been using the newborn diapers that come in the mail – but these are super cute! Will definitely have to give it a try!
i hope this would greatly help me to make a diaper for my child doll i am great full for the article you have written for mom who adopt reborn dolls.