DIY Reusable Diaper Soaker-liner

This is a quick tutorial for how to make your own soaker-liners for use with cloth diapers. As children grow, so do their bladders and my child seems to soak right through her diaper and cover each time. These soakers help prevent leaks.

Materials:
Flannel
Soaker material (terrycloth or natural fiber batting)

The amount of fabric you buy depends on how many you want to make.

For this tutorial, These soakers have 2 inner layers. You can have as many layers you want, but the more layers you have, the bulkier the diaper will be ultimately.

I used terrycloth for the liners here because I found some on sale. I cut prices 8 inches by 6 inches out of the terrycloth. With folding the terrycloth in half lengthwise, you wind up with prices 4x6 inches. At this point you will want to do an edge stitch on your sewing machine or server. Now the inner part is done.
( I did not do an edge stitch, and after washing they all frayed.)

For the outer layer, we are going to make flannel pockets, rather then sewing all the layers together. The reason for this is that in the wash, the liners will wash and dry better. We use flannel for the outside layers because it will be softer, than the terrycloth, agents the skin for less irritation and diaper rash.
Cut the flannel into 9 inch by 7 inch rectangles. Edge stitch or roll hem along one of the 9 inch sides, this will be the open top. Fold in half lengthwise (like the terrycloth), if you have a pattern flannel, make sure the pattern winds up on the inside. Stitch the side and bottom. Turn right side out, and you're done.

If you decide to have it all one piece, just put one "inner" into the pocket and stitch closed.

I Hope you liked this easy tutorial. I spend less then $10 for 15 of these, where as you could spend up to $5 a piece for one.