How to Make a Cloth Trainer in 10 Steps

by Natalie
(Colorado Springs, Co USA)

Cotton Velour and Hemp Fleece Trainer

I made this cloth trainer for about $2. It took me 15 minutes to make from first cut to finish. This is a really great way to avoid buying those expensive disposable training pants!

Supplies:

• Scissors
  
• Pins
  
• Soaker Material (Hemp Fleece Shown) 12" by 8"
  
• Outer and Inner Material (Cotton Velour used)12" by 42"
  
• Fold over Elastic
  
• Thread
  
• Of Course Sewing machine
  
• Old Newspaper
  

Step One: Draft the design or download one off various sites.

Step Two: Cut out two pieces of inner and outer material from pattern from Step One.



Step Three: Cut a piece of soaker material 12" by 8".


Step Four: Tri fold the soaker material to 4" by 8", zig zag around edges of the soaker material.




Step Five: Pin soaker material to wrong side of the inner trainer material. For a girl place material lower, for a boy place material more up front.




Step Six: Sew soaker material to the trainer material.


Step Seven: Pin the two right sides of inner and outer material together.



Step Eight: Stitch around the sides of the trainer but not the top or bottom. Turn material right side out.


Step Nine: Now that it is all one piece fold in half horizontally and sew the sides together to make a waist.



Step Ten: Stitch fold over elastic around waist to ensure a better fit and cover open sides of material.



Optional step: You can add fold over elastic around leg openings. However, my daughter has eczema and this irritates it further so we opt for a tighter fit in the legs and no elastic.

That's it!