Faux Leather Poopy Clutch

I decided to whip up a diaper and wipes clutch prior to babies arrival.  Melissa of I Still Love You, offers several free variations of her Poopy Clutch.  I decided to try out the scalloped edge poopy clutch, using some faux leather/vinyl that I had on hand. 

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I wanted to use only the supplies that I had on hand (saving for baby bills), so I decided to use a heavy duty  snap in place of the fastener that she used.

I also added a flower detail that I cut out using my Go! Baby fabric cutter.  I used the Rose of Sharon die, and cut out one of each of the three biggest flowers.

I stitched around all sides of the piece of vinyl, using an elongated stitch in contrasting thread. I then used some Fabri-Tac glue to secure the three bottom corners (a variation from Melissa's tutorial).  After the glue was fully dry I attached the bottom snap.

I punched a small hole in the center of my flowers, though I only ended up being able to use two of them.

Due to the thickness of the vinyl, I was only able to secure two layers of flower with the top flap of the clutch.  I attached my snap through the three thicknesses of material.

I then used my leather punch and hammer to punch a few holes along each scalloped edge.

 It accommodates several diapers nicely. Now I need to go hunt through my boxes of baby supplies to find my travel size wipes container.  The travel size pampers container was a bit too large for this clutch, but I think that the huggies container will be just about perfect.

Tutorial-Gotta Go! Portable Plastic Bag Case

I've got another tutorial for you.  Today I'm going to show you how to make this simple plastic bag storage case....though it could be used for a number of different items, I'll be using it to store old grocery sacks in my diaper bag.  Grocery bags are great to have in a diaper bag, you can wrap soiled diapers in them, or throw wet or soiled clothing in them while you are out of the house.  I'm sure that those of you with pets use them frequently for clean up as well.  No pets?  No babies?  Do you get carsick?  Keep a small case full of plastic bags in the jockey box of your car for those windy roads and long drives.

This small fabric case will help reduce the bulk of the plastic bags, and reduce the noise that they cause when you have to pull them out of your bag to search for you wallet or car keys.

I may even use it for storing extra nursing pads.  You don't really want those floating around in the diaper bag....just waiting to fall out at an inopportune time.

Want to make one?  Keep reading for the full tutorial.

Wipeable Changing Pad for Baby

You might recognize the materials from this project-they are the remnants from my reversible bib project.  We had enough fabric and vinyl left over that we decided to make these very useful little changing pads.  I would love it if my 20 month old was potty trained, but he's not yet.  I'd been using the same changing pad since he was born.  I made the first changing pad as well, but it wasn't wipeable or vinyl, consequently it has mustard yellow stains all over the soft terry cloth and flannel.  While I've loved the old changing pad this is a welcome edition to the diaper bag.

This was really simple to make the dimensions of the cut fabric are 19x12 inches.

 Materials we used were:

• 2 pieces of coordinating fabric cut to size
• 2 pieces of medium weight vinyl cut to size 
• 1 piece of thin batting (such as warm and natural) cut to size
•  1 package of extra wide double fold bias tape
•  1 square  piece of velcro, ours was 7/8".  (Wouldn't it be fun to try the magnetic closure on this as well?)

After cutting out our fabric, lining, and vinyl we rounded the corners of the rectangle using a bowl as a guide. You will want to position the materials in the following order: vinyl, 1 fabric, lining, fabric, and on top the remaining piece of vinyl.  I then stitched around the perimeter of the changing pad, 1/4" away from the edge (you will want to stitch close enough to the edge that the bias tape covers the stitch).   Next I folded the diaper pad in thirds and marked the fold marks.  I then stitched along the fold marks to anchor the materials in the middle.  After anchoring the materials it is time to sew on your bias tape.  Simply keep your bias tape pulled rather taut and maintain the edge of the pad in the crease of the tape.  I like to fold in the raw edges of the bias tape when finishing my ends.  After attaching you bias tape fold your changing mat into thirds and determine the positioning of your velcro or closure (see the last picture).  I used the softer of the velcros for the outer flap (the velcro will be attached to the inside of the mat which is the changing surface).  I stitch around the perimeter of the velcro piece and then sew corner to corner forming an X through the center of the piece of velcro.  Attach your second piece of velcro on the outer layer of the inside flap, your velcro will be positioned near the fold.

That's it and that's all.  A really simple and quick project that will be a great edition to the diaper bag, this is also a great thing to give to a new mother and a great project for new sewers.