This version required 8 “Size 4” Target-brand diapers. Your choice of brand will impact the design aesthetic. If you’d like a pattern, leave a comment below. If there’s enough interest I’ll calculate the quantities and sizes required based on the most popular/widely-available brands.
Let’s start with sleeves. Take two diapers, stretch them lengthwise and pin right sides together. Stitch along the edge just outside of the elastic.
Repeat this process for the second sleeve.
Repeat the process yet again for the back of the shrug, but this time clip the bottom corners to create a nice curve. One lovely fact about diapers– they’re non-woven. No fraying, no edges to finish.
Going back to the sleeves, turn the pieces in half width-wise, right-sides together and pin.
Stitch and trim excess. You can decide whether or not to hem the wrist ends.
Turn right-side out. Voila! Perfectly puffy.
Pin the sleeves at each shoulder, right sides together. Stitch.
I want one in MY size!!! Happy April Fools Day!!
Happy April’s Fool day – you made me laugh
I love you.
You get serious credit for taking pictures and making a tutorial for April fool’s day! Haha great job! You had me for a second!
Okay all jokes aside, my little girl would love that. The last time I was in the US i bough a bag of those Target diapers and they were her absolute favorite. She LOVED her polka-dot diapers.
Wow, you had me going for a minute.
Happy April Fool’s! xx
Nice… ;)
I fell for it. I was about to ask if you seriously reused the diapers and how you planned to wash this. Great joke!
LOL
Perfect! love the puffiness. ;)
Wow you worked really hard on that! you are hilarious!!
Ha ha ha! I think this is one of the best ones out there:).
Too funny! I thought it was gross then realized it was 04/01.
Very nicely done, and wow, the best of April 1st for certain! Thanks so much for this gift of upcycling and laughter!
Hahaha
Haha, thanks for a good laugh!
Oh my gosh. Awesome!!!! “Without edging it would just look silly.” haha. Perfect!!!
And they keep your skin dry when it rains. BONUS!!!
That was really funny! I can’t believe you made a whole tutorial!
very cute! Happy April Fool’s Day!
Jen
Scissors & SPatulas
Ha Ha! Cute! ;-)
HILARIOUS! Still laughing….oh still laughing!
Just Another Day in Paradise
so good.
OMG hilarious!!!! And look! She’s got matching bottoms to go with it! Genius!!! You really crack me up!!
This is great.
I didn’t think you could top last years….call this one a success!
And so efficient in a rainstorm!!!
Heeeeeheeee. ^_^
Ooooo, does Target make a camo print diaper? This would be perfect to keep the little guys warm. Great insulation, I’m sure!
“knock off any content and air dry!” Oh my goodness! You are so funny. :) :) :)
Genevieve
that was good.
Oh man, the images that went through my head with the “knock off any content” – ROFL! <3
that was just great! I am super impressed that you did all that work for april fools day.
Okay, so the final product is actually pretty cute. You might be onto something in a more…traditional medium. Lol.
I love you guys’ april fools posts. You’re hilarious!! Mwah!
haha this is hilarious. Love it!
Seriously, i have some outgrown diapers lying around somewhere…;-)
Hilarious! It actually took me a second to recognize my favorite diapers. Good one!
I keep giggling every time I think of what this would look like after an afternoon of puddle splashing. *g*
Okay this made me LAUGH when I realized it was an April Fool’s joke…before that,I was in disbelief and was about to share this on FB as a “You’ve got to be kidding me” link…. ;) Great job! Very funny! :) Tackiest thing I’ve ever seen…LOL
this comment is a little late but I followed someone else’s link to your post – brilliant celebration of April 1
You might be interesting in my spaghetti knitting (http://chopkins2011.blogspot.com/2011/04/spaghetti-knitting.html)
I’m reading this on my phone in the parking lot and the people right next to my car probably think I’m crazy, cause im laughing my head off all by myself! Too funny!