Mama Kat Diapers: Baa Baa Baby Two-Size Diaper, size Small

About the pattern:

This is a free pattern for a closureless fitted diaper that is available in two sizes; size small (which folds down to size newborn) and size large (which folds down to size medium). There is a great photo tutorial with this pattern that walks you through creating a serged fitted diaper with rolled leg elastic casings.

My test diaper:

I made a small fitted diaper, but I did not leave it closureless because I prefer fitted diapers with closures; so I added hook & loop to my diaper. When adding closures, you can no longer fold over the rise to make it smaller, so I also added a snap-down rise. I took pictures of my test diaper before I added the closures and snap-down rise, so I’ll start with those pictures.

Here is the diaper on the small setting:

Here is the diaper with the rise folded down for the newborn setting:

Now here are the pictures once I added the closures and snap-down rise. The newborn settings are on the left and the small settings are on the right.

Overall opinion:

I really like this pattern and I like that you get more mileage out of your diapers by using it through two sizes. I really like the sizing of this diaper. When folded over or snapped down, it looks like a really good size for a newborn. I don’t like how wide the front panel is. Here is a picture of the diaper before the wings are folded over; you can see how wide the front panel is. I don’t like that it has to wrap so far around the baby’s tummy and then I always end up with wing droop when diapers have a wide front panel:

If I were to make more diapers from this pattern, I would probably just narrow the front panel a little bit. I really like this pattern, and if you were to add closures and a snap-down rise like I did, this could also be used for pocket diapers or all-in-one/all-in-two diapers.

Fit update:
4 weeks old - 11 pounds:
This diaper has a nice snug fit with the rise snapped down, and it has plenty of growing room too. I had mentioned that the front panel was long, but I haven't had any issues with wing droop despite this. I also see that the wide front panel would be nice if you made snappiable diapers because it would provide extra layers of fabric to keep the snappi teeth away from baby's hips.

Action shots:

2 months old - 14lbs,10oz:
This is a great fit now! I really love this diaper, it fits nicely on the medium waist setting and has lots of growing room (my son is still wearing it with the rise snapped down).