My diaper pail actually gets bigger going from bottom to top but I really didn't feel like figuring out the difference in the sizes and then how to make the sides so that they fit on the slight diagonal....so I just traced the larger size (the top) and therefore the wet bag will be a bit bunchy inside (no big deal!).
Hint: Use a quilter's ruler (it's clear) and line it up with the straight part of the tracing.
For example: My bottom pattern measured at 41 1/4" around but the final width of PUL that I cut for the sides of the wet bag was 41 3/4".
For example: I measured the pail to be 15" but I cut my PUL 19" deep. Therefore, I cut a piece of PUL that was 41 3/4" x 19" for the sides of the wet bag.
Hint: Lay a book on top of the pattern to ensure it does not shift while tracing.
To cut the larger piece of PUL, for the sides of the wet bag, lay the PUL on the ground and flatten it out, smooth out any wrinkles. Line up your quilter's ruler with the uncut edge since you know this is perfectly straight. Measure and draw the large rectangle right onto the PUL and cut it out.
Hint: Generally the shiny side of PUL is the "wrong" side but if you are making this bag to be strictly a diaper pail wet bag you might want to make the PUL the right side so that the seams are hidden when the bag is in the pail. I didn't do this in case I wanted to use the wet bag for other purposes in the future.
After stitching around, feed in the drawstring and place a toggle on the end. See making a wet bag for the explanation.
Hint: you might want to feed through an elastic so that the wet bag can just hug the opening of the pail if you don't plan on using this bag for anything else.
Hint: You could fold under the raw edge so that it is hidden but I didn't bother to do this with this wet bag (PUL doesn't fray so it doesn't make a difference). If you do fold under the raw edge you might want to add 1/4" to the depth of the wet bag to account for this.
Pin all the way around, use lots of pins, especially at the corners. You may have to fiddle with it a bit to get the sides to be evenly distributed all the way around but keep fiddling until the sides lay flat with very little bunching. Now sew all the way around, with a 1/4" seam allowance and a straight stitch; go slow and watch to prevent puckering.
Hint: You might want to reinforce this seam by sewing another straight stitch seam 1/8" outside of the original seam (on the seam allowance).
You can use these instructions to make a wet bag for any shape of container, really the pattern of the bottom piece determines the shape of the wet bag. If the pail has a round bottom the bottom pattern piece will be round and the sides will be sewn from a similar rectangle as with this diaper pail.
3 comments:
I'm so excited to see this! I've been looking for instructions to make something like this all afternoon (and a nice fellow CDing mom shared this link). I can't wait to try it out!
Hooray! I'm so glad to be of help:)
just made this today after seeing your link! im so excited to have found this and have it done all in one day!! yay
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