Peepee Teepees
I was just trying to kill a couple hours while at the airport waiting for my connecting flight. I had eaten some dinner and still had over an hour before I needed to be at the gate and so I decided to check out the stores. Of course, seeing the baby section in one of them, I decided to see what was there.
I got a big laugh over one of the products. It was called a "Peepee Teepee," designed to shield the individual changing the diaper of a little boy. From day one Judah had been spraying everyone who dared to change his diaper. I seriously considered purchasing this item, but at 5 of these little teepees for $12, I just couldn't justify the cost for less than an 1/8th of a yard of fabric.
I wandered through the other stores in the terminal and then decided to go back and have a look. The 5 teepees were in a sealed package, so I was limited in how closely I could examine them, but it did not seem that complicated of an idea.
After arriving at Dawn & Steven's, we all got a good laugh over the teepees. After a day or two there, I realized there were some additional things that Judah could use that would be easy to sew, even with just a needle and thread. I soon learned that there was a fabric store across the street from the grocery store that I frequented while there. And so I decided to purchase some extra fabric and do some experimenting in the evening.
This is the result of my experimentation, including continued experimentation when I returned home and had access to my sewing machine. If you want to duplicate my product, you need to purchase 1/8th of a yard of both a flannel fabric and a terry cloth. (any absorbent, washable fabric will work)
Using a plate or some other round item as a template, cut out a circle out of paper approximately 7 inches in diameter, then cut the template in half. Pin one half circle to the flannel and one half circle to the terry cloth. Cut out.
Putting right sides together, pin the flannel piece to the terry cloth.
Starting in the middle of the straight side, sew a 1/4 inch seam along half of the straight side, around the half circle, ending just after "turning the corner" back onto the straight side. (This leaves a small area by which to turn the fabric right side out.)
At the junction of the straight side with the rounded side, cut a diagonal cut so that you have less fabric at the "corner." Turn right side out. It might help to use the eraser end of a pencil to push the corners out completely.
Iron flat, making sure you fold in the unsewn edges.
Then fold the half circle into a quarter circle. If you want, cut a 4 inch strip of coordinating ribbon, fold in half and put the two cut ends so that they will be sewn into the seam allowance.
Sew the straight edge together and then turn so that the flannel is on the outside.
Definitely not a necessity of life, but it can save on laundry. We were using cloth diapers as protective shields and going through 2 or 3 a day. This way you only have one small item to throw into the washing machine.
Wishing you diaper changes where the only pee you encounter stays in the diaper or in the teepee!!
I got a big laugh over one of the products. It was called a "Peepee Teepee," designed to shield the individual changing the diaper of a little boy. From day one Judah had been spraying everyone who dared to change his diaper. I seriously considered purchasing this item, but at 5 of these little teepees for $12, I just couldn't justify the cost for less than an 1/8th of a yard of fabric.
I wandered through the other stores in the terminal and then decided to go back and have a look. The 5 teepees were in a sealed package, so I was limited in how closely I could examine them, but it did not seem that complicated of an idea.
After arriving at Dawn & Steven's, we all got a good laugh over the teepees. After a day or two there, I realized there were some additional things that Judah could use that would be easy to sew, even with just a needle and thread. I soon learned that there was a fabric store across the street from the grocery store that I frequented while there. And so I decided to purchase some extra fabric and do some experimenting in the evening.
This is the result of my experimentation, including continued experimentation when I returned home and had access to my sewing machine. If you want to duplicate my product, you need to purchase 1/8th of a yard of both a flannel fabric and a terry cloth. (any absorbent, washable fabric will work)
Using a plate or some other round item as a template, cut out a circle out of paper approximately 7 inches in diameter, then cut the template in half. Pin one half circle to the flannel and one half circle to the terry cloth. Cut out.
Putting right sides together, pin the flannel piece to the terry cloth.
Starting in the middle of the straight side, sew a 1/4 inch seam along half of the straight side, around the half circle, ending just after "turning the corner" back onto the straight side. (This leaves a small area by which to turn the fabric right side out.)
At the junction of the straight side with the rounded side, cut a diagonal cut so that you have less fabric at the "corner." Turn right side out. It might help to use the eraser end of a pencil to push the corners out completely.
Iron flat, making sure you fold in the unsewn edges.
Then fold the half circle into a quarter circle. If you want, cut a 4 inch strip of coordinating ribbon, fold in half and put the two cut ends so that they will be sewn into the seam allowance.
Sew the straight edge together and then turn so that the flannel is on the outside.
Definitely not a necessity of life, but it can save on laundry. We were using cloth diapers as protective shields and going through 2 or 3 a day. This way you only have one small item to throw into the washing machine.
Wishing you diaper changes where the only pee you encounter stays in the diaper or in the teepee!!
Comments
I had never heard of such a thing! Brilliant.
Now where were these when I had little boys!!