FOE and I don't get along. Have I mentioned this before? I'm a very dominate lefty, so trying to stretch the elastic and get it to hold in place is just plain *hard*. I've been making snapping Tinkle Time Trainers for my DD, so I'm making myself learn how to use FOE.
What I've learned:
1) baste the layers together (zig-zag the edges) to get the diaper sandwich to act as one piece (just one less thing to fight with).
2) Pin. Yes, Pin. It made things much easier to pin the FOE in place so I knew how much I needed to stretch the FOE as well as to keep the fabric going into the FOE at the right depth (this goes along with being a dominate lefty).
3) To make a FOE pocket, the liner gets cased elastic, just like a "regular" pocket diaper. When sewing the FOE, have the inside of the diaper up (PUL to the feed dogs). Pin the FOE at the edges of the casing. When sewing the FOE, sew all of the layers together until the pocket opening. At the pocket opening, pull the casing away from the FOE and sew the FOE to the PUL only. Ideally, the edges of the casing (where the elastic is tacked down) should be under the FOE. For some reason, pattern instructions make this really hard to understand (if it's even described). I'll try to take some photos the next time I sew up some more trainers.
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