I have been cloth diapering for several years and have never made a “real” wet bag to hold the used diapers when we are out and about. I have used plastic grocery bags, a nylon bag, and even a travel sized space bag.
Yet, I always wanted to make my own. Zippers always seem so complicated, but I had found some good instructions at this site. So, I did a trade with someone on my sewing group for some PUL. I already had the zippers. One I had purchased for some reason and the other was taken from a jacket I had repurposed to make these.
I think that the bags will serve their purpose well. The large bag was made from a 36″ x 18″ piece of PUL and the zipper was longer than 18″ This bag will be good for holding quite a few dirty diapers or it could even hold wet swimming suits. The other bag started out as a 22″ x 12″ piece of PUL and the zipper was a little longer than 18″. This will be good for holding a smaller amount of dirty diapers. I did make this one slightly different than the big bag. I didn’t make the opening in the front, but just left it in the top.
These bags have allowed me to overcome my fear of zippers. Now I keep wondering what other kinds of zippered bags I might be able to make. I am thinking of making some snack bags out of 2 layers of cotton fabric using the same instructions. We will see.
