Homemade nappies

Hi,
I am thinking of attempting to make my own fitted nappies.I have found two patterns which seem popular, Ottobre & Wee Weka.

For those who have made their own naps would you recommend either one of these, or do you have another pattern you prefer?

I would like to use these from newborn so realise I may have to play with sizing, a friend suggested altering the pattern based on a disposable. Alternatively I may just use flats/prefolds until bebe fits these nappies.

Thanks

Hi I use the wee weka patterns for newborn and the small/medium one. I made two of the medium/large but personally didn't like those ones as I prefer a single row of snaps rather than a double row, plus they are quite wide in the crotch. So for large I use the Paddy Pants pattern which suits my daughter well.

The newborn pattern says it fits up to 8lbs but fit my friend's daughter up till 10lbs (I didn't make any till my daughter was 8months so didn't get to try them on her - have made several newborn ones for the next bubba though)

To make it cheaper, I just use nylon as the waterproof layer in the newborn nappies seeing as they won't fit as long, with a layer of cute polar fleece over top for added protection/cuteness. Nylon doesn't last as long as PUL (got maybe 4 months out of the first nylon nappies I made for my daughter before they stopped being waterproof, which is plenty of time for the newborn ones). You can make about 8 nappies out of 1metre of fabric.
I use PUL and minky for the bigger sizes though

Sorry for the essay lol, I'm a wee bit obsessed with making nappies will upload some pics of the different wee weka sizes for you so you can see what they look like...

Thanks both of you for your comments and pics. It seems my first attempt will be the Wee Weka naps and will see how I go from there. I especially like the idea of putting a cute outer layer for the pocket nappies. The cuteness factor is a big drawcard for me.

DS has been in Wee wekas since he was 2 months. They work brillantly and he has the cutest patterns. He's 18mths now (altho a skinny minny) and there's still plenty of room left in them.

They were quite easy to make too.