What’s the Project? This cute diaper clutch pattern is easy to sew, great for boys or girls and is super handy for mom (or dad) to carry in the diaper bag. The diaper clutch easily fits several diapers along with a pack of wipes for easy grab and go for diaper changes.
This diaper clutch pattern post was one of my very first on the blog when most of you weren’t here. So I wanted to bring it to life again because it is one of my VERY favorite posts!
You know when you have a baby you ALWAYS need diapers and wipes on hand. And it can be a pain to lug everything around with you when you need to go change a diaper. That’s why I LOVE having a cute diaper clutch to grab when you need to do a diaper change or just to take in the car with you on quick errands and things. You can just grab it and do the diaper change-quick and easy. And also, they’re cute! These make a perfect baby shower gift idea. Here’s a simple to make Diaper Clutch Pattern:
I’ve made this to fit several diapers and a pack of Costco wipes nice and easily. (Because that’s what I always needed.) It’s so handy and it’s easy to make!
SOOOO easy. Takes like 20 minutes, you can use 2 fat quarters or 1/4 yard of fabric of 2 fabrics (read, not very expensive to make) and it turned out so great! It would also make a really good baby shower gift. Oooh, maybe even with some matching burp cloths!
Make a million of them!
Diaper and Wipes Holder Pattern:
Supplies Needed:
- 1/4 yard or a little less of 2 fabrics (I used fat quarters, you could use just a normal 1/4 yard)
- Velcro
Diaper and Wipes Holder Pattern Pieces
Diaper Clutch Sewing Instructions:
Print your pattern. You need two copies of the large piece. Cut and tape one of those large pieces to the flap piece to form the back piece. The leftover piece is your front piece.
Fold your fabric and lay the pattern on the fold so that the straight edge is on the folded part. Cut out 1 front and 1 back piece in each fabric for a total of 4 pieces.
Pin your velcro (about a one-inch piece) in place. One piece goes on the front part of the main fabric. Just center it about 3 inches down from the top:
Now put right sides together on both pieces and sew them together around the sides and bottom:
**For further clarification I am adding in some more photos at this point. That’s why there a new and different fabric in these pictures.
Now, turn your inside fabric right side out and stick it down into the outside fabric, so that right sides are touching.
Turn inner fabric right side out:
Put the inner fabric into the outer fabric.
Flip your fabric over and begin sewing the 2 pieces of the flap where shown in this photo:
Here it is in my sewing machine just as I am starting to sew:
Sew down that side until you get to the part where the front and back piece join across the middle. Sew across those two making sure that you are only sewing the front of the bag and not the back. (So you should be sewing 2 pieces of fabric, not 4.) Then sew across the middle and up the other side.
Here’s a video showing the process. This is the same process for about 5-6 tutorials on my site, so I’m showing it with the mini messenger bag in the video but it works the same for all of these different tutorials.
You are leaving the top of the flap open so that you can turn it there:
Turn it right side out. First, reach in and pull out the inner fabric:
Then turn your outer fabric:
Now tuck your inner fabric down into the outer part:
Until it is all inside like this:
Push out all the corners and make it nice and smooth and then press it flat.
Fold the top opening under and top stitch it shut:
Now press the whole bag nice and flat. And you’re done!
Works perfectly to fit my pack of Costco wipes and several diapers inside! And makes such a wondeful baby gift!
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Love this tutorial!!! Just pinned it and would love to use for a thnxpinterest.com future project if i can ever get my sewing maching unpacked and working! Thnx for the great tips!
Great tutorial! Hopefully I’ll be making this soon! Thanks!
This is great and I love that fabric! I need to make one for the travel wipe container I have. I found you at the Funky Polkadot Giraffe party, I’m your newest follower!
I love this fabric too! Great idea… I need to make one of these! :) So excited to hear of our mutual friend, the Westovers! Your blog is full of inspiration! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
I LOVE this fabric! TOO CUTE! I would LOVE to have you share this at my link party! Im glad I found you…I am your newest GFC follower! Love to have you maybe follow me back!
http://www.pincushioncreations.com/2012/04/homemade-by-you-7.html
Thanks so much for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday – you were featured today!
–Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
Sooo cute. I would love it if you linked it up to my new link party.
http://momslifevents.blogspot.com/2012/04/show-off-mondays.html
Can’t Wait to see what else you create.
~Taylor
I love it, and the colors are fabulous! I’d love for you to link it up to Crafty Cousins!
http://crafting-cousins.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-i-wore-sunday-week-11.html
~Natalie @ Crafty Cousins
(Insert Stunned gasp here) Genius! Absolutely genius!! I cannot wait to make one and it will be so easy thanks to your excellent tutorial!! Thanks for sharing it!
THIS IS FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality!!
This is such a great idea! It would be nice to keep the diapers and wipes in an easy pouch in my diaper bag. Love the fabric! And I’m pinning this! I would love for you to link up to my What I Learned Wednesday link party! Hope to see you there! http://weliketolearnaswego.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-i-learned-wednesday-6.html
I will *definately* be making this! thank so so much for the neat idea and tutorial.
Good tutorial and nice keep in handbag for travels.
Terrie from Hong Kong
Love your project!!!
I currently have a Craft, Create and Inspire linky party going on, i would love you to stop by and link up this project…
http://polkadot-pretties.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/you-inspire-linky-party_21.html
Claire x
so cute and handy!
These are so cute! Thanks for the great tutorial! Thanks for sharing at Showcase Your Talent Thursday. I hope to see you there next week!
This is so simple and cute! I love the fabric you used. I really love your blog! I’m a new follower. :-) I would love if you stopped by and shared this at my linky party this week: http://www.artistic31mama.com/2012/04/fabulous-fridays-linky-party-7.html Thanks!
love this idea. Ik can see myself making this.
Thank you for this tutorial!
I have a couple of friends that are expecting. I’m going to make a couple of these. Very cute! Thanks for the tutorial.
I just made one. I want to post it to my blog with a link back to your tutorial, but I have to wait, I don’t want my friend to see it. :)
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Thank you so much for including the pattern pieces so I don’t have to figure out the measurements myself. :) I’ve been following you on FB for some time and now I’m a GFC follower as well.
http://www.craftybiggers.com
Loved it! I just made one to match the fabrics of my DIY baby wraps! Thank you so much for the great tutorial! Easy to follow and wonderful idea to store my Costco wet wipes and diapers ;)
Yay! Love to hear when people make things. I hope it turned out great!
Great tutorial! I just made one with 2 FQs in a snorkeling frog pattern. So cute! Looking forward to giving it to my sister. Gotta go buy some wipes to put in it first!
Love to hear that!
THANK YOU! I am excited to attempt this as a “first” real sewing project! Where did you find the ADORABLE fabric?! I love it! Thank yo again for your directions! Can’t wait to try it out!
That fabric was from http://www.hypernoodle.com
Quick question. I made one of these and loved it. Several of my friends liked it to, but everyone was asking if you could put a strap on it. I have just started sewing (I am taking your sewing class online) and I don’t know how to add a strap. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for your time. I am learning bunches in your class.
I think you could do it just like on the messenger bag-make a strap and put it down inside before you sew the inner and outer fabric together: https://crazylittleprojects.com/2012/09/messenger-bag-tutorial.html
I found your blog through Pinterest and have joined up to your Learn to Sew Series!! I love that I was able to make this in an hour (new sewer!!) and it turned out great!!! You have inspired me to try any project I come across!! Thanks!!!!
Love hearing that! Way to go!
Brilliant thank you. awesome
Thank you for this great tutorial!! I appreciate it. Although I’m a beginner, this was super simple!
This is so cute however, Im not sure about the cutting pieces. do I cut 2 of the bottoms pieces and 2 of the top and bottom pieces taped together. total of 4 pieces.
Yes, a total of 4 pieces…two for the outside and two for the inside
Love this! Im just beginning but this looks so easy and i think it would fit a couple cloth dipes. Do you happen to have a tutuorial for an easy changing pad?
I don’t have one but I bet you could find a good one on Pinterest?
I know it’s late for the original question, but I have a really simple changing pad pattern I used to make a matching pad for this. I make mine larger, but it’s still simple. Take two matching size pieces of fabric, one flannel or cotton type, and one vinyl (I used an old tablecloth). Sew together with right sides facing, leaving a hole to turn right side out. Turn right side out, tuck in the sides on the hole, and top stitch with a pretty stitch. Sew straight across with basic stitch from long side to long side at 1/3ds or 1/4s, to help with folding.
I love this tutorial, but I am having a bit of trouble with “holes” in my corners.. any tips? (If you’re not sure where/what I mean, I can try to upload a picture)… Thanks!
Do you mean you are getting holes?
Oops! I clicked on print pattern pieces and the link says it has been deleted or removed or there is a problem. Can you email me the pattern or give me the measurements? I’m dying to try this! Genius!
Just got that fixed. The link should work now. :)
Can you give me the approximate measurements of the finished product? I sewed one up and mine sure looks a lot wider than the one on the tutorial. Thanks!
It’s probably about 6 inches wide. Maybe a Little more. Did you print at 100%
mine was really big too i was wondering the very same !
Hi Amber –
When you sew down the side, across the middle, and up the other side are you doing it as one continuous seam and are you sewing from the back….which it looks like in the pictures? If so, how do you know when you’ve gotten to the middle point and ensure you’re only sewing 2 layers? Mine turned out really cute, but I struggled with that step. I sewed from the front and did three separate seams. Like someone else that commented, it was hard not to have holes in the corners.
Also, I top stitched the whole bag, which really changes the look! Perhaps makes it look a little more trendy.
Thanks!
Can anybody that’s made this successfully answer my question above? Thanks!
Use the arm af your sewing machine to sew around the 2 layers so you are moving the fabric around that to sew your layers. You can see it in the picture in the instructions.
To find tour mid either measure the to part to find the mid point or I just fold through bag in half make a small crease then pin to the crease for the mid point. Hope that helps
That helps so much! Thanks very much.
I just commented on Tutorial #2 (with strap) so my same comments are for this version.
One thing I forgot to mention was to please write PLACE ON FOLD on the pattern pieces for the new seamstresses. Sure enough – Renita (post from July) was a bit confused. What comes naturally (knowing about the fold) to us long time sewers is not yet second nature to newbees.
Thanks again for your wonderful tutorials and the oh-so-helpful photos. The photos take a lot of time for you to do, but are so helpful and much appreciated so thanks for doing them.
I was just about to ask about this! So glad I read this! I’m a total newbie, staring at the pattern thinking “this really only looks like HALF of the pouch! What is going on?!” The thought occurred to me to put it on a fold, but then I figured it would be written on there if that’s what I was supposed to do. Thank you for telling me it’s assumed and not necessarily written sometimes!
Yes, thank you!! I have looked at this for way too long thinking what is wrong with my brain and why does this only look like half. I figured it was just because I’m 41+ weeks pregnant and sleep deprived!
Happy New Year! Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m not the sharpest needle in the machine and your photos and descriptions made this project so easy to throw together. It will make a great “little something extra” to go with a baby gift.
Okay, I am a newbie… and I am really wanting to make this, but I am having some issues. I have two fat quarters of two different fabrics. Once I place the back side pattern on the fold of my quarter, I am realizing I do not have enough fold left over nor can I maneuver the fabric enough to have enough fold for the front piece of the fabric on this same print. What am I doing wrong? Do I really need 4 quarters total? Thanks!
Hmmmm, I feel like it was supposed to work with fat quarters but maybe I am nuts! Did you get it to work? I will have to test it out again.
I figured it out! A fat quarter folds four times and I was folding it in half instead of only a quater, does that make sense? This was my first sewing project so it took me a bit too catch on but I finally figured it out and it came out perfect and boosted my confidence! Thanks for sharing!!
Im very new to sewing and having a difficult time figuring out the pattern! can you give me exact dimensions or tell me how to place the pattern! I can sew I just have issues with patterns:(
Fold the fabric in half and then place the pattern on the crease in your fabric. Does that make sense? I will update this tutorial soon with better pics and instructions!
Thanks for this pattern! I was wondering what your seam allowance is? I want to make sure it can fit a big package of wipes. Thanks!
1/2″
Just made this and the burp cloths or a baby gift but boy did I have a hard time getting the point right where the side and the front meet…but tweaked with it for a while and it looks great! Thanks for the pattern, guess I will make another one and try to perfect that corner point…
Thank you so much for the awesome tutorial! This is the first actual project that I have done on my own, and I was able to do it without many problems at all.
Just wondering if the widness of the bag is correct? I didn’t make any adjustments to the printing. ..just seems very wide. Thanks!
Yes, it’s to fit a big pack of wipes. If you don’t need a big one just size it down a little.
I’ve just made this and I’m thrilled with the result. Thankyou so much for publishing your patterns. Brilliant for a keen novice like me.
I have been making lots of your mini tote bags to practice getting to know my sewing machine. I have made one of these cases and it is super cute but I was thinking I would like it more if it were a little more stable. Would the fusible fleece that I have from the totes work in this project?
Yes! I always use fusible fleece if I want to make something more stable
This is the second project of yours I’ve done and it’s fantastic, just like the little mess anger bag I made for my niece. Your projects are just great. Will your ebook be turned into a paper book?
Again thanks so much!
No plans for that at this point. That would be fun though!
Love it ! So cute and easy to follow.. did it and even put name embroidery for the little one.. making this for a friend who’s just bundle of joy turning one month old.. so excited to show it to her.. and oh. the pattern is also a good size to make it as ipad casing too.. a double bonus for me.. all i need to do is to add the batting in between the layers and maybe use a slightly canvas fabric , that will be enough protection… am so loving it..Thank You! GReat tutorial
I made this two nights ago as my very first sewing project ☺ I loved it!!! Thanks so much
I am making this tonight as my first REAL sewing project. I am super NERVOUS though as I don’t have any sewing skills at all! Wish me luck!! :)
Hope it went well!!!
I am BRAND new to this sewing world. I followed this pattern & instructions & it came our PERFECTLY! I can actually proudly give it as a gift!
Thank you SO much for the pattern, great pics, & detailed instructions.
P.s. Someone gave me one of these with my last baby & it was one of the most useful little things ever.
I made this a couple nights ago and love it! I had a little trouble when it came to stitching it together and had to figure out that the inside fabric had to be tucked inside in order to stitch it. I used a wipeable vinyl for the inner fabric, and also made a matching changing pad. I agree that it would be nice with a small strap, like maybe a side carry handle. If I figure out how to do this, I will post again. I’m thinking making a tube style strip about 6″ long and attaching it to the bag on the side once done might work. Or attaching it to the outer fabric before sewing together. It’s the perfect size for a “mini diaper bag” when I don’t want to carry the big one around! I bought more fabric today to make some for gifts for friends having babies.
awesome tutorial! where did you get your fabric?
This fabric from was Stitch Stash Diva on Etsy. LOVE her store!
How big are your seams? Such a cute idea. I want to make a lot of these.
1/2 inch or so
1/2 inch
I see your latest comment on this is from 2012… Found this tutorial on pinterest and have made 4 of these now for babyshower gifts! Big success. Not having kids myself it is great when other mothers at the babyshower exclaim “I wish I had had some of those when my kids were small!”. I love giving practical and pretty gifts! :-)
Thank you!
Glad you like it. This is one of my all time favorite projects!
I like your ideas and instructions. Why do I have to be a seamstress? I think I like being a male sewer.
That’ll work too!
Just made this as a baby shower gift. I think I need one for myself now! So cute! Thanks for the free pattern and tutorial!
Just made this for a baby shower. So cute, thank you! Great way to use some of the cute remnants that I’ve been buying!
Thank you for this tutorial. Made one for myself and one for my SIL. Such a good idea for when you are just popping out and don’t want to carry a large nappy bag with you.
I’m a beginner and just wondering what what point you sewed on the Velcro? You mention pinning it on but never sewing it. And how do you make sure it’s lined up before you stitch it on? Thank you.
Oops! Sew it right after pinning!
Has anyone got any pictures of the printed pattern pinned onto fabric. I’m a bit confused When it says about printed edges and the ‘left over piece forms the front’.
I’m with Lottie above. I am not new to sewing, but for some reason I cannot figure out how many pieces of fabric I am supposed to have. Are there 4 pieces of fabric total, 2 for the front and 2 for the back? More pictures of that step would be so very helpful. Thank you.
I figured it out. For those who also have questions, you will need 4 pieces of fabric total – 2 of the “front” piece (cut these without taping the flap piece to the piece that says front/back piece) and then 2 of the “back” pieces which will have the flap on them. So you should have 2 pieces of inside fabric (one with a flap, one without) and 2 pieces of the outside fabric (one with a flap, one without). Hope that helps anyone else who might be confused.
Yes, a front and back for the inside and a front and back for the outside.
My husband and I are starting a business selling projects we’ve made. I’m wondering if we make these are we able to sell them, or how can we get permission to sell them?
Yes, that’s fine!
Thank you so much!
Hi Amber, great tutorial. Just one question: what is the actual size of the pattern as ro width and length? Thank you, can,t wait to start.
I would love to know where the dino print fabric was from and if you know the name…
We have a toddler pillow case that I ordered in that same fabric and I am itching to make sheets to match, and can’t locate the fabric.
Your diaper pouch pattern looks super easy and I will be attempting this in the next few weeks!
It was years ago-probably at least 5 so I can’t remember and I bet it’s discontinued. Sorry!