Pee Pee Tee Pees are just what their name says. They are little tee pees you put over you little man's pee pee to stop him from pee peeing on you during a diaper change.
I love them and they are really easy to make.
What you will need:
Sewing machine
Thread
Flannel Fabric and
A pen
A protractor, compass, or an object in the shape of a LARGE circle (to trace)
The first thing you need to do is make the pattern. It is nothing more then a large half circle about 6 inches in length across the bottom. A protractor would do the trick perfectly. If you do not have one you can just trace a large circle about 6 inches in diameter and the fold it in half.
Next you need to iron the fabric. Please make sure you wash and pre shrink it.
Then you track you pattern onto the fabric. You need to pieces of the pattern for each tee pee. I usually use a pattered flannel for the top piece and a solid for the inner piece.
Here is a picture of how you can place your pattern on the fabric. I can usually get about 4 - 6 tee pees out of a 1/4 yd of flannel.
Next, cut your fabric. Once all your fabric is cut layer it WRONG sides together and pin it.
Now it is time to sew. Set your sewing machine to the number 2 or 3 and on a straight stitch.
Start sewing your tee pee in the center of the straight part of fabric to the corner and then work your way around until you you get to the next corner. Sew past the next corner on to the straight edge again for about an inch or two. Make sure you leave about an inch between the start seem and the ending seem to turn the fabric right side out.
After you have completed sewing all your half circles, cut the corners of the fabric off at each end. Be careful not to cut too close to the seam. Then turn fabric right side out and press flat with the iron making sure the unsewn opening is folded in.
Next, sew around the circular portion of the half circle close to the edge to ensure the seams do not come undone at a later time.
Finally, fold your half circle in half, right sides together, to form a triangle. Set the sewing machine to a zig zag stitch and sew over the flat, straight, edge As pictured.
The Picture shows a straight stitch, but trust me a zig zag works much better!
Then, clip all the loose threads and turn right side out.
And there you have it! A pee pee tee pee. You can also make these with only one layer of flannel. I like to use two for the added absorption.
Good luck and please post your comments and stories!
*Can't sew? I sell these on Ebay! Ebay seller Creating*Cuteness
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