these two here are Em’s baby elephants, Little Lady (left) and Little Frankie (right). Little Lady is a new addition to the elephant family, a valentine’s day present. i just saw her in the store and couldn’t resist her…she’s super soft and only 8″ long – a tiny little thing. i knew she’d be well taken care of by my little gal.
in her elephant family, these are the ones that need the most taking care of – they cry, they take bottles, they need lots of naps. Em cradles them, brings them everywhere, feeds them, loves them, tucks them into bed with her every night. i was feeling almost neglectful for not offering to make them some diapers to wear until now. Em jumped at the suggestion, of course!
i used this pattern for the larger diaper, which i’ve made a couple times before but don’t think i’ve ever blogged about…it doesn’t get much simpler. the only variation is i do just one continuous strip of the soft side of velcro across the front. the fabric here is daiwabo elephants and the lining is scrap of towel from this project – Em picked them out from my stash. for Little Lady’s diaper, i just drew a smaller sized diaper template with the same shape as the original.
i had to add a spot for their tails to come through! a buttonhole was just the trick.
the baby elephants are changed and ready for bed.
sleep tight, baby elephants!
So sweet. What a lovely mummy you are!
Soooo cute!! I love it and foresee some tiny diaper making in my future too.
These are the cutest! She sounds like a sweet little mommy. p.s….LOVED your whole cloth quilt- the scallop-quilting totally makes it!
Thank you, ma’am!
O. M. G. the TAIL HOLES!!!!
Heeeeee
I know, right??? They crack me up. Em views them very matter-of-factly, like of COURSE they have tail holes!
LOVE IT! We have a little stuffed hippo over here that could use a diaper! Thanks for sharing.
yeah, those tail holes totally take these to the next level!! the buttonholes are brilliant! adorable fabric, too. those elephants are set!
really cute! i love the buttonholes for the tails, nice touch
Ohmygosh!!! Sooooo super cute!!! lol!!
elephants in diapers are pretty funny.
her elephants look well loved, especially now with their customized elephants diapers
So sweet. My youngest would love that. She’s constantly trying to put our only left over real nappy onto her baby doll – far too big, of course.
My son has about ten elephants. I think they all need diapers!
they DO! haha.
This is absolutely precious!
oh my holy adorableness!! so cute
omg so cute!! all of it – the diapers, the elephants, the girl. all adorable. my 19 month old loves elephants. She calls them “eeeeeee!” because of Dr. Seuss’ ABC’s where you say “ear egg elephant, E E E” haha.
oh that’s super cute. i know that book, Em loves that page – “Hey, that’s my favorite animal!” she says.
ah! i love them. and the buttonhole!! so perfect. problem solved.
In my future life, I want to come back as one of Em’s animals. They are loved, fed, and clothed in the cutest diapers that I ever did see!
So true. She is a wonderful elephant-mama.