Wet bag - great for cloth diapers - Best Fabric Store Blog

A wet bag is a bag that’s got waterproof PUL fabric inside. It’s great for use at the pool or for people who use cloth diapers and need a washable bag in which to toss the dirties. This bag also has a pouch on the outside for extra clean diapers or whatever else you may want to carry.

Supplies

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Ele Baby Pink / White	PUL	90″ Sheeting – White
Velcro	Zipper
I used 1/2 a yard of the elephant fabric, but that didn’t leave enough for the pocket lining. I used white sheeting for that. You might want to increase your yardage if you want to line the pocket with the outer bag fabric. I used scraps of PUL I had left over. PUL is a waterproof fabric often found most easily with cloth diaper making supplies. I used a 12″ zipper and a strip of Velcro about 8″ long.

The pattern

This bag measures about 12″x15″. You can make your bag bigger or smaller quite easily but changing the dimensions of your pattern pieces.You’ll cut the following pieces:
Main bag: Cut 2 pieces 13″ wide by 16″ tall from outer fabric and PUL lining fabric.
Pocket: Cut 1 piece 13″ wide by 11″ tall from outer fabric and 1 piece 13″ wide by 22″ long for the pocket lining — this can be from any fabric or from the PUL, but it is a “dry” pocket and PUL is not necessary.
Zipper tabs: Cut 2 pieces 1″x2″.
Strap: Cut 1 piece 4″x14″.

The process

	Starting with the pocket lining, fold under and press 1/2″ on top edge.
	With the raw edge folded behind, place one piece of Velcro about 1/2″ from the folded edge. Sew it on.
	I know all this light fabric makes for washed-out pictures, but the Velcro you just sewed is at the left in this picture. On the other end of the pocket lining, place the outer pocket fabric face-down as shown. If your fabric is directional, please note the direction of my print. Sew with 1/2″ seam allowance along that right-hand edge.
	Flip that outer fabric over and press the seam. Do not top-stitch it yet. In this photo, I have folded the pocket lining in half so that the seam I just sewed lines up with the Velcro part on the other side. Line up the edges and mark on each side where the Velcro is so you can add the other piece of Velcro.
	Open up that edge with the outer fabric stitched to it. You’re going to sew your other piece of Velcro to the lining side of the pocket, but you don’t want the stitching to show through on the outer pocket.
	Now that your Velcro is stitched on, fold your fabric back together and top-stitch along the top of the pocket.
	Fold the pocket back up so that the Velcro matches and then line it up on the main bag piece. You’ll line it up so that the bottom of the pocket lines up with the bottom of the main bag piece. Then stitch ONLY through the lining piece where you folded over and pressed in the first step.
	It will look like this. Now baste along the sides and bottom. Your pocket is done.
	Make your strap using our non-turn strap tutorial.
	Fold the strap in half with raw edges together and place the raw edges at the top of the main bag piece. Make sure it’s about 1″ from the left edge so you have room for a seam allowance. Baste in place.
	Take your zipper and place a few stitches at the open end to hold it shut.
	On either end of your zipper, place a “zipper tab” piece as shown and stitch close to the end or start of the zipper.
	Then press it back. I do this in order to keep the zipper teeth away from the seam allowances. In the end, you’ll barely see this, if at all. It just makes sewing easier.
	Sew your zipper to your outer bag pieces by placing the zipper face-down along the top edge and using a zipper foot. Repeat on other side. Press it open as shown.
	Now, sew the PUL lining to the zipper. You can see that the main bag pieces are face-down and we’re looking at the wrong sides. Place one PUL piece face-down as shown so the top edge lines up with the top edge of the zipper tape. You will sew it and then flip it over so the right side of the PUL shows.
	After sewing both sides of the lining to the zipper, press everything open and top-stitch close to the zipper. This helps keep the lining from catching in the zipper.
	Now, flip both fabrics so like fabrics are together — lining with lining, etc. Pin all the way around. — but before you finish pinning, reach in and open the zipper most of the way (not all the way or the pull might get in the way as you sew). Sew, leaving a big hole along the bottom of the lining so you can turn it all around.
	Turn bag right-side out. You might want to trim the corners first. Then stitch the hole in the lining closed. Push the lining inside and press your bag.