So a few of you ladies were asking how I went about adding internal gussets to a pocket diaper.

I put together a quick tutorial as I was making my most recent one. It’ s going to go through all of the
steps I used to assemble the diaper, because some of the steps for the internal gussets last from
beginning to end of assembly. I won’ t go into detail about each and every step, because some will
depend on the pattern you are using.

The pattern I use for my pocket diapers is the Rocket Bottoms OS Totally Squared, and I personally love
this pattern and the tutorial that comes with it. It really is simple and adorable, and it seems to give a
really great fit on my son so far.

I used microfleece for my inner material as it has a little bit of stretch, but I’
ve also done one with suede
cloth and it turned out just as good.

I also did not add exact measurements to the steps as far as internal gusset placement etc., because
again that will depend on your pattern, and also personal preference. The first one I tried, the gussets
ended up too close to the leg elastics for my liking, so I just adjusted from there until I found a placement
I liked. It will take a bit of trial and error to get them just right.

Disregard all the marker! I use washable markers, so it smudges a bit.

If you have any questions feel free to ask me! (: Hope this helps!

I cut out my pattern and just added extra room in the legs between my leg elastic points. Again, the
width you choose is going to be based on your pattern and how wide you want your internal gusset
casings. You don’t want your inside piece to be too narrow in the legs once you sew the casings, so I
would say at least an inch/side wouldn’ t hurt.
After I cut out my inside piece, I chose where I wanted my internal gussets to be and I just pinched it up a
bit and pinned it. This is going to be your elastic casings. I chose to do mine the length of my leg elastics
because it felt like a good reference point. I use ¼ ”braided elastic, and you just want your casings to be
a tad wider than your elastic, to allow room for threading it through later. This shows both sides pinned
and ready to sew.
Sew your casings with enough room to thread your elastic through. Leave the ends open; just sew down
the length.

This is what it will should look like when you’

re done
Next I sewed my inside piece to my outside PUL layer, right sides together, leaving enough open to turn
it right side out
I attached my leg and back elastics according to the pattern

Turn right side out through the hole you left open.
 View from the outside

And this is what the inside should look like:

Thread elastic through the internal gusset casing and tack down on the ends, making sure to leave a tail. I
used the same length as the leg elastics on this one since I made mine the length of the stretch in the leg.

This is what it should look like with both sides threaded and tacked down:
Now top stitch all the way around. While sewing the casings for your leg elastics just be sure to feel for
your leg elastic AND your internal gusset, because you don’
t want to sew over either one of them. You
want to sew “in the ditch”between them. I added my wing snaps and it’ s done!!
I based this off of a Kawaii that I just bought that has the double gussets, but for those who didn’ t know,
Rocket Bottoms has a pattern for sale called the twist that also has double gussets. I know it’ s virtually
impossible to find a tutorial on this which is why I just winged it off of a store bought diaper. I purchased
the twist, but have not attempted it yet. But if you’ re looking for other options for double gussets I
would suggest trying out the twist, because so far I love all of my Rocket Bottoms patterns. The Rocket
Bottoms will also be a lot more descriptive and have exact measurements as there is a specific pattern
that goes with the tutorial!(: