Outer material recomendations and patern question.

[Macca79]

So far I have been making fitted nappies for DS and a few friends using an inner layer of terry, booster pad made from old terry squares and an outer layer of 100% cotton that is very terry like. The problem I am having is the outer layer fading very quickly and pilling (I think that is the right term.
Can anyone recommend a good material to use for the outer layer?

So far I have made nappies from the Mama Bird, Wee Weka and Ottobre patterns but these don't seem to be great for newborn/small size. Any recommendations on a good pattern for this size?

Thanks in advance.

[Macca79]

[~Raven~]

I've used a cotton flanelette or a poly cotton knit

[maz]

pattern.......

I know someone that used a NB disposable, traced it and came up with a fantastic NB nappy. You could try that or even just make some prefolds out of terry.

You could also use Sherpa for the outter

[onthefly]

Quilting cotton is pretty hardy for the outer layer