Sorting Old Baby Clothes - DIY Danielle®

We’re having our second boy in early November so I decided to organize all the baby clothes. I mostly separated Baby G’s clothes when I packed them away in big containers way back when, but I wanted to go back through them to separate things out because I mixed some boxes a little and I wanted to put everything in Ziploc Space to Go bags that I picked up from Costco. The boxes are heavy for me to carry around and take up more space, plus they don’t fit everything very well so I’d squeeze some extras of one size in with another.

On top of all that, I really needed to take inventory for what I need for Baby K in terms of clothes. It shouldn’t be much. Conclusion was that he needs nothing and I need to wait to see what season he hits each size before I buy anything. Haha. If I had a small newborn, I’d probably need to pick up some stuff, but I won’t hold my breath on that seeing as G measured 10 lb 12 oz at birth.

What I’m doing is going through all the clothes, resorting them, then organizing them in their labeled bag. I will wait to wash them because I washed them before storing them and I’d rather wash right before K uses each size.

I organized them by the following labels/bags:

This is SOME of the clothes and boxes from before I
organized it all. G had thrown all the clothes from that
empty box EVERYWHERE.

Shoes and Socks
Bibs and Burp Cloths
Hats and Mittens
Seasonal/Holiday Wear
Newborn
0-3 Months
3-6 Months
6-9 Months
9-12 Months
12-18 Months

If you’ve never used these, they’re pretty easy. You fill the bag below the “max fill” line and then use a vacuum to suck all the air out. Very very easy. Then snap the cap closed.

Before and After: It doesn’t look like a huge difference in my pictures, but it is a big difference. I’m glad I’m waiting to rewash them all though because I imagine they’ll be pretty wrinkled when they come out!

Finished and stored for easy access.

Here’s a link to these bags on Amazon:

Danielle Pientka

Danielle Pientka is the sewing and DIY blogger behind DIYDanielle.com. She taught herself to sew in 2011 when she wanted to make cloth diapers for her first son. She’s been sewing everything from ecofriendly items to kids products to clothing since, as it has become a passion. She loves learning how to do new things and teaching others in the process. She hopes to inspire other moms to take time for themselves to find their own creative passion.

Danielle lives in Maryland with her three young sons and her husband, Brandon. In her spare time, she gardens, reads, horseback rides, and has a small homestead with goats and ducks. Visit her shop to buy patterns or her sewing eBooks. Subscribe to her newsletter to get blog updates, free patterns and other printables by clicking here.