Make Your Own Cloth Diaper Wipes

When the birth of my third child was looming I made several cribs sheets especially for her and a few friends who were also expecting, and I was left with tons of 8 inch x 8 inch squares of perfectly good fabric.  I couldn't think what I could make with them, but I also couldn't bear to throw away such good fabric.

What to do?  What to do?

This is a question I ask myself a lot, and usually, I have too many ideas - more often than not my ideas require me to buy something new.

Well, not this time.  My good friend Margaret gave me several yards of yellow terry cloth a while ago, and BAM!  Some pretty good looking DIY cloth diaper wipes.

On the left is a sample of my 8x8 inch squares, on the left are 2 of my store bought cloth wipes, and behind it is the ever so lovely free terry cloth.  8x8 inches sure looks like a good size to me.

Now, this project was very elementary.  I cut 8x8 inch terry squares.

Place wrong sides together (if terry cloth has a wrong side).  Pin and sew the 2 pieces together, leaving an approximate 2 inch opening to turn the wipe right-side-to.

 Cut the corners to get a better point.

Turn the cloth wipe right-side-to, and press.

Finally, topstitch all the way around, and love your new cloth wipe!

These guys also make great custom washcloths for your kids' bath, but I don't know how you can turn down wiping your kids tush with aliens or Star Trek. 

Kelley

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