1. It's a great way to re-purpose flannel receiving blankets
2. It's a simple project for practicing basic sewing skills
3. Cloth wipes with plain water are gentle on delicate bottoms
4. They work easily with cloth diapering and reduce trash
5. They're free
I've been using them only a few hours and I love them! They are great for cleaning messes and I pre-soaked them in a solution of water, coconut oil, gentle baby shampoo and a drop of tea tree oil.
Here's how I made them:
My dog got to a really cute receiving blanket.
He looks a little guilty, huh? He is lucky he is such a sweetheart!
Step 1: Start by cutting up the blanket into 4x8" strips. Fold them over inside-out. To save time, work it like an assembly line, doing one step at a time to all your wipes.
Step 2: Pin together and leaving a 1/4" seam allowance and using a small straight stitch on your machine, sew around the edges of the wipe. Be sure to leave an 1-2" gap so you can turn it right-side out. You can snip the corners to make them sharper when you turn them if you like.
Step 3: Turn your square inside out. You can poke the corners out with a pencil. Pin your gap together for closing in the next step.
Step 4: Use a zigzag stich around the edges to close everything up. Note: some corners might be a little bulky. Lift your sewing foot a bit when going around them.
One small receiving blanket yielded about 16 4x4" wipes. We mixed up a wipes solutions (you could also use plain water) and added it to the wipes in the container.
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