1 package of Gerber padded cloth diapers
2 foot strip of sew-on Velcro per pad. Just the soft side.
Sewing machine, pins, and thread
Scissors and measuring tape
| Lay out your padded cloth diaper landscape style | Fold cloth into thirds. Bring down top, bring up bottom and pin. Take the time to measure your thirds so that it fits the Swiffer mop. |
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| Fold in half and cut on the fold line. You get two reusable Swiffer pads per cloth diaper. Use a serger or a zigzag stitch to sew around the outside corners of your cloth. It needs to be squared and secured. Sew, trim, sew. Be sure it will not fall apart in the wash! | You will only need the soft side of the Velcro (about 10 inches per side, 20" per cloth. One package of Babyville diaper Velcro will be enough for two Swiffer cloths.)Measure 1" from the edge of the cloth diaper and pin on your strips of velcro. Make sure that with the other piece of velcro you pin it on top of the edge of cloth diaper that was folded over. You don't want the pad to have any flappy parts. This will secure the edge down as well as cover it up making it look a little better. |
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The pad is a little shorter in width than the actual mop. It really makes NO difference at all having it a bit shorter. It just has to be a little shorter if you want to be able to make two pads from one cloth diaper. You can also make these pads from old towels using a similar sewing procedure.
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