Thank you! Pattern worked here! I used the same pattern cut slightly larger to make a cover also!

Do you have the measurements ? So cute !

Question only one ply or two ply, 😊 you

I never bought anything except toilet paper. Who could afford klenx or paper towels we also always used hankies !! which we always had in our pockets,purses , suit jackets! yeah that little pieces of cloth you wash daily! I used cloth diapers and always had a bread bag for the soiled diapers of course after dumping in the toilet and rinsing!!! Rubber pa 2:41 nt of course! But no one talks about getting rid of disposable diapers!!! start with the big things!

Thanks this was very helpful and interesting.

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Truth is... I have dogs. So I keep a roll of paper towels (stored away) for cleaning up any of their vomit and diarrhea. I think I've had the same roll for 10 years. My husband has a couple dozen "shop rags" he saves up so he can do a small load in the washer with just those greasy rags. 💖🌞🌵😷

I take two thin ones and "quilt" them together. It's surprising how soft, absorbent and comfortable they are to use now. "Quilting" them together also give you a foundation to mend holes and I put the stained sides inside the "quilt" sandwich and makes them look a lot nicer. I'm starting to think about "quilting" 2 of these pairs together to make 4 layers. I use these for the worst cleaning jobs and don't feel bad if I have to throw them away. 💖🌞🌵😷

We have those plastic containers from Walmart with the red top. I'm not sure if they're Rubbermaid. Their around $3 for 3 long ones. I use those to put my husband's lunch in and he just washes it out and brings it home and we refill it.

If you are concerned about the environment and your health, you may want to do some research on bleach and why it's bad for the environment. It creates dioxins which are carcinogens so I don't use it. I think there are probably better alternatives but we don't bother with them. We do keep peroxide on hand in case we really need it

You're right about people giving push back when you do certain things. I was a vegetarian for several years and people really liked to challenge that.

That's been my exact concern, I was concerned about the cloth napkins getting stained and smelly so I didn't use them and they just sat there. For years. I guess I just have to do it and it will be okay.

I am so in love with all the pretty prints of flannel unpaper towels that are flooding the market now. However, I had already made 40 white terry cloth towels for my kitchen, more than 20 years ago. Today, they are stained and raggedy now. All the stains blended in to one big grey stain. Ha. But I keep washing and keep going and never buy paper towels/napkins/tissues. Rather, I saved the money I would have spent, in a high yield savings account. After 20 years, I bought a new car. Yeah, we didn’t buy any disposable items. None. But purposefully saved that money. I had a great job and I was very frugal. Now, after 20 years, my kitchen towels are now fewer than 40, but still usable. And I am quite pleased. I can afford to sew the pretty flannel ones now.

Beautiful and such an awesome idea. I wish I could sew like that too.

excellent thanks

Oi, eu sou brasileira, por favor me fale , você depois retira o papel é?

Love this video share! We are toilet paper free for the past two years now. And over a decade for paper towel, and kleenex free. We just use old tshirts, linens etc - that are not being used in our home anymore so it’s completely free! It’s brilliant. Well done!

Great ideas. I made napkins and bowl/plate cozies for my friends for Christmas. I color code my cloths for the different duties/ rooms. Kitchen, bathroom, floors, etc.

I still use kitchen towel (wiping out anything greasy and absorbing greasy liquid before binning/drying my hands before and after touching food, amongst other things), but I buy cotton or linen tea towels from places I visit and I have a collection. When they get worn, they become drying cloths for polishing windows, counter tops and anything I don't use a tea towel for. I add to that collection by cutting up and hemming old cotton t-shirts and even, once, a pair of good quality cotton mini-gingham curtains no longer required. I did also buy a large batch of good sized microfibre cloths about 15 years ago for using wet or dry. I cut most cloths, where possible, to tea towel sized - any smaller, to me, is just not worth the effort. I keep a bag of old towels in the hall cupboard in case we have any plumbing leaks, but you can cut those and hem them for face cloths or cleaning cloths. What I really can't comprehend is buying beautiful fabric to use for something that's going to be messed up in no time. Our grandparents would have thought that was insane. The only downside is that you have to at least try to get the stains out of cloths and wash them, so although the fabric is effectively free, it costs a small amount to look after them. Some of us are a wee bit OCD and iron them too ... I don't have a problem using paper products of any kind. Paper is "renewable" (ie "sustainable"). People need to comprehend that the United Nations' Agenda 21/30 "sustainability" narrative is a fraud, designed to take us back to the stone age. I do think "we", meaning corporations, should stop producing so much rubbish, but we, meaning us, will never be able to meet the goals of the Cabal. Clearly, the net zero nonsense doesn't apply to them as they jet around the world proclaiming catastrophic climate change (amusingly changed from global warming, because we're in a solar minimum and some of their private jets couldn't even take off because of the snow ...). By all means save money (put less of it into the hands of the Cabal) and reduce landfill, but paper towels can go into your composters, guilt free. You are composting, aren't you???

Love the way these turned out! A friend recently told me about these and when I was looking them up, I came across a blog post about some of the drafting issues with this pattern, including the pockets you mentioned. Turns out the designer took them off the market and then re-released them to fix some of the issues. Might be worth reaching out to them for an updated version?

What do u use for windows and mirrors so they dont streak what kinda cloth and what kinda cleaner land rag

This exact fold was great for my tiny newborn daughter until she hit about 8lbs. It does a great job of containing poop and holds a lot more pee than a prefold. It's a bit bulky but if your baby is too small for your covers it can help them fit better. After daughter outgrew it, we just yanked out those first 4 corner folds about an inch each to create a slightly bigger diaper. We'll keep inching it out until she is big enough for standard size origami fold.

I have watched many diaper tutorials but this is by far the best. That added piece of PUL shields the tummy from snap irritation and the two part lining makes insertion of the soaker easy. By sewing completely around you don't have two separate rows of elastic on both the outer and inner layers of back fabric. Your finished product is wonderful!😊👍

He venido aquí por que se me acabaron los pañales y solo hay paños😂😂😂

Love these videos of newborn fluff❤

Leah, this video was so well timed for me. Here at age 75 I am considering making reusable paper towels. I have been making and using (3 times a day and every day) cloth table napkins since 1990. I know that if I want to actually put one of the towels in the microwave both fabric and thread must be 100% cotton. Your thoughts on just using them made sense to me. As for critics, here is what my sister said, kindly, to her daughter-in-law when she put cloth napkins on the table, "Why not?" I started with the cloth napkins because my son's class of high school seniors were really concerned about things going into the waste stream. They convinced the local school district to stop using styrofoam. He had no trouble convincing me to make napkins. That can be so much fun and it does not have to be expensive even if you have minimal sewing skills. Take your little one to Goodwill to look for children's patterned sheets to recycle into napkins. If your budget allows the same can be done at Wal Mart or a big box fabric store where you can get cotton fabric. Into the laundry they go. No worries about stains just like your cleaning towels. This is also a lot of fun for holiday themed napkins. Can you tell I have had fun with this? Anyway, thanks for sharing your experience. You have removed some of my doubts.

I made some as well but my napkins are only for eating purposes. Each thing has a purpose I was thinking when I made mine.

I feel like you're really overcomplicating it

Thanks so much this video is so helpful

Oh ya I forgot to mention, I’ve never seen those stretchy closures… ❤️😀

I used cloth diapers on our now adult children. I’ve never had to diaper a baby less than 8lbs; but this is wonderful information!!! ❤️😀

Thanx.. Great job

Cute

dog puke and poop is for paper towels!

This is a great review. I made these for my family and shared your video to explain them. Thanks

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How do download the pattern?

Christmas Day is the best day🦌🌲

Super helpful review. And I totally understand wanting something disposable for really nasty messes.

I made baby burp cloths n I use that for dusting. I want to make small napkins but dark colors so u can’t see the stains

Wow you look amazing in overalls:)

The biggest thing that's held me back on using unpaper towels is my OCD about germs, raw meat, puke and poo, and where/how to hold soiled ones before washing. Oh yeah, thinking about the particles and germs left in the washer after they're done will be a hurdle too. BUT I bought some sheets at Goodwill and will be cutting (not sewing 🤞) some cloths and I bought an 18 pack thin 100% cotton washcloths at Walmart. I can do this!

I am going through this same thing right now, my baby has exclusively bf until 5 months he is almost 6 months ,he literally screams every single time i try to breastfeed him, and as soon as he gets a bottle he is so happy, i hate pumping so much, i want to just nurse and be done.

You’re so cute, what a great project, tyfs! I’m new to sewing clothes (I’m a bagmaker)…. and have a few crochet ruanas but I wanted to try sewing some as I want new ones in purdy fabrics…. But the other videos I’ve found they are too short for my preference… but this one looks perfect!

This is right up my alley!! Smashing!!

My plan is to do cotton/flanelette napkins, flanelette/terry cloth for spills and double flanelette for toilet wipes (for use with bidet)

Thank you so much! I have so much cotton flannel fabric.

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Thanks so much

Can you tell us the type of fabrics you used to make them. I’m very interested in making them. Thank you.