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How to Make Homemade Flannel Baby Wipes

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May 20, 2014 by Elizabeth 24 Comments

Making homemade baby wipes are incredibly inexpensive to make and a pretty simple diy sewing project.

Disposable baby wipes are easy to use and convenient, that is for sure.  However, if you cloth diaper then using cloth wipes only makes sense plus you will know exactly what is in your wipe solution.  Wipe down your children and then simply throw inside the dirty diaper before putting it in your wet bag.  Making homemade baby wipes is not as complicated as making your own cloth diapers and are incredibly inexpensive to make.  If you can cut a somewhat straight line and are able to use a sewing machine you can make wipes quickly for just pennies.

I prefer flannel wipes myself as I find they hold up the best, clean well and stay soft.  I bought new flannel on sale for mine, but you could also use old flannel baby blankets, sheets etc…

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Materials:

Flannel

Sewing Scissors (Good Craft Scissors would work as well)

Sewing Machine

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Instructions:

If you are using new flannel wash and dry as you would your cloth diapers to ensure they won’t shrink.

Cut your flannel into 6″x6″ squares, honestly though these are wipes for your childs bum, they do not need to be perfect so just eyeball it and if your lines aren’t perfectly straight the next step will take care of that.

Use a zig-zag stitch around the sides of your squares to hem them.  

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That is it.  I told you it was simple!  To use you will need wipe solution and a tub to store the solution in.  We make chamomile tea and use that as a wipe solution inside a commercial baby wipe tub.   The chamomile is great for treating diaper rashes.  You can find a variety of different wipe solutions depending on your family’s needs.  We also store our wipes dry rather than allowing them to soak in the container.  If you do choose to pre-soak your wipes you will definitely want to find an anti-fungal wipe solution.

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Elizabeth is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 little girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys photography, getting creative in the kitchen, taking on DIY projects and crafting.

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Comments

  1. Laurie P says

    May 20, 2014 at 10:54 am

    I did this recently! Some of our flannel baby blankets were looking a little rough, so they were repurposed! I’m on the looking for a comparable wipes solution to the one we are currently running out of. To replace my solution is easy if I want to pay the insane shipping costs…not gonna happen lol.

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  2. Lynda Cook says

    May 20, 2014 at 5:09 pm

    This is a great way to save money and save on filling up the garbage and everyone always has extra flannel baby blankets

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  3. loucheryl says

    May 20, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    What an awesome idea! I really want to do it with my son’s blankets.

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  4. Darlene Schuller says

    May 21, 2014 at 7:50 am

    This is an awesome way to recycle worn down receiving blankets! I’ve got a few of Saedy’s here that are older.. I think I’ll do this with them… the wipes I keep here for when she comes are getting dried out since I don’t need to use them that often. Thanks for the tip girlie!

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  5. Victoria Ess says

    May 24, 2014 at 8:58 am

    These look great and are a great way to recycle blankets! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Sarah @ Living As We says

    June 11, 2014 at 8:55 pm

    Definitely doing this for my next baby. I can’t get over how much money I’ve wasted on disposable items. Love how simple this is. 🙂

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  7. Darlene W says

    June 14, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    a good way to use up old receiving blankets

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  8. Connie says

    June 15, 2014 at 11:04 am

    I learned that 1 series of 8 treatments at a typical spa costs $1,000-$2,000! Yikes!!!!

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  9. kathy downey says

    July 19, 2014 at 9:40 am

    Thanks,I love to save money

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  10. kathy downey says

    July 30, 2014 at 9:46 am

    My friend made these and they turned out great

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  11. Amy Lovell says

    August 19, 2014 at 9:04 am

    thanks this is such a awesme idea ! Will def be making a few!

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  12. kathy downey says

    August 28, 2014 at 10:52 pm

    These are so baby friendly,I love them ..so soft

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  13. Anna W says

    September 25, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    When my kids were little I loved using my homemade wipes. I ended up cutting up old pairs of track pants and they worked great! They just were not as cute as yours =)

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  14. Dominica H. says

    October 5, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    This is a great project! Now I just need a sewing machine….

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  15. Shilo Wheatley says

    November 5, 2014 at 12:42 am

    A family member gave us a ton of receiving blankets for baby due in January and I’m planning on making baby wipes with them! Thanks for the easy instructions!

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  16. DARLENE W says

    November 5, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Great repurposing. I still have some flannel receiving blankets from my first who is now 36 years old

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  17. kathy downey says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Great idea hope you don t mind me sharing with mommies on my street

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  18. Dorothy Boucher says

    November 10, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    how cute is this, I like that you make it so simple for us to follow.. I wish my sewing machine was working, was hoping to have won one but no luck.. had plans on making a few things for Christmas but that will have to wait.. Thanks for sharing with us @tisonlyme143

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  19. Wanda Tracey says

    December 10, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    This is a cute way to redo baby blankets and repurpose them.This is such a great little project to do.Than you for sharing.

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  20. kathy downey says

    March 15, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    What an awesome idea!

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  21. lulu says

    April 1, 2015 at 12:05 am

    Great idea! frugal… Joann’s always has flannel on sale. Thanks

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  22. Jennifer Manganelli says

    August 12, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    What an awesome idea!! Less harsh in babys bum too. Thank you for this!!

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  23. Linda Bragg says

    August 13, 2015 at 10:22 am

    I never thought of doing this and I am soon to be a great grandma so with that said, I am going to make some of these to take with me when I go to be with the kids when the baby is born in Sept…. can’t wait..!! Gotta get on making these soon… looks so easy and I have everything to make them with….so glad I found this great post of yours!! Thanks!!!!!!

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  24. loucheryl says

    September 6, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    This is so pretty! 🙂

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