Quickest, easiest, cheapest, least amount of sewing way to make cloth wipes

[annettemarie]

Many of my wipes seem to have disintergrated. Is there a cheap, easy, quick way to make cloth wipes? Bonus points if it requires little to no sewing.

[VBMama]

With my first I bought a large pack of soft microfiber towels from Costco (in the automotive section, no less!) and cut them up into the size I wanted. No hemming, just cutting. Six years later I still have some of them!

[annettemarie]

Will anything labeled "microfiber" do? Some of them seem kind of scratchy to me. And thanks!

[Mosaic]

I use cheap washclothes. You can pick up a mismatched set at a thrift store or stacks of a dozen at Walmart/Target-type place.

[kittywitty]

I would just buy a bargain pack of regular washcloths or baby washcloths from the store. That or terry cloth with the edges serged or zigzag stitched on the edges.

[2xand2y]

I used cut up t-shirts for "not so messy dipes". I got them off freecycle (from a twin mom, actually), I was a little shocked at first that that is what she used but I found they work just fine, especially doubled. I third the suggestion to use cheapy wash clothes. That is what I used for "messy dipe" clean up.

Editing to add: The t-shirt pieces weren't hemmed or anything. Cut them a bit bigger than your desired size because the edges will roll.

[Nicole730]

Easiest would definitely be just buying baby washcloths or finding used ones.

Ours are flannel, which we like, but they are two layers, sewn together - which involves some time.

I personally wouldn't use microfiber, I'm sure it's not as drying as putting it right next to the skin in a diaper, but I just wouldn't feel comfortable rubbing it on my baby's butt.

The t-shirt idea is a good one because those edges don't ravel. Fleece doesn't ravel either, so no sewing needed, but I'm not sure they would work as a wipe.

[EmTheWife]

I made single layer flannel wipes - cheap flannel, cut with a zig-zag edge (pinking shears) the edges fray a little, but it took $6 (for 2 yards) and about 20 mins to make 80 wipes that are 6x8. They work great for everything from messy faces and hands to very messy bottoms.