The Best DIY Floor Mop Pad You'll Ever Make!

Do you know you're spending way too much on simple floor mop pads? You can make a bunch of them out one single old towel! Let me show you how I keep making them - easy and basically zero cost, while going green, too!

Time: 30 MinutesCost: $0Difficulty: Easy

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Time for a new quick and easy, no-fail beginner sewing project you can make really fast: the best DIY floor mop pads you'll ever make! It's an easy, step by step tutorial with lots of photos - a great beginner sewing project!

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This is what you'll need for the project:

• a towel (the thicker the better)
• a piece of oilcloth or other strong, densely knit, no-stretch material
• sewing machine, thread, scissors
• pins
• an existing (fitting!) mop pad with side pockets for easy measuring

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Fold an old towel so you'll get two layers, then place an existing mop pad  half an inch away from the fold. Then cut around the 'modelling pad', leaving a 1/2 seam allowance all around it. You'll get a nice rectangle. Don't cut the folded edge.

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Then, you'll have to add the side flaps - visit the tutorial to check out the dimensions required - it will be easier than just eyeballing your old mop pad.

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A few stitches later, you'll see this: an old towel turned into a brand new mop pad. I even like my diy version more than the purchased one!

Basically, it's just a few seams and you get to this diy mop pad. It's a totally easy and quick project. Once you make one, you'll stop buying them altogether! Check it out on the blog, as well as the other 70+ free DIY tutorials.