Homemade Rags

So I know that rags are supposed to be just that, rags. But who really gets motivated to clean when you have a huge pile of cut up old t-shirts? Definitely not me.

Over at Joyful Hope Gift Shop they sell the most beautiful bedspreads. They're second quality, so there's some minor imperfection, but you save a TON of money because of it. Our bedspread is from there and the only imperfection is that it was dyed in a slightly wrong color. Anyway, when these bedspreads are made, the ends of the fabric are cut off. At Joyful Hope, you can also buy these remnants! I have found these to be the most amazing rags.

I recently bought a bunch of remnants for only $2 and cut them down to rag size. I ended up with about 20 new rags!! Since they do tend to fray, I had Hubby (yes, Hubby) sew a zig-zag around all of the edges. After a little bit of Sewing 101, he can now sew an impressively straight line, fill a bobbin, and thread my sewing machine!

Now if only I hadn't already gone through my nesting phase and scrubbed my house from top to bottom. With a 2 year old, I'm sure it won't take long before they come in very handy!