Recycled T-Shirts Dust Mop Refill

I am continually dust mopping my sewing room floor using a disposable refill style mop.  I am trying hard, as we all are, to minimize my consumption and would like to stop discarding the mop refills.    Venturing off the path of quilting here a bit today, I made myself a dust mop refill and wanted to share the tutorial with you all.  This is so easy to make.  It is washable and, best of all, shakeable like the old-fashioned mops.  Here is a great way to recycle your old t-shirts and make a reusable mop pad.  2 for 1 for Mother Nature!

 

Fabric Requirement:  2 old t-shirts.
Time: 1 hour start to finish. 

 Cut 2 pieces of t-shirt 10" x 13".  

You can use a refill as a guide if you have one, 

cutting your fabric 1" larger all the way around. 

 Cut 6 pieces of t-shirt 13" x 13".  

 Sew the 2 - 10" x 13" pieces together, leaving an opening for turning.  

This makes the base of the mop pad.

Note: My base incorporated a fold, saving a seam on one side.  

 

Turn the base right-side-out and top stitch the opening shut. 

Layer your 6 pieces of 13" x 13" t-shirting and 

center them on the mop base on the 10" side. 

 Sew a seam down the center of the mop pad.  

Next, fold your 6 layers on each side of the center-line creating a "speed-bump".

Sew a line next to the bump on each side of your center stitching.   

 Bottom view after the 3 stitching lines are complete.  

 Clip the 6 layers of the mop top,  

being careful not to clip through the mop base.

  Cut through the speed-bumps and clip. 

 Here it is, bottom and top! 

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