Make Reusable Makeup Remover Pads in 10 Minutes

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Gather The Supplies

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Cut your fabrics to 3” x 3” squares; one from cotton and the other from fleece

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Layer the fabric pieces. Clip them together so that they do not slip while sewing

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Sew around the edges, leaving a gap of around 1.5-inches to turn them right side out

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This is what it should look like

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Clip the corners and trim the edges, making sure not to cut through the stitches

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Grab the full tutorial via the link below

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