Flad diapers are the most versatile diaper available!  With a little practice, you can create the diaper that will work best for your baby, folding it exactly the way you need it.  No additional bulk where you do not need it, and all the absorbancy where you need it. 

 

Flat diapers are by far the most versatile in that they can be used as diapers, doublers, inserts for pocket diapers, changing pads, burp rags, receiving blankets and just about anything else you can think of! Flat diapers could feasibly be used on a baby from birth to potty training making them some of the most affordable, economic cloth diapers!

The trade off for this unparallel flexibility is that you do have to fold them! (Prefolded diapers are just flat diapers prefolded but do also require some folding.) Below  is one way to fold a flat cloth diaper:

Fold the diaper in half to make a square.		Fold the bottom left corner up to about the middle of the diaper.		Fold the top right corner down. The distance you fold the corners over is dependent on how wide you need the diaper to fit.
This is an example of folding the corners over further to make a smaller diaper.		Next, fold down the top		Then fold the point up. Again, you can adjust the size of the diaper by how far up your fold is. (This step will adjust the rise.)
Bring the two 'wings' together and either pin them or use a snug fitting wrap.