Keep your holiday green this year by sewing and using these fun fabric gift tags! Personalize each one for your family members and use them year after year. Made with upcycled jeans and cotton scraps, this is an economical way … Read More...
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Sewing pattern: DIY reusable snack bags
These resealable snack bags give you the convenience of a zip top plastic bag but they can be washed and reused again and again. Dafhtne from My Golden Thimble shows how you can make them. This tutorial has a clever … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Reusable kitchen clean up towels
Paper towels are certainly convenient for cleaning up a mess, but they’re not so great for the environment. But what if your paper towels weren’t paper, but fabric? Then you could wash and reuse them again and again. Melissa from … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy no-sew reusable Swiffer cover
Love your Swiffer but not having to buy those one-use pads? It’s hard on the pocketbook – and on the environment! Laura from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make a reusable Swiffer cover. It takes just 5 minutes … Read More...
How to Customize Reusable Shopping Bags
Learn how you can customize reusable shopping bags in just a few minutes with your Cricut Explore and your favorite color of Cricut vinyl! This Customize Reusable Shopping Bag DIY by Beth Kingston of Kingston Crafts is a great project … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Reusable sandwich wrap or snack bag
Skip the throw-away plastic baggies and use reusable sandwich wraps and snack bags to pack your lunch instead! Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations shows how you can make re-useable snack bags yourself. Her sewing tutorial for lunch snack bags includes … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Make reusable dusting cloths from scrap fabric
Use your fabric scraps to make these pretty and practical dust cloths. Patti from Hearth & Vine shows how she turned some fabric scraps into a set of dust cloths she can use to keep her work space clean. They’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible reusable grocery bag
Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can make a reusable grocery bag. This bag is roomy and boxy, so you’ll be able to carry quite a bit in it. When the weather turns warmer, it would also make a … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy appliqued reusable fabric gift bags
Like many people, we have a stash of gift bags that we reuse as many times as possible. But they only get a few uses before they start to show wear. Gifts wrapped in a bent or torn gift bag … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric bowl covers
Plastic wrap is an easy way to cover your leftovers, but it’s wasteful. You can use it once and then it goes in the trash, and then to a landfill. Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can fabric bowl … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable washable coloring book
Caroline from Sew Can She shows how you can sew a fabric coloring book. When it’s colored with washable markers, you can wash the colors out and use it again and again! There are fabric prints made especially for coloring, … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable Swiffer pads
I love my Swiffer – until I run through a whole box of disposable Swiffer pads and realize just how wasteful it is. Crafting a Green World shows how you can sew a reusable pad for your Swiffer so you … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable waxed fabric food wraps
Emily from Life Sew Savory shares a tutorial for making reusable food wraps
from waxed fabric. If you’re thinking, “But I don’t have any waxed fabric!”, don’t worry – she also shows how to make your own waxed fabric using … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Reusable produce bag from a t-shirt
Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods shows how you can make these reusable produce bags from thrifted t-shirts. Take them with you to the farmer’s market in the coming months to bring home some farm fresh goodies. Or, when the weather turns … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Reusable fabric snack pouches
Packing a school lunch every day uses a lot of baggies – especially if you have more than one lunch to pack each day! Emily from Nap Time Creations shows how you can sew reusable snack pouches that will help … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable breast pads for breastfeeding mamas
Linda from Sewing Bee Fabrics shows how you can make reusable breast pads for breastfeeding mamas. They’re a great alternative to disposables. Linda has put a lot of thought into the design to be both comfortable and functional. They’re made … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable appliqued fabric gift bag
Do you reuse your gift bags? In our family we do! But paper gift bags show wear after a few uses. Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shares a tutorial at Skip To My Lou showing how you … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Reusable fabric snack bags
It’s about 2 months into the school year. How many baggies have you used in school lunches so far? I’m sure your child’s teacher could write a word problem for you to figure that out. If the number of baggies … Read More...
Tutorial: Washable reusable bowl covers
Skip the plastic wrap! Sew up a set of reusable bowl covers to use instead! The Gracious Wife shows how you can make them. Elastic around the outside helps them fit snug around your bowl or dish. You can wash … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable makeup remover pads
Hannah from The Homesteady shows how you can make a set of reusable makeup remover pads from a couple of towels. Two towels – one brown, one black to camouflage makeup stains – will be enough to make a whole … Read More...