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Sew Your Own Reusable Shopping Bags

January 24, 2023 by Anne Weaver

Sew Your Own Reusable Shopping Bags, image credit: Life Sew Savory

It seems like we collect plastic bags everywhere we go!  Reusable shopping bags can help reduce the number of plastic bags you bring into your home.  Life Sew Savory has a tutorial showing how you can sew your own reusable … Read More...

String Market Shopping Bag Knitting Patterns

June 16, 2021 by Sarah White

It’s the season of farmers markets and farm stands, so it’s a great time to knit a string bag to hold all your goodies. Here are a few great options I found on Etsy.

The BYOB Market Bag from Wyndlestraw … Read More...

Burlap Shopping Bag – Free Sewing Pattern

November 12, 2020 by Anne Weaver

Burlap Shopping Bag - Free Sewing Pattern

Using a reusable shopping bag is good for the environment, but it can also be quite stylish, too!  These burlap reusable shopping bags by So Sew Easy are as pretty as they are eco-friendly.  There is a tutorial and free … Read More...

Reusable shopping bags to sew

January 3, 2020 by Shellie Wilson

Reusable shopping bags to sew

Ditch the plastic and make some reusable shopping bags!  Pam from Threading My Way has rounded up 15 free bag tutorials and patterns you can use to sew your own reusable shopping bags. There’s a style for everyone in this … Read More...

Sewing pattern: Wallet that turns into a shopping bag

August 1, 2019 by Anne Weaver

 

Sew a fabric wallet that can turn into a shopping tote!  It’s perfect for those times when you’re out and realize you forgot your reusable fabric totes, but don’t want to bring home  another single-use plastic sack from the … Read More...

Sewing pattern: Reusable shopping bag with pocket pouch

June 9, 2019 by Anne Weaver

As more stores are doing away with one-time-use plastic bags, it’s going to be more important to bring your reusable bags with you.  Staci from Crafty Staci shows how you can sew a reusable shopping bag.  These bags are easy … Read More...

Fringe Shopping Bag Crochet Pattern

November 22, 2018 by Shellie Wilson

If you’ve been wanting an adorable bag, big enough to fit everything you need and some more, look no further. The Crochet Fringe Shopping Bag is roomy enough to hold all of your groceries or your entire wardrobe.

This Crochet … Read More...

How to Customize Reusable Shopping Bags

March 17, 2018 by Francine Clouden

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...

DIY “Oh Kale No!” Shopping Bag 

September 28, 2015 by Katie Smith

Do you use reusable shopping tote bags when you shop at the grocery store? Do you make your own? If so, you may love this idea from the ladies over on the blog A Beautiful Mess. They put a fun … Read More...

Free Crochet Pattern – Shopping Bag

December 20, 2014 by Shellie Wilson

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I am not sure what looks better, the veggies, the fruit, the bread or the bag. This bag is perfect for gift giving as well as personal use. It scrunches up small so can fit into a hand bag or … Read More...

7 Ways To Reuse Shopping Bags

October 11, 2014 by Larissa Coleman

ho doesn’t have a stash of shopping bags hanging around their house?  Whether you keep the nicer paper bags from certain clothing stores, or keep a supply of plastic bags from the grocery store, these 7 ideas are a great … Read More...

DIY rope bracelet from a J.Crew shopping bag!

July 8, 2014 by Linda Lanese

DIY rope bracelet

Lisa Spangler of “sideoats and scribbles” loves j crew so much. She even loves the bags and hates to throw them away! She got the idea to make this “rope bracelet from a J.Crew shopping bag”!  She has a complete … Read More...

Tutorial: Reusable fabric shopping bag

May 22, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Reusable fabric shopping bagLynnette from Running With Scissors shows how to make a reusable shopping bag you can use to reduce the number of disposable plastic grocery bags coming into your house (and evening into a landfill).  It has a flat bottom to … Read More...

Tutorial: Zippered pouch from a reusable shopping bag

April 24, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Zippered pouch from a reusable shopping bagMarni from Haberdashery Fun is over at Momtastic showing how you can make a awesome little zippered pouch of a reusable shopping bag.  It’s a fun way to pare down your reusable bag stash, or perhaps to extend the life … Read More...

How to make a fold up fabric shopping bag

January 29, 2013 by Stefanie Girard

we_88_best Want to make your own fold up cloth shopping bags? Check out this awesome pattern and tutorial on how to make cloth fold up shopping bags by Nicola.

 

Why should you make your own shopping bags or totes?  Plastic … Read More...

Tutorial: Foldaway reusable shopping bags, plus a carrying case

September 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a set of reusable shopping bags, plus a carrying case to keep them in.  At just just 5″ x7 ” x 2″, the carrying case is easy to toss in your purse.  Plus, it has … Read More...

Tutorial: Make an outdoor cushion out of a reusabl shopping bag

July 12, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Nat and Holly from My Sister’s Suitcase share a tutorial at Positively Splendid showing how to make an outdoor cushion out of an unexpected source – a reusable shopping bag.  Brilliant!  They’re usually inexpensive and you can find them in … Read More...

Tutorial: Vintage pillowcase resuable shopping bag

March 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Rin from Sew In Love shows how you can turn a vintage pillowcase into a reusable shopping tote. It’s a cute design that also happens to be quick and easy to make.  Get the tute.

[photo from Sew In … Read More...

Tutorial: Reusable snack bags from a repurposed shopping bag

August 16, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Peek A Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters has been repurposing the wipe-clean material from a reusable shopping bag to make several projects, including a baby bib and a car garbage bag.  Now she’s using the … Read More...

Tutorial: Wipe clean baby bib from a reusable shopping bag

August 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Amy fromPeek-a-Boo Pattern Shop and  Nap Time Crafters shows how to make a wipe clean baby bib.  A pocket at the bottom helps catch food that falls.  The wipe clean surface comes courtesy of a reusable shopping bag.  Brilliant!!  … Read More...

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