One of the green things I do though is try to keep the waste from my daughter's lunch to a minimum. I've sewn several cloth lunch bags, we use a thermos for her drink, a cloth napkin, a heavy reusable plastic utensil and I've made a few cloth bags for the stuff inside the lunch as well.
I've been needing to make a new sandwich bag. So, when Iron Craft announced Challenge 28: Reuse, I knew right away what I was going to make.
For this you need:
thread
the bag from a box of cereal (empty), cut open so it lays flat
fabric
I don't have dimensions right now but the fabric was about 7 inches by 16 inches, it was a scrap left over from another project so it wasn't cut straight, but it didn't really impact how this turned out.
Lay the fabric down and place the bag from the cereal over top. Trim the bag to be the same size as the fabric.
Next, sew the two pieces together. I just did a zig zag stitch around the outside edge.
Then, fold the bottom up with the fabric sides together so that the bottom edge is about 2 inches from the top and then sew (using straight stitch) along the sides.
Now, you're ready to turn it right side out and start using it! I've washed the other one when it got particularly messy in the washing machine and it's held up pretty well for two years.
I just tuck the open end down in the bag once the sandwich is in there to close it. You could use velcro if you wanted.
For more great tips check out We are THAT Family and their Works for Me Wednesday post.
For more great crafts that reuse, check out The Iron Craft flickr pool.
What do you do to reuse?
2 comments:
What a great idea for the lining!
Ah, this one is simple enough that I could handle it! I like the reused cereal bag lining... and that it stays closed with no velcro, etc.
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