Ok, so 6 years ago I bought a pattern. I fiddled with it
because – being the sewer that I am – I didn’t like her design. I felt
that the bag was too small & didn’t really hold what a regular plastic bag
did. No sense using something SMALLER – when I had bricitis in my shoulder 6
years ago, I used some smaller store bought bags – the cashiers complained. A
LOT. So I modified the pattern & I have made many , many bags with it. I
use like 7 or 8. I made my daughter 6, my sister-in-law 6 & a good friend
overseas 6. Everybody likes them, nobody complains. But the bags are lined.
They are super sturdy being lined, but I also use denim or duck cloth – so
that’s where the sturdy comes in. Since they are lined they don’t dry very
well. Nor do they lie flat when folded. Not a problem for me. I like using the
reusable bags that I have made because they are easy on my hands & they
NEVER break! I am continually asked if I make them to sell????? Being lined they
take A LOT of fabric and a LOT of time. Neither of which makes for very much
profit. So….I fiddled with my pattern – mine since there are so many
modifications from the original that it’s not recognizable anymore! – and came
up with an unlined version. Same size. Same handles. The bottom is folded &
secured just like a store plastic bag. Still in denim or duck cloth – this pink
is duck cloth I had left over from making my daughter’s bags. This came out
better than I expected! Will I sell them? I don’t know. But they’re way easier
to sew now! I have 17 cut out on my sewing room table!
M
Same size as a Publix plastic shopping bag.
the little loop on the top is for them to hang on their hook when loading the groceries
