While looking through the Martha Stewart web site for a recipe, I came across instructions for a cloth shopping bag made from a t-shirt. They’ve got to be the easiest directions and design I have ever seen for creating a home-made bag — I think that just about anyone could make this, and it’s re-using an item that just about everyone has (and at some point, wants to get rid of).
Here’s the one that I created out of an old over-sized t-shirt that I couldn’t bear to throw out, as well as one that my 11 year old made out of a size 6x t-shirt that she loved:
If cutting three holes and sewing one straight seam (by hand or with a machine) is too much for you, you can purchase one at Green Tee Bag. At that site, designer Kristin St. Clair encourages visitors to make their own bag, and provides links to her instructions. If you still want to purchase one, the price includes shipping.
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April 9, 2008 at 3:50 am
[...] April 8, 2008 at 11:46 pm (Uncategorized) On a forum I frequent, there was a woman, Janice, whose dauther had made “grocery bags” out of old t-shirts. She got the idea from Martha Stewart. I think this is a fabulous idea! I have debated making shopping bags from scratch, but this seems easier, faster, and recycling vs. using new fabrics just makes sense. Check out the instructions! It would even be a viable project for kids, or folks with very little sewing experience! This is a picture of one the gal from the forum made, and you can check out her mom’s blog too! [...]