Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Shopping Bags!

For Susan's wedding shower, I wanted to make her some shopping bags. I've had the fabric for these for... 3 years? (So actually, I've been meaning to make her some bags forever, but the shower was a good motivator).

I ended up finishing them early in the morning with a baby alternately wrapped around my legs and sitting on my lap. (I timed myself as I was making them, got the last one sewn in 12 minutes!)

That's how easy they are to make. Here's a good tutorial. (It's a little fancier than mine-I don't have a pocket, and I just use webbing for the handles, or, as it was with these, whatever bits of anything that I had laying around. Some webbing, some ribbon, etc.)


They are truly lovely to shop with. So much nicer than plastic.

5 comments:

Susan said...

They really really are. Thanks again!

Roach Momma said...

Love the fabric! Now I feel like shopping... :)

Melanie said...

I know you're a swift sewer, but 12 minutes? I think it takes me that long just to get to my sewing room and remember why I went down there!

They are lovely!

In the Mix said...

Lovely! My shopping bags are positively drab next to these. :)

Jeanette said...

Great bags!