Saturday, June 5, 2010

Reusable Snack Bags

I found a great tutorial from We Wilsons Blog. It is super easy and takes only minutes to make. If you are looking for ways to cut out plastic and trash, this is a great way to do it. You can use a cotton/cotton combo or you can use PUL/cotton fabric combo to make the bags waterproof. I don't have any PUL in my stash so I just used cotton. These will be great for pretzels, chips, crackers, dried fruit, etc. I couldn't believe how easy they were!

Here are step by step directions in case you want to try one or many.

1)Cut out 2 rectangles of desired fabric and desired size. A sandwich bag has a good basic measurement.



2) Put right sides together and sew short ends together.




3) Turn right side out. Iron


4) Measure velcro the same width as the top and bottom of rectangle. Sew each strip on side of fabric that you want on the inside.







5) Fold rectangle in half inside out. Sew sides together. Trim excess.







6) Fold right side out and you are done! Easy peasy.




**Note: I do not recommend using the sticky velcro. It's not good for sewing machine needles.

1 comment:

julia said...

Oooo- I've been looking for a good, short, useful sewing project for my ADD self! I'll have to make some of these!