My idea was to make reusable grocery bags. I found this great pattern for the Jane Market Bag which is kind of a resulable-grocery-bag-plus. Sure you could use it for groceries, but it is also really cute and could also be an all-purpose tote bag. The pattern is GREAT! These are a few of the things I love about it:
- It is very reasonably priced (only $6) and it is definitely the type of pattern that I would use again.
- It is very well written.
- It isn't difficult but it still taught me something new (my first time with pin tucks)
- It is a great stash buster
- It is really satisfying to make because it doesn't look homemade
I made 2 bags for each of them. My original plan was to make three, but I am glad that I stuck with 2 because I am a slow bag maker and it took me a couple of evenings to put these together. I used Pellon 808 interfacing to stiffen the bags up which definitely made the process take longer, but I think it made the bags a little studier.
I made 2 bags with this County Fair fabric, one for my Mom and one for my mother-in-law.
So these are waiting to be packaged up and walked over to the post office this afternoon. I live a few blocks from a mall with a post office in side, so I might just have to do a little shopping and make sure these bags aren't sent empty!
In other project news, I am currently working on a quilt for my sister for her high school graduation. It is twin-sized and she is going to take it to college with her. I doubt she even knows this blog exists, but just in case I am just going to post a little sneak peak.
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