A Quick Lunch Bag

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Lunch time....I needed a new lunch bag to take with me to work so I searched around the web looking for inspiration.


I ran across a few ideas that I liked but of course I have to put my own stamp on it so here is how the lunch bag transpired ..... looking through a TON of websites I found this and I liked the concept.  I have been using a plastic grocery bag anyway so why not sew a re-usable one?

I chose a Waverly fabric that was quite heavy and it matched another heavy fabric I had in my stash. Adding some buttons and trim that I had just gotten free from a yard sale on Thursday, I was ready to tackle the project.

Please do not ask me how I made it.....I really could not tell you step by step.  LOL

Using the grocery bag as a template, I cut two pieces of the print and two pieces of the lining.  

It seemed to be going well so I thought I would add a pocket.

Next I sewed the pocket to the outside fabric before I sewed the lining in.

I had to think and re-think how to flip the fabric so it would be lined yet the straps be finished off properly.

I did not follow the pattern that the link supplied, making it up as I went along seemed to be the best for me.  

Then as I said earlier, I added my own stamp,  

the buttons and trim.

I love how it turned out and it is totally washable!  

Loving that I can be self-sufficient and not have to run to the store to buy a lunch bag.....plus it uses up some of the stash that seems to multiply like bunny rabbits!


Remember to give your loved ones a hug!