Another lunchbag

I made this bag on Friday for my neice.  It's the same price as the other lunch bags, but I just wanted to show you what a difference the fabric can make.  If you need one for someone in particular, let me know who it's for, what you'd like and I'll search my stash for something suitable. 

This is for a little girl and we wanted something fun.  I love the way it turned out. 

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Insulated lunch bag      $12
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Insulated Lunch Bag

Last year I bought a new lunch bag for Laura.  I loved the design, but don't like the fabric.  I've been warned that I can't put it in the washing machine without risking it falling apart.  But I NEED to wash it.  Lunch can be messy sometimes.  That didn't sound like a long-term lunch bag.

So I sewed one out of cotton that Beth has used daily since then. 

I love it for it's cleanability, it's sturdiness and the way it collapses totally flat for storage in my over-full cupboard.  Maybe you don't have one of those.   I do. 

Made of cotton, lined with a coordinating cotton (upcycled in this case from a men's shirt), and it has an extra thick layer between the cotton to help insulate and give it a nice weight and structure.

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Insulated Lunch Bag   $12

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Coordinating sandwich bags are also available (3 for $10).

 Also available in cute orange and brown polka dots. 

Reusable Sandwich Bags

These are perhaps my favourite item for sale.  Because of them, I haven't bought Ziploc Bags for almost three years.  I have nothing against Ziploc.  I just hate all of the garbage.

It's certainly not rocket science.  Anyone with a sewing machine and a cereal bag can make them.  But will you?  Some of you will now and I invite you to do so because it's a great item and great for the environment too, but most of you will just think it's a good item and go no further. 

For those people I say, buy them here and try them.

I try to use stash fabrics or upcycle thrift store fabrics.  All fabric is clean cotton though and lined with cereal bag liners.  I've tried a few other things as liners, but this is one I'm confident is food grade and I know that it doesn't tear.  We've used and handwashed three every day for the last year and a half or so.

Each bag is large enough for a sandwich or any manner of snack items.  Simply fold it over or use a bag clip and tuck it into your lunch container.  Your sandwich, chips, crackers will all stay fresh.  I also slip them over blocks of cheese in my fridge. 

To wash, many days you can simply shake out the crumbs.  On mayo days or messy sandwich days, I handwash mine in the dishwater and let it dry inside out.  I have two sets in constant use - one set in lunches and the other set air-drying. 

So there you have it. 

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Reusable Sandwich Bags

Set of 3 =  $10