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Fringed handles are easy to make once you use the right type of fabric.
The best fabric for this type of handle is one that ravels easily with think weft and warp yarn-dyed threads woven to make a design.
The… Read more ... 
An easy foldover clutch you can make in a sitting and take it out after. The combination of striped fabric and leather brings this simple pattern up a notch. It’s a great project for learning zip placement and working with… Read more ... 
I’m always keen to try new things so when I saw this ‘fabric’ I just had to give it a try. Fabric that is far more air and holes than it is fabric. I thought this was going to be… Read more ... 
Forget brown paper bags! Make this adorable oilcloth
lunch bag to carry lunch to work or school. It’s easy to make and easy to clean. Use it again and again! These DIY lunch bags are perfect for gift giving and… Read more ... 
Use the free pocket template to add a pocket to any bag! Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage shows you how to sew a pocket on any bag, either on the outer side or in the lining. There’s also a free PDF… Read more ... 
This glittery vinyl lunch sack is perfect for carrying a lunch or healthy snack with you to work or school! Alicia at Sew What Alicia has a tutorial showing how to make it. Glitter between layers of clear vinyl make… Read more ... 
If you put a sandwich in a plastic bag every day for a whole school year, that’s a LOT of plastic baggies going into the trash! Havalah from Sisters, What! shows how you can make a reusable fabric sandwich wrap. … Read more ... 
Kick the plastic snack bag habit! Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can sew fabric snack bags that can be used over and over. No more one-use plastic bags in your trash! Plus, the kids can pick out the… Read more ... 
Make reusable snack pouches to save money and use less plastic. Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can sew reusable fabric snack pouches that are perfect for bringing snacks to the park or other summer outing! Let the kids… Read more ... 
Microwave popcorn is convenient, but it isn’t the healthiest option – and those bags just end up in a landfill. Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shows how you can make a reusable microwave popcorn bag. It’s a cotton bag you… Read more ... 
These resealable snack bags give you the convenience of a zip top plastic bag but they can be washed and reused again and again. Dafhtne from My Golden Thimble shows how you can make them. This tutorial has a clever… Read more ... 
A personalized lunch box is the perfect back to schools sewing project and you can make one using this free tutorial by Cat from Mary Martha Mama. The fabric lunch bag is insulated and also completely washable. It has an… Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Can She shows how you can sew these fun color block drawstring ditty bags. The simple unlined drawstring bags are quick to sew and are a pretty way to wrap a special gift! They’d also make cute… Read more ... 
Skip the throw-away plastic baggies and use reusable sandwich wraps and snack bags to pack your lunch instead! Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations shows how you can make re-useable snack bags yourself. Her sewing tutorial for lunch snack bags includes… Read more ...