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Head over to Confessions of a Sewing Dork to find out how to make this fabric lunch sack. It’s just as handy as the paper version, but much prettier. Even better, it won’t end up in a landfill somewhere. Go … Read more ... 
If a lunch bag emblazoned with a cartoon character doesn’t appeal to you, why not make your own? Sew4Home shows how with their tutorial for making an insulated lunch bag. Go to the tutorial.
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Kathleen from Welcome to My World guest blogs over at The Vintage Sheet Blog with a tutorial showing how to use a vintage sheet to make a lunch tote bag. Actually, this little bag is so cute and such a… Read more ... 
Pink Penguin shares a tutorial for making a lunch tote perfect with a drawstring closure. It’s perfect for bento box lunches, but you could also use it for non-lunch purposes, a super cute sewing bag perhaps. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Ellen from The Long Thread shares a downloadable tutorial for making this reusable fabric lunch bag. It’s fully lined, insulated, and closes with a magnetic snap. Handles make it easy to carry. Get the how-to.
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Is it nearly back-to-school time already? Really? Summer has just flown by!! If you’re looking for a fun back-to-school sewing project, why not make a reusable lunch sack? Pretty fabric on the outside makes them fun, and vinyl on the… Read more ... 
Jill from Creating My Way to Success made this insulated lunch tote out of recycled materials. The insulating layer is actually a reflective car windshield cover. What a cool idea for repurposing!! She shares a tutorial showing how she did… Read more ... 
Jackie from Made by the Mama Monster guest blogs over at Megity’s Handmade with a free template and tutorial for making her sweet little hedgehog applique. She shows it on a baby’s shirt, but I’m betting it would be super… Read more ... 
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has the how-to for making this lunch bag that is made to carry on your bicycle. The fabric straps wrap around the frame. Go to the tutorial.
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Keep your school lunches eco-friendly by using a reusable sandwich wrap instead of a throwaway baggie. Kellie from Greenhab and The Green Phone Booth shares a tutorial on Make It From Scratch showing how to make one. Go to the … Read more ... 
Cotton and Cloud shares a downloadable tutorial for making this modern lunch tote. The deep sides allow for oversized plastic containers, which many store-bought lunch totes do not. Go to the tutorial.
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Su from Vively Online created this unique two-sided lunch bag for her daughter. There are two identical lunch bags stitched together in the middle, one for each snack that her daughter will need at school. Brilliant. Read more about her … Read more ... 
Here’s a back-to-school word problem for you: If you have two children who each take their lunch in a paper sack every day for the next 175 days of schoo, how many paper sacks have you contributed to the local… Read more ... 
Amy from Progressive Pioneer shares a tutorial on Make and Takes for making your own reusable lunch set. Think about the waste that can be reduced by using reusable items in your child’s school lunches! They show you how to… Read more ... 
