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T-shirt into shopping bag!
luxor4t
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http://www.marthastewart.com/article/good-thing-t-shirt-bag?lnc=4ef2dc5bfca40110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD
Make a shopping bag out of an old T-shirt, which I think this is a brilliant idea - and it's quick and easy to make! Saves using plastic bags too.
You cut, then sew one seam, so making it didn't take long, but I zig zagged the hem twice to make sure (OH fills our bags FULL so i strengthened the shoulder seams as well).
I used a bright plain coloured shirt, and traced round the bowl lightly with a biro.
Make a shopping bag out of an old T-shirt, which I think this is a brilliant idea - and it's quick and easy to make! Saves using plastic bags too.
You cut, then sew one seam, so making it didn't take long, but I zig zagged the hem twice to make sure (OH fills our bags FULL so i strengthened the shoulder seams as well).
I used a bright plain coloured shirt, and traced round the bowl lightly with a biro.
I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
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Wow! That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing. I have an over locker now and I was looking for some new projects.[SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
Trying not to waste food!:j
ETA Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a Smoothie0 -
Wow! That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing. I have an over locker now and I was looking for some new projects.
With an overlocker you could sew around the 'handles' to give a better finish too.
OH has several holiday souvenir T shirts with place names etc on, (he doesn't like T shirts but MiL still buys them :rolleyes: ) so I can see that I'll have a whole collection of 'holiday' shopping bags soon!I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.0 -
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/good-thing-t-shirt-bag?lnc=4ef2dc5bfca40110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD
Make a shopping bag out of an old T-shirt, which I think this is a brilliant idea - and it's quick and easy to make! Saves using plastic bags too.
You cut, then sew one seam, so making it didn't take long, but I zig zagged the hem twice to make sure (OH fills our bags FULL so i strengthened the shoulder seams as well).
I used a bright plain coloured shirt, and traced round the bowl lightly with a biro.
Great idea :T Dou you think Martha Stewart got the idea from sewing mailbags while she was in "the big house"
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Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
Penelope_Penguin wrote: »Great idea :T Dou you think Martha Stewart got the idea from sewing mailbags while she was in "the big house" :rotfl:
Penny. x
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!! obviously putting her 'time' (sorry!) to good use![SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
Trying not to waste food!:j
ETA Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a Smoothie0 -
Penelope_Penguin wrote: »Great idea :T Dou you think Martha Stewart got the idea from sewing mailbags while she was in "the big house" :rotfl:
Penny. x
The bag would look good in black/ white stripes... maybe they airbrushed out the "I heart State Pennitentiary" and put "NY" for wider appeal?
I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.0 -
Have made my first T-Shirt bag! It took longer to thread the $%*^)y overlocker than to make the bag! Will post a pic soon, not as glam as the I heart whatever, but hey-ho. It's only for shopping! I squared off the bottom, so should stand a bit better once it has something in it.
It looks a kind of funny shape, but won't when it has got some stuff in it. Hung it on top of the ironing so you can see the thing properly.
[SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
Trying not to waste food!:j
ETA Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a Smoothie0 -
Have made my first T-Shirt bag! It took longer to thread the $%*^)y overlocker than to make the bag! Will post a pic soon, not as glam as the I heart whatever, but hey-ho. It's only for shopping!
Need to ask MIL to keep her eyes open... She does a shift or two per week at the Help the Aged shop.[SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
Trying not to waste food!:j
ETA Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a Smoothie0
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