oilcloth lunch bag

years ago, i promised you i'd try to make an oilcloth lunch bag from a martha stewart tutorial. however, on closer inspection, i realized her tutorial was woefully lacking in detail for a novice seamstress like myself. despite this setback, in a great effort to please, i pressed on and came up with this:


my oilcloth, (from ikea- a surprisingly good source for fabric!) was a little looser than martha's. this meant that my lunch bag doesn't stand up as well, and serves as more of a lunch sack than a proper bag. no matter- it still holds my lunch, contains spills, is pretty, and easily reusable, and was the product of my own two hands. i didn't bother with the velcro, although it would be very easy to attach. even with martha's lacking direction, it didn't take me too terribly long. a good project for a rainy afternoon; you can make a whole slew of these for presents too!

(ah! i just found this site with the pattern! this would have made my life much easier!)

cost:
-i'm assuming you have a sewing machine. if you don't, you can still do this project by hand with a little more time.
-fabric was $7.50 per yard. you can make approx. 2 of these.
total cost: $4.25 cents, plus you'll have lots of extra scraps of fabric

lunch bags

as mentioned earlier, i'm a bit of a nut when it comes to budgeting, so i bring most of my lunches from home (also there are no good places to eat around wall street). usually this just means i stuff a tupperware in a tote bag or purse, but sometimes i'll use a good ol' brown paper bag. however, in trying to be a good steward of the environment this year (i'm staying away from paper towels and only using sponges!) i'd like to try and make one of these oilcloth lunch bags. i'll keep you updated when i'm done.

oilcloth lunch bag tutorial at (who else?) martha stewart.com