Our new Whole Foods opened yesterday, less than two and a half miles from my house. I was crazy excited and had to be there for opening day. When we returned for another visit this evening, my mom expressed her surprise that I didn't yet have a whole slew of fabric shopping bags to carry my groceries.
I'm surprised myself, given that reusable grocery bags have been on my to-do list for about a year now. So, this is the week...
Thing is, I haven't decided 100% on which tutorial I want to use for this project. There are several out there:
Soft fabric ones ("prettier than the ugly plastic things you're using now") at Wisdom of the Moon
Based on the paper grocery bag (I like this one because of the nice square bottom) at Making Something
Then I also like the Morsbag. The idea behind Morsbags is this: Friends (or neighbors, community members, non-profit groups, potential-friends) get together in a pod. They bring sheets, comforters, tablecloths, curtains, etc. to reuse as grocery bags. The pod enjoys wine and refreshments while sewing a whole slew of bags, using the free pattern from Morsbags.com. After the bags are finished, the pod does guerilla bagging--handing the bags out at local grocery stores to customers on their way in...for Free!
It sounds like fun, especially the part with the wine. And, maybe my motives aren't fabulous, but I'd love to see the smiles on some of those surly faces headed into our local grocery store. If the bag sewing goes well this week, I just might consider starting my own pod. All you localites, let's mobilize!
Ultimately, whether it's a morsbag or some other fabric version, these guys benefit when we use pass on plastic:
Motivated? We first need to start at home, which means I need a set of fabric bags to bring along to the store. So do you! Let's get sewing.
Or, tune in Wednesday to win one from me!