I have a huge stash of fabric. We’re not going to talk here about the number of work-in-progress projects I have, but today I decided to tackle the stash, and make some bento/lunch bags for my best friends! Yes, Christmas was yesterday, but I honestly didn’t have time beforehand to whip out the sewing machine…
The tutorial comes from here: http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2010/07/fat-quarter-bag.html, although I augmented it a little for the bag on the bottom, and had to improvise for the butterfly fabric due to cutting it in the wrong direction - but yay for bias tape! The irony here is that the bag is intended for my friend who’s been sewing her whole life and is currently teaching senior textiles – hehehehehehe….. I know she’ll be forgiving.
What’s really funny is that the middle bag is the fabric I made my living room curtains out of – I promised a yoga mat bag if there was fabric leftover – there wasn’t for a yoga bag, but there was for a lunch bag! Yay!
For my regular/regular-ish readers, I’m posting these on my blog because I’m wondering if you’d be interested in one of these bags to go into a giveaway? (Best friends have to appreciate, but the blogosphere doesn’t have to!)
Love them! One of these days I’ll get a real sewing machine and make something other than my little bandana bag.
I got mine, reconditioned on eBay, for about $60+shipping – very reasonable
Well, unfortunately, space for a sewing machine is as unavailable as somewhere to store an oh-so-wanted Kitchenaid mixer. One of these days, we will have that space! but for now, I just use a cheap hand-held sewing device. It makes any real projects just too much of a pain to even bother with.
I hear you. I haul my sewing stuff out of the cupboard and onto the kitchen table when I feel the need! The kitchenaid is a design statement, so yep, takes up quite a bit of counter realestate, but it’s so pretty!
Adorable! Nice work!
Thank you
These are absolutely adorable. I wish I had the talent to make amazing lunch bags like these – I really don’t, though!
You may surprise yourself. When I chose to give up knitting, I found that there are a ton of tutorials on blogs and youtube with basic sewing techniques – so if you’re a visual learner like me, that could be enough to get you started.
So cute! When I had an office job and took my lunch everyday to work, I made a little lunch bag that was the exact size of my favourite lunch container. Everyone was always asking where I bought it, it was great to say I made it
I have a dress pattern that’s awesome, and I’ve made it into a couple of variations because it’s a keeper. It’s awesome to say that I made it!
They’re cute
. I recently started knitting again, thanks to my friends… currently making a lion cub teddy for my cousin’s baby 
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How adorable
I really wish I could keep knitting, but my wrists just won’t allow me to. I make dishcloths when I can – I can do about 1 a week tops! 
Sewing almost fills the niche, but it’s not as relaxing as knitting is.
Well, as long as you’re having fun, I guess?! Sewing seems a pretty useful skill too. Would be nice to learn
. But I only just started knitting so I guess it’ll be for another time xD…
Oh yes, sewing is pretty fun too! And… you can whip up a project in a few hours of dedicated time rather than a few weeks of knitting, which is good for the ol’ instant gratification!
Bags turned out so great! I love the butterfly one!
Thank you
I got the fabric for that one at Essentials.