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I don’t really know how to tell this story delicately. Suffice it to say that my son has started producing diapers that could make a diaper pail wilt. Diapers that need to leave the house immediately.
I needed a way to keep plastic grocery bags handy for those particular diapers without the room looking sloppy or the bags posing a risk to my wee son. I whipped up one of those simple plastic bag holders. It’s really, really easy, but I thought I’d show you all anyway. I used fabrics that I already had on hand from when I made his nursery accessories. You can find a post all about that here. |
Supplies
(Click fabrics for direct links for purchase at Warehouse Fabrics Inc.)
 Rex stellar blue - REXSTL |
 Retro stellar blue - REOSTL |
 Ribbon |
 Elastic |
| As you can see below, you’ll need one piece 14″x16″ and two pieces of another fabric 4″x14″. You’ll need a scrap of ribbon long enough to make a loop to hang the bag from and two pieces of elastic for the openings. I just used scraps of elastic I had on hand. |
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The pattern
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| Cut one 14″x16″ piece in one fabric and two 4″x14″ pieces of another fabric. |
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The process
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Place the small pieces on either side of the big piece, right sides together. Stitch and use pinking shears to trim the seam allowances. |
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Press seams open. |
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Fold the fabric, right sides together, and stitch along the long side, forming a tube. Trim seam allowance with pinking shears. |
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Trim top and bottom edge of tube with pinking shears to prevent fraying. Depending on the width of your elastic, fold edge up to form a casing and sew almost all the way around, leaving a hole through which you’ll thread your elastic. |
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Once you’ve threaded your elastic through (attach it to a safety pin and inch your way around), pull the two ends out and stitch together, forming a circle. |
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Close your casing by stitching the rest of the way around. On the top, attach your ribbon at this time. |
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Stuff with several of the 10 million plastic grocery bags you have accumulated because you always forget your reusable shopping bag. Now that I’ve made you feel guilty, go make a reusable bag.
P.S. My son wanted to show you his bat stuffed animal. |
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