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[Viking <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Cool.  Is she reinforcing the bottom at all to make the bag where it 
will stand up?  What material is she using?  One of the reasons I like 
paper bags is because they keep the groceries upright in the back of my 
truck.

Bev

Lynda wrote:

> Bev wrote:
>
>   I always
>
> > choose paper bags at the store, and one of the reasons I don't shop at
> > Walmart very often is because they don't have paper bags.  I hate those
> > plastic things.  It all comes down to simple, everyday choices.  One
> > day, I would like to sew my own bags and avoid the whole bag thing
> > altogether. I think I would use old jeans since denim is strong and old
> > jeans are pretty much in abundant supply around here. Maybe this winter,
> > I'll search for a pattern for a flat bottom grocery type bag with handles.
>
> ***The youngest kidlet's current thing is learning to sew.  She's made some 
> Log Cabin quilt pillows for everyone and now her latest project is making 
> bags.  She's adament that folks should be using plastic or paper bags and 
> should bring their own.  She's going to give them to relatives for 
> Christmas.  She took apart a brown paper grocery bag and used it as the 
> pattern.  Worked great.  Plus, she even steamed in the lines like the 
> grocery bags have so that you can fold them up like the grocery bags. 
> Clever little bugger.  Just wanted to make me look bad, I'm sure <g>
>
> Lynda 
>
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