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Posted by trisha f on March 23, 2008, 3:56 am
I made mine 16 by 16 to accomodate the weakness in my arms from
tendonitis and tenosynovitis.
To do the folded bottom, you turn the bag inside out. Where the seams
meet at the bottom, you go about 1 1/2 - 2 inches up and then fold the
fabric, making a little triangle. Mark the bottom of the triangle
line and sew across it. Tack the triangle to the bottom of the bag
along the seam, if there is one. If not, then tack it to the side
seam. You can take some of the plastic canvas stuff, cut it to fit
the bottom, and then cover it with fabric if you want the bottoms to
be a bit more square and sturdy.
I hope this makes sense.
Trisha in MO
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Posted by Kitty In Somerset, PA on March 23, 2008, 3:36 pm
Making a tote to match the plastic shopping bags is a very good idea,
since they will sit where the cashier sits the plastic ones to fill
them. I just bought a few 1.00 reusable totes from Giant Eagle
Supermarkets (PA) and they even have a little loop at the center of
one upper edge to loop over the hook the plastic bags hang off of to
keep them open. IF I make any more (who can beat a dollar?) then I'm
going to be sure to add those.
Also if making a paper bag sized tote, realize that when we carry a
paper bag at arms length we usually take up part of the length with a
handful of bag. I tried to carry a bag that was paper bag sized with
handles. Didn't work. I had to hike up my shoulder or bend my elbow
to keep it from dragging on the ground.
FWIW, Kitty
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Posted by Pogonip on March 23, 2008, 5:19 pm
Kitty In Somerset, PA wrote:
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> Also if making a paper bag sized tote, realize that when we carry a
> paper bag at arms length we usually take up part of the length with a
> handful of bag. I tried to carry a bag that was paper bag sized with
> handles. Didn't work. I had to hike up my shoulder or bend my elbow
> to keep it from dragging on the ground.
>
> FWIW, Kitty
>
The paper bags at my grocery have handles on them. The problem is that
they sometimes come off, being held with some kind of glue. They can
also tear. My canvas bags never tear, the handles are firmly attached,
and the bottoms don't even have a seam, and nothing ever falls out the
bottom. I make the handles long because my DH, who carries them in,
puts two or three bags in either hand. Back when I carried them in, I
could slide the handles up to my shoulder and carry up to three bags
with each arm.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Samantha Hill - take out TRASH on March 23, 2008, 4:27 pm
trisha f wrote:
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> To do the folded bottom, you turn the bag inside out. Where the seams
> meet at the bottom, you go about 1 1/2 - 2 inches up and then fold the
> fabric, making a little triangle. Mark the bottom of the triangle
> line and sew across it. Tack the triangle to the bottom of the bag
You can also, when you are sewing the side seams, fold the bottom up
after any bottom seam is sewn, and pin it to make a pleat at the bottom.
That way the bag will fold flat much more nicely. This doesn't work
as well with heavier fabric, though.
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Posted by trisha f on March 25, 2008, 2:24 am
On Mar 23, 3:27=A0pm, Samantha Hill - take out TRASH to reply
> You can also, when you are sewing the side seams, fold the bottom up
> after any bottom seam is sewn, and pin it to make a pleat at the bottom.
I simply cannot wrap my brain around this. I'm sure it's easier than
I'm making it. I can't make heads or tails out of what you're saying.
Trisha in MO
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