doodlebug Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 if you read my blog you know i'm always on a search to find unusual things to 'repurpose' into something more fun. so i saw this idea on a blog using bird seed bags, i just did it with barneys food bag. plus it's my fav color GREEN! it's that no rip woven plastic....it took less than an hour to make it. it took longer to do the math so i could get the biggest tote possible from what i had. pretty cool huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matildanme Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 That is really cool :cool: The world needs to do more 'repurposing'. We are filling the planet with plastic at an alarming rate. I love your bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgene Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Great way to "go green" and so creative. I'll have to start looking at containers in a whole new way. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Recyling at its best Shannon, Love your Bag !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Great bag and great repurposing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 That is fantastic!! Very clever. I too will start looking at "stuff" differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 That's really neat! I've seen little zippered pencil bags at the Target store made from repurposed snack bags but I've never seen a great tote bag like that. You're onto something with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Way to cool!! :cool::cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Very cool. I think my brand of dog food would produce a yellow tote! Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Great tote, how hard was it to sew through the bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 I love it!!! We have several feed bags that might work well for that.... Amazing what you can do with your time when Nemo doesn't behave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryM Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Shannon, how cool is that? So will this be a grocery bag, take along project bag!!!!!! Is that lining I see or just the regular inside of the bag? "Repurposing" anything is great thing. I became very dissillusioned with recycling when we operated the local landfills. It was sad to see so many items that could be recycled just tossed out! But even the recycle programs are a joke. People go to alot of work to recycle, they feel they are doing a little to save the planet....I was stunned when I found out that 90% of the items collected at the recycle stations ends up in the landfill anyway!!! Keep up the good work Shannon, we'll save this planet yet, even if it is one dogfood bag at a time! Love the bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanramey Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 What did you use for the handles? Very cool idea since those dog food bags are already lined with plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnBarb Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Really great use of "Green". You should send a pic to Purina to show them what you did! You might get a free bag of dog food!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrystitcher Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 This is just way too cool! You should market these to the vet clinics - bet they would go over really well. I"m going to take a look at our dog bags, we usually use ours for trash can liners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Great idea. I love green too. Hint hint. Totebags are so fun and easy to make. This one is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 THAT's AWSOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 thanks girls, and guys! it wasn't overly hard to sew thru, i just recommend a jeans/heavy duty needle. regular piecing thread was a smidge to thin, so i used coats and clarks star machine quilting thread (it's what i had) and also when sewing, use a long stitch length, i went to a 8 or 9 per inch. it is slippery, but it doesn't have to be perfect. use a scrap piece of the bag folded over to adjust your tension. when i went to 'hem' the edges, i just used that roller thing i bought for pressing semas when i paper pieced...seemed to work just great! the handle are strips cut from the bag that are appox 20" long, folded into thirds and top stitched down. then i just sewed them to the edge of the bag stitching the 'X' on it for reinforcement. no it's not lined- that's the inside of the bag showing- it's white. and dory- i thought immediately of you when doing this cause feed bags are pretty much made from the same thing....too bad they're not colored tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Shannon, you never cease to amaze me with your fun zest for life and your clever creativity in quilting and "repurposing." I think you are on to something quite clever with that recycled dog food bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Originally posted by doodlebug and dory- i thought immediately of you when doing this cause feed bags are pretty much made from the same thing....too bad they're not colored tho... Yep, they're boring and white and the stupid things are woven, so the strings are EVERYWHERE when you open a new bag. Some of the specialty feeds we use though might work...hmmmmmmmm Now I'll have to go home and check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 My goodness, Shannon, you come up with just the coolest ideas! What a super way of repurposing feed bags! I think you should send a photo to Purina too, they'll love it for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri S. Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 This is adorable! Too bad my dog is such a finicky eater. This is the type of bag that would go over big at a crafts show. Terri S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hey Shannon GREAT bag!! I love it. I too think you should market them. I would buy one for a quilt tote. We don't have the nice plastic here for dog food it is paper. BUT if you don't decide to sell them I will check with scrap (our area recycling store) for artsy stuffand get the plastic sheeting there. BTW the thread guide is wonderful. I have good tension and great stitches on top and bottom now. Many thanks. Nora Millennium Washougal WA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 just a heads up- i am literally working on two more bags and i intend to have a tutorial on my blog either tonight or tomorrow morning.... just in case you were wondering also, i went to wally world this afternoon for 'fabric' and i looked around- cat litter, cat food, dog food, and bird seed comes in the correct type of bags. i also noticed that most Purina products were in this type of bag. also walmart's brand of dog food "ol roy" comes in these bags too and they have a purple one and a red one...but my dogs don't eat ole roy....but i'll add this also- this is maybe the second time i've gotten dogfood on these type of bags. usually it is in the paper type bags...so you just have to keep an eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaA Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Dexter is on Purina One so his food comes in the same type of bag but is red. What size bag did you use to make the bag? I think I have two of the type needed as Dexter's food is in 18 pound bags and I was keeping them for garbage. Using it for a tote is much more fun. Pamela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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