In South Australia, the local government has banned plastic grocery bags, so we have to take bags shopping (very green thinking here) and its so easy to forget, but these fit easily into handbags and even your pocket. I made a few of these bags last year out of polyester lining scraps, and haven't looked back since. They are so handy because they fold up really small, but they are also extremely strong an durable, I've even filled it up once with cartons of milk with no trouble. Here are some sketchy instructions, you need basic sewing skills to do this.
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| sew in a piece of elastic so it sticks out on the right side of the bag |
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| Turn bag right side out, fold in corners back into the back, about 10cm and pin. Then stitch all along the bottom of the bag. |
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| It's a lot roomier than it looks, as the folds at the bottom open out when filled. |
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