Reusable Grocery Bag

Sew4Home is a website that I check every day.  Literally, I check it every day.  It takes me all of 2 minutes to click to the site and see if there is anything that strikes my fancy.  I get sad on the weekends when I go to it and realize that it's the weekend and they've posted nothing.  But then I get happy because it's the weekend and...okay, enough already!  A month ago I checked it and was immediately interested in creating the tutorial that they had featured.  It was a reusable grocery bag.  I also knew who was going to be the lucky (I'm assuming she likes it) recipient of my try at this tutorial - my friend Amy (her birthday was last week).  I went to Joann's when they had their big Presidents Day sale and picked out some fabric that I felt said, "AMY" and then I went to town!

front

side

top (I added some "groceries" from my pantry)

And then I decided to take it one step further...I executed the good ol' wax paper method and cut out Amy's initials to add to the side of the bag.  Amy's a southern woman and kindred spirit who appreciates anything with her monogram on it!

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Ta-Da!  

What do you think?  Let me tell you, I made a mistake here and there, but it's my first try.  This seriously was not a difficult tutorial to follow and I suggest that everyone get out there and make them self (or someone they know) a reusable grocery bag!

I've linked this project to these parties:

Finding Fabulous, Fingerprints on the Fridge, The Shabby Nest, My Romantic Home, Home is Where My Story Begins, Remodelaholic; Tatertots and Jello, A Vision to Remember, Young and Crafty, I Heart Naptime, Saturday Mornings, Jembellish, Between Naps on the Porch, Dittle Dattle, Craft-O-Maniac, C.R.A.F.T., Making the World Cuter, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Skip to My Lou, Mad in Crafts, BeColorful, Under the Table and Dreaming, Embellishing Life Everyday