I like the plastic bags. But i hate paying for them!

I've found lately that more and more stores are charging 5 to 10 cents per cheapie plastic bag to get your groceries in. Then they turn around and sell the reuseable bags for 1.99 to 3.99 a peice depending on the store and the size of the bag.

The prices of these drive me nuts so I decided to make my own bags. I've made a couple "t-shirt" bags so far and recently decided to make some out of some old blue sheets i have.

I'm trying to be "green" "frugal" and "Cheap"!

I thought i would share the pattern for the t-shirt bags I found and see if anyone has any other neat or easy patterns for bags. (found on marthastewart.com/article/good-thing-t-shirt-bag )

"T-Shirt Bag How-To
1. Turn T-shirt inside out and pin bottom of the T-shirt along the hem. Using a sewing machine, sew bottom of T-shirt closed. Flip shirt right side out and lay flat on table, making sure all seams are lined up.

2. Place medium-size bowl about half-way over the neck hole. Using a water-erasable marking pen, trace along the edge of the bowl. Cut along the outline, making sure to go through the front and back sides of the shirt, in order to create an opening for the bag that's larger than what the neck hole allows.

3. Line up the hems on the front and back side of the sleeve and cut, making sure to go through both sides of the shirt. Repeat on the other sleeve. Tip: A jersey shirt would also work well for this craft, as it is already sleeveless, and it's made of a great mesh material."