Comments on: Turn a Freebie T-Shirt Into a Reusable Bag

By: Patti Gregory

Patti Gregory — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:48:55 +0000

In reply to Carolina. It might be helpful to use a thin fusible interfacing on the inside of the lining shirt to keep it from stretching so much (similar to what I do on t-shirt quilts). I’m going to add this to the growing list of projects I want to do!

By: Charmayne Ferrier Brown

Charmayne Ferrier Brown — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:02:04 +0000

You can make them with cute kid’s t-shirts too for children to carry smaller items around in.

Why not make a pile of standard sized bags when you next clear out your wardrobe and donate them to your local charity shop/thrift store? They can sell them for customers to take purchases home in or just to buy because they are cool and better for the environment than plastic.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:34:44 +0000

In reply to Judy. What a fun idea! Tanks would totally work well!

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:02:54 +0000

I have just found this site … thank you for your information. I have been using T-shirts for bags for some time and love them. I have found a tank top offers an alternative when I was doing a training course and had left my t-bag home. The tank top already has the neck and arm holes reinforced with the binding on them. All you have to do is finish the bottom either plain seamed or boxed. A handy traveling tip is to leave the tank top unfinished – leave the bottom hem in tact. Fold or roll in luggage and when you need the tote just turn it inside out – gather the bottom and twist an elastic band around it to secure. Turn right side out and you are ready to go!!

By: Carolina

Carolina — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:50:43 +0000

In reply to April. Such a smart idea! Shirts can get very stretchy, especially as they get older... this would make them more durable. :)

By: April

April — Wed, 18 May 2016 20:21:04 +0000

To make it stronger use two t-shirts. Put one right side out and then put one inside out over top. Cut like the instructions say. Sew the arm holes and neck hole. Then turn it so both shirts are right side out with the one you want as the lining on the outside. Cut off the bottom however deep you want the bag to be. Sew across the bottom (I did a couple times for strength) and then turn it so the one you want as the lining is on the inside! Done!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:54:24 +0000

? love the project. Will be ? useing it in my after school program. Thanks for the ideal.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:06:18 +0000

I use your basic pattern for grocery bags for my local food bank, with a few alternations: To make this bag more user friendly – square and trim the corners – makes cans and boxes easier to bag and keeps the over all bag from being cumbersome; and, for larger sized shirts, fold the excess fabric at the shoulders and run some anchor stitches to make the bag easier to handle.

By: chloe

chloe — Sun, 25 May 2014 10:22:38 +0000

Lovely fun idea, it was so fast! I think mine was made in 5 mins start to finish (and I’m very glad to see the back of my hudband’s tatty blue t-shirt- I removed the tatty bits and now it’s a fun bag!) Thanks

By: Galika

Galika — Tue, 13 May 2014 10:15:11 +0000

Very well and creative recycling idea!! I’ve a lot of freebie T-shirts and not being used since a long while and that’s why this idea will be effective for me and I would like to use those of my T-shirts for making freebie t-shirts. So thanks a lot 🙂