The lunch sack tutorial is finally complete! This is a little different from the original Snack Sack that I made for Huck. After some use, I discovered several problems with the original bag and I had to do some experimentation to come up with the solutions. First of all, you'll notice that this is a bigger/taller lunch sack. I wanted something more diverse, so this one has the option of being a full sized lunch bag, or folding it down to make a smaller snack sack. Next, I changed the strap. The single strap on the original sack, attached at the center, simply doesn't work well. It flops around and doesn't stay put over the shoulder. Since the strap was attached only at two points (top and bottom centers) it also tended to try to migrate under Huck's armpit and turn upside down. Not good. So after some thought, and looking at single-shoulder backpacks, I figured out that I needed to attach the top at two points-the sides of the bag-and at the bottom. I also discovered that a zipper makes an ideal strap. You can zip it completely to make it a handle, partially zip it and wear it over one shoulder, or unzip completely and wear it as a backpack! And finally, I took some advice from comments here and on Craftster that suggested using a piece of plastic embroidery canvas to stiffen up the bottom.
The result is a very diverse, reusable lunch bag and/or snack sack.
Since this is sooooo image heavy, I decided that Flickr would be the best way to present the tute:
I hope you enjoy, and, as always, if you make one for yorself, please post it to my Flickr group! I love, love, love seeing what you do with my tutorials!
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Clever! This is really cute. :)
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Now that is a clever idea.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE the snack sack and I can't wait to make one of my own! Thank you for your continued inspiration and wonderful tutorial!
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ReplyDeletei posted a picture and link to this slamming lunch bag (on my blog). i credited the photo and tutorial to your blog. http://thereformedpirate.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-much-am-i-diggin-this-lunch-sack.html
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this and I am posting it on my blog! With links back to here... cant wait to make one!
ReplyDeletethat is pretty genious!
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Hi Marigold. I loved your Snack Sack!
ReplyDeleteThe zipper was a brilliant touch. I tried sew this for my son. I made some mistakes about measures but I'm happy with the results and we've used everyday. I added a strap inside the bag to hold the bottle of juice. Also reversed the direction of the zipper and added a strip of fabric. Thank you for the super fancy tutorial. I'm a beginner at sewing and with your help could make a special lunchsack for my son.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n4r4/5187648288/
Oh my goodness, this is brilliant :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this AWESOME project!
What a great way to use a zipper! I may have to make myself one of these!
ReplyDeleteI love this lunch sack! Specially the way the top folds over in the first picture... Reminds me a bit of the way an actual brown bag would fold. :)
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