Reusable Grocery Bag Patterns - Frugal AND Environmentally Friendly!

I originally posted this over a year and a half ago on my couponing and deals site, VTCouponer, but it seemed to fit here too!  :)  These are all great ideas for not only cheap or free reusable bags, but also saving the environment and repurposing items you have around the house anyway.  Perfect from all perspectives!  Here's the massive list of both shopping and produce bag patterns I've found in my travels:

Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns:

T-Shirt Grocery Bag - Turning an old T-shirt into a reusable shopping or grocery bag is a simple, clever craft to help everyone be “green.” It’s a Good Thing that will help protect the environment.

Morsbags.com - Offers a downloadable pattern in pdf or word doc format (also an animated web tutorial). Simple tote style, easy to make.

Cheap & Easy Fabric Produce Bags - A great alternative to the clear plastic bags available in the fruits & veggies aisles, these are made from repurposed sheer curtains (watch for them at garage sales), drawstring closure. Wash & reuse, lovely!


Cheap & Easy Fabric Grocery Bags - By repurposing some old sheets, you can make a batch of these up for less than $2 each, and look how cute your groceries are in bags that are all the same pattern . Simple design with sturdy webbing for the handles (or just whip up some fabric straps if you prefer).

Pillowcase Tote - Sewing Tutorial: Here’s a simple grocery tote made from an old pillowcase, including the handles.

“Green” Re-usable Grocery Bags - Another simple fabric bag, this one has the handles cut out with the pattern rather than sewing on straps separately. Another good one for beginners to make.

Wallet-Sized Fold-Up Re-Usable Shopping Bag - This bag folds into a wallet size that fits perfectly in your purse so you’ll always have one at your fingertips when needed. The bag is more detailed than most, but how nice it is!

T-Shirt Reusable Produce Bag - This bag is made from an old t-shirt and is a replacement for the plastic produce bags at the grocery store. Easy to make and easy to wash.

The whole list of 35 reusable grocery bags (including knit and crochet) is here. Thank you to TipNut!!