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Easy DIY T-shirt Bags

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Happy Earth Day! We thought it only appropriate to share a recycled craft today. My boys are always losing/leaving/misplacing their bags so I thought if I had them make their own they’d either not want to lose it because they made it themselves, or find it easy and want to make more when they can’t find these.

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

You’ll need a shirt that won’t be worn anymore (these had stains on them).

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Cut off the arms.

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Using a bowl as a guide cut off the collar as well.

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Turn the shirt inside out.

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

and sew the bottom closed. We just used a simple, straight stitch and did it twice for some extra strength.

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

You can end there or make a diagonal stitch on the sides like this to help open up the bottom of the bag just a bit and reinforce the corners.

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

This was the boys’ first time sewing so they aren’t straight, it took a while and it’s no where near perfect but for this project it doesn’t matter one bit!

Turn right side out and fill!

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Easy DIY t-shirt bagsHere’s what the corners look like.Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

Easy DIY t-shirt bagsEasy, light, recycled and reusable! What more could you want from an Earth Day project?!

Easy DIY t-shirt bags

 

 

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Allison Waken is a wife, mom of boys and Phoenix, AZ native. She has been creating inspiring content for All for the Boys since 2011. Allison loves travel, movies and spending as much time as possible with her family while she can!

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