I didn’t think this needs a pattern. But you need a meter long peice of fabric, (width about 26cm, with about 1cm each side for sewing), a length of elastic, and a fabric marker. I also made a handle about 2cm wide, and 15cm long. If you haven’t seen these, they have an opening at the top (you push the bags in); and an elasticated opening at the bottom (you pull the bags out.)
In Ireland, we have the plastic bag tax, and dutifully, we use sturdy life-long bags. Gone are the days of plastic-bag pile up. But here in Japan, they give you a ridiculous amount of plastic bags! It drives me batty. I knew we needed one of those long ‘plastic bag dispensers’. It was urgent. We were drowning in plastic bags.
The only fabric I had long enough was a length of brown. So I sewed it up into a tube, and put some elastic at the bottom. When I realized: it looked like a gigantic POO! A big long brown tube which looks like poo is not going to be attractive in the kitchen.
Ronan suggested that it should be a log- and we had only to draw some bark on it. The white fabric marker it makes it look cartoony.
I think it was when I finished this, that I realized I was going to have a Decole kitchen, come hell or highwater.
NB: After I made The Log, I found the pale yellow one on bottom right of picture, at the 100円 shop. Alas! I use that one for smaller bags.
what a nice space you’ve created here!
I like the bag tube idea! I’m going to make one for my kitchen. I try to take cloth shoppers with me when I go out but I don’t always remember. I’ve folded up the plastic bags but they still fall about. So thanks for the tip!
oh cool! i’d be so glad if you did.
i think it is nice as a log. faux bois is a good thing.
i’ll keep an eye out for yours!