Reusable Snack Bags

I inherited a few scraps of oil cloth from Rachel's dopp kit. I knew exactly what I wanted to make out of it: reusable snack bags. Since the snack goes inside the pouch (duh!) I wanted the inside to be easily wiped down, but also wanted the pattern on the outside. I cut two pieces per pouch, zigzagged them together with right sides out. Then, I stitched up the sides (and added velcro somewhere along the way). So far, they are working out nicely. I keep one in my son's backpack with a few wet wipes in it so he can clean his hands after snack time at school. I just might have to make more of these.

Dopp Kit

I've been wanting to get some oil cloth since I first saw some in Austin a few years ago. For my birthday, my husband bought me some (hooray!!!) and so I decided to make a new toiletries bag for traveling. I used a tutorial that you can find here and spent this morning sewing it up. This was my first oil cloth experiement and it was a gigantic pain. It isn't malleable and I had to significantly manhandle it and actually snapped a needle in the process. However, I love how it turned out so it was all worth it in the end.

P.S. Mom...look at the zipper!!!!