Allegedly it's Spring

Not that you'd know it from the weather this past week or so, today has been digustingly cold for April with heavy showers and a vicious easterly wind blowing.  I've got loads of salad-type recipes I want to try out from the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Veg Every Day' book but tonight's evening meal was a good old warming plate of beef stew and mash - much more suitable for the weather, if not the season, than a plate of cold food. 

The simple fact though is that it is the middle of April (despite the weather being to the contrary) and my sewing thoughts have turned to making a few more summery pillowcase tote bags - with the hope that I can sell as many on eBay as I did last year.  I've only completed three so far but have got a few more vintage pillowcases washed and ironed and ready to be transformed into bags.

I've got a few of these bags myself and they get used every week when I do the major food shop on a Monday.  They are incredibly roomy and have held up very well to being stuffed to the gunnels with heavy tins, four-pint cartons of milk or huge quantities of fruit and veg.  I'm surprised myself how well the ones I've got have lasted and when they look a bit grubby they can easily be chucked in the washing machine to freshen them up - you can't do that with a plastic bag!!

Plus they fold up nice and small to fit into a handbag or a pocket, so I'm never without a cloth bag when I head out and about.  You never know when you're going to need a bag, especially now that some charity shops have started charging for their plastic bags (I do find that an awful cheek!!)

Comments

[Linda]

I used your beige bag that I won (last fall) today in Old Navy. The woman at the till loved it and will be blog hunting for you.

They had a give a promotion today. Bring in your own bag and get 30% off your purchase and a tote to go home with.

Our GoodWill store resells eco-bags that have been donated for $0.49. It seems rude not to buy one, but the husband says he's starting to drown in eco-totes. He takes them out of the car, which means when I go to the shops, I only have the one I keep in my handbag!

[kathleen]

What a stroke of genius! I love this idea so much.