Reusable grocery bag and Doggy treat pouch

Right after I came back from Chicago, I had to fly to Kona for work again.
I didn't even have time to unpack! but I like traveling, so I didn't mind :) 
My husband is the one doesn't enjoy it much though, he hates to be away from me :P
So, while in Kona,  I got to visit the fabric store I've found nearby hotel I was staying at.
This is one of them I got that day.
So cute I had to get it! Love the colors, don't you?



I've got a few Japanese sewing books while in Chicago, and I wanted to try one of them.
So, I made this reusable grocery bag.
It's same design as regular plastic bags and the size is so large I can fit anything in it!
I actually have been using it to just carry stuff around, but I'm sure it'll come in handy when I go grocery shopping!










I wanted to make more things after I finished this and I already had an idea in my mind.
I've been hiking every month with my dog recently and I was in need of something.
When I take him hiking or just to the park, I usually take his treats/snacks to give him.
I used to carry them in a plastic bag as sold at the store which I didn't really like being loosely open.
So, I had this idea with a small pouch that I can carry hands-free that had a sealing to keep his snack tightly closed!
I was going to use one of those small ziploc bags, but I happened to have this ideal size bag.
It is the perfect size I was looking for and it has a sealing and the bag is very durable! Perfect.

I cut the remaining fabric to the size of this bag, sewed it together, slipped the bag in.... and came to find out the bag didn't fit in the arm of the sewing machine to sew it together.
So, I hand-stitched to put them in a place.
After I did that, I realized I should have sewn the ribbon on before attaching the bag.... sigh...
I didn't want to undo hand-stitching part to do it all over again, so I changed a plan to attach the ribbon from outside... oh well, it worked.




Voila! Here is the treat bag I've been picturing!
I love it!!!!!! Now I can go hands-free or bulky backpack-free to satisfy my little guy!

This is how it looks inside.
His snack will remain fresh in this tightly sealed bag :D
He loves it too because every time I grab this pouch, he dashes over to me... oh... maybe he loves his treat not the pouch....
Either way, I'm happy with this yummy pouch




This is how it looks on me, quite a small size.
I like having an instruction to make like the grocery bag, but I enjoy making my own out of my imagination too!
I just have to have a very good plan so I don't forget to skip the step like placing a ribbon before stitching up to close it lol

 

Hmmm, what to make next....?