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Insulated Lunch Bag

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how to make an insulated lunch bag, that will keep food warm or cold for hours!

Back to school!!!

I have loved the Summer. I really have. But at some point, every parent is ready for their kids to go back to school! And while I will miss having these kiddos around for pop-up puppet shows, craft hour, and splash pads – they are ready to get back to their friends and hit the books. As parents, we all have our small way of sending them off with love. A kiss on the cheek, a handmade lunch note, helping them tie their shoes, all of the above. One of the small traditions I have started is giving them each a handmade item to bring with them. Last year it was the backpack with handmade patches, this year its handmade lunch bags.

These insulated lunch bags are easy to make, and perfect for picky eaters (like my kids). With the proper food containers, these bags keep drinks cold – and mac and cheese hot. Made with oilcloth fabric, they can simply get wiped down at the end of each day, and they are clean and ready for the next use!

I love that my kids have the lunch they want. My kids love that it comes in a Mommy-made-with-love bag.


Insulated Lunch Bag DIY

A sewing video using the Jo-Ann Stores new App

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How to make an insulated lunch bag

  • Skill level: Advanced beginner
  • Time needed: 1 – 2 hours

MATERIALS:

  • 1/2 yd Oilcloth fabric
  • 1/2 yd Ripstop nylon fabric
  • 1/2 yd Needlepunched insulated lining
  • 14” Zipper
  • 1 yd 1” Polyester webbing
  • Coordinating thread
  • Universal regular point sewing needles
  • Fabric scissors
  • Ruler
  • Binder clips
  • Sewing machine

materials list for insulated lunch bag

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEPS:

  1. Cut (1) 24” x 14” of: – Oilcloth (exterior) – Nylon rip stop (lining) – Insul bright
  2. Place the Insul Bright along the wrong side of the oilcloth, matching up all edges. If desired, baste stitch around all side seams using a 1/4” seam allowance to help secure.
  3. Align outer edge of zipper, right sides together with side edge of oilcloth. Place rip stop fabric on top, sandwiching the zipper in between. Clip in place along side edge.
  4. Sew using a zipper foot, getting 1/4” away from the zipper teeth.
  5. Open fabric at seam, showing the zipper in the middle. Bring opposite edge of oilcloth to opposite side of zipper, right sides together. Repeat for rip stop, once again sandwiching the zipper in the middle. Clip in place.
  6. Sew using your zipper foot, getting 1/4” away from the zipper teeth.
  7. Place exterior and lining right sides together, with the zipper in the middle. Clip around side edges, leaving a 5” opening for turning in the lining. Sew and trim seam allowance.
  8. Turn bag right side out through opening in lining. Pin opening in lining closed and sew.
  9. With bag wrong side out, flatten corner edges into triangles, centering the side seam. Clip triangle edges to hold in place. Sew a straight line across bottom of triangle. Repeat for other side. Trim seam allowance and turn bag right side out.
  10. Cut (2) 15” pieces of webbing.
  11. Fold bottom edge of webbing 1/2” towards wrong side.
  12. Find center of purse, and measure out 3” on both sides. Pin folded edge of webbing 2” from top on either side. Repeat for opposite side of bag. Sew around webbing bottom to secure.

And you are finished! Pack with food and enjoy.


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  1. Diana Lopes says

    August 31, 2017 at 10:23 am

    What a great idea! Usually lunch bags look bland and boring, but this one looks super cool. Love it!

    Reply
    • Jess says

      August 31, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks so much Diana!

      Reply
  2. Robin Chambers says

    November 1, 2017 at 8:18 am

    Can a regular sewing machine make this lunch tote?

    Reply
  3. Isadora Guidoni says

    November 7, 2017 at 5:54 am

    Loved this DIY! Definitely gonna try it soon, saved it for later. Thanks for sharing!

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