Homemade Sandwich Wrap

I know Brian is going to appreciate this post because he is one of those people who washes and reuses every ziplock and plastic container he comes across.  Alex and I were recently talking about how many ziplocks we go through since he takes them for lunch a lot and Jackson uses them for his "school" lunch and for snacks.

I saw a small story on reusable cloth sandwich and snack bags in one of my mommy magazines recently and I loved the idea.  They are very cute and of course eco-friendly, so I decided to use my mediocre sewing skills and try to make a few of my own.

I experimented with a few different materials and a couple of different designs.  The first one I made is more of a ziplock bag style with cloth on the outside and an actual cut up ziplock lining the inside.  I don't think it will be very durable in the long run, but it's been working fine for now.  We usually use it for snacks like grapes or pretzels.

The second design is my favorite-it is more practical for sandwiches, and was very simple to make.  The first one I tried to make was cloth on the outside lined with a heavy duty clear vinyl on the inside.  This was pretty much impossible to sew on my machine because the foot and needle stuck to the thick vinyl.  

After that disaster, I decided to use vinyl tablecloth material to line the wrap.  It worked well in the sewing machine and will be easy to keep clean and durable.

So...this is the finished product.

Don't you think chickens and gingham just go together?  It's like a little personal picnic.  All I did was sew the fabric right sides together and then turn it inside out.   Then I sewed small pieces of velcro to hold it all together around the sandwich.  It won't keep anything fresh for a long time, but it works well for a lunch.