help me sew this christmas gift

[happy_momma]

I want to make homemade "green" gifts for Christmas this year so I thought how about making reusable shopping bags..should be easy enough. However I dont sew. Does anyone have any ideas on how I would do this. Kindof like a virtual pattern for me to follow. How do I put a bottom on it? Measurements?
Thanks...
Looking forward to feeling like martha

[cristeen]

It depends on the type of bag you want to sew. There are literally dozens of different types... are you looking for something shaped like a plastic grocery sack, or something more along the lines of a paper grocery bag? Do you want handles to carry in your hand, or long enough to go over your shoulder? What type of fabric are you looking to use? With a little more information, I'm sure there are any number of tutorials we could point you towards.

[homefrontgirl]

Use a recycled tank top and iron-on fuseable (sp?) tape. You can get the tape at craft stores. My sister did this for a friend's birthday. She found a Harley-Davidson tank at a thrift store and filled it with the other parts of the present. HTH.

[Calidris]

This is a cool site, they even have an animation to help you with the process http://www.morsbags.com/

And this site offers 35 ideas