How to Make Reusable Snack Bags - Snack, Sandwich, and Gallon

April 2023 Quiltd Studios

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate this wonderful month, follow this easy tutorial on making reusable sandwich and snack bags.

Not only are fabric snack bags fast to make, but they’re so much better for the earth than one-use plastic baggies.

And as a mom of two, I go through A LOT of baggies.

I’ve slowly been trying to reduce the amount of plastic and foil that we use as a family, and this was a perfect way to do that. (I also started using these as well!)

I can’t wait to share more about these cute baggies, there are three sizes: snack, sandwich, and gallon.

Supplies Needed:

.5 yard fabric for outside of baggie
.5 yard Procare food-safe fabric
Hook and loop fastener strips (6"-10”)

A Note on Fabrics

Fabric that constantly comes into contact with food should be “food-safe.” Procare fabric is specifically formulated for this:

However, it can be a bit difficult to come by (I ordered mine directly from their website).

If you feel comfortable, you can use any other type of waterproof fabric or even just normal fabric for dry snacks.

If you’re worried about chemicals or other ingredients, be sure to check the fabric before using it as a bag.

For outside fabric, consider using repurposed fabrics or fabrics from your stash for extra earth day fun.

Make sure to read through the entire directions before beginning.

Cutting The Fabrics

Snack bag

Outer Fabric - (1) 7.5” x 10” rectangle
Lining Fabric (procare) - (1) 7.5” x 10” rectangle
(1) 6” strip of hook and loop fastener

Sandwich bag

Outer Fabric - (1) 8” x 16” rectangle
Lining Fabric (procare) - (1) 8” x 16” rectangle
(1) 6” strip of hook and loop fastener

Gallon Bag

Outer fabric - (1) 12” x 26” rectangle
Lining Fabric (procare) - (1) 12” x 26” rectangle
(1) 10.5” strip of hook and loop fastener

If you would like to have rounded corners grab a rounded object and trace around the corners of one end of the rectangles before sewing.

Reusable Snack Bag Sewing Instructions

Sew the outside rectangle and the lining rectangle right sides together, making sure to leave a small hole to turn the bag right side out.

Note: I used clips after realizing that the pins made little holes in the lining fabric, up to you what you use!

To remind myself to leave a hole, I usually clip/pin around the perimeter and then leave the hole section open.

For the rounded corners, sew following the rounded line that you made earlier.

Once you’ve sewn around the perimeter, trim the corners and cut small triangles out of the seam allowance around the corners so they lay flat.

Pull the long rectangle right side out through the hole. Feel free to iron flat at this step.

Tuck .25" of the fabric in the hole into itself to create a seam allowance and sew down the outside to close it.

Attaching the Hook and Loop Fastener Strips

Clip into place the strip of hook and loop and sew one strip on the outside fabric about .5” down from the top of the square corners (the bottom that we sewed shut).

To sew the fastener, I first sewed the perimeter and then did a giant "X" to make sure it wouldn't pull up.

Fold the baggie over on itself so the outside is facing out and there is 2” of outside/lining bag showing at the top (rounded corners).

Sew another strip on the flap on the lining about .5” down from the top.

Make sure the bag is right side out and sew a line down both sides starting at the to secure the sides of the snack bag.