Article posted: 10/7/2012 6:14 AM

Lunch sacks with DIY character

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A bag sewn by Ellen Baker in a Ladybug print fabric she designed for the Japanese company, Kokka, is now in quilt shops in January 2013. Baker used a brown paper bag as a template for this design. She is the author of the book, "1, 2, 3 Sew: Build Your Skills with 33 Simple Sewing Projects."

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A desire to recycle, save money and add that personal, imaginative touch is what entices many crafty people to create what easily can be bought. This time of year, that includes crafting a lunch sack so the simple lunch sack is being reinvented with zippers, snaps or flaps.