"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "Brian Christiansen" wrote:
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...29010013129330.
>> Made by John (not sure of his last name) for his wife's charity fund
>> raiser.
>>
>
> Those are just ordinary cheapo totes, not really deep enough for
> groceries and don't look insulated... but now that lamp, that's a real
> beauty.

I went to rec.crafts.textiles.sewing and asked the following directly to
John, who actually uses bags like that:

Question 1: How much do they hold as compared
with regular shopping bags (are they "deep" enough).

John's resposnse: You could make them any height
you wanted, but remember the higher they are, the heavier they are,
when loaded, and you will have to carry them from the store to the
transportation and then home from there. I have a number of them we
take to the store. and that way we are not burdened with overweight
carrying capacity. They are sized to hold gallon jugs of milk, which
is the largest single item we buy, and then can be filled with other
things, to fill out the bag. Today we went to the grocery store, and
came back with 2 gallons of milk, veggies, 2 quarts of Apple Juice, 8
Yoplait yogurt, a few jars of condiments, and I carried both bags to
the car.

Question 2: what do you do if you run into a leaky bag of chicken or
something like that.

John's response: I would think that if you kept the chicken/meat in a
plastic bag, it
would contain the juices. Being as my wife and I are vegetarians, we
have never had to face that dilemma...As to ca Pop then in the washer and
dryer. They are 100% cotton that I have preshrunk, prior to assembly,
as is the cotton batting within the quilted sides and bottom and
straps. They will clean up like any other cotton item. If you are
carrying a gallon of Ink, then all bets are off.

As for being insulated, I emphasize the following out of Johns response:
"...cotton batting...".

Brian Christiansen