My friend in England sent me this gorgeous bag as a present. It is made from an old sheet and small scraps of fabric. It is a Morsebag which is an eco shopping bag.
There is a fabulous website and their aim is to replace plastic bags with recycled bags (this is in England where they don't have the plastic bag levy)
The site gives detail of how damaging plastic bags are to wildlife especially in the sea.
One can get the pattern free from the site and labels are also available if wanted.
Great idea - I love mine and use it to store my knitting. Remember these cost nothing to make and each one is said to save thousands of plastic bags going into circulation....
Details here:
http://www.morsbags.com/