Following along the National Sewing Month’s theme, Sew for the Charity of it! I
thought about making something to help the homeless. A bag of some sort, I
considered the…
š Drawstring bag – but then the
individual would have to carry it by the drawstrings and the weight may get
burdensome on their arm, or their hands may need to carry something else.
š One strap backpack – but mine have had
a tendency to fall off the shoulder when bending down, or while simply walking
around (I’m so graceful!).
š Messenger style bag – several options
to carry this type of bag!
I’ll make the messenger
style! I won’t make it quite as fancy as I have before, just simply
functional and as tear resistant as possible.
A bag I made a few years ago:
Rather than reinventing the wheel, there are numerous free
patterns available across the Internet to follow when making a messenger bag!
In her roundup of “30 of the best free messenger bag patterns” – I do like what Deby of So Sew Easy said: “…mix
and match your favorite features” and make it your own with the features you
need! Sew true!
MMMMCrafts
shared the “basic messenger bag” pattern that does not have gussets. This is
the style I’ve made before – it’s quick and relatively easy!
I’ll share tomorrow how I made a quick messenger bag…
something you may also like to do!
But then, I did an online search – once I create the bag, what
should I put inside? What items do homeless people need?
Overwhelmingly I found: SOCKS
(and more socks!)
What else? Some ideas I found:
zip lock baggies
bottle water (even
if it’s not cold, wet is good!)
pedilite
soft
food/protein bars
gold
fish crackers
toothbrush/paste
soap
hand
wipes – individual packets
Band-Aids
Tissues
Nail
clippers
Deodorant
Shampoo
chapstick
hand lotion
mylar
blanket
poncho
gloves
(winter time)
Neck
scarf (winter time)
Folding
hat (all year round)
Wash
cloth (sew Velcro loop to hang outside bag to dry)
Plastic
shopping sacks to hold trash, extra storage, etc
A few sites I visited during my search for bag content:
(Here you will find interesting comments,
some firsthand from those who have been homeless)
What would you put inside a messenger bag
to help the homeless?
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