FREEBIE Produce Bags! 14 winners! And, some compassion. . .


NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS in 2010! Win a set of produce bags and you won't need to use those plastic bags either!

This FREEBIE is brought to you by Green Bag Lady AND Sara, the Smokey Mountain Bag Lady. Sara sent me a box a couple of weeks ago with fabric in it for pet beds, about 2 dozen shopping bags and a stack of produce bags. I love Sara. She is wonderful. She lives in Knoxville. I wish she lived in Nashville. Sigh.

Anyway, Sara kicked me into gear to finally make all the produce bags that I had sitting in my sewing room that needed some love. Here they are! Pictured above. . .all 42 of them. I have split them into sets of 3 making 14 sets. SO, Sara and I are giving away 14 sets of produce bags. YAY! Here is how you can win:

•LEAVE A COMMENT, IN THE COMMENT LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORMAT: name(at)something(dot)com it is important to spell out dot and at so you don't get spam, if you DO NOT leave an email address, we will not hunt you down to send you a freebie, thanks.

•In the comment tell us your 3 favorite produce items.

•DEADLINE FOR THIS FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) Wednesday, January 20, 2010.

•14 winners will be randomly selected on Jan 21 to win 3 produce bags each.

If you are not selected, the produce bag PATTERN is here, make some!

Thanks for playing! Good luck! Teresa and Sara

P.S. For the compassion. . .you would have to live in a bubble not to be touched by what has happened in Haiti. My church has a sister parish in Port au Prince that was damaged by the earthquake not to mention lives lost. I will donate $1.00 per person (up to $300) that comments on this freebie. Even if you don't want the produce bags, just say hi and that you would like to have me donate a dollar for you. I will be donating directly to our sister parish, Holy Name, in Haiti. Thanks.

COMMENTS CLOSED, WINNERS ANNOUNCED SOON.

51 comments:

  1. I have been wanting something like this...but alas to lazy and untalented to make my own! This would be great! My three fave produce items are apples, squash, and avocado's! Hope I get a set!

    Bre
    oscar0183(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  2. I love produce bags...what a great idea and a fabulous giveaway. Our top three produce in our house is cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes.

    berendslisa(at)msn(dot)com

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  3. I would love to have produce bags! Our favorites are Bananas, avocado's, and kale!

    Thanks so much for all your sweetness!
    heartnmaui at gmail dot com

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  4. I love these bags!
    My 3 favorite produce items are sweet potatoes, clementines, and avacados!

    shou(dot)milk(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION - AND CARE. Thank you also for a free bag - I was the winner of the "environmental discussion" post - thank you for all your work.

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  6. Have a couple and love them... use them for red peppers, apples, pears, asparagus, onions and squash and zuchini...
    sharron(at)doylesoftennessee(dot)com

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  7. Too cute, what a great idea! Only 3 produce items, that's tough. I guess Bananas, Broccoli, and Avocado's.

    txcins1(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  8. What a great giveaway. My 3 favorite produce is green beans, bannanas, and apples.

    camey_7(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. What a very sweet thing to do for Haiti. We were able to donate at our local store today.

    I would love some produce bags! I was at the store today and got apples, onions, and oranges....yummy!

    sewingandxstitching (at) verizon (dot) net

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  10. Thank you for donating.

    My three favorite produce items are apples, carrots & cukes!
    Hope I win!

    Deborah
    queensdapATcenturytelDOTnet

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  11. I recently found your site and have used your pattern for the bag. I have made one so far and have used it already. :) I plan to make a few produce bags in the coming weeks as well. I plan to have everyone I know outfitted with bags in the coming months. The stores here sell reusable bags and many charge 5 cents per plastic bag. The problem with the reusable ones they sell is that they are not recyclable when they break or tear and they are not easily washed.

    I really like your idea of the donation for Haiti.

    Alexis in Halifax NS

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  12. Wow, you are amazing! I love your commitment and enthusiasm; it is truly inspiring! Thank you for all you do!

    My 3 favorite produce items are bananas, avocados, and roma tomatoes!
    sarahjane814(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Thanks again,
    Sarah H

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  13. You are such an inspiration. Thank you so much.

    I keep intending to make some of these, but quilts keep getting in the way.

    My faves are broccoli, any cooking greens and Granny Smith apples.

    sagenorburyATgmailDOTcom.

    Thanks again.

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  14. I love the idea of making produce bags. I hope I win some! My 3 favorite produce items are asparagus, oranges and onions. My email is bethscookieconfections(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. oooo! my 3 most fav produce items i always buy are asapargus! avocados! and cabbage! kirajacobs43558 at gmail dot com

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  16. I've got produce bags already so I'll leave those without to enter the drawing, but I'm happy to commit you to donating an extra $1 to your sister church. I've already donated money via Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) and encourage everybody who can to donate whatever they can afford to the relief effort.

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  17. What a fantastic project! I would love to use these at the local market.
    My three favorite produce items are Swiss chard, zucchini and tomatoes.
    Merci!
    louloufrance(at)gmail(dot)com

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  18. produce bags, what a great idea! my three fav produce items are onions, carrots, and zucchini!

    alexandramongno(at)gmail(dot)com

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  19. Its very beautiful ideas! I never thought that this bag is for produce items. We usually put this items on clear plastic for weighing. My favorite produce items are apples, pear and oranges. I love to receive it Teresa. Pick me!

    Chandra
    ChandraMalini81(at)gmail(dot)com

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  20. I would love the produce bags! The grocery bags that I have made with your pattern are fantastic. I even made an extra large one to hold the premade dinner container that sells at Whole Foods.

    It is great that you are sending a donation to Haiti!

    juli(dot)levine(at)gmail(dot)com

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  21. God bless you for reaching out to those in Haiti. Such a sad situation.

    The produce bags are such a wonderful idea. We use cloth bags at the market for general grocery carrying, but still rely on plastic produce bags for that need - what a super idea! Our three family produce favorites are broccoli, bananas and apples.

    Again, many thanks for all you do!
    Amy in Texas
    inkdotwell (at) verizon (dot) net

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  22. What a great idea! I always bring my cloth bags for the rest of the groceries, this would be fantastic! My favorite produce are oranges, apples, and grapes.

    Jen

    jen_anhalt(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  23. apples, bananas, avocados! The list could go on and on. Would love to win these. aehaas (at) gmail(dot) com

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  24. I have wanted this bag since I heard of them on other blogs. My three fave vegetables are: tomatoes, lettuce + carrots. Fruits: bananas, apples + kiwi.

    barrigacindy(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  25. awesome giveaway! I have never liked the plastic bags they provide in grocery store. Love, love, love potatoes, avocados + string beans.

    ritabarriga(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  26. Squash+radishes+chayote are a must in my house.

    barrigaf(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  27. Produce bags, what a wonderful idea! I see many people using cloth bags, now maybe they will also start using produce bags. My fav's are tomato's, lettuce, cucumbers. I also check to see if any of these are grown in U.S.A, choosing them instead of grown out of the country.

    peanut49277@yahoo.com

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  28. Sorry, forgot to leave my email in the correct form..and thanks for helping the people of Haiti.
    peanut49277(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  29. My 3 fave produce items are apples, zuchini, and tomatoes! This is an AMAZING freebie and I love your blog.

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  30. wooops, forgot the email!
    scrapityanne.gmail.com

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  31. My fave 3??? Lettuce, tomatoes and bananas.( for the hub and veggie girl)
    mawsix(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  32. This is such a great idea! I never thought about the produce bags that are used for a few hours and tossed! I love tomatoes, apples and pears!

    Nikkilynn245(at)yahoo(dot)come

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  33. What an unique opportunity to be able to show some compassion towards the people in Haiti, but also to start my own produce bag collection! My favorite produce items are Gala apples, cantalopes, and bananas! I LOVE fruits!

    helen_ono(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  34. This is wonderful. I am emailing everyone. I hope and pray they going green. I use cloth bags. I hope this will inflence some, out a 146 emails in my address book. Three is hard to pick,as a favorite. I eat mostly veggies, furits and nuts. I always worried about the weight of the bag. I use the plastic produce bags for the snow peas, green beans, nuts.I use cloth bags for everything else, go through self check out,weigh, then bag. Believe it or not, it was a bad bag thing. I had to insist after requesting the groceries be laid back in the basket and I would bag them in my cloth bags once to the trunk. "please put them in the basket I will bag them." Went in for one item,big sale.Thinking no problem, they will be thrilled not to bag. NOT>(
    My sewing machine is buried because of construction, and have had both feet in surgery. So, life is in the bed both feet up. I think all that you are doing is of most wonderful.

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  35. Thank you for donating to Haiti, and for the giveaway. My favorite produce items are sweet potatoes, onions and mushrooms. airynd(at)gmail(dot)com

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  36. Thank you for all you do and for your pledge to donate to Haiti.

    My favorite produce items are tomatoes, broccoli and arugula! And I would love to carry them in one of your lovely bags.

    carlazanoni(at)gmail(dot)com

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  37. I'm Nancy, I love to sew and save, great idea, love to have a sample ,of the produce bags.

    favorites: lettuce, spinach, green beans
    nancyj7786(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Thank you in advance, Nancy in Kentucky

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  38. Nancyj
    forgot the city
    Radcliff KY

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  39. What an adorable contest! If I win, I am filling up my bags with homemade goodies and giving them away to friends so I can help spread the word and support this effort! Thanks for all you do!

    I love cucumbers, avocados, and nectarines.

    angelashimek(at)gmail(dot)com

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  40. What a great giveaway. I have made a couple of your shopping bags from the tutorial, but haven't made any of the produce bags. Would love to win some first!

    My three favorite produce items would be avocados, onions, and garlic.

    Thanks.

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  41. broccoli is a must have at all times in our house,
    bananas have a special place on the counter, and I love pumpkins. i wish they were available all year! so to make up for the absence i bake, puree and then freeze them so that i can make yummy treats year round with fresh pumpkin, it's so much better then that canned stuff, and no waste!

    campbell4158ATmacDOTcom

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  42. This time I wont forget my email!!
    gmwellman76(at)yahoo(dot)com
    3 favorite produce would have to be onions, apples and oranges!! Those are my gotta haves!! Thanks for so much fun!

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  43. I have been wanting something like this... Hope I get a set!
    My mail is:andreajuncal@yahoo.com

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  44. I hope to win a set of her wonderful bags. My mail is amira.cecilia@gmail.com

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  45. I'm Don and I can sew. was 20 years in the Navy and needed it. Veggies are cucumbers, potatoes, and onions.
    Hope I win.
    dpobst@verizondotcom

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  46. I wanna help the haitians too, if this comment help, I'm happy.(and if I win a kit, too) My favorite produce items are avocado, apples and oranges =9

    muza (at)live (dot) com (dot) mx

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  47. Hi Green bag lady, My fave produce is asparagus, mango and leeks and what a great idea these produce bags are ! Thanks for the entry !
    bubbachenille at bigpond dot com

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  48. The produce bags are a wonderful idea. I've been taking old t-shirts and old scrubs and making reuseable bags for groceries for my family.

    Our family's FAVE produce items are AVOCADOS (we go through them like water) PEPPERS (the girls love them for snack time) & most definitely CANTALOPE!!!!

    Thanks for sharing and God Bless you for the donations.

    Crystal & Family

    crystal_chantell(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

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  49. How cool!

    Top produce: green apples, strawberries, and carrots

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  50. I forgot my email address:

    leslie@bugweb.net

    Thank you :)

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  51. This is so cool! I *just* got sent your blog link...
    fibrejunky(at)gmail(dot)com

    Can't wait to read more!

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