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The best thing about making your own shopping bags is that you can personalize the fabric to what suits you. You should use a sturdy fabric to make this bag like a light weight upholstery fabric.
When making your cotton bag, use only organic cotton if you want to be 100% eco-friendly, but it isn't always easy to come by and a good, strong cotton fabric is just as good.
You can pick up plain white cotton, natural burlap or hemp fabric at most fabric stores, and at affordable prices too.