Hi friends, Whether you're sending your little ones back to school on Tuesday, heading back to the classroom yourself, or just looking for a way to jazz up your mid-day meal, a fabric lunch bag is a must-have item for fall. They're small, fast and a great way to use up scraps – and to send a little hug along with that lunch. Here's a lunch-bag round-up to get you thinking (and crafting) this weekend.

• I like the note-on-your-lunchbag idea, as seen here on Kate's Notebook Lunchbag (from Design*Sponge).
• The cute embroidered motifs add a whimsical look to this Back To School Lunch Bag from Purl Bee.
• Repurpose an old FedEx mailer with this Tyvek lunch bag from Craft Magazine.
• Spool Sewing sells a downloadable lunch bag pattern (it's $5 US, but so cute).
• Use inkjet printable paper to personalize your lunch bag (from The Workshop Window).
• Try a project from Angry Chicken Amy Karol's new book, Bend the Rules with Fabric, in this excerpt on The Storque.

Whew! That should keep you busy! And if you're looking for ideas about what to put *in* those lunch bags, The Canadian Test Kitchen has some great recipes. Check them out. Have a great long weekend! See you here on Tuesday with prize winners and more crafty goodness.