going GREEN... if i can remember

yesterday one of the drs. came into my office and asked who handled batteries for the tv changer. after a short, but seemingly long stare of perplexity, i responded, "i'll see what i can do for you". needless to say, i'm a scattered brain and a former.... well, let's leave that part out, so i forgot, almost instantly! today AT who works in my office came from the drs. lounge and mentioned to my supervisor that one of the drs. said the tv was broken. my friend TH didn't throw me under the bus, thank goodness. meanwhile i just sat there suddenly remembering i had completely spaced on this particular drs.'s request. anyway, i got up immediately in search for batteries for the tv changer.... well, the tv was/is broken so it would not have been that much of my fault anyway. i threw the batteries in the trash and came back. JK who sits in the front and assists the VP in the office says to me "what did you do with the old batteries?" i said " i threw them away"... she gasps and says "we recycle"... "no problem", i replied, "their right on top". after my excursion through the trash (because by the time i went back the were not on top) i brought the batteries to her and then thought, "whatever happened to my grocery bag idea".... for those of you who don't know. i'm a frustrated martha stewart and one day while searching her site i found a really great idea. i collect t-shirts, not on purpose, i just HAVE to buy one everywhere i go. sooooo in my efforts to go GREEN, i've decided to do the following with my old t-shirts...

A grocery Teebag...

Tools and Materials:

Heavy-weight cotton T-shirt, Pins, Sewing machine, Medium-size
bowl, Water-erasable marking pen & Scissors.

T-Shirt Bag How-To 101:

• Turn T-shirt inside
  out and pin bottom of the T-shirt along the hem. Using a sewing machine, sew bottom of T-shirt closed. Flip shirt right side out and lay flat on table, making sure all seams are lined up.
• Place medium-size bowl about half-way over
  the neck hole. Using a water-erasable marking pen, trace along the edge of the bowl. Cut along the outline, making sure to go through the front and back sides of the shirt, in order to create an opening for the bag that's larger than what the neck hole allows.
• Line up the hems on the front and back side of the
  sleeve and cut, making sure to go through both sides of the shirt. Repeat on the other sleeve.
• Tip: A jersey shirt would also work well for this craft, as it is already sleeveless, and it's made of a great mesh material.

Resources:Water-erasable marking pens can be purchased at most fabric stores for about $5.

To purchase an already-made t-shirt bag, visit greenteebag.com.

my confession: yes this is a great idea for a GREEN grocery bag, and my motives did support saving the environment, however, they were not my initial motives. i didn't want to a) give my t-shirts away b) give my t-shirts away or c) see anyone else in my t-shirt that i had given away.... i'm i going to environmental hell?

the problem: i don't have a sewing machine... how much does one cost? where can i get a simple one, i don't want to do anything extravagant, just the above.