Hi Everyone –
This morning a post that I had written earlier was accidentally published. It was a tutorial for reusable lunch bags. I wrote the post and then did some research and found out that the cloth I used for the bags was NOT food safe. So I unscheduled the post because I was working to find a different fabric to use. I planned to update the post with new photos and the new information but somehow it published early this morning. I am not sure how that happened but to my surprise, there it was first thing this morning! Darn it. 
At any rate, do not use oil cloth for this type of project. It is NOT food safe. I am on the hunt for fabric that will work but it is a challenge. I know it exists but I don’t know that it is available for retail sale. If anyone know of any, I would hugely appreciate it if you left a comment with the information.
Thanks for your understanding. I apologize for the accidental post!
These things do happen; good luck finding better fabric! I unfortunately do not know of any to recommend.
Some people use PUL fabrics but they are not “approved” as foo- safe. I found this site, http://www.wazoodle.com/fabrics/pul-fabric/food-safe.html which markets a supposedly food-safe version. I also ran across this article,http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/09/01/is-peva-and-pul-safe-for-making-reusable-lunch-bags-and-wraps/ Hope this gets you started on the right track.
Gayle, thank you for the links. I will check them out!
Best,
B.