Craft Project Bag FREE sewing pattern
This is the Craft Project Bag FREE sewing pattern from the awesome designer – Sew Can She.
This is your chance to sew your next craft project bag! This free bag pattern will help you sew the perfect tote for carrying sewing supplies, yarn, crochet or knitting needles, scrapbooking tools, or even diapers and baby items. There are lots of pockets on the outside and the inside, plus an optional drawstring top to help keep items from rolling out.
The pockets on the front and back of the bag have a cute center pleat for extra volume. They can fit larger items like a ball of yarn, a water bottle, or a couple of diapers. The pockets over the side seams are great for keeping smaller items like crochet or knitting needles, scissors, or pens and pencils secure and organized.
The way these pockets are sewn is similar to how the designer made the pockets on her Mug Caddy and #10 Caddy Organizer. They are so easy!
The interior of the bag has four more generously sized pockets with an elasticized top edge to keep your items from falling out.
Sizing info:
When you have finished making the Craft Project Bag it will measure approximately 15’’ wide by 23’’ tall (including the straps).
Sewing the designers’ craft project bag is easier than most other bag patterns because the stabilizer is not thick and there are no zippers. Therefore this is an ideal beginner-friendly project, and would be ideal if you have a very lightweight sewing machine that doesn’t cope well with thicker layers.
A heavy-duty needle is required for securing the top of the bag and the bag straps to the decorative rectangle rings. The designer shares an unexpected tip that makes this step doable on any sewing machine.
What you will need to make a Craft Project Bag:-
- 1/2 yard of cotton fabric for the bag exterior,
- 1/2 yard of cotton fabric for the exterior pockets,
- 1 yard of solid fabric for the lining (lightweight is best),*
- 1/2 yard of fabric for bias binding and straps,
- 28″ of elastic, 1/4″ wide,
- 1 1/2 yards (54″) of drawstring cord (1/8″ or 1/4″ wide),
- 1 drawstring cord lock,
- 4 rectangle rings with a 1 1/4″ opening,
- 3 yards of 20″ wide medium weight fusible interfacing (Pellon SF101) Note: if your interfacing is wider than 20″, you can get by with less than 3 yards),
- 1/4 yard extra firm double-sided fusible stabilizer (such as Peltex 72F),**
- Pins and Wonderclips,
- A fabric marking pen (such as a Frixion pen or blue fabric marker),
- A bodkin or safety pin for inserting the drawstring and elastic,
- A Sewing Stiletto (very helpful for sewing binding),
- Basic sewing supplies,
- A sewing machine.
*The drawstring top and interior pockets require a reversible fabric so that’s why the designer chose a solid fabric. You could also use a reversible gingham or seersucker fabric.
** If this extra firm double-sided fusible stabilizer is out of stock you can make do with the single-sided fusible or sew-in variety (Peltex 71F or 70) by using a spray baste product (such as SpraynBaste or 505) to adhere one or both sides of the stabilizer to the fabric instead of fusing with an iron.
This blog post has been converted to an optional PDF that’s optimized for printing. The free Craft Project Bag sewing pattern is included in the blog post and is totally free to read, print, and sew! The Optimized for Printing PDF download for $2 is totally optional.
The designer’s sewing tutorial is actually split into two parts. Part one can be found HERE and part two can be found HERE.
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