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Sew and Stamp a Mini May Day Tote – Free DIY

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Free Projects

Sew and Stamp a Mini May Day Tote – Free DIY

from Beth at Sew DIY A little Spring floral tote bag perfectly sized for holding a small silk or fresh bouquet inside, to hang on a friend’s doorknob or give as a housewarming gift. Beth from Sew DIY created this tote in two variations, one tote is embellished with hand-stamped fabric paint and the other with a little hand embroidery. See how easy it is to sew and embellish this pretty May Day tote! No frills – just sweetness! Go to the DIY Stamped Mini May Day Tote See more

Flat or Curling Iron Insulated Travel Case – Free PDF Sewing Tutorial

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Free Projects

Flat or Curling Iron Insulated Travel Case – Free PDF Sewing Tutorial

A free PDF sewing pattern from RebeccaMae Designs A free PDF sewing pattern for a flat or curling iron travel case from by Sherri Noel of RebeccaMae Designs. Practice your binding, or pick up a new sewing skill in binding this quilted hot-iron pouch. Sew a matching cosmetic bag to create a coordinating travel set. This hot-iron case is a wonderful gift for any gift-giving occasion. Go to the Hot Iron Case – Free PDF Sewing Pattern See more from RebeccaMae Designs at Etsy A

Sew a Home and Away Cable Cozy + Pouch – Free PDF

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Free Projects

Sew a Home and Away Cable Cozy + Pouch – Free PDF

Sew this cable cozy and zippered pouch that you can hang under your desk or night stand, and is easily packed inside another bag when you need to take your gadgets with you. Avoid the tangled mess of cables you often find at the bottom of most camera bags or laptop bags while traveling. Let Sammy take you step-by-step through her free sewing project and sew a new travel organizer bag for your tech gadgets in no time! Sewing Supplies: two 1/2 meter pieces of contrasting fabri

The Bonnie & Betty Multi-size Messenger Bag – Sewing Tutorial

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Designer Patterns

The Bonnie & Betty Multi-size Messenger Bag – Sewing Tutorial

The larger pattydoo Bonnie messenger bag is a perfect messenger bag for commuting – or sew the smaller Betty bag as a child’s school bag or hang over bicycle handlebars! Watch the free video sewing tutorial below to see how Ina Pattydoo puts her messenger bags together. She offers some good tips. The pattern for the Bonnie & Betty messenger bag is not free, the video tutorial is free. A designer sewing pattern for this messenger bag is available here. How to Sew a Messenge

Passport + Travel Sewing Patterns – Round Up!

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Coin Purses and Wallets

Passport + Travel Sewing Patterns – Round Up!

Sew a travel document organizer and keep all of your important travel information in one place: Make your next trip more organized with a go-to travel document organizer sewn by you! Advertisement – Get 10% off site-wide with discount code: Pattern10 More bags for travel: Advertisement Just Arrived - Today's Newest Fabric Collections! Holiday Projects The Elsie K. Baglet Pattern from StudioKat Designs ✁ DIYFluffies - Stuffed Animal Sewing & Crochet Patterns - Buy 5 patterns a

Sew a Kid’s Portable Backseat Tablet Holder and Organizer

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For Kids

Sew a Kid’s Portable Backseat Tablet Holder and Organizer

If you plan to travel and you will have backseat passengers, sew one or two of these backseat travel organizers to keep your little travel companions occupied and unfocused on that dreaded question; “Are we there yet?”. Toss in some activity books, tissue box, ear buds, portable sippy cups, and a lap blanket. Your trips will be super-fun and comfortable for your little passengers. Sewing Supplies: 1 yard of sturdy fabric 2 packages 1/4″ bias binding – or make eight yards of

Sew a Knitting Basket – Free Sewing Tutorial + PDF Template

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Free Projects

Sew a Knitting Basket – Free Sewing Tutorial + PDF Template

A free PDF template and the sewing instructions explaining how to create this sweet knitting storage basket from DailyFix. Of course these pretty fabric baskets can hold just about anything you want, and can be used as Easter baskets. The instructions for sewing these baskets are in written using metric measurements. All seam allowances are one centimeter! Go to the Knitting Basket – Free Sewing Tutorial Just Arrived - Today's Newest Fabric Collections! Holiday Projects Th

Portable Cutting Mat and Ironing Board Case – Free DIY

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Cases

Portable Cutting Mat and Ironing Board Case – Free DIY

Mobile Cutting Mat and Ironing Board Case – Closed A free DIY from Deb’s Journal showing us how she created a mobile ironing board and rotary cutting mat case on the cheap! After pricing these cases in a sewing store and finding them at $60 USD, she knew she could make this carrying case less expensively. Deb made her mobile case to take to quilting class, and they are perfect for sewing retreats too. This case might also come in handy when your sewing project requires a lo

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Travel Bags

Weekender Bag

A free sewing pattern and tutorial from Liesl Made This is the lovely Liesl Made Weekender Bag. A free intermediate PDF sewing pattern and tutorial is available for this bag that can be used as a diaper bag, gym bag, overnight, sleepover, or carry-on bag. A very functional and practical zippered travel bag you can sew yourself! Free Sewing Weekender Bag Tutorial PDF Pattern Advertisement More overnight travel bags to sew: Just Arrived - Today's Newest Fabric Collections! Hol

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Free Projects

Easy-to-Sew Bucket Basket Project Tote

from VeryShannon A fun and easy-to-sew bag that is ideal for customization and unique embellishments. The Bucket Basket Tote is perfect for storing your knitting and sewing projects. The Bucket Basket Tote pattern is a fabulous sewing project for beginner sewers too. One side of this bag can be can from a fat quarter. The fabric line showcased here is Wanderer by the oh so amazing April Rhodes for Art Gallery Fabrics. It was obviously the perfect fabric for this Bucket Bas

The Malibu Satchel – Free Sewing Tutorial

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Free Projects

The Malibu Satchel – Free Sewing Tutorial

A Free Sewing Tutorial from Fabric Mutt A free sewing tutorial from Heidi Staples of Fabric Mutt demonstrating how she creates her Malibu Satchel bag. This messenger-style satchel bag measures 9 x 10 x 3″. The Malibu Satchel also includes a removable cross-body strap and a top handle for carrying comfortably. This is a wonderful commuter bag for college or as an everyday bag for anyone. The fabric used to create the bag in the photo above is Robert Kaufman’s Railroad Denim

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Quilted Bags

The Hana Gardeners Bag

PDF Sewing Pattern by Pat Bravo A full sewing tutorial in PDF format for the Hana Gardening Bag by Pat Bravo. A simple, quilty-cute, functional, and versatile garden tote bag. Pat Bravo designed this tote as a gardening bag, but it can have so many other uses. This bag could be a beach tote, a grocery bag, or a park or picnic bag. This pattern is suitable for intermediate sewers.I made this for my mom a few years ago for Mother’s Day and she still uses it. I reinforced arou

Quick and Easy Quilted Valentine’s Goody Boxes

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Household Storage Bags

Quick and Easy Quilted Valentine’s Goody Boxes

Quilted mini storage boxes are quick ad easy to sew. It takes about an hour to create a quilted mini box. Quilted storage boxes make thoughtful gifts for friends, family, neighbors, teachers, holidays, co-workers, quilt guild members, and make sure you sew one for yourself! Choose fabric prints that blend together for the outside and inside of your quilted box and then embellish with buttons, beads or satin ribbon bows. These mini storage boxes can be addictive to sew and eve

Sweet Childs Pouch – PDF Sewing Pattern + Using an Applique Mat

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Pouches

Sweet Childs Pouch – PDF Sewing Pattern + Using an Applique Mat

Heather from The Sewing Loft designed one of the cutest pouches I’ve ever seen for little girls. The appliqued children’s faces are featured with two pretty hairstyles and headbands at the front. This PDF pattern provides us with an opportunity to sew one-of-a-kind zippered pouches by varying each facial feature. I can see embellishments like beads, pearls, earrings, glasses, hand embroidered freckles, just to name a few. If you love to sew with trim and enjoy smaller sewi

PupPanache’s Fleece-lined Dog Carrier – PDF Sewing Pattern

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Designer Patterns

PupPanache’s Fleece-lined Dog Carrier – PDF Sewing Pattern

A PDF Sewing Pattern from Pup Panache This PDF sewing pattern and instruction file from PupPanache for a cozy fleece-lined dog carrier is available as an instant download to print and sew. This puppy purse is designed to be large enough to accommodate dogs weighing up to a 10 lbs. The inside dimensions measure 8″ x 11″. The straps are supposed to be wide and fleece-lined for your comfort spreading the span of your dogs’ weight more evenly over your shoulder. There are also tw

The Zipper Pouch: An Easy Quilting Project + Free Tutorial + PDF Pattern

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The Zipper Pouch: An Easy Quilting Project + Free Tutorial + PDF Pattern

Jenny Doan shows us how to create a cute quilted zippered pouch. To get the notions and supplies required to make this pouch, follow this link. More quilting and sewing techniques, tutorials and patterns for zippered pouches: Tikki Patchwork Zippered Pouch – Free PDF + Wrist Strap Sewing Video Sewers Measuring Tape Zippered Pouch – Free DIY Everyday Zippered Pouches – PDF Pattern Trio + Tips & Techniques for Perfect Zippers Postcard Zippered Pouch – Free Iron-on Transfer + Tu

Tikki Patchwork Zippered Pouch – Free PDF + Wrist Strap Sewing Video

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Free Projects

Tikki Patchwork Zippered Pouch – Free PDF + Wrist Strap Sewing Video

A fun scrap-busting sewing and patchwork quilting project! Free PDF Template + Instructions This free PDF pattern gives you all of the information and the template you need to construct and quilt this simple zippered pouch measuring 6.5” wide by 3.5” high. This patchwork pouch is the ideal size for storing personal essentials inside your everyday handbag. Fun to create and so practical to have on hand! Purchase an inexpensive bundle of zippers from Zipit and get quilting! M

Helmet Bag Sewing Pattern and Tutorial in eBook Format – Sew and Sell!

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Designer Patterns

Helmet Bag Sewing Pattern and Tutorial in eBook Format – Sew and Sell!

An easy sewing project even for beginner sewers! These helmet bags designed by Christine Wawer are easy to sew and are very thoughtful gifts for motorsport enthusiasts. This digital ebook provides the pattern for bags as well as twelve pages of step-by-step instructions and many pictures to demonstrate each step. This PDF sewing pattern is available in both English and German and can be printed out on DIN A4 paper. Selling helmet bags made using this sewing pattern and tuto

Baby’s Little Car Seat Pouches – Free Sewing Tutorial

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Diaper / Nappy Bags

Baby’s Little Car Seat Pouches – Free Sewing Tutorial

These pouches are quick and easy to sew making great little gifts for anyone! A free sewing tutorial from The Cloth Parcel demonstrates how to cut, and sew this extremely handy pouch you can attach to a baby‘s car seat handle with a simple snap. What a perfect little pouch to hold pacifiers! This pouch is lined with PUL fabric. These pouches are quick and easy to sew making great little gifts for anyone. This pouch would also be great to snap on to adult walkers, strollers, s

Ready, Set, Go! Overnighter Bag – PDF Pattern

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Designer Patterns

Ready, Set, Go! Overnighter Bag – PDF Pattern

This pretty little overnight bag is easy to sew, a nice size, and is a sweet sleepover, or dance bag. Beginner sewers will enjoy sewing this pretty bag designed by Ruby Jeans Closet using this pattern with simple construction and detailed steps to follow. The tutorial includes a full-scale computer-generated sewing pattern ready to print on regular 8.5 x 11 computer paper and A4 size paper. You need a regular sewing machine, no serger required, and some basic sewing notions.

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