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Our Friday Freebie this week features a video tutorial demonstrating how to easily sew a mini drawstring pouch. This is a great beginner sewing project. These drawstring bags would make really sweet gift bags, dice bags, or a place to keep beach glass, small treasures, or keepsakes. Sew them wild, dainty, modern, whatever style you want.

A PDF sewing pattern by EmelsHandicraft The perfect backpack for kindergarten or preschool. An easy sew even for beginners. An inner...

A free sewing tutorial from At Home on the Prairie A fantastic sewing project for a beginner! Learn how to sew this very simple...

A free sewing tutorial from the Sewing Times Learn to sew a folding backpack that combines versatility, practicality, and style. This...

The Stitchback "CK" backpack is a great do-it-all pack. A fairly straight forward sewing project, an intermediate sewing pattern.

Handy Drawstring Pouch is the perfect way to wrap a small gift, and can be easily constructed in around an hour using this beginner friendly PDF sewing pattern.

An epattern from KokoCollectiveAus KokoCollectiveAus Santa’s Sack sewing epattern from KokoCollectiveAus with appliqué options is a great...

SaltyMom shares a wonderful free video tutorial showing us how to sew a bicycle stem bag with a nice drawstring closure.

A digital measure-and-cut sewing project from Sotak Co.

A sew and sell PDF sewing pattern bundle from WinterPeach featuring a baby bunny, a lamb, and a baby chick drawstring bag.

A Sewing Pattern Download from Frau + Scheiner A sewing pattern download from frau + scheiner to stitch a whimsical Santa’s drawstring...

A free DIY from The Sewing Times A sweet drawstring bag stitched out of scraps. Perfect to use as a gift bag for a little girl. This is...

A nice, easy, sewing project for a confident beginner from Kandou Patterns.  The end result is a fully lined casual bag with inside pockets.

This backpack is truly beginner-friendly because the construction is straightforward and forgiving. You won’t find any intimidating techniques like recessed zippers or stiff bases here—just simple, clean sewing that even a first-time bag maker can manage. The patchwork design makes it even easier because you’re working with small squares and rectangles instead of tricky curves or bias edges...

Sew this drawstring backpack for kids.

A digital sewing pattern to create fun to sew and carry drawstring animal backpacks for kids.  A beginner level sewing pattern from Ruby...

A back to school sewing pattern bundle to sew a backpack and pencil case from Rebecca Page. Fast and easy! A cute drawstring backpack...

A Free Sewing Tutorial from Sip, Sew, Savannah A free sewing tutorial from to sew this simple drawstring backpack. An exterior pocket...