Linked Together. Go out in style with a matching bag and watchband. Color Block Totes. Start with an ombré fabric to make this quick-and-easy tote bag. Market-Fresh Tote. Combine fat quarters to make a functional and stylish market bag. Food Gift Wrapping Great Gift Ideas. Tropical Traveller. Combine tropical prints for a vacation bag that easily stores travel essentials. Combine precut fabrics into strip sets and fashion a tote in a flash. Spring to Life Tote. Personalize a purchased reusable carryall by machine-appliquéing whimsical shapes on one side. Market Bag. Mini Log Cabin Bag. You can create this scrappy Log Cabin tote from 5" squares in a weekend's time! Stylish Backpack. Hold-Everything Bag. Log Cabin Tote Bag. Scrappy strips make two mirror-image Log Cabin blocks on each side of this bag. Take-Along Duo. Quilt Block Tote.

Strip Ease. Quick-Change Purse. A smart bag with a removable contents pouch makes switching bags as simple as changing outfits. Sunny Beach Tote. Grab Bags. Striking Stripes Purse. Four-Patch blocks and triangle-squares team up to make up this fun quilted tote. Afternoon Totes. Peekaboo Chevron Tote. Bright Chevron Bag. Grab two of your two favorite fabrics to make a fabulous summer bag. Floral Strips Bag. Sew fabric strips to a muslin foundation to create a simple, yet stylish bag. Pieced Polka Dot Pouch. Piece a variety of polka dot fabrics into a patchwork pouch. Create a patchwork pouch that showcases a 2"-wide fussy-cut strip and a gingham ribbon handle.

Sew a reversible handbag using bright, graphic fabrics. Kid's Carryall. Stitch up a take-along bag that's the perfect size for a day full of fun. Sew Easy Purse. Reusable Market Bag. Messenger Bag. Canvas Tote Bag. For a durable and stylish tote, pair cotton canvas with a classic black print. Handmade Backpack. Sew Simple Purse. Try an easy purse project that uses only two pieces of fabric in sassy prints! Cinch It Tote Bag. Pull-up straps and a roomy interior make for an easy-to-piece tote bag. Patchwork and Prairie Points Bag. Zip It! Swing Bags. Shore Thing. Stitch up a knockout tote that's sturdy, roomy, and just plain adorable. Quilted Tote Bag. Stepping Out Color Option. Large Patchwork Bag. Patchwork Strips Tote Bag. Replay gallery. Pinterest Facebook. Up Next Cancel. Share the Gallery Pinterest Facebook. Skip slide summaries Everything in This Slideshow. Close this dialog window View All 1 of 53 Show-Off Bag.

Click here to get the free PDF. Looking for something a bit easier? This 60 minute slouch bag is super easy and can be a great intro into bag sewing for beginners. Click here to get the free PDF pattern. Click here to get the pattern and sewing guide. Click here to watch the video and get the free pattern. This neat lady liberty tote bag pattern is great for going to the library, or getting a few groceries. Skip the plastic bags, and make one for yourself. A cute leather bag pattern which is available for free. Just print the page to get all the pieces. Click here to see the pattern and instructions for this bag.

You can get the pattern for free from this website. Click here to get the free downloadable pattern. An adorable and useful bucket bag is a great project for experimenting with different materials. Click here to get the free downloadable PDF pattern. This super cute tote bag is easy to make and includes downloadable pattern. Though you will need to save the files from the page. Tanya is a stay at home mom who blogs online to earn a bit of extra income from her hobbies. She also loves working on projects which she can involve her two kids in and teach them the valuable life-skill of sewing. Gerbera Crossbody Bag Photo: Blue Calla Patterns. Photo: The Stitching Scientist. Photo: Orange Bettie. Photo: Blue Calla Patterns. Photo: Pellon Projects.

What was the first bag you sewed? Was it a tote bag? The tote bag is perhaps the most widely used term when it comes to bag sewing patterns. The term tote bag can really cover bags of all shapes and sizes and designs, from the very simple single layer of fabric market tote to quite an elaborate bag with zippers and adjustable straps that you could use as an everyday smart purse or handbag — and absolutely everything in between! We think these will give sewers of all abilities something to add to their pattern stash. And with every tote bag and purse pattern in this list being free, you can quickly build a pattern stash that will keep you sewing for weeks!

The designer built her mother a new craft room of her dreams, her first craft room! And then after that, she helped her with other craft room projects. This is one of those projects. The designer noticed her mum had a couple of plastic bags filled with current projects. It was obvious that her mum needed a matching Craft Organizer Bag that she could hang on the back of her craft room door. A place to put her current projects along with a set of handy pockets on the front and sides for craft tools storage. This fun and easy Notions Carry-all Tote will let you move your favorite tools from your home sewing area to the next exciting place. But although this bag was designed to hold sewing supplies, its handy size makes it ideal for lots of other uses too. I have a little girl in mind who I know would love this bag to carry her dollies and their clothes when she comes to visit.

If you are a beginner to bag-making, this is the ideal sort of project to start building your bag-sewing skills. The designer actually made these two Tote Bags from the fabric left over from the Sassy Modern Quilt, that she made, which you can see in the background of the picture. She still has lots more of the fabric to make other awesome projects. These Tote Bags are quick and easy to make! The designer has included a pdf pattern and written tutorial. The tutorial also shows you how to make a zipper pocket and some wonderful two-fabric bag handles. Well if you like Tote Bags that carry a lot of stuff and the fact the panels are made with patchwork then you are going to love this pattern.

The fact the pattern is FREE is an awesome bonus! Instructions are included for a slip pocket on the lining inside, however, feel free to customize this simple pattern with pockets of your choice inside and out. Uses of a printed stripes fabric in this example provide the look of pieced strips in a fraction of the time, but you can of course use any fabric. Fancy being fancy? Then create a striped design using smaller pieces of your favorite fabrics, sew them together to make a larger piece and then cut your bag from that pieced fabric for a patchwork look.

As Amy says sometimes you just want a simple tote bag. They come in so handy for trips to the library, piano classes, or bringing papers back and forth from work. This Simple Tote Bag tutorial will show you how to make a beautiful and useful tote, with canvas on the bottom to allow for even more durability and style. As you might have gathered from the name, this free tote bag pattern is specially designed to be sewn with just one yard of your favorite fabric. This project is super easy, required minimal supplies, no hardware , is perfect for beginners looking to sew their first bag — and yes it can be made using just one yard of fabric. This is the Reusable Grocery Bags free sewing pattern in two sizes from the designer Amaryllis Lane.

This pattern and tutorial are completely free and come in two different sizes. These reusable grocery bags are cute and easy to make. This is your chance to make a super unique and sturdy bag while helping out the environment. Tote bags are the perfect bag for carrying your essentials for a day out on the beach or pool. And of course they make the perfect every day bag for shopping or going to work. Stuff it, close it, sling it over your shoulder! This bag is made only of rectangular pieces and hence sewing this bag would be an easy task for any beginner seamstress. This is the Hearts Aflutter Faux Leather Tote Bag which is a FREE sewing pattern for you to enjoy. And what a fabulous-looking Tote Bag this is. Perfect for anyone with a romantic heart. The awesome designer, Sew Can Do, added a lining fabric and a cute decorative heart tag on the side. She creates some fabulous patterns. And just look at these great bags you can sew with her free pattern!

This is the Versatile Project Bag pdf sewing pattern that is FREE! This bag has been made as the perfect bag for taking craft projects out and about with you. This project bag has a whole lot of options and is actually an easy bag to make. It looks more difficult because the designer has given you lots of options. This is a really great project from a talented designer, Sweet Bee Buzzings. The Wavey Top Tote Bag is a very nice-looking tote bag that comes in two sizes. As its name suggests it has a distinctive wavey top, as well as outside pockets including slant pockets, a zippered inside pocket, a zipper closure, and shoulder straps.

And not only do you get a FREE pattern but the designer has included the pattern in FIVE sizes. There is a pattern for small, medium, large, extra-large, and extra extra large. The bag making tutorial is perfect for beginners because it also includes detailed instructions and photos to help you along the way. The designer, Upcycle Clothing Designer, has included lots of excellent sewing tips and techniques to make this DIY tote bag easier to accomplish. You will learn how to place a snap button and sew an adjustable buckle on the shoulder strap. You will also become familiar with how to sew recycled cotton canvas fabric. This is the Going For A Stroll Hands-Free Tote Bag pattern. Sew it in some fun and trendy prints, stuff it full of baby goodies and this stroller bag is the ideal baby shower gift to sew.

We have found you another great free pattern for a Tote Bag — and you can never have too many of those! This time the designer has put together a super easy tutorial to make her One Hour Tea Towel Tote Bag. A good recycling project for a bag that is nice and sturdy and as a bonus, the fabrics already have some of the edges finished! You will just need to buy yourself 2 new tea towels, the examples here from the designer came from IKEA. Or recycle some pretty vintage ones. Here is a great FREE pattern on how to make this useful and stylish Tote Bag.

The lovely applique design really makes this bag stand out amongst the crowd. The name of this free tote bag sewing pattern is based purely on the fabrics that were used in this example. You can sew this easy tote bag sewing pattern in any fabric, even leftover pieces from other projects that are too small to sew an entire bag. The Ethel Tote Bag from Swoon Patterns is a darling to sew. You can create something really eye-catching with this one. Here we have found you an excellent free pattern to make the Jelly Roll Market Tote Bag. This bag is the ideal scrap buster. You can make it with a few leftover strips from a jelly roll , or cut 2. You can make one for yourself and then think about making some gift ones for your friends and family. A classic tote bag sewing pattern which makes an easy to sew, easy to use everyday tote bag purse, but also acts as the perfect base pattern for adding your own style and pattern variations such as pockets and zippers.

This tote is great for trips to the beach, yoga, school, day trips, overnight stays, and more! The Mercato Tote is an eco-friendly, reusable, and durable market tote bag that makes a great go-to bag for the Farmers Market, grocery store, beach trips, or running other errands. With its extra-secure handles and large capacity, the Mercato Tote is the perfect bag to carry groceries, library books, art supplies, etc. There are three sizes of the bag included in this one pattern. This is a really lovely pleated tote bag that is a compact but roomy bag, that is great for on the go!

We love this expanding bag design. The designer, Vicky Myers Creations, shows you how to make this large Tote Bag with a variety of upcycled materials. She adds hand stitching for embellishment and adds homemade padded fabric handles plus a magnetic closure. Vicky made this bag for herself, at the time in her life where she had toddlers and all that entails in terms of spare nappies, a packet of wipes, various toddler cups, and snacks, an extra cardigan, etc. The designer of the En Pointe Tote Bag made her bag the perfect size for your wallet, phone, and as she says all of the little odds and ends that you will pick up along your way. This is the Bucket Basket Tote Bag sewing pattern that is FREE to everyone. Grab it and sew one this weekend! You can never have enough tote bags, and never have enough free bag sewing patterns saved in your stash. What we like about this cute tote bag is that it gives you plenty of scope to use your imagination and be creative with your fabrics.

The designer has used two fabrics in her examples, and you could do that, or even use three of your favorite fabrics. The Bucket Basket Tote Bag has an open-top which is perfect for storing all your creative projects and more and giving you very easy access. This is the Triple Tone Tote Bag and we are sure you will agree with us when we say this is one of the most interesting tote bags that we have ever shared with you. This tote bag has a lovely curved shape at the top so it will fit absolutely perfectly and comfortably under your arm. Vinyl would of course look great too. It would look just great as the feature fabric for this bag. The contrast piping also really helps to make the feature fabric stand out!

This is a simple project for a beginner sewer with the added bonus of being a stash buster!

The Gerbera Crossbody is a great pattern if you are in need of a quick craft show or gift item! Sew up a spacious bag that has plenty of room inside -- including two pockets -- to hold keys, a notebook, a cell phone, a planner, and anything you need for an all-day outing. The designer made it in a morning, and that included math, cutting, sewing, and photographs. This is a great round up! This is the Patchwork Carryall Tote Bag FREE pdf sewing pattern from Free Spirit Fabrics.

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