15+ FREE patterns every Bag Maker needs to make.

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[@jennifercesare1742]

Such a great video and great patterns! Thanks so very much for this valuable resource!

[@leilalineberger995]

How very kind of you to spend your time to make and share a video of all these different sites and free patterns. 😊 I’m recently retired with disabilities, I started back sewing after some 50 years and am working through some issues. One is finding cool bag patterns that are free. Though I truly believe that people deserve to be paid for their work, living on a fixed income is quite a challenge. I could be an intermediate level sewer but the machine that I can afford and limited mobility in my hands keep me more at a basic level. I am not complaining, I’m really very blessed compared to so many. 😊 The more I watch and come across people like you the more “ability” I pick up. All of that to say that your time is truly appreciated. I’m watching from Georgia, USA.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you for your lovely comments. Free patterns are a great way to experiment with different styles and designers and even more so when on a fixed income you're sure you like a designer and their style of patterns and instructions before investing in paid patterns. 😊

[@samgardiner2635]

So glad YT suggested this video, thank you for the free pattern advice and links. I have no excuse now to put off making that first bag! 😊

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

No excuse at all 😁 once you have made your first one you'll be hooked 😍

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

@@maharajshrinathji6066 I don't make patterns

[@snica]

Thank You for this very informative useful Video and advice

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're very welcome thank you so much for watching z

[@margaretklassen5975]

Thank you for this video

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're very welcome thank you for watching xx

[@kaybrown4758]

BEST sewing video ever!!! Thank you for taking the time to do this.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Ah thank you so much Kay so glad you have found it helpful ❤️

[@gaillynne1619]

What a wonderful resource video. Thank you

[@gaillynne1619]

I LOVE yuan Sewing Studio. Her tutorials are wonderful and patterns easy.

[@liletteautrey8481]

Thank you so much Deb for sharing

[@MichellesHandmadeCreations]

Wow! Thanks so much for taking the time to share these sites and pattern designs. I have plenty of fabric. Now I just need to find my sewing machine. No telling which box it is packed in from moving 3 years ago before life took a terrible turn for my husband. Now, I have time and energy to sew. Should be a fun way to spend the snowy winter hours that will be arriving soon.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Your're very welcome ;) Glad your able to get back into your sewing there is no better way to spend the cold winter months x

[@craftycalley]

So nice of you to provide all this information

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're very welcome I hope it's helpful 😊

[@StacyColeGA]

This was a lovely video. Thank you!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Your welcome x

[@anainmazatlan]

Thank you so very much for putting this list together!!😊

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Your welcome thank you for watching xx

[@sylviaedwards451]

Thanks

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much Sylvia x

[@AngiDault]

Thank you for a great video. Now I am going to have to find a very easy one for this old beginner. I think I want to try to do the little scrap “bog” with handles. Put goodies in them for friends gifts.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Sounds like a great plan there is a great free gift bag pattern I will get my thinking cap on and see if I can remember it. X

[@kgflcreations]

Thank you for making this video, great information on free patterns 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻.

[@edelweissquiltingembroider1761]

This is a fabulous video! Thank you for putting this all together!!

[@sewnideas8049]

Great list. Thank you for featuring the fabric bin

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're welcome x

[@judiniermann1978]

Thanks for a great list of websites! I started my bagmaking journey with the Sunshine crossbody and the Pelican tote.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

They are fab patterns aren't they ❤️

[@amandajoyr1]

thanks for this very useful video, I didn't realise there are so many free patterns available. I will definitely be checking them out, as I have seen there are some bag styles I already want to make. 😊It is useful to learn new techniques and where to buy accessories etc.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment it's appreciated ☺️

[@Studio7t7]

Fab video debs and thanks for featuring the shark pencil case ❤

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you 😊 it was a lovely wander down memory lane looking at patterns I found in the begining of my bag making journey and some I wouldn't have met lovely people without finding first 😊x

[@teresacleator_9937]

Thank you for all this wonderful information. Really appreciated. Love listening to you, it reminds me of home. I now live in S africa. 🥰

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Oh are you from the north east? One the ladies who comes to the sewcials I run was born here lived in South Africa for a long time and now lives back here I love listening to her talk (and her stories) I love her accent. Thank you for watching x

[@teresacleator_9937]

@@TheBagMakersSewCiety I was born in Middlesborough, can't get much more N E than that!!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

@@teresacleator_9937 my father's side were from that part of the world. Probably why my accent has a slight teeside twang to it. I'm a little further north between Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland ❤️ x

[@teresacleator_9937]

@@TheBagMakersSewCiety 🤔❤️

[@Crazy.Sheller]

I love the Sunshine crossbody, just finished two last week.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

It's one of my favourite still when after this time x

[@AnnieSuzie]

What an immense amount of work you've put into this video thank you so much I'll most definitely be making a few of these bags 👜👜👜👜👜👜👜👜👜👜👜

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you and thank you for watching 😊 x

[@nerllybird]

Thanks for this, it's so helpful! I also want to say that I love that top you're wearing with your hair colour 😊❤

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much 😊 x

[@thesouthernseamstress]

Hi, Deb! Thanks for sharing so many wonderful free patterns. I love them all! and can't wait to make some of them! 🥰 Lisa

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you. Happy sewing 🧵🪡

[@queenslanddiva]

What a wonderful resource! Thank you sew much 😀

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're very welcome thank you for watching xx

[@Kate-wf6hh]

I wish I had found your channel before. Usually I sew garments but a while ago I decided to have a go at bagmaking and wanted to make the Noodle Head Making Backpack. However, I really struggled trying to work out what interfacings to use as many of the materials listed in the pattern weren't available where I live. I did get there in the end but made some silly mistakes. Like for instance the first one I made, I included stiff interfacing in the seam allowances which made the bag really hard to sew. I made a further two where I didn't make this mistake and they were easier and look great. I am just about to make the Cousette Musette weekend bag which is really just a sewing project with no hardware but is a great size. This is a great video and so much information to follow up on.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much for your kind words. Good luck with your latest project 😃

[@bubblegumlipstick8683]

Just came across your channel, and aren’t you just a little legend. Great video, great explanations and very grateful for your sharing of so many amazing free patterns for us newbies to get going. Thank you so much 👏 absolutely love your accent too, for some reason it makes me feel more like I can actually tackle some of these bags 🤣

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment what a lovely way to start my day. I am so pleased you found the video useful and so grateful to have you here x ❤️

[@donnapoulin5092]

Thank you so much. New bag maker here and boy, can I use this.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're very welcome thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment x

[@VIVIENNEATKINSON-ni6zc]

Another fantastic video Deb. I didn't know about RLR Creations so I am definitely going to try that one. I have recently been looking for a bag this shape. Massive thanks for this video. Your videos always answer so many questions. I need to place an order on your website now for all my supplies. Thanks Vivienne X

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you xx

[@paulaford1133]

Great video Deb, giving me lots of ideas and new designers to follow. The first bags I made are included here, the Retreat bag is great but I followed a video by Sew Very Easy where Laura added outside slip pockets and webbing shoulder straps. The next one I made was Miss Maggie with the Long John strap connectors. I love this bag and used it to death. Perhaps I need to make myself another one. I will be sure to look at the many others you highlight here too.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much for watching and your lovely comments. It was a little wander down memory lane outing the video together and going through my patterns x

[@kathymusgrove8518]

Wow! You were thorough with all the types and materials. I loved the blog list at the end.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you and thank you for watching x

[@paulaneary7877]

Thank you so much for the video. I really appreciate all the time you put in to doing this video.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You are very welcome thank you for watching xx

[@cheleventura]

I’m not new at bag making but still learned a few new pattern sites. Great video! Thanks!

[@bobbiehainlin7729]

Wonderful list. Thanks for sharing!

[@fionaclark5751]

Thank you for your thorough reviews I like the idea of joining the groups to get the help from the people actually making the bags, love they are so different too x

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you 😊❤️

[@myChellieanne]

So well done and helpful. Thank you.

[@sunelathomas]

This was ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. Thank you!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tracyrusso3176]

Thank you for the best video I’ve seen in a long long while. The research you must have done for this is crazy! You are a queen! Thank you , Thank you, Thank you! 😊

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you. I have a vast selection of patterns to research from 😀😂

[@karent8386]

Thanks for showcasing a host of free resources. 👍

[@dboutine]

Thank you so much for your deep search and sharing. This video was my day's Godsend❤

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you for such a lovely comment ❤️

[@dorisisbell6153]

Thanks for sharing these free bag making sites. I'm anxious to get started.❤

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're welcome. Bag making is very additive. X

[@My_Unfiltered_Life]

I love this video I have question as I am new to all this how do you make the bags water proof of using cotton please ❤

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You can get products that waterproof cotton fabric such as fabrsil which is a spray or odicoat which you use on the cotton before constructing your bags. I will be honest I don't really use either is I need a bag to be waterproof I use a waterproof cotton material 😊

[@kimnordling58]

So glad I found your channel! Love this overview of free patterns. Well done! Thank You!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Your very welcome 😁

[@JulesMadeThis24]

Excellent information. Thanks. 😊

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you for watching.

[@wannabsewing]

What a great resource. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for watching x

[@heidikloss531]

Thank you for this video. I am new to the bag making community and just love this!! You have a new fan!!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're very welcome thank you so much for watching xx

[@cathyfairhurst2622]

Great recommendations, Deb, thanks! Lots I hadn't found yet ☺️

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

You're very welcome glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching x

[@lorirodgers5982]

Great variety of patterns highlighted here. I also recommend Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness, she has some good free patterns, too.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Oh yes she does I will most probably do some more round ups in the future so I will be checking her out patterns as it's been a while x

[@pamelaforman8710]

I'm so glad I found your channel! What a fabulous haul of free patterns, it's hard to choose what to start with. I just subscribed to you, love your accent - Scottish?

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much for subscribing. I am from the north east of England just outside of Durham. So about just over an hour from the borders of Scotland 🙂

[@bestcrossroad]

Thank you for this very informative video with tons of free resources! Liked and subscribed.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you so much for watching xx

[@rubyred6167]

Thank you so much. I’ve made a few from swoon and bagstock was looking for inspiration ❤❤

[@sshear57]

Awesome video! Thanks so much . I appreciate the list you provided of the designs that were mentioned. Very helpful.

[@nicthompson1549]

Great video, some old favourites on there like the sunshine crossbody, and the harlequin but then some newbies. Loved the look of the little quilted one by TobiStylix...didnt realise she had a freebie 🤷😍

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you I so wanted to give a good mix on the video old favourites and classic and some maybe people hasn't heard off 😊 x

[@andreatthatsme]

Thank you so much. 😊. I want to try some of these using real leather. So kind of you. 😊

[@mq5276]

I'm a big fan of Spencer Ogg patterns. I have several of them.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Me too. ❤️

[@Mickey-jn8hz]

I am subscribing for later view. Thank you so much for this video…. Will be getting back to you on this.

[@helencardale2242]

Great video, thank you!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you for watching.

[@jackiebowcutt524]

Thank you, very helpful.

[@อุดรพิมพ์ราช]

You look very comfortable. Also, I really enjoyed your old video guide to shopping in New York - it would be great if you continued the series elsewhere. For example, I'm in a suburb of London but I'm new to niceshopx shopping so I don't know where I'm going or what to buy in my city.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Hi thank you so much for watching. The new York video must have been another creator it may have played automatically from you tube before or after my video. But it's a great idea to review fabric options on any places I visit 😊

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

I haven't been to the goldhawk road in London that is worth a visit for fabric.

[@traceytowner176]

Fantastic!! Thank you!

[@Grmstrs4evr]

Which pattern is the one in the thumbnail to this video, I love that bag. TIA

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

It's the sunshine cross body by bag stock 🙂

[@karenhawes6097]

Please could you advise me as to what stiffener to use on a synthetic leather bag ?

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

It would all depend on the type/style of bag you were making. Does the pattern recommend a stabiliser at all x

[@margaretgoodall5043]

Miko Craft has some great patterns too

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

They do 🙂

[@susanfinn7653]

Just found you, thank you so very much!!!

[@Katbird88]

This is so kind, and helpful…..I’m just starting and I’m so unsure of things…I NEVER intend to sell them, just make for pleasure

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

So pleased you found the video helpful thank you so much for watching.

[@sygirl101]

What a lovely overview! Really appreciate it.

[@sm1lerno1]

Thank you Debs

[@virginiaharrison6711]

Have you made any of Yoan’s patterns?

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

I made a few many years ago I should revisit some of her patterns ❤️

[@virginiaharrison6711]

@@TheBagMakersSewCiety she really helped me to begin my bag making journey. Also her patterns are easy to make your own and a jumping off point to help with your own designs. Her tutorials were and are invaluable to me. I’m a very big fan of Yoan.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

@virginiaharrison6711 I love that. ❤️ I am a big fan of taking a pattern and making it your own putting your own stamp on it when you make your bag ❤️

[@KatherineMcDougall]

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

[@donnasellers3122]

THANK YOU! ❤

[@Oonagh72]

This was insane!! It was great. Another great video would be free patterns on YT. Miko Craft and QTing are great. Loads of others too! It will take time to get them all!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

That's a great idea. Thank you so much for watching xx

[@audreyverringer1611]

Thanks great info, just a note Andrie designs has wrong link😃👍

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Oh thanks for that I will get it updated asap, and thank you for watching x

[@cindynewcomb7139]

Thank you so much!

[@susangray6470]

Sew many creations has free patterns for cork. Sew sweetness has a few great free beginner patterns and great instructional video's. Altho her patterns are a bit advanced.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Thank you. I've got some more specific video planned over the coming months so I will check them out 😊

[@IG88isevil]

Luv these….i have made a few….sunshine wristlet is a favorite….another favorite you didn’t mention is the tower Crossbody from Sewsweetness…..thanks for sharing…..✂️🧵

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Oh I will check out that one for sure. Thank you 😊 x

[@BilalAyno]

Thanks ❤

[@bccabernet]

I am new to bagmaking and you've given me some names of sites I've not been to yet. I follow a man on youtube who has several free bag patterns (just the pattern, not instructions). I have made his messenger bag as my first bag. His channel is called Miko Craft. His video instructions are quite good. TY for posting this.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Oh yes his creations are really good 😊

[@debbiewhite3270]

TY so much.

[@janetwilliams7705]

Thank you!

[@clairefrancois6046]

Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤

[@ClarkBarKid]

Unfortunately I just tried to get the Sunshine Crossbody pouch but it is sold out.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

Check back again in a few days as it might be that the website will only allow so many to stocked at a time and the designer hasn't realised that's it's out of stock.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

I've just checked it and it's been restocked 🙂

[@mandylavida]

Sew useful!

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

I like what you did there

[@kaythom7946]

Pronounced U-Kay-shuBut you did well lol. Thanks for the reviews

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

I am sooo bad at pronouncing things I blame my accent 😂😂😂thank you for watching x x

[@bccabernet]

Oh I thought it was pronounced 'Ah Kay sha'... instead of 'U' (unless you meant 'Uh').

[@kaythom7946]

@@bccabernet yes, I wasn’t sure how to put it to get the correct sounds 😂😂😂

[@bccabernet]

@@kaythom7946 - Oh no worries. :)

[@arrivagabry]

Just love these tutorials, they make it look so easy, then I do it and I always screw up, either the measurements, or the seam is crooked or my sides never match LOL and to think my mother was a first class seamstress, she never sewed bags but dresses, she also created a dress she sewed that ended up in a fashion magazine. She sewed many wedding dresses too. You could wear her clothes inside out they were so perfect. No matter how hard I try I never get it right. Part of it is because I am loosing my eyesight, removed the cataracts and I now see better but still screw up, I guess it is not one of my talents. 😔

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

It can be so frustrating at times one thing I have really forced myself to do is slow down. I am a 100 miles an hour person so I have a tendency to rush things but I have found slowing down cutting out, and interfacing and then taking my time sewing enjoying the process more has made me have less oh FFS moments. I am blind as a bar without my glass I think I need magnifiers now 🫣 x

[@arrivagabry]

@@TheBagMakersSewCiety I also rush everything but I have been trying to sew simple pouches a little at a time, I still screw up no matter how much I try, sewing is not for me even if I like it. I am better at knitting and crocheting.

[@Flash-sr8hm]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like a young Kathy Bates? ❤

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

I can't say I have ever been told that 😂

[@jleedw]

Acacia is pronounced ah-cay-sha

[@rubyred6167]

The shark pattern is no longer free. Not many free @Studio7T7

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

The shark pencil case is a free one from studio 7t7 I may have insert the wrong link. I will check it first thing from my laptop tomorrow. 😊

[@rubyred6167]

@@TheBagMakersSewCiety went back just to double check and its a dinosaur pencil case and a shark backpack now and they both cost. I remember the shark one being free before. Maybe it has something to do with the country your in. I’m in Canada. But thank you so much for your video didn’t mean to trouble you have a blessed day.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

It will be me I had a few links saved and I will have pasted the wrong one lol. I will update it if I can't find the right one I will get in touch with Emma for it. It's no trouble x

[@kpb0701]

@@rubyred6167I just checked and the shark pencil case pattern is still free to download.

[@TheBagMakersSewCiety]

It is.😊 I think I had the wrong link in the description originally I had a few saved from my research and I copied the wrong one. I've updated it now. X

[@joane8651]

Thank you sew much, lots of great ideas here!