Free Pattern: Sew a Quilted Bag Easily

The quilt bag kit is the perfect way to learn the basics and create a project that works well as part of an everyday item: the perfect bag. In this article you will find free patterns and steps to make your own bag.

1. Sew a quilt block

2. Integrate the quilt block

3. Sew the perfect bag

Discover how to make the quilt block step by step with 3 techniques. (Video in french only)

Cotton quilt 

• Colour 1 (white): 25 cm (10 in)
• Colour 2 (pink): 15 cm (6 in)
• Colour 3 (blue): 15 cm (8 in)
• Colour 2 (green): 10 cm (4 in)

To make the quilt block, you will also need the following materials:

• A rotary cutter
• A cutting mat
• A marker pen. My favourite is the Prym cartridge pencil
• A basic ruler
• An imperial quilting ruler
• A sewing machine
• Wonder Clips or pins

First, download and print the pattern for pieces A & B.

Next, trim the cotton:

Colour 1 (white)

• 20 x 2 ½ in squares (Piece C)
• 1 x 6 in square (Piece D)
• 4 pattern pieces (Piece A)

Colour 2 (pink)

• 4 x 4 ½ in squares (Piece E)

Colour 3 (blue)

• 1 x 6 in square (Piece F)
• 4 x 2 ½ in squares (Piece G)

Colour 4 (green)

• 4 pattern pieces (Piece B)

Follow the sewing steps included in the downloaded PDF pattern

For those who don’t want to venture into pattern making, as explained in the video, here is all the information on how to incorporate your 12 ½ in x 12 ½ in quilt block to the Perfect Bag.

Seam value: When assembling this rectangle, seams should be made to ¼ in. The ¼ in values are already included in the trimming measurements.

• Your finished quilt block 12 ½ in x 12 ½ in

• 50 cm (20 in) of cotton quilting material (Included in quilt bag kit)

• 1 m (39 3/8 in) of lining fabric (Included in quilt bag set)

Use inch measurements, as your quilt block was made in inches, this will avoid the occasional gap between your block and your pattern pieces.

• 1 x 20 in x 3 ¼ in rectangle
• 2 x 12 ½ in x 4 ¼ in rectangles
• 1 x 24 ¼ in x 20 in rectangle

To see the steps in detail, view the end of the video above.

STEP 1: Join the two 12 ½ in x 4 ¼ in rectangles on each side of the quilt square right sides together.

STEP 2: Then join the remaining two rectangles on the other two sides right sides together again. If your block has a direction, be sure to put the 3 ¼ in rectangle on the top and the 24 ¼ in rectangle on the bottom.

In order to make an eco-friendlier project and as the pieces are quite simple to create, either rectangles or squares, we advise you not to print the pattern to avoid wasting paper.

• Your quilt block integrated with the outer fabric of your bag in the previous step.

• 1 m (39 3/8 in) of lining fabric (Included in quilt bag kit)

• 1.5 m (59 in) of webbing (Included in quilt bag kit)

• 1 x piece C in the lining (H: 97 cm (38 3/16 in) / L: 52 cm (20 in))
• 2 straps (L: 75 cm (30 in))

Follow the sewing steps for pattern A lined included in the PDF pattern.