Kid-sized Messenger Bag Free Pattern and Sewing Tutorial

kid-sized messenger free pattern and sewing tutorial

this free child-sized messenger pattern is the perfect shrunken size

but here and there i'm dipping back into my old hand stash and i will share my sewing patterns here at merriment design

yard fabric

yard fabric

iron-on interfacing

thread

disappearing ink fabric marking pen

iron and ironing board

sewing machine

thread

disappearing ink marking pen

clear plastic ruler

self-healing mat

step 1: cut messenger pieces and assemble outside and lining

" x 7" piece of iron-on interfacing

iron on your interfacing to the wrong side of the outside

fold your outside piece in half to make a rectangle. draw teeny rectangles in each corner along the fold

carefully cut out the marked rectangle from each corner

go to my bird hand tutorial to add any interior pockets. any questions

iron the seams open. pretty

now this is the magic part the unsewn corner rectangles into a flat sandwich

here is your lining bottom. let's move to the messenger outside …but first

cut out your special friend from felt. mark the mouth and use embroidery thread to make a smile

fill in the eyes using embroidery thread like i did here and also on my halloween no-sew felt and velcro one-wrap bracelets

sew close to the edge of the felt to secure them to the bag outside. i left the monkey ears loose on the sides

now fold the hand in half right sides together

the cut rectangles together

sew to close the messenger bottom

here's your hand bottom

turn it right side out. hi little pink monkey

now open up the ironed edge and carefully fold the sides in half again. this will make a 2" strap

iron it all as flat as you can

there's a better photo of this on the “make straps” step of my baby bird silhouette hand tutorial as i forgot to take a photo

january 16

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" x 7" rectangle

" x 7" rectangle

repeat the folding

step 2: sew lining of the kid's messenger

now if you're going to add an interior pocket

now let's sew up the lining

sew the left and right sides of the lining using

sew 1/2" from the edge to secure. repeat on the other side

step : add a special peek-a-boo friend

place it centered on the outside piece 1"

step 4: sew messenger outside

sew

step 5: sew messenger strap

topstitch close to the edge all sides around the messenger strap