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September 29, 2014 by Craft Passion 68 Comments September 29, 2014

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 Lunch Box Bag
Difficulty: Avid Beginner with some sewing experiences
Finished size (including handles) : approximately 6″ (W) x 12 1/2″ (H) x 4″ (D)
height of the bag itself (without handle) is approx. 7″
Download: Lunch Box Bag Pattern

Materials:
Make: 1
1. Fabric, for bag – 10 1/2″ x 19″
2. Interfacing (medium weight) – 10 1/2″ x 19″
3. Fabric, for lining – 10 1/2″ x 19″
4. Fabric, for drawstring cover – 2 pcs. of 10 1/2″ x 6″
5. Fabric, for handles – 2 pcs of 3″ x 14″, or use webbing tape 3/4″ width 2 pcs of 14″
6. Drawstring cord, 2 pcs of 24″
7. Drawstring beads or stopper, 2 pcs. optional.

Tools:
1. Sewing machine
2. Sewing kits
3. Pencil or Erasable fabric marker
4. Ruler
5. Scissors or roller cutter
6. Cord threader
7. Iron

Seam Allowance: 5/16″ (included in the pattern), otherwise as indicate.

Note: If you are using canvas or upholstery fabric for the bag, you may omit the interfacing.

Gather all the materials and tools needed

as listed above. Download the pattern
sheet for the dimension to cut.
Cut fabrics according to the pattern sheet.

Fuse interfacing webbing to the wrong

side of the bag fabric with a warm iron.
Make sure it is properly fused and no
trapped air bubbles between the fabrics.

The bag fabric with interfacing attached.

Set aside.

Fold the lining fabric into halve with right

side facing each other.
Sew both side edges with 5/16″ seam allowance.

Pinch the vertical center lines of both front and back piece, open up the lining, bring center
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to side and seam lines to center. Align the front and back seam lines, the bottom reverse
triangle must be perpendicular to the
seam lines.
Measure 4″ horizontally across the bottom
of the triangle of the front corner and sew.
Repeat the same at the other corner of the
bag. [Update: it is not 4″ from the tip of the
triangle, it is 4″ perpendicular to the sewn
line, which is also the length that you are
going to sew.]
Cut away the extra with 5/16″ seam
allowance.

The lining should look like this after the

seams return to its side position.
Set aside.

Fold the long edges of the handle toward

the center, leaving about a 1/4″ in between
them. Press with the iron to set the crease
lines.
Fold it into halve and press with an iron.
Sew a line near the edge on both sides.
Repeat the same to the second handle.
Set aside.

Place 2 pieces of drawstring fabric with

right side facing each other. Sew the short
side of the edges till the 1 1/2″ marking.
Press seam open.

Top stitch about 1/8″ from the seam line

at both sides.

Double fold the top edge to the wrong side

to make a 5/8″ pocket for the drawstring.
Topstitch 2 lines.
Set aside.

Fold the bag fabric into halve, fold the

bottom 2″ up. Sew the side with 5/16″
seam allowance.

Turn the bag right side out, expand the

base of the bag to have 4″ on the sides
and roughly 6″ on the front & back.
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You may press it flat like this by simply
push the bottom into the bag.

Attach the handle 4 1/2″ apart (inner

space), stitch it on about 3/8″ from the top
edge.
Repeat the same to the other handle.

Turn the drawstring fabric to the wrong

side and slip it onto the bag, with
drawstring pocket facing down.

Insert the bag and drawstring pieces into

the lining piece.
Align side seams. Change the facing of the
seam allowance if needed to avoid thick
fabrics on the same spot.

Sew around with 1/2″ seam allowance,

leaving a 3″ to 3 1/2″ opening for turning
right side out.

Turn the bag right side out from the

opening.

Press the top seam neatly and sew 4 lines

within 1 inch from the top edge.

Thread drawstring cord and install

stoppers (optional) to complete the lunch
box bag.
Install name tag to bag if you wish. I used
faux nubuck leather aka washable craft
paper or kraft paper fabric, you may use
felt as an alternative. I stamped the grass
and dragonfly by using StazOn Multi-
Surface Inkpad, Stone Gray .
You may lay the bag flat when not in use.

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