Noodlehead Sewing Pattern - Campfire Messenger Bag

The Campfire Messenger Bag sewing pattern by indie pattern brand Noodlehead.

The Campfire Messenger Bag sewing pattern is the perfect project for creating a stylish and functional everyday bag. With a classic design and plenty of pockets, it’s great for staying organised on the go. This pattern features an adjustable strap, optional top zipper, and three closure options, making it both versatile and practical. Showcase your favourite fabric on the flap and enjoy sewing a bag that’s uniquely yours.

We stock all the bag-making supplies you’ll need, from fabric and zips to hardware, to bring your Campfire Messenger Bag to life!

Features:

• Feature your favorite print on the Flap
• Adjustable strap
• Zippered, pleated and slip pockets
• Optional top zipper closure
• Hardware flap closure, plus two alternate closure options!

Skill Level: Intermediate

Approx. Finished Dimensions: 9½” W, 11½” H, 2½” deep at base

Materials needed:
+ Requirements based on 44” wide fabric. FQ=Fat Quarter=18" x 22"
• Exterior fabric, 3/4 yard
• Lining fabric, 3/4 yard
• Flap fabric, FQ
• Accent fabric (binding, strap, slip pocket, zip pocket lining), 3/4 yard
• Fusible Woven Interfacing (Pellon SF101), 2 yards
• Fusible Fleece or ByAnnie's Soft and Stable, 1/3 yard
• 6" non-separating zipper
• 12" non-separating or separating zipper (optional top closure)
• Size 24 Metal Snap, 2 sets
• ½" x 1" Metal Rectangle, 4*
• 1" Metal Strap Slider

Recommended Fabrics: Cotton or blended canvas; denim, twill, home dec for exterior. Quilting cotton for lining and accent. Alternate Closures: (4) 1” D-Rings and 1”x 16” scrap leather, or use fabric instructions (and * = omit 2) OR (2) tuck locks (and * = omit 2)

Additional supplies + tools: Thread, water-soluble pen, cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, turning tool, 1/4”-wide fusible web tape, (2) 1/4” x 5” strips of leather/ribbon for zipper pull(s), denim needle, snap setting tool, 3/4”-wide sew-in hook-and-loop tape or additional size 24 metal snap (for optional flap and/or back pocket closure)

Your paper pattern will include: instruction booklet with step-by-step instructions and professional illustrations, pattern sheet for all non-rectangular pieces and rotary cutting instructions/measurements for all other pattern pieces (just cut and sew, no need to cut out pattern pieces), a label sheet for keeping organized, full-color cover sheet, all tucked into a resealable poly bag.

Sell finished items! You (the purchaser of this pattern) can sell finished sewn items made using this pattern (on a home-based scale), credit to Anna Graham www.noodle-head.com is appreciated!

At Truro Fabrics we're a small, family-run business in the heart of Cornwall, UK. We love compiling our carefully chosen fabric collections and sharing beautiful products with our customers. All orders are lovingly wrapped in recycled tissue and re-purposed packaging, ready to arrive and be made into exciting creations!