Noodlehead Sewing Pattern - Sandhill Sling Bag

Sandhill Sling Bag Sewing Pattern

The Sandhill Sling Bag sewing pattern is a compact yet roomy design, perfect for carrying your daily essentials or travel necessities. Featuring a practical sling style for easy access, this bag includes options for a zippered front pocket or patch pocket and an adjustable strap for comfortable wear. Ideal for biking, travelling, or daily use, it’s a must-have for your collection of me-made bags.

Choose from a front zippered pocket (View A) or a patch pocket (View B), both come in handy for quick access to smaller items. An adjustable strap makes it easy to wear.

Sandhill Sling's Features:

• Compact sling bag design ideal for daily use or travel.
• Convenient sling style allows for easy access and stays out of the way.
• Features two pocket options: front zippered pocket (View A) or patch pocket (View B).
• Adjustable strap ensures a comfortable and customisable fit.
• Roomy enough for essentials while remaining lightweight and practical.

Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced Beginner

Approx. Finished Dimensions: 7” wide by 3” deep, 11” tall [17.8 cm x 7.6 cm x 28 cm]

Recommended Fabrics: Canvas (8-10 oz. weight) for exterior fabric. Quilting cotton or lightweight canvas for lining.

Materials needed:
• 5/8 yard Exterior Fabric
• 5/8 yard Lining Fabric (includes interior pocket)
• 1 ¼ yards (1 ½ if making fabric strap) Fusible Woven Interfacing (Pellon SF101-20”/51 cm-wide)
• (1) 18”/40.6 cm head-to-head handbag zipper*^ for top closure
• (1) 10”/25.4 cm handbag zipper*^ for front pocket closure (View A) OR 14mm magnetic snap/size 24 metal spring snap (View B)
• 1”-wide d-ring AND 1 ½”-wide strap slider AND 1 ½”-wide swivel snap [25mm d-ring, 38mm strap slider and swivel snap]
• 1.5 yards of 1 ½”-wide cotton webbing OR ADD ¼ yard to Exterior fabric requirement (1 yd total) for making a fabric strap
* you can substitute by-the-yard zipper tape, you’ll need 1 yard total and three pulls

^ pattern assumes zipper tape width of 1 ¼”, zippers are intentionally longer to allow for ease of construction

Additional supplies + tools: Polyester thread, water-soluble pen/tailor’s chalk, cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, size 14 or 16 denim or Microtex needle, (optional) glue or glue pen or 1/4"-wide fusible web tape, (optional for interior pocket) ¼ yard of ¼”-wide elastic, setting tool if using spring snap.

Your paper pattern will include: Instruction booklet with step-by-step instructions and professional illustrations. Includes BOTH a full-size template pattern sheet AND rotary cutting instructions/measurements, and a label sheet (metric and imperial label sheets both included) for keeping organized, all tucked into a resealable poly bag.

Sell finished items! You (the purchaser of this pattern) can sell finished 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.