Redwood Tote Sewing Pattern
The Redwood Tote sewing pattern is a versatile, mid-sized bag perfect for everyday use or travel. Featuring a zip-top closure, front zippered pocket, back slip pocket, and a reinforced base, this tote keeps your essentials organised and secure. With both short grab handles and a convenient crossbody strap, it’s a hands-free, stylish solution for bag-making enthusiasts. Create your own practical and personalised tote with this must-have bag sewing pattern. You’ll love this tote!
Redwood's Features:
• Front zippered pocket
• Top zipper for keeping everything secure
• Back slip pocket
• Interior slip pocket
• Crossbody adjustable strap
• Short handles for easy grab and go
• Reinforced base!
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
Approx. Finished Dimensions: 10 ½” wide (measured at base), 2 ½” deep, 13” tall
Materials needed:
Requirements based on 44”-wide fabric. Fat quarter = 18” tall x 21” wide
• 1/2 yard Exterior Fabric (two fat quarters may be used)
• 1/3 yard Accent Fabric (includes Reinforced Base, Handles, and Strap)
• 1 yard (¾ yard if using non-directional fabric) Lining Fabric
• 2 1/2 yards Fusible Woven Interfacing (Pellon SF101 – 20”-wide)
• (1) 6” zipper* for front pocket
• (1) 12” zipper for top closure
• (2) 1”-wide d-rings, (2) 1”-wide swivel clasps AND (1) 1”-wide strap slider (kit available here)
• 2” x 11” piece of heavyweight interfacing for Reinforced Base (Pellon Peltex 72F or equivalent recommended)
Recommended Fabrics: Canvas (7-9 oz. weight) for exterior fabric. Quilting cotton for Accent and Lining.
**Waxed canvas may also be used for exterior fabric, reduce fusible interfacing requirement to 1 ¾ yards and do not interface the exterior fabric pieces.
Additional supplies + tools: Polyester thread, water-soluble pen/tailor’s chalk, cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, size 14 or 16 denim or Microtex needle, glue pen (Sewline glue pen is my favorite), (optional) two ¾”-wide x 15” long leather handles and eight 8mm rivets/setting tool, (optional) two ¼” x 5” pieces of leather/ribbon for zipper pulls.
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!
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