Free pattern
Lined tote bag
14 × 14 in body; flat, no boxed base
Confident beginner
Allow 2–3 hours (planning estimate)
Cutting chart & steps ↗Patterns
Four little projects to come back to.
Get the tote bag, scrunchie, pillow cover and drawstring bag PDFs in one free beginner sewing pattern pack.
Drafted from measurements by the SewingCritic team. We have not yet photographed a sewn sample.
A lined tote, a scrunchie, an envelope pillow cover and a drawstring bag. Start with one; keep the other charts for later.
Free pattern
Scrunchie
Fabric tube about 21 × 1.75 in before gathering
Beginner
Allow 30–45 minutes (planning estimate)
Cutting chart & steps ↗
Free pattern
Envelope pillow cover
16, 18 or 20 in square; 5 in back overlap
Beginner
Allow 1–2 hours (planning estimate)
Cutting chart & steps ↗
Free pattern
Drawstring bag
Small 6 × 8; medium 10 × 12; large 14 × 16 in
Beginner
Allow 1–2 hours (planning estimate)
Cutting chart & steps ↗