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Duffle Bag Patterns
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Ruffle Duffle
Husqvarnaviking
Duffle Bag Tote
Bag 'n Tell
Mini Duffle Bag
Craftster.org
Kid Size Duffle Bag
Small Fry and Co.
Duffel Bag
About.com
Duffel Bag
Mother Earth News
The Perfect Duffel
Bag
Instructables
Duffel Bag
Caddy Phenom
Super Simple Duffel
Bag
Simply Cherise
12 of the best free Duffle Bag Patterns & Tutorials on the web!
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Let’s make duffle bags! Here you’ll find a
dozen duffle bag patterns and tutorials
collected from all over the web (which by
the way, were quite hard to find – it
seems there aren’t too many of them out
there!).

Because of its roomy size and zip top
closure, a duffle bag would be perfect for
hauling items to the beach or to the gym,
and would also make a great overnight
bag.

And since duffle bags are meant to be
durable, consider making your bag from a
thick, heavy fabric like denim or cotton
canvas. And if you do decide to go with a
heavy denim, be sure to use a thicker
denim needle in your sewing machine, which will penetrate your heavy fabric more easily and
without breaking, which is especially important when sewing bulky seams that merge. But if you
choose to make your duffle bag from a lighter-weight fabric, consider adding a layer of fusible
interfacing to your fabric pieces (before sewing them together, of course) to give your bag
added strength.

And if you plan to make your duffle bag from cotton fabric and want to be able to launder your
finished bag, be sure to preshrink your fabric first. You may even want to preshrink 100%
cotton fabric more than once because cotton doesn’t always shrink its maximum amount with
the first washing.
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Retro Duffel Bag
Saltwater Kids
Nigella Yoga Bag
Amy Butler
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