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Free Messenger Bag Patterns
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Sewing Quick Tip:

If there’s a crease
down the middle of
your yardage that
you can’t press out
and you have
pattern pieces that
need to be placed
on the fold line, try
folding the top half
of your fabric down
and the bottom
half up so that the
fabric's selvedges
meet in the middle.
Sewing Quick Tip:

For clipping seam
allowances, try
using a craft knife
instead of scissors.
And with your craft
knife, cut from the
seam to the raw
edge of your seam
allowance. By
cutting away from
your seam like this,
you’ll reduce the
risk of accidentally
cutting into your
seam.
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Messenger Bag
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22 of the best free Messenger Patterns & Tutorials on the web!
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Let’s make Messenger Bags! Here you’ll
find over twenty messenger-style bags
and purses collected from all over the web.

And what defines a messenger bag is its
rectangular shape (because it's designed
to carry papers) and its long shoulder
strap that can be worn across the body,
with the bag itself either hanging down at
your side or worn against your back. It
also usually has a large flap closure.

And if you’re a beginner just learning how
to sew, a messenger bag (one of the
simpler designs) can be a great first
project because it consists of simple
shapes and will likely be quick to make.
And if you plan to carry heavy items in your messenger bag, be sure to make it from a durable
fabric like cotton canvas or denim. You may even want to line your fabric pieces with a layer of
fusible interfacing for added strength.

And if you’d like your messenger bag to be a bit larger than the ones you see here, you can
probably size up the pattern to suit your needs (enlarging it on a photocopier or on your
computer, or simply cutting your fabric pieces larger than the measurements specify). And feel
free to adjust the length of the bag’s handle to suit your needs (a few of the designs on this
page use buckles that allow for strap adjustment of the finished bag).
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