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Shopping Bag Patterns
If a project includes a printable pattern, you’ll see a “p” next to its title. If a project doesn’t include a
pattern template, don’t despair! It likely consists of simple fabric shapes (like squares and
rectangles) that you can easily measure and cut yourself.

Note that some projects may be designed for a specific type of sewing machine. But don’t let that
discourage you! If a project you like calls for, say, complex embroidery stitches and you have just a
simple zigzag machine, you can try experimenting with a satin stitch, hand-embroidering a design, or
adding purchased embellishments instead.
If you arrived at this page through a search engine, you may want to check out the
Free Sewing Pattern Directory
for a list of ALL of the free sewing patterns accessible through this site.
Note: Clicking any of the following links will take you to another website unless otherwise indicated.
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Sewing Quick Tip:

Before applying fusible interfacing to your garment piece, test it first by applying it to a scrap
of your fabric.

This way, you’ll be able to make sure that the interfacing has given your fabric the drape and
feel you’re looking for, that the interfacing has bonded properly (that the timing and iron
temperature are correct), and that the interfacing adhesive hasn’t melted through to the
other side of your fabric.

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Sewing Quick Tip:

Read through your
entire pattern
instructions before
you start sewing
your project. This
way, you can
familiarize yourself
with all of the
steps involved,
and you may even
find that you can
rearrange the
order of the steps
for greater
efficiency.
Sewing Quick Tip:

To prevent bulk
when running
elastic through a
waistband casing,
butt the ends of
the elastic
together instead of
overlapping them.
You can do this by
taking a short
piece of wide
ribbon and
stitching both
ends of the elastic
to it.
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