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Free Travel 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:

If you’re making an item from several fabrics of different colors and plan to launder your
finished item, test each fabric first for colorfastness (and any trims and linings too). You'd
hate to work so hard on an project, wash it for the first time, and find that one fabric has
bled all over another.

To test fabrics for colorfastness, submerge each fabric individually in the same water
temperature and detergent you plan to wash your finished item in. If the water turns color or
dye comes off when you press the wet fabric between layers of a white towel, your fabric
isn’t colorfast.

If this is the case, you can either choose different fabrics, rinse your fabric in diluted vinegar
which may set the dye, wash your finished item in cold water which may keep your fabric
from bleeding, or have your finished item dry cleaned.

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Sewing Quick Tip:

Choose a zipper
that’s slightly
longer than what
your pattern calls
for or one that’s
slightly longer
than the length of
your zipper
opening. It’s
generally easier to
shorten a too-long
zipper than to try
to insert a zipper
that’s precisely the
right length.
Sewing Quick Tip:

If you need to
duplicate a
pattern, try using
waxed paper. It’s
lightweight, see-
through, and most
of us have it on
hand in our
cupboard.

If you need larger
pieces, just tape
the paper together.
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