Ribbon Wrapped Bucket Bag FREE Sewing Pattern and Tutorial

This Duffle features doubled straps that knot at the shoulder. They can be adjusted longer to be worn crossbody or shortened to wear over one shoulder. However you wear it, keep an eye on your duffle. Your friends may want to snatch it… or at they very least, they’ll pester you to make one for them.

What you'll need:

Sewing Machine and standard presser foot
Zipper foot
Satin Stitch foot; optional
Janome Edge Guide foot; optional
SIX one-yard lengths of coordinating ribbon and ONE two-yard length of a seventh coordinating ribbon
1 yard of 44″+ wide lightweight canvas or heavyweight twill for the bag exterior, straps, drawcord, strap tabs, and drawcord slider
1 yard of 44″+ wide quilting weight cotton for the lining
¾ yard of 45″+ wide fusible fleece
⅓ yard of 45″ wide mid-weight fusible interfacing
3 yards of skinny, soft piping cord or similar
ONE sheet of plastic canvas or similar for the base insert; you need an apx. 12” x 12” square from which to cut your base circle
FIVE Double Cap Rivets
Cutting and Setting tools for rivets
TWELVE extra-large (7/16”) grommets
Grommet setting tools
TWO 1” rectangle rings
All purpose thread to match fabric and ribbon
One contrasting all purpose thread for the decorative stitching
Monofilament thread for ribbon stitching; optional
See-through ruler
Fabric pen or pencil
Seam gauge
Seam ripper
Scissors
Rotary cutter and mat
Sewing awl or similar for grommet marking
Iron and ironing board
Straight pins
Hand sewing needle
Seam sealant; optional for the ends of the drawcord and to reinforce the holes for the grommets
Small hammer to set rivets; we recommend a soft leather mallet or a ball peen hammer
Heavy metal, stone or wooden block to use as a cutting and hammering surface for the rivets and grommets
Cellophane tape or similar for the piping cord