Fabric Lunch Bag Tutorial

Thought I would start out with a fun and free tutorial on how to make a reuseable fabric lunch bag. I used a beautiful cotton/linen Japanese pear fabric to make mine, but you can use anything from recycled clothing to oil clothe.

To Make Your Reuseable Fabric Lunch Bag Pattern You will need:

Exterior Fabric
Interior Fabric
Sew in Velcro
Interfacing (optional)

1) cut 2 pieces of exterior fabric and 2 pieces of interior fabric to 10 inches wide and 12 inches tall.

2) On the top of each piece of fabric mark in 1 inch from the left and one inch in from the right. Use a ruler to make a straight line from this point to the bottom corner on the same side. Mark with a fabric pencil.



3) Cut along this line on all 4 pieces.

4) If you are using cotton you will want to line the exterior fabric with either fusible interfacing or sew in interfacing. I used Pellon 808 (Craft Bond) on the back of the pear fabric.

5) Cut your velcro to 6 3/4 inches long. Sew into the top of the two interior pieces. Place this 7/8 inch below the top edge.



6) Place your interior pieces of fabric pattern side together. Sew along all 3 sides using a 5/8 inch inseam. Leave a 3 - 4 inch opening on the bottom so you can turn your fabric lunch sack inside out later

Repeat. on the exterior fabric pieces. Sew all 3 sides and do not leave the opening.

7) Create the foot of your reuseable fabric lunch bag pattern:

While your bag pieces are still inside out flat out the two bottom corners. Measure in 2 inches from the tip of the corner. Sew along this line. Cut the triangle of fabric off 5/8 inches below the sew line.

Do this on the interior fabric as well.

**Tip: To make a larger foot you can sew this line in 3 inched in from the tip of the fabric.







8) Turn your exterior fabric inside out. Slip this inside of the interior fabric. Pattern sides together. Line up the seams and pin together. Sew around this top edge using that 5/8 inch inseam.



9) Turn your bag inside out. Tuck the open edges in on the opening you left on the interior fabric. Iron this flat and sew shut.

10) Tuck your interior fabric inside the bag. Work on creating a neat fold line at the top of the bag and iron as needed.

11) Sew around the top edge of the reuseable lunch bag pattern using a fun stitch. Your finished!