10 Cross Body Bags to Sew with Free Patterns

Whether your summer adventures take you sightseeing on vacation, or just taking advantage of activities and events around town, a lightweight handsfree way to carry your essentials is a must. Cross body bags are perfect for when you’re out and around town for any amount of time. The long strap that you wear cross body distributes the weight of the bag and also allows you to carry your bag hands free. No having to make sure a strap doesn’t like off your shoulder. We’ve rounded up 10 awesome cross body bags that you can sew for yourself.

We’ve included tutorials for making small bags, just big enough for phone and wallet, as well as larger tote style bags for days when you need to carry more with you. All of the bags in our roundup can be made with standard sewing notions that you may already have sitting in your stash.

How to Sew a Cross Body Zipper Tote – Free Sewing Pattern by Sew Can She

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Cross Body Bag Sewing Free Sewing Pattern by Life Sew Savory

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Sew It – A Fall Plaid Cross Body Bag by A Kailo Chic Life

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DIY Cross Body Bag Sewing Tutorial by Orange Bettie for Bombshell Bling

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Learn to Sew a Mini Cross Body Bag by Sew Very Crafty

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Cross Body DIY Tote From a Placemat by Hello Glow

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The Easiest Pattern for a DIY Cross Body Bag by Sew Crafty Me

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The Perfect Cross Body Bag Pattern – Free! by Sew Can She

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ModeS Fabric Review – Reversible Tote/Cross Body Tutorial by Tea Rose Home

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How to Make a Cross Body Mini Bag by What The Craft

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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