Bento Bag – Free Sewing Pattern

February 9, 2024 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Say goodbye to disposable plastic bags and hello to eco-friendly lunch solutions with the DIY Bento Bag! This free sewing pattern and tutorial from Sew In Love is your ticket to creating a stylish and practical lunch bag that keeps your meal, snacks, and cutlery neatly bundled together. In less than an hour, you can whip up your own bento wrap-style bag complete with handles, perfect for making lunchtime more enjoyable and sustainable.

Why Sew a Bento Bag? The mantra “Plastic is not so fantastic” rings true as we strive to reduce our environmental footprint. By ditching single-use plastic bags and styrofoam containers, we take a step towards a greener future. The bento bag not only carries your reusable lunch containers and cutlery but also serves as a placemat and napkin, adding a touch of eco-friendliness to your dining experience. With each use, you contribute to reducing plastic waste and protecting our wildlife and oceans.

How to Use the Bento Bag: Measuring 55cm x 55cm (22″ x 22″), the bento bag comfortably accommodates various lunch box sizes, from compact containers to larger snack boxes and utensils. Its versatility allows you to adjust the size to suit your specific lunch needs—perfect for kids’ lunches or outdoor picnics. To fold the bag, simply place your items in the middle, fold the corners over your lunch box, and tie a double knot with the remaining corners. It’s as easy as that!

Bento Bag Free Sewing Pattern

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DIY Kids Gingerbread House Bag with Free Pattern

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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