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Make It Perfect shares a free pattern for making a Mini Messenger Bag for kids. The finished bag is 7″ x 10″, which is big enough to hold a sketch book and crayons. She designed the bag to show off… Read more ... 
Amy Smart from Diary of a Quilter shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs for making her Mod Messenger Bag. The simple bag is a good project for someone learning to sew. It’s lined on the inside, with an optional… Read more ... 
Becky at Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial for making her awesome Foldover Messenger Bag. She designed it for a mom on-the-go. The cross body messenger style is easy to carry hands-free, and the foldover top gives easy access to contents. … Read more ... 
Professor Pincushion shares a video sewing tutorial showing how to make this messenger bag. It’s trimmed out with contrast bias tape. You can embellish the large front flap with a patch or applique, or leave it plain. The video is… Read more ... 
Pamela from Sovanisa shows the saddle bags she made for her daughter’s bicycle. It’s a pair of messenger style bags connected in the middle with a wide strip of fabric. She used a cute owl oilcloth print, which is girly… Read more ... 
If you’re looking for a special bag for your child to carry to school this year, this messenger bag by Amber from Crazy Little Projects just might be it. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. And if… Read more ... 
TeresaDownUnder from Sewn Up shows how she made this little pocketed pouch, sized just big enough to hold keys, credit cards, and a phone. It’s like a tiny little messenger bag, with a foldover flap and a long strap so… Read more ... 
Simple Simon & Co. guest blogs in the Sew In Tune series at Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! with a tutorial showing how to make a messenger style iPad bag. It’s lined in felt to protect the tablet’s screen. The… Read more ... 
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pleated pocket for the inside of her Boxy Messenger Bag. She stitches it into the side panels, with the sides of the pockets getting… Read more ... 
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Boxy Messenger Bag. She made it roomy enough to hold her daughter’s dolls, softies, and other toys. I’m thinking this would also make a… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make he Little Messenger, a kid-sized messenger bag. She originally designed it for her kids to haul their books to and from the library, but she’s since found that they use it to… Read more ... 
Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar guest blogs in the Once Upon a Thread series at No Big Dill with a project inspired by the book Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watts. She made an “emergency kit” for her… Read more ... 
Crafty Couple shows how to make a diaper bag with loads of pockets – side pockets for sippie cups, and interior pockets for diapers and wipes and all the other stuff you need to carry. A large flap folds over… Read more ... 
Cheryl from The Green Hedgehog and Sew Can Do shows how to make a messenger bag out of laminated cotton. The wipe-clean surface would make a GREAT diaper bag, but it would also be awesome as a book bag. The… Read more ... 
Ashley from Mommy By Day… Crafter By Night shows how she made a messenger bag for her little sis who is heading off to college. This is such an awesome bag for school! She designed the bag so her sister… Read more ... 
