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Stowaway Drawstring Bag
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Stowaway Drawstring Bag

Drawstring bag · Three sizes · S, M, L · Beginner

$6.00Incl. VAT · Instant PDF download

A simple drawstring bag in three sizes with a double cord, for shoes, toys, laundry, gifts or travel kit.

Instant download. A4 · US Letter · A0 copy-shop PDFs, plus an illustrated instructions booklet. Nothing is posted.
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About the pattern

Stowaway is a one-piece drawstring bag: a single rectangle folded at the base, two side seams and a channel at the top for two cords that pull from opposite sides, so it closes firmly and hangs straight.

Three nested sizes: S (20 × 25 cm), M (30 × 35 cm) and L (40 × 45 cm).

Inside the pattern

  • Pattern pieces in 3 nested sizes (S, M, L), each size on its own PDF layer
  • Home-printing files for A4 and US Letter (7 and 7 pages, with 10 cm and 4 in test squares) and an A0 copy-shop file
  • Instruction booklet: fabric amounts per size for 110 and 150 cm wide fabric, size chart, cutting layouts and 5 numbered steps
  • 1 pattern piece; seam allowances included (1 cm)
Sizes, fabric & notions
Skill levelBeginner
SizesThree sizes · S, M, L
FormatsA4 · US Letter · A0 copy shop
Suggested fabricsCotton, linen, poplin, light canvas, quilting cotton, ripstop or a mesh for a laundry bag
Fabric needed0.40–1.00 m at 150 cm wide; 0.60–1.00 m at 110 cm wide
NotionsTwo cords per bag, 4-6 mm thick: 2 × 70 cm (S), 2 × 90 cm (M) or 2 × 110 cm (L); Safety pin or bodkin
Pieces1
Seam allowance1 cm, included
Download & licence

This is a digital pattern: your ZIP is available immediately after payment, on the order confirmation page, by email and under Downloads in your account. Print at 100% (“actual size”) and check the test square before cutting.

Licence: personal use, and you may sell handmade items made from the pattern. Please do not share or resell the files. Faulty files are always replaced — write to support@notchandseam.com. Returns & withdrawal.

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