A flat bag that sits against you, with three separate zipped pockets.
That is the whole idea. Nothing sticks out, nothing swings, and everything is closed โ your phone in one pocket, your keys in another, your passport and wallet in the main compartment, all in front of you where you can see them.
The front is cut in two colours, split by a clean diagonal with a zip running along it. It is the kind of detail that looks like a design decision rather than a home-made bag, and it is the reason to make this one instead of a plain pouch.
๐งต What's Included
- โ PDF sewing pattern in A4 and US Letter
- โ Step-by-step written instructions with clear layout diagrams
- โ Illustrated construction steps
- โ Instant digital download
๐ The Bag
- ๐ Three zipped compartments โ main opening, front pocket, diagonal pocket
- ๐ Asymmetric colour-block front panel
- ๐ Adjustable webbing strap
- ๐ชถ Flat construction โ no gusset, so it lies against the body
๐งถ Fabric
Cotton canvas, denim, twill or a medium-weight woven. Anything with enough body to hold its shape without stiffening the bag.
Two fabrics, and that is the point. The whole design is the contrast between the main body and the diagonal panel. Choose two fabrics that are clearly different in darkness, not just in colour โ a light and a dark, or a bright and a neutral. Two fabrics of similar tone and the diagonal disappears, and with it the reason you made this bag.
A note on prints. The bag is small, so a large-scale print gets cut into fragments by the seams, and it hides the panel you have just spent time getting straight. A plain main fabric shows the design best. If you want a print, keep it small-scale, and keep the panel plain.
๐ Skill Level โ Confident Beginner to Intermediate
Straight seams throughout, and no fitting to worry about โ a bag either measures right or it does not.
The one technique to be ready for is the exposed zip: the zip tape is stitched on the outside where everyone can see it, so the topstitching has to be even and parallel. It is not difficult, and there are three of them, so you will have it by the third.
If you have sewn a zip before, you are ready. If you have not, practise one on a scrap first โ twenty minutes, and it changes the finish of the whole bag.
๐ฐ Making These to Sell
Yes โ you may sell the bags you make from this pattern, in small quantities: at markets, at craft fairs, or to people who ask. Please do not resell, share or redistribute the pattern file itself.
๐ Perfect For
Travel and city days ยท hands-free errands ยท a weekend sewing project ยท using up two coordinating fabrics ยท handmade gifts ยท market and craft-fair stock
๐ฆ Please Note
- This is a digital PDF sewing pattern, not a finished bag. No fabric, zips, hardware or finished bag will be shipped to you.
- Instant download, available immediately after purchase.
- Colours may look different from one screen to another, and your fabric choices will change the bag completely.
