The Tall and Tidy Wash Bag is a deep, spacious, toiletry bag made of waterproof fabrics. This is a digital PDF Sewing Pattern that will be available for immediate download once purchased. You are not purchasing the actual bag!
Aimed at the intermediate sewer or confident beginner, the Tall and Tidy Wash Bag pattern will teach you a range of useful bag making techniques as well as sewing with waterproof fabrics, with plenty of scope to add your own style.
It is ideal for storing anything with a wet use, like toiletries, swimming gear, shower kit, baby changing items, small medical supplies, or beach essentials. It has a front zipped pocket for your phone or glasses, two deep slip pockets inside to hold toiletries upright, and a detachable carry handle to hang the bag within reach. This pattern will show you useful bag making techniques as well as how to sew wipe-clean fabrics.
This is a detailed sewing pattern which contains 20 pages of step-by-step instructions, along with colour photos, making it perfect for the visual learner. There is also a full length video tutorial for this pattern to sew a long with me!
FEATURES
- a front zipped pocket for your phone, glasses, tissues, anything within easy reach
- a top zip closure with a wide opening
- a deep interior with boxy base to store items upright
- an optional carry handle to hook onto a changing room door or pushchair handle
- two slip pockets inside with the option to add more pockets if you wish.
MEASUREMENTS
10” wide x 9.5” high x 3” deep (25cm w x 24cm x 8cm)
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate sewer or confident beginner
RECOMMENDED FABRICS
This pattern is designed to be sewn with waterproof fabrics such as laminated cotton which is simply cotton with a polyurethane coating. It is easy to sew, wipe clean, washable and resilient, making it ideal for any item that requires frequent cleaning. It is also more environmentally friendly than traditional oilcloths or PVC coated fabrics minus potentially harmful dyes or chemicals such as lead, BPA or phthalates. Some laminated cottons are also certified as food safe. You will find a small selection of organic laminated cottons in my Shop.
You could use other fabrics such as ordinary or waterproof canvas, waxed canvas, vinyl or dry oilskin. If you are using cotton for your bag, I would suggest adding a layer of fusible medium weight interfacing to the fabric to make it equivalent in weight to laminated cotton. There is enough of the lining fabric for the exterior contrast along the base, or you can choose something like cork, vinyl or faux leather.
Fabrics not recommended for this pattern:
- Stretchy waterproof fabrics such as PUL or Ripstop
- Iron on vinyl which may separate from fabric
- Thicker vinyls or leather, unless you have a heavy duty sewing machine
You can check out all of my testers’ bags along with details on their fabric choices in the Tall and Tidy Wash Bag Lookbook.
SUPPLIES
Exterior: One Fat Quarter, i.e. 18” x 22” / 50cm x 53cm laminated cotton for fabric width of 44”/112cm or 56”/142cm
Exterior 2: (this is optional as there is enough lining fabric to use for the Base contrast)
22” x 4” (56cm x 10cm) laminated cotton/faux leather/vinyl/cork
Lining: 5/8 yard / 57cm laminated cotton (44”/112cm W) or 1/3 yard (12”) / 30cm (56”/142cm) W)
Hardware:
Two (2) 12” (30.5cm) standard nylon zippers (No.3 or No.5)
OR if using zipper by the yard, 26” (66cm) zipper tape and two zipper pulls (to create one 12” (30.5cm) zipper and one 14” (35.5cm) zipper)
One (1) 1” (2.5cm) split key ring or D-ring
Marking tool like a pencil
Matching polyester thread
VIEWING & PRINTING
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download this PDF file. If you are unable to work from a computer screen, I would suggest printing off the instructions in a booklet form and on a faster print option to save on ink and paper. For the pattern pieces, there is the option to print them out, or measure and cut, as all measurements have been provided.
LICENSING INFORMATION
You may sell items made from this pattern on your shop or website on a small scale. All items for sale must be handmade by you. Please credit SEW SOFIA in any written description. Please do not distribute, sell or duplicate this pattern in any way.
