Wholecloth: New Wholecloth Patterns Morris Tote Sewing Pattern

The new

sewing pattern is available in the shop!

The Quilted Morris Mini Tote is the tiny version of a classic tote bag. The quilted body gives the Morris a soft structure and the front and interior pockets are quilted and folded to show off the fabrics on both sides. All of the edges and seams are finished with binding, creating another opportunity to mix prints or highlight a special fabric.

The sewing pattern includes:

- clear step by step illustrated instructions

- dimensions to draft you own pattern pieces or cut the pieces directly from fabric

- instructions to make coordinating bias binding and handles, or substitute ready-made

- instructions to quilt your own fabric, or substitute pre-quilted

- dimensions in inches and centimeters

Finished bag dimensions: 9 x 7 x 4 in (22.1 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm)

Get the pattern:

Exterior: The front of the Morris Tote has a quilted open pocket with a folded cuff to show off the backing fabric. The pattern includes instructions for binding all of the bag edges and making crisp mitered corners on the pocket. Vertical lines of quilting add soft structure to the Morris allowing the bag to stand up on its flat 4" bottom.

Interior: The interior has a quilted open pocket, and all of the seams and edges are finished with straight grain binding.

Supplies:

The entire bag can be made from self-quilted fabric and a little bit of low loft quilt batting. There are no special zippers or hardware. My goal was to design a bag you could sew in a hurry with fabric from you stash. You can easily substitute pre-quilted fabric, 1" webbing for the handles and use ready made binding.

Difficulty:

The Morris Tote is a good fit for advanced beginner sewists. It involves binding multiple layers of fabric that can take a little bit of practice to get a neat finish. If you're familiar with the process of binding seams for quilts or garments this pattern will be a piece of cake. A determined sewist with a few patterns under their belt can always take it one step at a time.

Sewalong:

I'm planning a full video sewalong making the Morris Tote from start to finish. The sewalong will make this pattern more accessible to less experienced sewists. Sign up for the newsletter to be notified of the final dates for the sewalong. Or subscribe to the Wholecloth Patterns Youtube channel.