How to sew a quilted crossbody bag with a coin purse

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a shoulder bag and matching purse. Both are lined, quilted and zip fastened.

The pattern accompanying the tutorial contains the bag and purse.

Before starting

To follow the tutorial, you can download the quilted crossbody bag and coin purse patterns in PDF from our store. All the instructions for printing, cutting and assembling the parts are included in the PDF. It's easy!

Quilted crossbody bag with a coin purse - PDF sewing pattern

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Supplies to make the bag and purse

To make this project, you'll need

a 40 cm x 60 cm quilted fabric for the outside of the bag and purse;
a 40 cm x 60 cm lightweight fabric for the lining;
a 30 cm zipper for the bag and a 21 cm zipper for the purse;
a 3.5 cm wide, 120 cm long cotton strap for the bag;
a 1 cm wide, 10 cm long cotton strap for the purse;
a 3.5 cm wide sliding buckle for the bag;
two 3.5 cm-wide snap hooks for the bag;
a 1 cm-wide snap hook for the purse;
bias tape 4 cm wide and 1 m long.

Making the bag and purse

All the steps involved in making the quilted crossbody bag and the purse are explained in the tutorial accompanying the pattern, and are also available in the following video:

How to Sew a Quilted Crossbody Bag With a Coin Purse

Step 1: cutting and preparing parts

Fold the fabric lengthwise in half.
Pin the pieces to the wrong side of the fabric as shown in the cutting diagram.
Cut the pieces.
Do this for the outer fabric and the lining.
Before removing the paper pattern pieces from the fabric, transfer the pattern important markings to the fabric pieces.