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July 26, 2016 ·

Messenger Lunch Box Tutorial

Back to School· Sewing & Crafts· Sewing Patterns & Ideas

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With back to school coming (ack!!!) I thought it might be fun to give you a new lunch box option to sew for the kiddos (or grandkids) this year. I gave you one last year, but this is a different version-more of a messenger bag style-that’s perfect for kids of all ages. It’s pretty easy to make too and fits lots of lunch!

Kidslunchboxtutorial

That’s a fun boy version (that my boys love!) and here’s a cute girl version:
Lunchboxpatternforgirls

And…to make these even more fun, how about adding in fun new Star Wars or Frozen Glad Food Storage containers.The 14 piece multipack is available only at Walmart or on Walmart.com. And hey-grab your fabric at Walmart while you’re there! My boys are drooling over this:

Gladwithlunchbox

How fun are those containers?! Love the Star Wars theme! And they come in a set of 14 pieces (only available at Walmart) with several sizes that work great for packing lunch!

Glad

See the sets here:

Star Wars Multipack

Frozen Multipack

And let’s make this lunch box!

 

Messenger Bag Style Lunch Box Tutorial:

Supplies Needed:

  • 2 half yards of coordinating fabrics
  • 1/2 yard of fusible fleece interfacing
  • Velcro (optional)

Cutting Guide:

  • Cut 1 piece from each fabric that is 9 1/2 inches wide by 8 inches long. Round out the bottom corners. This is your front piece.
  • Cut 1 piece from each fabric that is 9 1/2 inches wide by 14 1/2 inches long. Round out the top AND bottom corners. This is your back piece.
  • Cut 1 piece from each fabric that is 3 inches by 25 inches. This will be your middle piece.
  • Cut 1 piece from your main fabric that is 18 inches by 5 inches to be your strap.
  • Cut 1 piece of fusible fleece for each of the above pieces so that you have 4 pieces from fusible fleece.

Instructions:

Start by ironing your fusible fleece to the back of your outer fabric pieces.

Lunchbox1

Start with your strap piece now. Fold it in half so that right sides are together. Sew up the long side.

Strap

Then turn right side out, center the seam in the back and press flat. Set aside for later.

Grab your front piece and your middle piece. Starting at one of the top corners of your front piece, pin the middle piece in place with right sides facing all the way around:

Lunchbox2

Sew that in place. Then do the same with the back piece and the remaining edge of the middle piece. I usually start pinning on this one from the bottom center though so that I can make sure everything comes out evenly.

Lunchbox3

Sew around that.

Now do the same thing with your inner pieces.

Turn your inner pieces right side out and stuff it down into the outer pieces matching up the sides:

Lunchbox4

While doing this you are going to insert your strap as well. Place it between the two layers of fabric so that the top side (without the seam) faces your outer fabric and the end sticks out and then the other strap end comes out the other side as well. Make sure it isn’t twisted inside the bag.

Lunchbox5

Now you are going to sew all the way around the bag opening and flap. You will start on the top of the flap, working on the back of the bag and sew all the way around the flap, across the front of your bag and up the other side of the flap leaving an opening on the top of the flap to turn it.

Here’s a video showing the process. This is the same process for about 5-6 tutorials on my site, so I’m showing it with the mini messenger bag in the video but it works the same for all of these different tutorials.

Once that is sewn, clip the corners here and on the other side:

Lunchbox6

Then turn it right side out, press it flat, press the opening at the top closed, and top stitch all the way around what you just sewed This will also close the opening.

Lunchbox7

Then pack your kids a great lunch and send them off to school!

Lunchboxtutorial

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Glad. The opinions and text are all mine.

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  1. Sharon says

    July 26, 2016 at 9:21 am

    Amber, this is such a great idea. I think I’ll be making three for next weeks start of of school for a kindergartener, First and Third Grader. Thank you.

  2. Torrie says

    July 27, 2016 at 12:46 am

    I love this lunch bag. I am going to have to make one for me too, and I don’t even need one.

  3. EmmaLee says

    August 2, 2016 at 8:24 am

    I made your other lunch bag last year for my preschool daughter and it worked and looked great! I’d like to make this one now for kindergarten. I have a question though:
    Could I use insulated interfacing? I have a lot left over from last year’s project. It isn’t iron on, but would it be ok to baste it on or something?

    • Amber says

      August 7, 2016 at 9:53 pm

      Yep!!!

  4. Ashley says

    August 21, 2017 at 12:11 pm

    Does the fusible fleece interfacing keep the food cold for very long or?

    • Amber says

      August 21, 2017 at 9:14 pm

      You can actually buy insulated lining that is made for keeping it insulated.

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