Poochie Bags - Fat quarter friendly freebie
September 16th, 2009
Wow, that’s a lot of f-words in my title. I’ve always gotten a kick out of “fat quarter friendly”… very District 9-ish. Like the fat quarter is either allowed or not allowed to mingle with the other fabrics. Anyhoo… this freebie is fat quarter friendly - my pattern that I promised to share on this post.
Three fat quarters. Three different versions for three different “pooches”.
I call the bottom corners “milk carton corners” (MCC) to make the bag “pooch” out. A poochie corner. I know there’s an official sewing term (anyone?), but this is what I like to call it. Plus I love milk, and milk in a little carton is just plain cute… and I highly doubt the official sewing term is going to be something cute - so suck it, official terminology.
- Moda’s Aviary bag has no MCC and is poochless
- Sandi’s Farmer’s Market bag has a 1″ MCC with a 2″ pooch
- Lecien’s Flower Sugar has a 2″ MCC with a 4″ pooch.
Milk carton corners not only alter the pooch of the pouch - but the height as well.
I like a chubby pooch.
“Baby Happy” is the quilt under the poochie bags and my PDF pattern is available here. Another freebie from meebie. And fat quarter friendly.
You can get my free PDF pattern here. In the spirit of giving, please honor my disclaimer on the bottom of the pattern - thanks bunches. I found my little pattern to be fast, fun… and a good use for my ever growing fat quarter stash (they’re like bunnies - seriously… WHAT is going on in my cupboards!?). I’ve started a Poochie Bag flickr group - I think it will be fun to see all the fabric combos and what’s put inside the bags. And where the bags are going. And who are they for. And so on and so forth. Hope you have fun!
PLEASE NOTE:
This is a free pattern that is for someone who knows how to sew. If you’re interested in learning how to sew or quilt and don’t have access to a quilt shop or community college that teaches sewing and/or quilting - here are some good online resources and books to help you get started on the sewing quilting crack.
INTERACTIVE/ONLINE:
– All People Quilt
– Sew,Mama,Sew! Forum & Book Shop
– Threadbias
BOOKS:
– The Practical Guide to Patchwork by Elizabeth Hartman
– Complete Guide to Quilting by Better Homes & Gardens
– Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes
– Start Quilting with Alex Anderson by Alex Anderson
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
You did it again!!! Can’t wait to make this! Thank you!
September 16th, 2009Thanks so much…you did it again…a great fun pattern…can’t wait to make this!
September 16th, 2009now i know what i am going to do with my day!!!
September 16th, 2009They are so cute! I almost snorted milk out of my nose at your suck it comment. Thanks for the pattern.
September 16th, 2009Way Way Way cute!
September 16th, 2009It’s adorable! Thank you! As is your post and the all the pics. How do you get so much cuteness in one post?
September 16th, 2009I always love saying inappropriate things. And your bags. And that darling quilt!! Hey, I have some of that fabric! wahoo. I heart you.
September 16th, 2009These are so cute! Your photographs are gorgeous…..so colorful. Thanks for sharing!
September 16th, 2009I love that little bag!!! How adorable. I want to make one for each girl for Christmas.
September 16th, 2009Sure duper cool!
September 16th, 2009Just yummy bags, thanks for sharing the pattern with us!
September 16th, 2009Monica dear! These are so cute! I can’t wait to make bunches. I love these! I’ve been away from my computer and it’s so nice to come back to visit and see you’ve been so productive. You are inspiring me to get my rear in gear sister!! p.s. Just got back from visiting my mama in MT, she is about to order herself a Blythe…sniff sniff.. I’m so proud. xoxo
September 16th, 2009I love the flower sugar one!
September 16th, 2009I LOVE “poochie corners”! I use those in all of my totes as well as some other little goodies I make. Cute bags!
September 16th, 2009Oh…and Flower Sugar is my new love. I will not cut it, I will not cut it, I will not cut it….
September 16th, 2009I love these! Thanks for the pattern. You’re so sweet!!
I had to laugh out loud when you said that for some reason fat quarters can’t be with the other fabrics. I’ve been thinking about that lately and wondering why I do that myself.
September 16th, 2009you’ve just solved my what-to-make-the-teacher-and-the-teacher’s-aides-for-christmas dilema!
September 16th, 2009Darn you. I have been totally trying to resist the flower sugar lure. Now I need it. Totally need it. Plus I need to come live inside the flower sugar bag. Is that ok? I’ll tidy up after myself.
Ps - thank you for helping me start planning christmas. And for giving me a reason to use up the ever-so slightly aloof FQ that refuse to hang out with the other fabrics in my stash.
September 16th, 2009Agreed: Official sewing terminology CAN suck-it!
I love a chubby pooch as well…oh wait, you were talking about bags. LOL I can’t wait to make this one. A girl can never have too many cute bags.
September 16th, 2009Very cute! If only there were more hours in the day..
September 16th, 2009Milk carton corners are called box corners which is far too boring a term for these bags. They are cute!!
September 16th, 2009Thank you so much for offering this pattern!
September 16th, 2009Ummmm boxing the corners???? You are boxing the corners. Yes that’s what your doing. Well that’s my term you can use it if you want. lol
September 16th, 2009Love the bags.
They remind me of your other bags that I LOVE so much, you know, my EGG BAG. :) I’ll have to print this out for my new sewing friend to make, since you make wonderfully easy-to-read patterns.
September 16th, 2009Ooh la la! I like it! Thank you so much! :-)
September 16th, 2009This is so cute! Can’t wait to make one =) By the way, I found you via “Blogging for Bliss”. Congratulations for being part of the book!
September 16th, 2009These are adorable! I’ve made a bunch like this for my girls…Claire especially loves them. She loves the little pocket in front.
I love the fabrics you have put together! So colorful!
September 16th, 2009What a wicked pattern. I can’t wait to try this, thank you so much for sharing.
September 16th, 2009Okay, so the official term is a “Gusset”. Definitely not as cute as pooch and much harsher sounding. Thank you for the invite on the flickr group I am going to print off the pattern and make me a few after I meet a few very close deadlines.
You amaze me with some terrific stuff!! Too cute!
September 16th, 2009Another sensational pattern!!! And I was wondering what you had been up to…guess I know now!! Bring tomorrow for show and tell, they are fab!!
September 16th, 2009Thank you, your royal zombieness, for this! I love these chubby little pooches! As many totes as I have made, I never think to put that outside pocket between the handles, DOH! And of course, your colors are delicious.
September 16th, 2009Love these bags Monica. We are in New Mexico right now…when I get homne I am downloading your pattern. so cute
September 16th, 2009Very, Very Cute! And guess what this buys you on the compound??? You get to do the shopping!!!
September 16th, 2009Thanks so much for the adorable pattern!
September 16th, 2009Thank you so much! I can’t wait to make one of these!
September 16th, 2009So cute Monica! You are so good with colors! Neat that you shared, too! I’m actually going to give this a try. Don’t time me lol. Karen
September 17th, 2009I love the bags. But what I love more is your wonderful pressing table. I love every picture you show of it. Just so pretty and cozy.
September 17th, 2009Ah, good. “Sandi’s market bag” means I should be watching for it in the mail, correct?
September 17th, 2009Hi Monica, these bags are the cutest. I love the one with the Lecien fabrics. Unfortunately it isn´t very easy for me to understand your description and I have problems with the inches, hehehe. It would be so much easier for me to have centimetres.
September 17th, 2009Ganz liebe Grüsse hier von mir aus Bochum. Ich wünsche dir einen tollen Tag!
Sabine
Very nice! Thanks Monica!
September 17th, 2009I love all your little patterns. And the way you set up the pdfs are all bright and girlie, and the fact that I love them, despite being girlie, is great :) I’m not a girlie girl lol This would be a great little gift for all my new daisy Girl Scouts to hold their books and supplies. This is my first year as a leader, and I was looking for something special for them..This is it :) Thanks a bunch!!
September 17th, 2009Oh are those cute. Maybe fat quarters are ostracized because of their un-pc name? Perhaps we should start calling them “pleasantly plump” quarters or something. Then the other fabrics might let them mingle more often.
“suck it, official terminology”….the funniest thing I’ve heard in awhile! Ha!
September 17th, 2009Superduper cute. Love the poochies. I can think of lots of cute uses for them. Why not make a poochie instead of a buying a gift bag. sweet
September 17th, 2009You’re so nice Monica, adorable poochie bags! Love your fabric choices.
September 17th, 2009Super cute totes Monica!
September 17th, 2009Those are stinkin’ adorable!!! I like a chubby poopch, too…BUT only on my bags, LOL. Not on me.
September 17th, 2009thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your pattern.
September 17th, 2009love the colourful creative blog…
all in all….lovely!!!
xo
thanks
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Cute, cute, cute!!!! Fat quarters, here I come.
September 17th, 2009Thank you Monica. I can always rely on you for my morning smile. The bag is really cute.
September 18th, 2009Oh wow! Thank you so much. I am actually just about to embark on teaching myself to sew (fed up of not being able to find what I want) so once I’ve mastered it I’m definitely going to have a go at this. I’ll update you when I’m done. Thank you again :)
September 18th, 2009Those are sooo cute! Thanks for sharing and explaining about MCC. I think they are called boxed corners, or at least that what I call them (and someone else in the previous 50 comments probably already told you that.) Now I have an even BIGGER reason to look forward to Quilt Market! That quilt!
Anna
September 18th, 2009Your instructions for making those too cute bags are easy to follow and very well done. It’s so simple. Thanks alot!
September 18th, 2009Everytime I see more photos of your studio I get envious. I have a sewing room buts it still cream with black stripe wallpaper that shrieks den. It needs to be bright and lovely and inspiring. Its the slug factor getting in the way…redecorate or sew! And then I sleep of course, maybe thats what needs to go…
September 19th, 2009Oh, boy now I can use some of these fat quarters I keep buying…hope mine will look as cute. Lecien has some of the prettiest fabs. Thank you very much for the pattern…hope to make some for my grocery shopping.
September 19th, 2009Hi ya chick…I love the bags…I have been making them lately and i have patterns galore here - but because of my dyslexia - it takes me forever to follow the instructions…so I often make bags up as I go along! depending on my mood and the style that I am trying to create…Is that weird!!!? I love this pattern of yours, it is kinda how I make mine too :)
Im off to download the pdf as it looks kinda dyslexia friendly to me ;)
Love Happy xx (your page mate…ps I still do not have a copy yet! still waiting for mine! Baaa humbug!)
September 19th, 2009Cute, cute poochies!! Hee!
September 19th, 2009Love love love them! Thank you so much for the freebie!
September 19th, 2009Thank you for bringing the word Poochie to my vocab. You rock!
September 19th, 2009You’ve made me smile :)
Abbe
cute & simple bag… i’ll definitely be making this one… & looking for your quilt @ market!!
September 20th, 2009I love these bags couldn’t resist made 2 already just post a picture. Thank you so much for the pattern. i am now going to spend sometime making a bigger one it would be a great shopper.
September 20th, 2009Thank you again love it so much.
Awesome pattern! I will make one poochie soon!
That’s for sure!
love Miranda
September 20th, 2009Couldn’t find an email addy for you.
September 21st, 2009Just wondered if anyone else has had trouble printing out the directions for the poochie bags. They are darling, but my printer prints blank pages for the pattern. No problems with other things.
Thank you so much for the tote pattern; the milk carton corners AND the straps that go to the bottom…exactly what I’ve been looking for.Can’t wait to get started.
September 21st, 2009I want to leave this comment as my alter ego - Margaret from Dennis the Menace. Or perhaps Lucy from Charlie Brown. “Those corners,” she would say with a sniff and a superior attitude, “are called ‘gussets!’”
Another of my alter egos wants to tell you what your fat quarters have been doing in your cupboards, but I won’t let her!
September 21st, 2009Free?! Wow…thanks!!!!
September 21st, 2009So daggone cute, love them all!
September 22nd, 2009Hi, Tula Burgundy here. I am a lounge singer, I have an array of strappy heels and sequence is my friend. Oh and I love a a chubby pooch as well, I carry one with me at all times. Oh crap, am I doing that bloggy inside joke thing? Whatta dork! See you at market!
September 22nd, 2009I’m with ya sister…I like a chubby pooch too! Monica, these are just adorable! I want to make about a million of them.
September 22nd, 2009Kassidy and I will be whipping up a few on sew night.
Thanks for the freebie meebie.
x
lori
ps….LOVE the quilt…as usual I love everything you do.
I love the fabulous Poochie Bags. I’ll be making lots of these for gifts. Thanks for the pattern.
September 25th, 2009They are wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing the pattern. I may make one this weekend. :)
September 26th, 2009seriously cute! the poochier, the better….!!!!!
loooooove the fabric choices!!!
…………….drooling……
have you tried the fries in chocolate shake yet?
becky
September 27th, 2009i love these little bags!
September 28th, 2009I Love those bags….the colors are sooooooooooo beautiful.
September 28th, 2009Prayers, Bo
Adorable!! Thanks for sharing :)
September 29th, 2009Thanks for this awesome pattern - just up my lazy alley! lol
October 17th, 2009cutie bags!….like those very much….will definitely stitch. thanks
October 19th, 2009Thank you, i made it today ;)
October 20th, 2009on my blog the picture…
ciao Maria
“so suck it, official terminology” LOL! You are hilarious! Love your spunky attitude!
October 21st, 2009Very cute bags, I can’t decide between this size or the itty bitty size.
Thank you very much for sharing this pattern. These will make great gifts for my little nieces. Your generosity is appreciated.
October 23rd, 2009Thanks so much for this pattern! I just made a few of the itty bitty ones to give to friends for Halloween. I was having a really terrible day but when I found these patterns it brightened my mood quite a bit. Thanks!
October 23rd, 2009Adorable! Thanks for the pattern.
October 25th, 2009The bag is adorable, i really hope i get to feeling better so that i can make some for Christmas. I also agree, that your web page is adorable and so inviting. Thank you for sharing the poochie bag pattern.
October 26th, 2009Can’t wait to make the Poochie Bag. It is so cute. I enjoy your site very much.
November 2nd, 2009Hi there! I absolutely love these darling bags, and was planning on making a few for Christmas presents and then ‘whipping’ up a few of the minis for teacher gifts. I even bought my very first FQ packs just for this project. But I am new to sewing and when you say in your directions to “join two “C” pieces diagonally at each end…” you lose me. And that’s the first step. I have NO idea how to join them diagonally! Do I slice them on the diagonal first? Can I just attach them normally? Please help a new sewer!!!
:)
and thank-you for the pattern!
November 4th, 2009Thanks for generously sharing your gorgeous bag pattern
November 7th, 2009Love these! And I love the way they utilize fat quarters - that’s awesome. I linked to this on my weekly roundup, the post is under my name. Thanks!!
November 8th, 2009Hi,
I came across your blog through a friend, and love your Poochie Bags. Is the pattern still available? I’m trying to access it, and it appears to be a PDF file, that won’t open for me. Can you help me out?
Great job on your color selections too!
Hugs,
Wanda
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Hi Wanda,
December 2nd, 2009Sounds like maybe you need a pdf reader or an updated version - is my only guess. You can get a reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader
- Monica
Thanks you so much for the pattern. Love your work!
December 10th, 2009Thanks so much for this pattern. I just made this today to use for my “gift bag” for a book swap for tonights book club christmas party. I blogged about it too if you ever get a chance to check it out. :-)
December 10th, 2009Thanks for this pattern . I love the bags , I´ll make for gifts to my friends.
December 11th, 2009OOohh thank you, thank you, thank you!! It looks to be so simple and yet turns out so elegantly.
December 13th, 2009Rainbow smiles.. Gloria
I consider myself a “nonsewer,” and I, yes, I, was able to complete a poochie bag in about 2-1/2 hours and it’s so cute! Thank you, I will be teaching a friend how to make a Poochie, too. Wonderful pattern!
February 13th, 2010Those bags are so cute! Thank you so much for the freebie!
March 16th, 2010You have an amazing sense of colour! Thanks for the inspiration. My daughters and I are sorting out my endless collection of scrap bits of cloth to make some beautiful bags.
March 20th, 2010Thank you SO much on this tutorial! I made a bag tonight and I LOVE IT! Thank you so much for showing me what fun I can have with fat quarters!
April 17th, 2010I love the bag! Have lots of “scraps” to use up. These will make great gift bags!
May 2nd, 2010I adore your Poochie bags and would love to make one. However, I can not get the first page to print from the pdf file. Can you help? Thanks, Barb
Thank you, Barb! It sounds like you might need to update your reader - http://get.adobe.com/reader If your reader is a current version - and you’re still not able to D/L it, let me know and I’ll email you the pattern - Monica
May 12th, 2010Great pattern :) I used this to teach my 9yo daughter how to use the sewing machine today, and it turned out great! I did some of the trickier spots, but she did quite a bit of it, and did pretty good too :)
May 18th, 2010Thanks so much for the tutorial, I made a couple of these over the week-end and I am super pleased with them ;)
June 14th, 2010This PDF tutorial ROCKS! Love your blog! Keep up the great work!
July 1st, 2010I know I am a year late, but I just found your wonderful site and made one of your little bags yesterday. I LOVE it! It was pretty easy, and affordable. Thank you so much for sharing this and making the lovely .pdf!! Appreciate you! Feel better!
September 9th, 2010808 no ka oi! I found a Zombie! Just discovered you today. Only because I needed one more tote bag!
September 18th, 2010i made some and i love them!! thanks for sharing this awesome pattern!
September 20th, 2010Thanks for the great tutorial, I made a couple for Christmas gifts!
January 8th, 2011Just made mt first bag,well Im hooked! Simple to fallow. Quick to sew. My mind is running—want to make so many for so many things. This one is going to my 16mo. grandaughter filled with her Valentine goodies. Thank you so much !!! penni pocket next!!
February 13th, 2011suck it… that is hysterical! you are my most favorite pattern maker ever,,,
April 6th, 2011Great pattern to make with some of my students. Thanks
June 6th, 2011I will be teaching a group of Girl Scouts a sewing project and we would like to use your pattern. Would it be alright for us to use the Poochie Bag Pattern?
Thank you.
June 28th, 2011I know this is an older post, but… I laughed until I had tears in my eyes. Great writing! I can’t wait to try out your pattern. Thanks for sharing. ;)
August 4th, 2011I’m new to sewing, never even used a sewing machine before so this is such a new experience for me! This bag is so cute, I can’t wait to get my new hobby started!!
August 17th, 2011Thank you for the beautiful pattern. This is exactally what I have been looking for. I will let you know how it turns out.
September 9th, 2011I just love this bag! I’ll have to give it a try.Thanks for sharing.
October 11th, 2011I made one of these the other day without poochie corners to start with, very cute. Going to try making a bigger version too! Thanks for sharing! :)
September 28th, 2012I just wanted to make sure it was okay with you, but do you mind if I use your tutorial in my sewing class for kids to make? I am looking for a simple project to start them off with. This is actually the third project we would do. Anyway, do I have permission to use it? Thank you!
Please do, Lisa - and thank you so much for asking! As long as the class doesn’t include the price of the pattern and it’s known that the pattern is free. I especially love that the kids are learning to sew using one of my patterns!
October 11th, 2012Thanks, Lisa!
Monica
I just discovered you on Pinterest, and I can’t stop looking at your stuff! I am “hunting down” some of your fabric, and I am going to attempt the poochie bag for some christmas prezzies!
October 27th, 2012this isn’t fat quarter friendly. There is no way to get two pieces with a 10 3/4 X 12 inch out of a fat quarter that is is 18 X 22.
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10.75 x 2 = 21.5 (leaving you a .5″ to spare)
If this helps you better - cut one piece 21.5″ x 12″, now cut that piece into two 10.75″ x 12″ pieces.
November 8th, 2012