Bookmark – Free PDF Sewing Pattern

A free pattern to sew a very simple fabric bookmark, perfect for using up cotton scraps and for a project you can finish in one sitting.

The project is deliberately simple: straight seams only. A quick little sew — ideal for a first go, or for making a useful gift.

📄 What the file contains

• the pattern in full size: a bookmark of about 17 × 6.5 cm;
• a single page to print at home;
• a 5 cm test square to check your printer scale;
• seam allowances of 1 cm (3/8 in) included.

✂️ What you need

• 2 rectangles of fabric, cotton rather than something thick, 17 × 6.5 cm;
• optionally, 10 cm of ribbon, about 1 cm wide.

🎥 The video tutorial

📦 What you get in the download

• EN-A4-Bookmark.pdf: the pattern in English, 1 A4 page;
• EN-LETTER-Bookmark.pdf: the same pattern in US Letter, 1 page, with both test squares (5 cm and 1 inch);
• in the same download: the French, German and Spanish A4 versions.

The video is filmed in French; YouTube offers automatic subtitles and automatic dubbing in English.