MedioChic Tote Bag: free PDF sewing pattern

Fancy sewing a simple, practical, customisable tote bag?

With this free PDF pattern you can make the MedioChic Tote Bag, an easy fabric tote, perfect for everyday use, small errands, kids' belongings or days out.

It is an accessible sewing project, ideal for playing with printed fabrics and learning to sew a lined bag with neat finishes.

✨ A simple, pretty, useful tote

The MedioChic Tote Bag is sewn from fabric squares. It can be made in different sizes depending on what you need it for: small bag, medium bag or tiny tote.

This project is ideal for:

• sewing a practical tote bag;
• using a lovely cotton, jacquard, denim or light furnishing fabric;
• working with a lining;
• adding structure with fusible wadding;
• making a useful accessory to give away.

📐 Sizes included

The pattern comes in several sizes.

• Medium bag: 40 × 40 cm squares;
• Small bag: 30 × 30 cm squares;
• Tiny bag: 25 × 25 cm squares.

✂️ What you need

To sew the medium size tote, you will need:

• 2 squares of 40 × 40 cm for the outside of the bag;
• 2 squares of 40 × 40 cm for the lining;
• 2 squares of 40 × 40 cm of fusible wadding;
• optionally 2 snap fasteners;
• your usual sewing kit.

📄 What this free pattern includes

• the full-size pattern, available in French, English, German and Spanish;
• three paper formats: A4 for French, German and Spanish, and A4 plus US Letter for English;
• all three sizes and 1 cm seam allowances included;
• a 5 cm test square (and 1 inch on the US Letter version) so you can check the print is at 100%.

🎥 The video tutorial

Julien guides you step by step in the Couture Enfant video: