No Sag Bag – Quilted Tote Bag Pattern

Create a stylish, quilted tote bag that stands beautifully on its own—no slouching, no collapsing, no sagging.

The Secret No-Sag Quilted Tote Bag Pattern features a clever hidden inner zippered compartment that gives this bag its beautiful shape while adding secure storage for your valuables. Perfect for travel, everyday use, retreats, classes, or as a handmade gift, this versatile quilted tote keeps everything organized, secure, and easy to access. Ideal for taking sewing supplies to your classes in style.

The secure center zippered compartment is ideal for storing passports, wallets, travel documents, or other essentials, while thoughtfully placed pockets keep your water bottle, umbrella, phone, and business cards exactly where you need them.

Want to travel even smarter? Add the optional luggage sleeve so your bag slips easily over your suitcase handle.

Designed to showcase your favourite fabrics, this quilted tote bag pattern uses two or three coordinating fabrics, allowing you to feature pieced, applique or paper-pieced quilt blocks, embroidered or printed panels, novelty fabrics, or border prints to create a truly one-of-a-kind bag. You can create a bag for each season or each special occasion.

The front and back panels are beautifully quilted for added structure, durability, and that professional handmade finish.

Best of all, this stylish and practical quilted tote bag pattern is available as a PDF. Instantly downloadable to print out on either letter size or A4 paper, or use with your projector. You can even take the file to a print shop and have it printed out as one page – no taping!

Pattern Features

• Clever No-Sag construction – stands upright without collapsing
• Secure center zippered compartment for wallets, passports & valuables
• Beautiful quilted front and back panels
• Large front pocket for showcasing a special fabric, embroidery, quilt block or applique design
• Front pocket is big enough for a notebook
• Tall side pocket for an umbrella or roll of drafting paper
• Side pocket for water bottle, phone, or glasses
• Inside passport pocket
• Inside business card pocket
• Optional luggage sleeve for travel convenience
•  Comfortable padded shoulder straps
• Organized interior with easy-access storage throughout
• Available as a .pdf file
• Complete illustrated instructions

Perfect for quilters, bag makers, travelers, and anyone who loves creating beautiful bags that are as practical as they are stylish.

Supply List

• 1.5 m (1.6 yd) main fabric A (forms outside of front and back + pockets and trim)
• 1.5 m (1.6 yd) contrast fabric B (forms inside of front and back +pockets and trim)
• 42″ x 33″ (1 yd) thin fusible fleece for quilting
• Basting spray or fusible web to adhere fabric B to the fleece
• 1 spool of thread for quilting colour
• 1 spool of thread in construction colour
• 1 dress zipper at least 12″ long (can be cut to length)

No Sag Bag Quilted Tote Bag made by Linda Catton for Temperance Intimates & Swimwear in Saskatoon, Canada

*How to Download your Pattern File*

Once you purchase the No Sag Bag Quilted Tote Bag pattern, you should get an email with your order summary.  The pattern files are NOT in the email. In order to access the pattern files, you must log into your account and the file will be there under DOWNLOADS. If you did NOT set up an account, simply use the same email address you used during check-out to register and log in. If you forgot your password, please request a password reset. When you get in to your account you will see the pattern files there: the Pattern Pages, the Large format /Projector files.  Please download them and store the files in a secure place on your computer, as you are limited to THREE downloads. Please DO NOT try to download them to a phone or tablet, even to view them, as this will use up one of your downloads.  In the meantime, click below to read how to print the pattern file.

How to print your Pattern File