the SWING BAG
REVERSIBLE SHOULDER BAG and SCARF/SASH
An instant classic with 40's flair. The roomy Swing Bag is the perfect day trip or run around town tote. Accompanied by the tie-on scarf, you can accessorize as the mood hits you!

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Materials List


For the Swing Bag
Allow extra yardage for matching or centering a design on your fabric.

  • 5/8 yard of 44” wide light to mid-weight cotton for the Exterior
  • 5/8 yard of 44” wide light to mid-weight coordinating cotton for the Reversible side
  • 5/8 yards of 60” wide 10 oz cotton canvas or Natural Duck Cloth for the interfacing (The canvas we use is from Thompson Manufacturing. You can substitute with a Natural Duck Cloth made by Schott International, Inc.)
  • 1 spool of coordinating all-purpose thread (we use Coats Dual Duty XP®)


Finished dimensions: 17” wide x 24” tall

For the Scarf/Sash

  • 1 1/4 yards of 44” wide light to mid-weight cotton for the Scarf/Sash
  • 1 spool of coordinating all-purpose thread (we use Coats Dual Duty XP®)


Finished dimensions: 5 1/2” wide x 59” long

TOOLS NEEDED: Scissors, Turning tool (such as a closed pair of scissors), Yardstick, Tape measure, Straight pins, Iron and ironing board, Fabric marker or Chalk pencil