$9.00 USD
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The Joanna Tote Bag Pattern is a confident-beginner tote pattern designed to help you sew a professional-looking bag on your domestic machine — without complicated techniques or specialty equipment.
This pattern focuses on clean construction, practical features, and confidence-building skills you'll use in every bag you make. Joanna is perfect if you want a polished everyday tote that looks handmade in the best way… or if you're ready to level up from basic bags to something with more structure and style.
Whether this is your first structured tote or one of many, Joanna walks you through the process in a calm, approachable way so everything makes sense as you sew.
Joanna is also available as part of a Sew Better Bags Bundle — a great option if you want to understand why bagmaking techniques work and then put them into practice right away.
The bundle pairs the Sew Better Bags eBook with the Joanna Tote pattern, so you can learn the fundamentals behind structure, interfacing, and clean finishes — and then apply them in a practical, everyday tote project.
👉 View the Joanna + Sew Better Bags Bundle
The Joanna Tote makes a great companion project alongside:
Perfect for everyday carry, market trips, or as a thoughtful handmade gift.
This listing is for a digital sewing pattern only.
No physical item will be shipped.
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This pattern is for personal use only. Handmade items made using this pattern may be sold on a small, handmade scale. Please credit Be Mandy Things as the designer.
This pattern may not be copied, shared, reproduced, or distributed in any form, including digitally, without written permission from the designer.
I made the large Heartfelt pouch as a present and it turned out very well. I have only ever made simple patchwork squares before so this was quite a challenge but I followed each step carefully and it was easier than I thought it would be. I made a tissue holder to match. I think the recipient was happy!
I love all 3 bag styles.
Beautiful pattern with excellent instructions for a fairly new sewer
Such a simple pattern for a cute little pouch. Instructions were comprehensive and though I’ve made a few pouches previously some of the finer points explained and made the finished pouch look so much better. Zips, the bane of my life, are really not so hard I’ve found.
This was very helpful for me.
Wonderful pouch with clear instructions and lots of amazing tips. After the holiday crazies, I am taking it slow on this one to concentrate on all the suggestions instead of typically rushing thru some projects. The visuals are terrific also especially for us “visual learners”
Looking forward to enjoying each step of the process.
Terry
Easy to follow and takes the scary out of zippers.
Pattern is very easy to follow and the results are a stunning tote bag
This was fun to make and people really love it as gifts.
Love the look of the bag.
Nice basket. Easy to follow directions
I haven't had a chance to use the pattern yet, but the instructions seem to be very complete
Easy to follow even for this beginner. Great templates and pictures a of each step are included
Great pattern! Easy to follow directions.
