Choose from color-coordinated fabric packs or use your own scraps to create a bag in your unique style. It’s fully reversible and as simple or intricate as you’d like! Perfect for carrying your latest knitting project or even as a lunch tote.
Inspired by the Japanese Komebukuro (which literally translates to "rice bag"), this modern version pays homage to traditional patchwork pouches used to carry rice offerings to temples or gifts for loved ones, tied with a drawstring cord.
Difficulty level: Confident Beginner ⭐
Dimensions of finished pouch: 6" x 7" (15.25 x 17.75 cm)
What you'll need
- ¼ yd [23 cm] Exterior fabric OR various scraps/remnants, enough to make up a 25” x 8” rectangle [63.5 cm x 20.3 cm]
- ¼ yd [23 cm] Lining fabric
- (6) 3” x 4" [7.6 cm to 10 cm] fabric pieces for drawstring tabs
- Additional fabric for appliqué pieces
- 2 yds [2 m] cotton drawstring, or ¼“ [7 mm] cotton twill tape
- ½ yd [46 cm] fusible woven interfacing OR use a layer of fabric OR heavier-weight fabric like canvas will provide extra body to the bag
*Requirements based on 44” wide fabric
Recommended fabrics: Medium weight linen or linen blend, quilting cotton or lightweight canvas
Pattern: Modern Japanese Rice Pouch
Fabrics: Komebukuro Rice Bag Supply Bundles
