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This is a PDF sewing pattern for the Westleton Tote Bag, a classy, large tote bag with a touch of retro, featuring front and back pleats, asymmetric facings and flap, in true Charlie’s Aunt style. Westleton also has an interior pocket than can either be set into the facing seam, or made as a patch pocket. The bag can be made with fleece added to the lining to give extra body.


It would be ideal as a stylish vintage-inspired over-the-shoulder shopper, beach bag or everyday bag. Westleton makes up beautifully in most fabrics, from Charlie’s Aunt signature British tweeds, corduroy and velvet, to practical cotton canvas or pretty linen-mix florals. The bag is made with webbing straps.


For the Westleton Tote Bag there are 24 pages—10 pages including the cover, general, cutting out and step-by-step instructions, and 14 pattern sheets with the templates, which you must print and cut out. All templates are actual size and all seam allowances are included. Due to its size and asymmetric shaping, most of the templates are too big to fit on one page and therefore must be cut out and joined together with tape at the dashed lines, matching numbers where indicated. Instructions for this are clear.

Approximate finished dimensions: Height 14” (36cm), Width at widest point 16” (41cm), Strap lengths are 34” (86cm) approx.

Materials needed:

  • 20” (50cm) of 44” (112cm), or 15” (40cm) of 58” (138cm) width contrast fabric
  • 14” (36cm) of 58” (147cm) width, or 26” (66cm) of 44” (112cm) width main fabric
  • 14” (36cm) of 58” (147cm), or 22” (56cm) of 44” (112cm) width lining fabric
  • Optional 14” (36cm) x 36” (92cm) of fleece stabilizer
  • 2 yards (185cm) of 36” (92cm) width fusible interfacing
  • 1 magnetic snap set for bag flap
  • Optional button if you are including a loop and button fastener on your interior pocket
  • 1 large approx. 2” (5cm) or 3 smaller buttons approx. 1” (25mm) diameter for flap trim

For the straps:

  • 2 yards (183cm) of heavy weight, or 4 yards (366cm) of light weight 1” (25mm) width cotton webbing

You will also need:

  • Sticky tape (to join pattern templates)
  • Sewing machine
  • Pins
  • Scissors
  • Fabric marker pen, pencil or chalk
  • Thread to match fabric

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