With Charlotte in Kindergarten this year, and half of my own week days spent at our new business location, my family's need for a fantastic lunch bag pattern has increased in urgency. So I have hunkered right down and put together a new mini pattern — meeting my need, and hopefully yours as well.
Introducing Jack & Jill, a fresh take on the classic lunch bag. I've got the girls covered, and the boys too. I worked the design into my mini pattern format to keep the price low, jamming some serious value into one little package. Whether you have one lunch bag to supply or several, Jack & Jill bags go together quickly, so you're in good shape.
This is also my first pattern highlighting my yummy Nicey Jane laminated cottons. The laminates are light and supple and easy to work with. For specifics on the care and make-up of these fabrics, click here; I understand the laminate is about as food-safe as plastic can be. Of course, you can make lunch bags from non-laminated cottons as well, or decorator fabric, light corduroy, denim, and so forth, like the green floral bag shown at right.
Fun-fun! Great for holiday presents too — a nice bag for a nice girl or boy — filled with a naughty amount of candy.
While you're at it, whip up a coordinating napkin or two to boot (tutorial).

Love these!
So cute! Where can I get fleece interfacing for the handle? (Is it sold in a package or off the bolt?) I have never seen that before (that I know of). Thanks!
These are so fun!
Sarah – You could use a thin poly quilt batting, white poly felt, or lighter polar fleece if you can’t find the fleece interfacing (which looks a lot like felt, really). The fleece interfacing I used is from Pellon, I think.
OMG, green one is super cute!!!!!
Thank you so much for the fleece info! 🙂
What a great bag! Sarah, you can buy fusible fleece at Jo-Ann Fabrics. At the small format store where I shop it is on the opposite side of the display for the interfacing. The display by the cutting counter.
My Charlotte (who happens to be in kindergarten as well!!!) would LOVE this! I’ll have to get that pattern!
Happy Thanksgiving!
How darling are these! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Love it, of course!! And, cute skirt in that pic!
Those are lovely!
That is the prettiest lunch box I’ve ever seen :o) Hope you & your family had a great Thanksgiving!
Gorgeous! They’ll be great birthday presents next year!! I’m also on the hunt for your fabrics in the UK! They are just beautiful!
Veronika
ps: for some early festive baking inspiration, check out my blog 🙂
Adorable!!!
How darling! Hey, I’m going to place an order for Trash Ties, any deals going on?
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Megan
how adorable..the design and the fabrics!
Lori
This is adorable – best looking lunchbag I’ve seen in a while!
Beautiful!!!! Love the sweet, festive colors!
So, so beautiful! I just adore all of your work! So wish I could sew as well as you do!
Thanks for the post! Here at LittlePinkDesigns.com we love to draw inspiration from unique artists!
Very cool!
It’s not like you to be so quiet. I hope all is well, that your absence is for happy reason, the joyful pastimes of this season.
Merry Christmas Heather, and thank you for sharing your creative and inspiring life with us.
Oooh! So cute. Happy New Year from another Heather!
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Love the lunch bag
These lunch bags are adorable! What a fun pattern!
Holy moly, this is the cutest lunch bag I have ever seen! I just bought a couple yards of your laminate to use as my kitchen tablecloth. I didn’t do a thing to it – just threw it over the table, selvedge and all!
These look fantastic! (I’m a little late. I haven’t visited in a while.) I really can’t wait to get this pattern!
Love this lunch bag!! I purchased the pattern and was wondering where I can get the blue and yellow ribbon on the green bag?
What a cute lunch box!