Everyday Companion

Ever wish you had ONE place to keep all those little essentials you need throughout the day?

Introducing the Everyday Companion by Andrie Designs! Designed to keep your everyday essentials organised and close at hand, the versatile Everyday Companion features multiple outer slip pockets for smaller items, a secure full-length zipper closure and an inner zipper pocket.

The spacious main compartment provides plenty of room for notebooks, sewing notions, personal items, small tech accessories and more, making it easy to customise the contents to suit your needs.

Whether you’re heading to work, your sewing room or out and about, the Everyday Companion is a practical way to keep your essentials together.

This pattern comes with two files – the pattern instructions/pieced pattern pages, and a large print pattern pieces file suitable for printing at your local print shop on the correct sized paper. It has 15 pages of clear, detailed instructions. It is suitable for an advanced beginner sewer. All pattern pieces have been digitally drawn.

Wary of zippers or piping? Don’t be! Throughout the pattern I give detailed and comprehensive instructions, diagrams and links to our complementary video tutorials to make adding the zippers and piping an easy and stress-free experience.

Fabric for the cover girl of the Everyday Companion pattern was generously donated by FreeSpirit Fabrics. Details as follows:

Riviera by Odile Bailloeul –

• Main outer panels – Al Fresco print
• Outer front pockets – Cannes print
• Outer back pockets – Lazy Loops and Cannes prints
• Main zipper – Lazy Loops print

True Colours by Tula Pink –

• Lining – On the Grid print

The finished size of the Everyday Companion is as follows:

• Width – 10 1/2” (26.5cm)
• Height – 7 1/2” (19cm)
• Depth – 2 1/2″ (6.5cm)

Fancy adding carry handles to your Everyday Companion? To do so, simply cut and assemble handles as follows:

• Cut two lengths of fabric – 18″ x 4″ (46cm x 10cm)
• Cut two lengths of interfacing – 18″ x 2″ (46cm x 5cm)
• Create each handle by following our How to Make a Simple Shoulder Strap tutorial (leaving the short ends raw and unfolded)
• At the end of step 8, baste the end of each handle 2 1/2″ (6.5cm) in from the side raw edge of each main outer panel.
• Continue making your Everyday Companion as per the pattern instructions.

Materials required:

• Main Outer Panels (e.g. quilting cotton) – 1/3yd (30.5cm)
• Outer Back Pockets, Main Zipper Panel (e.g. quilting cotton) – 26” x 16” (66cm x 40.5cm)
• Outer Front Pockets (e.g. quilting cotton) – 14” x 22” (35.5cm x 56cm)
• Lining, Inner Zipper Pocket (e.g. quilting cotton) – 1/3yd (30.5cm)
• Fabric for Piping (optional, e.g. quilting cotton) – 1/2yd (45.5cm)
• Light-Medium Weight Fusible Interfacing (e.g. Pellon Shapeflex SF101, Legacy Shapeflex L-SF101) (NOTE: based on a 40”/100cm width) – 1yd (91.5cm)
• By Annie’s Soft and Stable Foam Interfacing (or equivalent foam) OR Fusible Fleece (i.e. Pellon Thermolam 971F, Vilene H640) – 27” x 13” (68.5cm x 33cm)
• 1 Coordinating Long Pull Zipper (i.e. #4.5 YKK) – 14” (35.5cm)
• 1 Coordinating Dress Zipper – 8” (20cm)
• Cotton cording (3/32” size (2.5mm size)/size 00) – 120” (3.05m)
• Coordinating thread, scissors and general sewing supplies including fabric glue/double sided tape.

Great news! You can purchase acrylic templates for many of our patterns from Brymaxx Precision! Click here to find out more!

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– Do not copy this pattern, claim as your own or allow others to use it.
– This pattern may be used for personal and small businesses producing limited quantities only.