Check out these diy travel accessories you can sew for your next trip. Super useful to have! Either use this free sleep mask pattern from a while ago or a few other practical diy travel storage items with free patterns and tutorials – they will all make your vacation or travel for the holidays so much cozier!
These patterns are super popular right now:
- This perfect tote pattern is free
- Never travel without this little diy cell phone purse!
- Keep your phone cords and charger in these diy drawstring bags
I will admit that currently when I think of travel, I first think of making these. But there are some other, more fun projects too that come to my mind – ones you might also want to sew up before your next travel. They will definitely make your vacation easier:
Here are more than 7 amazingly useful DIY accessories to sew for when you go on vacation, with free patterns and tutorials: Travel pillow, free sleep mask pattern, tons of zipper pouches and jewelry storage bags, cable organizer and more.
Diy Travel Accessories
Before you start your next traveling adventure, make yourself a few diy travel accessories you’ll love. These just might quickly become top priority on your list to sew!
1) Diy Shoe Storage Bag
If you only have time to sew one item from this list, then choose this free shoe storage pouch pattern! It’s a brilliant solution to store anything and everything on your vacation: in addition to keeping your shoes away from your clothes, it will also home your other travel gear like electronics or cables, it can serve as a great first aid kit, and think how brilliant it would be to store individual types of apparel in separate pouches – never search for socks again!
2) Travel Jewelery Organizer

No more searching for your earrings and a matching necklace – and no more tangled mess! I made this cute jewelry pouch to organize my jewelry when travelling. And I thought you might use it too, so I made a pattern for it – tutorial HERE.
3) Sleep Mask – FREE PATTERN
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Get your free pattern HERE. |
Sew your own diy sleep mask using the free sewing pattern and make it easier to relax on any trip!
4) Jewelry Storage Pouch – FREE Pattern
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Get FREE Pattern HERE. |
Packing jewelery and want it to be totally safe – and in separate compartments? Use these mini pouches to store them separately, and put them into a larger pouch (see below). You’ll always have a safe way to quickly store your earrings on the go – so practical! Grab the free pattern for the smallest pouch you’ll ever make – and make them in matching prints with the next one:
5) Convenient Travel Cosmetic Bag Tutorial
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Cosmetic bag tutorial HERE. |
An easy travel cosmetic bag to hold all your makeup you need on vacation. It comes with a free template you can use to make a bag with 4 small interior slip pockets and a main compartment – an easy and simple design you can make fit any style.
6) Boxy Makeup Zipper Pouch – Free Pattern
Need something more ‘boxy’? Here’s how to sew the perfect small boxy zipper pouch you can use in a gazillion of things. Makeup too! – Free pattern in 2 sizes.
While browsing, what about getting an access code for ALL my FREE patterns at AppleGreen Cottage? 70+ free tutorials and lots of free pouch patterns that are quick to sew and ideal for travel – here:
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Plus get a cute basket sewing pattern from my shop – as gift from me! |
7) Simple Zippered Storage Pouch
You can never have enough zipper pouches when you are traveling, or on vacation (or at home, that is ;). This one at AppleGreen Cottage is easy to make and you can use it for just anything – even for storing your sleep mask – see No 2 on this list! It will keep it safely separated from the rest of your stuff. Get your FREE PDF Sewing Pattern for this Polka-Dot Zipper Pouch here.
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Or …check out this popular PDF pattern – the Aiden Cell Phone Purse – Click through to see what’s on the back of this cool phone bag!

This mini wallet pattern is just perfect for travel!
Ruth says
Thanks! Some really lovely projects here for me to try. Really appreciate it!
Damjana says
Ruth,
you’re welcome. I’d love to see what you sew up, tag me or add #applegreencottage if you post a photo anywhere! <3
Damjana
Josée Paquin says
Hello
Thank you for the patterns.
Have a nice day Josée
Damjana says
Josée hi, you’re welcome. Enjoy!
Jackie says
Thank you for the wonderful patterns!
Damjana says
Jackie hi, means a lot, thank you! Happy sewing,
Unknown says
I LOVE your ideas! Since I am a fairly new seamstress, they are perfect for me to start with!
z0fLfGKfaVUocFGPHFlJIJQQwp6719 says
Happy to hear that <3 Happy sewing,
Sandra@Frogs-and-Faires says
These are awesome ideas, Damjana! 🙂 Now in REALLY need to learn how to sew. 😛
Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says
Haha, I think you do, Sandra! Have a great day!