Organize Everything! 50 DIY Sewing Patterns to Manage the Mess (2024)

Free DIY organization patterns for keeping everything in its place, and managing the mess that happens in life. Bins, Baskets, Bags, and more.

I am a person who appreciates having my space in order. When things get out of hand I have a hard time being creative, and I feel more stressed in my circumstances. Whether it’s my sewing space, my purse(s), or my kitchen, I need organization!

Here are my top sewing patterns for keeping everything in its place, and managing the mess that happens in my life. Find what you need, and maybe a few things you didn’t even know you needed.

Perfect Square Basket

This square basket comes together easily and works perfectly for storing scraps. Make several in different colors to differentiate scrap colors!

Handy Felt Purse Organizer

Sew this felt purse organizer to keep small craft supplies organized. It’s easy to make sure you have everything you need with two exterior pockets, and two interior pockets. Made with a double layer of felt, this organizer is durable and sturdy.

The Amazing A-Frame Organizer

This free organizer caddy pattern opens and closes with magnetic snaps at the top. You will love the handles for easy carrying and pockets all around.

Armchair Pocket Organizer

When I sit down to watch TV sometimes I need my hands to be working still. This pocket organizer helps me keep everything in order even though I’m not in my studio. No more scissors down the crack! Sew one for your couch with this pattern from Patchwork Posse.

Easy Peasy 10’’ Baskets

Sew an easy basket with 10” squares. This beginner-level sewing project uses pre-cut fabrics and is fast and easy to sew. As a bonus, this basket is reversible.

Cute Drawer Organizer Bins

These are the cute fabric trays I used to organize one of the drawers next to my sewing machine. They are so handy, fun, and easy to sew!

Versatile Project Pouch

This zippered bag with a vinyl front is perfect for organizing your scraps, hand-sewing work, unfinished quilt blocks, or embroidery projects to take on the go. My quilted handle technique is totally new – you won’t see it anywhere else! Don’t miss this free Project Pouch Pattern.

DIY Mini Maker Station

You can use this mini maker station on an armchair, or a couch. Keep your supplies organized and within reach so that you can craft while you relax.

Handy Mug Caddy

I keep my mug caddy next to my small sewing machine to keep all of its extra feet and accessories handy. It’s also great for taking with me to classes and retreats!

Round Fabric Basket

This basket pattern is reversible, and also includes making your own print. See Kate Sew has the sewing pattern for this cute project.

Perfect Yarn Project Bag

Sew up a roomy bag that’s perfect for carrying balls of yarn, and your knitting or crochet projects, too! This half-barrel-shaped bag has an easy-to-install eyelet (or grommet) on top through which you can draw out the yarn.

Customizable Sewing Machine Cover

You’ll need an even larger cover if you have a large sewing machine. Here’s a sewing machine cover pattern that’s customizable for size and the kind of pockets that you might want.

Twice as Nice Zippered Pouch

Pouches like this one are great for organizing! This zippered case has two compartments that hold more than you would think. The inside of the pockets is sewn with vinyl so you can easily see what’s inside. The Twice as Nice Organizer Pattern is free.

Easy Pegboard Organizing Basket

Find all kinds of materials easily by putting them in a basket. This easy organizing basket sewing pattern is one you can try with any fabric. As a bonus, it’s fat quarter friendly!

Simple Cord Wrap

With all the electric sewing tools I have in my sewing room, there are lots of cords too! This easy cord wrap sewing project will help you organize your cords!

Sturdy Fabric Basket

This sewing project is fat quarter friendly, and the free pattern includes instructions to size the bin to your needs! I love boxy patterns for organizing because they sit nicely side by side without wasting space.

Scrap Fabric Rope Bowl

We all want our craft areas to be beautiful as well as functional – it inspires us to be creative! Use up fabric scraps and inexpensive clothesline to make a beautiful fabric rope bowl! I love this for holding bobbins that I’m not ready to put away yet.

Pretty Box Pouch

This boxy pouch with a zipper is nice for keeping feminine products on hand in the car or in the bathroom, it’s a big enough pouch for the essential oils you use most often, and it’s a great size for your cosmetics. Sew your own with my free Pretty Boxy Pouch sewing pattern.

Big DIY Closet Organizer

Does your craft room have a closet? This free closet organizer sewing pattern has so many pockets and will help keep so many supplies organized and clean.

Easy DIY Scissors Keeper

Keep your best scissors safe, together, and protected with an easy scissors holder. It’s easier to carry them on the go with this holder as well.

Easy Ribbon and Vinyl Zipper Pouch Tutorial

Easily see your things even when it is inside an enclosed pouch with this free ribbon and vinyl zipper pouch pattern. This zipper pouch is super quick and easy to make and it makes the perfect gift to give. It may look intimidating to sew vinyl, but it’s not!

If you like, here is my article about tips for sewing with vinyl.

Large Pocket Pod Basket

This fabric pod basket pattern will help you organize things in every room in your home! I love these storage pods in my sewing room for notions and tools. They make great craft containers and look adorable on a pegboard.

Bonus: Choose to sew the pockets to the inside or the outside of the basket. OR, make two rows of pockets and put them on the insideandon the outside.

Mini Fold-Up Basket Pattern

If big baskets are too bulky for your needs, why not try this mini basket sewing pattern? This mini basket is a fold-up basket that’s easy to sew. It’s reversible, too!

The Miracle Caddy That Holds Everything

The Miracle Caddy will be the miracle to your messy craft room (and would be perfect for a teacher too). It is a multi-purpose organizer that also makes it easy to take all your supplies on the go. This free sewing pattern has different-sized dividers to keep your things better organized.

Couch Caddy

Here’s another pattern for an armchair or couch, but this one has mesh pockets that are a little bigger for things like tablets, phones, and remotes. If you don’t already have a great place for those things while you’re sitting down, this free sewing pattern is for you!

Fast and Fancy Vinyl Bins

The video tutorial by the Sew Hungry Hippie shows you how to make these baskets in an hour or less. With all the different vinyl options, you can really make a party on your shelves!

DIY Case for Crochet Hooks

Keep your crochet hooks organized in this DIY case for crochet hooks. It features a vinyl shield to protect and keep them from falling out. This case has piping around the edges, which is easy to sew on and hides any mistakes. If you don’t crochet, it’s fine! This case can be used with pencils, paintbrushes, markers, and more.

Smaller Hang-Up Organizer

This easy-to-make organizer has five pockets to help you keep all your things right where you need them and easy to find. There’s a large eyelet at the top so that you can hang it on a peg board, a metal hook, or anywhere else using a removable Command hook.

Colored Pencil or Paintbrush Roll

This colored pencil roll looks super pretty and sophisticated. Using regular old burlap, some muslin, lightweight cotton duck cloth, you can sew your own case roll to store your crochet hooks or kid’s colored pencils. This tutorial is a fun sewing project that can also be made with regular quilting cotton.

Cute Quilted Pixie Cups

Making these cute quilted desk cups is a great way to practice sewing circles. If you have cute fabric scraps, now’s the time to use them. This free tutorial from Heidi Staples’s blog Fabricmutt is a must-see!

Customizable Hanging Organizer

Make this hanging organizer your next sewing project. This free tutorial will make you sew each pocket separately first before sewing them all together in a column and make your organizer as long as you want. You can also use fabric, mesh, or vinyl for the front pockets if you want.

Easy DIY Pen Holder

Looking to keep your pattern pen or marker in one place? Sew a DIY journaling bookmark and store it by your machine or cutting table. This project is so easy and only takes a few small scraps.

Medium DIY Fold-Up Basket

If you loved the mini foldable basket mentioned earlier, you will want to try making this medium-sized version using 2 fat quarters. This medium fold-up basket is easy to handle, fast to sew, and doesn’t waste any fabric. And yes, this basket is reversible, too. In this tutorial, see what kind of stabilizer and edge-finishing method works best for you.

Out the Door Organizer

This little pouch can hang on a hook or a doorknob so that you can keep all your essentials ready to go and in one convenient spot. You can just drop this into your purse, or take it on it’s own when you’re heading out the door. Here is the free sewing pattern designed by my friend, Staci.

Labeled Hanging Basket

This hanging storage basket tutorial is super easy! Making this cute basket will only take 2 fast quarters – one for the exterior and one for the lining. Add a chalkboard fabric on the front for labels to make your craft room more organized.

Zipper Box Case Pattern

With different fabrics, make this cute Zola pen case. It is a fun-to-make sewing project. When unzipped, you can see all your things. When zipped, the zipper snaps to the bottom of the case to make the handle.

DIY Sturdy Storage Totes

Save space and keep annoying moths and bugs away from your stuff. Store your craft things in these DIY-sturdy storage totes. This free sewing pattern comes in two sizes. These totes are made from high-quality quilting cotton fabric, sturdy foam stabilizer, wide handbag zipper, and some gauge vinyl for windows.

Pocket Ironing Board Cover

Make this ironing board cover so that you can stay organized. Having a clean board makes it more fun to press your fabric crafts. Sew a cover that fits rightly to your board with some additional handy pockets to keep your other pressing tools.

DIY IKEA Cubby Baskets

Still got bigger things to store? Now, you’ll need these fabric storage baskets that fit perfectly on IKEA shelves and fold up when not in use. This 10”x10”x12” basket is sturdy and reversible. See how to make this with this free tutorial.

DIY Hanging Organizers

Short on shelf and bin space? Add useful decor to your craft room with these DIY hanging organizers. The half-circle baskets can hold all kinds of things, and to make them sturdy, you can use canvas and stabilizer for the back.

Pretty DIY Sewing Machine Cover

Protect your sewing machine from damage so that you’ll be able to make more sewing crafts. This DIY sewing machine cover protects your sewing machine so that it will last longer. It has rounded sides and three pockets and can be sewn with pre-quilted fabric, quilt fabric, and foam stabilizer.

Practical Divided Drawer Organizer

Sew a divided bin to help you keep your drawers and shelves organized! This free divided drawer organizer pattern includes step-by-step photos to help you make it in your favorite fabrics.

Adorable Square Organizing Trays

A better way to organize drawers is to use these petit four baskets. With just a little bit of fabric and stabilizer, it is easy and fast to sew. Don’t worry about the baggy linings; you can totally ditch them. Just see how it is done in this free tutorial.

Roll-Out Sewing Machine Mat

This sewing machine mat is a great tool to have when you go to a retreat so that you can keep everything in your space. It’s also practical for home use if you tend to misplace things while you’re working.

Woven Basket with Leather Handles

This woven basket is a little bigger and can be used to store all kinds of things. I find that I need different baskets for different projects and this one comes in handy often.

DIY Sewing and Cutting Table

Of course, a craft studio wouldn’t be complete without a big, beautiful table. This DIY sewing and cutting table is made with storage cubbies underneath. You will love it!

Useful Pixie Bins

Sew up a whole set of pixie bins. You can use them in drawers, on shelves, or just on your sewing surface.

Adjustable Hanging Bin

This hanging basket was designed for a car, but because the strap is adjustable it’s also functional for your craft room. Add a liner for simple garbage removal, or keep it simple with the beautiful design.

Brilliant Scrap Bucket Basket

This scrap bucket is also super practical for studio organization. You can use it for garbage, scraps, projects, and more. It’s a versatile container because of the size and handles.

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