Follow this free sewing tutorial to make a DnD travel dice bag. Perfect for taking all of your gaming essentials with you! Includes a place for your minis, notebook, dice, and a rolling mat.

Image of a blue and black fabric travel Dungeons and Dragons kit.

My husband is an avid Dungeons and Dragons fan. We often host DnD parties at our house where my husband is the Dungeon Master, but sometimes he goes to other places to play. I wanted him to have the perfect travel bag to take all of DnD essentials with him wherever he goes.

Taking inspiration from historical sewing housewives, I designed this DnD travel dice bag to go with him to any adventure.

So follow along to sew your own DnD travel dice bag!

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What You Need

Image of blue and black fabric cut into different pieces, a roll of one inch blue ribbon, and a spool of blue thread.

Tools

Sewing Machine/Needle and Thread

You can sew this DnD travel dice bag entirely by hand, or machine, or a little of both. I sewed mine mostly by machine and a few details by hand.

This project is great for building sewing skills either way!

Pins/Clips

You’ll want something to hold the fabric as you sew seams together.

Pins are the classic choice. You probably have some lying around, and they will work great. If you happen to have some fabric clips (usually marketed for quilters) they came in handy as well.

Iron and Ironing Board

I know that ironing is not most people’s favorite thing to do, but it is really an invaluable tool for sewing.

It is totally possible to do a sewing project without ironing along the way, but it will be more frustrating, and you won’t have as nice of a finished product.

Measuring Device

To cut out the right size pieces of fabric, you’ll need something to help you measure and draw out the shapes.

I like to use a large quilting ruler, but there are lots of things that would work. Use whatever you have available.

Materials

Fabric

You’ll need about half a yard of fashion fabric, and a small bit of stiffer fabric for the interlining. There are a lot of different fabrics that could work, but be sure to choose woven, non-stretch fabrics.

This is a great project for using up bits of fabric you already have. I used the leftover quilting cotton from when I made a giant DnD dice bag, and a bit of canvas leftover from my corset mockups.

Thread

You’ll need something to sew everything together. If you don’t want your stitches to show, use a thread that matches your fabric. If you want the stitches to stand out, pick a contrasting color.

Ribbon

Ribbon is optional for making a DnD travel dice bag. I used a 1-inch ribbon to bind the edges and tie the bag shut. You could also use bias tape for both or either. This can be made out of the fabric you have, or ready-made.

Cutting Out Your Fabric

Following the schematic, cut out your fabric to the indicated sizes and shapes. Cut one body piece out of a thicker fabric to add a bit of structure to your DnD travel dice bag. Use fashion fabric for all other pieces.

Sewing It Together

Dice Rolling Mat

The first thing to sew together is the dice rolling mat.

Starting with one corner of one piece of the dice rolling mat, fold the corner so the notch edges line up, and sew these edges together with 1/2″ seam allowance.

Image of fabric folded with a sew line indicated with a white dotted line.

Repeat this process for all four corners on both dice mat pieces. You should now have two box shaped pieces.

Image of two, single layer, fabric boxes in blue fabric, sitting side by side.

With the wrong side of the fabric facing out, nestle one rolling mat piece into the other, lining up the top edges.

Image of one fabric box nestled in another, wrong sides of the fabric out.

Sew around the top edge with 1/2″ seam allowance, leaving a gap a few inches wide between the start and end of the seam.

Image of a fabric box with two layers pinned together. A seam line is indicated with a white dotted line.

Pull the fabric right side out through this gap.

Image of a pair of hands flipping a fabric box inside out so the right side of the fabric is showing.

Iron down your fabric and stitch down the gap in the fabric.

Image of a pair of white hands sewing down the gap between two pieces of fabric.

To make sure the sides of your dice mat stay up, you can add a couple of stitches at the top of each corner to pinch them in slightly.

Overhead image of a fabric box. The top two corners have arrows pointing at them, showing where stitches have been added to pinch in the corners.

To attach the dice rolling mat to the body, pin the mat to the center of the inner layer of the body and sew around the bottom of the mat.

Image of the dice mat laying on the inner fabric of the body of the DnD travel dice bag with a stitch line indicated with a white dotted line.

Optional: For a sturdier rolling surface, you can add a 4″x6″ piece of thin cardboard between the body and the bottom of the rolling mat before sewing them together.

Dice Pockets

Next up is prepping the dice pockets. First, take both of your dice pocket fabric pieces and fold them in half, right sides together, along the short side of the rectangle.

Image of two rectangles of fabric, folded in half, wrong sides out, with a stitch line indicated across the top with a white dotted line.

Sew a seam with 1/2″ seam allowance at the open end of the rectangles. Turn the dice pockets right side out and iron.

Image of two blue fabric rectangles. The top rectangle is narrower than the bottom.

Arrange the pocket strips near the top of the inner layer of the body of the dice bag, and sew close to the bottom of the dice pockets.

Image of the dice pocket rectangles of fabrics lined up across the top of a DnD travel dice back. A stitch line at the bottom of each rectangle is indicated with a white dotted line.

Measure out five 1.5″ pockets across each band and sew to create the individual pockets.

Image of fabric dice pockets with 1.5 inch pockets sewn in.

Main Construction

Fold the large pocket fabric piece in half along the 9″ side and iron flat.

Line up and layer your three body pieces in the order you want them to appear when the dice bag is finished.

Image showing three layers of fabric being lined up to create the body of the dnd travel dice bag.

Line up the large pocket piece at the bottom of the body. The cut edges should line up with the bottom of the body, and the folded edge should make the top of the pocket.

Image showing lining up the large pocket at the bottom of the DnD travel dice bag.

Sew around the edge of the body with a narrow seam allowance to hold all the layers together.

Image indicated a stitch line around the edge of the body of the DnD travel dice bag with a white dotted line.

Binding

Arrange your ribbon or binding fabric around the edge of your DnD travel dice bag.

Image showing a ribbon folded over the edge of the DnD travel dice bag, clipped into place, ready to be sewn on.

Sew the binding on to the edge of the dice bag.

Since my ribbon had finished edges, I sewed both sides down in one pass. Trying to keep both sides even while only being able to see one side while sewing made the binding look a little messy in places, but it is still functional.

For a neater look, or if you are using binding fabric with raw edges, you can sew one edge of the binding down first, then fold it over the body and layers and around to the back of the body, then hand sew the second side with a small whip switch.

Closure

The finishing touch is to add a ribbon or fabric tie to keep everything secure. Cut a length of ribbon so it is long enough to wrap around the travel dice bag when it is rolled up, then sew it to the outside of the tip of the body.

Image of a loose piece of ribbon, about to be sewn onto the tip of the body of the dice bag.

All that’s left is to fill your DnD travel dice bag with all your gaming essentials!

Image of a finished DnD travel dice bag, rolled up, and tied shut with a bow.

Printable Instructions

Yield: 1 Travel Dice Bag

DnD Travel Dice Bag - FREE Sewing Tutorial

Follow this free tutorial to sew a DnD travel dice bag to take all of your gaming essentials with you! Includes a place for your minis, notebook, dice, and a rolling mat.

Prep Time 1 hour

Active Time 3 hours

Total Time 4 hours

Difficulty Advanced Beginner