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Modern Japanese Rice Bag (Komebukuro)

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A square bottomed drawstring bag on a wooden surface next to a pincushion and spool of thread. The bag is blue, linen, yellow and red.
Top down view of a square drawstring bag on a wooden surface. The bag is blue. The drawstring tabs cause the four corners of the sop of the bag to stick out.
Three drawstring bags hanging against a white wall. The bags are a red checked linen, blue patchwork, and a linen and polkadot black patchwork.
A square drawstring bag sitting on a wooden surface with a skein of cream coloured yarn. The bag is made with a patchwork of linen, yellow and red printed fabrics.
A square bottomed drawstring bag on a wooden surface next to a pincushion and spool of thread. The bag is blue, linen, yellow and red.
Top down view of a square drawstring bag on a wooden surface. The bag is blue. The drawstring tabs cause the four corners of the sop of the bag to stick out.
Three drawstring bags hanging against a white wall. The bags are a red checked linen, blue patchwork, and a linen and polkadot black patchwork.
A square drawstring bag sitting on a wooden surface with a skein of cream coloured yarn. The bag is made with a patchwork of linen, yellow and red printed fabrics.

From kzstevens:

A modern take on the Japanese Komebukuro, a traditional pouch used in Japan to carry rice offerings to the temple during religious ceremonies, or to hold gifts destined for a close friend or relative. Komebukuro bags were hand sewn in a patchwork style using a mix of whatever fabrics were on hand, and closed with a cotton drawstring cord. This is a perfect project to use up all those extra scraps of fabric and add your own unique style. You can be as simple or complex as you’d like. And it is fully reversible! The perfect size to carry around your latest knitting project, or use it as a lunch tote!