I have done very little sewing in the past few decades. That said, I sewed a lot of my camping gear back in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time finished goods where quite expensive compared to the cost of materials. Companies like Frostline and Holubar were making kits for sewing camping gear etc. I was using a vintage Singer sewing machine.

My experience was that fabric like pack cloth was pretty easy to sew, but cordura was quite difficult where you had seams crossing seams where you could have quite a few layers for the needle to get through.

I think of Cordura as the fabric you want for abrasion resistance, but if you do not need the abrasion resistance, you are better off sewing with pack cloth instead.

Good luck with your project.