How To Make A Mini Backpack

small backpack pattern

If y'all have been watching the size and style of bags lately, y'all've probably noticed all those impossibly beautiful piddling backpacks everyone is conveying. Along those lines, I've fabricated this small haversack pattern to be minor (and cute) but still large enough to be practical.

You tin likewise use this pocket-size backpack as a cantankerous-over or cross body handbag every bit well. I made that way considering I similar to accept options and truth-exist-told, I am a bit paranoid with a backpack. I approximate having grown up in Panama where, as the saying goes, "pickpockets can remove your socks without even taking off your shoes" I have had my share of missing money and wallets. This is why I've added a pocket in the back with a attachment. There's an internal pocket, also with a attachment, and even the outside pocket has a zipper. So if you can remember where you put your wallet, the chances of keeping it are high..

small backpack pattern There's likewise a possibility of calculation i more than pocket to stash your mobile phone, only I will go out that upward to you lot. I will prove you how to add together it you desire information technology. Please note, still, it will non be included in the pattern, then this is probably for the intermediate to avant-garde sewists. The rest of the project is suitable for beginners.

small backpack pattern

This is not an piece of cake-to-make haversack considering information technology involve a few steps, and so I accept decided to offer this pattern and project as a kind of sew together forth. The first part volition give yous a general thought on how to make the backpack and the inside components. You'll find this below. The second office will show you how to make the straps and attach them to the small-scale backpack. We'll be releasing this part on Tuesday along with a video. The third and final part will show you how to get together and finish the bag and that should be out on Thursday.

small backpack pattern

This is an advanced project but if y'all love to exist challenged particularly if you take just started out making bags you lot will find rewarding to make. It will make a not bad accessory for your wardrobe or a fantastic gift for a friend or a loved one. I fabricated two for this tutorial and I'thou keeping i and giving the other to my teenage daughter. She loves it.

Video Tutorial

Materials:

ane/2 yard of canvas, oilcloth, thick nylon textile.
1/2 m fusible interfacing
1/ii one thousand of lining
ii″ cotton tape (66″ in total)
1″ ribbon (66″ in total)
Thread to match
One (one) 18″ Nylon zipper
One (1) 10″ nylon zipper
One (i) ten″ nylon zipper (inner pocket optional)
Jeans needle or leather needle
Four (four) D Rings
2 (2) Lobsters Claw
Two (2) 1″ Rectangular buckles for tensioning the straps

Tools:

Zipper foot
Scissors or a rotary cutter
Walking foot (optional)

Pocket-size Backpack Pattern Download:

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Pattern layout:

This is just meant to bear witness you what the pattern will look like once it is printed and assembled.

small backpack pattern

Office One of the Iii Part Series:

In this part of the sew along, nosotros're going to be press the pattern, assembling the materials, and sewing the inside pocket as well as the gusset and the main attachment.

Cut all pattern pieces following the pattern.

A note on fusible interfacing:The use of fusible interfacing will depend on the fabric yous choose to piece of work with. Canvas and retrieve upholstery material do not demand information technology. Cotton quilting volition demand both in the outside textile and it the lining. I am using 100% cotton wool material from the upholstery section at IKEA and accept opted to fuse a medium weight interfacing to both outside and lining fabrics. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't since it fabricated it impossible to sew a cotton tapehandle (to manus the bag) on the top of the backpack. I could take washed information technology, had I used my industrial motorcar to finish the bag. All the same, non anybody has an industrial car at home. Before placing the handle or using thick upholstery fabric make sure your machine tin handle many layers of fabric.

Step One: Attaching the outer zipper

Place the right side of the fashion textile up.Place the zipper right side down. Place the lining wrong side upwardly on top of the zipper.This will brand a sandwich with the way fabric.
Utilise the zipper foot and sew together at three/eight″. Once you lot have sewn the zipper down, open to turn to the work to the correct side and iron. (We're going to exist showing this in the video that will come up out before long equally this might be a scrap disruptive for the beginners in the group.) small backpack pattern

Nosotros will repeat the same procedure, simply this time on the other side of the zipper. Lay the fabric correct up and identify the other side of the gusset incorrect side up adjustment the sides. Pin together and turn to the lining side. small backpack pattern Pivot the lining and sew at iii/8″. Iron once again and topstitch.

Sew 1/8″ from the edge using the zipper human foot.
small backpack pattern Pin the lining and fashion fabric and sew at 3/8″.
Meridian stitch 1/8″ from the seam and trim the seam allowance. You tin can trim the zipper to the border of the gusset at this betoken also.

Step Two: Adding the lateral small-scale pockets

Following the blueprint, fold the acme edge i/ii″ and iron. Utilise the pucker to fold the edge 1/4″ in and so information technology does not evidence.
small backpack pattern

Pin the pocket to the bottom of the gusset. small backpack pattern

Footstep Three: Making the minor inner pocket

I have chosen to use the lining to make this lilliputian pocket. This pocket is small enough for a small wallet but you tin adapt information technology to a bigger size if you wish.

On the wrong side of the fabric, pin the zipper right side downwardly and stitch using your zipper foot. small backpack pattern Turn the textile to the correct side and topstitch the zipper at 1/8″.Identify your attachment horizontally with the piece you simply sewed up.Identify the other role of the pocket right side down on the lower side of the attachment.Sew the attachment using the zipper pes turn and topstitch at 1/8″.

Open the zipper one-half way. small backpack pattern Sew, zigzag and trim both sides just non the top.
Iron your work.Pin the pocket to the back lining of the pocket-size backpack.

As I have mentioned above, there is no pattern for the internal pocket that is big enough for your phone. Yet, this is very easy to add. Depending on your phone size. Trace the bottom part of the front pattern side, add 1/2″ for seam allowance on the top fold and stitch every bit you did on the lateral small pockets.

And yous're washed with this role of the project. Nosotros'll be releasing the subsequent parts of the sew along soon that take y'all through the making the handles as well as attaching of the external pocket in the 3rd and final part. Nosotros'll too accept a video which will help explain some of the more than complicated steps in the process.

I actually hope you enjoyed this project and then far. As a farther refinement of this design, I am going to make one in leather which should be fantastic. When I am done will share it with y'all on Pinterest.

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