A backpack that’s perfect in its simplicity, but also great for customizing. Choose your favorite canvas (prints or solids) or waxed canvas and get to work creating your very own custom backpack.

Special features:

• front slip pocket
• interior zip pocket
• adjustable shoulder straps
• useful top handles

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

+ Approx. Finished Dimensions: 11 ½” wide x 15” tall x 5” deep (29 cm x 38 cm x 12 cm)

Supplies Needed:

Requirements based on 44”-wide fabric.

Regular size:

• 1 yd (1 m) Exterior* Fabric
• 1 yd (1 m) Lining* Fabric
• 2 yds (1.8 m) Fusible Woven Interfacing (Pellon SF101- 20”-wide)
• 1 yd (1 m) Medium Weight Fusible Interfacing (Pellon 809 - 42”-wide)^
• ½ yd (0.4 m) Foam Stabilizer (ByAnnie’s or 1 yard (1 m) Pellon Flex-Foam) ^
• (2) 1 ½” (3.8 cm) wide rectangle rings & (2) 1 ½” (3.8 cm) wide strap sliders
• (1) 22” (55 cm) zipper* for top closure
• (1) 8” (20 cm) zipper* for interior zip pocket
• 1 1/8 yds (1 m) of 1” (2.5 cm) wide cotton or poly webbing for top handles
• 2 ½ (2.2 m) yds of 1 ½” (3.8 cm) wide cotton or poly webbing for straps
• 3 ½ (3.2 m) yds straight-grain ½” (12 mm) wide double fold binding

Mini size:

• ½ yd (0.4 m) Exterior* Fabric
• 5/8 yd (58 cm) Lining* Fabric
• 1 ½ yds (1.4 m) Fusible Woven Interfacing (Pellon SF101- 20”-wide)

• ½ yd (0.4 m) Medium Weight Fusible Interfacing (Pellon 809 - 42”-wide)^
• (2) 1 ½” (3.8 cm) wide rectangle rings & (2) 1 ½” (3.8 cm) wide strap sliders
• (1) 18" (45.7 cm) zipper* for top closure
• (1) 6" (15.2 cm) zipper* for interior zip pocket
• 1 ½ yds of 1” (2.5 cm) wide cotton or poly webbing for top handles

• • 2 ½ (2.2 m) yds of 1 ½” (3.8 cm) wide cotton or poly webbing for straps
  • 2 ½ (2.2 m) yds straight-grain ½” (12 mm) wide double fold binding
    

*PLEASE NOTE: this pattern is written for fixed-length zippers (not zipper by the yard, if using zipper by the yard please add 1.5" to the length of each designated zipper)

Recommended Fabrics: canvas (7-9 oz. weight), waxed canvas (8-10 oz. weight), or dry oilskin for exterior fabric, quilting cotton for lining fabric

^ =omit if using waxed canvas

*= additional ¼ yd {¼ yd for mini} of exterior and lining fabric is needed if making the Alternate Front Pocket, and add 14” {10”} zipper (or longer)