Beginner Backpack PDF Pattern | Rucksack / Book Bag 15 x 13 x 5 in | Instant Download, A0 A4 US Letter
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🎒 Backpack — PDF Sewing Pattern
Finished size 15 x 13 x 5 in (38 x 33 x 13 cm) • Curved top zip • Front zip pocket • Adjustable webbing straps • A0, A4 and US Letter
A backpack is the project most people put off. Curved zip, boxed corners, straps that have to take weight — it reads as advanced before you've even started. This one is drafted so the curve is the easy part: the top zip is inserted flat before the bag is boxed, so you are never wrestling a finished shape under the machine. The illustrated steps show every stage, and the whole thing is built from two coordinating cottons, which is why it looks pieced rather than bought. ✨
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✔️ Step-by-step illustrated sewing instructions
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✔️ Fabric and materials list
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📏 Finished Measurements
15 x 13 x 5 in
38 x 33 x 13 cm
🪡 Pattern Details
🔹 Curved zip top opening
🔸 Horizontal zip pocket across the front
🔹 Contrast side gusset panel — made for two coordinating fabrics
🔸 Webbing carry loop at the top
🔹 Adjustable webbing shoulder straps with sliders
🔸 Topstitched throughout
🛍️ Materials Needed
- Main fabric — cotton, canvas or light home-decor weight
- Contrast fabric for the side panel
- Lining fabric
- Zip for the top opening
- Zip for the front pocket
- Webbing for the straps and top loop
- Two strap sliders
- Interfacing or foam stabiliser
- Matching thread, pins or clips, fabric scissors
- Sewing machine — a zip foot makes the top opening easier
⚙️ How It Works
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2. Print at home on A4 or US Letter, or take the A0 file to a copy shop
3. Cut, follow the illustrated steps
4. Finish a backpack you made yourself
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⚠️ Please Note
Print at 100% or Actual Size — never "fit to page" — or the pattern pieces will not match.
Screen colours vary, so fabric colours may look different in person.
This listing is for the pattern only, not the finished bag.
🎁 Perfect For
School and college • Everyday carry • Travel and day trips • Handmade gifts • Sewists moving on from flat projects
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