Noodlehead Sewing Pattern - Making Backpack (with mini size!)

Making Backpack Sewing Pattern

Create your own custom backpack with the Noodlehead Making Backpack sewing pattern. Featuring a minimalist design, this versatile pattern offers two sizes—Regular and Mini—perfect for daily adventures or travel. With practical features like adjustable straps, top handles, a front slip pocket (plus a bonus zippered pocket), and an interior zip pocket, it combines style and functionality. Made entirely from easy-to-cut rectangles and featuring bound seam construction, this pattern is ideal for durable fabrics like canvas, waxed canvas, or oilskin. Perfect for bag-making enthusiasts looking to craft a stylish, personalised backpack!

Making's Features:

• Two sizes to sew! Regular and Mini
• Front slip pocket (plus BONUS! zippered front pocket)
• Interior zip pocket
• Adjustable shoulder straps
• Useful top handles
• Features a bound seam construction 

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner (front slip pocket view), Intermediate (alternate front zip pocket view)

Approx. Finished Dimensions:
Regular: 11 ½” wide x 15” tall x 5” deep (29 cm x 38 cm x 12 cm)
Mini: 8” wide x 10½” tall x 4½” deep (20 cm x 27 cm x 11.5 cm)

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

Additional supplies + tools: Polyester thread, water-soluble pen or tailor’s chalk, cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, size 90/14 or 100/16 Denim or Microtex needle, (Optional) 2 ¼” wide x 1 ½” tall (5.7 cm x 3.8 cm) piece of leather for patch, (Optional) 2 rivets - 8-9 mm head with 6-8 mm posts (& corresponding setting tool), (Optional) front pocket closure (see pg. 6 note) 14mm magnetic snap or size 24 metal snap, glue/ ¼”-wide fusible web tape)

Your paper pattern will include: Instruction booklet with step-by-step instructions and professional illustrations. Includes BOTH a full-size template pattern sheet AND rotary cutting instructions/measurements (just cut and sew, no need to cut out pattern pieces!!!), and a label sheet (metric and imperial label sheets both included) for keeping organized, all tucked into a resealable poly bag.

Sell finished items! You (the purchaser of this pattern) can sell finished items made using this pattern (on a home-based scale), credit to Anna Graham/ www.noodle-head.com is appreciated!

At Truro Fabrics we're a small, family-run business in the heart of Cornwall, UK. We love compiling our carefully chosen fabric collections and sharing beautiful products with our customers. All orders are lovingly wrapped in recycled tissue and re-purposed packaging, ready to arrive and be made into exciting creations.