Two Faced Backpack by Country Cow Designs
This fun backpack is designed to be a half and half bag. It's great for keeping your valuables secure as you can wear it with the opening against your back. Use two exterior fabrics to create a bag that looks entirely different from two different sides and can be worn whichever way you prefer. It doesn't have a front and back, but instead has two faces!
Included in this pattern:
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Includes full colour printed pattern instructions as well as printed pattern pieces.
- Resealable bag/envelope to keep your paper pattern safe and sound!
Features:
- REversible for security
- Use two different fabrics to create a bag that you can wear two different ways
- Expandable pockets on the exterior to fit standard size drink bottles
- Lots of pockets for organising inside the bag
- Printed in the UK
Difficulty:
- Advanced
Dimensions:
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14" tall x 10" wide x 3 3/4" deep (35.5cm t x 25.5cm w x 9.5cm d)
Supplies:
- For the “second exterior” fabric, which is used around the main closure, I recommend using cotton or canvas. This will make it much easier to sew and be more forgiving if a mistake is made. Fabrics that don’t heal, such as vinyl, cork or waxed canvas, are only recommended for experienced bag makers.
- For the “first exterior” fabric, cotton, canvas, vinyl or cork are good choices but beware of the thickness that will build up in the seams. Can your machine handle the thickness? For domestic machines, it’s usually best to stick with cotton, especially for your first bag.
- The accent fabric needs to be cork, vinyl or leather as there will be raw edges on show. This is used for the expandable pocket trims, interior slip pocket trim and base overlay
- 1/2 yd (50cm) First exterior fabric (44"/110cm wide)*
- 1/2 yd (50cm) Second exterior fabric (44"/110cm wide)*
- 8" (20cm) Accent fabric (cork, vinyl or leather for raw edges)
- 1 yd (100cm) Lining fabric (44"/110cm wide)*
- Medium weight woven fusible interfacing - enough for all cotton pieces
- 42" (107cm) Foam stabilizer, ideally fusible (20"/50cm wide)
- 3 1/2" (9cm) Fusible ultra-firm stabilizer such as Peltex 71F (20"/50cm wide)
- 10" (25.5cm) Fold-over elastic for expanding pockets
- 9" (23cm) Stretch mesh fabric for expanding pockets and inner slip pocket
- 5 1/4" (13.5cm) Flat elastic (1 1/2"(38mm) wide)
- 60" (155cm) #5 zipper and pulls
- 2 x 1" (2.5cm) Strap slider
- 2 x 1" (25mm) Rectangle rings
- (Optional) 6 x Rivets medium (8mm post)
- 90" (230cm) of 1" (2.5cm) nylon or cotton webbing for the strap & grab handle
Pattern and instructions are intended for personal use only. These resources are not for commercial purposes. You can sell products made from this design on a home-based production scale.
Two Faced Backpack by Country Cow Designs
This fun backpack is designed to be a half and half bag. It's great for keeping your valuables secure as you can wear it with the opening against your back. Use two exterior fabrics to create a bag that looks entirely different from two different sides and can be worn whichever way you prefer. It doesn't have a front and back, but instead has two faces!
Included in this pattern:
-
Includes full colour printed pattern instructions as well as printed pattern pieces.
- Resealable bag/envelope to keep your paper pattern safe and sound!
Features:
- REversible for security
- Use two different fabrics to create a bag that you can wear two different ways
- Expandable pockets on the exterior to fit standard size drink bottles
- Lots of pockets for organising inside the bag
- Printed in the UK
Difficulty:
- Advanced
Dimensions:
-
14" tall x 10" wide x 3 3/4" deep (35.5cm t x 25.5cm w x 9.5cm d)
Supplies:
- For the “second exterior” fabric, which is used around the main closure, I recommend using cotton or canvas. This will make it much easier to sew and be more forgiving if a mistake is made. Fabrics that don’t heal, such as vinyl, cork or waxed canvas, are only recommended for experienced bag makers.
- For the “first exterior” fabric, cotton, canvas, vinyl or cork are good choices but beware of the thickness that will build up in the seams. Can your machine handle the thickness? For domestic machines, it’s usually best to stick with cotton, especially for your first bag.
- The accent fabric needs to be cork, vinyl or leather as there will be raw edges on show. This is used for the expandable pocket trims, interior slip pocket trim and base overlay
- 1/2 yd (50cm) First exterior fabric (44"/110cm wide)*
- 1/2 yd (50cm) Second exterior fabric (44"/110cm wide)*
- 8" (20cm) Accent fabric (cork, vinyl or leather for raw edges)
- 1 yd (100cm) Lining fabric (44"/110cm wide)*
- Medium weight woven fusible interfacing - enough for all cotton pieces
- 42" (107cm) Foam stabilizer, ideally fusible (20"/50cm wide)
- 3 1/2" (9cm) Fusible ultra-firm stabilizer such as Peltex 71F (20"/50cm wide)
- 10" (25.5cm) Fold-over elastic for expanding pockets
- 9" (23cm) Stretch mesh fabric for expanding pockets and inner slip pocket
- 5 1/4" (13.5cm) Flat elastic (1 1/2"(38mm) wide)
- 60" (155cm) #5 zipper and pulls
- 2 x 1" (2.5cm) Strap slider
- 2 x 1" (25mm) Rectangle rings
- (Optional) 6 x Rivets medium (8mm post)
- 90" (230cm) of 1" (2.5cm) nylon or cotton webbing for the strap & grab handle
Pattern and instructions are intended for personal use only. These resources are not for commercial purposes. You can sell products made from this design on a home-based production scale.
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