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DIY Mini Backpack Video

DIY mini backpack sewing tutorial

Looking for a great back to school backpack for your little one? Well, buckle your seat belts my friends because Celina of the Sewing Rabbit Team has an amazing treat for us today! She is sharing a mind-blowing graphic video teaching you how to make your own Mini-Backpacks! Perfect for the little ones on the go.

DIY Mini Backpack Sewing Video

Since it is back to school for so many of us I thought it would be nice to do a sewing tutorial for a backpack. I’ve been spotting lots of square shaped backpacks these days, as well as lots of different ways of colour blocking- I thought I would combine the two to give you one cute little bag.

I also prepared a little video for my tutorial which I hope you will enjoy. You can simply follow along and pause when you need to! Save it to your favourites and watch it over and over! Careful, the song is really catchy!

In case you are wondering, the fabric I used was what they call at my local fabric shop “outdoors fabric”. It’s mainly a Nylon type of fabric with a coating which makes it a little more durable as well as water resistant. I also used some Cordura Nylon (black) which has a very sticky and plasticky backing and makes it really hard to sew with. I think I would have liked my fabric to be a little more sturdy, but what I love about the backpack is how light it is. You could use some denim or canvas if you like, you could also interface it.

With all the different pattern pieces you can make this little backpack as wild as you want or keep really simple. I had a little fun! I made the bottom black, as that is the part that gets the most dirty.

 I used some thick plastic zippers, however metallic ones are fine too. You could substitute the Nylon Webbing for some fabric or Gros Grain ribbon. Lastly, I used some plastic adjusters for my straps, those could have been a pair of D-rings as well.

This mini backpack offers lots of possibilities and it is really quite simple to sew. The hardest part was sewing on the front pocket. And if you notch all your pieces as indicated, as well as pin things to keep them in place, you will be fine.

Well I couldn’t just make one backpack with 2 kids in the house. Today is my son first day at kindergarten, so he got a slightly bigger backpack with a few differences here and there. The tutorial is on my blog Petit a Petit and Family, if you’d like to check it out.

My daughter was a little upset that hers wasn’t as big as her brothers, she soon realized this was the perfect size for all her little goodies and specially her small back.

 

My kids are ready and really excited for this new year to start…

I’m thinking I could use one of each for myself as well, maybe in some nice Liberty of London print or I could up cycled pair of pants I have. What would yours look like?

Thanks so much for stopping by, and until next time…

Happy Sewing!

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Comments

  1. Palak says

    August 23, 2013 at 8:20 am

    Ha! I woke up early this morning just to see this post! Love it!!!! I need to make my son a mini for preschool 🙂

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:37 pm

      Thanks Palak! haha you crack me up- I am happy you love it 😉 I hope it was worth getting up early! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jane@Buzzmills says

    August 23, 2013 at 8:47 am

    Holy wow! totally awesome…I love the colors. Great job Celina and the video is fantastic!

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:38 pm

      Thanks Jane! Yay, so happy you like it! I had so much fun making the backpack and the video!

      Reply
  3. Andrea says

    August 23, 2013 at 9:11 am

    Celina, these are incredible!! LOVE them!

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:39 pm

      Thank you, thank you!

      Reply
  4. Veronica says

    August 23, 2013 at 9:19 am

    The handles are a great idea!

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:39 pm

      Thanks! They are super practical and the kids love them too.

      Reply
  5. Susie says

    August 23, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Hi,
    What a great make! Shame I can’t find the tutorial on the blog. The link seems to be broken 🙁
    Xx

    Reply
    • Jess says

      August 23, 2013 at 9:48 am

      You can’t watch the video above? Try refreshing your page!

      Reply
      • Susie says

        August 23, 2013 at 9:57 am

        Hoping the above comment isn’t meant in the way it reads.

        I can’t watch vids on this pc and was hoping the above mentioned Tutorial ‘The tutorial is on my blog Petit a Petit and Family, if you’d like to check it out.’ would possibly have pics I could follow, but it’s all good and I will have to wait until I am able to get in front of another PC.

        Reply
        • celina says

          August 23, 2013 at 1:41 pm

          Oh Suzie, I hope you can watch later 🙂 I would be happy to add a pdf version! Just give me a couple of days to get it done. So happy you like it!

          Reply
          • Susie says

            August 23, 2013 at 3:39 pm

            Oh bless you celina! That would be amazing but please don’t go out of your way. Thank you. X

  6. Anne says

    August 23, 2013 at 10:03 am

    That’s an awesome pack! Love the extra carrying handles!! I’ve got a link to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-square-mini-backpack/2013/08/23/
    –Anne

    Reply
  7. nichole Jackson says

    August 23, 2013 at 10:15 am

    This is GREAT! Is there non video instructions somewhere?

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:42 pm

      Hello Nicole, happy you like the backpacks! I will work on a PDF version over the weekend and link it up here for a non video version. I hope this helps!

      Reply
      • Bethany says

        June 17, 2016 at 2:34 pm

        That would have been nice. I like the pattern but pausing the video at each still so I could do an image snip then using combine in acrobat on them was slow.

        Reply
  8. Erin || Sewbon.com says

    August 23, 2013 at 11:35 am

    Ooooooh! So COOL! Great tutorial!

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:43 pm

      Thanks Erin! Yay, so happy you enjoyed it 🙂

      Reply
  9. luinthemommyhood says

    August 23, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    You are amazing Celina! Absolutely fabulous!

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:44 pm

      Thank you sooo much Shannon! Thank you.

      Reply
  10. Mie @ Sewing Like Mad says

    August 23, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    Those backpacks are soooo cool Celina!! Those photos of your kids together – LOVE IT!

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 23, 2013 at 1:46 pm

      Thanks Mie! Those kids are pretty cool 😉 and I love that they get along so well! I am lucky mom.

      Reply
  11. Andrea :: Crafting Connections says

    August 23, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    Oh those backpacks are awesome! I’m totally afraid of zippers, but this seems really do-able!! And great video – love the graphics 🙂

    Reply
    • Celina says

      August 25, 2013 at 9:13 pm

      Thanks Andrea! Zippers are really not all that bad- these are quite easy to put on! Buttonholes on the hand I avoid at all cost. 😉

      Reply
  12. marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings says

    August 23, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    Oh super cute. I love all the little details

    Reply
    • Celina says

      August 25, 2013 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks so much Marisa!

      Reply
  13. Laura says

    August 23, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    This is so cool! I love how both backpacks are similar but have their own details. The videos are incredible and I don’t know about the kids but I want one of those backpacks for me. You are amazing Celina.

    Reply
    • Celina says

      August 25, 2013 at 9:15 pm

      Thanks you sooooo much Laura! I am not sure which I like best either and I’m definitely making myself one, maybe with some padding in the back and turn it into a laptop bag. 🙂

      Reply
  14. Jen @ Eat. Sleep. Make. says

    August 24, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    Oh my goodness girl, you are a wizard with fabric 🙂 So adorable. I’m sure your kids will have the most stylish backpacks in their schools!

    Reply
    • Celina says

      August 25, 2013 at 9:18 pm

      Thanks Jen! It’s funny how different the backpacks can look even if they were made from the same fabric- I love that! No else will have the same backpacks that is for sure! 🙂

      Reply
  15. Vanessa@DesignsbySessa says

    August 26, 2013 at 8:25 am

    Best tutorial EVER!!!! So cool! I have NO idea how to put together a blog post this awesome, but I’m glad you do! haha!

    Reply
    • celina says

      August 26, 2013 at 10:14 am

      Haha! you crack me up Vanessa! So happy you enjoyed it. 🙂 thanks so much! I am finally putting everything I learnt in school to good use!

      Reply
  16. Billee A says

    August 29, 2013 at 10:54 am

    this is an awesome book bag. when I saw it I immediately fell in love with it. I would love to be creative like this. I am a person who most times never complete a task. For some reason I loose interest. But I really like this, and want to make one for my son. Everything Ive viewed so far really has me wanting to follow your website

    Reply
  17. Donna says

    January 7, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    Hi there do you happen to have paper instructions I can print out?

    Reply
  18. Denis says

    February 5, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    Plese tell me where I can buy this backpack?

    Reply
  19. Kim says

    February 8, 2014 at 1:41 am

    I really want to make these for my girls, but some of the steps are confusing on the video. Do you have a PDF version somewhere? If you do, maybe you could send me a link? Starkat21 [at] gmail [dot] com.
    Thanks so much! I love these backpacks!

    Reply
  20. onel says

    July 5, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Oh, I love this backpack very much!! Don’t mind the mini, I want this for myself!

    Reply
  21. NINA says

    December 26, 2016 at 5:08 am

    Hi
    I know this post is quite old, but I was just searching for a backpack I can make for my niece which will be starting daycare soon and found this wonderful project.
    Unfortunately I can t find the tutorial or the pattern for it anywhere. Does anyone know where I could find it?

    Thanks NINA

    Reply
  22. Sharon Melville says

    July 14, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    I find this video goes too fast so it makes it very confusing to try and make this back pack. Is there a PDFs of this pattern?

    Reply

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