Sophia Backpack - Rain POS
How to make your
Sophia Backpack Finished size: 15" x 16" Supplies Needed: • • • • • • •
1 pkg Little Dress Boutique™ Sophia 1 Yard Medium gray 5⁄8" grosgrain ribbon: 3 1⁄3 yds (straps) Safety pin Rotary cutter, acrylic ruler & mat Basic sewing supplies Sewing machine Iron & pressing surface
Directions
Read all instructions before beginning project. Do not pre-wash fabrics. Use a ½" seam allowance and sew fabrics with right sides together (RST) unless otherwise noted. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam to secure stitching. Before cutting, press fabrics with a dry iron on cotton setting. Finish seam allowances with zigzag or serge stitching, or pinking shears. 17" x 17" 17" x 17"
Cutting: Multi Medallion: 2 – 17" x 17" squares Ribbon: 2 – 5⁄8" x 60" lengths
Multi Medallion: 36" x 42" Ribbon: 60" x 5/8"
Sewing:
1. Serge, zigzag or pink all edges of front and back to finish seams. 2. To finish the ends of the casing for both pieces, make a clip ½" into the sides, 2 ¼" from the top. Fold the sides of the 2 ¼" section to the wrong side ¼" twice and sew on the inside fold (Dia. A).
Dia. A ½" 2 ¼"
Cut ½" slit on each side
½"
Fold and Sew
wrong side (WS) (both pieces)
3. To make the casing, press the top edge to the wrong side ¼" and again 1". Sew on the inside fold to make the 1" casing (Dia. B).
½"
2 ¼" Fold and Sew
WS (both pieces)
Dia. B
Fold ¼"
Foldline
WS (both pieces)
Fold ¼" 1"
Casing 1"
Sew
WS (both pieces)
Dia. C Sew
½" seam allowance
4. Place front and back pieces RST matching edges and corners. Pin and sew the sides and bottom, leaving a 1" opening on the sides, 1" from the bottom (Dia. C). WS (both pieces RST) 1" opening for end of straps 1"
5. Attach the safety pin to the end of one ribbon strap; feed through one casing, then back through the second casing (Dia. D).
1"
Dia. D
Casing
Dia. E
6. Pull the ribbon to make the ends even. Thread the ribbon ends through the back pack and out the 1" opening on the side, at the bottom edge. Pin ends securely in place. (Dia. E).
Dia. F
7. Sew the 1" opening closed to secure the strap. Trim ends even with edges. Repeat Steps 5-7 for the second strap going in the opposite direction (Dia. F).
Repeat Steps 5 - 7 for the second strap going in the opposite direction.
Finishing: 8. Turn backpack right side out. Place items in back pack and pull on ribbon straps to close top. Insert arms through straps with backpack on child’s back.
Finished Care Instructions: Wash in cool water; hang or lay flat to dry. Press to remove wrinkles, if needed.
©2015 Fabric Editions, Inc. Little Dress Boutique™ is a trademark of Fabric Editions, Inc.
Sew to secure straps & trim
Sophia Backpack Finished size: 15" x 16" Supplies Needed: • • • • • • •
1 pkg Little Dress Boutique™ Sophia 1 Yard Medium gray 5⁄8" grosgrain ribbon: 3 1⁄3 yds (straps) Safety pin Rotary cutter, acrylic ruler & mat Basic sewing supplies Sewing machine Iron & pressing surface
Directions
Read all instructions before beginning project. Do not pre-wash fabrics. Use a ½" seam allowance and sew fabrics with right sides together (RST) unless otherwise noted. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam to secure stitching. Before cutting, press fabrics with a dry iron on cotton setting. Finish seam allowances with zigzag or serge stitching, or pinking shears. 17" x 17" 17" x 17"
Cutting: Multi Medallion: 2 – 17" x 17" squares Ribbon: 2 – 5⁄8" x 60" lengths
Multi Medallion: 36" x 42" Ribbon: 60" x 5/8"
Sewing:
1. Serge, zigzag or pink all edges of front and back to finish seams. 2. To finish the ends of the casing for both pieces, make a clip ½" into the sides, 2 ¼" from the top. Fold the sides of the 2 ¼" section to the wrong side ¼" twice and sew on the inside fold (Dia. A).
Dia. A ½" 2 ¼"
Cut ½" slit on each side
½"
Fold and Sew
wrong side (WS) (both pieces)
3. To make the casing, press the top edge to the wrong side ¼" and again 1". Sew on the inside fold to make the 1" casing (Dia. B).
½"
2 ¼" Fold and Sew
WS (both pieces)
Dia. B
Fold ¼"
Foldline
WS (both pieces)
Fold ¼" 1"
Casing 1"
Sew
WS (both pieces)
Dia. C Sew
½" seam allowance
4. Place front and back pieces RST matching edges and corners. Pin and sew the sides and bottom, leaving a 1" opening on the sides, 1" from the bottom (Dia. C). WS (both pieces RST) 1" opening for end of straps 1"
5. Attach the safety pin to the end of one ribbon strap; feed through one casing, then back through the second casing (Dia. D).
1"
Dia. D
Casing
Dia. E
6. Pull the ribbon to make the ends even. Thread the ribbon ends through the back pack and out the 1" opening on the side, at the bottom edge. Pin ends securely in place. (Dia. E).
Dia. F
7. Sew the 1" opening closed to secure the strap. Trim ends even with edges. Repeat Steps 5-7 for the second strap going in the opposite direction (Dia. F).
Repeat Steps 5 - 7 for the second strap going in the opposite direction.
Finishing: 8. Turn backpack right side out. Place items in back pack and pull on ribbon straps to close top. Insert arms through straps with backpack on child’s back.
Finished Care Instructions: Wash in cool water; hang or lay flat to dry. Press to remove wrinkles, if needed.
©2015 Fabric Editions, Inc. Little Dress Boutique™ is a trademark of Fabric Editions, Inc.
Sew to secure straps & trim
