Range Backpack - Paper Pattern - Noodlehead - AG-540

A useful and fun backpack to make! It’s great for any outing where you need to be hands free! The foldover top and closure keep things secure, while the front zippered pocket keeps essentials within easy reach. Adjustable straps make it wearable in any season.

Special features:

• foldover top with closure
• front exterior zippered pocket
• adjustable straps
• interior slip pocket
• hang loop

Skill Level: Intermediate, or adventurous Advanced Beginner

+ Approx. Finished Dimensions: 15” tall (closed), 10 ½” wide x 4” deep (at base)

Materials needed:

Requirements based on 44”-wide fabric.

• ¾ yard (½ yard if 54”-wide fabric) Exterior Fabric

• ½ yard Contrast Bottom Fabric

• 1 ½ yards Lining Fabric (includes exterior closure, straps, and interior pocket)

• 3 ½ yards Fusible Woven Interfacing (Pellon SF101 – 20″-wide)

• 1 yard Medium-Weight Fusible Interfacing (Pellon 809 – 44” wide) ^

• (2) 1 ½”-wide rectangle rings & (2) 1 ½”-wide strap sliders

• (1) 8” zipper for front zippered pocket

• (2) 1″-wide d-rings

Recommended Fabrics: Waxed canvas (10-12 oz. weight), cork fabric, cotton canvas, cotton/linen canvas, denim for exterior and contrast bottom fabrics (quilting cotton may be substituted for exterior fabric requirement, add ½ yard of 6-9 oz. weight 44”-wide cotton canvas/duckcloth for stabilizer and an 18” square of low-loft cotton batting). Quilting cotton for lining fabric.

^=omit if using waxed canvas/cork