Explorer backpack

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Test your bag-making skills and stitch the perfect backpack for a summer full of ad

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Simply Sewing Magazine

13 April, 2023

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Step one On your lining fabric, draw a rectangle 85x35cm. Cut away two boxes 10x10cm from the lower corners. These measurements already include 1cm seam allowances, so you can now use this piece as a

Stay warm this winter with this patchwork cover-up to sew

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The darcey top