Picnic perfect

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Mini backpacks are everywhere – make your own with Maya Pereda's patternless how-to

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Simply Sewing Magazine

11 May 2023

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Compact & groovy

■ Outer fabric: 53x55cm ■ Lining fabric: 53x55cm ■ Felt: 53x55cm ■ Zipper: 35cm ■ Strap webbing: 100cm ■ Metal D-ring: 3cm ■ Slider ■ Swivel clasp loop ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Download

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Slouch bag

■ Pattern sheet x1 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Main outer fabric (patchwork): In three colours, 0.5m each ■ Lining fabric: 1m ■ 20cm nylon zipper ■ Curtain bonded cotton lining: 1m ■ 2 x

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Packing light

■ Paintbox Simply DK (100% acrylic, 100g/276m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Racing Green (127) Yarn B Vanilla Cream (107) Yarn C Grass Green (129) Yarn D Rose Red (113) Yarn E Blood Orange (119) ■ A 4mm (US

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Lacey days

■ Main fabric: see instructions for details, for top ■ Cotton fabric strip: see instructions for details, for casing ■ Elastic: 4cm wide, see instructions for length ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing k

Woman's Weekly - UK

To the letter

Personalise a washbag by stitching on an initial

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Bead there, done that!

■ Rico Creative Cotton Aran(100% cotton, 50g/85m)3 balls of Natural (60) ■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook ■ A 2mm (US B/1) hook ■ A stitch marker ■ 64 red beads, 6mm ■ 64 orange beads, 6mm ■ A wooden button, 30m

Personalise a washbag by stitching on an initial

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