Charlie kraft-tex® Backpack Pattern

Your perfect carryall for everyday, sewn with durable kraft-tex

Trade in your sad sack for a flashy new backpack in brilliant kraft-tex—the textile that looks like leather but sews like fabric. Weaving kraft-tex into beautifully textured panels, you'll learn advanced bag-making techniques: adding interior and exterior zippered pockets, a cargo pocket, adjustable straps with buckles and eyelets, purse feet, and a swivel hook. The perfect accessory for your backpack, the woven wristlet attaches to the bag, but you'll love to carry it solo!

• Sew an ultra-hip backpack with a woven kraft-tex panel for unbelievable results
• Install zippers, adjustable straps, buckles, eyelets, purse feet, and high-end details with confidence
• Includes a bonus pattern for a wristlet that ties on to the bag but works just as well separately

Gailen Runge is the Creative Director at C&T Publishing and an avid quilter. With two children at home, her first love, quilting, sometimes takes a back seat to other (less time-consuming) soft crafts, such as designing and sewing bags and clothing.