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How to sew a simple rainbow backpack pull

How to make a backpack pull, DIY backpack pull, Rainbow back to school backpack, kids sewing pattern, kids easy sewing pattern,

Dare I say it, but school is upon us. It’s on the horizon and, as a matter of fact, today we are headed to get haircuts for school pictures + registration tomorrow. And what better way to prepare kiddos for school than to deck out their brand new, sparkling backpacks with FLAIR!?! šŸ™‚ Today, I am sharing this adorably cute softie rainbow backpack pull….it’s a part of the #sewasoftie initiative, with Trixie from Coloured Buttons, which is encouraging kids and adults to learn to sew (which is TOTALLY a mission I can get behind)! This backpack pull project uses felt, 3 simple hand-sewing stitches and lots of color! šŸ™‚

How to make a backpack pull, DIY backpack pull, Rainbow back to school backpack, kids sewing pattern, kids easy sewing pattern,

SUPPLIES:

  • Felt in various colors measuring approx 4″ x 4″
  • Embroidery thread in coordinating colors
  • Yarn + pom maker for pom clouds
  • a handful of poly-fil stuffing
  • Keychain key rings (I got these bronze ones from Amazon)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Cut out shapes
    Cut out your rainbow shapes, which would include 3 rainbow stripes and one backing. The rainbow measures about 4″ x 4″.
How to make a backpack pull, DIY backpack pull, Rainbow back to school backpack, kids sewing pattern, kids easy sewing pattern,

2. Make the front of the rainbow
Thread your needle with embroidery floss and tie a knot at the end. Using a running stitch, begin attaching your smallest rainbow stripe to the middle rainbow stripe. Then, with the same running stitch, attach your middle stripe to the outer rainbow stripe. Once you are done stitching all 3 rainbow stripes, tie or secure the end of your embroidery floss.

How to make a backpack pull, DIY backpack pull, Rainbow back to school backpack, kids sewing pattern, kids easy sewing pattern,

3. Attach front to back + stuff with fill
With another piece of embroidery floss, use the blanket stitch to attach the front rainbow stripes to the backing. To do a blanket stitch, tie a knot in your floss and secure the end between the front and back (the inside of the rainbow). Come up with the tread through the front, then loop around the outside through the top again (this time through both layers). With your needle, stitch down through both layers, but before you pull the stitch all the way through, loop the needle through the floss between where the floss is coming around the outside. Keep repeating the blanket stitch, stopping to stuff the rainbow with poly-fill, before closing it up!

How to make a backpack pull, DIY backpack pull, Rainbow back to school backpack, kids sewing pattern, kids easy sewing pattern,
How to make a backpack pull, DIY backpack pull, Rainbow back to school backpack, kids sewing pattern, kids easy sewing pattern,

4. Attach poms + keychain ring
Attach your poms to the front side of the rainbow (I was able to use the part of the pom that I tied it with to attach and tie tightly to the rainbow). Then attach your keychain ring to the center of the back of the rainbow using a whip stitch!

How to make a backpack pull, DIY backpack pull, Rainbow back to school backpack, kids sewing pattern, kids easy sewing pattern,

This really is a SIMPLE project that would be so cute to give away to new friends on the first day of school! OR you could drop them at friends doors with a cute note as everyone is getting ready to go back to school! šŸ™‚

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Comments

  1. Trixi says

    August 10, 2019 at 4:13 am

    Love your back pack pull! Thanks for joining the Sew a Softie tutorial hop!!

  2. Melissa Parcel says

    August 12, 2019 at 12:42 pm

    Looks like a fun project to do with kids.

  3. jen says

    August 12, 2019 at 12:49 pm

    super cute! I love showing your posts to my daughters! So much fun!

  4. Jane says

    August 12, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    You’re very creative! I love the colours and they’re perfect for my nieces!

  5. Beth Balberchak says

    August 12, 2019 at 1:51 pm

    Sew cute!!!! I wish I knew how to sew.

  6. Malia says

    August 12, 2019 at 2:36 pm

    How fun! I love that they are working to get more folks sewing. I bet this would be easy to make into a rocketship or something for kids who don’t like rainbows, too! Great idea šŸ™‚

  7. Margaret says

    August 12, 2019 at 3:58 pm

    These are adorable! So very very cute. I am sure any child would love to have one.

  8. Katherine Wolfe says

    August 12, 2019 at 8:37 pm

    That looks sooooooooooo cute! I wish I knew somebody who needed one so I could try it out!

  9. Tiffany says

    August 12, 2019 at 10:59 pm

    That is adorable! Looks like a great project for older kids as well!

  10. Heather says

    August 13, 2019 at 5:16 am

    Adorable! I love the colors.

  11. Suzan says

    August 13, 2019 at 5:42 am

    What a fun project and one the littles could easily do.

  12. Kendra says

    August 13, 2019 at 7:50 am

    Super cute and personalized!

  13. Jennifer Morrison says

    August 13, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    This is so cool! I can’t wait to try making this.

  14. Haley Kelley says

    August 13, 2019 at 4:22 pm

    Perfect for back to school! Thanks for sharing!

  15. Lisa Manderino says

    August 13, 2019 at 4:27 pm

    So cute, my little girl would love this1

  16. Nicole Cruze says

    August 13, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    My daughter would love this!

  17. Stacey Billingsley says

    August 13, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    Adorable! My daughter would like making this with me!

  18. Tiffany says

    August 14, 2019 at 12:35 am

    Such a cute hand sewn project! Thanks for sharing!

  19. Robin Frields says

    August 14, 2019 at 10:26 am

    Very cute! Thank you!

  20. Cindy says

    August 14, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    So cute for back to school!

  21. Michele says

    August 15, 2019 at 8:22 am

    This so cute! I love the idea of teaching the kids to sew…it’s becoming a forgotten craft I think!

  22. Laura Lee says

    August 15, 2019 at 1:22 pm

    This I could probably do because it doesn’t require a sewing machine!

  23. Magan says

    August 15, 2019 at 2:04 pm

    So cute! I’ll have to show my daughters and let them attempt it.

  24. Karla Petersen says

    August 15, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    This is so cute! My granddaughter wants me to teach her to sew. She’s 6. I think her little hands might get the hang of this with me!

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Also, every time I cracked an egg this weekend, I squealed in the sound or noise that I thought the personality of the egg would sound šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ obvi.
I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over i I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over if I could! šŸ˜‚
Also, yes, this is clearly a @claussenpicklesofficial because duh, they are the best! ā¤ļø

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Also, the minute the hot glue was dry, Esther picked up the Casita, hugged it and ran it to the living room where she played most of the afternoon. A moment of Mom win to warm my heart šŸ˜­ā¤ļø
ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ 
One of my fave song + fave yearly progression that makes me allll happy and sappy. Merry Christmas šŸŽ„ I hope you’re finding light this holiday season!
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I’ve done this a handful of times in our own home….bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways (like so many times in the hallways šŸ˜‚)! 
Painting to me is a slight reflection of life: nothing is perfect, and even when mistakes or missteps feel overwhelming they are always worth fixing and usually fixable annnnnd it’s amazing how much a  small moment can bring big joy…..or in this case a big moment on a biiigggg wall šŸŽ‰šŸŽØ
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Okkayyy well maybe not the burns themselves but the fact that I’m over here, in my little studio space in Wisconsin crafting my heart out and you’re sending the love right back to me with all the support! Support for the doodles and painting and costumes and sewing and other colorful things that I’m eager to share! 
SO thankful. Like I’d really love to give you all a humongous big hug right now. 

And for all the online shoppers this weekend, use code YAYcreatives for 20% off everything in my shop through Monday night. Including these happy Colorful felt trees! (I meannnnn, look at their personality šŸ˜‚šŸ˜)
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