I made this for a friend so I dont have pictures. When she comes back Ill try to take some. So use your imagination until then I guess.
Since pickles suck to travel with and are usually easy to come by. Newer ones usually have back pack straps on them already. Which is the kind I used.
So first I cut off the bottom, about half foot (some have reinforced bottoms so there should already be a seam where you need to cut)
You then you take the top peice of the bag (where you made the cut) and push it flush with the bottom of the peice you cut off. Inside. Then sew it back together. This takes away that 1/2 foot.
Here's where the imagination begins.
Have the front of your pack facing you. Try to picture it squared off. Like with side panels. At the top you need you cut a square out of the front down to about where the straps on the back of the pack begin. (dont cut off your side panels)
Now the back piece you didnt cut off becomes the top flap. Just reinforce any cuts you made with some whip stitches. Put holes about and inch down from cut you just did, on the front of the pack, all around to the back flap. Then just string something through the holes for a drawstring.
Any leftover material can be sewn anywhere you wish for pockets.
It was super easy and thus far held together nice. Im pretty crafty though so If anyone's got questions I might can help. Ill put pics up soon as I can get some.
Since pickles suck to travel with and are usually easy to come by. Newer ones usually have back pack straps on them already. Which is the kind I used.
So first I cut off the bottom, about half foot (some have reinforced bottoms so there should already be a seam where you need to cut)
You then you take the top peice of the bag (where you made the cut) and push it flush with the bottom of the peice you cut off. Inside. Then sew it back together. This takes away that 1/2 foot.
Here's where the imagination begins.
Have the front of your pack facing you. Try to picture it squared off. Like with side panels. At the top you need you cut a square out of the front down to about where the straps on the back of the pack begin. (dont cut off your side panels)
Now the back piece you didnt cut off becomes the top flap. Just reinforce any cuts you made with some whip stitches. Put holes about and inch down from cut you just did, on the front of the pack, all around to the back flap. Then just string something through the holes for a drawstring.
Any leftover material can be sewn anywhere you wish for pockets.
It was super easy and thus far held together nice. Im pretty crafty though so If anyone's got questions I might can help. Ill put pics up soon as I can get some.