A few years ago, I found some brand new backpacks at Good Will for $2.50, but, I didn't like the design that was on them. I picked up a couple of them anyway though intending to give them a make over.
This year, I was intending to get some princess fabric to decorate one for my youngest, but she decided she wanted a ballerina backpack. So, I bought some fabric with ballerinas on it, cut it to size (with about a half inch extra on all 4 sides to turn under), then I sewed around the edges turning the raw edges under as I went. I did the stitching by hand because I wasn't sure that I'd be able to manipulate the backpack with my machine enough to do a good job. After I finished sewing it, I sprayed it good with Scotch Gaurd. The fabric will attract dirt faster than the canvas part of the backpack, so I wanted to counter act that.
So, now my daughter has a backpack with the design of her choice and there's not likely to be anyone else in Kindergarten with one like it. This would work well too for the times when your child out grows the theme of their backpack but it's still in good shape.
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