10 Back to School Patterns and Tutorials

With school starting in some parts of the country already, you may be looking for helpful tutorials and sewing patterns to make at the last minute for yourself, if you are heading to class or your kids. Making your own school stuff is something you may have never even thought of doing as it is so easy to just buy it, but what’s the fun in that? Your school stuff doesn’t have to be cookie cutter or boring and with these back to school patterns and tutorials, they can be custom and cool.

10 Back to School Patterns and Tutorials

For lunches, make these Reusable Snack bags and Sandwich Bags from vinyl fabric. They will help you cut costs this year and cut waste in the garbage as well!

After you make the snack and sandwich bags, put them in these cute Owl or Mushroom Lunch Sacks from A Lemon-Squeezy Home.

Fili & Lino has an excellent and detailed tutorial on how to transform a pair of jeans into a great backpack with lots of flair.

Make custom Pencil Pouches for everyone in your house using their favorite patterns with vinyl fabric. These are so easy!

No kid will want to leave home without their very own custom Monogrammed Backpack! You can add whatever to a plain colored backpack and get it much cheaper than getting it printed with this tutorial.

Make this Kid’s Art Smock in minutes with the tutorial and pattern from Crazy Little Projects. That will keep all those new school clothes you just bought clean!

This Study Pillow from Positively Splendid is perfect for college students and even homeschool kids to get their work done anywhere!

With tablets being more and more popular to use for schools, this DIY Tablet Cover may come in handy for yourself or your child.

Keep clutter under control when school gets going with this DIY Coat Rack that is super easy to make and super cute.

Make this Binder Case from Sew Mama Sew to keep pencils, pens and erasers handy in one place.