Pardon the interruption in posts, I was off schedule for a few days but now I'm back!
Today, Mom and I went to the Harrisburg Fabric Outlet today for a little inspiration. I had bought Day 17's ribbon there a few years back and was hoping to find it again, although we found they'd sold out. I found a really unique navy and white printed ribbon with an abstract image of a face on repeat and though that would be really interesting to sew side by side to create fabric. I paired it with a navy/white polka dot fabric and decided to make a mini backpack.
I sewed strips of ribbon 13" long side by side to create fabric. I made a small piece and bordered it with the polka dot cotton to make a small pocket for the front of the bag. I sewed it down and stitched down the pocket making two smaller areas to hold smaller things like a phone and pens, securely.
I added the polka dot fabric to the bottom of the front panel to be the base, and stitched the corners of the bag towards the outside to give it shape.
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| Folding in the corners of the bottom to close the bag. |
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| Folding up the bottom corner and stitching it down flat to the front. |
I made an additional piece of ribbon fabric for a flap to cover the top of the backpack, and sewed two pieces of ribbon back to back with a stiff strap material to make the shoulder straps. They were secured to the sides of the bag on the top and bottom. (They do need to be made longer though! I'll need to get more ribbon!)
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| Backpack, Polyester ribbon, cotton fabric |
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| Matilda models Day 18 |
That's all for today, but I still have a lot of catching up to do! I'll be in the car and visiting relatives tomorrow so it'll have to be a small portable project. This was a good challenge; I'm going to try another backpack one of these days!
xo,
Arielle
