I'm back!!! Sort of... (Toddler Backpack)

I'm back!!!! Well, not entirely but I do have a sewing room again and I have started some sewing.  

If this is the first time you've visited my blog, I'll give you the 5 bullet update: 

1. We moved out of our house
2. We moved in with our parents
3. We moved out of their house
4. We moved into our new house
5. We are overwhelmed with the volume of work that needs to be done with the home

We're starting to adjust to the new place.  In the day, I take care of the kidlets and at night, we work on the home.  The bright spot in my day is that I have a dedicated sewing room now WITH A DOOR!!!   My last room was an open room which I shared with the camping gear and our elliptical machine.  Needless to say, I feel quite at peace in my room as I am surrounded by fabric and my supplies.  I love it!!! 

Alright, this post is supposed to be about a toddler backpack so here are the pics!  I forgot to take a pic of the back of the bag and the handle but if you scroll through the "toddler backpack" posts, there are plenty of pics there too.

I always send the mock up first for approval...even if I've done the design before (like here)

No changes?  Then I applique the design and sew in the lining.

 

And that's a wrap! Time to package it up!

Happy Sewing!

Bulldozer Toddler Backpack

 
This toddler backpack was made especially for Baby Bunny. I spent a lot of time trying to decide between his favourites: choo choo train, buses, garbage truck, and cars. Every time I make a backpack, he always asks if it's for him so this time, I designed this one especially for him.

My favourite part of this backpack is the label placement.  Looks great as the back light.  If I had the foresight to shift the bulldozer to the right, I would have placed the label right above the shovel.

Here are the side views.  I decided to do a flat pocket instead of an elasticized pocket.  I like that it looks sleek but next time, I'll put in 1 or even 2 elasticized pockets.  The superheroes need a place to go.

I also found this cool stars fabric at my local sewing shop.  So of course I had to have it and love how the lining turned out. 

Here is a pic of the backpack inside out so you can see the lining.  It's such a happy print!  If the fabric was a heavier weight, I would use it as my outer fabric.

I hid a little "m" at the back.  It's small enough not to be too noticeable. 

It's so nice to make things for your kids - especially when they are so happy to see it.  The little guy knew I made it for him and said "Mama made it!". 

Not even 24 hours after I gave him the backpack, I saw this...

and then this!  Aah!!  The horror!

The good news is that pen ink comes out really easily with a bit of hairspray.  Phew! 

Happy Sewing,