by Emmely | Apr 30, 2022 | Finished project, Gifts, Sewing
My youngest daughter turned 3, and since I had made her older sister a backpack when she turned 3, it only seemed fair to make her one as well. So, I designed a waxed canvas foldover backpack that closes with a side release buckle. Fabrics and interfacing For the bag...
by Emmely | Jan 20, 2021 | Gifts, Newsletter, Quilting, Sewing
My daughter turned 4 years old and as a result no longer goes to daycare but to school. Time does really fly these days. We wanted to give her 3 daycare teachers a special goodbye gift and decided (well, I suppose this decision was mostly mine) on quilted pouches with...
by Emmely | Jan 29, 2020 | Finished project, Gifts, Pattern drafting, Sewing
My daughter turned 3 years old and I wanted to give her a backpack designed and made by me. It was ages ago since I made a proper bag and I loved (almost) every minute of making it. I designed a simple bag with a main compartment with an O-type zipper (this was really...