finally, a post that has nothing to do with food! here’s a backpack i made a few weeks ago for the happy boy from rae’s pattern. i used most of the rest of this super awesome kokka robot fabric (the boy calls them “bo-rots”) with purchased orange piping and a gray/green zipper. the only alteration i made to the pattern was to use a piece of orange vinyl for the bottom instead of a quilted rectangle. it works just fine and was simpler to sew. the pattern was fairly straightforward, but there were a few details i think a beginner might have struggled with. it came together quickly and the happy boy likes to wear it. (the other day, he asked for his “shoulders” and after some pointing and whining, i finally realized he was asking for his backpack. i asked him if that was what he wanted and he agreed, “shoulder pack.” fair enough.) it’s big enough on him that i think he’ll be able to wear it for awhile. and it’s big enough to carry plenty of entertainment for church or travel.
you can also see a sneak peek of my new yellow door here. when my dad was visiting last fall (yes, i’m really late blogging this) he built us a new front door from scratch (our front door frame whole house is a bit… non-standard… to put it politely). i decided to try something bold and painted our door bright yellow. now i just wish our house was already painted the grey we keep envisioning it becoming someday instead of dirty vanilla. for now, i’ll ignore the rest of my house facade– this yellow door makes me smile every time i see it!
